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Newspaper

Monroe News Star

Location

Monroe, Louisiana, United States of America

Date

Dec 08, 1937

Page

19

Pohl Elected W O W Consul at Monroe Camp Meeting

The Monroe Woodmen of the World local camp elected Clyde Pohl as consul commander for the coming year at Tuesday night’s meeting. New officers include D Keltner advisor lieutenant Joe Airoldi banker Lawrence Ellege escort A J Taylor watchman Dewey Mathis sen try and J A Robinson board member. Judge Charles Schulze spoke on fraternalism and L R Powers was noted as the lone living charter member absent due to illness two candidates were initiated at the close. Pohl, a News-Star-World mail room superintendent, will lead the order.

Woodmen of the World Clyde Pohl D. Keltner Joe Airoldi Lawrence Ellege A.J Henry Gibbs Monroe L. R. Powers Pohl News-Star—World

Women urged to use famous vegetable tonic

Advertises St. Joseph G.F.P. Women tonic claiming to combat nervousness and ailments peculiar to women. Promotes a large bottle for $1 with a money back guarantee.

St. Joseph

Sac and Fox adopt tribal constitution in Oklahoma

In Shawnee, Sac and Fox Indians voted 202 to 120 to adopt a tribal constitution. Big Jim Thorpe, former Carlisle football star and Olympic hero, opposed it, saying the charter would return the Indian to the blanket. The measure was authorized by the Thomas-Rogers act in Congress.

Shawnee Okla Big Jim Thorpe Carlisle Thorpe

Critics Told Belly-Aching Does No Good at Dinner

Joseph P. Kennedy urged critics of the Roosevelt administration to stop belly-aching and support the New Deal at the Economic Club dinner in New York. Senator Carter Glass faulted administration policies while Wayne C. Taylor and Lewis W. Douglas criticized congressional inaction and called for budget balance and end to suspicions about business. Kennedy urged leaders to back Roosevelt for the nation's sake.

New York Joseph P. Kennedy Federal Maritime Commission Roosevelt Kennedy Economic Club Carter Glass Virginia Wayne C. Taylor The Treasury Congress Lewis W. Douglas Washington

Woman Walks 28 Miles to Hear Sentence

In San Bernardino California Mrs Estelle Ray 37 walked 28 miles from her ranch home to court to hear an eight month jail sentence for burglary. She collapsed in tears after the sentence while her husband received a Folsom prison term. Judge Charles Allison denied probation.

San Bernardino Calif Estelle Ray Mrs. Ray Charles Allison Folsom

Mississippi Highway Contracts Awarded In Jackson

Nine highway construction contracts worth about 800000 dollars were awarded by the Mississippi highway commission yesterday. The awards likely cover the last contracts before Governor Hugh White presents road system recommendations to the legislature for priority completion.

Jackson Miss Mississippi Highway Commission Hugh White

Monroe Lions See District Group Four Meeting

A Monroe Lions delegation attended Lions group No. 4 at Oak Grove High School with reps from Winnsboro and Dubach. The program featured E C Gibson as toastmaster and T E Banks on Lionism goals. a committee to plan a large San Francisco convention delegation was formed for next summer.

Monroe Lions Club Oak Grove High School Lions Club of Winnsboro Dubach Monroe Oak Grove E. C. Gibson A. B. Clarkson T. E. Banks Colfax Lions Clubs of Louisiana San Francisco Calif

West Monroe WCTU Backs Good Fellows and Opposes War

Members of the West Monroe Women’s Christian Temperance Union at the First Methodist church voted to donate garments to the Good Fellows and to sign petitions urged by Veterans of Foreign Wars urging Congress to oppose a war declaration. They plan to mobilize signatures from others and discuss an anti saloon rally in January with Rev. C K Smith, the church’s new pastor, offering support.

West Monroe C. K. Smith First Methodist Church of

Shoeworker mayor wins re election in Rochester New Hampshire

John F. Conrad a 64 year old shoe worker and mayor who ran a factory machine and city government will serve a second one year term. The Democrat defeated Ernest W Campbell a poultry farmer and councilman drafted by Republicans after others declined the nomination.

Rochester N. H John F. Conrad Conrad Ernest W. Campbell Campbell

Knights of Columbus to Meet Thursday

A weekly Knights of Columbus meeting will be held at the club house Thursday at p.m. All members are urged to attend and a special message will be delivered to newly initiated members, according to A Marsala recorder.

Knights of Columbus A. Marsala

Veteran Omaha editor Colonel T. W. McCullough dies

Colonel T. W. McCullough aged 75 died after a two week illness in Omaha. A former editor of the Omaha Bee-News and long time World-Herald staff member he began newspaper work at age twelve and spent 48 years in Omaha journalism.

Omaha, Neb T. W. McCullough Omaha Bee-News Omaha World-Herald McCullough Omaha

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