Ki Ro Li Camp Ki-Ro-Li to Lead Capable Staff This Summer
A trained adult staff will augment scoutmaster leadership at Camp Ki-Ro-Li for the annual encampment. Sorenson from Louisiana Training Institute will head activities and program direction. Frank Dill, Red Cross lifeguard instructor, leads swimming with Junior Red Cross guards assisting.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Camp Ki-Ro-Li
G. W
Sorenson
Louisiana Training Institute
Frank Dill
Red Cross
Hugh McLaughlin
B. H. Myers
J. D. Rice
Ruston
William Guerriero
R. H. Murdaugh
Natural History Museum
Ed LaSalle
State Department of Conservation
Mr. Simpson
Mexican Heat Powder Adclaims Relief for Diaper Rash
An old advertisement touts Mexican Heat Powder as instantly relieving diaper rash and itch in babies and adults. It claims immediate chafing relief, deodorizing effect, and quick action for tender skin with phrases about content babies and underarm relief.
Eight Civilian Camps Operate in Louisiana Parishes
Eight civilian conservation camps run in Louisiana under President Roosevelt's order. About 4,250 men work and receive meals and clothing across parishes including Natchitoches, Washington, St. Helena and more near Pollock. Camps, inspected by Maj. Phillip S. Cage, show good spirits and health with military personnel supervising. no combat drills are used.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
National Forest
Pollock
Grant Parish
Natchitoches
Washington
St. Helena
Morehouse
la Salle
Allen and Winn
Roosevelt
Phillip S. Cage
Department of War
Meyer Buys Washington Post in $825000 Auction
Eugene Meyer, former Federal Reserve Board governor, announced sole ownership of the Washington Post after a DC court ratified an auction sale for 825000 to an unidentified bidder. He pledged independence and no outside influence, noting a long political alignment with both Republican and Democratic eras.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Washington Post
McLean
Eugene Meyer
Federal Reserve Board
Meyer
District of Columbia
Reserve Board
Federal
Woodrow Wilson
Hoover
Roosevelt
Felix Bunch Joins Monroe Visit On Business
Felix Bunch of Richland parish visited Monroe on business Tuesday. He attracted newspaper notice years ago for a runaway marriage with heiress Louise Strewther, followed by divorce, remarriage, and a second divorce. After the second divorce she wed a Rayville man and they planned to live near Oklaw on a ranch.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Felix Bunch
Richland Parish
Monroe
Louise Strewther
Winnfield
Rayville
Oklaw
Paramout Amusements Spotlight Fat Rules For Film Stars
Fox casting chief James Ryan warns young women to gain weight cautiously as the industry inflates appearance by about twenty percent. He points to the 300 extras for It’s Great To Be Alive where top stars stay under 125 pounds, with Gloria Stuart 117 and Joan Marsh 104. The film debuts at the Paramount Thursday and Friday alongside Mrs Harry Rice’s revue. At the Capitol, Cecil B De Mille’s The Sign of the Cross screens Tuesday, with Fredric March, Elissa Landi, Claudette Colbert, and Charles Laughton in a lavish epic about ancient Rome and Christian persecution.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fox Film
Raul Rouben
Gloria Stuart
Rouben
Joan Marsh
Dorothy Burgess
Edna May Oliver
Paramount Theater
Harry Rice
Burgess Pool
Virginia Roof Band
Capitol
Rome
Nero
Circus Maximus
Cecil B. DeMille
Capitol Theater
DeMille
Fredric March
Elissa Landi
Claudette Colbert
Charles Laughton
Claudette
Poppaea
Laughton
Hollywood
Cottonseed production and stocks signal drop from prior year
Census Bureau reports August 1 to May 31 cottonseed crushed at 4,286,077 tons, down from 5,124,180 tons last year. May 31 on hand 447,894 tons vs 400,375 last year. Oil, cake and hull outputs shown with declines and gains across crude and refined oils, meal, hulls and linters. Lions and tigers noted as beings of same family yet fierce rivals.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Census Bureau
Group Departs for Mansfield Assembly Return to Monroe
The first of three groups leaves Monroe by bus at 9 a.m. for the Mansfield assembly of the state Methodist conference arriving in time for the formal opening Tuesday afternoon. The group includes Billy Gannaway Billy Gattis Fred Coon Jr Mavis Harp Mary Elizabeth Smith.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mansfield Assembly of the State Methodist Conference
Monroe
Billy Gannaway
Billy Gattis
Fred Coon, Jr
Mavis Harp
Mary Elizabeth Smith
Grove's Tasteless Chill Tonic for Malaria Relief
Advertising copy touts Grove's Tasteless Chill Tonic as relief from malaria. It claims to destroy the infection, build up the blood with iron, and fortify against reinfection, noting it is pleasant to take and safe for children and available at dealers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Grove
Mississippi locomotive heads to Chicago for Century of Progress
The 99-year-old wood burning engine known as the Mississippi will travel from Brookhaven to the Chicago museum of science and industry after the Century of Progress exposition. Built in London in 1834 and arriving in Natchez in 1837, the locomotive once ran between Vicksburg and Warrenton before a derailment. Also noted, designers in London and Paris lose about $2,000,000 yearly to copied dress designs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Brookhaven
Miss
Mississippi
Chicago
London
Natchez
Illinois Central System
Vicksburg
Warrenton
Chicago Museum of Science and Industry
Ouachita Junior College Announces Honor Rolls
Ouachita junior college released its final honor rolls. First honor roll includes students with 4.99 or higher GPA for 12 or more hours. second honor roll lists those with 3.00 or higher. Names and grades for both rolls are detailed in the announcement by President C. C. Calvert.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ouachita Junior College
C. C. Calvert
George Bolton
Arthur H. Brook
Hazeldean Brooks
Ava Brueck
Frank Cain
Clarissa Davis
Dorothy Flanagan
Clara Gallman
James Larken
Olive Lusk
Joel Nichols
Edward Reeves
Junius Sapp
Wood Scott
Frank X. Shaughnessy Jr
Margaret Neill Smith
Mary Ellen Smith
Lillie Thompson
Jessie Gray Worthington
Evelyn Albright
Fred Amman
Joseph Amman
Floy Antley
Elsye Aulds
S. D. Ballard
Ross Banister
Achsad Belt
Alfred A. Boyd
Nellie Breard
Trouard Breard
Wilma Britton
Mildred Brownlee
George Bruce
George Buckner
Geneve Castles
Doris Chase
Alta L. Coates
Dale Cobb
Samuel T. Collins
Sara Florence Coon
T. A. Coon
J. W. Cunningham
Edward Dalton
Mildred Dennis
Herbert Dickard
Margaret Dill
Mrs. Wilma Dyer
Percival Ervin
J. Russell Ferguson
Esther Frizzell
Louise Gray
Sara Hammons
Thelma Hargus
Willie Lee Laing
Eileen Hemler
Evelyn Huey
David Hunt
Harold Hunt
James Ivy
J. F. Jones, Jr
Horace Josey
Madline Kelley
Elizabeth Kennedy
Lila Mae Kirchbaum
Audrey Lee Landrum
Dorothy Lewman
Morris McCain
Gladys McGee
Miriam McGimsey
Alberta McWilliams
William A. Martin
Ray Mayo
Betty Mengis
William A. Meyers
Anne Mickel
Freeda Mickel
Madie Mills
Hazel Mitchell
Sarah Eliz
Bilbo Urged for Farm Place in Relief Effort
Senator Harrison of Mississippi said former Governor Theo G Bilbo had been recommended for a role in the farm relief act setup under Secretary Wallace. Circles expect Bilbo to receive a major appointment while noting no decision yet on Mississippi administrator of the home loan act. Governor Mike Conner followed Bilbo as governor.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Harrison
Mississippi
Theo G. Bilbo
Agricultural Administration
Wallace
Bilbo
Mike Conner
Penitentiary Inmates Education Level Estimated
An estimate shows under twenty percent of prison inmates have completed high school. The statistic highlights limited educational attainment within penal institutions and may influence reform discussions.
Hobo Tonic Advertises Kidney Relief for Middle Age
An advertisement promotes Hobo as a ready mixed tonic for kidney and bladder irritation caused by nighttime acids. It claims quick relief and long term support, describing Hobo as a time tested prescription and tonic available for one dollar per bottle at drug stores.
Blaffer Elected to Head Humble Company
Houston June 13 The Humble Oil and Refining Co announced the election of R L Blaffer as president and treasurer succeeding W S Farish who resigned to become chairman of the Standard Oil Co of New Jersey. Other officers named include Weiss Anderson Freeze Millsapp Merrick Crate Fox Attwell Jr Cook Millsapp Marshall and townes Pratt and Suman elected as directors and general counsel.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Houston
Texas
R. L. Blaffer
Humble Oil and Refining Company
W. S. Farish
Standard Oil Company of New Jersey
Harry C. Weiss
James Anderson
R. O. Freeze
H. Millsapp
William A. Merrick
James S. Crate
M. B. Fox
L. H. Attwell, Jr
F. O. Freeze
George R. Cook
Paul Millsapp
L. P. Marshall
W. W. Fondren
Frank H. Sterling
John S. Bonner
Humble Company
E. E. Townes
Wallace E. Pratt
John R. Suman
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Ki-Ro-Li
Rialto Dannel B
West Monroe
Mallory Rendel
Harry W. Rice
THE
Black and White
Miniature Minstrels
Mak
Raul Agulien
Stan Laurel
Oliver Hardy
Scott Gail Patrick
Cecil B. de Mille
Gebla
Grant, LaSalle and
Capital Journal
Paramount
James Ryan
Fox Hollywood
Bureau
Frances Smith
First Methodist Church of
Mansfield College
Elizabeth Langford
Mansfield
Henry Rickey
First Methodist Church
D. C. Warner
United Carbon Co
United Carbon Company
Paris
C. C. Colvert
Abeth Moffett
Charles K. Moore
Mary Mulhearn
Ruth Murphy
Mayme D. Myers
Ouida Neal
Jack Noble
Jessie Norris
Herbert Norsworthy
W. B. Norsworthy
Ruby Oakland
Ladye Lou Peters
Ladye Lou Peters, 3.12; Mrs. G. R. Ratchford
Tressie Risinger
Beatrice Rhymes
Alice Roberson
Elmer Austin
Marvin Shipp
Avrice Simpson
Mamie Skipper
Ben Stanley
Tom Sullivan
James Tisdale
Mary Carolyn Walker
Wayne Wamsley
Gladys Warner
A. C. Warner
Maude Warner
Everett Warner
Richard Watkins
Ethan Watson
Bobbye Vaught
Mary Evelyn Winsett
Blaffer
American Tobacco Company
Sara
Lucky Strike
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