15 Jan 1932
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Newspaper
Monroe News Star
Location
Monroe, Louisiana, United States of America
Date
Jan 15, 1932
Page
1
Monroe and West Monroe officials warn riverboat operators to take extreme caution on the Ouachita River during high water. Commissioner Swayze urges boats to stay midstream and land slowly to prevent damaging levees and shore erosion amid rising water.
The Men’s Club of the First Christian Church organized at a Hotel Virginia meeting last night with twenty five men in attendance. Elected officers include general chairman M. G. Moore program chairman J. E. Parrish refreshment chairman B. B. Martin publicity secretary J. Frank Smith Jr.
The ad claims Ru-Ma bowtie eases rheumatic pain within a week, promising fast relief for joints and muscles. It advertises Cohen's Pharmacy as the place to obtain Ru-Ma with a money back guarantee if relief is not achieved.
Ten members of a Tennessee family were killed and three injured when a tornado struck two farming communities near Lex and Eaton, Tenn. The dead include P W Rice and several relatives. eight others died instantly, with several more injured as homes and barns were destroyed. Telephone lines failed to give a full damage estimate.
The Associated Press summary notes a wide range of conditions from sub zero in parts of Canada to summer like warmth in Ontario. It highlights a Tennessee tornado that killed ten from a single family, heavy snows and cold across the west, floods on the Mississippi Delta, and dynamite tied to levee damage.
Traffic from Weirport to Dallas is rerouted as flood waters through Jefferson Texas hinder travel, per Secretary MecClary of the Chamber of Commerce. The note explains the detours are compulsory until conditions improve.
A Monroe Booster Club invites public visits to its headquarters to view prizes and vote. The venue features flowers from Virginia Flower Shop, a baby grand piano from Brook Mays Music Co, and restroom furniture courtesy of Monroe Hardware Co. Daily candidate lists are posted. merchants are urged to join and vote. Telephone 304 for information.
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