Six Vaudeville Acts In Frolic At Para Mount Theater
Six vaudeville acts comprise the RKO bill of WSMB Artists Frolic to be presented three times daily Sunday and Monday at the Paramount theater. The cast includes Frank Arena Lita Willen Dimples Dalton Madge McAbbally Marjorie Lampkin Cordells Haager and George Austin Moore who also serves as master of ceremonies.
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RKO
WSMB
Para Mount
Harry Rice
Paramount
Frank Arena
Lita Willen
Dimples Dalton
Dixie
Moore
Dad's Night Program At Crosley School West Monroe
The Crosley school Parent-Teacher Association presented Dad's Night in the school auditorium to a packed crowd. Dorothy and Emilyn Cason sang, Mrs. Dunber read, Lucyle Godwin chaired activities, with help from Mrs. J G Cobb and Mrs. Clarence Faulk. Professor Smith delivered the welcome.
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Crosley School
Dorothy Lee Cason
Emilyn Cason
Dunber
Lucyle Godwin
Monroe Playground
J. G. Cobb
Clarence Faulk
Miss
Missouri Pacific Boosters To Have Yuletide Tree
Missouri Pacific boosters plan a Christmas tree at the depot with carols each of four nights before Christmas. Monroe Recreation Department will supply singers under supervisor Lucyle Godwin. Carols run December 21 to December 24 with most singing 8 30 to 9. A Faulk School group may appear early. top Twin Cities choral groups expected to participate.
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Missouri Pacific
Missouri Pacific Booster Club
Monroe Recreational Department
Lucyle Godwin
Faulk School
Twin Cities
Many Agitators Of Cuban Riots Placed In Jail
Havana reports mass arrests as the government acts against leaders in the anti administration movement. Newspapers accuse officials of fabricating reports while Maza Y Artola, ex professor at the National University, is detained. Elsewhere a brief riot at Cienfuegos is quelled as the military patrols the city. A Vienna Budapest road project promises faster travel between the two capitals.
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Associated Press
Havana
Maza Y Artola
Conn Qy
Na- University
Department of Interior
Cienfuegos
Santa Province
Money Theft Scandals Shake Los Angeles Finance
An LA defalcation case centers on Beesemyer diverting funds from a bond and mortgage firm into private ventures. A $562000 shortage is found, with 25000 deposits tied to a guaranty company overseeing over 17 million dollars. State official Whitmore and aide Shaw uncover the scheme as Gov elect Rolph calls for Whitmore’s ouster amid grand jury scrutiny.
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Bond and Mortgage Company
Guaranty Company
Charles A. Whitmore
State Building and Loan Commissioner
Milton O. Shaw
Beesemyer
Whitmore
James Rolph, Jr
San Francisco
Los Angeles County Grand Jury
Rebel Force Decimated Near Jaca in Spanish Uprising
Insurgents led by General Las Heras clash between Jaca and Huesca with eight artillery batteries under General Doll. Las Heras is captured while loyal troops from Huesca and Saragossa reinforce at Ayerbe. Rebels retreat after heavy federal fire and pending machine gun arrival.
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Vanced
Huesca
Saragossa
Doll
Jaca
Las Heras
Ayerbe
Gas reduction plan eyed for six towns in region
A proposed 90 day compromise handles gas reduction across six towns after Ruston officials and the public service commission balk at costly hearings. Commissioner Fields cites 48 new cases since the last meeting and notes a formal conference with Shreveport utility firm is pending a fuller decision.
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Fields
C. C. Gayne
Ruston
Service Commission
Shreveport
Questioning of 5 Power Commission Appointees Ends
The Senate Interstate Commerce Committee finished questioning the five power commission nominees. Frank E. Bonner announced his retirement citing no wish to be part of a political football. Frank R. McNinch testified he is a lifelong Democrat who claimed to have spent 5000 from an unknown source against Alfred E. Smith in 1928.
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Washington
Senate Interstate Commerce Committee
Re-Organized Power Commission
Hoover
Power Commission
Frank E. Bonner
Bonner
Wheeler
Montana
Interstate Commerce Committee
Frank R. McNinch
N. C
Alfred E. Smith
Praise-Worthy Beer Found In Queen's Tomb
Metropolitan Museum of Art researchers praise Queen Meryet-Amn's beer for its purity. The find suggests pure yeast existed in ancient times, with yeast sediment uncovered in a beer jar from her tomb. She lived about 2,200 years ago.
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New York
Meryet-Amun
Metropolitan Museum of Art
Read These Letters Then You’ll Join Goodfellows
A child appeals to readers asking for help for Christmas, describing a sick father, a mother who prays, and siblings. She asks Santa Claus to visit and provide food and support, noting they have no money and fear Christmas hardship.
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Goodfellows
Santa Claus
Santa
Benefit Revue for Goodfellows Fund at Monroe City High
A Friday night benefit revue at Monroe City High School auditorium hosted by KMLB station owner J C Liner features nearly all local entertainers directed by Don Breitenmoser with Jack Keasler as announcer. Proceeds go to the Goodfellows Fund and prizes reward sellers.
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the Goodfellows’ Fund
Monroe City High School
KMLB
J. C. Liner
Don Breitenmoser
Jack Keasler
Henry Marx Company
Collens and
Thompson
Sig Haas and Son
Bernhardt Brothers’ Jewelry Company
Monroe Furniture Company
Goodfellows’ Fund
Liner
Yale Season Special Program Nears Announcement
The Monroe recreation department led by Miss Lucyle Godwin plans a Yale season program. Music directors are Prof. Robert Irvin and Mrs. George A Moffett. Readers include Miss Margaret McMichael's pupils. A Sunday 8 AM rehearsal precedes scenes, carols, and a pantomime concluding with gifts boxed for Salvation Army and the Monroe Welfare association.
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Monroe Recreation Department
Lucyle Godwin
Robert Irvin
George A. Moffett
Margaret McMichael
E. F. Hayward
Mary
Loyes de
Salvation Army
Monroe Welfare Association
What is It Baffles Fishermen In River Display
A mysterious aquatic creature captivates visitors at Noah Odom’s hardware display window. Local sportsmen and plantation elders fail to identify the odd, rat-squealing animal as it remains on view for a week or more drawing crowds and theories.
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Noah Odom
Odom
Isaac Walton
Jim Pope
Pick Committee to Hasten Work in Twin Cities
A Monroe committee urged a fast tracked public works plan to employ idle residents and avoid burdens on taxpayers. They argued material costs are low and the plan would prevent food and clothing shortages for the jobless.
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PICK
Twin Cities
Monroe
Vance Buys Florida Hotel
Dazzy Vance, star pitcher for the Brooklyn Robins, has purchased the Homosassa hotel in Florida and travelers may soon see a sign reading Dazzy Vance, prop. The move marks the ballplayer’s entry into hospitality ownership in Homosassa.
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Vance
Florida Hotel
Homosassa, Fla
Dazzy Vance
Brooklyn Robins
Hurling Ace
Homosassa
Bankers Withhold Endorsement on Cotton Acreage Plan
The Louisiana state bankers association refused to endorse a farm leaders plan to reduce cotton acreage, stating exceptions for crops other than cotton on half the land. A committee session with executive and agricultural groups will discuss the matter soon, with W B Machado of New Orleans signaling an early meeting. Speakers urged diversification and cost reduction alongside acreage cuts to help farmers “grow a living on the farm.”
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State Bankers’ Association
W. B. Machado
New Orleans
Bankers’ Association
Louisiana Agriculturists
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News- Star
You Goodfellows
Darwin
Building Exchange
The
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YALE
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