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Monroe News Star

Location

Monroe, Louisiana, United States of America

Date

Jun 05, 1934

Page

3

Seven Die In Oklahoma Dynamite Blast Near Norman

An accident at a Petty Geo physics Engineering site eight miles southeast of Norman killed seven workers during seismograph oil explorations. Victims named include Vernon Weddel Preston Barnes Lloyd Flood Don McDonald David McClellan Herman Voight and Joe Fannin. Officials probe possible causes such as static electricity or a truck collision.

Norman Okla Petty Geophysics Engineering Company Here Vernon H. Weddel Chandler Preston Barnes Guthrie Lloyd B. Flood Don McDonald San Antonio Texas David McClellan Santa Anna Herman Voight Perry Joe Fannin May Wendel Crawford Crawford L. W. Lamar

Local Explosion Causes Wreckage in Rural Area

Eye witnesses described a mass of human wreckage after a blast. Two nearby farm houses were damaged by the shock, but occupants escaped injury.

Ing Made

Ouachita Dairy Dealers Hold Annual Meeting and Picnic

About 150 people attended the Ouachita Dairy Dealers Cooperative Association annual meeting and picnic at Mayor Arnold Bernstein's Bayou DeSiard home. Vice president Oscar McDonald presided in illness for president Bo Harmon. new board elected including C. C. Scharf M. D. Swayze T. C. Rowland C. C. Durrett A. A. Powell Harmon and McDonald.

Ouachita Dairy Dealers’ Cooperative Association, Inc Arnold Bernstein Bayou DeSiard Oscar McDonald Bo Harmon E. W. Neasham Daily Extension Service Louisiana State University L. Ward-Steinman Alexandria C. C. Scharf M. D. Swayze T. C. Rowland C. C. Durrett Simmsboro A. A. Powell Arcadia Harmon McDonald

Five Nurses Attend Canadian Quintuplets At Dionne Farm

In Corbeil Ontario five nurses tended the Dionne quintuplets on their eighth day of life. All five infants are underweight and jaundiced. A new incubator arrived for use. Marie the smallest at one pound ten ounces remains in a dedicated incubator while the other four share another. Dr A R DaFoe stayed hopeful but warned the situation remains hazardous. Exhibition plans for the children at the Chicago World’s Fair were dropped.

Jonesboro Couple Weds In Special Interest Marriage

Miss Jane Hargiton and Oran Moore, lifelong Jonesboro residents, married in a ceremony here. The bride taught in Liberty Texas and is a Dodd college and LSU normal graduate. The groom works at Jonesboro Drug Co and studied at Louisiana Tech. They reside with Mrs Jim Harrison.

Jonesboro Jane Harrigon Oran Moore Liberty Texas Dodd College Louisiana State Normal Jonesboro Drug Company Louisiana Tech Jonesboro High School Jim Harrison

Birth announced in Jonesboro for Conny Cox daughter Mary Anne

Mr and Mrs Conny Cox announced the birth of a daughter in Jonesboro Louisiana on Monday The baby was named Mary Anne and the announcement appeared in a local society note

Jonesboro, la Conny Cox Mary Anne

Rampage Leaves One Dead In Bryant Addition

Police report Jessie Hudson fatally struck Gordon Carrington and wounded three others, Payton Pierce Roseanne Johnson and Levy Coleman, during a midnight attack after a quarrel in a Bryant's Addition dice game. Hudson fled the scene and remained at large.

Jessie Hudson Gordon Lee Carrington Atkinson Street Bryant Payton Pierce Roseanne Johnson Levy Coleman E. N. LeVasseur W. G. Banister Hudson Jack Goins Goins

Football pioneer Parke H. Davis dies at 62

Parke H. Davis, a Princeton specter 1890 92 and famed football statistician and historian, died at his Easton Pennsylvania home. He shaped early rules from 1909 to 1915 and is credited with end zones quarter divisions and end zones concepts.

Easton Parke H. Davis Princeton Wisconsin Amherst Lafayette Davis Britannica Football Guide

Oil output in US falls in month end totals

National crude production slips from 2,526,554 to 2,491,539 barrels daily as Oklahoma California and Kansas show declines. Texas East Texas rises from 1,069,219 to 1,080,894 with Eastern Michigan and Rocky Mountains showing mixed changes. A bullet found in an ivory billiard ball reveals no entry trace.

Tulsa Okla Oklahoma California Oil and Gas Journal Texas East Texas Kansas Michigan Rocky Mountains

Sally Myles coloring contest offers big prizes in Monroe

The News-Star and Morning World promote a Sally Myles coloring contest with prizes including a Duesenberg racer a Ranger bicycle a Philco radio and outdoor gym equipment. Entry rewards all ten colored pictures with a prize and weekly top colors receive special awards.

Dad Sally Myles Monroe News-Star Morning World Philco News-Star—World News Star

Local social notes from Marion and surrounding towns

Marion and nearby residents share visits and visits over the weekend. Kathrine Powell graduates at L S A with her parents in attendance. Several relatives from Farmerville Bernice Spearsville Elizabeth La Detroit and Strong Ark are listed as guests and visitors in Marion across the period.

E. T. Powell Kathrine Nina Carmichael Bernice E. J. Gulley Sadie Mae Carroll Spearsville E. H. Maroney Roy B. Bird Hattie Lane Strong, Ark Marion J. H. Simmons Beekman Clyde Gulley

North Louisiana Singers Hold Spring Convention in Ruston

About 900 singers from 17 north Louisiana parishes gathered at Louisiana Tech in Ruston for the North Louisiana Singers association spring convention. G W Bond welcomed guests, with local leaders and parish song leaders guiding a day of religious songs and campus picnics. A L Banks serves as president. the group meets annually in different seasons and locations.

Ruston North Louisiana North Louisiana Singers Association Louisiana Tech G. W. Bond George Nicol Ruston Insurance Ruston Chamber of Commerce A. L. Banks Columbia

Return from vacation for Dr. and Mrs. Murray Graves

Dr. and Mrs. Murray Graves have returned home after a vacation trip. Enrico Caruso's voice is recorded with modern reproducing equipment and a 1932 orchestra accompanying.

Mrs. Murray Graves Enrico Caruso

Louisiana Tech Alumni elect new officers

Poole Robison of Ruston becomes president and J. W. Evans assistant treasurer at Tech is named secretary of the Louisiana Tech Alumni association. The group pursues a constructive program for the Ruston institution.

Poole Robison Ruston Louisiana Tech Alumni Association J. W. Evans Tech

BYU Freshman Sings in Shanghai While Bermuda Sinks

Regina Weaver a Brigham Young University freshman took a leave to sing in a Shanghai hotel and will return to finish her course. The article notes Bermuda is slowly sinking into the sea.

Provo Utah Regina Weaver Brigham Young University Shanghai China

Whites Cream Vermifuge Safe Worm Expulsion Ad

Watch for upset stomach bad breath fretfulness and weight loss in children. The ad promotes Whites Cream Vermifuge to expel pin and round worms and restore calm digestion. Col len's Five Point Pharmacy Inc advertises the product and recommends it to druggists.

Collen's Five Point Pharmacy, Inc Ady

Obituary for 16 Month Old Turner Barr of Eros

Funeral services for Turner William Barr 16 month old son of Mr and Mrs J M Barr of Eros were held this afternoon at their home. Burial was in Mt Lebanon cemetery with Rev J C Cox officiating. Surviving are the parents and siblings Sarah Edgar John Baker and Warren Barr.

Turner William Barr J. M. Barr Eros Mt. Labanon J. C. Cox Sarah Edgar John Baker Warren Barr

Oakland Man Dies During Visit Here

John William Thompson aged 59 of Oakland California died yesterday morning at 4 45 at his sister in law Mrs Joe Kern s home 1104 North Third street while visiting with his wife Burial will be in Oakland He is survived by his widow one sister Mrs Mary Wilks a stepsister Mrs E H Moody and two sisters in law Mrs Joe Kern and Miss H Bloch

John William Thompson Oakland Calif Joe Kern North Third Street Thompson Mary Wilks E. H. Moody H. Bloch

Baccalaureate Services Held At Bonita High School

Bonita La June 5 Special Baccalaureate services were held Sunday night in the Bonita high school auditorium for the senior class of 15 students. Rev George Fox of the First Methodist church delivered the sermon.

Bonita Bonita High School George Fox First Methodist Church

Tiny Celebes kingfisher hunts fish bigger than s Minnow

The Celebes kingfisher, a bird no larger than a sparrow, can catch fish larger than a minnow, showcasing surprising hunting ability in its native habitat.

Celebes

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