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Newspaper
Monroe News Star
Location
Monroe, Louisiana, United States of America
Date
Jun 01, 1936
Page
5
A garbled OCR fragment mentions Detroit and a dated sports moment with hits and plays. Names, times, and clear facts are missing, leaving only scattered references to a game event and players.
In Bucharest and across villages, Ion Mihalache led mass protests by over 500,000 peasants calling for Madame Lupescu’s banishment and the suppression of Nazi groups, while pressuring Premier Tatarescu’s government to resign. The movement centers on reducing kingly influence and intensifies political tension surrounding Queen Lupescu.
A Philadelphia Boys Clubs of America convention scene shows idolizing boys surrounding J Edgar Hoover’s 16th man after the Alvin Karpis capture. Centered are youths John Ziolkowski Scott Hurren Cyril Johnson Hoover Thomas Ferrick and John McCann from Germantown Toledo and other places.
A joint Memorial Day service in Riverview burial park Ouachita parish features members from Rodney J Hobbs VFW post and Barkdull Faulk American Legion post. The event includes invocations by Rev Ernest D Holloway and remarks by Larry J Fox on preparedness and universal draft. Graves are decorated and a half mast flag ceremony ends with benediction.
Handsome bronze markers were placed at the graves of Barkdull Faulk American Legion auxiliary members on Sunday. The committee included Mrs. Charles Mitchell, Mrs. Marion Huckaby, Mrs. C. La Mengis, and Mrs. Francis Blazier, with Sam Rubin assisting. Graves marked included those of Mrs. Robert M. Breard, Mrs. A. A. Gunby, Mrs. J. W. Johnston, Miss Estelle Johnston, Mrs. Katie Cann, Mrs. Adrian Baer, Miss Susie Johnson, Mrs. F. W. Reitzell, and Mrs. T. Cooper.
Oldsmobile begins a nationwide safety campaign using fifty five white public address equipped cars donated to New York and Detroit police. The fleet will visit major eastern and midwestern cities to educate drivers and pedestrians about safety, with cars later handed to other metropolitan police departments.
A photograph of Albright's Garage at 310 North Third Street shows two trained mechanics delivering thorough lubrication using modern tools and high grade oils such as Quaker State. The article highlights quality service, reasonable charges, and the garage's convenient location and telephone number 3027.
The Johnson Brothers barbershop at 103 Catalpa in Monroe has been completely remodeled into a modern shop with four chairs. Otis Johnson and S. A Odom operate with R. G. May in charge, offering standard brands and full-service grooming by trained staff. The shop is open 1:30 p.m. to 9 p.m. on weekdays and evenings, with electric lighting and a history of customer satisfaction.
A local advertisement praises Johnson Brothers for comfortable chairs, expert service, and courteous staff, highlighting the shop as a modern facility noted by many satisfied customers.
Opelo usa La June 1 coroner s jury today prepared to investigate the fatal shooting yesterday of Clarence Savoy 20 of the Plaquemine Point section by a man listed as Marion Lewis negro. Lewis arrested after the killing was held in jail here. Officers said Savoy and Lewis met on the highway and after an argument Lewis drew a gun and fired fatally wounding the white man.
Fifty five per cent of Ouachita parish farm operators signed work sheets for the soil conservation and domestic allotment program before the signing period closed Saturday. Parish agent E R Strahan said the 55 per cent coverage equals about 70 per cent of farmers and 75 per cent of parish acreage, since tenants signed via landlords. The program replaces the AAA plan and pays roughly ten dollars per acre for diverting soil depleting cotton to soil conserving crops, with more peas and soybeans to be planted this year.
Twin City Tire completes move from Hall and Harrison to 2006 DeSiard Street as it expands to the south’s largest and most modern tire rebuilding plant. Manager K S Elliott notes motorists save on tire costs through retreading and repairs for new and used tires and industrial rubber work.
The firm promises equal safety mileage to a new tire at under half the cost and guarantees all work. The public is invited to inspect the new site where gasoline and oil services have been added to complete the offering.
Wallace Stark, 76, retired from the U S Indian service in 1924, still drives his first car a 1926 Chevrolet. The four cylinder coupe has annual licenses in new states, this year a Florida tag, serving as a durable traveling advertisement for Chevrolet. He carries unique equipment on the back bumper for his cross country journeys.
A desert traveler keeps a long-handled shovel with two galvanized cans on the running board for emergency water. He would walk out if stalled far from any road, though he has never used the supply. The driver has avoided crashes by careful driving and watching for others.
M. P. Kelley and his boys band departed Jonesboro on Monday for Jacksonville Texas to perform at the Tomato festival. Local residents accompanied the group. Kelley serves as supervisor of music in Jackson parish.
Henry Fonda began studies to be a newspaperman but shifted to acting after failing to secure a job following his graduation from the University of Minnesota.
Farmer Glen J. Chambers of Williamsburg Kansas owns a red and white cow bearing a natural brand described as a red IA mark. The note identifies the animal and the owner in the local agricultural records.
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