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Newspaper

Monroe News Star

Location

Monroe, Louisiana, United States of America

Date

Jun 20, 1934

Page

10

Louisiana House Approves 12 Appropriations Bills

The Louisiana house appropriations committee approved 12 individual appropriation bills totaling 216,269.59 state funds. Items include 5000 to reimburse parishes for Angola outbreak costs and 110000 for an industrial school for negroes. Other allocations cover deputy registrar salary, bank bond deposits, white way expenses, Soniat Memorial hospital, and widow of Capt. Singleton.

Baton Rouge House Appropriations Committee Lester West Feliciana Angola O. K. Allen Allen Hutchinson Martin Lafayette Parish Hoffpaulr Commercial Bank of Bayne Bouanchaud Bank of Baton Rouge State White Way Madison Burke Soniat Memorial Hospital New Orleans Hoffpaul C. A. Higginbotham Hebert John A. Singleton Bauer

Reimbursement Requests Filed for Tax Errors and Grants

Claims seek $30,000 for Albert Roussel taxes overpaid for sugar cane research at Louisiana State Agricultural experiment station noting Hebert as payer. Another request asks $25,000 for a legislative planning committee attributed to Alexander. A separate grant proposes $25,000 annually for Touro Infirmary in New Orleans with Fletcher linked to the payment.

Albert Roussel Hebert Alexander Fletcher Touro Infirmary New Orleans

Lightning Bolts Kill Two In Vermilion Area

In Vermilion parish two youths died from lightning strike. Elie Suir, 21, was killed in a rice field. Howard Desormeaux, 11, died while playing with his sisters. The two girls were stunned but not seriously hurt.

Lafayette Kaplan Vermilion Parish Elie Suir Howard Desormeaux

Short cooking time preserves natural Chinese flavors

The article notes that most Chinese dishes are cooked briefly to keep natural flavors intact. It highlights the emphasis on quick heat and minimal processing to retain the original taste and aroma of ingredients.

Stanley Named Texas Oil Chief

Captain E N Stanley was placed in charge of the Texas railroad commission oil proration enforcement staff succeeding R D Parker. Parker resigned after alleging lack of cooperation among the commission's three members. Stanley's offices will be in Kilgore with duty in enforcement across the oil and gas division.

Austin Tex E. N. Stanley Texas Railroad Commission R. D. Parker Parker Oil and Gas Division Commission Tyler East Texas Lon A. Smith Smith C. V. Terrell Ernest O. Thompson Stanley Kilgore

Foot Comfort Week Observed Across Local Stores

Dr. Scholl's Foot Comfort week runs from June 16 to June 23 with participation from local shoe drug and department stores. The campaign promotes relief for corns bunions calluses and sore feet as summer begins.

Life Saving Class Instruction Starts in Ouachita Parish

The Ouachita parish chapter of the American Red Cross began the senior life saving class at 5 PM in the municipal natatorium with Parker McComb leading and several qualified life savers assisting. Those over 17 are urged to enroll immediately as the course runs through next week. A junior life saving class at Camp Ki Ro Li near West Monroe recently completed with 16 scouts passing the tests.

Ouachita Parish American Red Cross Parker McComb Red Cross Camp Ki-Ro-Li West Monroe

Commission Names New Oil Division Chief Engineer

The commission announced that he will continue as chief engineer of the oil and gas division and appointed Gordon Griffin as chief petroleum engineer.

Oil and Gas Division Commission Gordon Griffin

Hurricane Death Toll Reaches 10 in Southeast Louisiana

New Orleans June 20 The hurricane tracking 70 to 90 miles an hour across southeast Louisiana and into Mississippi left ten dead. Victims were chiefly in Louisiana bayous and rural areas, with one body found in a barn near East Feliciana. Eleven of twelve missing were found safe.

New Orleans Louisiana Mississippi East Felicinia Baton Rouge Berwick George Myer American Red Cross Red Cross Malcolm S. Dougherty Lindsey East Feliciana Parish Dougherty

Lightning Strikes Twice At Winchester Farms

Lightning hit the home of Mrs. Thomas C. Crockett near Winchester Virginia causing a blackout but no serious damage. At a nearby Crockett farm a second bolt struck killing two horses and causing damage.

Winchester Thomas C. Crockett

Prince Ivrahan to Demonstrate feats at Local Store

Prince Mahomed Ivra han of Persia will lecture and perform feats at Home Furnishings next week. Demonstrations include blindfolded car drive and hypnotizing a young woman, with a six hour burial under sand. He travels with his wife, an Assyrian princess, and their baby.

Mahomed Ivrahan Persia Home Furniture Company Louis Stiglitz Prince Ivrahan

Seedsmen Convene in Memphis to Discuss Code

About 200 members of the Southern Seedsmen's association, led by president Lane Wilson of Shreveport, La., gather in Memphis for their annual three day convention starting tomorrow. A proposed industry code is expected to be their main topic.

Memphis Tenn Lane Wilson Shreveport Southern Seedsmen’s Association

TEFLIS GROTTO PLANS JULY FOURTH PICNIC

TEFLIS GROTTO will observe the fourth with an all day picnic at Camp Ki-Ro-Li from 8 a.m. to 6 p.m. Masons and families are invited bringing basket lunches. A softball game Monroe Masons vs West Monroe Masons is planned with prizes for beauty and humor among other events.

Ki-Ro-Li Teffis Grotto Camp Ki-Ro-Li Monroe Masons West Monroe Masons

Certain Relief For Athlete's Foot Advertisement Claim

An advertisement touts Tetterine as a cure for Athlete's Foot Ringworm Eczema Tetter and other skin troubles. It promises cooling relief within days and a money back guarantee if relief is not seen after using a 60e box from any drug store.

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