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Newspaper

Monroe News Star

Location

Monroe, Louisiana, United States of America

Date

Jun 13, 1929

Page

3

New Asst State Official Opens Monroe Health Offices

E B Johnson named assistant state sanitary engineer arrived from Framingham Massachusetts by auto last night to establish offices in Monroe at the health unit. He is a Massachusetts Institute of Technology graduate with mosquito control experience in Montgomery and Birmingham and has served as health officer at Framingham for four years. Johnson drove via Shenandoah valley Bristol Knoxville and Chattanooga covering about 2100 miles. His wife remains in Montgomery to visit relatives. Dr John Schrieber formerly of Monroe is health unit director with Miss Pearline Tarver as nurse.

E. B. Johnson Framingham Mass Monroe Mr. Johnson Massachusetts Institute of Technology Montgomery Birmingham Johnson Shenandoah Valley Bristol Knoxville Chattanooga New Orleans Alabama Vidalia John Schrieber Pearline Tarver Louisiana

Miss Burke Holds All Day Session of 4-H Clubs

Miss Mary Burks assistant home demonstration agent leads an all day event with 4-H club members at Calhoun. Local leaders assist in conducting the program as members assemble at the home of Mrs H D Hale for the day.

Miss Burke Mary Burks Calhoun H. D. Hale Miss Burks

Wife of Sam Banks Not Court Offender

Martha Banks of 510 Magnolia street was arraigned before the city police court last Tuesday and is not the wife of Sam Banks of 514 Grammont street, according to Banks' statement to the News-Star this morning.

Sam Banks Martha Banks Magnolia Street Grammont Street Banks News-Star

Windy Wood Summer Camp Opens June Nineteenth

Windy Wood near Pollock declares open season June 19 for boys aged nine to fourteen and July 1 for girls aged ten to fourteen. Hi-Y training starts August 26 with Miss Mary Lee Cambre directing the camp and a staff of seasoned educators. The program offers hiking swimming diving tennis canoeing volleyball track and nature study with honors such as Red Cross badges and athletic medals. Aimed at expanding Monroe youth participation, the camp emphasizes Christian education under Baptist leadership and features a day of programs with noted educators and musicians from Louisiana colleges and institutes.

Windy Wood Pollock Mary Lee Cambre Alexandria Red Cross Shirley Haas Young People's Camp Monroe

Northeast Louisiana Baptist Rally Set for June 20

A large Baptist rally and barbecue will be held in Monroe at Forsythe Park on Thursday June 20. The two First churches of Monroe and West Monroe have joined to host the event for Baptists of Northeast Louisiana. June is set aside by Baptists of the south to stress Christian education.

H. L. Driskell West Monroe Louisiana Baptist Children’s Home L. T. Hastings Frank Massing George Green O. O. Clark F. G. Thatcher Frank Masling J. G. Cobb J. O. McCormick W. Rhodes T. E. Stephenson Louisiana Monroe Forsythe Park South Forsythe

Nervous Women Praise Capudine Remedy Ads

Delicate women with high nerve strain praise Capudine for quick relief from periodic pains headaches and back and side pain. The liquid formula acts almost instantly without opiates or stomach upset and is sold by druggists in 30 and 60 cent sizes.

Twin Cities to open two modern theatres soon

Two new theatres will open in the Twin Cities shortly after July first. One theatre sits on Trenton street West Monroe opposite the city hall, the other on the old market square site in De Siard street. Lease agreements between W J Sherrouse and Dr H C Cole and Roland Seigle set a three year limit with no announced consideration.

Twin Cities Trenton Street West Monroe City Hall Old Market Square de Siard Street W. J. Sherrouse Dr. H. C. Cole Roland Seigle Pine Bluff Ark

Seigle to Lease Monroe Theatre and Expand Chain

Seigle plans to lease and run the Monroe theatre while consolidating his Arkansas chain and two Twin Cities houses under one executive office. The De Siard venue nears completion and both playhouses promise large seating, sizable stages, handsome curtains, and attractive interiors.

de Siard

Mrs Montgomery visiting Utica and social notes

Special to The News-Star reports Mrs George Montgomery visiting friends and relatives in Utica Miss Mrs Major Boon of Winnsboro was week end guest of the Misses King Ill Mrs R FE Wollank has been ill for several days Mrs H S Lovelace is a patient in Streets sanitarium Vicksburg Her daughter Miss Marjorie at her bedside Mrs C E Wiggins accompanied Mrs Lovelace to Vicksburg Sunday Miss Helen Atwood Julius Run dell Miss Ruth Boon and Charles McKay were visitors to Tallulah Sunday Rolla Bayless was week end guest of Mrs R L Thompson Mr and Mrs R L Thompson and ...

News-Star Delhi George Montgomery Utica Major Boon Winnsboro King R. FE. Wollank Lovelace Streets Sanitarium Vicksburg Marjorie C. E. Wiggins Helen Atwood Juliis Rundell Ruth Boon Charles McKay Tallulah Rolla Bayless R. L. Thompson R. L Thompson

Notable Visits and Local Breaks Mentioned

Children and Mrs. Bayles spent Sunday in Crew Lake. H. P. Warden and his niece and nephew Miss Louise Strother and Leon Warren returned Wednesday from a week’s visit to Oklahoma.

Bayles Crew Lake H. P. Warden Louise Strother Leon Warren Oklahoma

First Elimination Contest in Parish Dressmaking Held

The first elimination contest in parish dressmaking tests of women's agricultural clubs was held yesterday afternoon at Mrs. J. B. Filhoil's home. Standings show first place to Mrs. J. M. Manning, second to Mrs. P. V. David, third to Mrs. C. C. Scharf and Mrs. J. B. Filhoil tied. Thirty one ladies attended.

J. B. Filhoil J. M. Manning P. V. David C. C. Scharf

END-O-CORN Demonstration Draws Crowds At Local Pharmacies

Store clerks show how END-O-CORN removes stubborn old corns and calluses with a quick painless effect. Hundreds of men and women attend demonstrations next week, and those distant can request a jar by writing to CORN LABORATORY at Gaer field Blvd, Chicago, via COLLENS PHARMACY.

Corn Laboratory Gaerfield Blvd Chicago Collens Pharmacy

Local judging by Misa Mary Burks and Mrs Durrott

The judging was conducted by Misa Mary Burks assistant home demonstration agent and Mrs J D Durrott, highlighting community involvement in the event.

Misa Mary Burks J. D. Durrott

Wales Seeks New Ideas For Golf Improvement

By Associated Press in Sandwich England June 13 the Prince of Wales attends the British amateur tournament seeking ideas to improve his game. He is drawn to Hagen's style but remains open to other approaches as he watches the event unfold.

Associated Press Sandwich England Prince of Wales Hagen

Putted One-Handed Hook Putter Mentioned in Suburban Note

A fragment mentions Joshua Crane of E ton with interest in a small one handed pot hook putter. The line hints at a private request or permission related to the device. No further details are provided.

Joshua Crane Eton

Humberto Wins Baton Rouge Bout In Three Falls

Humberto of Natches defeated Clyde Robinson of Little Rock in three falls last night in Baton Rouge. Kid Fore weighed in as lightweight and fought to a draw with Pete Latzo of New Orleans over eight rounds.

Associated Press Baton Rouge Jack Humberto Natches Clyde Robinson Little Rock Kid Fore Pete Latzo New Orleans

Also Mentioned on This Page

E. O. Sellers Moody Bible Institute of Chicago Sellers Baptist Bible Institute of L. R. Shelton The Bible Institute First Baptist Church of Acadia Baptist Academy Church Point South Louisiana Cecil P. Sanson Bible Department Louisiana College Pineville C. Cottingham H. V. McClendon Shreveport Dodd College Solomon E. D. Solomon Louisiana Baptist Convention T. W. Gayer Baptist Northeast LA Capudine Vanity Fair Keene’s Slipper DeSiard St Arkansas Man Fain Whyte-Fox Ucky Tiger Seigle Arkansas Wales Humberto Ruston Rayville Bastrop Monroe Grocer Co., Ltd Leita Holloway & Thompson
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