One Shot Anesthetic Lets Patients Return to Work Soon
A new long lasting local anesthetic called neothesos, mixed with procaine and almond oil, reduces pain for two to three weeks after surgery. In a study of 181 rectal patients, most could walk and work sooner, with many leaving hospital early. The oil’s gradual release keeps analgesia, and the method may extend to tonsil and abdominal procedures.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Associated Pres Science
New York
College of Physicians and Surgeon
Journal of Surgery
C. V Burt
M. DD
American College of Surgeons
J. Gordon Rennie
M.D
Richmond
College of Physicians and Surgeons
Drainage Project Approved for Morehouse Parish
The Works Progress Administration allocates 7915 dollars for a drainage project in Morehouse parish. It will drain swamps and ponds near the old Coulee canal by Collinston to eliminate mosquito breeding sites, sponsored by the Morehouse police jury and the state board of health.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Newt W. Mills
David K. Niles
Works Progress Administration
Morehouse Parish
Truck Stolen From Five Points Reported By MB Molland
MB D Molland of 39 North Seventh Street reported a green truck stolen from Five Points early Sunday night. The vehicle is described as a pickup with a bed built to haul goods.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
MB D Molland
North Seventh Street
Relief for Rheumatic Pains Promoted with C-2228
An advertisement touts Prescription C-2228 as a sedative and analgesic remedy for rheumatic pain muscular aches and fever. It claims relief for thousands, money back guarantee and wide druggist availability at $1.
Glass Industry Hires Production and Reduces Employment
The federal monopoly committee received a Justice Department statement showing glass container production rising from 1.1 billion in 1899 to about 6 billion in 1935 and valued at 21.5 million and 120 million respectively, with 28,570 workers in 1899 and 24,044 in 1935. By 1937 production was estimated at 7.75 billion containers worth 160 million, while productivity per worker jumped from 40,000 to 245,000 containers annually.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Federal Monopoly Committee
Justice Department
O'Mahoney
Democrat
Wyoming
Educator Dr. Andrew Kincannon Dies in New Orleans
Dr. Andrew Armstrong Kincannon, 19, educator and professor at Mississippi State Teachers College in Hattiesburg, died at Touro infirmary after over two months of illness. He had served as chancellor of the University of Mississippi and as superintendent of Memphis public schools.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New Orleans
Andrew Armstrong Kincannon
Mississippi State Teachers’ College
Hattiesburg
Touro Infirmary
University of Mississippi
Memphis, Tenn
Toys Pile Up At WPA Toy Shop In South Grand Street
A Santa Claus toy drive by Paramount Theatre and Scout troops floods the WPA toy shop on South Grand Street with new and renovated toys. Renovation begins as Benny Bicknell coordinates distribution via the Council of Social Agencies. Families in welfare networks or contacting Mrs Jonas Selig may apply for toy requisitions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
WPA
South Grand Street
Natural Gas Company
Santa Claus
Paramount Theater
Scout
Benny Bicknell
Fletcher Ashcraft
C. S. Wack Davidson
Council of Social Agencies
Jonas Selig
Mural Sparks Catholic Outcry in New York Bronx Post Office
A proposed Bronx post office mural drew ire from Rev. Ignatius W. Cox a Fordham ethics professor who called the Whitman quote an insult to religion urging Catholics to petition Postmaster Albert Goodman. Artist Ben Shahn questioned imposing a limited view on the public amid democratic tensions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Bronx
Ignatius W. Cox
Fordham University
Brooklyn
Albert Goodman
Walt Whitman
Deaths of Mrs Eugenia Lenora McCallum
Mrs Eugenia Lenora McCallum 17 died at home 813 Park avenue Sunday at 5 p m The funeral will be at her daughter Mrs T C Fisher 602 Benton avenue Wednesday at 2 p m Rev Ira Yeager will officiate and interment in Mt Zion cemetery near Calhoun She leaves sons J W Skippe and W G McCallum and daughters Mrs Fisher and Mrs Maud Heflin two brothers J P Neal and J Neal a sister Mrs Willie Christian The Peters Funeral Service Inc is in charge
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Eugenia Lenora McCallum
Park Avenue
T. C. Fisher
Benton Avenue
Ira Yeager
Stone Avenue Methodist Protestant Church
Mt. Zion
Calhoun
Fisher
Monroe
J. W. Skippe
Illinois
W. G. McCallum
Maud Heflin
Swartz
J. P. Neal
Houston
Tex
J. Neal
West Monroe
Willie Christian
Peters Funeral Service, Inc
Funeral for Barbara Ozre Pike Held at St Matthew’s
The funeral for Barbara Ozre Pike three months old daughter of Mr and Mrs Tom Pike of DeSiard road was held Saturday at 4 30 pm in St Matthew’s Catholic Church. Father Broussard officiated and interment followed in the Catholic cemetery with Peters Funeral Service Inc in charge.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Barbara Ozre Pike
Tom Pike
DeSiard Road
St. Matthew's Catholic Church
Broussard
Peters Funeral Service, Inc
Huge fire sweeps plant at Houma Louisiana
A massive blaze destroyed the South Down Sugar mill in Houma late Saturday night and early Sunday burning the warehouse and refinery. Initial damage estimates ranged from 750000 to 1500000 with unclear origin. Plant owners pledged to rebuild.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Houma
Newton Kearny
Realty Operators, Inc
New Orleans
W. Cameron Byrne
Funeral for Miss Anna Dalton in Monroe
Miss Anna Elizabeth Dalton age 27 of Sterlington former Union parish teacher died after a lengthy illness in a Monroe sanitarium. The funeral at St Matthew s church was conducted by Pe ters Funeral Service with pallbearers Everette Burgoyne Oswald Bigger Hugh Bigger O K Bailey J M Moore and Claude Dunharm and honorary pallbearers including Dr F P Rizzo and others. She leaves her parents a sister and two brothers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Anna Elizabeth Dalton
Sterlington
Union
Monroe
St. Matthew's Catholic Church
M. F. Walsh
M. J. Broussard
Everette Burgoyne
Oswald Bigger
Hugh Bigger
O. K. Bailey
J. M
R. O. Sutton
Ruston
L. F. Hamilton
el Paso
Tex
P. J. Singlington
Alexandria
J. Moore McDonagh
Galveston
Chris O'Brien
Bert Windham
Shreveport
Dalton
St. Matthew's Church
Linville High School
Union Parish
Edward G. Dalton
Dorothy Dalton
Eddie
Robert Dalton
Peters Funeral Service, Inc
Home Furniture company remodel front in city permit
A remodeling permit is issued for the Home Furniture company at 01-507 DeSiard Street by city inspector Sam H. Awl. The project costs 6777 dollars and is led by contractor L D Davis, including front facade work and interior alterations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Home Furniture Company
DeSiard Street
E. F. Fudickar
Sam H. Awl
L. D. Davis
Hattie Laucier
Webster Street
Edwina Flander
North Twenty-Third
Adams Street
Will Donnell
Morton Street
Bryants Addition
C. W. Martin
Lee Avenue
Freeman Sprague Peanuts Vendor Is Injured After Alley Attack
Frederic Jackson Sprague a 42 year old peanut seller was picked up by an ambulance early Sunday at South Second street and Winnsboro road and taken to St Francis sanitarium for facial cuts and bruises. He could not recall how he was injured and said so again Monday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frederic Jackson Sprague
South Second Street
Winnsboro Road
St. Francis Sanitarium
Lilienthal Described as Very Sick in Washington
In Washington on December 12 a TVA official said David Lilienthal, a director of the authority, was a very sick man.
Ward 1 liquor ballot set for Tuesday election
Voters in Sterlington, Fairbanks, and Ward 1 go to the polls Tuesday for a local option liquor election with two measures. Polls open 6 am to 7 pm at Fairbanks Precinct 1 and Sterlington Precinct 2. Parish police jury to tally results at a special session next Friday.
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Sterlington
Fairbanks
Ward 1
D. Y. Smith
Drunk hunter arrested after rifle found in pickup
In Paducah Kentucky a farmer in hunting clothes sits in a car with a 12 gauge shotgun and is charged with drunkenness after police find a six pound fish in his coat. In Pittsburgh two policemen in disguise as wealthy women tempt purse snatchers but are spotted by mobsters who greet them warmly and one officer burns his veil with a lit cigarette.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Paducah
Pittsburgh
Paul Javonic
Package of 1911 magazines found in old post office site
In Canyon City Oregon Forle Smith uncovered a hidden bundle of 1911 magazines beneath a floor once used as a post office. The postman delivered them to former subscribers in the area. In Los Angeles thieves steal shovels from WPA workers. a watchman reports an armed robber loaded a truck with shovels and tools and fled.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Canyon City
Orc
Forle Smith
Los Angeles
Herman Langston
Highland Park Girls Plan Classic High School Dance
Highland Park school girls hire an orchestra for their annual dance. They call on boy friends for dates, buy tickets, and arrange rides home in family cars or taxis.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Highland Park
Dr Bond's K and B Prescription Promises Bladder Relief
An advertisement touts Dr Rona's K and B Prescription as thoroughly tested by readers' friends. It claims relief for weak bladder, frequent urination, burning urine, and stains, offered at 0c or $1.20.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rona
Overcoat Theft Ends With Pants Drop Outside Drug Store
In Chicago a thief wearing a light suit stole $28 from Charles Chla dek a drug store clerk and took his overcoat. The robber forced Chla dek and three customers to surrender their trousers and dropped the pants outside the store before authorities regained the items.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Charles Chladek
Chiadek
Chladek
Taylor brothers suffer eye injuries from dynamite caps explosion
Hilton Taylor of West Monroe lost sight in one eye and has severe impairment in the other after an explosion while testing dynamite caps in woods near Harvey Taylor s home. Harvey's vision is satisfactory with minor injuries. They have been released from St Francis sanitarium and reside on Mill Street and Highway 80 respectively.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hilton Taylor
West Monroe
Harvey Taylor
St. Francis Sanitarium
Mill Street
Fragmentary report of explosion causing numerous caps to detonate
A damaged OCR fragment describes hands and 198 other caps lying on the ground in boxes exploding through concussion. The text is unclear about location or time. No further details are readable.
South Africa's oldest university student earns MFA
South Africa's oldest university student Rev. D. Wilcocks, 77, has earned his M A in philosophy. Retired for years, he now dedicates leisure hours to study. New York state reports 10 638 churches with 6 799 146 members in a 1926 survey.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
South Africa
Rev
D. Wilcocks
New York State
Motor Owners to Elect Officers at Hotel Virginia Meeting
Motor Operators Service Association of Louisiana plans a meeting at Hotel Virginia on Tuesday at 10 am to elect officers. Operators statewide are urged to attend with speakers including A P White Louis iana Insurance Rating commission Louis F Guerre state police Frank Peters man and H C Cornish. Delegations from Shreveport Lake Charles Baton Rouge Alexandria and others expected. Grass restoration effort note cites CCC sowing 50 pounds of seed on grazing areas in Utah Idaho and Nevada.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hotel Virginia
Motor Operators’ Service Association of Louisiana
A. P. White
Louisiana Insurance Rating Commission
Louis F. Guerre
Frank Petersman
Alexandria
H. C. Cornish
Shreveport
Lake Charles
Baton Rouge
CCC
Utah
Idaho
Nevada
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W. R. Huhner
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Cox
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