E. C. Mallette Expires Friday in Monroe
Earl C. Mallette 48 of West Monroe died of pneumonia Friday morning in a Monroe hospital. Funeral set for Saturday 1 p.m. at Mulhearn Funeral Home with burial in Bastrop family cemetery. Survivors include his wife, one son, two daughters, mother Mrs C C Mallette of Bastrop, and siblings Cecil Ernest Fink Cheshire Smith McIntyre.
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Earl C. Mallette
Brown Paper
Eetog
North Fourth Street
West Monroe
Monroe
Mulhearn
Methodist Church
Bastrop
Giles
Dan Douglas
Newt Bolton
B. B. Handy
Ben Breard
J. H. Vaughan
Armand Breard
Harry Rountree
Louis Hallum
Ernest Breard
Fred Coon
Robert Hair
Webb Madison
Richard Ward
Fred Carpenter
John Keller
I. J. Wolff
Mr. Mallette
Bert C. Mallette, Jr
Janice
Pansy Mallette
C. C. Mallette
Cecil
Ernest Mallette
Carrie Fink
Mac Cheshire
Virginia Smith
Annie McIntyre
Fierce fighting for Teruel with massive insurgent air assault
Government observers report heavy combat along the Teruel front with more than 190 insurgent aircraft in action at once and about 150 pursuit planes defending 40 bombers near the city. Artillery, hand to hand fighting, and seizures including the Bank of Spain building are noted as troops clash toward Concud and Campillo. The Convent of Santa Clara and surrounding areas are contested amid a blaze.
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Teruel
Guadalajara
Concud
Fezas
Campillo
Asturias
Bank of Spain
Plaza San Juan
Convent of Santa Clara
Oil Firms in Mexico Defy Wage Ruling Clash Over June Increases
Mexican oil companies reaffirmed their position limiting wage hikes after a 12 day strike by employees last year. The May June talks sought raises that would lift annual labor costs to about 19.3 million. Unions sought government arbitration. the December 18 ruling granted more than companies offered. US oil stakes in Mexican properties total about 175 million dollars.
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United States
PWA Non-Federal Allotments Reported for 1933 to 1935
The Public Works Administration announced total allotments for non Federal projects to states and territories from 1933 through December 15 totaled 1 450 952 783 dollars. State figures include Alabama Arkansas Louisiana Mississippi and Tennessee with amounts ranging from about 12 4 million to 36 1 million.
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Washington
Public Works Administration
Aes
Alabama
Arkansas
Louisiana
Mississippi
Tennessee
Louisiana bids to grade and surface sections in parishes
Louisiana highway commission announces bids due February 2 for 4.851 miles of grading and surfacing from Cypress Lake to Catahoula parish and 5.729 miles of grading and surfacing on routes 513 and 1501 in Vermilion parish with February 2 deadline.
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Daton Rouge
Louisiana Highway Commission
Cypress Lake
Catahoula Parish
Vermin
Roosevelt Parable Frames Attack on Big Capital
President Roosevelt offered a parable to frame anti monopoly bids as limited to a small minority of wealthy interests. He recalled Theodore Roosevelt and cited “60 families” accused of pressuring policy. Ickes urged big business to cooperate with government and purge lobbyists, while Congress weighs administration measures and labor reacts.
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Washington
Roosevelt
Robert H Jackson
Ickes
Theodore Roosevelt
Jesus
Jucas Iscariot
Henry Ford
General Motors
America
Congress
Robert H. Jackson
Justice Department
Ferdinand Lundberg
United States
Logan
Kentucky
Norris
Nebraska
Samson
Hatch
New Mexico
Senate
United States Chamber of Commerce
Life Suspends When Matter Ultra-Frozen
The article reports on Luger’s discussion of suspending life by vitrifying matter in a glass-like state. It notes experiments at St Louis university using ultra-cold, gelatin-water mixtures to reach a glassy state, and explains revival challenges, with nematodes and some microorganisms shown to survive, while higher forms face speed requirements and practical limits.
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Luger
St. Louis University
Earth
California couple end Monroe visit
Or and Mrs Jimmy Slocum of Santa Clara Calif arrived in Monroe Wednesday and left Friday for New Orleans by way of Vicksburg to attend the Sugar Bowl game on New Year’s Day between Santa Clara and Louisiana State University. Mrs Slocum, formerly Dorothy Morrison, stayed with her parents Mr and Mrs A H Morrison 864 North Fourth street as friends called.
Presbyterian Youth Conference Ends In Atlanta
More than 1,400 young people from 17 synods concluded the Presbyterian U S A youth conference on world missions in Atlanta. Dr. C Darby Fulton of Nashville stated that while few become full time missionaries, missions is the business of every Christian.
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Atlanta
The
Presbyterian Church
Presbyterian Youth Conference On World Missions
C. Darby Fulton
Nashville
Tenn
Foreign Missions
Plant stems show negative geotropism while roots are positive
The passage notes stems grow upward against gravity, exhibiting negative geotropism, while roots grow downward with gravity, showing positive geotropism. This contrast explains directional growth in plants based on gravity response.
Romania’s New Regime Seeks Jewish Restrictions
Reports from Bucharest describe a tense Nazi-style march by blue-shirted enforcers as the government plans land seizures, citizenship revocation for Jews since 1920, dismissal from public service, and a commission to control foreigners. Goga claims anti-Semitic policy aimed at Romania’s benefit.
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Bucharest
Rumania
Germany
Gaga
King Carol
Goga
United States and Mexico Agree to Peso Dollar Rate
Secretary Morgenthau and Mexican Finance Minister Eduardo Suarez announced a joint plan to keep the peso at 3.6 per dollar. The accord also confirms continued U S purchases of Mexican silver through all of 1938 and notes use of stabilization funds by both nations to maintain the exchange rate.
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Washington
United States
Mexico
Treasury
Morgenthau
Eduardo Suarez
Canada
United States Treasury
Bank of Mexico
Strangler of the Sea Drives Crew to Despair on Sloop
The schooner Aaffe with Morgan at the helm sailed south toward small Mexican ports when Horne and Spernak attacked, killing Morgan. The crew, including Mrs. Morgan, faced coercion and fear as authorities investigate the disappearance tied to a proposed Pacific colony scheme. The yacht was towed to port by the Perseus after a distress SOS.
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Morgan
South Pacific
Aaffe
San Pedro
Horne
Spernak
Hanson
San Diego
Coast Guard
Perseus
United States
Benjamin Harrison
Mrs. Morgan
New Orleans
Lillian Casanova
New York
Officer shoots former convict after night pursuit
Captain Pettit and Officer Platt responded to a report of a wounded man at 1916 Calypso street. They found Major, a former convict, admitted to possessing a gun, and said he bought it for protection after being threatened while boarding a freight car.
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Platt
R. J. Goza
Major
Louisiana State Penitentiary
Winnsboro
Monroe
Pettit
Emile Felix
Monroe Wholesale Drug Company
Felix
Vicksburg
Franklin Parish
Hospital lists two committees for Charity system
The article identifies committee members for Charity hospital system advisory groups. It names physicians by city, including Dr. Charles L. Brown and Dr. Joseph A. Danna in New Orleans, Dr. William H. Cook in Baton Rouge, Dr. F. L. Sanderson in Shreveport, Dr. O. P. Daly in Lafayette, and others across Opelousas Covington Houma Lake Charles Alexandria Shreveport Monroe.
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New Orleans Charity Hospital
Charles L. Brown
Joseph A. Danna
Robert Strong
H. Vernon Sims
New Orleans
William H. Cook
Clarence A. Lorio
T. Jeff McHugh
Baton Rouge
F. L. Sanderson
Shreveport Charity Hospital
Douglas Kerlin
Shreveport
Lionel Bienvenu
Opelousas
O. P. Daly
Lafayette Charity Hospital
F. F. Young
Covington
B. J. Barradale
Houma
Walter L. Comeaux
Alvin B. Lorio
Abel Guillory
Lake Charles
M. F. Jarrell
Alexandria
Walter Leabo
Leo J. Schoeny
R. L. Woods
Monroe
Taxes for 1937 Now Half Paid
Four large corporations paid state and parish taxes totaling 130 035 48 in four checks to the Qua chita tax collector bringing 1937 payments to more than 50 percent of the total. Brown Paper mill 74 612 28 Arkansas Louisiana Gas company 22 136 81 Illinois Central Railroad company 21 176 01 Southern Bell Telephone and Telegraph company 12 110 38. Total taxes collected to date 471966 59 of 828173 20 due. Unpaid taxes at midnight tonight will become delinquent and subject to a 10 percent penalty.
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Quachita
Brown Paper Mill
Arkansas-Louisiana Gas Company
Illinois Central Railroad Company
Southern Bell Telephone and Telegraph Company
Chinese Forces Retreat as Japanese Advance Intensifies
Reports describe Chinese legions withdrawing from Tsingtao as Japanese troops approach. General Feng Yu-Hsiang and allied forces fight to hold positions near White Horse mountain while 200 Americans remain in Tsingtao awaiting evacuation aboard Marblehead and Pope. The article notes island Tristan da Cunha’s tiny 1932 population and historical drowning of most men in 1850.
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Tsingtao
Feng Yu-Hsiang
White Horse Mountain
Tsaoku
Tunglu
United State
Marblehead
Pope
Tristan da Cunha
Rats Cause Fire At 806 Reed Street Home
A Friday morning fire at 806 Reed Street caused slight kitchen damage. Firemen blamed rats nesting by a wall for igniting a match, noting rats carry matches to nests but do not gnaw them. The property is owned and occupied by William Gary.
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Reed Street
William Gary
Digby Judge Active in Public Affairs and Local Service
The article profiles Judge Digby, a Monroe figure who trained at a university, joined the bar, served as district attorney and district judge for the third judicial district covering Union Lincoln and Jackson parishes, and later formed a private practice with Harry Oliver. He is noted for his Legion and Lions Club leadership and family life.
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Union Parish
Union
Lincoln
Jackson
Harvey Benoit
American Legion
Lions Club of
Monroe
Digby
Louisiana Tech
Unemployment Aid Begins Tomorrow in Several States
The unemployment compensation system goes into effect tomorrow in Tennessee Texas Utah Vermont Virginia and West Virginia with other states to follow in 1938 and 1939. Delays stem from tax requirements to build reserves before payments. These states report a combined reserve of 437.8 million dollars with the federal government.
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Nessee
Texas
Utah
Vermont
Virginia
West Virginia
Union Parish Becomes Dry Tonight After Election Vote
Farmerville La Dec 31 Special The sale of intoxicating liquor in Union parish will be prohibited after midnight due to a new prohibition law enacted following a parish wide election held last September. The law bans whisky beer and other intoxicants.
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Farmerville
Union Parish
Supreme Court Meant to Decide on Public Utility Case
The Supreme Court met to decide whether to review Electric Bond and Share’s challenge to the 1935 act regulating public utility holding companies. The petition asks to register with the Securities and Exchange Commission, with the Department of Justice calling it an urgent public matter.
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Washington
Supreme Court
Electric Bond and Share Company
Utility
Department of Justice
Electric Bond and Share
Second Circuit Court of Appeals
New York
Securities and Exchange Commission
Alabama Power Company
Duke Power Company
Roosevelt
California Railroad Commission
Pacific Gas and Electric Company
Justice Department
MacArthur to Push Philippine Defense
General Douglas MacArthur announced he would continue his two year effort to build a Philippine defensive force. He accepted President Quezon’s pleas to stay, saying the call of duty cannot be overlooked as about 40,000 Filipinos train under a compulsory program to reach 400,000 by 1945 for eventual independence.
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Manila
Douglas MacArthur
United States Army
MacArthur
Philippines
Manuel Quezon
Roosevelt
Islands
Paramount to Screen Panay Bombing Films
The Paramount theater will show films this Sunday and Monday depicting the bombing of the US gunboat Panay on the Yangtze near Shanghai. Ben Bicknell says the footage is unusually realistic with machine gun and air attacks and rescues of American citizens. Air mail rushed copies to Monroe to meet the deadline.
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Paramount Theater
United States
Panay
Yangz River
Shanghai
China
Ben Bicknell
Monroe
Bicknel
Shotgun Stolen From Automobile In Monroe
A 10 gauge seven shot Winchester belonging to Jules Parks of 2001 South Grand Street was stolen Friday at about 2:50 AM from his car as he went to visit a friend at 605 North Fifth Street. The gun disappeared after Parks left the vehicle to call his friend. Ten thousand lives are lost annually through fire in the United States.
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Jules Parks
South Grand Street
Monroe
Parks
North Fifth Street
United States
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