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Newspaper

Monroe News Star

Location

Monroe, Louisiana, United States of America

Date

Jun 15, 1936

Page

5

Seasons and Looney Errors at Rinters

Fragmentary OCR hints at a story about printers and misprints during a season. Names and places are unreadable, but context suggests a light note on production issues impacting the run.

Tropical storm sweeps into southwest Florida flooding coast

A Gulf of Mexico disturbance moved ashore near Naples and Fort Myers driving hundreds from beach homes. Torrential rains, reaching 16 inches in 72 hours at Naples, flooded streets and threatened the Caloosahatchee river as tidal surges and high winds affected Lee and Charlotte counties.

Fred A. Flanders Moore Haven Flanders Lake Okeechobee Midway Betwen Fort Myers West Palm Beach Palmdale Miami Weather Bureau Jacksonville Fort Myers Fla Gulf of Mexico Here Naples Florida State Highway Department South Georgia Carolinas Everglades Caloosahatchee

Ring Bout Skin Treatment Ad

The ad promotes Ring Bout a colorless greaseless treatment for burning skin irritations including foot itch ring worm eczema and rash. It claims to kill the parasites causing trouble with no bandaging and offers 500 postpaid from Ring Bout Inc Dept F New Orleans through druggists.

Ring Bout Inc Dept. F New Orleans

Far north craft lands on floats skis or wheels

An American aircraft maker designed a plane suited for the far north capable of landing on floats skis or wheels. The tam o shanter tale notes Basque sailors introduced the beret to Scotland after shipwrecks on the coast.

Far North Spain Scotland Scottish

Congress Gears Up After Layoff As Talks Resume

Congress returns to work after a layoff with talks on relief funds administration. Hopkins gains control of relief money draft while the senate grants presidential authority. Western reclamation funds and the Florida ship canal face no early decisions. Senator Robinson avoids a firm adjournment forecast, citing conference committees. A rice fixing substitute for the Guffey coal law gains approval in committee with possible House action today.

House Hopkins Senate Adams Florida Ship Canal Robinson Senate Interstate Commerce Committee

Mills O Connor nuptials link Los Angeles families

Everett H. Mills, Los Angeles attorney and son of W H Mills of Olla Louisiana, married Cathryn O Connor of Beverly Hills at Santa Anna on June 6. Both UC graduates, he a lawyer and she a librarian, with plans to reside in Los Angeles where he works at a law firm.

Los Angeles Calif Everett H. Mills W. H. Mills Olla Cathryn O’connor Beverly Hills Santa Anna Mills

Poison In Deaths Sparks Insurance Racket Probe

Boston toxicologist Dr. William F. Boos found poison in the organs of three men whose deaths were initially overlooked. Judge George B Haas linked the cases to a large insurance scheme and urged curbs on poison sales while insurers review Ludlow, Chicopee and Indian Orchard policies. Haas offered to share information, hoping to force cleaner underwriting and end the racket.

Moriarty William F. Boos Boston George B Haas Ludlow Frank Halgas Haas Boos Chicopee Indian Orchard

Ferriday Visitors and Local Guests Attend in Ferriday

Ferriday hosts Springfield visitors Mr. and Mrs. Bert Mills and Mrs. W. F. Bedanski as guests of Mr. and Mrs. Frank M. Davidson. Local social ties include Miss Sammie Dale and Roy Dale visiting Misses Mollie and Lula Stanley, Miss Virginia Strickler returning from Mansfield to vacation with her mother, and Mrs. Corine Ohlson driving to Ruston to bring home Miss Ruby Chandler from Louisiana Tech. The Gammient British Picture Corporation notes 1935 as its most profitable year, driven by British films succeeding in the American market.

Springfield, Mo Bert Mills W. F. Bedanski Frank M. Davidson George Dale Sammie Dale Roy Dale Mollie Lula Stanley Virginia Strickler Mansfield D. C. Strickler Corine Ohlson Ruston Ruby Chandler Louisiana Tech Gammient British Picture Corporation

Black and White Ointment for Skin Irritation

Proven remedy sold by druggists for pimples, bumps, rashes, and itching. Trial size ten cents and large can two cents, promoted alongside Black and White Skin Soap for enhanced results. Widely recommended for over twenty years.

Mindon Man Suspect in Death Here

Mindon police examine papers found near a body. A Navy discharge for Lloyd Davis of San Antonio and a letter to him from American Legion national commander Ray Murphy were found. The body, about 40 and 139 pounds, was clothed in khaki with no identifying marks. Fingerprints sent to the FBI. Locusts in Argentina ground into locust meal fertilizer for crop use.

United States Navy Ray Murphy The American Legion Lloyd Davis San Antonio Tex Wren Houston Peter Federal Bureau of Criminal Investigation Washington Argentina

Contour Ditches Aimed at Retaining Rainwater Runoff

Government engineers design shallow level ditches on hill contours to slow runoff, keeping moisture on the land. The technique helps conserve water, reduce erosion, and support agriculture on slopes.

Oakdale Farmer Gored to Death

Oakdale Louisiana funeral services were held for T. H. Gillespie 77 who died after being gored by a dairy bull last Tuesday a German police dog reportedly saved him from instant death Gillespie a North Carolina native had run the Oakdale dairy with his son David for twenty years survived by his widow three sons and three daughters Interment was in Oakdale cemetery.

Oakdale T. H. Gillespie Gillespie North Carolina Louisiana Florida David John Travis United States Navy W. C. Garrett Harlen Tex Fannie Gillespie Katherine Alturus California Oakdale Cemetery

Maine Ballot Features National Union and Republican Races

In Augusta the Townsend plan founder spoke supporting Rev J Leckemby for the second district Republican nomination. Clinton Wunder backs Elin Page for governor. Lewis Barrows also sought the post. The piece notes a tiny British force on Ocean Island Defense with one officer and 20 others.

Townsend Plan Augusta J. Clarence Leckemby Leckemby Dr. Townsend Clinton T. Wunder Elin W. Page Lewis O. Barrows Pacific Islands Gilbert and Ellice Ocean Island

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