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Newspaper

Monroe News Star

Location

Monroe, Louisiana, United States of America

Date

Jun 10, 1940

Page

6

Parade Wins Prize For Best Decorated Bicycle

Montgomery Ward and News Star sponsor a Saturday parade awarding an 18 inch gold finish trophy for the best original bicycle decoration. Nine Montgomery Ward merchandise prizes include tires baseball bat skates croquet set tennis racquet tennis balls lug carrier and a baseball. Entries of all bicycles are welcome with safety rules given to entrants. Contestants register with W Bill Campbell at Montgomery Ward. Prizes on display at the store. judging by three local citizens from Central Grammar School at 9 am Saturday, downtown Monroe ending at the store.

Montgomery Ward and Company News-Star Morning World Sporting Goods Montgomery Ward Montry Ward and Company Bill) Campbell Tromery Ward Campbell Central Grammar School Monroe

Cross-Word Puzzle Across and Down Clues

Puzzle fills with long list of Across and Down clues including words like Not professional shift fruit and other terms. The cartoonish grid hints at a themed wordplay page with a mix of obscure and common entries.

Odd items in the news in South Carolina and Pennsylvania

In Woodruff South Carolina a woman found a cat and kittens under her car hood after hearing a strange noise. Rescuers removed motor parts to free them. In Somerset Pennsylvania Levi Lee 63 was arrested for riding a drunken prancing horse down Main Street. He admitted drinking two beers and blamed the horse’s temperament.

Somerset Levi Lee Main Street Lee di A. Blair

Youth threatens sergeant then slips and breaks leg

Denver patrolman Tom Singleton tickets a young driver who vows a punch. The motorist exits his car, slips and breaks his leg, adding an unexpected injury to the incident.

Denver Tom Singleton

25 year old car makes 6000 mile southern trip

Anita Louisiana reports Chester Wagner completed a 6000 mile journey through southern states with one major breakdown a cracked axle. A spare axle solved the issue during travel. Hard Luck Shenandoah Iowa notes Mr and Mrs J E Chambers recovered from misfortune when two girls returned $5 of missing $20 after an advertisement.

Anita Chester Wagner Wagner Shenandoah J. E. Chambers Chambers

Missing Money Recovered Twice by Honest Child

A story notes two year old Jimmy Cook found money lost on a street and returned it after Chambers advertised the find. The wallet or sum was retrieved by its owner twice, highlighting a child’s honesty and community notices.

Jimmy Cook Chambers

William M Soureal Dies. Railroader Retired From Monroe

William Mitchell Soureal, 86, longtime railroad employee, died at his Monroe home. Survived by widow, son William H. Soureal of Monroe, daughter Mrs. W. K. Humphrey of Monroe, and three sisters of Moberly Missouri. Born October 1 1860 in Brunswick Maryland he worked for the Wabash Railroad then U S and P until retirement after 30 years service. Funeral at Mulhearn 3 p.m. Tuesday with Rev. Ernest Holloway. burial Riverview Park.

William Mitchell Soureal Illinois Central North Second Street William H. Soureal Monroe W. K. Humphrey Moberly Mr. Soureai Brunswick Wabash St. Louis Kansas City U. S. and P. Railroad Illinois Central Railroad United States Mulhearn Ernest Holloway First Presbyterian Church Riverview

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