Mother Works Patiently For Sleeping Girl In Oak Park
Oak Park Illinois December 22. Patricia Macaire, asleep since 1932, is cared for by her mother Mrs. Peter Miley who tends to her daily needs. The caregiver starts at 6 am with breakfast, feeds Pat six times daily, and exercises her limbs for hours. She also manages housework, shopping, and letters while sleeping in Pat’s room to respond at night. Her family has faced tragedies but they persevere with gratitude for Pat and no relief reliance.
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Oak Park
Ill
Patricia Macaire
Peter Miley
Patricia
Ley
Miley
Rheta
Grace Dugan
Pat
Birth registration cards received for war vets' children
Ouachita parish war veterans' service officer H. B. McClendon reports receipt of official birth registration cards for children of veterans. The cards, same as statewide issues, were provided through a cooperative American Legion program to ensure registration with the state health board and the federal census bureau. The records aid future veterans' compensation, pensions, and social security birth date verification.
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Ouachita Parish
H. B. McClendon
Veterans’ Service
State Board of Health
McClendon
Leonidas Barkdull Faulk Post
American Legion
Boy Hurt in Train Mishap On Road to Recovery
Lonnie Wilson a 13 year old West Monroe lad who fell while attempting to board an Illinois Central freight train near home had his left leg amputated below the knee after being crushed beneath the wheels. His leg was also fractured above the knee and he is now on the road to recovery, according to his physician.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lonnie Wilson
West Monroe
St. Francis
Ruby Wilson
Ransom Addition
Illinois Central
Post Office Clerk Undergoes Operation in Riverside
Post office clerk F. E. Welch of Monroe underwent an operation at Riverside yesterday. Welch works at the Monroe post office located at 511 North Fifth Street.
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F. E. Welch
North Fifth Street
West Monroe
Riverside
Mr. Welch
Monroe Postoffice
Caldwell Parish Schools Close for Christmas Break
Caldwell parish schools will close for Christmas holidays December 23 and reopen January 4. The announcement lists Caldwell Parish, Columbia Louisiana, and notes a special dispatch dated December 22.
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Columbia
Caldwell Parish
Revue Booked by 3 Mile Inn at Christmas Eve
A glamorous 20 entertainer revue directed by Jack Kane will open Christmas Eve at the Three Mile Inn on DeSiard Road. Headlined by Maureen Rio from Earl Carroll shows, with the Udell Triplets the cast includes Kay El Em, Tom Rollo, Jordan and Grace, cliff spinning acts, and a starry lineup led by producer Jack Angell.
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Jack Kane
Jack Angell
Three Mile Inn
DeSiard Road
Glenna Jane Thompson
Hollywood
Maureen Rio
Earl Carroll
Miss Rio
Udell Triplets
Herb Cook
Phil Spitalny
Herb
Kay
Tom Rollo
Keeper of the Nut House
Jordan and
Grace
Cliff Jordan
Believe It Or Not Ripley
City Court Fines For Disorderly Conduct And Larceny
Robert Lindsey and Marion Mitchell, both described as negroes, were fined for drawing and displaying a dangerous weapon and for drunk and disorderly conduct. Lindsey paid 107.50 and Mitchell 20.00 total. Frank Cann was jailed 30 days for larceny of trousers. Four others were fined seven dollars fifty each for drunkenness and three more forfeited 7.50 in cash bonds. One traffic violator paid a five dollar fine.
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Robert Lindsey
H. T. Ward
R. F. Graves
W. M. Harper
Monroe
Marion Mitchell
Frank Cann
Hunt and Whitaker
Eleven Cases Disposed In West Monroe City Court
Judge Jesse Heard presided as eleven cases were disposed yesterday. Five individuals fined $10 for drunken and disorderly conduct, two fined $2 for traffic violations, Ernest Crockett fined $75 for carrying a concealed pistol plus $10 for drunken disorderliness. Isaac Godfrey and Calvin Williams fined $10 each for fighting and disturbing the peace. Joe Woodward sentenced to $20 fine or 20 days for larceny.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
West Monroe
Jesse Heard
Ernest Crockett
Isaac Godfrey
Calvin Williams
Joe Woodward
Births in Local Homes and Clinics
Mr and Mrs J H Scogin announce a son born yesterday at St Francis sanitarium. Mr and Mrs Wilmer E Lawson announce a son born Saturday night at Vaughan Wright Bendel clinic. Lawson is a laboratory technician at the clinic. H P Hebert born yesterday at St Francis sanitarium. Mr and Mrs T E Spaight of Rayville announce a son born yesterday at Wraughan Wright Bendel clinic. J H Adams listed at 307 Pine Street West Monroe.
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J. H. Scogin
Stone Avenue
St. Francis Sanitarium
Wilmer E. Lawson
Delano Street
Vaughan-Wright-Bendel Clinic
Mr. Lawson
W. E. Lawson, Jr
H. P. Hebert
Breard
T. E. Spaight
Rayville
J. H. Adams
Pine Street
West Monroe
Wraughan-Wright-Bendel Clinic
Pratling Farmer Stillman Weakens Amid Talks At Ocala
Howard Stillman a 44 year old farmer in Ocala Fla grew much weaker today as doctors use oxygen to control his continuous talking. Dr J L Chalker says the patient now raves without sedatives and there is no hope of recovery if inflamed brain speech areas cannot be cured quickly.
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Ocala
Fla
Howard Stillman
J. L. Chalker
Stillman
Chalker
Miss Bannister Undergoes Appendicitis Operation
Miss Freddie Mae Bannister of Columbia, a student at a local beauty school, underwent an appendicitis operation at Riverside sanitarium yesterday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Freddie Mae Bannister
Columbia
Riverside Sanitarium
Judge Fines Wife in Overtime Parking Case
Police Judge W T Horton fined a motorist one dollar for parking overtime and then paid the fine himself. The violator was his wife.
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Jackson, Miss
W. T. Horton
New Yorker Teeters on 18-Story Roof Threat
Maurice Nast stood on the edge of an 18 story hotel roof for two hours threatening to jump as onlookers begged him to step back. A firefighter crept up behind and pulled him to safety, ending the perilous standoff.
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Maurice Nast
Associated Press
Christmas Play to Be Presented at Eros High School
A Christmas play titled The Little Match Girl will be presented at Eros High School on Wednesday night December 23. The cast features Dorothy Cook Charles Works Charles Phillips James Huey Donald Ziegler and many others with additional numbers by the Home Demonstration club rhythm band of elementary students and poems by Karl Nalley Printson Gaston and others.
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Eros
Eros High School
Dorothy Cook
Charles Works
Charles Phillips
James Huey
Donald Ziegler
Cla Flu Lusk
Lida Jewel Thompson
Billy Nalley
John Will Sheffield
R. L. Spillers
James Lewis
Jean Bennett
Grace Wennin Wright
Carline Crowell
Marteal Cook
Lillie Mae Crawford
Evie Huey
Morris Chambliss
Calvin Griffen
Wayne Busbice
Bobbie Jean Busbice
Robert Noah le Moyne Busbice
Audrey Gaston
Donald Busbice
Gordon Grant, Jr
Bobbie Nalley
Pauline Zeigler
Jeanette Bennett
Helen Lewis
Evelyn Griggs
Edwina Hayden
Sarah Grant
Elizabeth Wingate
Golda Hesler
Mona Ada Stroud
Melba Jean Fluitt
Ouida Griggs
Charline Barnes
Earl Nalley
Hilton Spillers
Emma Lucille Parish
Adell Huey
Dorothy Spillers
Mileta Fay Zeigler
Maridene Hearnes
James Zeigler
Basil Pilcher
The
Home Demonstration Club
Santa Claus
Karl Nalley
Printson Gaston
Ferriday High Announces Holiday Popularity Contest
Ferriday La December 22 Ferriday High School announces a popularity contest sponsored by the High Spots school publication to be staged after the Christmas holidays Jeanne Wilkes editor says the event aims to engage students.
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Ferriday
Ferriday High School
Jeanne Wilkes
Five Children Die In Ottawa Fire Tragedy
A devastating Ottawa blaze in the city’s lower section claimed the lives of five children. Parents Mr and Mrs Adelaide Giroux and two other children escaped by leaping from a second story window. the father bore a two year old to safety. The dead are Romeo 17 Cecile 11 Therese 10 Marguerite 8 and Jeanette 5.
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Ottawa
Adelaide Giroux
Romeo
Cecile
Therese
Marguerite
Jeanette
Geographical center of United States located in Kansas
The geographical center of the United States lies in the eastern part of Smith County Kansas. This landmark marks the precise midpoint used in geography and national mapping efforts.
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The
United States
Smith County
Kansas
Waterproof High’s Star Fullback Weds Clayton Girl
Captain Wille Bennett all-state fullback of the Waterproof High School Tigers champions of north Louisiana and Miss Irene Dell Keenan of Clayton were married recently at Vidalia with Superintendent J. S. Burris officiating.
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Ferriday
Wille Bennett
Waterproof High School Tigers
North Louisiana
Irene Dell Keenan
Clayton
Vidalia
J. S. Burris
Rosalie Grafton and Edgar Long Wed in Bernice Ceremony
Miss Rosalie Grafton, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. B. W. Grafton, Bernice, married Mr. Edgar T. Long, son of Mr. and Mrs. H. F. Long, Kelly, at 6 p.m. December 19 in Bernice according to special dispatches from Long Grafton.
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Bernice, la
Rosalie Grafton
B. W. Grafton
Bernice
Edgar T. Long
H. F. Long
Kelly
Wedding Solemnized at Bernice Home of Bride’s Sister
Rev A T Mitchell officiated at the ceremony held at the home of the bride’s sister Mrs Starkie Lindsey in Bernice. Mr and Mrs Long will reside in Kelly where Mr Long is employed.
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Starkie Lindsey
Bernice
A. T. Mitchell
Mrs. Long
Kelly
Mr. Long
Five Alabama women plead guilty in New Orleans shoplifting case
Five Birmingham residents pleaded guilty to petty larceny charges linked to a shoplifting syndicate in New Orleans. Judge William J. O'Hara imposed prison terms on the women, signaling a crackdown on organized theft.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New Orleans
Bircmingham
Ala
William J. O'Hara
Dairymen to Meet in Quachita Parish Tonight
The Quachita Parish Dairy Dealers Association holds its regular monthly meeting tomorrow night at 7 at the court house. E S Eby announced the gathering.
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Quachita Parish
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