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Newspaper

Monroe News Star

Location

Monroe, Louisiana, United States of America

Date

Dec 12, 1935

Page

5

Prentiss East Released From Hospital After Beating

Prentiss East 28 of 811 DeSiard Street was discharged from St. Francis sanitarium after claiming a Thanksgiving night assault on a rural road near Sterlington. He says an unknown attacker, described as a negro, struck him about 150 times with an iron pipe injuring his skull jaw and bruises and stole $1.50. Mrs Lottie Ethridge was arrested on a murder charge warrant but East says he will prosecute her if evidence shows involvement.

Prentiss East DeSiard Street Sterlington Highway Lottie Ethridge Winnsboro St. Francis Sanitarium East Ethridge Monroe Mrs. Ethridge

Arkansas Mother Seeks Missing Daughter Arietta Sanders Studebaker

Emma Sanders of Texarkana Arkansas asks the public for information on her daughter Arietta Sanders Studebaker 17 who has been missing about three weeks since leaving on highway 71 presumed toward Monroe The mother provides her Texarkana address for any tips and requests news of the girl’s whereabouts.

Arietta Sanders Studebaker Texarkana Ark Emma Sanders Box 49 Highway 71 Monroe

Real Estate Transfers From Ouachita Parish Clerk Records

Yesterday the Ouachita Parish clerk recorded several real estate transfers. Monroe Building and Loan sold to Earnest C. Keene lot 23 block 1 Tippit and Cobb second addition Monroe for 1800 dollars with 360 in stock. Joseph Shelby Cage bought lot 6 square 8 T. E. Flournoy third addition West Monroe for 3250 dollars with 650 in stock. Miss Jordina H. Flournoy sold to Mrs. Elvira Marsala lot 10 square 24 Filhiol addition Monroe for 900 cash. L. A. P. company sold to Mrs. Bobbie R. Buie lot 1 subdivision of lot 2 Hardtimes plantation for 1800. Lillie B. Owen sold to W. J. Vinson a quarter in mineral rights on 55 acres near Swartz for 66 dollars. One mineral rights sale was recorded.

Monroe Building and Loan Association Earnest C. Keene Tippit and Cobb Monroe Vendor Association Joseph Shelby Cage T. E. Flournoy West Monroe Jordina H. Flournoy Elvira Marsala Filhiol L. A. P. Company, Inc Bobbie R. Buie Lillie B. Owen W. J. Vinson Township 18 Range 5 Swartz

Cotton Contract Signers To Meet In Ouachita Parish

Meetings for cotton acreage reduction contract signers in Ouachita parish are set for December 17 to 19 to elect community committeemen of the Cotton Adjustment. Sessions will be at the courthouse for Wards 1 2 3 4 5 10 6 and 7 and at Calhoun and Mt Vernon area schools with times listed.

Ouachita Parish G. W. Small, Jr Cotton Adjustment Associate Calhoun School Old Cadeville Masonic Lodge Mt. Vernon

Salvation Army Kettles Placed on Local Streets

The Salvation Army launched its annual Christmas drive with red kettles set in the Monroe business district. The goal is $305 to fund clothing for needy children, Christmas grocery baskets, and a large meal for transients.

Salvation Army Monroe

Automobiles Collide at DeSiard and Fourth Streets

Neal Welch of 1913 Flynn street and W F Cobb of Baton Rouge collided Wednesday at the DeSiard and Fourth streets intersection. Welch said he was traveling east on DeSiard when Cobb struck him. Cobb claimed he stopped for a red light and was struck while at a dead stop. Both cars damaged and drivers uninjured.

Neal Welch Flynn Street W. F. Cobb Baton Rouge DeSiard and Fourth Streets Welch DeSiard Street Cobb

Ouachita 10 Year Club Meeting Set for December

Ouachita Parish Ten-Year club will hold a quarterly luncheon on December 21 at the home of Mrs. Jewell McQuiller. About 30 members are expected. Miss Ellen LeNoir state home demonstration agent will be principal speaker and may advise on activities for the coming year.

Ouachita Parish Jewell McQuiller Miss LeNoir

Choudrant Home Club Hears Poultry Expert

Choudrant Louisiana December meeting of the home demonstration club featured C L Hill a poultry specialist from the extension department at LSU. Sophie Stone parish demonstration agent outlined ten objectives for 1936 including two poultry meetings four gardening sessions and four kitchen improvement programs with new officers and leaders named for the coming year.

Labor Strike Hits Waterworks Job In Ocean Springs

Laborers and skilled workers on a Works Progress Administration waterworks project in Ocean Springs Mississippi continued their strike for higher wages or shorter hours. They also complain of six weeks of unpaid wages as the strike enters a second day after starting Tuesday.

Ocean Springs Miss Works Progress Administration

Positive Relief For Itchy Skin Ointment Review

Soothing Blue Star Ointment melts on the skin and delivers medicines into pores to relieve itch tetter rash eczema foot itch ringworm. Money back on first jar if relief fails.

Doan's Pills for Kidney Trouble Backed by Millions

Many sufferers find backache and fatigue due to tired kidneys. The ad claims kidneys pass 3 pints daily and flush 15 miles of tubes, causing symptoms like scanty burning urination and puffiness. Doan's Pills are recommended for over 40 years of relief and flushing out kidney tubes.

Doan

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