Ouachita Tuberculosis Fight Benefits Public Health
The Ouachita Tuberculosis association in Ouachita parish raises funds through public subscription and Christmas seal sales to battle the disease. The group runs a nursing and health clinic, provides hospitalization for 27 patients, maintains 45 visiting patients, and supplies milk to those unable to buy it. The campaign stresses public conscience and local support as essential to reduce tuberculosis deaths and protect children.
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Oua@hua Tuberculosis association
Ouachita Parish
Ouachita Tuberculosis Association
Counterfeiters Busted in New York Roundup
Eleven men and a woman were arrested in a New York roundup by the secret service with local officers. About $2,000,000 in counterfeit currency was impounded. The article notes skilled engraving, inks, and paper making as core to the trade and highlights persistent global counterfeiting and ongoing investigations led by Robert Godby in New York under Treasury.
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New York
Secret Service
Treasury Department
Robert Godby
Morgenthau
Washington
England and United States vow close naval cooperation
Vice Premier Baldwin warns Britain's fleet will not be used without US consent in any blockade while Secretary Hull forecasts strong, friendly US UK naval policy cooperation. The two nations appear to move toward firm alliance after a decade of drift, with broad reasons for mutual effort to preserve peace.
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Stanley Baldwin
England
Glasgow
Great Britain
United States
Cordell Hull
Uncommon Sense Reflections on Life and Conduct
John Blake urges readers to expand their private world by widening friendships with earnest, intelligent people and pursuing meaningful deeds. He counsels peace, kindness, prudent finances, and political engagement without intolerance, reminding readers life is short and best spent growing mentally and spiritually.
The Glee Club By George Elliston
The verse speaks to the heart arguing life is not easy and hardship arrives despite dreams. The speaker urges endurance and year after year steadfastness, pondering the meaning of struggle and a path that may suit them best.
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the Bell Syndicate, Inc
the Glee Club
George Elliston
Conversation at Odds Over Honor and Lies
Levitsky asks how to respond when called a liar. Cohenstein suggests reaction depends on the size of the accuser and the label he uses, implying a judgment on personal stature and insult.
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Cohenstein
Cholly’s Priceless Gun at Bunker Hill Echoes Pawnbroker Remark
A rough spoken exchange recalls a gun carried by a great-great grandson at Bunker Hill. A pawnbroker jokes about lending 50 cents on it, framing the moment in patriotic tones.
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Cholly
Bunker Hill
Political mockery of Theodora and a failing statesman
A satirical remark questions Theodora’s political viability. It contrasts Ethel’s supposed death with Theodora’s claim of victory and ridicules the unnamed male leader’s judgment citing a handshake with coal workers.
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Ethel
Theodora
Cigarette Smoker and Guest Trade spa talk on air and water
A humorous exchange at a health resort features a smoker claiming to seek air while a second guest prefers water and a gin rickey. The lighthearted dialogue highlights resort wellness contrasts in a casual setting.
Jones Builds On Snake Terrace Lot To Easily Spot Home
Real estate item notes Jones chose the Snake Terrace parcel so the house would be highly visible from afar, aiding locating the property for neighbors and visitors.
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Scott
Jones
Snake Terrace
Weary Waggles and the Hero Medal Question
A humorous dialogue about why a woman in Michigan should not receive a hero medal for rescuing a child, noting the water depth. The passage mocks ceremonies and touches on undertaker business, Hollywood criticism, and a quip about patience and appearances.
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Medal Association
The
Bell Syndicate, Inc
New License Rates Reduced For Autos Below Thirty HP
Rates on passenger autos not over 30 horsepower were cut under this year’s law, while farm truck licenses dropped from 15 to 3 dollars. No change for cars over 30 hp. The chart lists old and new prices by horsepower and by popular makes such as Austin, Chevrolet, Ford, Nash, Plymouth, Pontiac, Terraplane, and Willys.
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Fred Hanna
Motor Vehicle Bureau
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Chevrolet
Essex
Ford
Nash
Pontiac
Small Willys
Large Willys
Husband Sought After Wife Discovered Dismembered
In Los Angeles a manhunt began for John H Happel after the dismembered body of his wife Rosabella Happel was found in a trunk inside a windowless shack. Autopsy reported the 46 year old woman beaten to death within the past week.
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Los Angeles
John H. Happel
Rosabella Happel
Fred Happel
John Corrigan
Happel
St. James
Harlow Seeks Divorce Over Rossons Habits
Actress Jean Harlow files for divorce from Hal Rosson accusing him of late night reading in bed and other temperamental faults. She cites public scolding and arrogance and notes a 1933 postnuptial agreement signed after a Yuma airplane marriage. She has had two prior marriages.
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Los Angeles
Hal Rosson
Jean Harlow
Yuma
Aziz
Harlow
Charles F. McGrew, III
Chicago
Paul Bern
Motion Picture Studio
Anne Nichols
Abie
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Smash
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Eugene O'Neill
Sam Shipman
George S Kaufman
Noel Coward
Owen Davis
Election Of Officers At Claiborne Home Demonstration Club
Officers for the coming year were elected at the Claiborne Home Demonstration club annual meeting near Monroe. Mrs. M. L. Cloyd was named president and Mrs. E. C. Gaskin vice president, with secretary and treasurer slots filled by Mrs. Joe Hendricks and Miss Wilma Britton. Division leaders include Nutrition and canning, poultry, gardening, and recreation, led by several members. The club earned a 100 percent rating for the year, supported by programs on nutrition, Achievement Night, a dinner for the West Monroe Kiwanis, and lunches for the Ten-Year club. The Claiborne community lies on the Ruston highway about six miles from Monroe.
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Claiborne Home Demonstration Club
M. L Cloyd
E. C. Gaskin
Joe Hendricks
Wilma Britton
M. L. DeFreese
A. A. Watts
Nutrition
L. Cloyd
I. D. Wallace, Jr
Allen Cloud
R. I. Newman
R. L. Haney
A. A. Wallace
J. O. Hastings
Frank Eyres
West Monroe
West Monroe News Briefs 1919 Family and Social Notes
15 years ago on December 6 1919 Mr and Mrs Lamar Myatt of West Monroe welcomed a son. Izora Alexander of Met Rouge attended a dance and visited Miss Debbie Breard. Belle Downes plans a San Antonio visit with her aunt Mrs Bird. Portland Ark couple John Bain and wife announce engagement and wedding of daughter Tetsy to Leo F Terzia of Monroe set for December 28 at the Baptist church. Clara McHenry a West Monroe teacher has recovered after a three week illness.
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Izora Alexander
Met Rouge
Debbie Breard
Belle Downes
San Antonio
Texas
Mrs. Bird
John Bain
Portland
Ark
Tetsy
Leo F. Terzia
Monroe
the Baptist
Clara McHenry
West Monroe
Two Minor Offenses Heard In City Court
Two cases were tried before Judge W. M. Harper. Earl Peters, driving a car with bad brakes, was fined ten dollars. Willie May, drunk and disorderly, was fined seven dollars and fifty cents with one dollar suspended.
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W. M. Harper
Earl Peters
Willie May
Hambone's Meditations on Doing Right and Wrong
A humorous column riffs on moral choices and missteps with folksy dialect. The piece highlights how intent and action diverge and urges practical virtue through playful examples and sly observations.
Missionary Society Holds Regular Meet
The Women's Missionary Society of Gordon Avenue Methodist Church met at the church Tuesday. Mrs. W. H. Dennis led circle No 1, Mrs. C. L. Taylor gave the devotional, and a talk on Patience followed a reading from Matthew 5 16. A story by Miss Eleona Brinsmade highlighted the program. Adjournment came after a hymn and a Mizpeh benediction.
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Women's Missionary Society of
Gordon Avenue
Mrs. Eugenia Elliott Buried Today In Local Funeral
Funeral services for Mrs. Eugenia Elliott wife of R W Elliott were held at 10 30 this morning at National Funeral home with Rev L T Hastings officiating Interment followed at Riverview cemetery She is survived by her husband and a son J D Elliott Pallbearers named H V Fluker R Slater Charles Deland O W Deland B Q Cobb Milton Hunt O A Guess and M W Howell
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R. W. Elliott
National Funeral Home
Rev. L. T. Hastings
Riverview Cemetery
J. D. Elliott
H. V. Fluker
R. &. Slater
Charles Deland
O. W. Deland
Q. Cobb
Milton Hunt, O. A. Guess, and
M. W. Howell
Postmasters Named Washington Dispatch
Post office department announces acting postmasters Oscar R. Gang of Montgomery Louisiana and Ruth Therell of Florence Mississippi.
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Post Office Department
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Montgomery
Louisiana
Ruth Therell
Florence
Mississippi
Little Theater Raises Membership Fee After Friday
Miss Beryl Madison announced that the Little Theater will not accept $1 memberships after Friday night. After that, new memberships cost $2. Leaders include Mrs Neil Buie Miss Virginia Hinkle Miss Robbie Lee Hanna and Miss Helena Hayward. The season opens Tuesday with Her Husband's Wife at Central grammar school. Four major productions and several workshop plays are planned for the year.
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Beryl Madison
Little Theater
Neil Buie
Virginia Hinkle
Robbie Lee Hanna
Helena Hayward
Miss Madison
Central Grammar School
United Spanish War Veterans Auxiliary Election Tonight
The annual election of officers will be held at 7 30 PM in the veterans hall at 109 12 South Grand street. All members are urged to attend. a social hour follows the business session.
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United Spanish War Veterans’ Auxiliary
Veterans’ Hall
South Grand Street
Stage door meanderings and the uncertain theater gamble
In New York the season shows 660 manuscripts read with few safe bets. Stars like Katharine Cornell gamble on Romeo and Juliet while funding and ticketing strain loom. The Continental Varieties troupe and touring hits illustrate ongoing audience appetite amid doubt.
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Tom Weatherly
J. C. Nugent
Max Gordon
Roberta
Gordon
Rockefeller Center
Katharine Cornell
Miss Cornell
Broadway
Cornell
Hollywood Close-Ups by Dan Thomas
Hollywood gossip notes Mary Brian charms Hollywood society with corsages and flowers as proof men are attentive. Miriam Hopkins adds that treatment reflects a woman's expectations. The column hints at male egos behind social snubs and praise.
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Dan Thomas
NEA
Mary Brian
Mary
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