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Newspaper

Monroe News Star

Location

Monroe, Louisiana, United States of America

Date

Dec 27, 1932

Page

2

Half Century of Wedded Life for Mr Mrs Sig Haas

Tomorrow marks fifty years of marriage for Mr. and Mrs. Sig Haas of Monroe. Born in Bavaria, Haas came to the United States at age 16, lived in Grand Laks and Fort Worth before settling in Monroe in 1878, where he built a local business career and community leadership. Their two sons, D Aubrey and Morris W Haas, assist in the business. Their friends in Monroe extend good wishes for many more anniversaries.

Sig Haas Haas Bavaria Germany Grand Laks Ark Fort Worth Texas Monroe Meyer Bros. Merchandise Company Sig Haas and Sons Dora Behrman Western Star Lodge No. 24 Elks Lodge B’nai Israel Ouachita National Bank Monroe Building and Loan Association Louisiana League of Land Building and Loan D. Aubrey Morris W. Haas

Masonic Lodges Host Annual Banquet And Joint Installation

Masonic bodies Western Star lodge No. 24 and Surghnor lodge No. 383 hold a joint installation at the Masonic temple with 125 to 150 seats set for banquet guests. Officers for Western Star include M S Harrison and F M Culver among others with a 7:30 p m observance of St John’s. Graham Surghnor lodge officers listed include H C Ulrich and J R White with L N Copes as master of ceremonies and F L Tyler as Tyler.

St. John’s Masonic Temple Western Star Lodge No Surginor Lodge No M. S. Harrison Co. B. Hair M. H. Kulcke Sig. Haas F. M. Culver R. R. Beaman H. C. Ray, Jr F. A. Patterson H. ©. Hartman J. W. Baldwin Berney Oakland F. L. Speakman Tyler Graham Surghnor Lodge No H. C. Ulrich G. B. Ganaway R. @. Cole J. S. Fashburn L. N. Collier Ant W. J. Bynum, Jr H. Douglas Chas. Garvey J. R. White L. N. Copes O. E. Passman F. L. Tyler

Many Churches Represented in Today’s B Y P U Meeting

Twenty six Baptist churches from the Morehouse Ouachita association attend a quarterly B Y P U meeting at West Monroe First Baptist. Speakers include Joe B Moseley Shreveport state B Y P U secretary and Mrs J O Scott Cheniere. Music drills and demonstrations by Monroe Bas trop Swartz and West Monroe leaders precede a 6 pm dinner and a 7 pm two hour recreation program.

Morehouse-Ouachita Association West Monroe Jessie Richardson Monroe Maude Eubanks Swartz W. S. Heard H. L. Morrow Moseley

Dear Virginia Vane on Love and Self Reliance

A reader asks about choosing between a engaged lover and another suitor. The columnist warns the pursuer to demand commitment or end the pursuit, and urges the reader to pursue education and independence while considering family duties. The tone stresses self respect and prudent boundaries in romance and duty.

Virginia Vane

Scientist Relates Far East Expeditions For Field Museum

Floyd T. Smith a New York zoologist returns from two years in remote China where he lived on corn meal and wild meat. He collected 7000 specimens for the Field Museum of Natural History including seven rare takins and two giant pandas. Bandit attacks and native customs challenged the party as they worked to save their camps and haul back specimens.

Chicago China Floyd T. Smith Smith New York Field Museum of Natural History

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A personal reflection on love and pursuit after education ends. It advises respecting boundaries and giving the other person space rather than persistent pursuit, suggesting distancing may prompt longing.

Reynolds to Wed Winston-Salem Society Girl

Richard Joshua Reynolds Jr the sole surviving son of a tobacco fortune founder will marry Miss Elizabeth McCaw Dillard of Winston-Salem. Announcement by the Dillard family states no wedding date. Reynolds recently returned from a world cruise after the death of his brother Smith by pistol wound and Libby Holman’s murder indictment.

Winston-Salem N. C Richard Joshua Dick) Reynolds Elizabeth McCaw Dillard Dick” Reynolds

Toys donated to Salvation Army by Monroe Furniture

More than 100 toys were donated Saturday by Monroe Furniture Company to the Salvation Army. Captain W. L. Workman and other Salvation Army workers distributed the gifts to needy children in the area.

Salvation Army Monroe Furniture Company W. L. Workman

Theft of patrol car shocks Pittsburgh neighborhood

Patrolman Clarence Shearer of Springdale found his police car stolen and wrecked after leaving it parked at his home for weeks. The thief moved it a few blocks away, shocking the local police officer and residents.

Pittsburgh Clarence Shearer Springdale

Extremely light vote cast for judge in West Monroe

Voters in West Monroe showed scant turnout with Haile's grocery reporting 113 votes and city hall precinct tallying 109. Ward 5 precinct 2 and ward 3 precinct 6 also posted double digits while several precincts were missing from Monroe and West Monroe totals.

Lia Ssey Eee Éscoo Oh Ae Inee Tnaere Ware Pats Bieusevesdseni Cesseceses Oth Oess Perey Deeeeskld Ees Bie Nvcess Stone Cansivesc C.cc Sac Monroe West Monroe

Charges pressed in Mississippi instead of here

Federal charges against three men for passing counterfeit $100 bills at two Monroe jewelry stores will likely be pursued in Mississippi. D. C. Askew, J. W. Sorrell, and Gordon Clarke are held in Jackson county jail on $10,000 bonds each after waiving preliminary hearing. They were arrested in Vicksburg after seven bogus bills appeared.

Monroe Mississippi Associated Press Jackson Miss D. C. Askew Alexandria J. W. Sorrell Itta Bena Gordon Clarke Jefferson Texas Vicksburg Federal Secret Service New Orleans United States

Louisiana Highway Dept Man Succumbs in Caddo Parish

George Lucky 49 of Saline La an assistance maintenance superintendent for district twelve of the state highway department died in a Shreveport sanitarium from pneumonia after 24 hours there He had four years with the department and fourteen with a Saline business He was once a sheriff candidate in Bienville parish Surviving are his widow two daughters Irene and Louise six brothers with residences in Shreveport Bienville Bastrop Harlingen Tex and other locales

Shreveport George Lucky Saline State Highway Department Lucky Bienville Parish Highway Department Irene Lucky The Saline High School Louise Lucky John W. Lucky D. Q. Lucky W. P. Lucky, Jr Bienville St. Lucky Bastrop Charlie Lucky Harlingen Tex

Mechanic of Shreveport Dies in Street Car Crash

G C Gibbs a 48 year old mechanic of Murray Lane Shreveport suburb died in a sanitarium from injuries after his car crashed into a street car on Saturday. His identity was unknown until his son recognized him at the sanitarium yesterday. Motorman L M Wimberly said Gibbs’ auto collided head on with the street car despite warning signals.

Shreveport G. C. Gibbs Murray Lane Gibbs L. M. Wimberly

No Hope For Men Trapped In Illinois Mine Disaster

Rescue efforts at an Illinois mine yielded only bodies as gas and debris halted progress. Timbers and repairs were needed to stabilize tunnels for ongoing work. If no survivors are found, the death toll would surpass 1929 chaos and approach the state’s second largest mine disaster.

Millhouse Cherry

Man Seeks Jail Time for Wood Theft in Kansas City

Buren Kohn, 67, asked to be jailed for 60 days after stealing a sack of wood on Christmas. Lou Miller, owner of the wood, urged mercy. Judge Lee Judy settled the case with a 10 day sentence in a warm jail cell.

Kansas City Kan Buren Kohn Lou Miller Lee Judy Kohn

Complete House Solon seeks full account and agency transfers

A House solon demands a full, complete account and details of transfers of over 50 agencies, including river and harbor and flood control work shifting from the army engineers to the interior department. Witnesses before the expenditures committee oppose various changes or the program as a whole.

Army Engineers Department of the Interior Expenditures Committee

Second Appropriation Bill Passed by House

The Second appropriation bill of the session carrying 43,632,000 for the interior department next year was passed today by the house and sent to the senate. The DePriest proposal to add 460,600 for a power and heating plant for Howard University carried 138 to 105 in support from the only Black member.

Washington Interior Department House Senate Howard University

Long Says Sales Tax Hits the Poor in Budget Plan

Senator Huey P. Long denounces a sales tax as unworkable for balancing the budget and advocates prioritizing bread, meat, clothes, and homes. He criticizes Speaker Garner and House ways and means chairman Collier while urging wealth decentralization to aid relief and halt swelling fortunes.

Huey P. Long Louisiana House John Garner Washington Congress Long Democratic Party Collier Ways and Means Committee America

Roosevelt silent on revival of tax issue in new session

President elect Roosevelt would not comment on reports from Washington that he suggested to Democratic congressional leaders reviving the tax issue in the current session.

Albany N. Y U.P Roosevelt Washington

Mother of Bastrop Mayor Takes Ill at City Home

Mrs. J. W. Ludlum of Bastrop is seriously ill at her daughter Mrs. Newton J. Moore home on 506 Stubbs avenue. This noon her condition grew critical and her son Mayor J. R. Ludlum was summoned to her bedside.

J. W. Ludlum Bastrop Newton J. Moore Stubbs Avenue J. R. Ludlum

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