Lions Club Aids Blind Through Glasses and Welfare
At a Lions Club luncheon Mrs. Dorothy Jackson outlined parish efforts aiding the blind since 1931 with 845 pairs of glasses provided through the public welfare department at a cost of 2600 dollars. Lion Dan Mingledorff reported on the Sight and Conservation of the Blind committee, noting Dr. P. L. Perot volunteers one hour weekly.
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Dorothy Jackson
Public Welfare Department
Ouachita Parish
Lions Club
Hotel Frances
Lion Dan Mingledorff
Sight and Conservation of the
P. L. Perot
Class Roster Names Listed From Local Graduation Event
The shown list includes graduates and attendees such as Hugh F. Baker Oswald Z. Barfoot Edna LaVon Barnes Lloyd Barron Caro lyn Jo Baur Elizabeth Bilberry Alice Brauer Mary Breard Pearle Coldwell Florrinell Cole Alice Collier Jewell Colvin Margaret Couch Prentiss Cox Clara Crawford Sybil Daughtry Nan Drew Ned Duval Robert Easterling Irma Ensminger John Ethridge Lyla Ferguson Helen Hayes Nell Hayes Sara Hazel Fred Hill Jr Edwin Hilton Samuel Hixon Luther Howell Elizabeth Johnson Keith Jones William Knight Katherine Kugler James LeBlanc Emile Liles Edith Lingle John McClain Louise McDonald Carl Martin Wanda Melton Don Mitchell Virginia Newman Pascal Norris Sybil Ogden Thelma Pickens Annette Ragland Charles Rains David Rankin Roseanne Reid Charles Risher Van Shepard Mary Simmons Erline Steele Willie Tejano Jr Leola Thompson Katharine Thorpe Virginia Townsend Gloria Veach Fay Watson Jim Watson Emma Weir Clement Welsh Alton Williamson Helen Wilson Robert Wood Dottie Young Walter Zamorc Martin Coleman Horace Wiggers Robert Wood Bernard Zuccaro.
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Hugh F. Baker
Oswald Z. Barfoot
Edna LaVon Barnes
Lloyd Thomas Barron
Carolyn Jo Baur
Elizabeth Bilberry
Alice Elizabeth Brauer
Mary Edith Breard
Pearle Adelyn Coldwell
Florrinell C. Cole
Alice Elizabeth Collier
Jewell Emmett Colvin
Margaret Louise Couch
Prentiss Edward Cox
Clara Jane Crawford
Sybil Marie Daughtry
Nan Drew
Ned Edward Duval
Robert Hill Easterling
Irma Grant Ensminger
John Ethridge
Lyla Ann Ferguson
Helen Fernandez
Mary Lucille Fortenberry
Elsie Gill
Vivian Green
Miriam Elaine Guynes
Leon Prentiss Hare
Berta Harper
Helen Hayes
Nell Hayes
Sara Hazel
Fred Hill, Jr
Edwin Clyde Hilton
Samuel Clarence Hixon
Luther Howell
Elizabeth Johnson
Keith Jones
William Ray Knight
Katherine Kugler
James LeBlanc
Emile Liles
Edith Lingle
Don Mitchell
Virginia Newman
Pascal Norris
Sybil Ogden
Thelma Oseland
Jean Parsons
Ann Elizabeth Phillips
Thelma Emalee Pickens
Annette Ragland
Charles Rains
David Rankin
Roseanne Reid
Charles Lee Risher
van Shepard
Mary Barbara Simmons
Erline Steele
Willie Tejano, Jr
Leola Thompson
Katharine Thorpe
Virginia Townsend
Gloria Veach
Fay Watson
Jim Watson
Emma Jane Weir
Clement Welsh
Alton Williamson
Helen Juanita Wilson
Robert Louis Wood
Dottie Sue
Wheat harvest strains rail system in southwest storage crunch
Kansas City dispatch notes the coming wheat harvest may strain rail boxcars more than storage. With 150 million bushels expected, space is tighter than last year but western Kansas holds less crop. Farmers may rely on old warehouses, hotels, barns, and even empty box cars to store grain until movement resumes.
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Kansas
Oklahoma
Texas
Santa Fe
Southwest
Louisiana Proclaims June Dairy Month by Governor Jones
Governor Sam Jones proclaimed June as dairy month in Louisiana and urged citizens to publicly recognize dairy farmers as urgent and vital to victory. The statement highlights the importance of dairy farming to the state’s economy and resilience.
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Baton Rouge
Sam Jones
Louisiana
Income tax plan set for final approval in Congress
Washington reports the senate moved to finalize compromise legislation mandating pay as you go taxation. Taxpayers would face a 20 percent payroll levy or estimated quarterly installments starting July 1 with added 12 percent surcharges in 1943 and 1944, while most of current taxes are abated.
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Washington
Senate
Roosevelt
Coal deposits stated in eastern Manchuria
A report cites 30,000,000 tons of anthracite 2,792,000,000 tons of bituminous and 128,000,000 tons of lignite coal in Manchuria's three eastern provinces.
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Manchuria
Starkville Major Shot to Death in Bremerton
Major Eugene B. Lanier 30 native of Starkville Miss was found shot to death beside his car near Silverdale in Clear Creek valley Bremerton officers said he was killed by a submachine gun hanging on the car door He served since 1941 with the first barrage balloon unit He was born in Starkville and educated at Mississippi State and Duke His widow Mrs Constance Harris Lanier lives in Holly Springs He is survived by his father Eugene Lanier Sr and a sister Mrs Walter Oberst of Trumann Ark
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Bremerton
Wash
Eugene B. Lanier
Starkville
Miss
Silverdale
Clear Creek Valley
Lanier
Mississippi State College
Duke University
Constance Harris Lanier
Holly Springs
Major Lanier
Eugene Lanier, Sr
Walter Oberst
Trumann
Ark
Births announced for several families in May and June
Lieutenant and Mrs H R Gonzalez announce a daughter born Saturday at 31 1 2 College avenue. Lieutenant and Mrs J P Murnane report a son born May 29 at Vaughan-Wright-Bendel clinic. Mr and Mrs W C Sanders announce a son born May 27 at 31 North SixthStreet West Monroe. Lieutenant and Mrs R E McLaughlin announce their son Robert Erl Jr born Wednesday morning June 2 at Vaughan-
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Wright-Bendel Clinic
Mrs. McLaughlin
Parkwood Drive
West Monroe
A. E. Lambert
St. Francis Hospital
South Second Street
D. H. Echols
Pine Street
St. Francis Sanitarium
H. R. Gonzalezs
College Avenue
J. P. Murnane
Vaughan-Wright-Bendel Clinic
R. E. McLaughlin
Robert Erl, Jr
Vaughan
Huge farms in U S exceed 100000 acres nationwide
There are more than 100,000 giant farms of over 100 acres across the United States most are large western cattle ranches.
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United States
Digging in Attu Island Japanese Tunnels and Caves Exposed
Reports from Attu Island describe extensive Japanese tunnel networks and cave complexes used as sniper nests command posts and anti aircraft positions. American troops advancing across the island found miles of interconnected underground rooms with only smoke pipes visible above ground and drainage systems hidden in tundra.
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Attu Island
Attu
Holtz Bay
You Can't Buy Aspirin You Can't Buy Aspirin
An advertising notice promotes St. Joseph Aspirin as a superior value with a quality guarantee. It touts lower prices than competitors and asserts it is the world's largest seller, offering tablets at 1c, 20c, or 100 for 35c, urging readers to choose St. Joseph Aspirin for better value.
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St. Joseph
Hidden Japanese bunker on sand bar near gun position
A gravel cone bunker on a sand bar behind a coastal gun position exposed by its builders. A narrow entry led to a small windowless chamber with a stove and rice bag, containing post cards and a Japanese dictionary. The note adds a claim that Italians used poison gas in Ethiopia in 1936.
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New Energy
Peps
Kansas City
Bella Scherck Davidson
Comtente
Coca-Cola
Coca-Cola Company
Ouachita Coca-Cola Bottling Company
T. F. Wilson
Fairview Street
Sandman
Pharm
DeSiard St
Monrod
Holloway & Thompson, Inc
DeSiard
Frank
Thom McAn
Family Shoe Store
Keene’s Shoe Store 338
The
Dan Cohen
Alice Henry Millinery
Ames Shop
Mangels, Inc
Grayson
Silverstein
MI DeSiard
Moore’s Tailoring
Fink the Tailor
E. Jack Selig & Son
Julius & Son
Gay Clothing Co
Krauss & Cahn
the Woman's Shop
Monroe Sales Co
People’s Credit Clothiers
DeSiard Renfrow & Son, Inc
Allen’s Millinery
Dixie Shops
Roxyanna
Honest John
New York Hardware and Furniture Co
Federal Furniture and Hardware Co
Peacock
Dedard
Grand Floral Co
Jackson
North Third
Mary's Flower Shop
North Second
Sporting Goods
Hunt & Whitaker, Inc
Royal Feed & Seed Store
Brice’s
Louisville Ave
Carey Holmes
Cypress, West Monroe
Walker's Grocery
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