Salvation Army Campaign Aims to Raise Funds in City
City officials and volunteers outlined a Salvation Army fundraising drive to aid distressed residents. Mayor and commissioners spoke of urgent needs while canvassers will collect donations for the relief work, supporting other relief groups if contributors designate alternatives. Hugo Mendel praised local support and pledged cooperation with all agencies. The meeting opened with America and closed with a benediction.
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Salvation Army
D. A. Breard
R. D. Swayze
Sam Orchard
C. A. Hunt
Veterans of Foreign Wars
American Legion
Capt. Workman
Fred Williamson
Press
H. L. Morrow
Women’s Auxiliary
V. F. W. W. L. Ethridge
Special
Hugo Mendel
Monroe
America
Ernest Holloway
Yachtman Slain on Voyage Leaves Two Children Unharmed
Police report a revolver bullet killed Wanderwell aboard a yacht as his two children slept in a nearby cabin. His wife Mrs Wanderwell was in Hollywood. Government records reveal Wanderwell as Valarian Johannes Tieczynski, once interned as an alien in Atlanta, and he recently bought the Carma, a former rum runner, at a government auction sale.
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Wanderwell
Hollywood
Vanderwell
Valarian
Johannes Tieczynski
Atlanta
Carma
Capudine Offers Quick Relief For Headache Pain
Advertisement notes Capudine as a liquid dissolving remedy for headache neuralgic rheumatic or periodic pains with rapid absorption. Claims relief without narcotics and gentle on the stomach. Available in 10c 30c 60c and single dose formats.
Economic roads urged at meet in New Orleans
At a New Orleans gathering economists and highway officials urged cheaper road investment and more federal aid. Speakers argued many highways were built with good intentions, calling for wiser spending and a shift from costly pavements to meet public and farmer needs.
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New Orleans
Boyd
Roosevelt
White House
W. H. Kershaw
The
Asphalt Institute of New York
League denounces Japan over Manchuria actions in league session
Dr Yen cites the Lytton report as China accuses Japan of seizing Manchuria by force and intrigue in breach of the covenant and major treaties. He outlines Japan's stance toward league settlement as conciliatory in tone yet preserving Manchukuo.
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Japan
Manchuria
Manchukuo
Paris
Ramsay MacDonald
Great Britain
Herriot
France
Konstantin von Neurath
Germany
Norman Davis
United States
Yen
Lytton
League
Washington
China
Per Cent Pay Cut Favored For U. S. Employes
The president argued against universal pay cuts by the government, warning such moves would become a tyranny over the people. He urged limited emergency powers, cooperation with foreign nations, and rejected suspending December 15 war debt payments while seeking ways to ease temporary exchange problems. He linked international cooperation, peace, disarmament, and recovery to stabilizing currency and trade, then called for broadening excise taxes to fund a balanced budget, excluding food and some clothing.
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United States
Congress
Mid-Week Meetings to Resume at First Methodist Church
Reverend W C Scott announces revival of church night programs at First Methodist beginning December 7 at 7 30 PM. Two classes start at 7 30, St Mark s Life of Jesus taught by Scott and Teaching in the Sunday School led by Rickey. A recreation period follows.
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W. C. Scott
First Methodist Church
Scott
Rickey
Three men escape Caddo Prison by sawing bars
Garretson, Young and Chapman escaped from Caddo jail using sawed bars of chilled steel. They reportedly planned the breakout for financial relief amid depression. Porath reported the trio hijacked a taxi at 11:45 p.m., bound him to a telephone pole near Ida after a car ride north of Shreveport, then fled toward Mooringsport.
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Garretson
Young
Caddo
Porath
Hughes
Chapman
Davis
Mooringsport
Shreveport
Ida
Mira
Joe Leslie
Heart Disease Fatal in Bastrop Man J A Penton 45
J A Penton aged 45 died after heart illness worsened. His wife had him drink a small amount of whiskey from a bottle on a stand, and he collapsed at home. Despite efforts by roomers and an ambulance crew, he could not be revived and his body was sent to Bastrop for funeral arrangements under his brother’s direction.
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Bastrop
Penton
Pathetic Plea to Good Fellows for Christmas Cheer
A community appeal urges donations to provide Christmas help to needy families, noting a daily living shortfall of $1.50 for children. Readers are asked to send contributions or bring them to the News-Star at 110 North Second Street in Monroe, with donations acknowledged in the columns.
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The
News-Star
North Second Street
Monroe
West Monroe Council Completes Routine Monthly Bills
West Monroe city council held a regular meeting last night to acknowledge the bills from the previous month and attend to routine municipal business.
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West Monroe
Monroe Marble Champ to be Crowned This Saturday
Monroe's marble finals determine the tourney champion at 9 a m Saturday at Central Grammar School grounds. Miss Lucyle Godwin heads the Monroe recreation department which sponsors the event and has sent rules to all schools inviting boys of all ages to participate. Scores must be turned in to the recreation office before Saturday's finals.
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Monroe
Lucyle Godwin
Monroe Recreation Department
Central Grammar School
Unemployed petitioners push Demands in Congress
A delegation of unemployed protesters led by Benjamin meets with Congress urging cash relief this winter and unemployment insurance. Speaker Garner promises to take the plea under consideration as demonstrators are escorted out by police.
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Senate
House
Capitol
Bened
Benjamin
Congress
Garner
Driver Barmore freed on bond after school bus crash
A. B. Barmore, 40, of Choudrant posted $500 bond and was released from parish jail on a DWI charge related to a crash in West Monroe Friday in which his car struck a school bus. Witnesses J. W. Poda and Lavelle R. Ambrose, both from nearby towns, posted $50 bonds each as material witnesses.
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A. B. Barmore
Choudrant
West Monroe
J. W. Poda
Ruston
Lavelle R. Ambrose
Barmore
Dr. Mengis Returns to Duties After Illness
Dr. C. L. Mengis parish coroner resumes regular courthouse duties after a week of influenza. He says Monroe and West Monroe face an epidemic similar to 1918, with a strain like that year. He notes his rich uncle left him a million.
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C. L. Mengis
Parish
How Doctors Treat Colds and Coughs
Physicians recommend Calotabs to break up a cold and relieve congestion. One or two tablets at bedtime with milk or water allegedly purify the system and restore appetite by morning. Sold in 10c and 35c packages at drug stores.
Allotment plan of farm relief praised
The plan raises prices by taxing flour millers meat packers and cotton and tobacco manufacturers with the tax passed to consumers. Proceeds pay farmers who cut planted acreage and breeding stock. 40 cents per bushel plus higher prices for reduced crops, aiming to restore agriculture to 1929 levels and add billions to farm income. In separate crime notes three men implicated in Lovers Lane pharmacy burglary. warrants to be sworn and suspects to be jailed for grand jury action.
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Chicago
Lovers Lane Pharmacy
South Grand Street
Reo
Tarver
Garretson
Lovers Lane
Three Men Held On Charge Of Store Entry
L. V. Tarver, superintendent of police, investigated a burglary as three men were held on charges of breaking into a store. A witness named Young described Garretson's car trouble and a request for repair. The scene involved a traveling salesman, Larry Clark, whose location could not be found.
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Young
Garretson
Larry Clark
L. V. Tarver
Einstein Granted U S Visa Amid Political Probes
Professor Albert Einstein receives his passport visa to visit the United States. He was questioned about his political beliefs after American women’s organizations protested his alleged communist ties following an application filed in Berlin.
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Washington
Albert Einstein
United States
Bertn
Burglars Escape With Small Loot From City Store
Burglars entered Sam Lasuza’s store at 516 DeSiard Street through a transom last night and fled with $8.05 in cash plus merchandise including snuff, Wing cigarettes, and 20 Grand cigarettes. A dramatic exchange followed as a diplomaed Joe asked for an opening and the boss urged a gentle close.
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Sam Lasuza
DeSiard Street
Joe
Kellogg's ALL-BRAN Promises Relief From Constipation
An ad copy urges readers to use Kellogg's ALL-BRAN for daily bowel support. It claims the cereal provides bulk to exercise the intestines and vitamin B to boost appetite, comparing its bulk to lettuce and recommending two tablespoonfuls daily, with doctor consultation if unresolved.
Aspironal promises fast cold and cough relief advertised as superior
An advertisement touts Aspironal as a lab tested cold and cough remedy claiming two minute relief and ten times more effective than whiskey or other tonics. It urges purchases at drug stores with a money back guarantee if symptoms do not fade in two minutes.
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