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Monroe News Star

Location

Monroe, Louisiana, United States of America

Date

Dec 22, 1938

Page

3

Chamber Lighting Route Guides City Tour of Holiday Displays

The Chamber of Commerce issues a detailed street-by-street driving route to view residential lighting displays across the city. The instruction lists turns at DeSiard, Grand, Pargoud, Hanson, Lee, Jackson, Bright, St. John, Bry, Ouachita, South Fourth, Layton, Hart, Calypso, Sixth, D Arbonne, Spurgeon, Sherrouse, DeSiard road, DeSiard 6000 block, Louisville, North Fifth, Bres, North Fourth, Auburn, Seventh, Glenmar, North Sixth, K, Forsythe, Marie place, Park avenue, Riverfront, Stubbs, Second, Louisville, Riverside, Pine, Walnut, and back to DeSiard Sixth.

Chamber of Commerce Grand DeSiard Street Pargoud Drive Hanson Street Pargoud Street Lee Avenue Jackson Street Jackson Bright Avenue Sixth Street D’arbonne Spurgeon Drive Sherrouse Avenue Sherrouse DeSiard Road DeSiard Louisville Avenue Louisville Fifth Street Bres Avenue North Fourth Street Fourth Street Auburn Avenue Auburn North Seventh Street Seventh Glenmar North Sixth Street K Street North Fifth Street North Fifth Forsythe Avenue Forsythe Marie Place Park Avenue Riverfront

Central and Circle S Service Station Opens With Crowd

More than a thousand people visited the new Central and Circle S Service station at its opening on Wednesday. Manager Rudy Howell announced awards to S. J. Reid for a General set, J. C. Torrance for a center for his car, and W. E. el for an automobile. The station sits one block from Second to Third streets, north of the Illinois Central tracks, promising improved service for motorists.

Central Circle S Rudy Howell Second Third Street Illinois Central Railroad

Tech Breaks Ground for First Dorm in $2,000,000 Plan

Louisiana Tech began its expansion with the breaking of ground for a new women’s dormitory funded by state and PWA money. The ceremony featured prominent Ruston officials and Tech leaders, with prayers offered by Rev. Guy M. Hicks and a display of residents-in-waiting for dorm rooms.

TECH Louisiana Tech O A. Wright Raymond Heard Ruston E. D. Pratt T. L. James Company J. C. Ritchie Ruston Chamber of Commerce C. W. Smith State Board of Education E. S. Richardson T. L. James Charles C. Gayne G. A. Adams John P. Graham Guy M. Hicks Ruston Methodist Church State PWA

Circle S Station Opens New Facilities Drawing Praise

Circle S customers expressed appreciation for the many new facilities of the station. The updated amenities drew positive reactions from patrons noting improved service and modernized features.

Circle S

Motion Picture Theaters Worldwide and United States Share

The world hosts about 89 097 motion picture theaters. Of this total 189 percent are in the United States.

The United States

Reed to Build Five-Room Frame Residence at College Avenue

A permit to construct a five room frame residence at 303 College avenue was issued to Luther Reed by city inspector Sam H Awl. The home costs 3000 dollars with R J Zuberbier as contractor. Paul Gebhard a Denver boy found a 20 pound fossil of an ancient snail.

College Avenue Luther Reed Sam H. Awl Paul Gebhard Denver, Colo

Honest victim claims plunderers in McKesson case

The document presents F Donald Coster's death note alleging bankers, lawyers, and auditors looted McKesson and Robbins. He accuses board friction, massive bad debts, and a failed merger while claiming to fight to preserve the company. He defends gifts to his wife and laments betrayal by Wall Street interests and legal intrigue.

New York F. Donald Coasters Samuel Reich McKesson Robbins White Bysineas Coster-Musica Florida Steiner Rouse George Robert Dietrich Wall Street

Birth Announcement for Lewis Son at Vaughan-Wright Bendel

A son was born Wednesday to Mr and Mrs John G Lewis at the Vaughan Wright Bendel clinic. The new infant joins the family at 403 Speed Drive in the city.

John G. Lewis Vaughan-Wright- Bendel Clinic

Local firm wins two contracts for Columbia pulp ing plant

Salley and Bilis of Monroe were Thursday awarded the contract to build a pulping plant at Columbia, akin to the West Monroe project, at a price of £20,000. Construction will begin soon, with a crew of 260 workers. Groundbreaking slated for Friday or Saturday at Northwest Center on the site of SIGIR operations.

Salley and Bilis Monroe Wee Thursday Columbia West Monroe Northesst Center Eocese Sigir

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