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Newspaper
Monroe News Star
Location
Monroe, Louisiana, United States of America
Date
Jun 16, 1932
Page
3
The parish school board faces a legal challenge over a $13,200 fire repair contract with W. C. Salley. The suit claims no prior advertising or lowest-bid competition, alleges private handling by J. Renwick, and seeks nullification to allow a competitive reissue before August 15, 1932.
The Retail Credit Men's association announces lunch meetings will occur every other Friday through the summer. Secretary H. B. Ryland says the next luncheon is scheduled for next Friday.
Fred Williamson of the News Star World will address the Men's Brotherhood of the First Baptist Church Friday evening in the church basement. The hour long program begins at 7:00 with music planned. About 60 men are invited for luncheon prepared by Mrs H H Benoit and Mrs Tom Adams.
Alvin C. York serves as head of a Tennessee institute built on a 400 acre plot with a grand auditorium stage piano and moving picture machine. The project cost over 100000 dollars with 50000 from the state and funds from Fentress county and private effort led by York. He lives seven miles from Jamestown and devotes himself to institute work and farm duties, dressing plainly and urging mountain youth toward stronger character and citizenship while promising to return home to lead after further schooling.
A quip notes a super salesman's claim that a device turns green for good liquor and red for bad. The color blind customer apologizes and asks for a gadget that features a gong.
The article describes a Democratic era scene with G O P women participating in a wet parade, including Mrs. C. L. Barber tearing a Michigan sign. Dolly Curtis Gann hosts in the stadium while questions about vice presidency and prohibition fuel debate among delegates and party loyalists.
Frank Looney nineteen of Converse Louisiana was thrown from a westbound Illinois Central freight train near the West Monroe station. He suffered a severe cut over an eye plus facial cuts bruises and sprains and was taken by ambulance to St Francis sanitarium for observation. He had ridden a freight train from Dermott Arkansas and fell asleep under a river bank tree before attempting to board the moving train.
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