William H. Awl Observes 84th Birthday Here
William H. Awl, born June 10, 1849 in Natchez, marked his 84th birthday at his daughter Cora Gibbs’ home in Monroe. A longtime Confederate veteran, he led Henry Wilson Post No. 182 and was active in Masonry before age and infirmity slowed him. Friends visited Saturday and Sunday to pay respects.
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H. Awl
Monroe
Cora Gibbs
Ams Street
Awl
Henry Wilson
Natchez
Hemina
Funeral services held for Frank Beaullieu Sr in Jeanerette
Funeral services were held here Sunday for Frank Beaullieu Sr 68 a director of the First National Bank in Jeanerette La who died Saturday note obituary style with minimal details extracted from the fragmentary report
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Jeanerette
Sunior Frank Beaullieu, Sr
First National
Maccabees Honor State Officer M J Bulger
M J Bulger state business manager of the Maccabees with headquarters in New Orleans ended 25 years of continuous service on June 1. He was named honorary past supreme commander at a Detroit board of trustees meeting last week. An entirely new office created for him, he is to attend a German smoker at the old labor temple rooms on South Grand street at 8 p m Monday in Monroe. All Maccabees in the city and vicinity are invited.
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M. J. Bulger
The
Maccabees
New Orleans
Maccabees’ Board of Trustees
Detroit
Mich
Bulger
Monroe
Labor Temple
South Grand Street
Teflis Grotto Members Return From Shreveport Ceremonial
City Briefs note that a group from Teflis Grotto returned Sunday night after a ceremonial held Saturday and Sunday in Shreveport. Over 300 attendees came from Louisiana Arkansas and Texas affiliated organizations. Also a six week summer school aids students who did not finish the parish term. Phi Kappa members held a Sunday barbecue at Horseshoe Lake with about 30 in attendance. Mrs. R E Britt shows satisfactory improvement after an operation at St Francis Sanitarium Saturday.
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Teflis Grotto
Shreveport
Louisiana
Arkansas
Texas
Phi Kappa Fraternity
Horseshoe Lake
R. E. Britt
St. Francis Sanitarium
Culp Music Shop Secures Grunow Franchise Here
Culp Music Shop at 124 South Grand Street will handle the Grunow line of refrigerators in Monroe, exclusive franchise announced by W. M. Culp. The store also carries RCA Victor radios, automobile batteries, portable instruments, Conn and Buescher band instruments, and pianos once handled by Philip Werlein Ltd. Mr and Mrs Culp invite former customers to visit and reconnect.
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Culp
South Grand Street
Grunow
Monroe
W. M. Culp
R. C. A. Victor
Conn and Buescher Band
Culp Music Shop
Plane crash at World’s Fair leaves nine dead
A sightseeing plane failed near Lake Michigan just off the World’s Fair grounds. Pilot Vic Kockey or Vic kery attempted a water landing but plummeted, exploding on impact as flames thwarted rescue efforts. Major Woeltjens noted a likely pontoon strut failure in air.
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Goodwin
New York
Dean
E. G. Trainor
Post Road
Dale Goodwin
Ida Goodwin
Fieldston
N. Y
Vickery
Lake Michigan
Curtiss-Reynolds
Pal-Waukee
H. N. Woeltjens
Relieve Headache And Quiet Nerves In Three Minutes
An advertisement promotes B. C. as a fast acting remedy for violent headaches and nerve distress. The product, described as a blend prepared by a registered pharmacist, claims rapid relief from headaches, muscular aches, colds, and neuralgia without habit forming drugs. Available in 10c and 23c packages from drugstores.
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B. C
Railroad and Motor Coach Schedule Highlights
A dense timetable lists Illinois Central routes east and west bound departures and arrivals, plus Missouri Pacific, Natchez El Dorado, and Tri State coach lines. It includes interurban routes north south and services to St Louis, Bastrop, and Alexandria with varied morning and afternoon departures.
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Natchez-El Dorado
Farmerville
American Airways
Boonnd
Tri-State Motor Coaches
Cessessevereeeevess
Csceeeeeee
Alexandria
Catholic Women Rally To Support St Matthew Church
The An nouncer reports an urgent plea from Rev. Father N. F. Van degaer for church and school finances. A planning committee of Catholic women led by Mrs. L. V. Tarver met to organize fund rising efforts as the parish struggles with monthly income of 328 dollars against 1000 dollars in expenses.
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St. Matthew's Church
N. F. Vandegaer
L. V. Tarver
M Street
Tarver
C. H. Dunaway
B. Miano
J. B. Filhoil
W. J. Rimes
R. N. Slater
T. H. McMillan
Grace Baron
M. T. Hebert
Harry Black
Stanley Hodges
W. E. Reardon
A. B. Bergevin
Evelyn Amman
E. L. Kenney
R. Faulkner
W. Blanks
J. S. Williamson
T. L. Morris
Mamie Campbell
Sam Risher
C. Castanza
J. Michiotto
A. Carrero
J. S. Carlo
Angelina Ticheli
L. A. Breard
Roosevelt Plan Real Test Now About To Start
Roosevelt plan pushes industrial control measures under emergency powers. Debate centers on whether agriculture or industrial control will regulate food processors. Officials discuss suspending anti trust laws to allow cooperation on wages hours prices and practices amid a move toward centralized big business.
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Roosevelt
Agriculture Department
Industrial Control Organization
Roosevelt Group
New Trial Sought for Orville Elmore in Slaying Case
Orville Elmore, recently convicted of manslaughter in the fatal shooting of Ted Reiser, filed a motion for a new trial with the supreme court. He received a 13 to 20 year sentence and will appeal. George Wesley Smith, defense chief, plans to travel to New Orleans to argue the appeal on briefs if the AG and DA agree.
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Orville Elmore
Ted Reiser
Supreme Court
George Wesley Smith
Elmore
Smith
New Orleans
Woman Freed on Bond After Husband Shooting in Houston
Mrs. Robert J. Scott was released on a 500 dollar bond after being charged with murder for shooting her husband, a barber, near their Houston home. Police said she confessed, claiming he accused her of an affair and forced her and their two children from the house.
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Houston
Texas
Robert J. Scott
Liberty
JIMMIE MATTERN READY 10 JUMP OFF FOR ALASKA
Seville to Cuba north Atlantic record shipmen hailed by Cubans Captain Mariano Barberan and Lieut Joaquin Collar left Seville Saturday and landed Camaguey Sunday averaging 115 miles an hour over 39 hours 50 minutes Their Camaguey reception was cordial and they planned to depart for Havana at 2 PM though weather halted the flight Unclear when they will proceed to Mexico City Also Captain J Errol Boyd and two companions on a goodwill flight to Haiti were not sighted by 10 AM Monday as Pan American Airways ordered ships and radio stations on alert
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Seville
Cuba
North Atlantic
Capital
Mexico City
Havana
J. Errol Boyd
New York
Haiti
Pan-American Airways
Willing Haiti Flight Fliers Unheard After Departure
Representatives of Captain J. Errol Boyd reported from New York that the two companions and the veteran plane Columbia have not been heard from since Sunday when they departed for Port au Prince Haiti. The aircraft has two Atlantic crossings to its credit 51 hours in the air and ample fuel for a longer flight than the distance to Haiti. Variable winds may have altered the course hindering sighting of the plane. The 2472 mile voyage was expected to take 24 hours.
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New York
J. Errol Boyd
Port au-Prince
Haiti
Columbia
Train and Car Crash Injures Mrs Bell in Embankment
One person seriously hurt as a car was struck by a train and carried along before plunging down an embankment. Mrs Bell sustained a fractured collar bone and head bruise with back sprain and leg injury. her husband was uninjured but went to the sanitarium with her. Engineer Graham and Conductor Berkley were reported in charge of the train.
Traffic Problems Highlighted at Local Meet in Monroe
The Southwestern Advisory board plans a September Monroe meeting to tackle rail and shipping issues. Harry Fernandez notes a senate railroad bill aims to route shipments via direct lines, consolidate city terminals, and locate repair shops for efficiency. The bill also stalls discharge of railroad workers hired before May 1933 unless for misconduct.
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Southwestern Advisory Board
Monroe
Harry J. Fernandez
Senate
Fernandez
Mr. Fernandez
Two Brothers Sentenced In Post Burglaries Case Link to McElroy
One man is injured while two others jailed after a penitentiary term for a string of burglaries alleged to involve Joe McElroy. Waller and his brother Jesse Waller and Joe King were arrested earlier this year for breaking into the West Monroe depot and a filling station. King and Jesse Waller later received federal sentences for breaking into interstate shipments.
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Joe McElroy
Waller
Jesse Waller
Joe King
West Monroe
King
Counterfeiters Arrest Reported by Sheriff
Sheriff John Conner reports the arrest of S. M. Butler and B. O. Jackson on charges of passing $10 counterfeit bills in Sulphur Calcasieu Parish. Deputies retrieved one bill from a sewer after suspects discarded a roll. sewer was screened and the Justice Department notified.
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Lake Charles
John Conner
Jeff Davis Parish
S. M. Butler
B. O. Jackson
Calcasieu Parish
Justice Department
Baptist Encampment Set at Olla This Summer
Northwest Louisiana Baptist encampment will be held in Olla from June 20 to 23. Many attendees from Monroe and West Monroe plan to be present. Leaders say the program is attractive with outings and a refreshing experience for body mind and spirit. Cost has been reduced to a minimum.
Ex Mayor of Covington Found Dead in Bed
Alfred Adolph Frederick 61 former Covington mayor from 1894 to 1895 was found dead in his bed Sunday in Covington Louisiana He was active in civic affairs and earlier connected with St Tammany Ice company later taken over by Louisiana Utilities He is survived by his widow Josephine Cook Frederick two sons District Attorney C Sidney Frederick and A A Frederick Jr and six daughters
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Covington
Alfred Adolph Frederick
St. Tammany Ice Company
Louisiana Utilities Company
Josephine Cook Frederick
Sidney Frederick
A. A. Frederick, Jr
Palace installs cooling system to ease summer gown shopping
Sig Masur president announces a new cooling system in The Palace to lower temperatures by about twenty degrees at fitting rooms, with an expenditure of 2500 dollars. The York ice machine is mentioned as part of the setup.
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Sig Masur
York
Store installs nation leading auto air system in fitting rooms
The Palace store on the second floor placed a fully automatic air regulation plant into operation this Saturday. Manager Masur says it regulates itself and maintains air quality in sewer fitting rooms, an unmatched installation in miles, underscoring the store’s progressive stance and faith in Monroe’s future trade.
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Masur
Monroe
Big Job Program Expands Across Nation in 12 District Plan
The administration advances a regional 12 district layout to target high employment projects. Reconstruction Finance Corp announces relief steps including a 0.5 percent loan rate cut and a five year, five percent dividend cap for banks. eligibility hinges on salary reductions to RC prescribed levels.
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Reconstruction Corporation
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