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Monroe News Star

Location

Monroe, Louisiana, United States of America

Date

Dec 06, 1933

Page

6

Library Institute to be Held at Hotel Frances

A library meeting for librarians from 14 parishes in the fifth district will convene at Hotel Frances Friday. Miss E. M. Culver and Miss Lois Shortess will lead sessions on library service, unemployment relief, publicity and school library articles with a luncheon speaker, Mrs. Blanche G. Oliver.

Hotel Frances Louisiana Library Commission E. M. Culver Commission Lois Shortess The Library Commission Miss Culver Miss Shortess Blanche G. Oliver Morroe Mary Grace Colvin Sara Jones Mildred Harrington Mary Harris Lillian Herron Williamson Louisiana Library Association

Postal rush plan eyed for holiday parcel service

Acting Postmaster J. R. Wooten announced tentative plans to add facilities for handling outgoing parcel post around December 14. The likely site is the new federal building on Jackson Street, avoiding rental space in the I Baer building as in prior years, with a 24 hour change potential once authorized.

J. R. Wooten Federal Jackson Street I. Baer Mr. Wooten

Monroe Hotel Managers Plan Midwest Meeting

Following a Southern group gathering in Atlanta, the American Hotel Association plans a Monroe meeting on Wednesday to discuss code details. The group tentatively endorses a 54-hour six day week with a $13 weekly minimum wage, minus 15 percent for southern hotel employees, with the code to take effect after January 1.

Atlanta Southern American Hotel Association Monroe Southern Hotels

Repeal Flashes Across Cities In 1933 Headlines

Chicago reports a hotel mishap as Utah ratifies while a wine room key is lost and cracked with a hammer. In Baltimore Henry Mencken jokes about drinking after 13 years. New York’s Harry Olden resumes liquor shop duties after 35 years in store service. Oklahoma City hosts a repeal celebration with six men and five women at a dry rally led by Edwin E. Blake.

Chicago Utah New York Harry Olden Oklahoma City Edwin E. Blake Prohibition Party Oklahoma

Last Man Arraigned in Prohibition Case in Weirton

Nick Ekovich was arraigned before a U S commissioner in this district on a federal prohibition violation charge. He was arrested yesterday afternoon an hour before repeal came in and charged with transporting two gallons of whiskey. He posted bond for a hearing next Tuesday.

Weirton, W. V Nick Ekovich U. S

Seal Sale Drive Opens in Monroe City

The tuberculosis Christmas seal sale drive began in Monroe after a morning hotel breakfast. Teams of two canvassed downtown sections and local offices, with organizers like Henry Bernstein Jr and A B Clarkson leading routes through Ouachita Bank area and streets. A special committee includes Capt G B Cooley, A V Miller, and L P Abernathy, plus a Columbus Social club group targeting Italian residents.

Monroe Virginia Ouachita National Bank Bernhardt Buiding Henry Bernstein, Jr A. B. Clarkson Grand Walnut Streets Claude Harrison I. Shlenker DeLiard Street Five Points A. E. Montgomery Joe Airoldi Harrison Jackson St. John Streets Abe Arent W. J. Buttitta North Second North Third North Fourth Washington Street W. L. Workman William Rodriguez Capt G. B. Cooley A. V. Miller L. P. Abernathy Columbus Social Club Joe Sampagnaro Tony Danna George Anzelmo Joe la Pietra Mike Mastasi West Kiwanis Club

Cross Word Puzzle Across and Down Clues Listed

A dense crossword clue list with across and down enumerations from an old page. Clues include Richly attired Yale notice and various definitions such as Empl oyer and Dandy, with terms like Subterranean worker and Silkworm interspersed.

Parish Seals Sale Campaign Led by Jesse Heard

The seal sale drive will be led by Jesse Heard under the Ouachita Tuberculosis and Public Health association sponsorship in the parish.

Jesse Heard The Ouachita Tuberculosis and Public Health Association

Hobbs Post Auxiliary To Give Benefit Dance

The Rodney J. Hobbs post Veterans of Foreign Wars auxiliary invites the public to a Friday night benefit dance at the club house on North Second Street. Funds go to the relief fund. Mrs. C. A. Hunt is president. Sugar beets boost subsequent crop yields by 50 to 80 percent after use.

Hobbs Post Rodney J. Hobbs Veterans of Foreign Wars North Second Street C. A. Hunt

Mutia Mystery Above the Cliff in Tarzan The Untamed

A safari climbs an enormous cliff in Africa. Murmurs of Mutia pass among natives and the group. Jean and Parker navigate a difficult ascent when a scream cuts the progress.

Parker Holt Jean

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