Legion seeks to locate graves of veterans for markers
The Louisiana Legion with WPA help is cataloging veterans graves from Revolutionary War to World War I for federal markers. Major Charles Karst Jr. leads the project from Jackson Barracks New Orleans, with Monroe as area HQ, urging local help to provide veteran names service branches death and burial details to post commanders or Major Karst.
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Louisiana Department of the Legion
Works Progress Administration
United Tes
Charles Karst, Jr
Broadmoor
American Legion
New Orleans
First District
WPA
Veterans of Foreign Wars
Karst
Monroe
Jackson Barracks
Local physician attends Vanderbilt alumni reunion
Dr. James Edward Walsworth of Monroe, class of 1914, participates in Vanderbilt University sixty fourth commencement and alumni reunion from June 11 to 14. The program includes a reunion dinner, sermons, alumni day events, a reception, senior class exercises, and the baccalaureate address by Dr. Frank Graham.
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James Edward Walsworth
Monroe
Vanderbilt University
Walsworth
Vanderbilt
Shailer Mathews
University of Chicago Divinity School
Alumni Memorial Hall
Alumni Association
Frank Graham
University of North Carolina
Ain't We Got Fun Elizabeth Downtown Scene
A lively downtown moment features a speaker addressing a girl named Elizabeth and onlookers. The crowd cheers as a man with a white hat and a large black box entertains, promising a free enlargement photo for Elizabeth and her mother.
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Elizabeth
Four Prisoners Taken to Angola
Deputy Sheriff Clyde Mitchell returned to Monroe after noon Tuesday escorting four prisoners to the state penitentiary. Roy Lacour of Monroe was convicted of manslaughter and sentenced to 18 years. Johnny Lewis and Roger Williams, both Monroe residents, were sentenced to one year for stealing cattle. James Martin, white, was jailed for larceny and given a one year term.
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Clyde Mitchell
Monroe
State Penitentiary
Roy Lacour
Monroenegro
Johnny Lewis
Roger Williams
James Martin
Pythian Knights to Meet and Confer Knights
Stonewall lodge No 8 Knights of Pythias will meet in regular session at 8:00 p.m. on Thursday June 15. A large class of candidates will receive the rank of knight. All members and visiting brothers are urged to attend with the degree team on hand promptly at 8.
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Stonewall Lodge No. 8
Knights of Pythias
Legionnaires to Go 10 Meet at Alexandria Convention
A large delegation from the Twin Cities and nearby areas will attend the 21st annual American Legion department convention in Alexandria. Sessions begin Friday and end Sunday with delegates from L. B. Faulk post Monroe named. National commander Stephen F. Chadwick will attend, presenting service officer certificates, and Louis A. Johnson will speak Saturday. Various Legion leaders and dignitaries are also listed as attendees.
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Twin Cities
Alexandria
American Legion Department
L. B
C. M. Mitchell
C. B. Braun
Ernest Holloway
J. B. Bradley
H. Flood Madison, Jr
Robert Cowden
Sam Rubin
Mike Abraham
C. E. McKenzie
A. J. Lichtermann
E. L. Gladney
Bastrop
C. P. Derveley
Stephen F. Chadwick
Hotel Bentley
Legion
Veterans’ Administration
Rehabilitation
Louisiana Department of the Legion
Congress
Louis A. Johnson
Johnson
American Legion
James O. Sheppard
South Carolina
Forty and Eight
James T. Crawley
Mississippi
Charles W. Ardery
Indianapolis
B. A. Brooks
Bert Presson
Department of Arkansas
Wilkes Davis
Robert D. Morrow
Department of Mississippi
H. H Dudley
Lincoln
Neb
Richard W. Leche
John H. Overton
Allen Ellender
Legionnaire
Mouton, Brooks
Griffith
Leonard Allen
Tot Drowns In Well
Four year old Beverly Hjelm tugged at a well cover and fell into nine feet of water, drowning. Denver police reported the accident occurred on June 14.
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Tot
Denver
Beverly Hjelm
Beverly
Civil service nurses examinations announced with closing dates
The United States civil service commission announced open competitive exams for public health nurse, graduate nurse, and junior graduate nurse in various regions. Deadlines: July 3 for eastern states and July 6 for western states, with Alaska-specific dates November 6 1939 and January 2 1940. Salary ranges from 1629 to 2000 dollars yearly. Applicants must meet age limits and Alaska duty requirements. Contact C. E. Thornhill or the examiners’ secretary for full details.
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United States Civil Service Commission
Commission
Washington, D. C
Colorado
Alaska
Arctic Circle
Department of the Interior
United States Public Health Service
Veterans’ Administration
C. E. Thornhill
United States Civil Service Board of Examiners
Native Born as Teachers Favored in School for the Blind
The Louisiana State School for the Blind alumni association adopted a resolution condemning the use of out-of-state teachers. It urges giving preference to competent native Louisiana citizens, arguing sufficiency of qualified locals now exists and that past justification has passed.
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Louisiana State School For the Blind
Alumni Association
Baton Rouge
Louisiana
Jury Approves Bridge Project and Parish Expenditures
The police jury approved 1000 to secure Bayou D Arbonne bridge right of way replacing a costly ferry. They authorized 57 for district attorney books, 100 for the Louisiana National Guard encampment, 20 for veterans attending the Alexandria Legion convention, and 100 for Memorial Mercy hospital. May road maintenance claims totaled 10400.87 and general funds 4094.85. A beer license near the Baptist orphanage was refused. Frank Masling of Monroe won a 1133 contract to alter the courthouse, and gravel purchases for wards 7 8 and 9 were approved.
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State Highway Commission
Bayou D’arbonne
District Attorney's Office
Louisiana National Guard
Louisiana
American Legion Convention
Alexandria
Memorial Mercy Hospital
General Funds
Delbert Young
Ward 10
Frank Masling
Monroe
Masling
Benes Critiques Grain Wastage On Kansas Farm
Former Czecho Slovakia president Eduard Benes, visiting Newton Kansas, comments on grain waste while observing a wheat harvest. He criticizes ineffective threshing and recalls hand reaping and gleaning every head of grain from his youth as he tours for a speaking engagement.
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Newton
Kans
Eduard Benes
Czecho- Slovakia
Benes
Mayor Vogt Holds Pharmacy Tests in Ferriday
Ferriday La June 14 Special Mayor E W Vogt a local druggist returned from New Orleans where he conducted examinations for the state board of pharmacy of which he is examiner He was formerly president of the Louisiana Pharmaceutical association Two persons took the examinations thirteen registered and twelve qualified as pharmacists.
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Ferriday
E. W. Vogt
New Orleans
State Board of Pharmacy
Louisiana Pharmaceutical Association
Simple Ringworm Relief With Black and White Ointment
An antiseptic treatment promotes relief from itching and burning caused by simple ringworm. The product Black and White Ointment, used with Black and White Skin Soap, targets the fungi on contact for soothing comfort.
Miss Culver Heads to Library Association Meet
Miss Essae Martha Culver executive secretary of the Louisiana Library commission travels from Baton Rouge to the American Library Association annual convention in San Francisco June 19 24. She is the lone candidate for vice presidency and will appear on three convention programs discussing regional librarians qualifications financing regional libraries and future state wide library service planning.
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Baton Rouge
Essae Martha Culver
Louisiana Library Commission
American Library Association
San Francisco
Calif
Miss Culver
Deborah Abramson
Library Commission
Ruth Ferguson
Culver
Louisiana
Library Extension Board
League of Library Commissions
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