Fifth District Medical Society Meets at Hotel Frances
The Fifth District Medical society gathers at Hotel Frances this Friday at 3 p.m. Dr. P T Talbot of New Orleans will outline plans for the Louisiana State Medical society convention in Monroe next April. Friday’s program includes papers by Howles, Knighton Jr, Walsworth, Veal, and Talbot. Officers for the coming year will be elected. a banquet will close the meeting.
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Fifth District Medical Society
Hotel Frances
P. T. Talbot
New Orleans
Louisiana State Medical Society
Monroe
James E. Howles
Edward Knighton, Jr
Shreveport
James E. Walsworth
Ross Veal
Marvin Green
William Hamley
West Monroe Bans Street Firework Sales This Christmas
West Monroe city council passed a resolution prohibiting on street fireworks sales this Christmas season. Merchants may still sell fireworks in their stores. The meeting also re adopted general occupational and saloon licenses and discussed a traffic signal cost for Trenton street at the new bridge. Mayor C. C. Bell urged enforcement of parking ordinances on Wood street. Attending councilmen were Lee Hawkins D C Golson T E Hicks B A Gentry and S D Kennedy.
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West Monroe
C. C. Bell
Trenton Street
Wood Street
Lee Hawkins
D. C. Golson
T. E. Hicks
B. A. Gentry
S. D. Kennedy
Bell
Modern electric candles brighten Christmas decor safely
The article touts graduated electric candles as safe durable replacements for wax candles. They resist sputtering and dripping, come in sets, are inexpensive, and ideal for mantels and window displays alongside garlands. An emphasis on long lasting lights and easy replacement highlights their appeal for home holiday decorating.
West Monroe Officers Report 45 November Arrests
The West Monroe police department made forty five arrests in November per Chief J. C. Cobb. This was the smallest November total since 1933, with 71 in 1935 and an average of 83 for 1935. Arrests included 23 drunk and disorderly, five reckless driving, three vagrancy cases, one larceny, one milk theft, nine disturbing the peace, two on state charges, and one DUI.
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West Monroe
J. C. Cobb
Cobb
Louis Bauer
William Gaines
Frank Alum
Swanson
E. L. Wright
Lquor
Safety Club Formed At Winnsboro High School
Winnsboro Louisiana December 8 a safety club has been organized at Winnsboro High School to train students in safety principles and reduce accident hazards in streets and on the playground.
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Winnsboro
Winnsboro High School
City Court Hears Harsh Punishments In Monroe
Sam Nickerson was fined 250 dollars and given 120 days in jail for drawing and displaying a pistol and discharging firearms in the city and carrying a concealed weapon. Several others were fined for drunken driving and traffic offenses, with some suspended fines and a few jailed for vagrancy or escape from a chain gang.
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Sam Nickerson
W. M. Harper
Nickerson
L. G. Parker
D. J. Bedsole
Joe McCormack
L. V. McDonald
A. Miller
Henry Ferron
Parker and Bedsole
E. Jones
McCullin Residence Destroyed by Fire Near Monroe
A six room frame house owned and occupied by J H McCullin about five miles from Monroe on the Ruston road was destroyed by fire early Tuesday morning. Origin undetermined, believed to have started in a clothes closet. Monroe firemen could not save the building.
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J. H. McCullin
Monroe
Ruston Road
Pageant Underway by Tallulah Music Club
Work progresses on the Christmas pageant sponsored by the Music club to be staged December 11 at the Tallulah Book club building. The event will feature varied musical numbers with participation from all Tallulah church choirs. Mrs. Lamar Lee directs and Mrs. C. A. Sperling handles decorations.
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Tallulah
Music Club
Tallulah Book Club
Lamar Lee
C. A. Sperling
Mrs. J. C. Cobb Called to Bedside of Father
Mrs. J C Cobb wife of West Monroe police chief has been summoned to the bedside of her father J S Bolton who lies ill at his home in Glanmora.
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J. C. Cobb
West Monroe
J.C. Cobb
J. 5. Bolton
Glanmora
Two Die In Auto Crash Near Georgetown Funeral Held
A double funeral was held Tuesday for Mrs. Lonnie Fletcher 31 and A L Davis 42 killed Sunday afternoon two miles south of Georgetown. Davis wheeled the car into a tree en route to Alexandria, Fletcher asleep in back. Davis a Twin City Motor mechanic. Fletcher's Bell Telephone operator. Davis World War service. Riverview Burial Park veterans service at the grave. Surviving family includes Mrs. C L Davis Monroe mother and three sisters and one brother.
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Lonnie Fletcher
A. L. Davis
Georgetown
Fletcher
South Second Street
J. P. Lowrey
Church of Christ
Riverview
Mr. Davis
Alexandria
Mrs. Fletcher
Mr. Fletcher
St. Francis Sanitarium
Mr Davis
Twin City Motor Company
Southern Bell Telephone Company
Brother of deputy sheriff dies in Milledgeville
Hugh T. Cline aged 62 prominent Milledgeville resident and brother of Ouachita parish deputy sheriff Frank Cline died Monday night. Deputy Cline and his niece Miss Catherine Cline traveled from Shreveport to Milledgeville for the funeral to be held Wednesday morning. He was the eldest of 16 children and left five sisters six brothers and many nieces and nephews.
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Hugh T. Cline
Milledgeville
Frank Cline
Ouachita Parish
Cline
Catherine Cline
Shreveport
Hugh Cline
Bible Class Plans Fellowship Supper at First Methodist
The Young Men’s Bible class at First Methodist plans a fellowship supper at 6:30 Wednesday in the church annex. Women are invited this year and members are urged to attend with wives or female guests. Rev. W. C. Scott will speak, with Frank Mullen providing music and Joe Craig on piano.
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First Methodist Church
W. C. Scott
Frank Mullen
Joe Craig
Settlement reached in two personal injury suits
Compromise settlements were filed in Ouachita parish for two injuries. A. E. Anderson received 400 dollars from Williams Brothers Corp for a fall from a truck in October while pipeline work was underway. Oscar Manchester got 35.10 dollars plus 250 dollars already paid in medical expenses from C. R. Lewis for an injury from a horse in September.
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Quachita Parish
A. E. Anderson
Williams Brothers Corporation
Oscar Manchester
C. R. Lewis
Lewis
West Monroe Man Undergoes Appendicitis Operation
George P. Jackson of West Monroe underwent an appendicitis operation at St. Francis sanitarium Sunday morning.
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George P. Jackson
West Monroe
St. Francis Sanitarium
Annual Assembly of Ten Year Club Set for Friday
The Ouachita parish home club Ten Year An annual meeting will be held Friday at 9 30 a m at Mrs B L Mulhearn 1809 Jackson Street. Past year's activities reviewed and goals for the coming year outlined plans made for a Christmas luncheon December 19 at Mrs Jewel McQuiller's home. The club aims to advance 4 H activities in the parish noting progress this year.
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Meé Parish
Ouachita Demonstration Club
B. L. Mulhearn
Jackson Street
Jewel McQuiller
Porish
LaSalle-Catahoula Singing Convention Set at Jena
The LaSalle-Catahoula Singing convention meets December 13 at East Baptist church Jena. Officers for 1937 will be elected and all singers and music lovers are invited to attend.
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Clarks
LaSalle-Catahoula
Jena
East Baptist Church
Body Search Underway for Drowned Caddo Man A. D. Collins
Rescue efforts continued Tuesday after a boat overturned on Caddo Lake killing A. D. Collins of Shreveport. He and two companions learned to duck hunt from a landing when a sudden wind made the water rough. Bryson survived. Collins leaves a widow, a son Dan, his parents, and siblings including Mrs. S. C. Wimbish.
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Shreveport
A. D. Collins
Caddo Lake
Collins
S. C. Wimbish
Monroe
George Bryson
Bryson
Dan Collins
J. C. Collins
Wimbish
Latham Named Registrar of Voters in Franklin Parish
W. L. Latham of Gilbert received his commission from Governor Richard W. Leche as registrar of voters for Franklin parish. He succeeds Miss Martha Pardue and previously served on the Franklin parish police jury from ward 2, a seat he has resigned. A successor to the police jury post is expected to be appointed soon by Governor Leche.
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Winnsboro
W. L. Latham
Gilbert
Franklin Parish
Richard W. Leche
Latham
Martha Pardue
Leche
Ruston Sea Scouts Begin Another Year
The Ruston Sea Scout ship renews its charter for another year in the national Boy Scout organization. Sponsored by Mc Farland Post No 2 of the American Legion, the ship is led by H J Nethkin as skipper and scout master with members L avon Grigsby A J McCallum J C Russell C C Walters Jack Roberts Norman Kendall H F Nethkin Billy Walters Edwin Davidson. The ship committee includes P K Smith A E Stinson and Lawrence J Fox. A 24 foot lifeboat donated years ago by the federal government remains in use on the Ouachita river with the crew sailing about twice monthly.
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McFarland Post No. 2
American Legion
Ruston
H. J. Nethkin
Lavon Grigsby
A. J. McCallum
J. C. Russell
C. C. Walters
Jack Roberts
Norman Kendall
H. F. Nethkin
Billy Walters
Edwin Davidson
P. K. Smith
A. E. Stinson
Lawrence J. Fox
Ruston Group
Ouachita River
Aspironal Reassures Colds With Quick Comfort Claim
An advertisement touts Aspironal as a rapid remedy for cold discomfort. It promises quick warmth and relief from runny nose and eye irritation, followed by a note that it may affect bowel movements later.
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Aspironal
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