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Newspaper
Monroe News Star
Location
Monroe, Louisiana, United States of America
Date
Jun 18, 1937
Page
17
The Ouachita Parish High School band directed by Walter C. Minnlear performs tonight at 9 30 on the Central Grammar School campus. A Neville High School band under Charles S. Gaushell will follow in a series of free regional concerts.
E C Gibson president of the Monroe Lions club gave an instructive talk to the West Monroe Kiwanis at a Thursday noon luncheon on Why Conventions. He stressed the community benefits of entertaining representative groups. W R Hatchell and Walter Fisher prepared to attend Kiwanis International in Indianapolis. Ben Syers joined the club and former members Jesse Heard and John Varino renewed memberships.
Charles F Feazel of West Monroe was named among 32 high school students awarded Harvard University scholarships totaling about 4600 dollars. The selections, from over 300 applicants across the midwest far west and south, were based on ability and character without regard to need. Feazel, valedictorian of Ouachita Parish High School, is the son of Mr and Mrs Charles Feazel.
Sidney Butler a 45 year old negro wounded in the right thigh in a shooting at his wife Irene Butler who is in custody after she fired through a screen door at his home as he followed her from work. Police report years of trouble after she left him. Butler treated at St Francis sanitarium with non life threatening injuries. The Salvation Army operates in 80 countries with funds near 100 million dollars.
Joseph A Darby 61 manager at C M Abboud company died in a local hospital. His funeral was at St Matthew Catholic Church and burial followed in Greenwood cemetery Pineville. He leaves two brothers L F Darby Jeanerette and A A Darby Alexandria and a daughter Miss Genevieve Darby New Orleans.
A military funeral was held Friday at 1 p.m. for Ollie Chad dick 18 of Monroe who died in Missoula Montana while with the United States army. Rev L T Hastings led services at Davis Lawhead funeral home and Riverview Burial park. Chaddick died of brain inflammation from a disease. Cor corporal Otha Futrell a friend of Chad dick also served in Missoula accompanied the body. Surviving are his father O L Chaddick Monroe and brother Howard Chad dick San Francisco along with four uncles and an aunt.
Anne Louise Rizzo, 18 months, daughter of Mr and Mrs A N Rizzo of 100 Grayling Jane, won the grand prize at a baby contest held Wednesday afternoon at Central Grammar School under the Business and Professional Women's club. She received a loving cup as the award.
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