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Newspaper

Monroe News Star

Location

Monroe, Louisiana, United States of America

Date

Dec 07, 1936

Page

5

Alleged Mate Swappers Wed After Beach Party Scandal

Leah Clampitt Sewell, once named in a love quadrangle, eloped from Palm Springs to wed Charles Kaley in Las Vegas. Both Sewell and Kaley had prior marriages ending in divorce. The case involved Emerson and Mrs Emerson, with claims of intimate ties and a bedroom adjoining.

Vegas Nevada Leah Clampitt Sewell Sportsman Barton Sewell Palm Springs Charles Kaley Sewell Walter W. Emerson Emerson Busterton Macbeth Keaton Ocean Beach Calif Ewell

Creomulsion Ad Promises Quick Cough Relief

An old advertisement touts Creomulsion as a guaranteed remedy for persistent coughs and bronchial irritation. It claims the medicine targets the seat of the trouble, helping to expel germ laden phlegm and heal inflamed membranes with a money back guarantee if unsatisfied from the first dose.

Monroe Police Monthly Report Shows November Activity

The Monroe police report for November lists 186 arrests and 107 summonses. Convictions in city court reached 257 with 1,006 dollars in fines. One killed in auto accidents year to date seven. 40 accidents with seven injuries. 419 property damage cases year to date. Eight cars stolen in November, six recovered. Clearance rate 29.7 percent. Miscellaneous: lodgers cared for four, persons assisted six, 3 open doors, 3 missing, 3 found, 8 arrests for other jurisdictions, 1 insanity case.

Monroe

Spearsville High Plans Tuesday Auditorium Broadcast

Spearsville High School in Union Parish will air a program from the Northeast Center auditorium at 11 am Tuesday. Principal H. F. Wasson will direct, with Hill Billy music and a set list including Back on the Texas Plain Whistling Coon Under the Double Eagle Nobody's Darling But Mine The Maple on the Hill Birmingham Jail and Washington and Lee Swing.

Spearsville High School Union Parish Northeast Center H. F. Wasson Texas Plain Birmingham

Ouachita Parish Sheriff Reports 75 November Arrests

The Ouachita Parish sheriff’s department logged 75 arrests in November across categories: burglary 13, larceny 11, non support 2, assault 13, murder 1, forgery 3, embezzlement 1, highway robbery 1, sex offenses 4, traffic violations 2, and miscellaneous 24.

Sheriff's Department of Ouachita Parish

Wallis Warfield Debut 12 Years Ago Captured World

Baltimore recalls Wallis Warfield debut at the 1914 Bachelors cotillion with 44 debutantes. She wore white satin and pearls, danced twelve dances, and drew later marriages to Lieut Winfield Spencer and Ernest Simpson. The world wonders if she will wed King Edward VIII.

Wallis Warfield Baltimore Bachelors’ Cotillion Cotillion George Barnett Washington Henry Warfield, Jr United States Marine Corps Wallis Love

Edward and the kingly contract of duty and marriage

Mencken analyzes the royal oath as a strict code of conduct binding the king to public duties and decorum. He arguesEdward cannot marry freely yet cannot escape royal trappings, risking ruin for himself and the dynasty as British public opinion demands adherence to established rules.

Edward Moving Pictures Piccadilly Strand Empire You England London Hollywood Long Island

Ramona shines in Technicolor at Paramount with Loretta Young

At the Paramount theater Twentieth Century Fox presents Ramona starring Loretta Young and Don Ameche with a cast that includes Kent Taylor Pauline Frederick Jane Darwell Katherine De Mille and John Carradine. The Technicolor romance showcases stunning San Jacinto mountain scenery and high color standards in a key film of the year. At the Capitol theater Paramount features Three Married Men with Roscoe Karns William Frawley and Lynne Overman leading a comic cast including Mary Brian George Barbier and Marjorie Gateson. The story follows a trio of groomsmen and a wedding plus a comedic sequence ending in a Pullman meeting after a quarrel.

Paramount Ramona Twentieth Century-Fox Paramount Theater Loretta Young Don Ameche Kent Taylor Pauline Frederick Jane Darwell Katherine de Mille John Carradine Henry King Duncan Cramer San Jacinto Mountains California Helen Hunt Jackson Alessandro Capitol Capitol Theater Roscoe Karns William Frawley Lynne Overman Mary Brian George Barbier Marjorie Gateson Karns Poppy Brian Frawley Overman

Obituaries of Floyd M Lent Dorothy Taylor and John Redmond

Floyd M Lent 64 of 210 Haynes Ave West Monroe died Sunday at home after brief illness. Funeral 2:30 p.m. Monday at National Funeral Home with Rev E L Tanner. Interment Hasley Cemetery. Survived by widow and two grandchildren Charles Thomas and Everett Hayney both of West Monroe. Dorothy Taylor 44 of 617 Wood St West Monroe died Sunday at 6 a.m. Funeral 7:45 a.m. Monday at Mulhearn Funeral Home with Rev E E Huntsberry. Body to Homer for later service. Interment Arlington Cemetery Homer. Surviving husband W D Taylor two children William Hugh Taylor and Robert Taylor mother Minnie Lee Buck three brothers Talmadge Buck Gibsland Edgar Buck Rodessa and Albert Buck Texarkana two sisters Mrs Laura M Nolan Monroe and Mrs R L Young Abilene. John Redmond 74 of 805 Alabama St died early Monday. Funeral 9:30 a.m. Tuesday at Mulhearn Funeral Home. Rev I J Brooks of Calvary Baptist Church officiating. Interment Riverview Burial Park. Survived by widow two children John Redmond New Orleans and Mrs Clarence Biebee Huntington W Va a sister Mrs James Bailey Asheville NC and brother Jeremiah Redmond Nashville Tenn. Redmond worked many years for Missouri Pacific Railroad and was friends with many employees.

Floyd M. Lent Haynes Avenue West Monroe National Funeral Home E. L. Tanner Assembly of God Tabernacle Hasley Cemetery Charles Thomas Everett Hayney Mulhearn Funeral Home E. E. Huntsberry First Baptist Church of Homer Arlington Cemetery W. D. Taylor William Hugh Taylor Robert Taylor Minnie Lee Buck Talmadge Buck Gibsland Edgar Buck Rodessa Albert Buck Texarkana Tex Laura M. Nolan Monroe R. L. Young Abilene John Redmond Alabama Street I. J. Brooks Calvary Baptist Church Riverview Burial Park New Orleans Clarence Biebee Huntington W. Va James Bailey

Woman Suffers Arm Fracture In Highway Collision

Miss Ruth Brown of 205 North Third street suffered a fractured right arm when flung against the dashboard during a Saturday night crash on Highway 80 west of West Monroe. The injury occurred after the driver applied brakes to avoid another vehicle on the highway.

Ruth Brown North Third Street Highway 80 West Monroe

Five dead found in Arkansas cabin in early morning

John Butler discovered three women and two men dead in a Fayetteville area tourist camp cabin two miles north of the city. Investigators suspected asphyxiation as a possible cause, with one man reportedly burned near a gas stove. An inquest was ordered, aided by Sheriff Herbert Lewis.

Fayetteville, Ark John Butler Here Bert Atkinson Fayetteville Bill Reed Mabel Todd Huntsville Alice Taylor Springdale Butler Reed Atkinson Glenn Riggs Herbert Lewis

Maccabees Plan Joint Meeting at Local Hall

Arrangements are set for a joint Fidelity hive and Ouachita tent meeting at 1091-2 South Grand Street at 7 30 p m Wednesday. Officers will be elected and M J Bulger state manager will attend and outline objectives for the coming year. A chicken supper will follow the election.

Fidelity Hive Ouachita the Maccabees South Grand Street M. J. Bulger

Building Inspector Issues Three Permits

City building inspector Sam H. Awl reports three permits on Monday. J. S. Brady receives approval to add a one story frame house at 812 Georgia street costing 90 dollars. Virginia Gairland to erect a five room one story frame house at the rear of 15th street for 450 dollars. Harry Parker approved to remodel a one story frame house at 100 South Sixth street for 150 dollars.

Sam H. Awl J. S. Brady Georgia Street Virginia Gairland 15Th Street Harry Parker South Sixth Street

Relief for Psoriasis Symptoms with Resinol Ointment

An old formula Resinol Ointment provides relief from itching and irritation of psoriasis. Wash scales with mild soap, apply the ointment and leave on for hours or overnight, continuing use until all irritation subsides. Sample free. write Resinol Dept 19 Balto Md.

Balto

Security Act Ruled Legal by Federal Judge

Boston Dec 17 Federal Judge George C Sweeney ruled the federal social security act is legal denying an injunction to George P Davis a Waltham stockholder of the Boston and Maine railroad The ruling allows the railroad to pay unemployment insurance Davis plans an appeal The case described as the first ruling on the act in the country by US Attorney Francis J W Ford.

Boston George C. Sweeney George P. Davis Waltham Boston and Maine Railroad Sweeney Congress United States Circuit Court of Appeals United States Francis J. W. Ford

Rare operation saves Greenville worker’s crushed hand

In Greenville on December 7, surgeons reported a remarkable procedure to save Dewey Wright’s left hand after it was crushed beneath a train on September 21. They inserted the hand into his abdomen, used a long abdominal incision, then transferred flesh from Wright’s hips to the palm. He is expected to regain use of the hand, with three fingers lost to unreparable bone.

Greenville S. C Dewey Wright Wright

Heavy Rainfall Hits Monroe Weekend

A total of 3.1 inches of rain fell in Monroe over Saturday and Sunday per Miss Katie Key. Saturday saw 1.58 inches while Sunday recorded 1.52 inches, cancelling plans such as Irvin Davis's air circus at Selmanfield. Warmer clearing weather was forecast for Monday night and Tuesday.

Monroe Katie Key Irvin Davis Selmanfield

Cypress Home Club Hosts Meeting at Member’s Home

The Cypress Home Demonstration club met at Mrs. W. O. Hendrix’s home with 15 members and four visitors. President Mrs. Sander Berry led the business session. agent Jewel McQuiller spoke on fruit trees and a five year plan. A fruit orchard visit included spraying and pruning demonstration. refreshments followed. next meeting at Cypress community church with a Christmas tree party led by Mrs. L. D. Wilbanks, Mrs. F. T. Dowdy, and Mrs. W. S. Berry.

Cypress Home Demonstration Club W. O. Hendrix Sander Berry Jewel McQuiller Parish State Extension Department Cypress Community Church L. D. Wilbanks F. T. Dowdy W. S. Berry

Knife attack rocks barrel house in Cleveland area

Police report a 1:05 am Sunday knifing at Red Jessie's place a barrel house at 1314 Short Wood street injuring Jonas Brown and another Black man. Major Cleveland fled before deputies arrival and is sought. Second such incident in a week with James Whitley previously hurt and assailant jailed.

Cleveland Oak Street Jonas Brown Red Jessie's Place Short Wood Street Jessie Smith Sheriff's Office James Whitley George Davis Davis

Veteran Shoe Salesman Dies After Long Career

L. R. Newman aged 60 a veteran traveling salesman died at the home of Mr and Mrs Ed Haas 209 Louisville avenue M one day morning He was born in Evansville Ind son of Louis and Maud Newman He lived in Memphis for years while with a Chicago shoe firm for over 20 years He retired due to ill health Surviving are two sisters and two aunts with ties to Evansville New York Memphis and Monroe.

L. R. Newman South Ed Haas Louisville Avenue Haas Mr. Newman Louis and Maud Newman Evansville Ind Memphis Tenn Chicago A. J. Geisenberger New York Monroe L. Wolff E. W. Strauss

Golf Causes More Injuries Than Any Other Sport

A finding shows golf leads in injuries among sports with more participants hurt while playing than in any other sport.

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