Parish Police Jury Pushes to Save Federal Aid Plants
The parish seeks to preserve federal surplus commodity and distribution plants amid potential shutdown by the state welfare department. A letter to state commissioner John son notes monthly commodity distribution valued around $3,000 benefiting SA clients at parish cost. The jury also awarded a 100 acre hay-cut contract at Selman field to George Pipes and W J Vinson for $150. Donations were approved to Memorial Mercy Hospital New Orleans the Louisiana National Guard and the WPA nursery school.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
State Department of Pub Welfare
L. G. Hughes
A. R. Johnson
Johnson
State Commissioner of Public Welfare
Mr. Johnson
Hughes
George Pipes
W. J. Vinson
Selman Field
Pipes
Mr. Vinson
Memorial Mercy Hospital
New Orleans
Louisiana National Guard
WPA
H. M. Williams, Jr
B. Oakland
S. O. Henry
W. A. Mills
J. M. Breard
D. S. Owens
C. A. Kincaid
A. E. Montgomery
W. S. Berry
H. M Williams, Jr
D. Y. Smith
A. B. Myatt
H. M Williams
H M. Williams
Jr Agriculture and Conservation
C A. Kincaid
W. S Berry
A.B. Myatt
H. M. Williams
W. A Mills
Library Board Names Officers and Members
W A Mills and W S Berry serve as officers with C A Kincaid and J M Breard on the library board alongside D S Owens as vice chairman. The group is chaired by Breard with Mills and Berry holding key roles.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. A. Mills
W. S. Berry
C. A. Kincaid
J. M. Breard
D. S. Owens
Diana Mystery Deepens Amid Threats and Return Media
The socialite Diana, once linked to motion picture dreams, vanishes after a June 1 departure from Viscountess Long’s home during coronation week. She reports threats to her life and a razor assault on coronation night. Police search the British Isles while her pseudonym Gyp is noted for Comtesse de Marte de Janville.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Asquith
Britain
Oxford
Diana
London
British Isles
Viscountess Long
Lady Long
Tax Returns Privacy Clash in Tax Inquiry Debate
A House resolution would bar public release of confidential tax return data without six senators and six representatives approving. Senate action loosened access to returns amid a broader tax inquiry into evasion and the 1936 profits levy impacting corporations and stockholders.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
House
Senate
Roosevelt
J. P. Morgan
United States Chamber of Commerce
Fred H. Clausen
Chamber
Federal Finance Committee
Sun Eclipse Photographs Captured in High Detail
Naval Observatory head Captain F J Hellweg calls the eclipse expedition highly successful and Dr Paul A McNally notes exceptional photographic detail from Georgetown observatory. Negatives will be rushed to Honolulu then home by June 19 as Washington scientists celebrate the event. Scientists and amateurs across the southern US witnessed a partial eclipse.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
F. J. Hellweg
Naval Observatory
Paul A. McNally
Georgetown University Observatory
Washington
Honolulu
Hawaii
United States
Birds crash against Liberty torch 700 in a month
A historical note reveals that keeping the Statue of Liberty torch lit attracted up to 700 bird collisions in a single month. The high traffic of birds disturbed by the glow highlights early public reactions to the landmark.
Ouachita Sheriff Sale Notices From Monroe 1937
Multiple foreclosure notices from Ouachita Parish Louisiana listing properties seized by Sheriff Milton Coverdale for the Fourth Judicial District Court. Ads describe June sale dates June 6 12 13 1937 at the Monroe courthouse, with parcels including Lot 12 Square 28 Ouachita Cotton Mills 2nd Addition and various tracts in Sections 15 16 21 24 Township 15 North Range 3 East, plus a river strip and other specified lands.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sheriffs Sale
Ouachita
Ouachita Cotton Mills
Monroe
Georgia Street
Plum Street
Parish
Louisiana
Aepentesens
People's Homestead & Savings Association
Robert E. Hines
State of Louisiana
Parish of Ouachita
Fourth District Court
Fourth Judicial District Court
Ouschita
Sturday
G. B. Haynes
Cuachita Parish
Sheriff's Sale Home Owners’ Loan Corporation
Henry Rightious
Arent
Miller
Pope
Sheriff's Sale
Federal Land Bank of New Orleans
Anna H. Cordell
R. W
Parish of
Ouschita River
W. W. Farmer
U. S
Henry Bry
Julia Gordon
Quachita
Township 15
Ouachita Parish
Tensas Basin
Milton Coverdale
Federal Land Bank of
Ouachita Louisiana
Sheriff's
Home Owners’ Loan Corporation
E. J. Cheves
State of Louisianaa
Towit
Hart's Addition
Calypso Street
Hall Street
Princilla Davis
People’s Homestead & Savings Association
Jie W. Zimmerman
Wilson Williams
Alexander Land Company
Alexander
Notice of Bids for School Automobile Monroe La 1937
Sealed bids for the purchase of an automobile for the Monroe School Department are due by 11:00 A M on Thursday June 17 1937. Bids sent to P A Poag Secy Treas must be filed in his office. The city reserves the right to reject any or all bids. Dated June 1 1937.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Monroe
P. A. Poag
Secy-Treas
Louisiana
Louise la
Ioe
Louisana
Commission Council
City of
Lew
A. D
Arnold Bernstein
Public Land Sale and Louisiana Highway bids announced
Notice covers Foreclosure sale of Lot in Hart's Addition Monroe and sealed bids for seven pit scale units on state routes with locations in St. Tammany West Baton Rouge St. John the Baptist Calcasieu Rapides Ouachita Webster parishes. Bidding rules include license proof and wage minimums. Plans available in Baton Rouge.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Louisiana Highway Commission
Highway Office
Baton Rouge
Louisiana
Chamber of the
House of Representatives
State Capitol
New Orleans
Rigolets Bridge
St. Tammany Parish
Lobdell
West Baton Rouge Parish
LaPlace
St. John the Baptist Parish
Lake Charles
Calcasieu Parish
Alexandria
Rapides Parish
Siecard
Ouachita Parish
McIntyre
Webster Parish
Louisiana State Licensing Board For
General Contractors
Reymond Building
Legislature
Louisiana State Licensing Board
Highway Commission
Harry B. Henderlite
P. Abernathy
Thairman Lousiasea Highway Commission
Medics Endorse Birth Control Policy Emphasizing Safety
A medical association adopts a birth control code prioritizing legal rights for physicians and safe use of contraceptives. The plan classifies available methods, urges medically approved options, and addresses mental and educational aspects including training for students and study of sterility.
Taylor death linked to 14 year old bullet find
Examiner reports a 14 year old bullet found by X ray in Taylor’s hiding place. A witness discarded the unfired bullet on instruction from a named woman. The pistol stayed with the woman, the Examiner said. 4 percent of Americans suffer thyroid ailments.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Examiner
Taylor
Caddie Car Helps Precious Baby and Clubs Ride on Course
Mrs. Marjorie Dawson of Miami Florida pushes a practical contrivance carrying her baby and golf clubs from tee to green between drives and pitches. The scene highlights a curious aid to on course travel with child and equipment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Little Precious
Mamma
Baby
Marjorie Dawson
Miami
Fla
Flower Reproductive Timing Varies Across Species
To ensure cross fertilization many flowers stagger maturation. Some species release stamens earlier while others mature pistils first, promoting genetic diversity through cross pollination.
Monroe City budget and property seizure notices 1937
Public notices list foreclosures and property seizures in Ouachita Parish. Mil ton Coverdale, Sheriff, conducts sale of Monroe properties Lot3 Square6 Filihols Fourth Addition and Lot16 Block12 Wilson Williams Addition. Ordinance 2747 adopts the 1937 1938 budget for general fund and school maintenance with detailed departmental allocations in Monroe Louisiana.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bernstein
Monroe
Louisiana
Finance & US
cMber
Charity & Relief
Salvation Army
T. B. Associa
Ouachita Parish
Red Cross
Quachita Parish
Perpatesnee Plumbing and Inspection
Telephone & Telegraph
Waterworks Department
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Europe
Gyp
Gabrielle Sybille Marie Antoinette Riquetti de Mirabeau
Comtesse de Marte de Janville
Vice
Cern
Ously
Tographs
Diocletian
Rome
Willis Johnson
North Range
Igeeres
Csewe
General Fund
Tlonery
Aweas
Neville High School
SRE
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