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Newspaper
Monroe News Star
Location
Monroe, Louisiana, United States of America
Date
Dec 23, 1931
Page
5
Breard Noelie Watkins and Katherine May with chorus perform Sanctus from St Cecelia Mass by Gounod. Mrs. Whitfield and Mrs. George assist. Curtain rises. O Come All Ye Faithful and Hark the Angels Sing referenced. Verbatim OCR fragment ends.
Eleven Ouachita Parish cows earned spots on the North Louisiana Dairy Herd Improvement Association honor roll for the past month. Ten are owned by Louisiana Training Institute and one by W. W. McDonald and Son. Beauty, a grade Holstein, led in milk and butterfat with 1303 pounds and 72.1 pounds. Toeria, a Jersey, was second in butterfat at 504 pounds, and No. 111-2 led milk with 1395 pounds. The training institute owns all three top cows.
Five donations were received by the Monroe Welfare Association including two monetary gifts and in kind gifts. Mrs Johnnie Smith Elberts apparel shop sent hats and dresses while the Palace donated ladies coats. Lennon Motor Company gave three heaters and a rug. A Monroe First Methodist Church department adopted a family in need.
George Seth Guion spoke in Monroe to Ouachita Parish voters during his gubernatorial bid. He labeled O. K. Allen as Long’s rubber stamp and promised to halt corruption if elected, while criticizing current administration tactics and urging independence for Louisiana voters. He said he would push decency in public affairs and continue the road program.
A speech by Guion assails state corruption, alleging the highway department payrolls are diverted to a slush fund under Governor Long. He vows a full inquiry by the highway commission and legislature to expose graft, while denying personal campaign costs. Patton attacks Harris and Fisher, urging vocational guidance programs and accusing Fisher of vote splitting.
The Geometry Club at Oua chita Parish High School held a noon dinner yesterday. Five classes were entertained, with 145 students split into two teams the Blues and the Reds. The Blues won and paid for the Reds dinner, plus a program was presented.
Revival at the Assembly of God in West Monroe continues through the holidays due to strong interest. Rev. A. N. Burne of Ft. Smith Arkansas preaches with his wife and Miss Audie Bradley of Wesson Arkansas assisting. Services start nightly with a song service at 7:00 p.m. The public is invited.
An automobile driven by G. R. Williams of West Monroe struck a parked cotton truck on the Monroe Rayville Road in La Fourche Swamp injuring J. W. Williams, father of G. R. Williams, with a minor hip cut. Ambulance came but no treatment was needed.
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