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Newspaper
Monroe News Star
Location
Monroe, Louisiana, United States of America
Date
Dec 10, 1936
Page
19
An Indian elephant named Empress hauled supplies for both sides during the Civil War at Nashville Tennessee. The text notes her use by both armies and reflects on the animal’s role in logistics amid wartime.
The piece recalls Prince Albert Duke of York and his 1923 wedding to a commoner, the first English prince in 250 years to win the king's consent for such a union. It notes limits on royal marriages and how George V allowed broader choices among dukedoms, marquises, and earls, with examples including Viscount Lascelles and Elizabeth Bowes-Lyon.
The piece traces Albert's rise from a shy, ailing second son to a poised, capable heir. It details his wartime service aboard the Collingwood, his battles with health and stutter, and his gradual social adjustment. It notes his improved fitness, riding skill, marksmanship, and swimming, contrasting him with Edward as he moves toward kingship.
Pi-Asa Long of Toledo leads Edwin Hunt of Nashville in the world checker championship as the title bout enters the late games. Long needs only three draws or two wins to secure the crown, with 32 of 36 games having ended in draws.
When lizards with sucker like discs on their toe ends are frightened they release their grip and fall to the floor to flee, often landing on a bed or a dining table rather than the ground.
Following a river rise caused by heavy rains, dead fish appeared downstream of the Felsenthal dam as Smackover creek fish released by the dam moved toward the lower river. Thermatomic officials, led by C. C. Boardman, noted high salt content in Ouachita river water before fish deaths, with salt levels receding Friday morning. Large truckloads of dead fish were collected at the Sterlington dam.
Report notes an expected appearance at the Monroe locks and dams on Saturday as part of a planned sequence of events. Details remain sparse in this fragment, but the activity centers on local waterway infrastructure and public engagement.
Louisiana Central Lumber company of Clarks purchases one thousand dogwood trees to plant in its roadside park along the Monroe Alexandria highway. C C Sheppard, president, selects Mrs Fred H Mecom as committee chair to oversee planting with H O Cooksey. Other members include Mrs John B Wade and Mrs Mayo M Iles.
Mr. and Mrs. D. W. Swanner of Quitman spent a week end with Mr. and Mrs. G. C. Cheshire. Mrs. C. W. Gilmore of Epps and Mrs. D. W. Younce of Ruston also spent a week end with their parents.
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