West Monroe Kiwanis Decks Hail Yuletide With Giant Christmas Tree
Crowds gathered despite cold winds for a West Monroe Kiwanis celebration dedicating a giant Christmas tree and opening Yuletide. Fred G. Thatcher hosted with Rev. L. T. Hastings and Judge Percy Sandel among speakers who praised civic spirit and future prospects. Mayor C. Bell welcomed attendees and urged holiday optimism as food clothing and money contributions were collected for the welfare association.
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Wood
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Fred G. Thatcher
L. T. Hastings
Monroe First Baptist Church
Percy Sandel
District Court
Thatcher
Sandel
West Monroe
Moses
Co. C. Bell
Welfare Association
West Monroe Citizen Donates Flour at Offering
Herman McGuire a prominent west side citizen donated 16 sacks of flour for the church offering. The event featured music from the Men's Chorus the Mercer quartet the Boy Scouts band and choirs from the Methodist and Baptist churches.
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West Monroe
Herman McGuire
Mercer
Boy Scouts
Community Social Night Overseen by Tippit and Gregg
Mrs T L Tippit and Miss Gladys Gregg directed games for the evening's amusement with Lucyle Godwin assisting.
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T. L. Tippit
Gladys Gregg
Lucyle Godwin
State Board For Blind Plans January Meeting
The Louisiana state board for the blind will meet in January at a date yet to be fixed. O. L. Jones, executive secretary, says discussion will include moving the workshop for the blind from the old LSU campus to another city section. The workshop trains the sightless in trades and now sits on grounds slated for the new capitol building.
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Baton Rouge
State Board For the Blind
O. L. Jones
Louisiana State University
Capitol
Snow graces Greenwood rooftops in first of season
The season's first snow fell in Greenwood Mississippi today covering house tops and streets in a light white mantel as residents observed the rare winter scene.
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Greenwood
Miss
Professor and Wife Comment on Clothes
The professor remarks that his clothes are the same, yet his wife notes he does not look well dressed. The wife presses that the garment should say James, highlighting a subtle social moment.
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James
Humorist
Barkdull Faulk Students Benefit Program Features Local Talent
A 3 o clock Tuesday benefit program at Barkdull Faulk school auditorium raises funds to buy Christmas seals for the Ouachita Parish Tuberculosis association. The program includes songs dances pantomime and a playlet with student performers and a Santa Claus role. The event supports tuberculosis relief with a stated goal of aiding public health. Colonel Landers was brought to Monroe for a Fort Miro monument project noted by the Daughters of the American Revolution. Sixteen Louisiana sites will receive markers as part of a government funded effort totaling 65000.
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Barkdull Faulk School
Ouachita Parish
Colonel Landers
Monroe
Fort Miro
Daughters of the American Revolution
Louisiana
War Department
Marker Plan Proposed for Fort Miro Site in Monroe
The War Department released a plan to erect a marker in Monroe commemorating Fort Miro on the city’s original site. Col. C. H. Landers proposed placing the tablet on the southwest corner of the parish, after visiting Monroe last June.
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United States War Department
Washington
Monroe
Fort Miro
Indians Appeal to U S For Food and Shelter
Appleton Wis Dec 16 Lacking sufficient food or shelter 300 Indians of the Oneida reservation have appealed to the federal government for aid. P B Garvey chairman of the Oneida town board has asked the government to provide 5000 for food and clothing. The town board will provide shelter. Most of the Indians have lost their holdings through carelessness and are poverty stricken.
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Appleton
Wis
Oneida
P. B. Garvey
Onedia
Painter's Window Lockup Sparks Burglar Pause
A wife alerts of a burglar outside the window while the husband jokes the pane won’t budge since the painter’s visit, implying the break in is a ruse. The exchange frames a humorous domestic misdirection rather than a real crime.
Whalen Documents Were Forged Says Witness
Boris E. Skvirsky, director of the Soviet information bureau, told the House Communist Committee that the documents submitted by former New York Police Commissioner Whalen were forgeries. He said anti Soviet hostilities were common in the United States and the Whalen papers bore the marks of czarist emigre forgeries.
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Washington
Boris E. Skvirsky
Soviet Union Information Bureau
House Communist Committee
Whalen
New York
Soviet Union
United States
Modern Grandmothers Encounter Scout at Street Crossing
A Scout offers to cross the street with an elderly woman who welcomes the gesture. The brief interaction highlights courtesy across generations as they navigate the crossing together with mutual goodwill.
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Boy Scout
Sonny
Pass ing Show Quote Sparks Waiting Line Reflection
A fragment reads long have you been waiting here for somebody to take you across. The line hints at anticipation and a journey motif echoing stage lyric sentiment.
Stop Baby's Cold With Teethina
An advertisement promotes Teethina as a safe prescription to prevent and treat a baby's cold. It claims Teethina cleanses the liver and bowels, purges poisonous bile, and builds vitality, with druggists selling it for 30 cents and a free Dr Moffett's Baby Book offer from C. J. Moffett Co in Columbus Georgia.
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Dr. Moffett
C. J. Moffett Co, Dept
Columbus, Ga
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