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Newspaper
Monroe News Star
Location
Monroe, Louisiana, United States of America
Date
Dec 22, 1941
Page
3
Mulhearn Protective Insurance hosted 40 staff members at Hotel Frances for its annual Christmas banquet. Winnsboro beat Monroe and Rayville groups for most business, receiving defense stamp books. guests included executives, field workers from Monroe, Winnsboro, and Rayville, and several local clients.
Wiley C. Renwick aged 61, brother of Joe Renwick and Oua chita Parish school board president, died at 108 Delano Drive after a long illness. The funeral took place Monday at 10 am at the residence with Rev. E F Hayward officiating. Interment was at Riverview Burial Park. He had worked as an engineer on the U S and P and later with Illinois Central. He leaves a widow, two sons, three daughters, a brother Joe Renwick and a sister Mrs Harry G Prophit of Fort Lauderdale.
Navy and naval reserve applications will be accepted at Monroe post office on Tuesday Wednesday Friday and Saturday of this week. The note mentions the world fur trade gaining importance after North American discovery.
The Monroe Recreation department elected F. L. Jones as president and named Henry Bernstein Jr, Courtney Oliver, Mrs. Charles Mitchell to key posts. New board members include Walter Kellogg and Mrs. Henry Hinkle, with John L. Madden as ex officio sponsor. The board convenes monthly. Also notes a statistic on U.S. auto cash value and tax burden.
Rev. L. T. Hastings, pastor of the First Baptist church, is a patient at Riverside sanitarium. The report notes his illness and current status within the medical facility.
The patient was threatened with pneumonia last week but continues to improve. Physicians stated Monday that he had a good night and seems well on the road to recovery.
In order named New York of Washington Detroit Boston Angeles and Cleveland accounts half the air traffic of the United States.
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