Postmasters Meet in Shreveport for Louisiana Session
State postmasters gather in Shreveport for a two day session hosted by the city and chamber of commerce. Headquarters are at the Washington Youree hotel. Officers will be chosen and the next convention city decided Saturday morning. Key speakers include J A Moody Dolph Frantz and Congressman John N Sandlin.
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Shreveport
Frinday
Louisiana
National Leaguef
Chamber of Commerce
Mon- Tee
Washington-Youree
J. A. Moody
Cotton Valley
Sam S. Caldwell
Dolph G. Frantz
Shreveport Journal
J. O. Brouillette
Marksville
John N. Sandlin
Minden
Recreation Leadership Courses To Be Held At City Hall
Recreation leadership courses will be conducted at Monroe Recreation Department in City Hall starting Friday at 9 a.m. Miss Lucyle Godwin, director, said all who will work on playgrounds this summer must take the course. The first day Friday, with registration at the initial session, will start lectures at 10 a.m. Saturday and run through next week. Playgrounds will open later in the month.
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Monroe Recreation Tattern
City Hall
Lucyle Godwin
Scheduled Woodmen Meeting Cancelled in Arkansas
John T. Davis state manager of Modern Woodmen of Amelia canceled a large El Dorado Arkansas meeting planned for June 6 after an automobile accident injured several participants. Joe Smalling lost a finger in the wreck caused by a tire blowout. The El Dorado gathering may be rescheduled within three to four weeks with Monroe Woodmen members planning to attend.
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John T. Davis
Modern Woodmen
Amelia
el Dorado
Ark
Joe Smalling
Monroe
Modern Woodmen of America
Enrollment growth eyed at Northeast Center LSU
Indications point to a much larger fall enrollment at LSU Northeast Center as prospective students request catalogs from outside the state. Dean C C Calvert cites active correspondence and a plan for new courses in commercial subjects journalism and mechanical drawing while the two year teachers training has been eliminated. No summer school this year though the office will stay open. Several staff changes and summer travels are noted as personnel depart for vacations and summer study.
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Louisiana State University
C. C. Calvert
Board of Supervisors
Dean Colvert
Baton Rouge
Roger C. Frisbie
Conservatory of Music
Missouri
Doris Turner
Springfield
Rosa Veal
Natchitoches
Louisiana State Normal College
Miss Veal
West Carroll Parish
Hippo Sweat Myth Linked to Carmine Skin Pigment
A historical note explains that hippos do not sweat blood but secrete a carmine colored pigment from their skin. The pigment led observers to misinterpret the secretion as blood, creating the myth.
KIWANIANS HEAR TALK ON SCHOOLS
Morehouse parish education head E D Shaw tells Bastrop Kiwanis club that despite a ten year drop in assessed valuation school finances improved due to consolidation and qualified teaching. Enrollment up 50 percent since 1925 with teachers up 25 percent. white and negro pupil totals rise while revenue edges up about 11 percent.
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Bastrop
Morehouse Parish
E. D. Shaw
Bastrop Kiwanis Club
Louisiana Hotel
Shaw
Kiwanis Club
Isaac Chapman
H. J. Seligman
W. B. Limerick, Jr
Negro Boy Surrenders On Charge After School Altercation
Henry Booker a 16 year old negro surrendered to police Wednesday morning and was turned over to parish authorities. The charge stems from the stabbing of Richard Anderson at the negro high school on Breard street, where Anderson was stabbed twice but not seriously hurt.
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Henry Booker
Richard Anderson
Breard Street
Anderson
Police Seek Johnnie Jones on Swindling Charge
Sheriff A. J. Thigpen of Lincoln parish asked Monroe police to arrest and hold Johnnie Jones a Negro wanted in Ruston on a swindling charge. He had not been apprehended by Wednesday afternoon.
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A. J. Thigpen
Lincoln Parish
Monroe
Johnnie Jones
Ruston
Nine Students Graduate From Okaloosa High School
Nine students graduated from Okaloosa High School in Okaloosa Louisiana at commencement on May 30. The program included invocation by Rev Strozier salutatory by Charles Lusk class poem by Lula Mae Clark class will by Jamie Reppond valedictory by Joyce Taylor diplomas presented by D A Coon and benediction by Rev Strozier. The graduates listed are Lula Mae Clark Rufus Hobbs Blanche Grant J C Brady Jamie Reppond Charles Lusk Carrie Hobbs Willie Ed Walker and Joyce Taylor.
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Okaloosa
Okaloosa High School
J. R. Strozier
Charles Lusk
Blanche Grant
Lula Mae Clark
Jamie Reppond
Joyce Taylor
Dawkins
D. A. Coon
Ouachita Parish
Rev. Strozier
Rufus Hobbs
J. C. Brady
Carrie Hobbs
Willie Ed Walker
Feast Of Pentecost Observed By Temple B Nai Israel
The Feast of Pentecost will be observed by Temple B Nai Israel Thursday at 7 30 p m and Friday at 11 a m Rabbi F K Hirsch notes there will be no confirmation class this year which normally occurs at this time.
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Temple B’nai Israel
F. K. Hirsch
Former Health Director Here on Neville Graduation Visit
Dr J W Williams former Ouachita parish health unit director and current Asheville North Carolina health officer is in Monroe for his daughter Lucy Williams Neville High School graduation. He praises his new post and Asheville’s congenial surroundings amid a city manager shift.
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J. W. Williams
Ouachita Parish
Asheville
N. C
Monroe
Lucy
Neville High School
Williams
Dr. Williams
North Carolina
Birds Shift Vision Instantly From Near to Far Sight
Birds can instantly adjust eye focus to switch between near and far vision. Experts note rapid accommodation allows precise depth perception during flight and feeding.
Pink watermelon scented snow spotted on Lassen Peak drift
In Lassen Peak California a drift of pink snow was found with a watermelon scent and taste. Tiny algae-like plants colored the snow giving it its distinctive hue and aroma.
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Lassen Peak
Calif
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