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Newspaper
Monroe News Star
Location
Monroe, Louisiana, United States of America
Date
Dec 17, 1936
Page
7
Two New York doctors describe a method to restore virility using muscle shortening and tissue folding. In seven months they report 51 cases with 31 successes, noting age, prior injury, and health as factors. permanent results remain uncertain.
Gilbert Louisiana December 17 Special The Dan Gilbert Lodge No 405 F and A M elected and installed Worshipful master R M Ward senior warden W J Shelton junior warden A J Ensminger secretary McLendon treasurer H B Roun senior deacon W A Martin deacon R Harringtony tyler M Chapman master of ceremonies Fitzhugh Lee chaplain A M Watson senior sentinel S A Margin junior sentinel D Day Also notes first ice skates were made by tying animal bones to feet bottoms.
In Ferriday Louisiana Grace Land married Raymond McQuiston at the First Baptist church parsonage with Rev. Joseph H. Hamilton officiating. The couple will reside in Ferriday. Also Edna Crum of Ferriday wed Isaac Enloe of New Orleans on Sunday December 13 at Justice Henry C. Sevier’s residence.
John McIlwaine and Miss Frances Hart were married in Lake Charles on Monday December 7. The couple will reside in Mer Rouge after the wedding.
Okaloosa Louisiana reports Miss Bernice Bonnett and Hope Futch wed on December 12 in a quiet Saturday ceremony. The families gather as the couple begins married life together in the region.
The marriage of Miss Mary Mize and Edmund Eady was announced at the home of Reverend Irvin Phillips in Okaloosa, Louisiana, on December 17. The report notes the exchange of vows and the couple’s plans.
Miss Elvin Pierson daughter of Mr and Mrs T M Pierson of Harrisonburg married Sauville Purvis son of Mrs and Mrs J T Purvis of Harrisonburg in a home ceremony conducted by Rev E Day pastor of the Sicily Island Methodist church with Rev Day officiating.
Marion Louisiana December 17 Special Mr and Mrs R M Dean of Farmerville announce the marriage of their daughter Miss Ernest Dean to Marvin Malone. The ceremony was performed November 23 at the home of the bride with Rev N T Smith of Bastrop officiating
Rayville Louisiana December 17 special ceremony installed Bethel chapter No 185 O E S officers for the year. Lena A Griffis is worthy matron W A Coates worthy patron Maude Mulhearn associate matron and other officers named. Prominent O E S officials from Louisiana Mississippi attended the session.
The Motor Vehicle bureau at 212 North Second Street expects about 14 000 new license plates to be sold before February 5 1937 after 1091 had been sold by December 15 1936. Manager Fred Hanna urges early purchases and notes mail orders from distant customers. Extra staff are ready for the anticipated rush and Christmas gifts with practical plates. Hugo, Bishop of Ely, founded the first college of Cambridge in 1257.
D A Uncle Dan Breard Sr pioneer member of the Breard family in Monroe is critically ill at his son Dan Armand Breard 201 Louisville avenue He is 93 years old and has been unable to walk for nearly two years His condition worsened last Thursday noon and he has lapsed into unconsciousness He played a role in the War Between the States and was active in business and civic affairs in Monroe over many years
The proposed neutrality convention coordinating existing American peace treaties was unanimously approved by the neutrality committee and will be submitted to the plenary session for ratification by all 21 nations at the conference. The report notes the unanimous committee endorsement as the final hurdle before wider adoption.
Improvements at the gymnasium of the Brown Paper mill include culverts along the front and gravel surfacing. Parking lots flank the building with two entrances and an extra lot across the highway. Highway patrol will supervise during basketball games. mill officials praise the facilities funded by Ouachita parish police jury.
New Orleans December 17 Lloyd Stanley, 20, was arrested after Andrew Wiebelt, 31, died from a blow to the head with a piece of wood. Deputy sheriffs say Stanley, angered by an exchange with Wiebelt and a taunt from Stanley’s mother, struck him.
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