Public appeal urged for Christmas seals in Ouachita
Ouachita Tuberculosis and Public Health association asked the public to mail payments or return Christmas seals. Only about 25 percent of mailed letters were acknowledged, with half of those payments. About 12.5 percent payment response overall for 5000 seals. Two new cases added. funds needed to sustain ongoing care. Sale opened on Thanksgiving and aimed to end at Christmas.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ouachita Tuberculosis and Public Health Association
Three Negroes Arrested After Woman Is Stabbed
Police arrested Lon Cheffie and Elnora Bolden on larceny and fighting charges and searched for Beulah Barnes in connection with the Wednesday stabbing of Mildred White of 16004 Breard Street. White received twenty one stitches, was treated, and released from St Francis Sanatorium.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lon Cheffie
Elnora Bolden
Beulah Barnes
Mildred White
Breard Street
St. Francis Sanitarium
Waste Material Blaze Calls Out Fire Trucks
Fire crews rushed to Schultz Iron and Supply at 2404 DeSiard Street to quell a blaze involving waste material near a paper press. The fire was put out with booster lines with virtually no damage reported. Earlier, firefighters answered a call at 110 Louise Anne Avenue for a garage fire at J. C. Nettles residence caused by fireworks.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Schultz Iron and Supply Company
DeSiard Street
Louise Anne Avenue
J. C. Nettles
Ouachita Veterans May Receive $1.39 Million in Certificates
Commander C. A. Hunt of the Rodney J. Hobbs post, VFW, releases figures showing Ouachita parish veterans stand to gain $725,234.94 if Congress pays remaining dues, with five adjacent parishes totaling $1,388,701.98. He explains past-due certificates earn 6 percent interest and proposes converting adjusted service certificates into U.S. notes to fund payments without bonds or tax increases.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Congress
Quachita Parish
C. A. Hunt
Rodney J. Hobbs
Veterans of Foreign Wars
Hunt
Union
Richland
Lincoln
Caldwell
Morehouse
Mr. Hunt
United States
Four Monroe Residents Attend Rose Bowl Trip
A party of four Monroes residents travels by train to Pasadena California for the Rose Bowl game on New Year’s Day. The group includes Dr J P Brown and wife and Dr W L Bendel and wife, both physicians with Vaughan Wright Bendel clinic.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Monroe
Alabama
Stanford
Pasadena
Cal
J. P. Brown
W. L. Bendel
Vaughan-Wright-Bendel Clinic
Cricket sale funds winter clothing for 72 children
A cricket match sold in Lancashire, England, bearing signatures of English and Australian players, raised funds to provide winter clothing for 72 poor children.
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Lancashire
England
Reverend D C Barr to Preach at Monroe First Methodist
Rev D C Barr of Oak Ridge oldest active minister in the Methodist Episcopal Church South will preach at 11 AM Sunday at Monroe First Methodist Church. He will share ministerial experiences and is well known in Monroe and North Louisiana, with relatives here including daughter Mrs John Brothers wife of the city transport superintendent.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
D. C. Barr
Oak Ridge
Methodist Episcopal Church
South
First Methodist Church
Monroe
Barr
John Brothers
North
Louisiana
West Monroe Kiwanis installs new officers
New officers for the West Monroe Kiwanis club were installed by Rabbi F. K. Hirsch at the West Monroe Methodist church. Officers include C. C. Bell as president J. L. Warren first vice president L. L. Wood second vice president E. O. Smith immediate past president E. S. Eby secretary treasurer and directors A B Colmer Lee Hawkins H A McDonald A Petrus F G Thatcher R L Kilgore. January 3 named president's day and upcoming three month schedule to be announced.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
West Monroe
Kiwanis Club
F. K. Hirsch
Methodist Church
C. C. Bell
J. L. Warren
L. L. Wood
E. O. Smith
E. S. Eby
A. B. Colmer
Lee Hawkins
H. A. McDonald
A. Petrus
F. G. Thatcher
R. L. Kilgore
Monroe Post Office Handles Record Christmas Mail Volume
More than 579000 pieces of mail were processed in the week before Christmas at the Monroe post office setting a new local record. Officials reported flawless same day delivery, only four reports of damaged parcels, and credits new space and extra windows for keeping congestion down.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Monroe
Speedy Action Against Plot to Free Trotzky
Leningrad officials report Trotzky implicated in a plot to assassinate Soviet leaders. He is kept in France, watched by secret service, and protected to prevent further activity. France refuses extradition, noting Trotzky as a private person not a Soviet citizen.
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Leningrad
Trotzky
Russia
Paris
Secret Service
France
Soviet
Troetzky
Black woman Succumbs To Cardiac Event
Effie Bowman, a Black resident of 1010 Calypso Street, died of a cardiac event while an automobile carried her to a physician. Coroner Dr. C. L. Mengis stated she weighed about 250 pounds and had a history of heart trouble.
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Effie Bowman
Calypso Street
C. L. Mengis
Parish
Pine needles touted as Vitamin B source by Dr. E E Free
Dr. E E Free asserts pine needles provide a rich Vitamin B source. The claim appears in a health note highlighting natural remedies and nutritional ideas.
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E. E. Free
Obituary highlights Wiley M Cotton and Nancy Walters deaths
Funeral services were held for Wiley M Cotton 30 at Davis Lawhead chapel with Rev W C Scott presiding. Burial followed in Iona. Survived by father J N Cotton three brothers three sisters all but Mrs Minard residents of Monroe. Last rites for Nancy Walters 86 were at Walnut Grove Methodist Church with Rev James R Strozier. Interment in Walnut Grove Cemetery. She leaves one sister three daughters and numerous grandchildren.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wiley M. Cotton
Davis-Lawhead
W. C. Scott
First Methodist Church
Iona
Mr. Cotton
J. N. Cotton
W. A. Cotton
Karl Cotton
Lara Cotton
Fred Minard
Urania
F. T. Peters
Mildred Cotton
Minard
Monroe
Nancy Walters
West Monroe
Walnut Grove Methodist Church
James R. Strozier
Walnut Grove
Funeral for Edward D Vaughan Victim of clubbing attack
Edward D Vaughan 37 died from head injuries after a club attack by a robber early Sunday. Funeral held at 9 a m Thursday at the Catholic church with interment in the Catholic cemetery. Pallbearers named. surviving brother Byron Vaughan and sister Mrs T D McEnery. The assault occurred after Vaughan parked near Mississippi street. skull fracture left him unconscious.
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Edward D. Vaughan
Edward Joseph, Jr
A. R. Kirby
R. J. Domingues
Joseph Kusin
Harry Stough
Mitchell Thomas
Vaughan
Byron Vaughan
Wood Street
T. D. McEnery
Collinston
Mr. Vaughan
Mississippi Street
Death of William A. Johnson Sr in Texas alters Vidalia ties
News from Ferriday Louisiana reports the death of William A. Johnson Sr in a San Antonio hospital. A longtime Vidalia contractor, he was 62 and survived by widow Mary Johnson and two sons Clifford and William Jr. He belonged to the Alamo Masonic lodge and Scottish Rite.
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Ferriday
San Antonio
Texas
William A. Johnson
Vidalia
Johnson
Vicksburg
Miss
Alamo Masonc Lodge
Mary Johnson
Clifford Johnson
William A. Johnson, Jr
California Family Returns to Louisiana for Funeral Rites
Four sisters and five brothers of Mrs. Ponder, long residents of California, recently moved from Bonita Louisiana. Mr. Ponder and family had returned from California to Louisiana and were to inter at Fort Jesup after funeral services at Peters funeral chapel.
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Fornia
California
Ponder
Fort Jesup
Sabine Parish
Louisiana
Bonita
Peters Funeral Chapel
Taylor Freed Under Bond In Auto Crash
J. E. Taylor of Garrison Texas faces reckless driving charges after an auto crash in West Monroe Wednesday that injured two women. He was released on bond wired from Garrison and claimed he stayed in police HQ during the bond transfer. The two injured women were taken to Riverside sanitarium in good condition. Mrs. T L Bond of Fort Worth Texas suffered a fractured rib.
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J. E. Taylor
Garrison
Texas
West Monroe
Liberty
Taylor
Riverside Sanitarium
T. L. Bond
Fort Worth
Shoulder Injury Report Highlights Family Incident
A woman sustained severe bruises and facial lacerations after a confrontation with her mother-in-law Mel L. L. Bond of Newville Alabama. Police investigated the incident and a medical check confirmed injuries.
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Mel L. L. Bond
Newville, Ala
Louisiana State Bar Board Opens Organizing Session
Baton Rouge December 2 4. The newly appointed board of governors of the Louisiana State Bar met in the Attorney General Gaston L Porterie’s office for an executive organization session. The gathering was expected to run through most of the day.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Baton Rouge
Board of Governors of
The
State Bar of Louisiana
Gaston L. Porterie
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L. B. Faulk
Ripley
Desiard ST
Ouachita
Commander Hunt
D. C
ACE OF Clubs
Walnut Street
Hiram Walkers
Queen of Clubs
Ree Is
Quachita Candy CO. Inc. Distributors
Cotton Funeral
W. A. Johnson, SR
Mrs. Devance Ponder
Bond
Chattanooga Medicine Co
Chattanooga
Tenn
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