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Newspaper
Monroe News Star
Location
Monroe, Louisiana, United States of America
Date
Jun 15, 1932
Page
3
Mrs Blair 72, once crippled by incurable ailments, claims health renewal at 55. She will address Monroe and West Monroe women at Hotel Virginia roof at 10 a m on Monday and Tuesday mornings next week. Admission is free.
Ladies of St. Matthew’s Catholic church Altar Society held a lawn fete yesterday afternoon on church grounds.
Mrs. Pearl Roak Rhymes sues A. H. Gerson in district court over a tax sale of her property at 1015 St. John Street. The lot, 51.18 by 100 feet in Layton's addition, was sold for 63.44 to cover taxes costs and interest, without prior notice. The plaintiff claims lack of notice and ties the tax official to the case as her cousin.
New officers for the ensuing year were chosen by the Monroe Underwriters association at its regular meeting last night. Louis Hullum was elected president, C S Walker vice president, and Mark Wilenzick secretary treasurer. Plans for greater activities for members were discussed and the outlook for the coming year was seen as exceptionally promising.
Dr. J. W. Williams, parish health unit director, explains nurses will visit homes to urge parents to consult their family physician after school examinations reveal possible remedial defects. The public should follow the physician’s orders, choosing doctors and specialists as they see fit, with fees set by the practitioner.
Paramount presents Forgotten Commandments featuring a dramatic romance with excerpts from The Ten Commandments. Capitol shows Reserved for Ladies filmed in a Swiss Alps setting with giant 20 by 40 foot scenery and authentic details. Strand screens Shopworn with ZaSu Pitts in a supporting role beside Barbara Stanwyck.
In the day’s actions the tick eradication finance bill gains support for cattle industry protection and free shipment to tick free states. A two per cent sales tax on beef and milk products and additional levies were debated with farmer direct sales exempt. Senate action looms along with other retrenchment and constitutional amendments amid heated tax relief discussions led by Taxpayers groups and Huey P. Long.
A possum making its way down DeSiard Street was captured yesterday by Police Officers E N Le Vasseur and Jess Butler. The animal was donated to the municipal zoo.
A humorous exchange about repainting a car to blue to match pedestrians' language. The driver jokes about color schemes while deflecting to linguistic quips.
In Chicago on June 15 delegates from multiple states filled the arena amid cheering and marching standards. The Hoover camp wins cases seating Tolbert and patronage disputes, while a compromise prohibition resubmission plank advances in the Republican resolutions committee.
In Chicago Stadium on June 15 the Republican national convention adopted the credentials committee report seating the Hambright South Carolina delegation the Howard Mississippi delegation and the Arnold Rose Georgia faction among others without a roll call.
In district court yesterday Katy Flood won against Liberty Industrial Life Insurance. The suit sought a small insurance sum linked to her husband’s death.
Louisiana public service committee reviews bills on utility agreements with subsidiaries to ensure reasonable consumer rates. S B 131 Ducros governs sale of property by bonds or deeds. S B 148 Peterman waives medical exams to claim forfeiture. S B 153 Heywood creates a state capitol reference library. S B 170 Dugas alters narcotics prescription rules. S B 176 Huson seeks sterilization in state hospitals to control insanity. Wingrave opposes. vote 18 yeas 18 nays, bill fails.
Jesse Pollard sues George G Green in district court seeking 2500 for injuries from a January 28 collision on DeLiard Street. Pollard, driving a United Gas Public Service truck, alleges Green’s driver, employed by Green, maliciously struck him. Fidelity Insurance of New York Intervenes.
A waterborne craft with tin can and fishing line forms a guitar style instrument favored in Moorea Island communities. It blends improvised string sound with local musical traditions, cited by residents as a simple, portable device for gatherings and performances.
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