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Newspaper
Monroe News Star
Location
Monroe, Louisiana, United States of America
Date
Jun 02, 1936
Page
10
Oak Grove Louisiana voters approve a three mill street repair tax for five years from 1936. In a special election 27 property voters cast ballots, 25 in favor and 2 against, with valuations totaling $66,910. The levy is expected to raise about $1,500 annually.
The Ouachita Dairy Dealers Cooperative Association held its annual barbecue and director election at Claiborne School with about 200 farmers and milk producers. Four incumbent directors were re elected and three new directors named Evans Gandy Joe Renwick and C C Beadles. An amendment set the fiscal year end as June 30 and the next annual meeting will be the first Monday after July 30.
O. E. Huey superintendent of West Carroll parish schools Miss Rosa C Veal parish elementary supervisor and Henry M Thomas Pioneer High school principal are among 35 to 40 superintendents supervisors principals and teachers selected for a nine week summer seminar at Louisiana State University on curriculum construction for elementary and secondary schools.
A dense schedule lists NBC WEAF CBS WABC and NBC-WJZ programming across Central East Midwest and West Coast. Highlights include Alexander Cores Renfrew of the Mounted Mabelle Jennings talk Kate Smith Boake Carter Fred Waring Wayne King The Voice of the People Ed Wynn Ed Dowling Roy Campbell Xavier Cugat and many orchestras with time slots spanning morning to late night.
Confederate Day will be observed as a legal holiday with banks and courts closed while the post office remains open. The Confederate Memorial day committee meets at the soldiers monument in the old city cemetery at 9 30 a m for a simple service followed by decoration of the monument and graves. About 50 graves lie in the cemetery and the committee includes Mrs Charles Mitchell Mrs J W Windes Mrs Cora Awl Gibbs Mrs Joe Renwick Mrs J C Liner Miss Edith Gunhby and Miss Olive Gunby.
Rev Brisco Carter pastor of First Methodist Winnsboro has completed plans for a revival meeting at the Winnsboro church. It will begin June 7 with morning services at 9 o clock and evening services at 7 45 pm Rev Carter will be assisted by his brother Rev Van Carter of Shreveport.
The Neville High School senior play Hold Everything a three act farce by Austin Goetz debuts Tuesday at 8 15 pm directed by Miss Frances Flanders with sponsor Miss Sallie Humble. Cast includes Molly Hill Frances Smith Virginia Faulk Landon Miles Forrest North Theodora Hart Virginia Earl Kersh Ellen Hale Lorraine Matthews Fred Culpepper Tom King Thomas Mulhearn and others. Class night features a president address prophecy history book illustrations and musical numbers with the band performing and class gifts presented.
East Carroll 4 H club held its achievement day at Lake Providence High School auditorium with clubs from Elmwood Monticello Vining and Lake Providence entering. Juniors and seniors won several demonstrations and dress revues while a tie for insect control and canning will be resolved at Monticello folk school July 15 16 and 17.
Monroe Building and Loan Association sold to Mrs. Rosa Artis Sand ford lot 7 block 1 J A Smiths resubdivision Terminal Heights addition Monroe for $1900. Central Savings Bank and Trust Company sold to Central Co Inc parcel lot 2 block 4 Hudsons Riverside addition Monroe for $6000.
Jonesboro Louisiana June 2 Special J Carmen Thomas leaves for Jacksonville Texas to attend the Tomato festival where he will present Miss Eloise Wilson Miss Louisiana daughter of Harry D Wilson Louisiana agriculture commissioner. Early American Indians planted corn when white oak leaves were the size of a mouse's ear.
Graduation exercises for 34 graduates were held at Winnsboro High School auditorium. Valedictorian was Dana McCarty and salutatorian Marjorie Funderburk, both repeating their seventh grade honors. B S Landis, school board president, awarded diplomas and scholarships went to Dana McCarty, Marjorie Funderburk, and Barbara Butler.
Five Louisiana residents have accepted commissions in the United States Army Reserve Corps announced by the War Department. The officers include Clarence P. Bourgeois Sheriever second lieutenant infantry Edson P Broussard Maurice second lieutenant infantry Edmond C Campbell Morganza second lieutenant infantry Jamie T Stinson Jonesboro first lieutenant dental corps and Earl B Van Blarcom New Orleans second lieutenant finance department.
Entries for the annual flower and vegetable show will be restricted to members of home demonstration clubs in the parish. The Ten Year club and Monroe Kiwanis will sponsor the event next Saturday and Sunday at the former A P store building, 107 Catalpa street. The Kiwanis committee has arranged the building and will open Friday at 2 p.m. for booth setup and Friday 7:30 a.m. for early access. Ribbon prizes have been prepared. Belgium lace weavers face competition from Russia.
Monroe firemen answered 19 alarms in May and logged 17 hours 47 minutes of actual firefighting. Hose lines totaled 7 700 feet and ladders 233 feet. Water pumps on fire trucks operated 4 hours 55 minutes at fires. Alarms by type included four business structures six residences seven automobiles one grass and one false alarm.
In Jonesboro on June 2 Miss Cora Lee Saunders home economics teacher presented ninth grade students in a preschool clothing style revue. Margaret Bond won first place with her design followed by Glenda Nix in second and Sarah Gunn in third.
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