Drainage bonds sold for Grav ity Drainage district No 1
Bonds totaling 64000 dollars for Grav ity Drainage district No 1 of Ouachita parish have been sold and placed on deposit with Whitney bank New Orleans. The Fairbanks Morse Co of Chicago has been contracted to build a brick steel and concrete pumping unit with two pumps designed to lift 100000 gallons per minute over Black Bayou levee. Completion is expected within 1 days. The drainage board comprises Dr T L Hood president S H Humphries secretary and J W Wheelis D C Metcalf and J P Norris members.
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Ouachita Parish
Whitney Bank
New Orleans
C. C. Bell
West Monroe
Fairbanks-Morse Company of
Chicago
Blackbayou
Fairbanks- Morse Company
Drainage Board
T. L. Hood
S. H. Humphries
J. W. Wheelis
D. C. Metcalf
J. P. Norris
Civil Service Post Open in Mint Service
Extension of time for filing applications for the junior assayer position at $6 a day in the Treasury Mint Service is announced by the U S Civil Service Commission. Applications must be filed by December 31 at the Custom House in New Orleans. Forms obtainable from the local civil service board at the Monroe post office.
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Treasury Department
United States Civil Service Commission
Omega
States Civil Service District
Custom House
New Orleans
Civil Service Board
Monroe
Notion of Thought Shapes Reality by Mary Pickford
Mary Pickford argues thoughts determine experience and reality. She uses personal anecdotes to urge readers to cultivate positive thinking and reject gossip and fear. The piece ends noting tomorrow's topic God’s Broadcasting Station.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
God's Broadcasting Station
the Pickford Corporation
United Feature Syndicate
West Carroll Farmer Relieved Of Purse
OAK GROVE La Dec 25 Relieved of his purse by two men as he walked to his home J W Ward 75 year old West Carroll parish farmer was robbed in a street holdup according to police reports.
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Oak Grove
J. W. Ward
West Carroll Parish
Farmer Robbed of Purse Near Oak Grove
A farmer reported a Saturday robbery on the highway a few miles north of Oak Grove. Two men in a car accosted him and demanded money for postage tied to a government loan, snatching his purse containing three units before fleeing with the loot.
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Ward
Oak Grove
Fire crews extinguish chimney blaze at 904 Calypso Street
Firemen answered early Wednesday to put out a chimney fire at a residence at 904 Calypso Street. No damage reported. The home is owned by Mrs. W. M. Parker and occupied by Goldman Donovan. A separate tree fire near Oak and Seventh Streets was also extinguished before midnight.
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Calypso Street
W. M. Parker
Goldman Donovan
Oak
Seventh Streets
Christmas Eve Quiet Police Arrest Five Malefactors
Monroe police reported a calm Christmas Eve with five arrests from noon Tuesday to Christmas morning. Three involved drunkenness and disorderly conduct and two were for fighting. One repeat offender, jailed since earlier, had been released at 2:30 p.m. for Christmas good time and was back in jail by midnight.
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Monroe
Christmas Celebration Leads to Disorderly Conduct Charge
A report states an individual was charged with drunkenness and disorderly conduct after celebrating Christmas boisterously. The incident reflects local responses to holiday revelry and law enforcement actions.
Negro Dies From Scalds While Preparing Christmas Hog
J. H. Thomas, 53, a Monroe resident, attempted to scald a hog for a Christmas feast. He slipped and fell into a tub of boiling water, suffering fatal burns. He died on Christmas Eve while the hog remained in the pen in Lamyville.
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J. H. Thomas
Monroe
Native fishing net uses spider's web in New Guinea
A description notes natives of New Guinea catching fish with a spider's web used as a net. They bend a bamboo into a loop and set it in the forest until it is covered with web. An event at Mount Zion Negro Baptist church is announced for Thursday afternoon.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mount Zion Negro Baptist Church
New Quinea
Midnight Christmas Eve Services at Two Local Churches
Midnight masses fill St. Matthew's Catholic and Grace Episcopal churches as Rev N F Vandegaer presides at St Matthew's and Roger C Frisbie leads the Grace Episcopal organ. Grace observes 8 am eucharist on the holy day of obligation and Grace and First Methodist groups spread carols to shut ins Tuesday night.
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St. Matthew's Catholic
Grace Episcopal
St. Matthew's
N. F. Vandegaer
Grace Church
Roger C. Frisbie
First Methodist Church
Assist. Service Official Schedule For Jan 6 12 1936
Itinerary lists M William Glos assistant state service commissioner traveling January 6 to 12 1936. Stops include Bunkie Alexandria Clarks Monroe Bastrop Farmerville Ruston Jonesboro with specified times and overnight stays.
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M. William Glossinger
Bunkie
Alexandria
Clarks
Columbia
Monroe
Bastrop
Farmerville
Ruston
Jonesboro
Veterans claim review schedule announced for several cities
A schedule lists times in Winnfield Alexandria Marksville Cottonport and other locations for veterans to call on Mr Gios singer to review files with the state service commissioner and veterans administration. Veterans should bring all correspondence related to their claims for status updates.
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Winnfield
Alexandria
Marksville
Cottonport
State Service Commissioner
Veterans’ Administration
Gios~ Singer
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Twin City Motor Co
Monroe, la
Eunice Lee
Beauty Shop
God
Mary Pickford
Miss Pickford
Mr. Fairbanks
China
West Carroll
W. J. Riley
South Grand Street
Merry Christmas
Gatlin Wholesale Grocer CO
Thomas
Lamyville
Slagle-Johnson Lumber Co
Mississippi
Balieta Ed
Carr & Carr Insurance Agency
Commercial Securities Co., Inc
Monroe Hardware Co
St. John St
J. C. Penney Company
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