West Monroe Welfare Association Reports Yearly Recap
Mrs. O. McCormick was reelected president and Mrs. Witt secretary at the annual meet. C. I. Kirby became treasurer as the association cites $562 in contributions, distributed 500 garments, six hospital escorts, 195 grocery orders, 25 medicine orders, and two charity transports. Christmas aid included 75 Goodfellows baskets and 10 from Sur-Wa Stores, with donors named.
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Association
West Monroe
Goodfellows Fund
Sur-Wa
Henry Colbert
Simonton Grain Company
Louisiana Light and Power Company
Monroe Morning World's Free
Congress urged to press probe amid rail rate and wage changes
Congress faces calls for a probe as a 3 to 4 percent freight rate hike aims to raise railroad revenues from 100 million to 125 million dollars annually. Negotiations resume later in the month to pursue a 10 percent wage cut for railroad running trades, with hopes the adjustments restore financial health. Oil industry cheer comes from Sunday shutdowns trimming weekly crude output by over 100 thousand barrels, aligning production with demand. Retail and wholesale merchants face post holiday slump while awaiting January restocking from manufacturers.
Mrs Grace Bonnette Returns to Weatherford Texas
Mrs Grace T Bonnette formerly of Monroe returns to Weatherford Texas for nursing work after Christmas visit with sisters Eugenia and Emily Jones at 2718 Gordon Avenue She has spent drought relief work in Weatherford since May noting severe hardship but reports that locals now have ample food and have learned to grow and store it.
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Grace T. Bonnette
Monroe
Eugenia
Emily Jones
Gordon Avenue
Weatherford
Texas
Bonnette
Executed in Sicily for Killing a Boy
Two murderers were strapped to chairs and shot in the back at dawn in Caltanissetta Sicily. The men were to be executed yesterday but the start of the new year prompted a delay.
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Caltanissetta
Sicily
Red Flower of Zoram Battles With Hyaenodons
Jason and Jana flee as hyaenodons close in. Skruk and Phelian fighters clash with beasts while Colt fires. The fourth hyaenodon lunges for Jason but is struck down, ending the wild battle as the hairy men finish off the remaining attackers.
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Jason
Jana
Skruk
Pheli
Hyaenodon
Important Home Demonstrations To Be Conducted In Monroe
Several parish wide home demonstration meetings will be held in Monroe in January led by Mrs Jewel L McQuiller home demonstration agent The annual meeting of the Home Demonstration Council will take place January 16 at 2 am at the courthouse Officers will be elected project leaders named and year goals fixed The council organized in February last year has aided parish clubs and helped Mrs McQuiller carry out the program A first session of four poultry meetings directed by Clyde Ingram LSU will be January 19 A leadership meeting on kitchen improvement led by Miss Iris Davenport state clothing specialist will be January 28 The theme is The Enjoyable Kitchen Community clubs will hold reorganization meetings in January prior to the council to set individual goals
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Monroe
Jewel L. McQuiller
Home Demonstration Council
Iris Davenport
Coal Mine Strike Doubtful as Union and Operators Clash
Harlan Kentucky January 2. Operators report only a handful of quitters while union leaders say reports are incomplete. Four Knox County mines saw strikes and walkouts in Bell County, with Harlan County seeing some mine workers quit. Operators expect most to return Monday as the strike appears unsuccessful overall. Estimates put total miners affected between 34,000 and 50,000.
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Harlan
National Miners’ Union
Kentucky
Knox County
Bell County
Harlan County
Monroe’s Youthful Author Chinchow is Taken
Anthony Buttitta, young writer and editor of Contempo from Monroe, leaves Monroe to visit William Faulkner in Chapel Hill before returning to work on a novel Mascara and a play Timespace. He co‑founded Contempo with Milton Abernethy and runs the Intimate Bookshop, with praise from Paul Green and Eugene O’Neill and contributors including Faulkner, Sinclair Lewis, and Dos Passos.
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Anthony Buttitta
North
William Faulkner
Chapel Hill
N. C
Giacomo Buttitta
DeSiard Street
Anthony
Contempo
New York
Paul Green
University of North Carolina
Monroe
Mascara
Milton A. Abernethy
Rupert Hughes
Los Angeles Examiner
Hearst Syndicate
Chares
Hill
Sinclair Lewis
Gastonia
Eugene O'Neill
America
Sherwood Anderson
Harry Elmer Barnes
Theodore Dreiser
John Dos Passos
J. Middleton Murry
Mark van Doren
Evelyn Senet
Leauche Mumford
Ezra
Leap Year Rules for Women Set by Jurist
Kansas City Kansas January 2 Judge Henry Meade of Wyandotte County probate court offers ten commandments to guide women seeking leap year proposals. Do not choose a sheik do not trust flashy appearances avoid bashful partners consider a man who saves money prioritize character over pay and beware vanity yet let love be the sole factor in deciding.
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Kansas City
Kan
Henry Meade
Wyandotte County Probate Court
Concordia Parish School Board to Meet in Vidalia
Vidalia Vidalia D C Strickler, parish superintendent of education, announces the regular January meeting of the Concordia Parish School Board will be held Thursday at 10 oclock in the superintendent office Vidalia. All members urged to attend due to the importance of the session.
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Ferriday
D. C. Strickler
Vidalia
Concordia Parish School Board
Bank Fails in Owensboro Kentucky
Bank fails to open in Owensboro Kentucky as Central Trust Company, founded 43 years ago, faces deposits totaling 2 431 124 and capital stock of 460 000. The disruption and financial implications are noted as of January 2.
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Owensburg
Central Trust Company of
Owensboro
Bomb mail killings cast pall over Easton funeral services
Federal officers and plainclothes police guarded Italian consul Marquis A Ferrante at the funeral for Edward Werkheiser and John B House, mail clerks killed by a post office bomb. Charles V Weaver, an explosive expert, died later. Getchel said pensions would be paid to the widows. Oscar Viola and Anthony Rossi Cipolla remained jailed for questioning with no charges yet filed.
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Easton
Marquis A. Ferrante
Philadelphia
Edward Werkheiser
John B. House
Charles V. Weaver
Harry C. Getchel
House and Werkheiser
Oscar Viola
Anthony Rossi Cipolla
New York
Seven Kidnappers Held By Chicago Authorities
The Herald and Examiner reports seven men and a woman, part of a kidnapping syndicate that robbed wealthy gamblers and bootleggers, were held last night in a loop hotel by the state's attorney's police. They allegedly kidnapped James Hackett of Blue Island and turf man John J. Lynch. five suspects identified by the victims. leader named John Pinzori.
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Chicago
The
Herald and Examiner
James Hackett
Blue Island
John J. “Jack” Lynch
John Pinzorri
Local church officials return from Nashville conference
Rev. Henry Rickey educational director of Monroe First Baptist Church and Miss Elizabeth Langford Louisiana state worker in the Methodist Church will return tonight from Nashville Tenn where they attended a south wide conference of leaders in young Methodist people's work. A slot machine sells oiled paper umbrellas in Berlin.
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Tennessee
Henry Rickey
Monroe First
Montreal call from missing Vermont student
Esther Pitts, 20, a University of Vermont junior who had been missing four days, telephoned her mother in Colchester, saying she was in Montreal in a hysterical state and had been taken there against her will.
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Esther Pitts
University of Vermont
E. B. Pitts
Colchester
Montreal
Demonstration Agent Puts Up Own Canned Goods
Home demonstration agent Mrs Jewel L McQuiller has canned 426 No 2 cans and 59 No 3 cans of vegetables fruits and meats for winter use. Much of the produce came from her garden and she bought some items to can including a beef and fruit mix.
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Jewel L. MsQuiller
Vilaiuisis Madiav
Couple Survive Dixie Overland Crash Returning from Gulfport
Mr and Mrs J A Reid narrowly escaped serious injuries when their car skidded from the Dixie Overland Highway seven miles east of the city. The couple, returning from Gulfport Miss, were cut and bruised but unharmed overall. They were en route after spending Christmas with relatives as part of their yearly trip.
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J. A. Reid
Gulfport
Harrison and Shouse to Speak at Illinois Democratic Rally
Senator Pat Harrison of Mississippi and Jouett Shouse will address the Illinois Democrats rally on January 14 at Chicago. Robert F. Carr, Illinois campaign chairman, announced the event as part of the party's victory campaign to form platform principles and prepare for a 1932 Democratic presidential victory. The campaign aims to extend to all cities and towns.
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Pat Harrison
Shouse
Chicago
Mississippi
Jouett Shouse
Democratic Executive Committee
Illinois
Robert F. Carr
Carr
Truce Near Between Gandhi and British in India
Indications arise that a truce may halt the civil disobedience drive as negotiations unfold between Mahatma Gandhi and the British government. Viceroy Willingdon is urged to meet Gandhi with no preconditions on topics, while business groups fear renewed nationalist action could spark an economic crisis.
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Bombay
India
Mahatma Gandhi
Lord Willington
Mr. Gandhi
Lord Willingdon
Tej Bahadur Sapru
Gandhi
Congress
Flood Threat Brings Mass Evacuations in Tallahatchie
In Tallahatchie County thousands are stranded as floodwaters invade about 1,000 homes. Red Cross and levee boards rush sacks to Glendora for levee defense while residents flee before barriers give way. Governor Bilbo awaits state requests for aid and tents.
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Tallahi Valley
Tallahatchie
County
Red Cross
Yazoo-Mississippi
Mississippi
Glendora
Tingle Birth Announcement for Son at 313 Holly Street
Mr and Mrs Walter Tingle announce the birth of a son at their home 313 Holly Street this morning January 2.
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Walter Tingle
Holly Street
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Paramount Theatre
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