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Newspaper

Monroe News Star

Location

Monroe, Louisiana, United States of America

Date

Jun 18, 1934

Page

4

Mystery of 18 Year Old Poet Found in New York

Louise Krist an 18 year old poet pianist was located after a two week disappearance. She was seen with Childe de Rohan D Harcourt posing as Mr and Mrs Robert White before police confirmed her identity with a card reading D Harcourt. The pair were taken to the missing persons bureau after negotiations about their marriage status.

New York Louise Krist Department of Justice Miss Krist Third Avenue East Tenth Street Childe de Rohan D’harcourt Joseph Gleason Robert White Fifth Street D'Harcourt Otto E. Krist Fritz Kreisler Long Island Police Headquarters

PWA purse strings limit aid to few projects

Officials outline a potential 3.3 billion dollar PWA spend with less than one in ten eligible projects likely to receive funds. The president may allocate far less than 500 million, with RFC money limited to loans. Naval, post office, and large ongoing projects dominate the schedule while many social value projects seek priority.

PWA RFC

Body of kidnapped dentist found near El Dorado

The kidnapped dentist body was found after a couple used the alias Mrs Lee Armstrong of Houston to check into a hotel. Authorities traced travel from Shawnee to El Dorado and questioned Mrs Armstrong who sought help to reach Chicago. Farmers in five counties around Durham organize a mutual exchange coop.

Durham N. C Farmers’ Mutual Exchange

Manhattan Love Song at Paramount and Success At Any Price at Capitol

Kathleen Norris based Manhattan Love Song largely on her own New York experiences with husband and a young couple. The Paramount features Janet Gaynor and Charles Farrell in Change of Heart with cast including James Dunn Ginger Rogers. Success At Any Price stars Douglas Fairbanks Jr Colleen Moore and Genevieve Tobin at Capitol. story follows Joe Martin’s ascent and failed romance with Sara Griswold. Economic notes report fewer seed loan applications signaling improvement in eastern North Carolina.

Paramount Kathleen Norris Paramount Theater New York Manhattan Norris Miss Gaynor Farrell James Dunn Ginger Rogers Beryl Mercer Irene Franklin Gustav von Seyffertitz Drue Leyton Theodore von Fitz Fiske O'Hara John Blystone Winfield Sheehan Sonya Levien James Gleason Mrs. Norris Capitol Capitol Theater Douglas Fairbanks, Jr Genevieve Tobin Frank Morgan Colleen Moore Fairbanks Edward Everette Horton Nydia Westman Allen Vincent Henry Kolker Joe Martin Sara Griswold Sara Agnes Carter Joe J. Walter Ruben John Howard Lawson Howard J. Green Lawson

River and Harbor Allotments Made in Gulf Florida Projects

The War Department announced allocations totaling 4,186,100 dollars for Gulf of Mexico division river and harbor maintenance and ongoing Florida Caloosahatchee and Lake Okeechobee drainage contracts. Drains include Mobile harbor Alabama. Gulfport harbor Mississippi. Pensacola and St Andrews Bay Florida. Intracoastal Waterways from Pensacola to New Orleans and from Mobile to New Orleans. many Louisiana, Texas, and Florida bays, rivers, and harbors with specific sums for each. Total includes over 1,050,000 dollars for drainage areas and funds for removing water hyacinths on Mobile River tributaries and related channels.

Washington War Department Gulf of Mexico Caloosahatchee Lake Okeechobee Florida Mobile Harbor Ala Black Warrior Warrior Tombigee Rivers Gulfport Harbor Ship Island Pass Miss Pensacola St. Andrews Bay Alabama River Pensacola Bay Mobile Bay New Orleans Apalachicola River Fla Apalachicola Bay Santa Rosa Sound Pascagoula Harbor Mobile River Southwest Pass Mississippi River Baton Rouge Louisiana and Texas Intracoastal Corpus Christi Texas New Orleans-Sabine River Bayou Grossetete Barataria Bay Hyacinth Mermentau River Bayou Nezpique Bayou Des Cannes Bayou Vermilion Big Pigeon Little Pigeon Little Caillou Bayou Chefuncte River Bougefalia Tangipahoa River Ponchatoula Blood Rivers Bayou Teche la Sabine-Neches Waterway Sabine River Galveston Harbor Galveston Channel Texas City Tex Houston Ship Channel

Principal Rescues Snake From Giant Toad in California

E. J. McIntyre principal of Oakdale school Hanford California arrived to find a gopher snake mostly swallowed by a toad. He freed the snake leaving four inches unharmed as local observers watched the rescue.

E. J. McIntyre Oakdale School Hanford Calif

Camp Ki-Ro-Li Welcomes 60 Scouts for Second Session

Ouachita Valley Boy Scout council begins week at Camp Ki-Ro-Li with 60 scouts from Troops 1 28 29 Monroe 33 Newellton 39 Oak Grove 45 47 Ruston 51 Mounds. Awards include sheepskin scroll first year bars 40 scouts second class and first class badges and 163 merit badges awarded. Seventeen scouts passed junior Red Cross life saving tests and sixteen non-swimmers became swimmers.

Ouachita Valley Camp Court of Honor Troop 67 Sterlington Marvin Gleason John McCoy John B. Fudickar Sam Correro James Brothers Albert Moore Bob Hanna J. H. McClendon William Gandy John Reitzell Red Cross George Jackson

Emancipation Day Fete Slated at Lamyville

An Emancipation day celebration sponsored by Mose Boatner will be held Tuesday afternoon at Lamyville starting at 3 o clock. The event features dancing and a barbecue supper. India conducts a determined war on malaria this year with Dr J E Measham researching malaria mosquitoes at Ross Institute of Tropical Hygiene in southern India to develop biological control for tea and rubber estates.

Mose Boatner, Negro Lamyville India J. E. Measham Ross Institute of Tropical Hygiene Sanamallais Malaya Bengal Assam

Fake Murder Ring Busted in Multi-State Roundup

Police seized seven suspects in a New York led operation targeting a fake murder gang that used ketchup as blood and charged victims, including Dominick Zerbonio who paid $2000 to escape a staged killing. The group claimed victims in New York Philadelphia and New Jersey.

New York Philadelphia New Jersey Dominick Zerbonio Zerbonio Pietro Niccolato Guiseppe Perrone James Long Lucy Alvira Bove Amelio Locardo Jack Rosenberg Joseph Bonigiano Sebastian de Lasare Carmello Scuddere Luca Canale Port Washington N. Y

Tower Bridge Undergoes First Cleaning in Four Decades

London officials announce a major cleaning of Tower Bridge, the iconic river crossing, marking the first scrub since the 1980s. Work aims to remove grime, restore paint, and preserve the structure's heritage while minimizing disruption to river traffic and pedestrians.

London Tower Bridge

Feen a Mint Laxative Gum Ad Targeting Elderly

A vintage ad promotes Feen a mint laxative chewing gum for elderly users. It claims prompt, thorough action without stomach upset, distributing laxative through chewing and avoiding irritation. Available 1d and 25c at druggists nationwide.

Legion Inspection Tonight At Forsythe Park Legion Memorial

The annual inspection of Leonidas Barkdull Faulk post of the American Legion will be held tonight at 8 o clock at the Legion Memorial home in Forsythe park. The inspection will be under the direction of a post officer. Grading is on the basis of attendance observation.

Leonidas Barkdull Faulk American Legion Legion Memorial Forsythe Park

Post ceremony sets agenda as members urged to attend

Officials call for full attendance at the post meeting to decide several important matters. Members are requested to wear caps and buttons as part of the ceremonial manual provisions.

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