Health Director Assures Public Of Protection During Flood
Ouachita Parish Health Unit Director Dr J W Williams issues an open letter on flood era sanitation. He cites Central Grammar School occupancy by levee workers and cleaning under A W West and Henry Haas, notes typhoid vaccination for refugees and children, discusses septic tank issues and waterlogged drainage, praises Sterlington and West Monroe efforts, and confirms office hours until 6 50 p m with no unisolated communicable diseases.
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J. W. Williams
Ouachita Parish
Twin Cities
Central Grammar School
A. W. West
Henry Haas
Folsom
West Monroe
Louisiana Baptist Children's Home
Kellogg Lumber Company
Sterlington
Louisiana Power & Light Company
City of Wrecks Struggles After Bombing
The text describes widespread ruin in a city and surrounding areas after fighting. Businesses burned or destroyed and residents face disrupted services. Damaged infrastructure complicates recovery efforts as people cope with insecurity and loss.
Parish Schools In Session Here Today
Unclear OCR text indicates parish schools operating today despite mentions of disruptions. Unable to confirm specific locations or actions due to fragmented wording.
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Echoo
Battle with a dying stegosaurus in Zoram scene
In a perilous chase, Jason and Gridley corner a raging stegosaurus on the ground. The creature collapses after unseen wounds. the pair speculate on cause as they encounter a warrior from Zoram and inquire about Jana the Red Flower.
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Gridley
Jason
Stegosaurus
Zoram
Jana
Stranger
Shanghai siege deepens as battles, fires and destruction spread
U S bluejackets raid missions near Shanghai encounter heavy fire while missions including Presbyterian and Methodist properties are ransacked. Reports claim anti Japanese literature looted and servants abducted. US destroyer Whipple damaged in collision. 124 US troops land at Shanghai amid defense builds. Banks set crippling 2 percent daily loan rate as city endures turmoil.
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Presbyterian Mission
New York
United States
Methodist
Soochow
Shanghai
Whipple
Whangpoo River
Rosalie Moller
Manila
Chaumont
Eee
Shanghai Ando
United
Weather and flood update from Arkansas and surrounding area
Cloudy tonight and tomorrow with no rain forecast in either state. A high north wind continues, but warmer conditions persist and no imminent rain is expected. Flood control reports a bright outlook as river levels fall with no new break danger. Government engineers inspect Sterlington levees while 400 workers fortify Russel's Bend. Bayou Bartholomew runs higher but dropping after recent rains. Red Cross food depot supports displaced workers awaiting pay, with payroll processing likely in 1–2 days.
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Arkansas
K. R. Young
J. R. Adams
Sterlington
Russel’s Bend
Bayou Bartholomew
Red Cross
I. Baer
Levee Board
Monroe Mayor Thanks Aid In City Fight
The Monroe city government and engineering department express gratitude for federal aid and coordination with Major-General Brown and Major Larkin. They report ongoing US government support for protection, reconstruction, and building protective works in Monroe and the Mississippi Delta region. Public notice pledges continued cooperation and transparent updates on actions taken.
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Monroe
United States
Brown
Washington
Major Larkin
Vicksburg
Mississippi Delta
City of
Peace Plea at Geneva Meet Divides Delegations
At Geneva the meeting split into five groups representing women churches the League of Nations society labor and students. Miss Mary Dingman of the YWCA spoke for 14 international women’s organizations totaling 40 million members in 56 countries and cited 5 728 000 signatures urging disarmament as proof the world is ready for peace.
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League of Nations Society
Miss Mary Dingman
World Committee of the
Young Women's Christian Association
Miss Dingman
Red Cross Parish Chapter Adds 52 Cases, Removes 125
The Quachita Parish Red Cross Case Committee added 52 families to its relief lists yesterday and removed 125 cases as families moved away gained independence or now rely on relatives. Current aid recipients total 150.
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Quachita Parish
Red Cross Chapter
Red Cross
Cotton acreage limitation debate at Monroe Colored High
Debaters from two negro schools will hold a public debate at Monroe Colored High School auditorium 8 o clock Monday night. Topic: elimination of cotton planting for 1932 as best solution to the cotton problem in the South. Huey P Long provides information. Foster Forensic Society and Alpha Omega Society will participate. whites invited with reserved seating.
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Monroe Colored High School
South
Huey P. Long
United States
Foster Forensic Society
Alpha Omega Society
Coleman College
Allen Relates His Own Story Before Jurors
Eddie Allen testifies about the night of the shooting describing a confrontation with Donaldson and his own claim that he did not intend to shoot. Horace Allen testifies that Donaldson and Albert Lucas refused to leave and that Donaldson struck Eddie, adding context about events at the apartment and the shotgun retrieval. The defense rests after character witnesses.
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Stewart Nase
Allen
Harold G. Knight
Eddie
Donaldson
Horace Allen
Albert Gallatin H. Lucas
Edward
Rose
Hike Club Sets Regular Mountain Trail Walk Tomorrow
The Hike Club of the Monroe Playground and Recreation Department will hold its regular hike tomorrow afternoon at 2 from the department headquarters on Wood Street. All ages are invited to attend and join the club. Canada is larger than the continental United States by about 590000 square miles.
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Monroe Playground and Recreation Department
Wood Street
Canada
Continental
United States
Stimson Busy With Peace Offer Amid Global Tensions
A London Paris Geneva and Shanghai publish tomorrow a peace offer statement, delayed earlier, to calm misgivings about troop reinforcements. Britain and the United States reportedly conveyed disappointment to Japan over its planned moves as American authorities direct evacuations from Nanking. Willis Peck says Americans are advised to leave Nanking. traffic on key routes may halt if fighting continues. Admiral Taylor warns a Japanese infantry brigade may land in Shanghai international settlement this Sunday.
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London
Paris
Geneva
Shanghai
Japan
Nanking
Willis Peck
United States
Yangtze River
Tukow-Tientsin
Washington
Navy
Taylor
Willie Calloway Sees No Hope to Escape Gallows
A deputy sheriff pursues a lynching fugitive after the hunted man is found wounded at Willie Calloway's home. The older Calloway initially denies knowledge, later leads to the fugitive and asks the officer to prevent lynching. Execution date may be delayed by a governor dispute over Louisiana's leadership.
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Willie Calloway
Calloway
Willie
Alvin O. King
Paul Cyr
Louisiana
Box Car Church Serves Colored Refugees in West Monroe
The Box Car Church, a religious site for colored refugees, holds daily services in a box car on Illinois Central tracks in West Monroe two blocks from the depot. Sunday services start at 11 am with Rev. Felix Thompson leading evening singing from 7 to 8 pm and preaching afterward.
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Illinois Central Railroad
West Monroe
Felix Thompson
Piney Grove Baptist
Williams’ Quarters
Eleven state family from Utah Crosen names nine children
Mr and Mrs Utah Crosen of Winchester Virginia along with their nine children represent eleven states of the union Their children carry names of states including Virginia Minnesota Maryland Florida Tennessee Vermont Georgia Kansas and Montana A child named Oklahoma died two years ago
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Winchester
Utah Crosen
Mississippi Prison Farm Placed Under Strict Quarantine
Parchman prison farm in Greenwood Mississippi and its 180 prisoners and staff are quarantined after eight inmates die from spinal meningitis Supt J W Williamson says all will be affected except him and the workers at levee sites He notes 1650 prisoners across 15 camps and Royston is the only case this year as temperatures are taken and throats mopped to prevent spread.
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Parchman
Miss
Mississippi
J. W. Williamson
Greenwood
Sam Boyston
Louisville
Penal Farm
Williamson
Royston
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Manila Electric Company
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