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Monroe News Star

Location

Monroe, Louisiana, United States of America

Date

Jun 01, 1939

Page

5

Three New Homes Approved After Quiet Building Permit Period

City building inspector S. H. Awl issued permits for three new residences in Cole and Sherrouse additions. B. E. Gambrell will build a six room brick veneer home on McGuire and Lincoln for 4000 dollars under H. G. Mangham supervision. L. C. Richardson leads a 4000 dollar six room frame house at 101 Spurgeon Drive with H. R. Hayes Lumber supervising. A fifth home for B. S. Floyd, a 2500 dollar six room frame house at Lincoln and Cole, is listed with the lumber company as builder. Additional permits include J. A. Mook for a 200 dollar 20 by 27 foot frame store building at 107 Adam Street and BE. E. and J. A. Seruges for a 10 dollar three room frame cabin at 2419 Short Washington. A note mentions a 6 foot fluctuation in distance between North America and Europe due to gravity.

S. H. Awl B. E. Gambrell McGuire and Lincoln Streets Cole Addition H. G. Mangham Rayville Spurgeon Drive Sherrouse Addition L. C. Richardson H. R. Hayes B. S. Floyd J. A. Mook Dimensons Adam Street BE. E J. A. Seruges Short Washington

Roosevelt Has No Aversions Says He Has Done Too Much

In a Harvard class of 1949 questionnaire Roosevelt says he has written edited and composed too much and continues his pre 1934 recreations. He lists The White House and Hyde Park as addresses and notes about 1 009 000 miles of travel. He states his aversions to the New Deal are unclear and leaves the fan question blank.

Cambridge Mass Roosevelt Harvard United States Arthur Davidson Ficke Enoch L. Burnham Pennsylvania Department of Public Service White House Washington Hyde Park N.Y Hobbes

Singing Meet at Bernice High School Sat and Sun

The North Louisiana State Singing convention will gather at Bernice High School on Saturday and Sunday with a featured Saturday night session. Attendance is expected between 4 000 and 58 000. The event will decide the fall meeting venue with Twin Cities as candidates. Performers include the Vaughn quartet El Dorado quartet Blackwood Brothers quartet Stamps quartet and other solo and duet numbers. Officers: Garland May Monroe president A C Banks Columbia vice president Clarence Cockrell Chatham secretary.

North Louisiana Bernice High School Sesson Twin Cities Tsient Bernice Vaughn el Dorado Blackwood Brothers Stamps

Al Capone mental condition described as not good

Attorney General Murphy said Capone’s mental state is reported not good by doctors after a west coast trip. Murphy described Capone as fit in appearance, brown and lean, physically radiant with health. Sheriff detains Francis Handy for disturbing the peace at the Dixie Inn near Monroe, after Handy allegedly tried to start a fight and attack the owner.

Washington Murphy al Capone West Coast Capone Milton Coverdale Dixie Inn Monroe Francis Handy Bastrop Oscar Dopson Handy Dopson

Students urged to reserve bus seats for Northeast Junior College

Dean C. C. Colvert asks all prospective fall attendees to immediately reserve bus accommodations. A one dollar deposit will be deducted from monthly fares, with three bus lines serving areas including Bastrop, Wisner, Mangham, Oak Grove and Delhi. Monthly fares range from seven to nine dollars depending on distance, buses are steel bodied and heated for comfort and safety.

Northeast Junior College C. C. Colvert Bonta Jones Mer Rouge Bastrop Wisner Gilbert Winrsboro Baskin Mangham Oak Grove Pioneer Forest Epps Delhi Rayville

Firemen respond to 18 May alarms in Monroe report shows calls

Monroe firemen answered 18 fire alarms and nine service calls in May. They logged 11 hours 53 minutes in actual firefighting and 122 hours 48 minutes handling service calls. Hose lines from city mains and truck tanks fought four and 11 fires respectively. one was fought by hand.

Monroe L. J. Hunnicutt

Rabid Dog Slain by Monroe Police

A dog suspected of rabies was killed in the 3400 block of South Grand Street. Police urge all dog owners to confine animals for 21 days and monitor pets for three weeks after the incident.

South Grand Street Frank V. Reitzell Thomas Street Jackson Street Reitzell Chief Reitzell

Carter's Little Liver Pills Adclaim You Feel Up and Up

An early 20th century advertisement extols Carter's Little Liver Pills to stimulate bile flow from the liver and improve digestion. The copy warns of bloating gas constipation and general malaise if bile fails to flow, urging readers to ask by name for the product at 25 cents.

Carter

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