Billions of grasshoppers threaten western farms and states
Colorado, Oklahoma, Montana and Wyoming farmers and agencies mobilize against a massive grasshopper invasion. In Union county and northern Colfax, crews dump poison by the ton as four million acres in Colorado face infestation across 28 eastern counties. Governor Clyde Tingley appeals for federal aid to fight the pest. The outbreak traces to last year’s eggs, with potential damages ranging up to millions if unchecked.
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Colorado
Oklahoma
Montana
Wyoming
Utah
Idaho
Union County
Colfax County
Clyde Tingley
New Mexico
Newico
Texas
CCC
SCS
Forest Service
WPA
Adjudication of 958 estate arithmetics in Pennsylvania
In WORK Pa on June 9 Judge Harvey A. Gross faced a tangled arithmetic for the $958 estate of John Benedick to be divided among 109 heirs. The case hinged on fractions like one-seventh of two-thirds of one-seventh plus one-twenty-fourth, illustrating the complexity of the settlement.
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Work, Pa
John Benedick
Harvey A. Gross
Gly-Cas credited with curing Mrs Parker’s indigestion
Mrs. R. W. Parker of Pine Bluff Arkansas reports Gly-Cas relieved three years of gas bloating and indigestion and eased neuritis pains, kidney issues and swelling after trying other medicines. She credits Gly-Cas with restoring sleep and overall health, noting availability at Phoenix Drug Co. and local chemists.
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R. W. Parker
State St
Pine Bluff
Arkansas
Phoenix Drug Co
DeSiard St
Monroe's first exhibition apartment home nears completion
Monroe's exhibition apartment at North Fifth and K streets advances under Slagle Johnson Lumber and Johns Manville with Federal Housing administration cooperation. Hundreds tour progress with Montgomery Ward fixtures and other materials. Entries for naming the home close June 26 with a $10 prize.
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Monroe
North Fifth and
Slagle-Johnson Lumber Company
Johns-Manville Company
Federal Housing Administration
Montgomery Ward and Company
Steele
DeMoss
Supreme Bedding Company
Monroe Furniture Company
Joe Ramey
Johns-Manville
Slagle- Johnson Lumber Company
Jones Electric Company
Laneau, Southall and Bledsoe
Sherwin-Williams Company
Zephyr Company
Service Tile Company
Pittsburgh Plate Glass Company
W. V. Clark
J. x . Hamilton
W. B. Waldroup
Police issue alerts for two missing men and suspected killer
Monroe police were told to search for two men. One is Concetto Ziccone alias Tony Ziccone, a 45 year old San Francisco man suspected of murder. The other is Donald Lorenzo Chase, 30, of Little Falls New York, an amnesia victim last seen May 12 1936. Chase worked in a New York brokerage and may be doing clerical work.
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Monroe
Concetto Ziccone
Tony Ziccone
San Francisco
Calif
Donald Lorenzo Chase
Little Falls
N. Y
Chase
New York City
Bicycle Stolen From Rialto Theater in West Monroe
Lonnie Robertson of Route 1 Arkansas Road reports his red and black 28 inch Famous bicycle stolen from in front of Rialto theater in West Monroe late Wednesday night. The bike carries a luggage carrier and twin headlights.
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Lonnie Robertson
Route 1
Arkansas Road
Rialto Theater
West Monroe
Miss Lillian Collins Urges Voter Registration in Ouachita Parish
Miss Lillian Collins, registrar of voters for Ouachita parish, urged all residents reaching age 21 by the second week in September to register for the four year period to be eligible for the September congressional and senatorial primaries. She noted about 8,000 registered so far and that books held roughly 18,000 voters in the past four years, urging all to register before the second week in August when books close.
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Lillian Collins
Quackita Parish
Miss Collins
Quachita Parish
Ouachita Parish
Canning Company Plans Survey Visit to Monroe
H H Howry of Chicago a member of the American Canning Company research department is due in Monroe within days to confer with the chamber of commerce agricultural committee. He will survey the area to assess the feasibility of a permanent canning plant and examine vegetables and truck crops grown locally. Secretary G D Holland says the chamber is coordinating with other firms to gather data on the plant's advisability.
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H. H. Howry
Chicago
Ill
American Canning Company
Monroe
Chamber of Commerce
G. D. Holland
CCC Open to War Veterans for Camp Enrollment
World War veterans may apply for limited CCC camp enrollment per Ouachita Parish American Legion officer H B McClendon. Applicants should visit his courthouse office with discharge papers and any prior CCC camp discharge. Accepted applicants will be assigned to camps on July 1.
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H. B. McClendon
American Legion
Ouachita Parish
Mr. McClendon
Quachita Parish
CCC
Scott Thornhill wedding in Monroe ties Farmerville pair
Emmett Scott and Mrs Ruby Thornhill both of Farmerville were married in Monroe on June 4 by Rev L T Hastings of the First Baptist Church Monroe. They plan to reside in Farmerville.
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Marion
Emmett Scott
Ruby Thornhill
Farmerville
Monroe
L. T. Hastings
First Baptist Church of
Juannette Adcock and Tracy Pate Wed in Quitman
In Quitman Louisiana on June 2 Miss Juannette Adcock and Tracy Pate were married in a community ceremony announced from Pate Adcock. The report notes the couple tied the knot in this local event.
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Quitman
Juannette Adcock
Tracy Pate
Miss Agnes Thomas Weds Horace Mc oo of Quitman
A notice reports the marriage of Miss Agnes Thomas to Horace Mc oo of Quitman, with the ceremony held in June. The brief item notes the union and the couple’s connection to Quitman.
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Quitman
Agnes Thomas
Horace Mcoo
Graduation Held at Kelly School in Kelly Louisiana
Kelly La June 9 Special The following students graduated from Kelly High school at commencement exercises held June 2 Dollie Lea Roberts valedictorian Floyce Roberts salutatorian Meleese Miller Maurice Steen Helen Humphries Margaret Martin Lola Eubanks Sybil Har grove Myra Fletcher C D Stephens Tresevant Franklin LeRoy Gandy Ronald Cottingham Wilbur Newsom Hurshell Kinnison The American Legion awards for outstanding scholastic work were won by Tresevant Franklin and Dollie Lea Roberts The Olla State bank award of was won by Dollie Lea Roberts
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Tresevant Franklin
Dollie Lea Roberts
Olla State Bank
Revival Begins Sunday at Dodson Baptist Church
Revival services start Sunday and run for a week at the Dodson Baptist Church led by Rev. S. P. Rodgers. The pastor announced the schedule and urged everyone to attend.
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Dodson
the Baptist Church
S. P. Rodgers
Eros Home Club Holds Monthly Meeting in Eros High School
Eros Louisiana June 9 Special The Eros Home Demonstration club met in the high school with Miss Mary Vernon in charge. She demonstrated carrot marmalade and instructions for making jellies preserves. Refreshments were served to members and guests including Mesdames Hearne Wingate Wheelis Downes Wingate Lindsay Dore mus Walsworth Stucky Goins and Misses Downs Nalley Vernon.
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Eros
Eros Home Demonstration Club
Mary Vernon
Jackson Parish
Ed Wingate
O. T. Lindsay
J. E. Doremus
Mildred Walsworth
Morris Stucky
G. M. Goins
Helen Downs
Myrtle Rogers
Johnnie Nalley
Gold Medal Haarlem Oil Capsules Ad Claims Kidney Boost
An advertisement touts Gold Medal Haarlem Oil Capsules as a grand kidney stimulant and diuretic. It urges daily use to cleanse kidneys and reduce symptoms like back ache moist palms leg cramps and puffy eyes while promoting the product as original from Haarlem in Holland.
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Haarlem
Holland
Adv
Fire damages car in Swartz after gasoline line break
Henry McDonald’s automobile in the 1700 block of Breard street was damaged by a fire found early Thursday. The blaze, said to stem from a broken gasoline line, was reported by the owner and a Central Fire Station unit responded to extinguish the flames.
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Henry McDonald
Swartz
Breard Street
Central Fire Station
Fire crew extinguishes blaze after booster pump use
A fire crew extinguished a vehicle fire using a booster pump. The report does not specify the extent of the car damage.
Beards Fashion Fare in 14th Century Spain
Bearded faces became so fashionable in 14th century Spain that many men wore false beards of various shapes and colors to match their clothes or moods.
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Spain
City Court records show multiple fines and sentences
Walter Thomisee of 307 Cotton Street West Monroe was fined 100 dollars after being arrested for drunk driving by Officers Tolbert and May. Others included M. L. Lewis 25 dollars for disturbing the peace, J. H. Mann 3 days for beating a board bill, Lamon Redman 25 dollars for fighting with a 5300 peace bond, Jimmie Campbell 30 days on the parish road gang for habitual drunkenness, L. M. Holley 15 days for vagrancy with fingerprints, and seven traffic violators totaling 23 dollars and 50 cents.
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Walter Thomisee
Cotton Street
West Monroe
H. L. Tolbert
Garland May
W. M. Harper
M. L. Lewis
J. H. Mann
Lamon Redman
Jimmie Campbell
Parish Road
L. M. Holley
Prisoner Held in Parish Jail After Peace Warrant Arrest
Don Turner aged 26 living five miles west of West Monroe on Highway 80 was jailed in Ouachita parish on a peace warrant sworn by D. C. Fretwell. Deputy sheriffs arrested Turner late Wednesday night after the warrant was issued.
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Parish
Don Turner
West Monroe
Ouachita Parish
D. C. Fretwell
Turner
Sheriff's Department
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Desiard
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Mr. Boston Dry
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Dolph Fly
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Scotland
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Peoria
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