Old Horse Sale of Rotary Aids Local Charities
Monroe Rotary club held its annual old horse sale at Hotel Virginia with Abe Arent as salesman. The $90 proceeds were split into five $15 gifts to McClendon Baptist church Salvation Army Red Monroe Welfare Quachita Parish Tuberculosis and Public Health association. The event supported Christmas gifts for local children and continued Rotary Kiwanis charity collaboration.
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Monroe Rotary Club
Hotel Virginia
Abe Arent
McClendon Baptist Church
Salvation Army
Red Monroe Welfare Association
Home of the Good Samaritan
Quachita Parish Tuberculosis and Public Health Association
Street Sales Boys of News Star World Dined
Twenty seven street sales boys of the News Star World were guests of Mr and Mrs D L Davidson of Bella Scherck at a Christmas party last night. They were entertained at Kemp's cafeteria with tables decorated in Christmas colors. Each boy received a souvenir and a present.
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News-Star—World
D. L. Davidson
Bella Scherck Davidson Woman's Shop
Happy Bunch
Kemp's
New St Louis Fed Bank Names Two New Directors
The Federal Reserve Bank of St Louis announces two new directors for terms starting January 1. Willis Pope of Columbus Mississippi is appointed for three years and W. H. Glasgow of Memphis Tennessee is appointed for one year.
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St.louis
Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis
Memphis
Willis Pope
Columbus
Miss
W. H. Glasgow
Chicago Police Lead War on Gangsters in 1932
Chicago police wage a relentless campaign under Mayor Cermak with 40 gunfight deaths in 1932 and nine officers killed. Detectives Miller and Lang, linked to raids on Nitti and Capone associates, each wounded. Cermak vows no letup, seeking funds and federal help to curb bootlegging as 491 arrests and 122 liquor seizures mark a sweeping roundup.
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Chicago
Anton J. Cermak
William Nydick
Joe” Filkowski
Cleveland
Harry Miller
Cermak
Frank Nitti
al Capone
Nydick
Miller
Nitti
Harry Lang
Lang
Miami Fla
Underworld
Boy Is Seriously Injured In Highway Crash
In Shreveport Louisiana on December 23 Frank Merritt 11 and his siblings were injured when their car collided with another driven by E H Simpson. Frank was in critical condition at a local hospital. Simpson’s young son suffered a broken leg.
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Boy
Shreveport
Frank Merritt
E. A. Merritt
Gibsland
Williford
Margaret
Central College
Conway, Ark
E. A. Merritt, Jr
Merritts
E. H. Simpson
Christmas Pervades Air Throughout Wide World
Berlin pupils save coppers for a school bank fund to buy gifts for family but the teacher Hans Graf admits he spent the money and surrendered to police. In Sydney a anti Santa crowd objects to toys for poor children. Danzig’s Christmas market fades as shoppers favor big stores. London’s Lord Mayor receives an enormous cake as gifts begin arriving.
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Berlin
Halensee
Hans Graf
Graf
No. 2% Y 51 bb. Oz. Pkg Lbs Box
Industrial period label fragment shows weights and packaging units. The readable items include 5 . 7 Lb and No. 2% Y 51 bb. Oz. Pkg Box. No full context or complete description available.
Young Man Dies in Louisiana Gravel Pit Collapse
R W Hutchinson 3 of near Kentwood was killed when a gravel pit collapsed near Hammond Louisiana. Two others including Will Spinks of Tangipahoa parish were injured and transported to New Orleans for care. The workers were hired by the state unemployment relief committee to dig gravel for the Louisiana highway commission.
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Hammond, la
R. W. Hutchinson
Near Kentwood
William Raborn
Kentwood
Will Spinks
Tangipahoa Parish
New Orleans
Spinks
State Unemployment Relief Committee
Louisiana Highway Commission
Two Men Arrested at Crescent City Following Slaying
Dominick and Joseph Marconi brothers aged 40 and 41 were detained in connection with the killing of Mack Touchet a Mississippi fishing boat captain. Touchet was shot during a dispute on his boat off Deep Pass Louisiana as investigators probe motive and perpetrators.
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New Orleans
Dominick
Joseph Marconi
Mack Touchet
Mississippi
Deep Pass
Touchet
Louisiana
New Basin Canal
St. Bernard Parish
Good Samaritan Home Appeals for Aid This Holiday
The Home of the Good Samaritan, under Rev. J. R. Downs, asks friends to donate clothing food and cash. The largely volunteer supported home says needs this year exceed past levels and urges public generosity.
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Good Samaritan
Home of the Good Samaritan
J. R. Downs
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Rotary
Street Sales Boys of News-Star-World Dined
Moon Mullins
Moon
Lord Plushbottom
Egypt
Willard
Kayo
Lord Plushbotton
Windy City
Monroe Produce
DeSiard
Pene
Ieee
Wide World
Santa Claus
Sydney
Australia
Parkhill Progress Association
Santa
Parkhill Group
Danzig
London
Sir Percy Greenaway
Godchaux Fine
Iilettude
Florida
California
Spitzberg Delicious
K. C
Pacific
Bis
Yacht Club
Luscious
St A
Jersey Gold Products
Cape Cod
del Monte
Delicatessen
Alameda
Walker Bros
Sydney Cricket Ground
Melbourne
Percy
Pacific Coast
South America
Europe
Crescent City
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