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Newspaper
Monroe News Star
Location
Monroe, Louisiana, United States of America
Date
Jun 13, 1946
Page
3
Plans and specifications prepared for the erection of a new church edifice by the Church of God with priority granted for construction funds. The project advances toward a formal bid and building phase.
The church has secured a site at Drago and Cypress streets and will begin building soon after the contract is awarded, possibly within a week. Rev. J. C. Grubbs announces a $16 000 expenditure. the current worship space on South Second Street is inadequate. The building committee is led by P. L. Owens with T. P. Roberts and Bill Douglas on the team.
The Twin City Ministerial Association holds its regular monthly meeting on Monday June 17 at 10 30 a m at the First Christian Church of Monroe led by pastor Rev R T Watson. Officers elected last meeting include Watson as president Holloway as vice president Johnson as secretary treasurer with Walden and Mitchell as board members. No lunch will be served after the gathering.
Walter S Savage Jr post American Veterans of World War II discusses plans for a second annual horse show at Neville High School stadium on July 6 and 7. George Fink will chair with Saul Adler as program chairman and Lawrence Williams as ticket sales chief. Proceeds support the post building fund.
In New Orleans a meeting of treasury enforcement and local police outlined plans to curb midwest gangster entry. Fred C. Farrell said small-time operators seek rackets here and will be pushed out with police cooperation.
Lewis E. Baggett a 28 year old former G I and his wife and four children move into a six room furnished home and secure a job after weeks of living in parks and friend’s apartments A retiree widow Mrs Elizabeth Clarke offers use of her house for 25 dollars a month until September 1 The Philadelphia housing authority promises a permanent home by then Mrs Baggett recounts the family’s earlier rejection from shelter and a court not approving them for housing The Baggetts credit a blind neighbor Mrs Charles B Taggert for shelter and meals that started their turnaround The change followed a newspaper story about their plight
Transfers include T A Grant Jr selling to Mary Ellen Hunter lot 11 block 9 Honest John's addition Brownville for 125 and to John H Ellis lots 1 2 block 14 Honest John's Brownville for 205.50 Mae Grant Harper et al to James G Grant Sr lot 10 square 15 James W Smith subdivision Stubbs Place for 2500 Gus Kuhn to Louis Savanna lot 3 square 86 Home Realty resubdivision Lee Avenue for 400 Marie A Buttita administratrix to S F Wythe lot 2 square 5 Alexander's addition for 2000 Pierce Henry to Lonzo D Hart southeast quarter of northwest quarter section 13 township 18 north range 2 east for 1600 Louis L Peters to Edley W Hixson Jr et al tract bounded by Grand Texas Jackson Morris for 11700 Clifford J Ferris to Arthur L Sensenbaugh lot 2 block 32 A Union Developing re subdivision for 7073.61 Harry Johnson to Jeney Jackson various quarter sections for 650 Robert Eugene Young to Byron C Young tract in G B Haynes subdivision west Grand etc for 1124.83
City Court records list Charlie of 2315 Adams street jailed 15 days for theft valued at 7.50. Willie Bynum of 1801 Adams street fined 127.50 for drawing a weapon and disorderly conduct. Others include Glenn Morgan fined 50 for fighting and bond forfeitures for Bearden, Frost, and multiple defendants from Adams street to Pineville and West Monroe.
West Monroe and Jake Johnson aged 33 of 511 North 11th Street were each fined 7.50. Two defendants had charges withdrawn and 25 traffic violators were fined a total of 48 dollars.
Governor Thomas L. Bailey of Mississippi remained in Touro Infirmary after a three hour spine nerve relief operation. Surgeon Dr. Dean H. Echols and Dr. H. F. Magee reported the procedure fairly successful and Bailey reacted well. Mrs. Bailey and Bailey family members were at the hospital during the operation.
German nudism draws attention from the American military government amid food scarcity claims. A Munich group of 13 women and seven men argue sun exposure aids health, while officials debate whether nudist clubs violate Bavarian and American moral codes and if hiking club status could mask clothing-free activity.
The report notes that tornado winds can reach as high as 400 miles per hour. It also mentions that ceramic tiles are employed as traffic lane markers on the San Francisco Bay Bridge.
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