Trade group tour lists many sponsors and a marching band
Dave C. Silverstein chairs merchants division and leads a business delegation with a special band from Neville, Quachita Parish, and St. Matthew’s high schools directed by Charles Gaushell. The gay caravan wears white boutonnieres and carries Visit Friendly Monroe cards and 10 000 pencils. They visit towns like Columbia and Jonesville and lunch at a church group in Jonesville.
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Columbia
Clarks
Olla
Tullos
Jena
Ferriday
Sicily Island
Wisner
Gilbert
Winnsboro
Mangham
Alto
E. Jack Selig
Jack Selig and Son
R. H. Fowler
Sears, Roebuck and Company
F. Strauss and Sons
E. N. Thompson
Ritchie Grocer
James Hennigan
River Terminals Corporation
L. E. Ducote
R. and A. Jewelry
H. R. Arlig
Hunt and Whitaker
M. G. Moore
Moore's Tailoring
Leon Hammond
Monroe Furniture Company
Hal R. Hodges
Home Appliance Company
Dr. L. M. Norton
Northeast Junior College
George W. Lofton
Monroe News-Star—World
Dave Silverstein
Silverstein
George D. Holland
The
Chamber of Commerce
Qui-Si-Sana Opens as Monroe Drive-In Restaurant
The Qui-Si-Sana drive-in, known as A Haven of Rest, opens at Louisville Avenue and 18th Street. Mr. and Mrs. F. S. Nettles run the air conditioned restaurant with ample parking, quick service, and a menu featuring Mrs. Nettles' hamburgers plus sandwiches and lunch dinners. A grand opening drew a large crowd with free Admiration coffee and refreshments.
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F. S. Nettles
Mr. Nettles
Deaths: James McCulloch noted in Lake Providence obit
Funeral services for James St. George McCulloch were held at Hines Funeral Home Washington DC with burial in Arlington National Cemetery. He was born August 5 1878 in East Carroll Parish and was related to Mississippi governors Tucker and McWillie. Surviving are his widow and two sisters. In Rayville Moses Mitchell 85 died, funeral at Mulhearn with burial in Masonic Cemetery. No survivors listed.
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Rayville
Moses Mitchell
Banis
Syria
Mitchell
Shreveport
Mulhearn
W. J. Reid
Methodist Church
Masonic Cemetery
W. L. Jackson
United States Steel to Build $50 Million Expansion Plant
Pittsburgh reports say United States Steel will construct a $50 million steel making expansion at its West Homestead Works. The plan would be government financed and may begin next month. Officials declined to confirm details while noting substantial agreement on the project.
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Pittsburgh
United States Steel Corporation
Homestead
Steel capacity expansion plans revived for Duquesne works
The plan aims to expand by 10,000,000 tons yearly, lifting capacity from 80,000,000 tons. Most options expire June 30. United States Steel faces tentative allocations suggesting a 3,206,000 ton addition, with draftsmen speeding blueprints.
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Duquesne Works
Office of Production Management
Big Steel
Iron Age
United States Steel Corporation
Steel output shares and furnace expansion plan outlined
The article notes that about 35.2 percent of national output remains with major producers, listing 1,800,000 tons for Bethlehem Steel, 1,400,000 for Republic Steel, and portions for Jones and Laughlin, National Steel, and American Rolling Mill. It also mentions 95 open hearth furnaces and 17 to 20 blast furnaces planned, with capacity up by over 2,000,000 tons led by United States Steel. It switches to a San Francisco note on road service where 9,667,823 tire trouble incidents occurred in 1940 causing nearly $5,000,000 in repair bills and battery problems as a close second.
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Bethlehem Steel
Republic Steel
Jones and Laughlin Steel Corporation
National Steel Corporation
American Rolling Mill Company
United States Steel
Up Road Service
California State Automobile Association
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James McUlloch
Wil Jone
Paul Jones
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Ann Miller
Roy Rogers
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