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Monroe News Star

Location

Monroe, Louisiana, United States of America

Date

Jun 18, 1940

Page

8

Monroe Youth Elects In Mock State Races

In Baton Rouge on June 18 the Pelican Boys mock elections elected numerous city officials across fictitious towns. Federalist and Nationalist winners included Salt City Fur City Rice City Sulphur City Cane City and Oil City with multiple mayors city commissioners judges and clerks chosen.

Baton Rouge Pelican Boys James Claitor Salt City Rodman Miller Fur City Clayton Brown Monroe Rice City Bert Foreman Lake Charles Sulphur City Bobby Wallace Mervin Acosta Billy Barnes New Orleans Jimmy Champagne Breaux Bridge Billy Hubbard Rayville James Dickson Shreveport Clayton Keller Bunkie G. Ernest Houma L. A. Bruyere Marrero M. Lion C. McKenzie Billy Poston Manning Ben Rooney Cane City Irvin Barrios Gus Breaux Port Barre George Cannon Sorrento Judson Phillips Montery Harry Edison Jones Arthur Aenora Far City Susy Riall Shreepert Anthony la Bauve Westwego Jim Sherman Columbia Joseph Bannabel Metairie Doyle McEachern Delhi Ray Stout Pineville

Census Enumerators Probed Mother for Eight Children's Names

In New Orleans on June 18 a census enumerator questioned a mother of eight about her children’s names. She started with The oldest is Joseph and the next is Henry and then paused before noting the last child’s name, Quit.

New Orleans Joseph Henry

Crossword Puzzle Across and Down Clues Mixed

A garbled crossword list with numbered across clues covering terms from cistern to northwest state abbr. includes entries like Corner , Trouble , strings of cars, arched passageway and many others likely from a puzzle page.

Welfare bills move Louisiana institutions to state department

The Louisiana House passed several welfare measures affecting Alexandria and Monroe institutions. House Bill 611 places the Louisiana Training Institute at Monroe under the welfare department with a seven member board. Act 605 links the State Board for the Blind. act 608 repeals a never-created children’s aid fund. Act 610 shifts the Alexand ria girls industrial school under welfare supervision with a seven member board.

Baton Rouge Alexandria Monroe House Beatrice Moore Caddo Louisiana Training Institute State Board For the Blind Industrial School State Welfare Department State Welfare Commissioner

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