Fatal gunfight ends robbery hope in Monroe store
A hold up at Ross Brothers grocery ended when gunman Fleming was shot dead by Ross after a struggle over Fleming's pistol. Fleming, using a stolen car, faced abandonment of his family and had sought relief without success. Funeral services for Fleming were held in Monroe with his family in attendance.
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Ross
Adams
Fleming
L. F. Wilhite
Arkansas Avenue
Calypso Street
Muissouri-Pacific Railroad
Alexandria
Norma Lee
Kenneth
Monroe
Pear Street
Ross Brothers
Mississippi
Masonic Lodge
France
Peters Funeral Chapel
Ernest Duncan Holloway
Riverview Burial Park
L. C. Keltner
Gus Williams
E. R. Bennett
C. E. Worley
J. O. Rhodes
J. G. Bell
Ed Fleming
Bogalusa
Cotton Gin Tests Show Fast Feeding Lowers Lint Value
The agriculture department reports tests at the federal cotton ginning laboratory in Stoneville Mississippi found that feeding cotton into the gin too rapidly reduces lint value. Loss ranges from 62 cents to 4.50 dollars per bale.
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Washington
Agriculture Department
Federal Cotton Ginning Laboratory
Stoneville, Miss
Kay Francis Stars in First Lady at Paramount
Kay Francis, premier dramatic actress, appears in the high comedy First Lady at the Paramount theater today and Tuesday. Tonight at 9 p.m. the third Big Apple dance contest will be staged on the stage.
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Kay Francis
Paramount Theater
Benefit events to boost fund underway this season
Plans are in place for Christmas Eve baskets to aid the needy. The Salvation Army in Monroe and the Welfare Association in West Monroe will distribute gifts. A $10 clothing box from E Jack Selig arrived Monday, joining annual donor support.
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Good Fellows
Monroe
Salvation Army
West Monroe
Welfare Association
E. Jack Selig
E. Jack Selig, Valued At $10. Mr Selig
Fellows Editor Fund Drive Appeal
A World and News-Star editor requests donations to the Good Fellows Fund. Cash gifts should be sent care of the World and News-Star at 110 North Second Street.
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the World and News-Star
Good Fellows Fund
Care World and News-Star
North Second Street
Thornhill Returns Home From Sanatorium
Monroe attorney J. B. Thornhill was moved from St. Francia sanitarium to his home at 1211 St. John Street after a pneumonia attack. His condition Monday was reported very much improved.
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J. B. Thornhill
Monroe
St. Francia Sanitarium
St. John Street
Thornhill
Soviet Executes Eight for Treason and Espionage Abroad
The Soviet Union announced the execution of eight men, including Leo Karakhan and Avel Yenukidze, after secret trials for treason, terroristic activity, and espionage. A new 1800 mile railroad parallel to the Trans-Siberian was disclosed, and the convocation of the general supreme Soviet will meet January 12. Four others were executed in Kuibyshev province for killing a man who proposed Stalin’s candidacy.
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Military Collegium Supreme Court
Leo M. Karakhan
Boris C. Steiger
Far East
General Supreme Soviet
Russia
Communist Executive Committee
Karyskaya
Lake Baikal
Khabomrocsk
Pacific Ocean
Avel Yenukidze
Joseph Stalin
Kremlin
V. P. Larin
Communist Party Central Committee
Vladimir Zukermann
Foreign Office Department of Eastern Affairs
BR. P. Sheboldaetf
Communist Party For
North Caucasus
E. B. Orakelashvili
A. D. Meteleff
Kuibishefi
Stalin
Police recover two stolen bicycles in Monroe
The Monroe police department reported the recovery of two bicycles reported stolen. A Famous model from Haley's Cycle Shop and an Iver Johnson owned by Ben Moore of 311 Linderman Street were found by City Detective D. G. Bedsole. Ownership was confirmed via a citywide ownership file maintained at police headquarters by Officer R. J. Gora.
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Monroe
Haley
Iver Johnson
Ben Moore
Linderman Street
West
D. G. Bedsole
Tiwin Cities
R. J. Gora
Leaders rush housing bill amid early fiscal year push
In a special session the house appropriations committee called the activity unusual as hearings on navy and independent offices appropriations wrap up. A treasury post office supply measure will end early this week. Most major appropriations are forecast to finish by April 30 unless the senate filibusters. The panel noted rising budget estimates across agencies and proposed hikes including about 50 million for the navy to start contraction of new ships.
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House Appropriations Committee
Navy
Treasury-Post Office
Senate
Navy Department
House
Quachita Parish Coach Recovers After Appendectomy
George Riser assistant athletic coach at Quachita Parish High School is recovering satisfactorily after an appendectomy last Saturday at Vaughan Wright Bendel clinic where he remains a patient.
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George Riser
Quachita Parish
Vaughan-Wright-Bendel Clinic
Government forces capture Teruel in major Spanish Civil War push
Dispatches report insurgent positions near Teruel were overrun as government troops stormed the city after nightfall. They advanced to its outskirts and seized several buildings, signaling the largest government drive to date and a potential heavy blow to insurgents defending the Teruel-Valencia corridor.
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Teruel
Hendaye
Escandon
Valencia
Francisco Franco
Barcelona
Terue
Insurgent Raid Kills Eight in Barcelona
Eight people were killed and 30 wounded in a Spanish insurgent air raid on Barcelona last night, reported from Perpignan France. The incident occurred amid ongoing combat in the region as insurgent forces targeted the city.
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Perpignan
France
Barcelona
Tenants to gain loans in 15 Louisiana parishes
The Bank head-Jones tenant loan act funds Louisiana adding 376,890 to aid a program in 15 parishes. A nine member advisory committee selected parishes and will oversee loans averaging 3500 each for 5 to 40 year terms at 3 percent interest.
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New Orleans
Louisiana
E. C. McInnis
Farm Security Administration
Bossier
Caddo
Avoyelles
East Baton Rouge
Evangeline
Jefferson Davis
Lincoln
Lafayette
Pointe Cooper
Rapides, Richland
St. John the Baptist
St. Martin
Vermilion
West Feliciana
Norris
C. Williamson
Lake Providence
FSA
McInnis
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