Anti-Kemp Meet Scheduled in Ouachita Parish
A mass meeting in Ouachita parish high auditorium Tuesday at 7 p.m. will discuss opposing Mrs Bolivar E Kemp seating in Congress. Citizens invite all voters from 34 parishes of the fifth district to attend and consider sending a protest to Congressman Riley J Wilson. The meeting follows a Monday special session at the Ouachita parish courthouse.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tese
Louisiana
Ouachita Parish
Long-Allen
Riley J. Wilson
Bolivar E. Kemp
Fifth Congressional District
Citizens’ Committee
Real Estate Transfers in Ouachita Parish Recorded
Yesterday the Ouachita parish clerk noted transfers involving People's Homestead and Savings association to Max Danwitz for 4500 dollars on a Monroe parcel in Breard Jr s addition and Layton s addition lot. Fred C Bennett to Louis Werner Sawmill to M L Owens for 400 dollars on the northeast quarter of the southwest quarter in section 23 township 17 north range 2 east.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ouachita Parish
People’s Homestead and Savings Association
Max Danwitz
D. A
Glenmar Avenue
Layton
Monroe
Fred C. Bennett
West
Trenton
Claiborne
Louis Werner Sawmill Company
St. Louis
A. B. Pierce
M. L. Owens
Quachita Parish
Abandonment Approved for Louisiana Rail Lines
The Interstate Commerce Commission approved abandoning two Illinois Central subsidiaries routes in Tangipahoa and St Tammany parishes due to highway improvements between Hammond and Covington. The Hammond and Eastern line from Hammond to Covington, about 21 miles, and a Yazoo spur in Covington, 1.5 miles, will end. Residents face at most 11 percent cost rise, while the railroad saves nearly 971 thousand dollars annually since 1929. certificate becomes effective within 90 days.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Hammond
Covington
Interstate Commerce Commission
Illinois Central Railway Company
Baton Rouge
Tangipahoa
St. Tammany Parishes
Hammond and Eastern Railway
Yazoo
Club To Provide Poor With Christmas Cheer
The Ouachita Business Men's club will provide Christmas baskets for 25 Monroe families this year. Funds were raised at a dinner to purchase the baskets, with committee members to deliver them. Families were selected by city schools and coordinated with Good Fellows to avoid duplicates. Bill Corry chairs the committee. the project may become an annual effort.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ouachita Business Men's Club
Monroe
Good Fellows
Club
Bill Corry
Reserve Officers To Meet In Joint Conference
Monroe and Bastrop reserve officers schools hold a joint conference Tuesday at 7 30 p m. Officers and interested civilians from Bastrop Monroe and nearby areas are invited. The meeting, at Barney Oaklands houseboat behind the Standard Oil filling station, Miro and South Grand, will discuss Field Artillery tactics and techniques presented by Major Schaumburg Mc Gehee U S Field Artillery Service.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Monroe and
Bastrop
National Guard
Monroe
Barney Oakland
Standard Oil Company
Miro
South Grand Streets
Schaumburg McGehee
United States Field Artillery Service
Man Is Seriously Ill From Injury to Skull
Louis Cuey 41 Cherokee Indian farmer near Winnsboro was admitted to St. Francis sanitarium with a skull injury from a hammer blow in a fight three years ago. He was moved to Charity hospital at Shreveport Tuesday morning after relatives’ car broke down. part of his skull may have to be removed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Louis Cuey
Winnsboro
St. Francis Sanitarium
Charity Hospital
Shreveport
Cuey
Neighbors Husk Corn to Save Harrisonburg Farmer’s Crop
In Harrisonburg Virginia Floyd Showalter fell sick and his corn crop faced waste until 40 neighbors stopped work to husk ears and help. The action showcased community solidarity as they organized a day of aid for the struggling farmer.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harrisonburg
Floyd Showalter
Harper Speaker At Club Meeting
Judge W M Harper described what 75 years of progress brought and predicted future advances in transportation and communication at a Quachita Business Men's Club dinner in a Monroe hotel. He forecast airplanes with 1000 mile per hour speeds and wireless telegraphy replacing telephones, plus television enabling long distance conversation with viewing. Other speakers included Morton Myatt, C C Calvert, and Sam Orchard.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. M. Harper
Quachita Business Men's Club
Judge Harper
American Republic
Morton Myatt
News-Star-World
C. C. Calvert
Ouachita Junior College
Sam Orchard
Louisiana Paper Company
Myatt
Calvert
Orchard
Paul Fink
Monroe
James Swink
Arthur Tidwell
Conference On Rapides School Trouble Is Held
In Alexandria and Pineville a meeting sought a five member citizens committee and talks with the local bank and parish school board to avert a school closure over funds. Teachers warned they would not teach after today without salary payment, as vacancies on the school board were filled by W D Wadley and Morris J Weiss before the conference.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alexandria
Citizens Committee of Five
Pineville
S. M. Brame
Rapides Parish
W. D. Wadley
Morris J. Weiss
Christmas Pageant At Gordon Avenue Methodist Church
A Christmas pageant will be presented Thursday night at Gordon Avenue Methodist church as part of the Young People's Service union activities. Delegations from Bastrop Met Rouge Collinston Fairbanks Sterlington West Monroe and Monroe First Methodist will attend. The event includes a business meeting and refreshments. A separate note mentions a municipal airport plan at Asheville North Carolina costing 1,000,000 dollars.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gordon Avenue Methodist Church
Young People’s Service Union of Methodist
Young People's
Bastrop
Met Rouge
Collinston
Fairbanks
Sterlington
West Monroe
First Methodist Church of
Monroe
City Court Results Reported by Judge Harper
City court yesterday disposed cases including driving while drunk penalties of 100 dollars for Bugs Gooden and H V Turner, 7.50 bonds forfeited for several defendants, 36 days for Indian Joe Rangle on larceny, 60 days non concurrent on state charge, dangerous weapon displays 27.50 for Earl ey Edwards Willie Tramble and Roy Johnson, fighting penalties 10 dollars for Clarence Soloman W H Wells Charlie Smith Corrine Roberson and Frank Johnson, vagrancy 60 days, and state charges ranging up to six months for Frank Johnson and 30 days for Luella Allen Corrine Roberson.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. M. Harper
Bugs Gooden
H. V. Turner
E. Lansford
C. B. Page
Viola Hendry
G. C. Masters
Joe Rangle
Jake Sewell
Earley Edwards
Clarence Soloman
W. H. Wells
Willie Tramble
Charlie Smith
Roy Johnson
Marie Fletcher
Frank Johnson
Luella Allen
Corrine Roberson
Soul's Comfort Found in Church Convert League Meeting
The Convert league organized by the Catholic Daughters of America met for the first time Monday night in a local hotel. Rev. J C Vandegaer spoke on The Modern Appeal of the Church and urged unity through Catholic culture. Mrs F A Blanks chaired. Mrs C H Dunaway read on the league's formation. entertainment included solos by Mildred Breard Nellie Breard and Joy Griffing. Meetings will be monthly and open to the public.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Convert League
Catholic Daughters of America
J. C. Vandegaer
Catholic Church
F. A. Blanks
C. H. Dunaway
League
Mildred
Nellie Breard
Joy Griffirng
Choral Club Plans 7 P M Meeting This Tuesday
The Ouachita parish grammar school hosts the Choral club at 7 p m Tuesday as rehearsals for The Messiah continue. Mrs B J Stern notes attendance matters after a storm disrupted last week’s gathering.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ouachita Parish Grammar School
B. J. Stern
Blue Star Ointment Promises Quick Eczema Relief
To relieve eczema itching and skin irritations a soothing Blue Star Ointment is advertised. It claims to melt in, kill germs, end itching, and heal skin without burning or blistering, touting safety and reliability.
Economic signs point to upturn in U S industry
Washington reports two government departments show tangible upward trends in industry. The commerce department cites November may end the recession in industrial production, while Secretary of Labor Perkins says about two billion dollars were added to pay envelopes from April to October 15 and 4,000,000 re employed, with prices under NRA codes up 16 percent and payrolls up 60 percent.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Commerce Department
Secretary of Labor
Perkins
Miss Perkins
Labor
Convention Is Called Successful By Colvert
President C. C. Colvert of Ouachita Junior College reports the Southern Association of Colleges and Secondary Schools convention in Nashville was very successful. Mississippi colleges, dropped years ago, were restored to membership this year. Attendance exceeded that of 1932. 1934 site undecided.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Southern Association of Colleges and Secondary Schools
Nashville
Tenn
C. C. Colvert
Ouachita Junior College
Mississippi
Calvert
Local Residents Recover at St Francis Sanatorium
R. H. Griffin of Hilly, after eight days as a patient at St. Francis sanitarium, was moved home on Tuesday. Elmo Elledge, recently operated on there, also returned home Tuesday. H. B. Cobb, a White Lumber Company employee from Rayville, underwent a Tuesday operation at St. Francis for a chin tumor.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
R. H. Griffin
Hilly
St. Francis Sanitarium
Elmo Elledge
H. B. Cobb
White Lumber Company
Rayville
St. Francis
Ouachita College Closes For Christmas Holidays
Ouachita junior college will close Thursday afternoon December 21 and reopen January 3, giving students almost two weeks off. Parish and city public schools close December 22 and reopen January 1, with St Matthew’s parochial school closing then and reopening January 2.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ouachita Junior College
C. C. Calvert
St. Matthew's Parochial
Mrs. J. H. White Hurt In Auto Crash
Mrs. J. H. White of 401 Catalpa Street sustained a badly bruised shoulder in a Saturday automobile crash at Junction City. She is hospitalized in El Dorado. Witnesses said her car was struck broadside by another vehicle driven by an intoxicated motorist while en route to El Dorado.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. H. White
Catalpa Street
Junction City
el Dorado Hospital
White
el Dorado
Improved Times Observed Here by Ho tel Governor Clinton Official
Louis Weil assistant manager of the Hotel Governor Clinton in New York City reports stronger business in Monroe today compared with seven months ago. Weil is on a goodwill tour of the south ahead of a Louisiana State Hotel association meeting in New Orleans, noting economic recovery and expectations around the upcoming hotel code. He believes legalized liquor will aid hotels but does not expect a return to pre Volstead saloon levels.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Monroe
Louis Weil
Clinton
New York City
Weil
South
New Orleans
Louisiana State Hotel Association
New York
Tulsa
Okla
Texas
Barberry Destruction in Illinois Halts Spread of Rust
About 10,000 barberry plants were destroyed in Illinois during the first six months of 1933 to prevent black stem rust. This compares to 2,500,000 plants destroyed in prior years, highlighting intensified early action.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Illinois
Letter Writing Rules Prompted Before Christmas
A brief home message urges readers to write their letters and mail them before the deadline today. The notice emphasizes no purchases or obligations and invites participation before the postmark cut off.
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The
Federal Home Owners Loancorporation
Paris
Ann Dvorak
Edward Everett Horton
Norman Touro
Paramount Picture
Bing Crosby
Ket
Nnsaw
Cortez
Richard Bennett
Elizabeth Young
Executive News
Piewt
Twin City
Harper
Asheville
N. C
Rev. Vandegaer
Choral Club
Economy Cab
Grand St
J. L. Peterson
Call J. L. Peterson
Monroe Cab Co
United Carbon CO
United Carbon Company
C. H. McHenry
U. S
St. Matthew's
Monroe Furniture CO
Cam Oteod
Gotham Hotel
Benny Meroff
NBC Network
Sana
Kelvinator
Mas
Kelvinators
Kelvinator Corporation
Plymouth Road
Detroit, Mich
Study Club
Wyandotte
Mich
ST. John Electric CO
DeSjard St
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