Mikado delights Monroe with grand Neville High production
More than 1,000 Monroe music lovers attend the Gilbert and Sullivan opera Mikado directed by Dr H W Stopher and performed by the LSU School of Music at Neville High School Auditorium. The large cast chorus and 50 piece orchestra receive high praise for vocal precision and staging.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Paul English
Louisiana State University School of Music
Neville High School
H. W.‘Stopher
School of Music
Mikado
Rodney Cline Nanki Pooh
Yum
Su Keates Willis Ducrest Ko-Ko
Setgess Sevesely
Stanley Reyes
J. D. Calewell
C. Solon
Olga Maestri Peep-Bo
Ceeeeseee
Hazel Walker Pitti
Roberta Grigsby Katisha
Father and Son Banquet Held by Ruston Scout Group
The Ruston Boy Scout organization held its annual father and son banquet in the First Baptist church recreation rooms with 125 attending. Scout Commissioner C. A. Barnett presided as Attorney George T. Madison of Monroe delivered the principal address, with several others giving short talks. Music and luncheon followed, escorted by a long list of ladies who served.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ruston
Ruston Boy Scout Organization
First Baptist Church
C. A. Barnett
George T. Madison
Monroe
Ouachita
Zoe Heard
Dorothy Harris
Edith Rose Evans
G. C. Latimer
R. H. Brooks
A. H. Henderson
Clayton Simonton
Fred Adams
E. A. Epps
James Cletton
H. L. Campbell
Kate
Parsonage Fire in Bonita Destroys Home at Five A.M.
Fire of undetermined origin razed the Methodist parsonage in Bonita at five this morning. Rev. M H Day and family occupied the home, losing most furniture and a valuable book collection. Insurance on the parsonage was $2,000.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bonita
M.H. Day
Roberts Proclaimed Tough as Senate Sets Dempsey Challenge
Frankfort Kentucky Red Roberts sergeant at arms of the Kentucky Senate is praised as unbeatable by a unanimous Senate resolution. The body challenges Jack Dempsey to box Roberts before the general assembly next Wednesday. Dempsey has not replied.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Red Roberts
Frankfort
Kentucky Senate
Senate
Jack Dempsey
Roberts
General Assembly
Dempsey
Ping Pong Holds Center Stage This Saturday
The Monroe Recreation Department hosts a ping pong tournament this morning and continues this afternoon with singles and doubles events. Winners advance to meet the City Championship contenders from the YMCA. Semifinal pairings include Atkinson with Harrington and Hunt with Howard Hunt for the doubles title, while Harrington with Fink and Helm with Atkinson lead the singles semifinals. The marble tournament is postponed until Monday after school.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Monroe Recreation, Department
Recreation Department
Keith Moore
Brownlow Hastings
Isaac Atkinson
Richard Harrington
Jerrell Crow
Clyde French
Howard Helm
Roland Fink
Max McDonald
W. K. Olmstead
Jinx Sperry
Marion Olmstead
Ellis Hunt
Howard Hunt
Tommie Zeagler
Bud Judy
Will Ellis
Jerril Crow
Tommy Zeagler
Tarzan and allies captured by ape-men threaten escape
Tarzan resists surrender to the Hornbs as he and Jana are carried off toward a forest village aboard Gorobor mounts. Meanwhile Jason Gridley and Thoar awaken in a dim cave with Korars and Korsars, plotting a river escape after their imagined doom.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tarzan of the Apes
Gyor
Hornbs
Tarzan
Gyor Cors
Sam¢Né
Jason
Thoar
Jana
Jason Gridley
Gridley
China vows resistance as Japanese bombard Shanghai siege escalates
A government communique states Chinese forces will defend Shanghai after twenty days of bombardment and relentless attacks by Japanese troops led by Lt. Kenkichi Ugeda. It accuses Japan of breaking peace pacts and rejects demands seen as a threat to China's sovereignty and the League of Nations.
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China
Chapei
Woosung
Shanghai
Kenkichi Ugeda
League of Nations
Japan
Britain mobilizes for Far East emergency as Shanghai tense
London announces emergency cabinet committee and full night operations by war and admiralty offices to protect British lives and property in Shanghai amid China Japan conflict. Sir John Simon and Lord Hailsham lead a war council while Australia prepares naval support and mobilization plans. The Indiana University botany department acquires the Deam herbarium of 5 000 to 6 000 Indiana plants.
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London
U.P
British
War Office
Admiralty Office
Cabinet
Far East
Admiralty
War Offices
Shanghai
Great Britain
Japan
China
John Simon
Lord Hailsham
Bolton Eyre-Mansell
The
J. H. Thomas
Dominions
J. Ramsay MacDonald
Chequers
Imperial Staff
George Milne
Iles Lampson
Brisbane
Australia
Royal Australian Navy
Deam
Indiana
Indiana University Department of Botany
Steamship with Elizabeth Cook arrives at Boston Quarantine
The steamship Chinese Prince arrives at quarantine in Boston carrying Elizabeth Barrett Cook the 20 year old Brookline heiress who died mysteriously in the Mediterranean. Her fiancé St George Tucker Arnold and relatives seek clues from a cablegram she received before death which proved a hoax. An autopsy is in Gibraltar as authorities prepare copies for lawyers and kin.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Boston
Elizabeth Barrett Cook
Brookline
Mediterranean
Howard Uncles
Naples
Helen James
Arnold
Cook
Gibraltar
Miss Cook
State Press Club in session in Tallulah today
The North Louisiana State Press Association met at the courthouse in Tallulah for its spring session with about 75 attendees. Miss Estelle Tannehill of Winnfield presided in George P. Bush’s absence as speakers planned the afternoon program and the election of officers and next meeting place.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tallulah
North Louisiana State Press Association
George P. Bush
Estelle Tannehill
Winnfield
Book Club
Farm Meeting Set by Ouachita Valley Growers
The Ouachita Valley Truck Growers Association sponsors a Farmers meeting today at Monroe West Monroe Chamber offices. The program focuses on crop diversification and cantaloupe planting in Ouachita Parish with support from Missouri Pacific Railroad and a guaranteed market in St Louis. Thomas J. Sandridge of Monroe notes plans for thousands of acres to be planted this season.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ouachita Valley Truck Growers’ Association
Chamber of Commerce of
Monroe
West Monroe
Missouri Pacific Railroad
St. Louis
Thomas J. Sandridge
Quachita Parish
Power Company staff meet to discuss expansion plans
Louisiana Power and Light Company district managers gathered at Hotel Frances for an informal session to review expansion ideas and future policy. A. O. Evans said several line extensions are under consideration with no firm announcements yet, listing attendees from Bastrop to New York City.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Louisiana Power and Light Company
Hotel Frances
A. O. Evans
R. E. Holladay
Bastrop
J. H. Bourg
Dubach
L. P. Wilder
Ferriday
F. A. Coleman
Gibsland
J. O. Ware
Haynesville
L. C. Preston
Lake Providence
M. L. Meador
Olla
E. B. Todd
Rayville
R. R. Spigener
Tallulah
J. B. Cash
Winnsboro
R. D. Sisson
West Monroe
Monroe
R. W. Braswell
A. B. Clarkson
Tom D. Hoskins
R. M. Salvant
Algiers
B. E. Larson
New York City
J. H. Thatcher
Millions vote as Japan holds national election
About nine million Japanese voters cast ballots as the general election closed in the early evening. Voter turnout reached around 70 percent with decisive momentum for the Seiyukai government. The government prepared a strong delegation to present its case at the League of Nations meeting in Geneva.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tokyo
Shanghai
League of Nations
Geneva
Manchuria
League Council
China
League Assembly
Seiyukai
Brownville Voters Cast Ballots In Tent Runoff
Brownville voters in Precinct 4 Ward 5 will cast ballots Tuesday in a parish runoff at a polling place in a tent south of the Jonesboro Road and Illinois Central tracks. The sheriff's department announced the location change due to flood waters covering Brownville.
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Brownville
Jonesboro Road
Illinois Central
Sheriff's Department
Painleve drops bid to form new French cabinet
Paris february 20 former premier paul painleve abandoned his effort to assemble a cabinet to succeed the Laval government. he cited the refusal of laval and andre tardieu to join a leftist ministry. painleve left for the elysee palace at 4 am to inform president paul doumer. tardieu had declined a post as minister of state without portfolio.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Paris
Paul Painleve
Pierre Laval
M. Painleve
M. Laval
Andre Tardieu
Elysee Palace
Paul Doumer
M. Tardieu
Geneva
M. Pain Jeve
Truancy and Mental Trouble in Child Guidance
Dr Frederick H Allen of Philadelphia outlines methods to aid children with truancy by understanding home and school dynamics rather than punishing misbehavior. Dr Leo H Bartemeier of Detroit notes convulsive episodes in children may have psychological roots and that removing a child from family situations can affect attack frequency.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frederick H. Allen
Child Guidance Clinic
Philadelphia
Leo H. Bartemeier
Detroit
Fifteen Held In Plot To Slay Old Regime Figures
Police report fifteen men detained in Hidalgo County on suspicion of plotting to kill members of the Old Regime linked to scandals two years ago. The group allegedly included politically active figures W. H. McClellan, former Donna city commissioner, and E. J. Farnsworth, ex Donna irrigation district director candidate.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
A. Y. Baker
Hidalgo County
Baker
W. H. McClellan
Donna
E. J. Farnsworth
Decatur Crowd Packs Free Drinks Night
A lively scene unfolds in Decatur as free drinks draw an unusually large crowd this year with enthusiastic chatter and playful banter among attendees. The event highlights a spirited, informal gathering with locals enjoying the promotion.
Roosevelt and Japan Emperor discuss hunts at lunch
Tokyo February 20 Colonel Theodore Roosevelt new Philippine governor and Mrs Roosevelt with Grace lunched at the Imperial Palace with Emperor Hirohito and Empress. Conversation centered on hunting and Roosevelt expeditions. Officials later shared a 1905 Portsmouth tale linking Roosevelt to Korea annexation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tokyo
Theodore Roosevelt
Philippines
W. Cameron Forbes
Prince
Princess Chichibu
Foreign Office
Roosevelt
Portsmouth
Baron Jutaro Komura
Japan
Korea
Baron Komura
T. R
Seoul
Change Pilots On Coast To Coast Mail Plane Lines
American Airways shifts three Dallas El Paso co pilots to the Dallas Atlanta run to gain experience with night flights and different weather. T. J. Haire roams with Herbert Kindred, Russel Arden pairs with Joe Glass, Dick Fagin joins Lee Wallace, replacing George Hayes Vic Miller and Gene Stotts. L. L. Williams remains with Ray Fortner. Hayes Miller and Stotts move back to Dallas El Paso for new duties.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
American Airways
Dallas- el Paso
Dallas-Atlanta
T. J. Haire
Herbert Kindred
George Hayes
Russel Arden
Joe Glass
Vic Miller
Dick Fagin
Lee Wallace
Gene Stotts
L. L. Williams
Ray Fortner
Hayes
Miller
Stotts
Dallas-El Paso
el Paso
Dallas
Mississippi Valley
Hills
Texas
Young People’s Day Planned at Local Church
Young People’s Day will be observed at the 11 o’clock service of the Methodist Protestant Church at Stone Avenue and South Third Street tomorrow morning. Rev. IL Yeager will deliver a special message and congregational singing will occur. A 7:30 p.m. pageant titled The Knight of the Holy Grail will be presented at the evening service with the general public invited.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Stone Avenue
South Third Street
IL. Yeager
Knight of the Holy Grail
Youth Curt Hanson Sentenced. Iowa Wants Him Back
Curtis Hanson, 16, held in Parish Jail, is sought by Des Moines Iowa officials for return to his foster parents after disappearing in November. Hanson under alias Albert Prauncl received a six month sentence at Louisiana State Penitentiary for burglarizing the Louisiana Training Institute, alongside Harold Holmes who also drew six months. Local authorities notified Des Moines, but district court cannot revoke Hanson’s sentence, so he faces transfer to the penitentiary.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sheriff's Department
Curtis Hanson
Des Moines
Iowa
Hanson
Albert Prauncl
Percy Sandel
Louisiana State Penitentiary
Louisiana Training Institute
Harold Holmes
Louisiana Penitentiary
Man Kills Wife and Self And Wounds Daughter
In Johnson City Tennessee Walter Story killed his wife at the Garbers Community home near Jonesboro. He wounded his 14 year old stepdaughter and then shot himself. Mrs Vaughn, mother of a seven week old child, is hospitalized in critical condition but expected to recover.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Johnson City
Tenn
Walter Story
Hugh Vaughn
Story
Garbers
Jonesboro
Vaughn
High School Girl Admits Robberies
A Mobile Hattiesburg Slidell crime spree involved a high school girl who said Jimmie and Bob planned more robberies. She claimed she joined them to avoid being left behind and described two guns and holds ups in Mobile, Hattiesburg, Slidell, with the trio to reunite in New Orleans.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Grosch
New Orleans
Jimmie
Bob
Mobile
Hattiesburg
Slidell
Immanuel Baptist Church West Monroe Service Schedule
Immanuel Baptist Church meets at Mrs. Hilton Taylor's home 703 Cypress Street. Rev. H L Driskell speaks Sunday on What God Requires and Christ Coming to Judge the Nations. Rev H G L Busby to sing gospel. Sunday School 45. R K Ross Jr superintendent. Morning worship 11 00. B Y P U 633. Lloyd Mercer director. Evening worship 730. Midweek prayer and Bible study Wednesday 750. Marine corps enlistment cost 5054 for 1031 fiscal year.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Immanuel Baptist Church
West Monroe
Hilton Taylor
Cypress Street
H. L. Driskell
Christ
H. G. L. Busby
R. K. Ross, Jr
King Urges Cooperation In Fire Loss Reduction
Governor Alvin O. King called for statewide citizen cooperation to cut fire losses in 1932. He cited federal guidance and industry resolutions and said Louisiana could reach a 50 percent reduction with proper community organization this year.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
King
Baton Rouge
Alvin O. King
United States Department of Commerce
National Association of Credit Men
Louisiana
Left handed driving leads to light fine in Worcester court
In Worcester Massachusetts Harold B Gordon of Trenton New Jersey was accused of negligent driving after the court observed his holding his female companion with his right arm while steering with the left. The judge quipped asking if he was left handed and noted a $20 fine was to be paid.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Worcester
Mass
Harold B. Gordon
Trenton
N. J
Florence Driscoll
Gordon
Deceptive Sleuth Albany Dry Sleuth Tours State
A bleary eyed old man with a broken umbrella plays a comic role as he visits saloons and speak easies across Albany. His liquor law crusade provokes anger from saloonkeepers who dismiss him as a bum but discover him as a dry sleuth in the end.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Albany
Sheen
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U.S. A. School of Music
Moon Mullins
Recreation Dept
State Press Club
C. OF C
Power Company
Painleve
Decatur
Emperor
Willard
Lad
Angola
Marine Corps
New York
Ellis Island
Jack Robinson
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