Troop Formed at Oak Grove
A Boy Scout troop organized at Oak Grove will be known as troop No 39. The Lions club sponsors it with R A Brown as scoutmaster and E B Emmerich A R McKee and Raymond Thrush as the troop committee. Members include Doyle Butler David Castleman Kenneth Castleman Billy Charmabless and others. Mer Rouge troop aims for charter in about a week with Charles Womack to be scoutmaster.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lions Club of
Oak Grove
R.A. Brown
E. B. Emmerich
A. R. McKee
Raymond Thrush
Doyle Butler
David Castleman
Kenneth Castleman
Billy Charmabless
Robert Chant
Norman Jack Cohen
Harold Franklin
Davis Grasby
J. R. Hollingeyworth
Charles Jamison
Marvin Moreau
Richard Moreau
Larry Roberts
Mer Rouge
Charles Womack
Monroe
Womack
Central Savings Bank and Trust Company
Met Rouge State Bank
Farm Bureau Holds Stand on AAA Laws and Policy
Farm Bureau officials express lukewarm attitude toward the domestic two price system allowing low income families to buy food and textiles below market value. A convention symposium will feature Henry J. Harriman on industry Clifford V. Gregory on agriculture Charlton Ogburn for labor and Mayor Fiorello H. LaGuardia presenting the public attitude.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Federation
Henry J. Harriman
United States Chamber of Iee
Clifford V. Gregory
Desines
Farm Magazine
Organized Labor
Charlton Ogburn
American Federation of Labor
Fiorello H. LaGuardia
New York City
Family Races to Montgomery After Mother's Illness
Mrs. C Earles th wife of the West First Methodist pastor learns her mother is critically ill in Montgomery Alabama. Dr Smith and his family depart by automobile to reach her bedside.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Montgomery
Ala
Calotabs Promoted for Cold Relief and Cleansing
Advertorial food and medicine note boosts Calotabs as a thorough intestinal cleaner and diuretic aid for colds. It claims to purge virus mucus and toxins from the system, with a two-tablet first night dose and a possible repeat, priced 25 cents for a family package and 10 cents for a trial package.
Deaths Olive C Turnbow Jonesboro La
Clivie C Turnbow longtime Shreveport Silver store employee dies in Jonesboro after extended illness. Funeral held at sister Mrs Weeks home with Rev J W Buckner officiating. Interment at Mt Olive Cemetery. Survived by sisters Mrs Weeks and Mrs Clay Stevenson and brothers C E Turnbow and A J Turnbow. Member of Kingshighway Christian church.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jonesboro
Clivie C. Turnbow
Mra. A. L. Weeks
J. W. Buckner
Mt. Olive Cemetery
Turnbow
Weeks
Clay Stevenson
Quitman
C. E. Turnbow
A. J. Turnbow
Shreveport
Silver's
Kingshighway Christian Church
Ohio woman awaits execution as plea denied
Anna M. Hahn faints after the plea refusal as she faces the electric chair for poisoning elderly men to cover race track losses. Governor Davey calls her a cold blooded killer while lamenting mothers of other victims, and Hahn plans to await her fate with her son and priest before the 5:30 last meal.
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Ohio
J. C. Woodard
Davey
Hahn
Mrs. Hahn
Bavaria
United States
Foreign Toy Trade Declines as US Exports Rise
US toy factories produced about 75 million worth of toys with 10 months exported totaling 2.24 million, while 1.361 million of toys were shipped abroad this year versus 2.784 million last year. Japan led foreign shipments at 800 thousand, with Germany near 350 thousand and Czechoslovakia at 76 thousand as the trade shifts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Japan
Germany
Czechoslovakia
Tokyo
Nine Year Old Lad Undergoes Appendicitis Operation
John Robbins nine son of Mr and Mrs J S Robbins had an appendicitis operation at Riverside Sanitarium on Wednesday morning. He was reported in satisfactory condition at noon. The boy's father works in the mechanical department of the News Star.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Robbins
J. S. Robbins
Riverside Sanitarium
The
News- Star
Bicycle theft report from North Eighteenth and Flynn streets
Isaac Robinson a negro youth told police Tuesday night his Latonia bicycle size 28 painted red with serial number 3737 was stolen from the corner of North Eighteenth and Flynn streets.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Isaac Robinson
North Eighteenth
Flynn Streets
Harrison Urges Seal Purchase for Tuberculosis Campaign
Claude Harrison, campaign director for the Quachita Tuberculosis and Public Health association, urges early use of Christmas seals. He says the seal educates the public about tuberculosis and draws attention to the disease, urging every person to back the campaign by buying and using seals to protect homes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Claude Harrison
Quachita
Germany France Talks Highlight Doubts Over Pact
The piece notes French and German reactions to a mutual assistance pact with Bonnet’s stance described as vague. Prominent voices in Paris Balk at the accord, calling it empty yet dangerous, while crowds fail to cheer von Ribbentrop and police guard his arrivals amid tense demonstrations in Italy and Germany.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Germany
Bonnet
Pertinax
Daladier
L’oeuvre
Russia
Poland
Czecho-Slovakia
von Ribbentrop
Rome
Milan
Turin
Leon Blum
le Populaire
Munich
Henri de Kerrilis
L'Epoque
Hayward to Speak at Ruston Episcopal Convocation
Rev. E F Hayward rector of Grace Episcopal church will be principal speaker at a northern Louisiana diocese convocation to be held at the Episcopal church in Ruston. Rev Thomas Clarkson announced the visiting clergy including Owens Lines Young Tocher Griffith and other denominations. The convocation, an annual event, has not been held in Ruston for about 15 years.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
E. F. Hayward
Grace Episcopal Church
Louisiana
Leslie Young
Bastrop
George A. Tocher
Tallulah
Herbert Griffith
Opelousas
Ruston
Montreal sports figure Joseph Cattarinich dies in New Orleans
Joseph Cattarinich of Montreal, part owner of the New Orleans and Collinsville and Aurora tracks, died in a New Orleans hospital after an eye operation and a fatal heart attack under anesthesia. Born in Montreal 57 years ago, he was a prominent lacrosse and hockey player and later a racing breeder, bookmaker and track owner.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New Orleans
Joseph Cattarinich
Montreal
Collinsville
Aurora
Cattarinich
Canada
Royal Canadiens
Fire damages five boxcars on sidetrack
Five old boxcars on a sidetrack below the Illinois Central switchyards were badly damaged by fire Tuesday night. City firemen fought the blaze for about five hours, with a second company assisting for an hour. The fire was put out at 2 a.m. Tramps sleeping in the cars were blamed for starting the fire by making a warming fire in one car.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Illinois Central Railroad
New Chamber of Commerce Pamphlet Highlights Year of Progress
The Monroe and West Monroe Chamber of Commerce releases a deluxe 1938 annual pamphlet titled Who that showcases a productive year with an orange black red 4 page design. It features photos of board members and staff led by George D. Holland and W. H. Anders and notes the Community Chest creation and nine local civic beneficiaries.
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Chamber of Commerce
Monroe
West Monroe
Chamber
Community Chest Board
J. E. Marx
C. Alston Prophit
Willis H. Anders
J. C. Liner
J. L. Fwing
Community Chest
George D. Holland
W. H. Anders
Twin Cities
Many Gifts Urgently Needed For Christmas Cheer
A letter from a seven year old boy explains his father works on the PWA but rent and food consume nearly all earnings leaving them with almost nothing for Christmas. A second note says three girls and a baby brother long for Santa with clothing and toys. A third child describes a sick mother, unemployment, and two dresses for a nine year old girl with several younger siblings awaiting any aid.
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PWA
Santa
P. S
Daddy
A. M. E. Conference Opens in Monroe
The North Louisiana A M E annual conference opens at Allen chapel church in Monroe with Bishop S L Greene presiding. Little Rock prelate of the Mississippi Louisiana diocese opened its 59th session at 10 a m Wednesday as daily sessions continue through next Sunday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
North Louisiana
S. L. Greene
Little Rock
Ark
Mississippi-Louisiana
African Methodist Church
Allen Chapel
15 Year Old Bride Denied Separation in Louisiana
In Baton Rouge the district court refused to grant separation to 15 year old Joyce Page Carter from her 54 year old husband John Carter. The court ruled she failed to prove cruelty or threats to kill. She alleged marriage in Bastrop on February 12 1937 while under narcotic influence. Carter denied the accusations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Baton Rouge
Joyce Page Carter
John Carter
Carter
Bastrop
Thomas Sturdivant Dies Suddenly in Auto
Thomas Austin Sturdivant 57 prominent planter of the Cheniere community died of a heart attack Wednesday morning at 10 15 o clock as he entered his physician's automobile near St Francis sanitarium The physician who attended him and was with him when he died said the death was not unexpected due to prior heart trouble Funeral arrangements had not been completed by early afternoon.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Thomas Austin Sturdivant
Cheniere
St. Francis Sanitarium
Sturdivant
Lumber men to visit here for overnight at Virginia hotel
Eleven Illinois lumber dealers tour for nine days with an overnight stay at the Virginia hotel. Registered visitors include Fred Miller Gibson City Hott Miller Hoopes ton George W Parker Bloomington C W Schuck Springfield H H Sonneman Sonneman & Son Vandalia L M Bayne Ottawa John M Bryden Springfield W L Huff Decatur Everett F Kent Mattoon J T Ewing Effingham Fred A Dycus Brownstown J J Springman Alton J A McCreery Benton Chester Schwartz Elkville C B Elliott La Salle J H Thomas A R Booth Springfield J D McCarthy Illinois Lumber and Material association Springfield.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Virginia Hotel
Illinois
Fred Miller
F. A. Miller Lumber Company
Gibson City
H. L. Hott
Hott-Miller Lumber Company
Hoopeston
George W. Parker
Parker Bros
Bloomington
C. W
L. M. Bayne Lumber Company
Ottawa
John M. Bryden
Springfield Lumber Company
Springfield
W. L. Huff
W. J. Huff & Son
Decatur
Everett F. Kent
Kent Lumber and Coal Company
Mattoon
J. T. Ewing
Ewing Lumber Company
Effingham
Fred A. Dycus
Brownstown Lumber Company
Brownstown
J. J. Springman
Springman Lumber Company
Alton
J. A. McCreery
McAdoo Suffering From Indigestion in Washington
Senator William G. McAdoo formerly of California remained in bed on doctors orders after an indigestion attack in Washington. Capitol physician Dr George W Calver called the illness slight and said he rested well through the night.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
William G. McAdoo
California
George W. Calver
Capitol
Creomulsion Advertises Quick Cough Relief
An advertisement touts Creomulsion as fast relief for coughs chest colds and bronchial irritation. It claims it reaches the seat of trouble aids mucous membrane healing and loosens phlegm with a money back guarantee if not satisfied.
Garner for President Boom Emerges from Backcountry Cabin
Ties praise Garner as the best qualified American to succeed President Roosevelt. A log cabin birthplace marker, long destroyed by fire, marks the site six miles from here, noting Garner was born seven years ago.
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Garner
Roosevelt
Garner Set for Quiet Influential Role in 1940 Democratic Round
Washington observers expect John Nance Garner to stay silent on his own presidential plans while shaping party strategy. The veteran statesman will remain accessible to the press, share fishing tales, and push a coalition approach at the 1940 Democratic convention amid liberal Republican tensions and Roosevelt’s leadership.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
John Nance Garner
Garner
Texas
Uvalde
Alfred E. Smith
Chicago
Smith
California
Franklin D. Roosevelt
Roosevelt
White House
William Henry Harrison
Local births reported from multiple Louisiana towns
Birth announcements list several newborns across Clayton Okaloosa Jonesboro and surrounding areas. Daughters and sons are named with parents and addresses including Vaughan Wright Bende clinic St Francis sanitarium and local residences. Notable details include Jerry Temple Thornton weighing 54 pounds and Roger Allen Simpkins with grandparent names.
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Jonesboro
J. M. Thornton
Jerry Temple Thornton
Embassy views on German decree and Vienna Jewry
The embassy reports a decree allowing Jews in Vienna to visit family from Saturday noon to Monday morning. Vienna police are rounding up Jewish postage stamp dealers, placing them in camps and confiscating stamps worth about 3,000,000 marks. The Juedisches Nachrichtenblatt appeals to President Roosevelt for asylum offers to 100,000 German Jews in the United States.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Vienna
Juedisches Nachrichtenblatt
Germany
Roosevelt
United States
New Deal Plans Pressure on Military Expenditures
The text notes the New Deal aims to keep down expenditures while warning that U S aviation supremacy is challenged. Johnson signals a major army air corps expansion as a pending War Department request next year. The Navy seeks about 150 million dollars for new warships and modernization of several old vessels.
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Johnson
Army Air Corps
War Department
Navy
Woman loses $100 bill in mistaken fare exchange
A New York cab driver short changed a passenger by giving 65 cents in change for a 35 cent fare while the rider paid with a $100 bill. The passenger vanished into a department store and the driver Philip Hilton, a Black man, alerted police.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Philip Hilton
Young German Goes 10 Trial in Canal Zone
Mann and Kuhrig are free on $5,000 bail each raised by popular subscription in the German colony. Federal Judge Bunk Gardner presiding at Schackow's trial.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Canal Zone
Mann
Kuhrig
Bunk Gardner
Schackow
Monroe Meet to Be Conducted Friday
The Monroe district of the Women's Missionary society will hold its institute for all officers and superintendents of departments at Monroe First Methodist Church Friday from 10 am to 2 30 pm. It is hoped for a large and representative attendance from all over the Monroe district.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Monroe
Women's Missionary Society
Monroe First Methodist Church
Is Epilepsy Inherited A Doctor's Viewbook In New York
A booklet presenting opinions of famous doctors on epilepsy is offered by PREE through the Educat Division at 551 Fifth Avenue New York Dept D-957 to readers who request it.
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Educat
Fifth Avenue
New York
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Olan H. Black
Ouachita Valley
Farm Bureau
North Low Circle
New Rleans
Poydras St
St. Charles &J
Southern Pacific “Morgan Line
Olive C. Turnbow
Anna M. Hahn
LAD
Harrison
France
Joe Cattarinich
Orleans
New C. of C
Thomas Sturdivant
M‘adoo
Twin City
Beauty Shop
Wood St
AL. Moses
Evelyn Leist
Boom
Willis Whiting
Airport Road
Vaughan- Wright-Bende Clinic
W. M. Conley
Fairview
R. R. Fuller
Calhoun
Okaloosa
Collier Simpkins
Eros
Roger Allen
R. D. Bennett
Skaloosa
S. Simpkins
Clayton
Fletcher Scates
NEW Deal
N. Y
Yorolin
Gibson Distilling Co
Aladdin
Maxwell House Coffee
K. C
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