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Monroe News Star

Location

Monroe, Louisiana, United States of America

Date

Dec 19, 1938

Page

10

California doctors back plan for voluntary statewide health insurance

A California association of about 7,000 physicians endorsed a plan to establish a non profit corporation to finance a statewide voluntary health insurance program. The monthly fee would be about $2.50 with a unit based payment to doctors and hospitals chosen by patients. High income and certain indigent groups would be excluded.

Los Angeles California State Medical Association House of Delegates William W. Roble Riverside Association

Insurance plan debated by regional directors and doctors

Regional directors will administer the plan across the state. Doctors must hold a medical degree and an unrevoked license, but state medical association membership will not be mandatory. The House of Delegates approved the insurance after Dr. June Harris warned that only voluntary early participation can prevent compulsory socialized medicine legislation next year.

State House of Delegates June Harris Sacramento

Towels Judging by 4-H Club At Drew School

Mrs. Jewel L. McQuiller led a Drew school 4-H meeting where 21 girls submitted kitchen towels for judging. Pauline Zager and Gladys Fae Bayles tied for first while Achsah Mae Tidwell and Dorothy Jordan tied for second. prizes were given by Mrs. McQuiller. The next meeting is set for the second Tuesday in January.

Jewel L. McQuiller Drew School Pauline Zager Gladys Fae Bayles Achsah Mae Tidwell Dorothy Jordan McQuiller

Painted trees now popular

Mrs. Esther L. Scott of a wholesale firm says painting Christmas trees is rising in demand as prosperity returns. White and various greens lead color choices with mica added for sparkle. The six foot tree remains the preferred family size retailing around one dollar despite price-conscious buyers. Weather has little impact on sales in Southern California or other regions. Millions of trees will be used nationwide this Yuletide.

Esther L. Scott United States J. Hofert St. Paul Minn Scott

Firemen and IC crew foil boxcar fire near Oak Street

An Illinois Central switching crew and Monroe firefighters prevented major damage to pulp wood boxcars in the switch yards late Sunday night. Damage was under $100. A boxcar holding wood caught fire from an adjacent row burned by tramps. Firefighters moved the cars to Oak Street for water access, then extinguished both blazes.

Illinois Central Railroad Monroe Oak Street I. C

Missing Persons Sought by Police in Monroe Area

Police received requests via mail to locate two men in Monroe and northeast Louisiana. Lee Franks of Prague Oklahoma asks for help finding Charles Wesley Lovelace, father of Franks' wife, due to his ill wife wanting him home. Sigle Patton of Siberia Alabama seeks help locating her father Paul Slim Patton, a 32 year old tie maker last known to be in the region. he stands six feet tall and weighs about 170 pounds.

Monroe Louisiana Lee Franks Prague Okla Charles Wesley Lovelace Franks

Japan Drives Punitive Attacks to Clean Guerrilla Bands

Shanghai dispatch notes Japanese forces shifting from expansion to pacification in occupied China. About 300000 guerrillas rove the Yangtze valley as Canton Hankow bases strengthen Japan's hold and set stage for further invasion measures. The piece links Canton and Hankow captures to control of supply routes and potential Kwangsi advances.

Shanghai Japan China Yangtze River Canton Chiang Kai-Shek

Colverts Headed to Arkansas for Holidays

Dean C. C. Colvert of Northeast Canter and Mrs. Colvert with their daughter will travel to Little Rock and Cabot Arkansas to spend Christmas with relatives. Many faculty have already left for holidays as the college plans to resume on January 3.

C. C. Colvert Northeast Canter

Underground Yale Planned Underground Yale Planned

Work at Morris iron mine in Ishpeming Michigan will pause for a half hour tomorrow morning for an annual subterranean Christmas party 1400 feet below ground. Mine captain Charles Miron originated the event in 1920 and presides over carols led by George Pixley with gifts from Santa Jim Fowler.

Morris Iron Mine Ispheming, Mich Inland Steel Company Charles Miron Fern Mine Vulcan Mich Upper Michigan George G. Pixley Jim” Fowler Timber Boss Santa Claus Miron

St Matthew’s 10 Celebrate Christmas Festivities and Events

St Matthew’s parish marks a busy fort night ahead of Christmas with a basketball trip to Natchez for St Joseph’s academy hosted by Father Broussard and others. The school community greets Father Vandegaer’s return, hosts a junior senior banquet, plans a Sodality Christmas program, two one act plays, and a midnight Mass led by an all male choir to Gounod’s mass of Cecilia broadcast on KMLB.

St. Matthew's Parish Natchez St. Joseph's Academy M J. Broussard Mildred Breard N. F. Vandegaer St. Louis St. Matthew's Vandegser M. F. Walsh M. J. Broussard John Henry Murray Rose Dana Francis Hays Jos. Oswald Shreveport Mary Dickey St. Vincent's College Santa Claus Sodality Dramatic Club Christ St Matthew's Church Phil Bernhardt Don Breitenmoser Gounod St. Cecilia Father Walsh KMLB

Reckless Driving Counts Preferred Against 14 Persons

Monroe police filed fourteen reckless driving charges and two counts of driving while intoxicated over the weekend. Weather and Christmas shopping contributed to higher traffic and more accidents, though no injuries were reported and most crashes caused minor vehicle damage.

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