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Newspaper
Monroe News Star
Location
Monroe, Louisiana, United States of America
Date
Jun 16, 1939
Page
5
Engineers from the Louisiana Highway Commission move into a new testing laboratory on the Baton Rouge outskirts beside the state police headquarters. The two story facility cost 65 000 dollars, measures 893 by 400 feet, and houses five divisions for research as testing expands.
Mr. Henderlite outlines lab divisions for testing material strength chemical effects soil embankments and foundations lumber and steel treatments as part of evaluating road and bridge construction. Fathers Day events in Clark La include a 11 am sermon and 9:50 am Sunday school with music and programs.
Washington hosts 172 4 H club members from 43 states and Puerto Rico in a tent city under the monument. The article notes their farm work focus, examples of member projects, and orderly schedule with early reveilles and no homesick days in 13 camps.
Mr. and Mrs. Delma Carter of Route 1 Monroe announce the birth of a son on Wednesday night at St Francis sanitarium in the city.
Ballots must be clipped and mailed by July 1, 1939 to the Twin City Community Chest at Old Central Bank Building Monroe La. Firm or individual signatures requested.
The Twin City Community Chest funds the Boy Scouts of America in Monroe and West Monroe under Ouachita Valley council. Officers include A. B. Clarkson president and Sam W. Davis, S. L. Maxwell, F. E. Walker, W. H. Giles, F. K. Hirsch vice presidents, with H. G Frazer treasurer and P. L. Mulhearn scout commissioner. Five new troops formed since January with 260 new scouts enrolled. Ballots listing board nominees for July 1 retirement to be mailed or submitted at the Community Chest office by that date. voting open to all Chest contributors. Ballots appear in News-Star and World through Sunday.
Washington June 16 Ten years after reducing paper money size treasury officials estimate a saving of 18 million dollars from curtailment. About 9.34 billion bills in circulation range from 1 to 100000 with 100000 notes kept in a museum.
Dr. W. B. Payne a 35 year old physician in Kingsport was in critical condition from three bullet wounds inflicted at his office by patient Okvey Johnson 28 who surrendered to Officer Gene Spencer and was charged with felonious assault Johnson was jailed in Blountville The motive remains undetermined.
Flood readings across Mississippi Arkansas Ohio and Tennessee show rising stages at Memphis Cincinnati and Baton Rouge with several sites reporting upticks. Natchez and Shreveport data indicate falls or slight rises amid the 24 hour station updates as rivers respond to rainfall.
The public works administration reports Louisiana has 345 projects over six years with federal and non federal funds. Major totals include a $78,342,269 statewide value, notable parishes Caldwell Concordia East Carroll and more, funding for schools waterworks hospitals and city buildings.
The colored House of David baseball team from Philadelphia now based in Monroe defeated the Port Gibson Adds 7 to 6 at Port Gibson Mississippi. A sensational ninth inning catch by Laylor stopped a rally and preserved the win. The crowd called the game among the largest weekday attendances in Port Gibson.
A preview urges careful vacation planning with advice on preparing vehicles, packing winter garments, and securing insurance. It highlights a World of Sunday section offering resort ads, a boys camp, camping and fishing trips, and local merchant listings to aid trip preparation and destination selection.
The ad column urges readers to equip vehicles with new tires to avoid blowouts and punctures during travel. It notes advertisements in the section remind readers of commonly overlooked items and encourages careful reading before a leisure trip.
W. B. Conover, 67, prominent Lake Charles oil man and personal friend of President Roosevelt, died at his home after a lengthy illness. He was well known in southwest Louisiana oil circles.
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