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Newspaper

Monroe News Star

Location

Monroe, Louisiana, United States of America

Date

Dec 30, 1936

Page

3

Mena college officer defends Commonwealth amid clashes

Miss te Moskowitz secretary treasurer of Commonwealth college says clergy man Rev Summers and legislator plan to attack the school to suppress academic freedom. She notes the civil liberties committee will not act on an investigation of Polk county conditions unless an overt act occurs.

A. Ark Te Moskowitz Commonwealth College Commonwealth Senate c Civil Liberties Committee Arkansas Polk County Summers L. D. Summers First Baptist Church Ouachita Mountains Horton Herman Horton Dees Neval Assembly

Eros FFA Hosts Funds Drive Auction at High School

A party at Eros High School hosted by the local Future Farmers of America chapter and home economics students featured fruit nut candy locks auctioned and raised $10 for chapter use.

Eros Eros High School Future Farmers of America and Home Economic Students

Deaths Mrs Wood Lanier 61 of Vicksburg Miss

Mrs Wood Lanier mother of Captain W E Lanier of Monroe and mother of U S S Todd sails in Honolulu Frances Ewing and Mrs C W Connelly survive. Funeral services Thursday at 10 in Vicksburg with interment in Bovina cemetery conducted by Rev Sessions.

Wood Lanier W. E. Lanier Monroe Episcopal Church Vicksburg

Funeral services set for Mrs Annie L Moore 79

Funeral services for Mrs. Annie L. Moore 79 held Tuesday afternoon at 5 at her granddaughter’s residence 405 Speed Ave. Born in Henderson Kentucky she lived here 17 years and belonged to St Matthew's Catholic church and its Altar Society. Survived by daughter Mrs F J Mundo and grandson F J Mundo Jr among others. Interment planned in Henderson Friday.

Annie L. Moore Charles P. Guerriero Speed Avenue Moore Henderson St. Matthew’s Catholic Church St. Matthew's Altar Society F. J. Mundo Monroe Louis Haag Washington, D. C Kate Green Henderson, Ky Guerriero F. J. Mundo, Jr N. F. Vandegaer St. Matthew's Catholic Church Illinois Central

Last of Tennessee quadruplets dies

Tiny Lee Earl Bridges, lone survivor of a November 2 quadruplet birth in a southeast Missouri log cabin, died in Memphis at age about one month. She weighed five pounds two ounces at death, almost double her birth weight, with doctors unable to explain the sudden decline.

Memphis Tenn Tiny Lee Earl Bridges Missouri James Bridges Senath

Loyalists Press Near Brunete in Madrid Front Action

Madrid December 30 government forces recaptured territory in a surprise Brunete attack 18 miles west of Madrid. Militiamen seized Villa nueva de la Canada near Brunete along a key supply road while fascist claims of Socialist reversals were reported.

Madrid Brunete Villaneuva de la Canada Aranjuez Tagus River Usera War Office Saelices Sesplagueras Tarcena Guadalajara War Ministry Andujar Jaen

Tri Parish Medical Association Meets January 5

Society records report the Tri Parish Medical association will hold a meeting in Lake Providence on January 5 with plans and speakers announced for the event.

Lake Providence Tri-Parish Medical Association

Kidnapping Case Ties to Mattson Family Mystery

Observers noted a Seattle personal ad read as a note to the kidnapper amid the probe of the Mattson case. Investigators traced intruder patterns at the Mattson and Franklin homes, suspects possibly aided by an accomplice, while Charles Mattson's safety remained a worry as weather stayed frigid.

Seattle Times Mable Ann Tim W. W. Matts Charles Dr. Mattson Case Department of Justice Mattson John Franklin Haddaway Hall Franklin Charles Mattson George Franklin Tacoma Chain California J. P. Weyerhaeuser George Weyerhaeuser Verde Street Charles Fletcher Fletcher Gus B. Appelman

Colvert Makes Brief Christmas Visit to Monroe

C C Colvert dean of the Northeast Center LSU and on leave to pursue a PhD at Peabody College Nashville is in Monroe greeting friends and sending Christmas and New Year wishes. He attends the Monroe Kiwanis officer installation tonight then travels Thursday to Little Rock for a short visit with relatives before resuming studies. He expects to receive his degree after summer work and return in the fall to resume the deanship.

C. C. Colvert Northeast Louisiana State University Peabody College Nashville Tenn Monroe Calvert Monroe Kiwanis Club Little Rock Ark

Auto plunge fatal north of El Dorado

A sedan plunging into a creek 18 miles north of El Dorado resulted in the drowning of a man tentatively identified as Jake or Jack Revels of Farmerville Louisiana. The body was held pending word from relatives.

EL Dorado Ark Here Jake Jack Revels Farmerville

Richberg Warns Of Dangers From Unconstitutional Court Extensions

Donald R. Richberg former NRA administrator told a Chicago audience that the greatest threat to American government in recent years is unconstitutional extensions of judicial power. He urged amending Supreme Court opinions rather than the Constitution, citing AAA Guffey coal bill municipal bankruptcies and minimum wage rulings as contentious.

Chicago Donald R. Richberg NRA Supreme Court Richberg American Political Science Association American Association For Labor Legislation AAA Guffey

Conflicting Voices Over Congress Power to Promote Welfare

The passage notes confusion over federal authority to promote general welfare and reserve of lawmaking power to states or people. It cites Supreme Court decisions sparking questions about constitutional supremacy and calls for amending the federal constitution to clarify Congress powers for national concerns.

Congress Supreme Court

Condition Of Lad Hit By Car Grave Condition

Seventeen year old James Lovelady was struck by a car in the 2800 block of DeSiard street Tuesday morning and remained in grave condition Wednesday at the St. Francis sanitarium. He suffered a skull fracture brain injury a left wrist fracture and facial lacerations. Driver Mrs G E Morgan Swartz said the youth stepped into the roadway between two autos and she tried to avoid him. A technical charge of reckless driving was filed and she posted a $100 bond.

DeSiard Street James Lovelady St. Francis Sanitarium Robert W. Lovelady Guy Stubbs Monroe G. E. Morgan of Swartz Lovelady

Legion New Year party moved to Tuesday after schedule clash

The L. B. Faulk post No. 13 American Legion party shifts from Monday January 4 to Tuesday January 5 at the legion home due to Monroe Civic Music Association concert conflicts. Post members urged to attend the New Year event with some members expected at the city concert.

L. B. Faulk The American Legion Legion Monroe

Evening program features safety first motion picture

A community evening will include a showing of a safety first motion picture with audience attendance prizes and refreshments served. The event emphasizes safety awareness and provides light refreshments for attendees.

Girl in Spartenburg Lapses Into Nervous Disorder

Margaret Davis, 17, enters a fourth day of continuous laughing and talking in Spartanburg South Carolina. She refuses food and her condition weakens when not sedated. Attending physicians diagnose the episode as a nervous condition.

Spartanburg S. C Margaret Davis

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