Grayson High School Commencement Sees 17 Seniors Diploma
In Grayson Louisiana on June 1 special report notes 17 Grayson High School seniors received diplomas at the annual commencement in the high school auditorium. The event featured floral arrangements and a procession to a pro cessional by Miss Clyda Biggs. Sara Jane Valentine gave the salutation, John Love delivered the valedictory, the class song followed and R F Kennon presented diplomas.
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Grayson
Grayson High School
Clyda Biggs
Sara Jane Valentine
John Love
R. F Kennon
Hidden Kidney Causes of Backache Warns Doctors
Many people suffer nagging backache and tiredness before realizing kidney or bladder trouble may be to blame. Excess acids in the blood and poor kidney function can trigger swelling headaches and puffiness. Ask your druggist for Down’s Pills for kidneys as used by millions for over 40 years.
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Callatar
Macrie
Awards Presented To Local Students By School Officials
Principal Floyd Johnston announced several scholarships and citizenship awards. John Love received the Louisiana State University scholarship and citizenship awards were given to Love and Gladys Bates. Sara Jane Valentine earned the Louisiana State Normal College scholarship and Willie Jeanette Fore received the Centenary College scholarship. Millie Kenworthy and Teddy Warner were among those awarded La College and Southwestern Louisiana Institute scholarships respectively. The seventh grade certificates were presented by Superintendent T. L. Johnston.
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John Love
Sara Jane Valentine
Gladys Bates
Millie Kenworthy
Willie Jeanette Fore
Teddy Warner
Malor Warner
Austin Wilson
Rodolph Whitten
Lou V. Parker
Bernice Pace
Elderine Leggett
Audrey Gregory
Severia Grant
Zelma Nelson
Quitmas Zeagler
Everett Parham
Floyd Johnston
Louisiana State University
Louisiana State Normal College
Southwestern Louisiana Institute
Louisiana Tech
Centenary College
Louisiana College
Teddy Warner Leonard Jackson
Caldwell Post
The
American Legion
T. L. Johnston
Bus tickets limited to Sunday school routes start June 5
Manager W. B. Mangham of the municipal bus department announced that beginning June 5 only passengers on their way to or returning from Sunday school classes may use bus tickets.
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W. B. Mangham
Municipal Bus Department
Training School Home Completed at Louisiana Institute
The new principal’s residence at the Louisiana Training Institute is finished. Dr. Harvey Dillon says the brick five room home with bath features modern appointments and was built largely by institute boys at about $2,500. Principal John A. Jones will move in within days.
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Louisiana Training Institute
Harvey Dillon
John A. Jones
Bombed Town of Putien Hit Again by Japanese Planes
Reports from Putien near Foochow say the town was bombed again by 15 Japanese planes yesterday. American mission property including a church school dormitory and foreign teachers residence were wrecked last week. Many Pullen residents fled to the countryside during the day as relief work continued at night. The separate item notes the death of Lt Gen Sir William Raine Marshall at age 73 in France after serving as British commander in Mesopotamia.
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Foochow
China
Putten
American Methodist Church
Pullen
London
William Raine Marshall
Mesopotamia
Bagnoles de L'Orne
France
Electric line project proposed across Oua chita River at Sterlington
Louisiana Power and Light seeks a permit from the U S Army Engineers in Vicksburg to build a 13 000 volt overhead transmission line crossing the Ouachita River at Sterlington 297 5 miles above Black River mouth Plans show a four direction 782 foot span with 72 foot clearance on wooden poles Details and objections may be sent to Reymond G Moses district engineer in Vicksburg by June 7 1939 Also listed are offices in Monroe and West Monroe for review
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Louisiana Power and Light Company
West Monroe
Vicksburg
United States Engineering Office
Ouachita River
Sterlington
Black River
United States Engineer Office
Post Office
Monroe
Lowatana Power and Light Company
City School System Ends Year After 180 Days
After completing 180 days of sessions the city of Monroe school system closed Thursday morning. Parish schools will close Friday morning. Special exercises marking year end were held at Central Grammer Barkdull Faulk Lida Benton Sherrouse and Georgia Tucker schools.
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City of
Monroe
Central Grammer
Barkdull Faulk
Lida Benton
Sherrouse
Georgia Tucker
Deaths Last Night Associated Press Notices
Jacob Chandler Harper 80 long served as general counsel for Scripps newspaper interests from 1899 to 1915. Herbert J. West 54 director of the National Lumber Dealers Association and a director of the national retail timber code authority under the NIRA. Gale R. Nutty 68 former Gulf Refining president and later Gulf Oil director and vice president.
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Atlanta
Herbert J. West
National Lumber Dealers’ Association
National Retail Timber Code Authority
NIRA
Pittsburgh
Gale R. Nutty
The
Gulf Refining Company
Gulf Oil Corporation
Isnt he a honey A candid camera gift
The News-Star-World captures a young man named Spencer with a wide smile and easy demeanor. A large sepia toned enlargement of his portrait is coming as a gift from the paper, drawing questions and compliments from female office staff.
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Happie
News-Star— World
Spencer
News-Star
Y's Men Meet in Bernstein Park Plans Dance at Hotel Frances
The Y's Men club met informally at Bernstein park on Wednesday night instead of the usual Hotel Frances. They announced plans for a dance at Hotel Frances on June 10.
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Y's
Bernstein Park
Hotel Frances
Drunkenness fines debated by Florence city recorder
A man charged with drunkenness protests a lesser past fine saying he was only half as drunk as before. The city recorder insists the current fine of 11 dollars stands, noting that even a half drunk man can be more nuisance to society.
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Florence, S. C
City Recorder
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Putien
General Marshall
Reymond G. Moses
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