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Newspaper
Monroe News Star
Location
Monroe, Louisiana, United States of America
Date
Jun 07, 1934
Page
10
The author of A Slow Train Through Arkansas and other booklets was found dead in his Mineral Wells home. A bullet wound in the temple indicates suicide. Jackson wrote trainside jokes popular on rail journeys, including tales of a slow Arkansas-bound train and farm scenes.
Texas health officials seek legislative review of a sanitary code and medical statutes revised 25 years ago. The state board of health will ask lawmakers to reassess outdated provisions and update public health standards.
Ouachita junior college announces summer session courses with 7 30 a m start times and a Friday registration. Penalty fees apply for registrations after Monday. Courses include chemistry United States history English literature education psychology and more across first and second year levels.
Gray A. Mann assistant state service commissioner announced a June tour visiting Winnfield Jonesboro Ruston Monroe Farmerville Bernice Summerville Haynesville Homer Arcadia Gibsland and Minden for veterans seeking information or assistance on compensation. The schedule lists city by city visits with times listed for each stop.
The Monroe recreation department directs all Children’s theater members and interested residents to join instruction and practice at the nearest playground. Miss Kate Flanagan and Miss Lucyle Godwin lead the program with sessions on theater, model boat building, arithmetic, European history, and psychology.
Admission details for the upcoming boat contest at multiple play grounds were announced along with a lantern making study. The lantern parade, held soon, attracts many children and adds to the event's appeal.
Mrs. Louis Peters remains critically ill at St. Francis sanitarium with fluctuating condition. A New Orleans specialist attended her recently and initial treatment showed promise before a relapse. however, Thursday brought some improvement.
New Light Baptist Church announces a benefit ice cream supper Friday night at the old Riser school in Prairie community. Proceeds will aid church programs and local residents in need.
An advertisement promotes Sit-1-Cide a liquid ointment that supposedly penetrates skin to kill all parasites in one application within thirty minutes. It claims immediate relief from parasitic itch and scabies and is sold at 60 cents by Stt 1cide Co Inc Commerce Ga with mail order option.
The project to remodel the Natchitoches parish courthouse was awarded to T. Miller and Son of Lake Charles. They bid about 4000 under the next closest bidder, with six firms submitting offers led by Monroe and Lake Charles contenders. The low bid came from the Lake Charles firm, about 14000 below the highest bid from the Natchitoches firm.
Mr and Mrs L J Hunnicutt announce the birth of a daughter Laura Ruth born Wednesday at St Francis sanitarium.
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