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Newspaper

Monroe News Star

Location

Monroe, Louisiana, United States of America

Date

Dec 15, 1930

Page

2

Congress Today Senate resumes Jones maternity bill debate

Senate resumes consideration of the Jones maternity bill while the House mulls the suspension calendar. Naval committee resumes hearings on the naval building program as immigration panel continues work on suspension legislation. Communist committee examines Boris Skvirsky of Amtorg Corporation.

HOUSE Naval Committee Immigration Committee Communist Committee Boris Skvirsky Amtorg Corporation

Radio Frolic Wins Approval of Local Crowd

A two day Mon week end at Paramount Sun drew three capacity audiences for Radio Artists Frolic featuring seven celebrity performers. George Austin Moore hosted with southern songs and coon dialect tales while Lita Nitien performed on piano and sang I Got It But It Don’t Do Me No Good. Marjorie Lamkin and Madge McAbbally delivered high energy numbers as Cordelia Haager and Dimples Dalton offered vocal and banjo acts respectively. The show culminated with The Little Accident spirituals amid a gala performance by the cast.

Paramount Sun Iig George Austin Moore South Eng Moore Lita Nitien WSMB Shreveport Dimples Dalton Dixie Madge McAbbally Shubert Madge Cordelia Haager Louisville Marjorie Lamkin Clarksdale Wiss Tara

Major Bible class aids 15 families with flour relief

The Major Bible class of the First Baptist church provided sacks of flour to 15 destitute families through the Monroe Welfare association on Monday. Volunteers distributed clothing and food, with many women driving to deliver items and work at the city hall office. A modest volunteer aids the Goodfellows Fund records, supported by Perry Business School.

First Baptist Church Monroe Welfare Association Welfare Association Association Monroe Goodfellows’ Fund Perry Business School

Ouachita Parish Praised for Tick Eradication Work

The US Department of Agriculture monthly report notes Ouachita parish among 25 in Louisiana with systematic tick control. Across 24 parishes the program covered 47 876 cattle in 3 458 herds and 4 661 horses and mules, with 55 head infected in 24 herds and 6 319 cattle dipped in 460 herds. The parish focuses on the eastern half, and the police jury chose voluntary dipping with an inspector and dipping liquid offered to farms and dairies.

Ouachite Parish Louisiana United States Department of Agriculture Ouachita Parish

Senate Seeks New Blunt Hit on Hoover Tax Plans

Washington reports the Senate debated a LaFollette resolution to place relief over wealthy tax interests, aiming to condemn President Hoover's stance on taxation. Senate rule delays kept action uncertain as leaders weighed wording and possible political friction.

Washington Hoover Senate White House LaFollette Wisconsin

Putting Christ Into Christmas Sermon Theme

A St Matthew Catholic church sermon on Christmas declares Christ nearly eliminated from Christmas. The priest cites John 1 26 and laments secularization and commercialism. He notes bishops and parishioners facing long shop hours as Christ’s birthday becomes a burden.

Christ St. Matthew's Catholi Church St. Joseph's Church Bastrop Father Marsh

Douglas Fairbanks Plans Global Big Game Hunt

Hollywood star Douglas Fairbanks will depart January 2 for Siam French Indo China and India to hunt big game. He will be accompanied by writer John Monk Saunders and director Victor Fleming. They expect to be gone several months.

Hollywood Douglas Fairbanks Siam French Indo- China India John Monk Saunders Victor Fleming

Banjo Banging Baby Marjorie Lamkin Tops Southern Circuit

Marjorie Lamkin, the banjo banging baby, headlines a two day engagement at Paramount theater after joining WSMB Radio Artists Frolic. Born in Clarksdale she rose from Newcomb College to fame in New York and Europe, then returned to perform across the South with a circle of southern artists.

William W. Ellison Marjorie Lamkin WSMB Jackson Vicksburg Monroe Shreveport Arkansas Mississippi New York Marjorie Clarksdale America Spain Italy Africa France Flo Ziegfeld Dillingham The Shuberts Newcomb College Tulane University Victor Lamkin Alexandria Ana Bama New Orleans Newcomb College Banjo and Guitar Club Memphis Edgewater Golf and Country Club Banjo Strummer

Coroner’s Jury to Finish Slaying Probe Tonight

Lake Charles report says the coroner's jury will complete its inquiry into Emory McCorquodale's killing, as he stepped from his car in front of his home Saturday night. A theory cites a homeowner ransacking incident with a 38 caliber bullet passing through his stomach and spine.

Lake Charles Emory McCorquodale McCorquodale

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