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Newspaper

Monroe News Star

Location

Monroe, Louisiana, United States of America

Date

Dec 25, 1936

Page

9

Strikers Tots Enjoy Yuletide at Maritime Audiences

Children of maritime strikers gathered for a holiday event at a public auditorium in San Francisco as unions provided turkeys for strikers' families. With peace talks paused, Assistant Secretary Edward F. McGrady arranged a meeting between offshore ship operators and the masters, mates and pilots union. West coast shipowners accused Harry Bridges of delaying union votes on settlement proposals while strike leaders accused employers of trying to fracture the united front. McGrady aims to convene the employers' committee and deck officers to address the demand for union membership based job preference amid employer reluctance to enforce such policy.

San Francisco sChildren Maritime Edward F. McGrady Committee For Masters, Mates and Pilots Union Harry Bridges Coast Longshoremen Labor Frances Perkins Perkins Ployers United Front McGrady

Fragmentary OCR Sketch of Theater and Cabaret Scene

Readable fragments reference a multi venue performance setting with names like Gilbert and Kopean and a Broadway cabaret. Mentions of a Pa address, a 937 St, and a Robinso count hint at a public or social scene but details are incomplete and uncertain.

Enduring Holiday Memories Linger After Seasonal Cheer

A reflective note on how warm holiday memories persist beyond the season, shaping mood and recollections into the new year. The message emphasizes kindness, shared moments, and the lasting glow of festive spirit.

Car Crash Injures Woman as Drunk Driver Faces Charge

Ruthy Cyrus, 19, Negro, seriously hurt when Willis Stamper, accused drunk driver, lost control on Texas avenue. He swerved to avoid a parked car, hit a barbed wire fence, car overturned. both victims taken to St Francis Sanitarium. Witnesses say Stamper was driving at least 60 miles per hour.

Ruthy Cyrus Texas Avenue Willis Stamper Stamper J. D. Cox Cyrus St. Francis Sanitarium

Land once lake now yields corn on 600 acre tract

The 600 acre tract once covered by water in Hardin county known as the big sink now produces 50 to 75 bushels per acre. R F Austen recalls water receding in 1933 leaving the lake empty in days while the state game department rescued stranded fish before land was opened for cultivation.

Golconda, II Hardin County R. F. Austin State Game Department

Harrisonburg High and Elementary Honor Rolls Listed

Harrisonburg La December 25 special the Harrisonburg elementary and high school honor roll for the first four months lists students across grades from first to eleventh. The report names numerous pupils including Jeanette Dosher Kenneth Gremillion Jessie Walton Hazel Mitchel Richard Korn and Terie Cooper among others. Java note states population over 36 million on 48 504 square miles.

Harrisonburg Jeanette Dosher Kenneth Gremillion Joseph E. Wilson Shelby H. Beasley Jessie Walton Rose Renfrew Henry Berry Elizabeth Cotton Franklin Chapman Lucel Floyd Jewel Nunnery Adler Honeycutt Lois Dickens Woodie Floyd Herbert Davis R. C. Claudion E. J. Nelson Henry D. Beech Bob Andrews Beverley Boothe Sonny Finlay Sarah M. Beasley Mattie M. Kendrick Gloria McGee Dorothy M. McMillin Olivia Mitchel Ruth Nelson Juanita Randall Ruby L. Ellard Louise Huff Fred Andrews Daniel Boothe Helen Chapman Richard W. Crawford Emma Nichols Joyce Trichel Emmett Wilson Wana Ann Gibson Sara Dosher Grace Sanson Mamie Cooper Louis Evans Mattie Maples Margaret Dosher Odis Korn Irma D. Boather Mildred Wilks Jessie Boothe Charles Sones Sallia Watson Cecil Wilson Terie Cooper Glenn Gremillion Louis Booth Helen Andrews Laverne Brown Iris Dosher Winnie Lee Purvis Myra Pittman Carry Dell Smith Java

Christmas Present Thefts Reported In Three Homes

Biedenharn reports Christmas presents stolen from 1303 North Third Street between 6:30 p.m. and 8:20 p.m. Christmas Eve including clothes, bathrobe, smoking jacket and shaving items. Badger says a tent was taken from Adams Street rear. Moore reports a car theft of shoes socks and a purse from a Highlands Park addition vehicle near Jackson Street Jitney-Jungle.

B. W. Biedenharn North Third Street Biedenham Sam Badger Adams Street R. P. Moore Highland Park, Addition Jackson Street

Zodiac Sign Libra Highlights Named for Inanimate Object

A description notes Libra as the only zodiac sign named for an inanimate object. A fragment mentions a swarm of bees tied to the owner as long as it remains in sight, linked to Blackstone law.

Blackstone

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