Minstrel Show Delights Louisiana Training Institute Crowd
A Christmas minstrel event at the Louisiana Training Institute featured 30 boy performers under W. B. Mask Sr and Harry Forrenson. Judge Schulze welcomed guests as singing solos and dances captivated the audience.
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Louisiana Training Institute
W. B. Mask
Harry Forrenson
Institute
Charles Schulze
Sherrod
West Monroe
Monroe
Shirley Temple
Santa
Clara Bell Hair
Virgina Cascio
Treasure Island
Midnight Christmas Services in Two Monroe Churches
Two Monroe churches hold midnight services on Christmas Eve. At St Matthew’s Catholic Church a mass starts at midnight with Rev Father N F Vandegaer presiding. Grace Episcopal Church schedules a 1145 p.m. service with a choral Eucharist and organ music by Roger Frisbie, plus a 8 a.m. Eucharist on Christmas Day. A Methodist group begins at 1 p.m. to carol in front of shut-ins.
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Monroe
St. Matthew’s Catholic Church
N .F. Vandegaer
Grace Episcopal Church
Roger Frisbie
Grace Church
First Methodist Church
Mrs Fortenberry Hurt In Accident On Bridge
Mrs Virginia Fortenberry of West Monroe was struck by sacks of cotton seed tossed from a truck on the Ouachita River bridge. She suffered head lacerations and severe bruises and was taken by ambulance to Vaughan Wright Bendel clinic for treatment.
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Ouachita River
Virginia Fortenberry
North Third Street
West Monroe
Why not try God by Mary Pickford
Mary Pickford urges exploring God as an everyday presence and guide. She argues that thinking in harmony with the Mind behind creation brings happiness, success, and health, citing Edison, Bell, Steinmetz, and Babson to illustrate spiritual power over material ends.
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God
Mary Pickford
Thut
California
Edison
Marconi
Alexander Graham Bell
Charles Steinmetz
Roger Babson
Driver of Truck In Cotton Seed Crash
Police said the accident investigation found sacks of cotton seed flew from the truck bed. The projecting sacks struck a bridge support, then riderless into the pedestrian lane hitting Mrs. Fortenberry.
Noted British Actor Robert Loraine Dies in London
Robert Loraine legendary actor, pioneer aviator and Boer War hero, died after an operation in London aged 60. Born January 14, 1876 he began on stage in 1889 and became a Shaw favorite while later widening fame as a pioneering aviator and military figure. Shaw commented he would soon die himself.
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London
Robert Loraine
George Bernard Shaw
Shaw
Loraine
Irish Sea
Relief policy unchanged as Hopkins cites winter strain
President declares relief funds cannot be extended and notes difficulty in defining unemployment. He cites 5,000,000 workers employed since spring 1933 and argues total unemployed may exceed 11,000,000, while some have resources but seek part time work to supplement income.
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Harry L. Hopkins
Works Progress Administrator
Additional Election Supervisors Chosen in Louisiana
Gov O K Allen appointed new members to parish boards of election supervisors in Baton Rouge Natchitoches Lafayette and filled vacancies. Claiborne R D Walker named president and W M Robert as member replacing J C Baird and J E Gray. E O Payne reappointed president in Natchitoches with H O Wimberly in Copellar’s stead. L L Breaux named president in Lafayette with James M Higginbotham succeeding Edward L Alleman and O Z Boudreaux.
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Baton Rouge
O. K. Allen
Claiborne
R. D. Walker
W. M. Robert
J. C. Baird
John E. Gray
Natchitoches
E. O. Payne
H. O. Wimberly
James J. Copellar
Lafayette
L. L. Breaux
James M. Higginbotham
Edward L. Alleman
O. Z. Boudreaux
Lumberman Thomas L. Shannon Dies in Memphis
Thomas L. Shannon, 51, a noted southern lumberman, died of pneumonia at a Memphis hospital. He was president of Shannon Brothers Lumber Co. in Memphis and T. L. Shannon & Brothers Lumber Co. in Helena Arkansas and Pickens Mississippi.
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Memphis
Tenn
Thomas L. Shannon
South
Shannon
Shannon Brothers Lumber Co
T. L. Shannon & Brothers Lumber Co
Helena
Ark
Pickens
Miss
Claudette Colbert Elopes to Yuma for Marriage
Hollywood reports Claudette Colbert and Dr. Joel E Pressman are en route by car to Yuma Arizona to wed. Friends say the couple decided suddenly to marry after a prior engagement disclosed during a trip to San Francisco. Dr Pressman declines to comment on the romance.
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Hollywood
Calif
Claudette Colbert
Joel E Pressman
Yuma
Ariz
San Francisco
Miss Colbert
Pressman
Los Angeles
Christmas Service At Macedonia Baptist Church
A Christmas service will be held at Macedonia Baptist Church, with Rev. A. T. White as pastor, at 4 a.m. on Wednesday. The pastor will preach on The Birth of Jesus from Luke 2 10 11. The choir will sing Silent Night Swing Low Sweet Chariot and Callie Jones will sing Oh I want to See Him.
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Macedonia Baptist Church
Negro
A. T. White
Jesus
Callie Jones
Eastern Star Installs New Officers in Choudrant
In Choudrant Louisiana at a special meeting newly elected Eastern Star officers were installed. Lead officers include Emma Lee Kidd as worthy matron Grady Kelly as worthy patron Gertrude Hogan as associate matron O W Hogan as associate patron Virgil Kelly as conductress Lillian Madden as associate conductress and Nettie Bagley as marshal. Additional officers will be installed at the next regular meeting with Bagley presiding.
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Choudrant
Eastern Star
Emma Lee Kidd
Grady Kelly
Gertude Hogan
O. W. Hogan
Virgil Kelly
Lillian Madden
Nettie Bagley
Marshall
Winter cold wave stretches from Rockies to Atlantic
Continual cold weather blankets the region with light flurries in the upper Mississippi and Ohio valleys. Minnesota and Wisconsin experience subzero lows, with Fargo and Jamestown at 15 below and Chicago near zero. Temperatures across major cities range from 12 to 38 degrees, while Winnipeg reports 16 below.
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Canadian Rockies
Atlantic Coast
Mississippi
Ohio
Minnesota
Wisconsin
Fargo
Jamestown
N. D
Minnesota Twin Cities
Chicago
California
Missouri
Kansas
Boston
New York
Washington
Cleveland
Detroit
Indianapolis
Des Moines
Duluth
Omaha
Kansas City
Cheyenne
Salt Lake City
Portland
Ore
Spokane
Wash
Winnipeg
Canada
Infant Durden Scalded When Tub of Lye Water Overturned
Ronald Lee Durden aged 19 months was badly scalded when a tub of hot lye water overturned from a stove at his parents home on De-Siard road. He was reported convalescing satisfactorily at St. Francis sanitarium and not in critical condition.
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Ronald Lee Durden
Yancey Durden
De-Siard Road
St. Francis Sanitarium
Ruston trio arrested after disturbance at Lucien Webb's Roadhouse
Three Ruston men Jessie Edwards 31 J W Edwards 38 and R D Brown 24 were arrested by the sheriff's department after a disturbance at Lucien Webb's Roadhouse on the Shreveport road near West Monroe. They allegedly broke several windows with an iron pipe after being ejected and were still on site when deputies arrived. Disturbing the peace charges were filed.
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Ruston
Lucien Webb
Shreveport Road
West Monroe
Sheriff's Department
Jessie Edwards
J. W. Edwards
R. D. Brown
Lindberghs Sail For Rest Amid British Security Watch
The Lindberghs departed on a voyage to a quiet destination with secretive arrangements and heavy baggage. Colonel Lindbergh confirmed his identity privately as they sailed, denying an aircraft was aboard and prompting commentary on crime crackdown and Hauptmann’s case.
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Liverpool
John W. Anderson
Lindberghs
Lindbergh
Charles Lindbergh
Daily News
Pan American Airways
Hauptmann
Harold Hoffman
G Man Milne Prober Returns To Washington
Harold O. Nathan assistant director of the federal division of investigation said his inquiry into the kidnapping of Caleb J. Milne 4th reached a stage permitting his return to Washington He declined to say whether this meant he had cleared up puzzling angles of the Milne case Milne grandson of a Philadelphia manufacturer said he was lured from his New York apartment held four days and dumped bound and gagged near Doylestown Pa last Wednesday night Federal agents sought a hideaway and questions about ransom and details drew no comment
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Philadelphia
Harold O. Nathan
Federal Division of Investigation
Caleb J. Milne
Washington
Milne
New York
Doylestown
Nathan
Monroe Post Office Sets Christmas Mail Record
Post office at Monroe reports a record Christmas season with an estimated 115000 letters received and dispatched, 65000 incoming, 50000 outgoing, and 10000 in packages. Extra windows and fast service kept delays to a minimum, with offices open until 8 p.m. Tuesday except money order and registry.
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Monroe
Hugh Wallace
Wallace
J. R. Wooten
Bayer Aspirin Recommended Over Unknown Preparations
Advice urges comparing any pain relief product with Genuine Bayer Aspirin. It cites historical shifts in medical practice after Bayer’s discovery and claims Bayer offers safe, fast headache and pain relief for the average person. Consumers are advised to request Bayer Aspirin specifically at drug stores.
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Fortenberry
Miss Pickford
the Pickford Corporation
United Feature Syndicate
Monroe Nurseries
Ouachita Parish
R. D. Swayze
Durden
E. Namie
Jonesboro
Lindberghs Land
G-Man Milne Prober
Merry Christmas
United States
Bayer Aspirin
W. M. Harper
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