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Newspaper
Monroe News Star
Location
Monroe, Louisiana, United States of America
Date
Dec 29, 1937
Page
5
Lincoln parish voters approve prohibition by about three to one in a Tuesday election on beer and liquor. Exact tallies were not released. police jury to count ballots and decide when the new law takes effect. Propositions covered beer and liquor sales and licensing in Lincoln parish Louisiana.
Government forces close in on Teruel trapping the rebel garrison in a burning old quarter. Insurgents, bolstered by air raids, suffer losses as 12 twin motors and four government squadrons clash above the city. Rebels attempt to retake the capital while awaiting radio deliveries.
Paris faces severe disruption as 120000 public service workers strike in protest of budget cuts to staged pay raises for low earners. Mobile guards and gendarmerie move into the capital while emergency crews keep essential services steady and traffic snarls mount.
A bicycle found by Police Officers Webb and Cummings near 501 Harrison Street was identified at police headquarters as the property of Jack McMillan, Western Union messenger boy. The identification came via the police fire system begun months ago to track all city bicycles and their owners.
Hangchow December 23 A Japanese army spokesman announced a de facto claim to extend military law into Shanghai's international settlement and French concession, allowing entry and arrest of foreigners suspected of crimes against Japan. The move follows growing tensions as Japanese forces push toward Shanghai and threaten external debt payments and treaty protections.
Funeral services were held for Mrs. P. B Thigpen who died at her Madison parish home after acute indigestion. She is survived by her husband and two sons. A second funeral was held for Mrs. Lillie Anderson in Monroe after a winter stay in Rayville, with interment at Riverview Burial Park. Mrs. Anderson’s husband C H Anderson and four daughters are named. the family is connected with a traveling show.
Elaine Barrie, third wife of John Barrymore, arrives in New York for the holidays. The fur scarf drapes from her shoulders to her ankles, circling her neck with silver fox.
The National Safety Council warned that US traffic deaths in 1957 would reach about 40,000, a record high. It noted 37,800 deaths in 1956 and 37,000 in 1935, and stated that 11 months of 1937 saw 25,199 deaths, up six percent from the same period in 1936.
C M Doiseau announces two promotions at Brown-Forman Distillery in Louisville Kentucky Vertner Smith becomes assistant to the vice president and Charles N May becomes general sales manager May moves from Chicago where he served as divisional sales manager north central territory Doiseau cites rapid growth and expanded distribution as the reason for the changes Brown-Forman has pursued multiple executive moves over the past year due to increased brand distribution and sales volumes.
The Louisiana highway commission will receive bids January 28 for grading and building drainage structures on 10.475 miles of Route Eight between Shreveport and Caddo Lake. Also notes American farm land values falling from $69.37 per acre in 1920 to $31.16 in 1935.
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