Parity Checks Arrive For Cotton Farmers In Parish
E R Strahan parish agricultural agent reports 1 103 cotton parity checks totaling 35 000 distributed to farmers in the acreage reduction program. One hundred fifty more checks are due. Farmers may pick up checks at the agent’s office and sign for them. Landlords receive one check per plantation and distribute to tenants. Farmers signing at the office can apply for adjusted payments to raise receipts to 12 cents per pound and agree to participate in the 1936 acreage reduction program.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
E. R. Strahan
Parish
Mr. Strahan
Albino Robins Hatch in Grinnell Clutch
In Grinnell Iowa two albino robins hatched from a three egg clutch while the remaining fledgling and the parents appeared normal. The report notes involvement of local groups including the Neville High School band Ouachita Parish School Glee Club and the Barkdull Faulk Glee Club.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Grinnel
Iowa
Neville High School
Ouachita Parish School Glee Club
Barkdull Faulk Glee Club
Holly Wreath Presented by Children's Theater Players
The Holly Wreath a Christmas Play by the Children's theater players at Central Grammar school Thursday night. Sponsored by the fifth district P T A and directed by Miss Lucyle Godwin. Two poor children seek holly in the woods and learn of a Christmas tree lit up by Santa Claus with presents. Small players, including white bunny rabbits, performed well amid snowy scenes and musical numbers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Children’s Theater Players
Central Grammar School
Fifth District P.T. A
Lucyle Godwin
Santa Claus
Ten Year Club Meeting Set for Saturday in Ouachita Parish
The Ten Year club of Ouachita parish home demonstration members will meet Saturday at 11 30 a m at Mrs Jewel McQuiller s home. Officers for 1936 will be elected Miss Ellen LeNoir state agent will speak and plans for the year outlined. Thirty four members are listed with Mrs C McCoy of Logtown to be admitted.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ouachita Parish
Jewel McQuiller
Ellen LeNoir
C. McCoy
Logtown
Women Exceed Men In Vitality, Doctor Says
Chicago report on Mayo Clinic findings from 300 000 cases shows women live longer and suffer fewer serious diseases. More male babies die, more males are deformed, and life expectancy gaps widen after age ten. Doctor Allen links male frailty to hereditary factors rather than lifestyle.
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Chicago
Edgar V. Allen
Mayo Clinic
Rochester
Hygeia
American Medical Association
Doctor Allen
Good Samaritan Home Seeks Help for Christmas Aid
The Home of the Good Samaritan at 1001 Winnsboro Road appeals for cash, food, and clothing to make a major Christmas for its 25 year history. Rev. J. R. Downs, superintendent, urged Ouachita parish residents to aid the institution.
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The
Good Samaritan
Winnsboro Road
J. R. Downs
Ouachita Parish
Downs
Elmer E Lane Receives Transport Pilot License
Elmer E Lane 25 of 410 Breard Street has been awarded a transport pilot license. He seeks employment as a co pilot on a national aviation system. Examinations were in this city before Luke Littlejohn of the commerce department. Tests were taken at Little Rock Arkansas. Lane has seven years flying as an amateur with about 500 hours.
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Elmer E. Lane
Breard Street
Lane
Luke Littlejohn
Department of Commerce
Little Rock
Ark
Drunken Driving Charge After Morning Collision
After a collision on DeSiard street a vehicle parked at the curb was involved. James Edwards was arrested for driving while intoxicated and jailed. Henry Shipp, the other vehicle’s owner and a passenger, was treated for minor injuries at St Francis sanitarium. M C McClendon from Alabama owned the parked car.
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DeSiard Street
James Edwards
Henry Shipp
St. Francis Sanitarium
Shipp
M. C. McClendon
Alabama
Christmas Fund Issued To Firemen An Evening Of Entertainment
The Monroe fire department distributed its annual Christmas fund to members led by Chief Frank J. Roddy and Assistant Chief H E Roberts. Two events raise funds for next year including a Lone Star Cowboys show at Ouachita Parish High School auditorium at 7 30 and a Hotel Frances dance at 9 30 with proceeds to the Good Fellows Fund and firemen generosity. Advance ticket sales suggest large crowds.
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Monroe Fire Department
Frank J. Roddy
H. E. Roberts
Farms Ad
Good Fellows Fund
Lone Star Cowboys
Shreveport
Ouachita Parish High School
Hotel Frances
Motor Vehicle Power Price Falls Over a Decade
Over ten years the average price per horsepower for motor vehicles has dropped by about 75 percent, signaling a major shift in车 cost structure and accessibility for buyers.
Lamp Explosion at Bridge Work Injures Man at Columbia
J. R. Rossiter, 37, a bridge contractor employee, was treated Friday morning for facial and eye burns after a carbide lamp on a barge exploded. He said the lamp was leaking and a match lit for a cigarette sparked the blast. doctors expect no permanent eye damage.
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J. R. Rossiter
Columbia
Vaughan-Wright-Bendel
Rossiter
Another Person Tells Of Seeing Miss Todd Alive
In Los Angeles on December 20 a grand jury probe into Thelma Todd’s death faced new twists as a second person claimed to have seen the actress alive after reports of her death and an autopsy. The witness, a woman who identified herself, added to conflicting accounts surrounding the case.
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Miss Todd
Los Angeles
Thelma Todd
Actress Death Telephoned From Drug Store
Mrs Kane reported Miss Todd telephoning from a drug store Sunday afternoon about 4 p.m., nearly 12 hours after initial autopsy conclusions on the actress's death. Martha Ford, a close friend of Miss Todd, corroborated the time of the call.
Child Returned Home After Leg Fracture
Seven year old Anna Lillian Hudson daughter of Mr and Mrs A J Vinson of DeSiard road was removed Friday from the Vaughan Wright Bendel clinic to her home after receiving treatment for a left leg fracture caused by being struck by an automobile near her residence.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Anna Lillian Hudson
A. J. Vinson
DeSiard Road
Vaughan-Wright-Bendel Clinic
Candidates Seek Reelection in District Five and Parish Clerk Race
Riley J. Wilson of Ruston announces his candidacy to succeed himself in Congress from the Fifth District in the Democratic Primary on January 21, 1936. Pat S. Hamilton seeks another term as Clerk of Court of Ouachita Parish in the same January 21, 1936 Democratic primary.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Riley J. Wilson
Ruston
Pat S. Hamilton
Ouachita Parish
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Radio
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Music Shop
Grand Phone
NEA Service, Inc
Kansas
Julius Kessler
Kessler
Lerin
Monroe
F. Strauss & Son, Inc
Marjorie Post Hutton
Cereal Fortune
Edward F. Hutton
New York
Joseph E. Davies
Washington
Federal Trade Commission
Edward B. Close
Frank
Nik
DeSiard
RCA Victor Radio
Victor
Comfort
West Monroe
Trenton Street
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