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Newspaper

Monroe News Star

Location

Monroe, Louisiana, United States of America

Date

Jun 17, 1938

Page

14

Re elected leaders pledge cooperation amid policy split

Broun and Eddy win re election while pledging cooperation and noting opposition to Eddy was not policy based. Pasche of New York is secretary treasurer by acclamation. A sweeping anti Fascism resolution and boycott stance against Japanese goods sparked bitter debate over guild foreign policy. Wenatchee's apple bus tokens highlighted as local trivia.

Eddy Pasche New York Canada North America

Virginia Brown Injures Ankle At Summer School

Virginia Brown 15 daughter of Mr and Mrs E J Brown of Cole addition tripped on stairs during Ouachita parish summer school, fracturing an ankle bone and sustaining facial bruises. She was taken to a physician's office then home to bed a week before a cast. Her father E J Brown teaches economics at Northeast Center of Louisiana State University.

Virginia Brown J. Brown Cole Addition Ouachita Parish E. J. Brown Northeast Center Louisiana State University

Brunson Baby Named Frances Helen Brunson

A daughter was born recently to Mr. and Mrs. M. A. Brunson Jr. in Mangham Louisiana. The child has been named Frances Helen Brunson.

Mangham, la M. A. Brunson, Jr Frances Helen Brunson

Negroes Sam Smith and Aubrey Brent Charged With Trespassing

Sam Smith and Aubrey Brent, both described as negroes, were fined 15 dollars or 15 days in jail and ordered fingerprinted by Judge W. M. in city court yesterday. John Horace Grady, also listed as negro, was sentenced to 15 days for vagrancy. Fred Smore was fined seven dollars fifty cents for air drinking and twelve dollars fifty cents for using profane language. Ten traffic violators were fined a total of 38 dollars. one defendant paid seven dollars fifty cents for being drunk, and two individuals charged with drunkenness forfeited 750 dollars in cash.

Sam Smith Aubrey Brent W. M John Horace Grady Fred Smore

Planting Advice From Home Agent For Gardeners

Mrs. Jewel McQuiller, Quachita parish home demonstration agent, advises planting cabbage, collards, mustard, beets, carrots, turnips, tomatoes and broccoli next month. Clear and prepare ground for summer cropping after any crop is finished. Plant only after rain and firm soil ridges. Irrigation options are noted for moist creek bottoms or nearby wells. July flower planting includes ageratum, alyssum, blue bonnet, marigold and gladiolus among others. Gladioli need fertilizer after bloom to maintain bulb size. Brown rot threatens peaches. control with wettable sulphur spray three weeks before ripening and again three days before harvest.

Jewel McQuiller Quachita Parish

Baptists Plan Nationwide Revivals Across 24844 Churches

In Nashville on June 17 Southern Baptists advanced a new southwide revival drive for all 24844 churches. The plan, formed after Richmond convention talks, designates Dr L R Scarborough of Seminary Hill Texas as president and Dr Roland Q Leavell of Atlanta to lead evangelism for home missions. Headquarters will be in Leavell’s Atlanta office with state secretaries hosting regional offices.

Nashville Tenn Southern Baptists Richmond L. R. Scarborough Seminary Hill Texas Southern Church Roland Q. Leavell Atlanta Home Missions Board Department of Evangelism Dr. Leavell

Berlin Pledged to 12 Year Reich Capital Reconstruction

Reichsfuehrer Adolf Hitler outlines a 12 year plan to rebuild Berlin into a grand capital for greater Germany. Albert Speer designs a central forum in Tiergarten with Germania Column of Victory and relocated Prussian statues. New terminals, canal, river embankments, and a reimagined Grunewald woods are planned, funded by state, municipalities, and private enterprises.

Berlin Associated Press Hitler Fuehrer Albert Speer Rome Tiergarten Grunewald Prussia Albrecht “the Bear Kaiser Wilhelm I Grosse Stern Allee Brandenburg Gate Charlottenburg Bismarck Moltke Roon Anhalter Potsdamer Potsdam Central Park New York

Chamber of Commerce Merchants Committee Meets Friday

The merchants' committee of the Chamber of Commerce is called to meet Friday at 3 30 p m in the organization's rooms. S W Davis the chairman says contests will include crop livestock poultry health dress and cooking with cups donated by local businesses. Winners form a LaSalle parish team for LSU short course this summer.

J. V. Henton LaSalle Parish Louisiana State University

La Salle 4-H Club Contest Day Set in Jena Gym

The annual 4-H club Contest Day for La Salle parish will be held Saturday in the community center gymnasium with contestants from all parts of the parish participating. Miss Cora Westbrook, home demonstration agent.

Jena la Salle Parish Community Center Cora Westbrook

Marriages in Louisiana: Story and Shows Wed

In Calhoun and Jonesboro, two ceremonies united couples this June. Bernice Story and Raymond Smith of Calhoun wed at a justice of peace home and plan to live near Calhoun. Anita Butler and Lonnie Shows of Chatham married in Jonesboro with Rev. George Bethea officiating and will reside in Eros for now.

Eros Bernice Story J. T. Story Calhoun Raymond Smith Irvin Phillips Butler Eros Anita Butler Natchie Butler Lonnie Shows Chatham Jonesboro George Bethea Shows

Donegal Society Sets Up Tree Fund in Lancaster

The Donegal society created a trust fund to care for the witness tree at Donegal Presbyterian Church in Lancaster. The 350 year old tree is linked to Revolutionary War era oath swearing to the colonies’ cause.

Lancaster Donegal Presbyterian Church Donegal Society

Rev Vernon Grosse Attends Denomination Synod

Rev Vernon Grosse, pastor of Trinity Lutheran Church in the Sherrouse addition, is attending the synod at the municipal auditorium. The event opens today and closes on June 2, with numerous eminent ecclesiastical leaders participating in the programs.

Vernon Grosse Trinity Lutheran Church Sherrouse Addition Moutdeor Celebrawill

Car theft suspect held in La Salle jail in Jena case

Harry Spath, 49, of Kansas City, is in La Salle parish jail awaiting trial on auto theft charges. He and two local youths were arrested on the Jena Good Pine highway after a used car lot theft from a local motor company. The three were released on $500 bond each.

Jena Harry Spath Kansas City LaSalle Parish Jena-Good Pine

Jonesville Wedding Unites Foster and Peytus Couple

Miss Faye Foster daughter of Mr and Mrs C E Foster of Jonesville wed Hershel Peytus son of Rev and Mrs H E Peytus of Elizabeth on June nine at the Jonesville Baptist church. Rev H F E Peytus officiated with Merion Aleman of Elizabeth providing music. The couple plans a Alabama Tennessee bridal trip before returning to Jonesville for a visit.

Jonesville Faye Foster C. E. Foster Hershel Peytus H. E. Peytus Elizabeth Baptist Church H. FE. Peytus Merion Aleman Maxine Foster Freeman Jones Alabama Tennessee Louise Martin Georgetown Julia Foster Jonesboro Gladys Boswell Tioga

Deaths Mrs Nancy Burnett 66 West Monroe resident

Mrs Nancy Burnett aged 66 of West Monroe died in a local hospital at an early Friday hour. Her body was taken to the National Funeral Home and held Friday noon as arrangements for her funeral were completed.

Nancy Burnett West Monroe National Funeral Home

Cuts Out Eggs Zanesville Operation Report

In Zanesville on June 17 N. E. Krebs aged 42 underwent an operation for the removal of a condition described in the readable fragment. Further details are unavailable in the surviving text.

Zanesville N. E. Krebbs

Longest Way Shortest Route on Red Rock Road Improves Detour

In June 1747 the Red Rock mountain road receives improvements over 2.6 miles with a detour totaling Bb miles, altering the shortest travel path for motorists and signaling a shift in local routing decisions around Wilkes-Barre.

Red Rock Mountain Road Wilkes-Barre

Baptist children end first Louisiana home pilgrimages

The first pilgrimages of Louisiana Baptist Children's Home boys and girls in 1938 end Monday after over ten days touring central and southern Louisiana by bus. Superintendent B F Wallace directed one group and Rev Bh Materne led the other. The trips, praised for their educational value, will resume with more outings through the summer so nearly all children may travel the state.

Louisiana Baptist Children's Home B. F. Wallace Louisiana Bh. A. Materne

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