Young Attorney Named to Post in Ouachita Parish
Travis Oliver Jr. of Thompson and Thompson has been named conciliation commissioner for Ouachita Parish by Judge Ben C. Dawkins. He succeeds Tom Munholland and will facilitate amicable bankruptcy settlements under the national act while remaining with his firm.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Travis Oliver, Jr
Thompson and Thompson
Quachita Parish
Tom Munholland
Oliver
Ben C. Dawkins
Federal Court
Western District of
Louisiana
Ouachita Parish
Negro Woman Seriously Hurt When Hit By Auto
Marie Lott, a black woman, was struck by a car at Sixth and Pine streets around noon Wednesday. Dan Watson, the driver, could not stop in time. She was rushed to Riverside sanitarium in grave condition. witnesses said she stepped into the road after coming from behind another car. No charges had been filed by Wednesday afternoon.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Marie Lott
Dan Watson
Sixth
Pine Streets
Riverside Sanitarium
Progress on L. T. L. superintendent’s home in Monroe
Construction of the Louisiana Training Institute superintendent’s residence proceeds but occupancy is about 30 days away. Plastering is done and interior wood finish, plumbing, lighting, painting, and papering will take four more weeks. The brick veneer two story home spans 38 by 60 feet with four rooms on the first floor and four bedrooms plus two baths upstairs, costing about 14000 dollars.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Louisiana Training Institute
Monroe
L. D. Davis
Radio Operator Strike Delays Ship Departure
New York June 19. A strike by three radio operators delayed the United States liner Manhattan from sailing at noon for channel ports and Hamburg. The liner remained at its north river pier at 12 30 p.m. as officials said it would sail at any moment. Association president Hoyt S. Haddock said the walkout seeks two more operators and wage increases.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
United States
Manhattan
Channel Ports
Hamburg
North River
Hoyt S. Haddock
Anti Diphtheria Drive To Start In Ouachita Parish
A Louisiana anti diphtheria campaign opens in Ouachita parish on June 20, backed by the Forty and Eight of the American Legion and local civic groups. Two thousand five hundred doses of toxoid have been received to immunize every child age six months to 12 years with a single lifetime dose. Local health officials and physicians call the drive among the most important efforts ever attempted locally.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Louisiana
American Legion
Ouachita Parish
A. G. McHenry
Twin Cities
Burroughs Remains Moved for Bone Specialist Care
J. J. Burroughs of 308 Bros avenue was transferred from a local sanitarium to North Louisiana sanitarium in Shreveport yesterday. His arm, fractured two weeks earlier when he slipped crossing a wet ditch to enter his automobile after rain, requires specialist treatment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. J. Burroughs
Bros Avenue
North Louisiana Sanitarium
Shreveport
Mr. Burroughs
Walmsley Seeks End to Courtesy Traffic Enforcement
New Orleans mayor T Semmes Walmsley pushed a city council ordinance to stop courtesy enforcement of traffic laws. The measure targets peace officers who fail to enforce laws with fines and prison terms, after police chief George Reyer warned first offenders would get warnings rather than arrests. The ordinance cannot be voted on for a week.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New Orleans
T. Semmes Walmsley
George Reyer
Walmsley
Fire damages New Orleans building causing $165000 loss
A fire in a multi floor structure in New Orleans caused $165000 in damage though the store stayed open briefly. Water damage from seven stories of offices and five floors of store space produced most of the loss. Firefighters faced rising water pressure and stairs passed hoses to the top of the tower. some heard an explosion on the top floor.
Body of Roy Nichols Drowned At Ouachita River
Roy Nichols 14, inmate of Louisiana Training Institute, drowned while swimming the Ouachita River near Riverton locks. Monroe firemen recovered the body after a daylong search. funeral held at Selma, Louisiana. Nichols had been at the institute since August 16, 1933, and was among boys blackberry picking nearby when the incident occurred.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Roy Nichols
Louisiana Training Institute
Bayou Duchene
Ouachita River
Riverton Locks
Monroe
Walter Nichols
Shreveport
Alexandria
Selma
Nichols
Institute
Woods
Charles Schulze
Houston Rutledge
Fletcher
McDonald
Rutledge
Riverton
Tom Dupree
Jack Blanks
Dewey Mobley
William Cornett
Faulkner Blanks, Jr
American Legion
Blanks
Monroe Negroes Observe Emancipation Day Today
Emancipation Day celebrations unfold across Monroe with churches lodges and groups marking the occasion. The First Baptist Church near Chatham hosts a fish fry Zion Traveler at Black Bayou joins in, Casino Park hosts a wrestling match, and a large crowd is slated for a round-the-world themed event at Twenty sixth and Breard streets.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Monroe
South
Negro First Baptist Church
Chatham
Zion Traveler
Black Bayou
Casino Park
Twenty-sixth and
Breard Streets
Infant son of Mr and Mrs Wallace dies in West Monroe
Funeral services were held for the infant son of Mr and Mrs June Wallace at Mulhearn funeral chapel officiated by Rev E E Huntsberry pastor of First Baptist Church West Monroe. Interment followed in Hasley cemetery. Surviving are the parents and grandparents Mrs E Sanford West Monroe Mrs H Wallace Monroe and J H Wallace Columbia
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
June Wallace
Grammont Street
Mulhearn Funeral Chapel
E. E. Huntsberry
First Baptist Church of
West Monroe
Hasley Cemetery
E. Sanford
H. Wallace
Monroe
J. H. Wallace
Columbia
Funeral of Mrs Arlette La Baum Ramsey Held in Monroe
The funeral for 42 year old Mrs Arlette La Baum Ramsey was held at 10 am Wednesday at her sister Mrs Milton Coverdale’s home. Rev L T Hastings officiated and burial was in Riverview Park. She died suddenly Sunday in El Paso Texas and arrived in Monroe Tuesday night. She leaves husband Joe B Ramsey Sr and her parents Lenng H LaBaum and three sons Byron Bayne J B Ramsey jr and Marshall Ramsey plus two sisters.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Arlette la Baum Ramsey
el Paso
Texas
Milton Coverdale
St. John Street
L. T. Hastings
First Baptist Church
Riverview Burial Park
Ramsey
el Paso. Mrs. Ramsey Was A Native of This Parish, Her Father Lenng H. LaBaum
Joe B. Ramsey
Byron Bayne
Monroe
J. B. Ramsey
Marshall Ramsey
F. X. Cline
First 1935 Texas cotton bale harvested near Sebastian
Raymandville Texas June 19 4 Texas first bale of 1935 cotton was in the bagging today. It was grown by regoria Valdex on the Gus Nyquist farm near Sebastian and ginned by the Joe Reynolds Gin company. Bale weighed 464 pounds.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Raymondville
Texas
Houston
Regoria Valdex
Gus Nyquist
Sebastian
Joe Reynolds Gin Company
Nolan Anders Undergoes Operation at Vaughan Clinic
Nolan Anders eighteen son of Police Officer Joe Anders underwent an operation for appendicitis Monday at the Vaughan Wright Bendel clinic. His condition was reported satisfactory Wednesday and visitors remain barred.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nolan Anders
Joe Anders
Vaughan-Wright-Bendel Clinic
Nazarine Revival At West Monroe Draws Growing Attendance
The Nazarine tent revival on a lot at Orange street and Montgomery avenue West Monroe attracts growing nightly crowds. Evangelist Rev J A Pruitt David Pruitt 15 and John Pruitt 11 sing duets with guitar. Mrs Pruett has recovered from illness and will preach tonight at 7 45.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Orange Street
Montgomery Avenue
West Monroe
J. A. Pruitt
David Pruitt
John Pruitt
Navy Secretary admonishes Rear Admiral Stirling over article
Secretary Swanson said he admonished Rear Admiral Yates Stirling Jr for a recent newspaper piece and ordered Navy officers not to publish controversial international comment. He noted the letter will not go on Stirling's record and warned against public statements that could offend foreign governments. Swanson also declined to discuss an Anglo German naval accord and said future battleship funding may be sought after the Washington treaty ends in 1936.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Yates Stirling, Jr
Swanson
State Department
Stirling
Navy Department
Great Britain
Japan
Nurses Entertained by Ouachita Parish Auxiliary
The auxiliary of the Ouachita Parish Medical Society entertained city nurses at the Paramount Theater on Wednesday afternoon at 2:50 o clock.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
The
Ouachita Parish
Britain Poised for Multilateral Naval Pact Talks
London reports British officials have leverage from the Anglo German naval accord and will host naval experts from France Italy and Russia to discuss a broader five power naval limitation treaty. Eden and Laval set to confer in Paris on Friday amid French press concerns over the Anglo German agreement.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Associated Press
London
Germany
France
Italy
Russia
Anthony Eden
League of Nations
Pierre Laval
Paris
Britain
Eden
Admiralty Office
Walmsley Plans Funds Request in Washington
The article details a clash between Walmsley and Long over city finances. A $3,200,000 borrowing approval was granted by a state board for operating expenses, but banks rejected the loan due to court-linked finances. City payrolls failed as salaries were due June 15, affecting city hall staff and law enforcement under Long's control.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Long
Walmsley
Air traffic rises on domestic and foreign routes in 1934
Passenger traffic on domestic air lines grew 8 12 percent in 1934 from 1933 while foreign route traffic climbed 48 percent. The gains reflect expanding air travel demand and network growth across both markets.
Maccabees Elect New Officers For Coming Year
Fidelity Hive No 221 elected officers for the year at a recent meeting and admitted five new members. Officers include Lillian Kenney commander Elizabeth Cunliffe lieutenant commander Cora Logan record keeper Georgia Kelley chaplain and others. Installation set for June 28 by M J Bulgar with Ouachita Tent No 54 and Fidelity Hive No 221 to celebrate first anniversary. Free nursing service now in effect.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fidelity Hive
The
Maccabees
Lillian Keneney
Elizabeth Cunliffe
Cora E. Logan
Georgia Kelley
Grace Williams
Myrtle A. Deen
Lurline Kelley
Anne Hollingsworth
Ethel Wetzel
Dorothy Gibbs
Katie Glenn
Louise Harberson
Teresa Turk
Mary L. Scalia
Katherine Ladart
Moise Taylor
Mattie Simmons
Thelma Burns
Edna Shumaker
Dixie Dodge
May Atkinson
Ora Mae Thalborn
M. J. Bulgar
New Orleans
Knight
Ouachita
Summer Classes Run in Ouachita Parish and Central Grammar
Summer sessions are underway at Ouachita Parish High School where 85 students enroll and five teachers lead classes from 7 30 a m to 1 30 p m daily except Sunday through July 26 Jack Hayes principal stays through closing for a brief vacation Central Grammar classes are run by teachers not under the city system.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ouachita Parish
Central Grammar School
Jack Hayes
City School
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Harry Sorensen
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Times Square
Robert Taylor
Virginia Bruce Pinkey Tomlin
News and Comedy
Will Rogers
Yee
Mae West
California Pacific Exposition
San Diego
James Timony
America
Budweiser
Anheuser-Busch
Loc
King OF Bottled Beer
F. Strauss & Son, Inc
Walnut St
L. T. I. Boy
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