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Newspaper

Monroe News Star

Location

Monroe, Louisiana, United States of America

Date

Jun 15, 1938

Page

7

Miss Hefley Joins New London Stock Company

Miss Hefley of Northeast Center will leave for New London New Hampshire to join a summer stock troupe for two months. She travels via Washington DC and New York and will perform in weekly stock shows attracting summer residents from Boston and New York. Her prior experience with the Little Theater is expected to aid her in the summer season. Northeast Center opens September 5 with Hefley returning for the town’s opening.

Sueefley Northeast Center New London N. H Metor Washington Dd. C New York Miss Hefley Boston Mroé Little Eater

Auto damaged by flames near Shard overpass

Jim Henry's automobile suffered heavy damage in a late Tuesday fire reported by Monroe fire department. Cause undetermined, booster-pumped flames extinguished. A second trash fire at 503 South Third Street ended with no damage.

Jim Henry Monroe Fire Department Shard South Third Street

Recipes To Be Demonstrated At School Of Cookery

Mrs Ida M Chitwood showcases recipes in Neville High School auditorium as part of News Star World's eighth annual School of Cookery. Demonstrations include Butterscotch Bread Ginger Cake Sweet Potato Pie Apricot Fluff and related pastry dough methods with detailed ingredient lists and oven temperatures.

School of Cookery Ida M. Chitwood America News-Star _World Neville High School

Welfare workers hold session here in northeast Louisiana

A group of state public welfare directors and others from 14 northeast Louisiana parishes met at the courthouse on Wednesday to exchange ideas and plan for more efficient administration of public welfare duties. No formal program was prepared. attendees spoke on distinct parish problems in welfare work.

Louisiana

Hearing set in Camden on combined barge truck rates

The Monroe Traffic bureau will appear before the Interstate Commerce Commission in Camden Arkansas on June 28 for a hearing on proposed combined barge and truck rates. The plan would move cargo from New Orleans up the Quadr Ita river to Camden and then by meter to distant points. H J Fernandez, manager, said the case is unique and awaited with interest in several states.

Monroe

Two Arrested for Making Whiskey in Ferriday Plant

In Ferriday Louisiana on June 15 two men Edward Murphy and Clarence Jackson were jailed in Vidalia by Sheriff E P Campbell for federal agents after a raid on their plantation alleged to be producing moonshine. Raids by M L Landry H A Pendergrass and Jonesville Chief Ben Neal revealed a 75 gallon copper still and an estimated annual yield of 1500 to 2900 gallons. A third man Aaron Hampton was also implicated.

Ferriday Edward Murphy Clarence Jackson Vidalia E. P. Campbell M. L Landry H. A. Pendergrass Ben Nea Jonesville Aaron Hampton

Reliefers to Get Grapefruit Juice and Clothing

Washington June 15 WPA will distribute 10 million dollars worth of clothing and 500000 cases of grapefruit juice to relief families. Items bought with manufacturers guaranteeing immediate delivery and distributed through state welfare departments to avert a chaotic market due to a record pack.

Washington WPA Harry L. Hopkins

Building inspector issues three permits

Building inspector O. H. Awl and S. E. Huey reported three permits. A one story frame and brick house on Island Drive costs 8,062 with J. A. Bowen as contractor. An addition to a one story frame residence at 118 McGuire Street costs 575 by A. M. Talley. A. Demry, a Black man, to build a one story frame dwelling on Atkinson Street at 300.

O. H. Awl S. E. Huey Island Drive J. A. Bowen A. M. Talley McGuire Street A. Demry Atkinson Street

Reynolds seeks $2000 monthly alimony pendente lite

Mrs Helen Fortescue Reynolds files for separation against Julian Louis Reynolds in New York Supreme Court. Attorney Eli Johnson says the action rests on cruelty charges and requests $2000 monthly support plus counsel fees, with a hearing set for June 21 and hope for an amicable settlement.

New York Eli Johnson Helen Fortescue Reynolds Julian Louis Reynolds Johnson New York Supreme Court

11 year old girl undergoes appendectomy at Riverside

Sarah Frances Anders, 11, daughter of Mr and Mrs Ed Anders, underwent an appendectomy at Riverside sanitarium on Tuesday. Her condition Wednesday was reported satisfactory. A federal medical board in 1901 found that mosquitoes transmit yellow fever.

Sarah Frances Anders Ed Anders Riverside Sanitarium

Venice City Facts and Bridges Network

Venice is a coastal city with 260000 residents spread across 117 islands joined by 150 canals and crossed by 378 bridges. The dense network of waterways shapes daily life and urban layout in this historic lagoon system.

Venice

Two Women Wounded In Auto Crash In Serious Condition

Mrs. Louise Harris of 206 Hart Street and Mrs. Cora Chaze suffered severe injuries in a late night auto crash. X rays show Harris with seven right side rib fractures, a clavicle fracture, left foot fracture, face and scalp lacerations, and a abdominal wound. Chaze sustained fractures of both forearms, upper left arm, nose, left foot, plus contusions and leg lacerations. Both women had a restful night at St Francis sanitarium where they remain hospitalized.

Louise Harris Hart Street Cora Chaze St. Francis Sanitarium Harris

Skidded On Gravel Submerged Off Bastrop Highway Crash

A vehicle skidded in loose gravel and plunged from the Bastrop highway into a tree, causing a fatal crash. Officials investigated the accident scene and identified the likely driver, with authorities noting the roadway conditions at the time.

Bastrop Highway

Clothes Stolen From Hooper’s Car In Monroe Brief

A suit belonging to Shreveport resident A. G. Hooper was stolen from his car late Tuesday night while parked south of the Hotel Frances, according to a Monroe police report. The gabardine suit bore Hooper’s initials inside the coat.

A. G. Hooper Shreveport Hotel Frances Monroe Hooper

Prescription C-2223 Relief Breaks Rheumatic Miseries

An ad touts Prescription C-2223 as an anti rheumatic pain reliever that eases rheumatic discomfort. It claims thousands have found relief from aches and pains with a money back guarantee and availability at druggists for $1 with the code 2223.

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