Legion Post Night Includes BBQ Cake Walk and Dance
Under Amer ican Legion post sponsorships in Sterlington and Fairbanks a barbecue cake walk and dance will be held tonight at the ward one community center admission is 50 cents for barbecue and 50 cents for the dance Funds raised aid improvements to the remodeled Island DeSiard school house now a community house on two acres by Bayou De Siard Plans call for plumbing a library tennis courts and a swimming pool with ongoing work praised by the Legion post as making steady progress
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American Legion Post of
Sterlington
Fairbanks
Ward One
Island DeSiard
Bayou de Siard
The
Legion Post
Willis Anders Returns From Trip To Capital
Mr and Mrs Willis Anders returned to Monroe by auto Tuesday night after attending Louisiana State University commencement exercises in Baton Rouge Monday. Their son Jack Anders, among the graduates, will stay in Baton Rouge a few days longer. Mr Anders noted a crowd of about 10000 and rain drenched the open Greek theater audience. Many from Monroe were in the capital for the commencement and legislature session.
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Willis Anders
Monroe
Louisiana State University
Baton Rouge
Jack Anders
Anders
Y's Men to Meet Tonight at Hotel Frances
The Y's Men's club meets tonight at 6 30 at Hotel Frances. J Arthur Smith Jr will lead the program.
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Hotel Frances
J. Arthur Smith, Jr
Louisiana studio on stilts films bayou life near New Orleans
Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer spends three weeks filming in the Cajun shrimp village area around Lake Barataria Louisiana without stepping on solid ground. Jean Parker Robert Young Ted Healy and Nat Pendleton lead a cast while the Bayous of Ernest Lafitte lore frame the mystery. At the Capitol Heywood Broun hails The Show Off as the best American comedy. Spencer Tracy stars with Madge Evans in a tale of ego and downfall ending in triumph.
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Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer
Louisiana” Company
Lake Barataria
Louisiana
Paramount Theater
New Orleans
Evangeline
Jean Parker
Robert Young
Ted Healy
C. Henry Gordon
Nat Pendleton
Louisiana Bayous
Jean Lafitte
Andrew Jackson
Nevada Holds Largest Un surveyed Public Land in Union
Nevada has the greatest area of unsurveyed public land of any state, a distinction noted in the report highlighting vast tracts awaiting mapping and administration.
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Nevada
State
The
Union
Achievement DayMarked by West Monroe Nutrition Event
Nutrition achievement day will be celebrated Thursday at Major McGuire's park in West Monroe. Mrs Jewel L McQuiller says the day is the biggest in Ouachita parish home demonstration club circles and may move indoors if weather requires. The event includes lunch by home demonstration clubs, music, a noon speaker from Kiwanis, and an old fashioned singing contest with four songs from each club. Afternoon recreation is led by Mrs J B Landreaux with games and songs.
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Major McGuire’s Park
West Monroe
Jewel L. McQuiller
Parish
Ouachita Parish
J. B. Landreaux
Heinberg To Be Witness In Counterfeit Hearing
Dr Bert Heinberg Monroe optometrist will testify as a government witness in a federal counterfeit money case in Alexandria court Thursday. Local reports say several counterfeit $100 notes circulated during Christmas last year and Heinberg reportedly received some of the bogus bills. He plans to return Friday.
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Bert Heinberg
Monroe
Alexandria
Heinberg
Summer Session Opens at Ouachita Parish High School
The Ouachita Parish High School summer session began Wednesday under Principal Jack Hayes with three teachers and more than 50 students enrolled. Instructors are Mrs. T. V. Simmons F. L. Stricklin and F. M. Durham offering courses in general history American history civics literature II III IV arithmetic and algebra.
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Ouachita Parish High School
Jack Hayes
T. V. Simmons
F. L. Stricklin
F. M. Durham
Mrs H O John Clarks Rites Held In Louisiana
Funeral services for Mrs. H O John 43 who died Tuesday at her home in La were held at the Baptist church here. The body was sent to Montrose Mississippi for burial beside she leaves husband one daughter Miss Sentelle John five sisters and four brothers all named in Montrose Learn Stringer Laurel and others mentioned in the obituary
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Clarks
H. O. John
the Baptist Church
Montrose
Miss
John
Sentelle John
Molly Lightsey
E. F. Foley
Birdie Lightsey
H. A. Kennedy
Learn
A. L. Yeager
Stringer
E. B. Lightsey
W. H. Lightsey
R. W. Lightsey
G. L. Lightsey
Laurel
Funeral for Infant Betty Swiney Held at Hasley Cemetery
Funeral services for Betty Sue Swiney infant daughter of Warren R. Swiney of ward five were conducted Wednesday at 3 p.m. at Hasley cemetery. The infant died Wednesday morning at age two and a half.
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Betty Sue Swiney
Warren R. Swiney
Ward Five
Hasley Cemetery
Death of Oil Field Worker J B Johnston at 32
J B Johnston aged 32 an oil field worker residing at 207 Hart street died Wednesday at 10 30 am from pneumonia Funeral services are planned for 3 pm Thursday at Mulhearn funeral chapel He is survived by his father C A Johnson of Monroe a brother C C Johnston of San Antonio and three sisters Mrs J W Taylor of Monroe Mrs Willis Brown of Calhoun and Mrs C E Hartman of Houston Texas.
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J. B. Johnston
Hart Street
Mulhearn Funeral Chapel
Mr. Johnston
C. A. Johnson
Monroe
C. C. Johnston
San Antonio
Texas
J. W. Taylor
Willis Brown
Calhoun
C. E. Hartman
Houston
Store Burglary Reported on Louise Anne Avenue
Police investigated a Tuesday night burglary at Henry Jones store at 1209 Louise Anne Avenue. Cigarettes, candy, chewing gum and men's hose were reported stolen. Entry was gained by prying iron bars from a front window and raising the window.
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Henry Jones
Louise Anne Avenue
A. P. Clower
E. N. LeVasseur
Three to Be Sentenced In Court Here Thursday
Three men will receive sentences in district court here Thursday. BE. J. Smith and R. W. Dixon were convicted on two charges of stealing hogs, while Sidney Mitchell was found guilty of possessing stolen property. All three were found guilty during the spring term of court.
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Frank Hawthorne
BE. J. Smith
R. W. Dixon
Sidney Mitchell
Will
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Associated Press
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Capitol
Heywood Broun
Capitol Theater
Spencer Tracy
Hollywood
Madge Evans
Henry Wadsworth
Lois Wilson
Clara Blendick
Grant Mitchell
Alan Edwards
Claude Gillingwater
Parish High School
Gloris Gwenclyn
Jersey
Bastrop
Chesterfield
Liccert
Myers Tosacen Co
EC Ffield
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