Illinois Central Officials Attend Annual Barbecue Event
More than 200 officials, employees and guests of the Illinois Central Railroad gathered at the Ouachita Valley Fair grounds for the annual Illinois Central Employes association barbecue. Attendees included Chicago, Memphis and Vicksburg offices officials, local executives and parish public officials.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Illinois Central Railroad
Illinois Central
Milton Coverdale
R. Dean Farr
Bert Coverdale
Harry M. Williams
West Monroe
Jeff Caldwell
B L. Brantley
Monroe
Hillyer S. Parker
Machinist Post to Be Filled by U S Civil Service
The United States Civil Service Commission announces an open competitive exam for a machinist in the Vicksburg Mississippi engineer district with a salary of 1800 to 2000 dollars per year. Applicants must have a four year apprenticeship or four years of machinist experience and be 18 to 50 years old unless military preference applies. Applications due July 17 1941. Full details available from the U S Civil Service Examiners office in Vicksburg or Atlanta.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Vicksburg, Miss
Board of
United States Civil Service Examiners
United States Engineer Office
Postoffice Box
Vicksburg
Miss
Fifth
United States Civil Service District
New Postoffice
Atlanta
April Beginnings of Americas Wars Across Centuries
The United States has seen major wars begin in April: Revolutionary War on April 19, 1775. Mexican War on April 24, 1846. Civil War on April 15, 1861. Spanish American War on April 21, 1898. World War I on April 6, 1917.
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United States
Local Men Earn U S Army Air Corps Diplomas
Privates Julius Monroe Johnson Jr and Croke Jack Goss Jr, both 20, from Monroe and West Monroe, graduated with high honors June 2 from the U S Army Air Corps Technical School at the Missouri Aviation Institute Kansas City after a six month aviation mechanics course. Both Ouachita Parish High School graduates enlisted in October 1940 via the local recruiting office. Johnson to Barksdale Field then transferred to New Orleans airport, Goss to a bombardment group in Tucson Arizona.
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Julius Monroe Johnson
J. M. Johnson
St. John Street
Monroe
Croke
Jack Goss
C. R. Goss
Clayton Street
West Monroe
United States Army Air Corps Technical School
Missouri Aviation Institute
Kansas City
Barksdale Field
Air Corps Technical School
Johnson
New Orleans
Goss
Tucson
Ariz
Soldiers Visit St. Augustine From Camp Blanding
Louisiana and Mississippi National Guard troops in the 31st division at Camp Blanding in Florida are allowed weekend visits to St. Augustine the oldest city in the United States. The 750 first contingent spent last weekend there, with more convoys planned, including trips to Marineland. The unit bivouacked at Atlantic Beach, built tents and kitchens, and conducted a blackout convoy exercise. Chaplain C. O. Pate led Sunday services on the beach.
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Camp Blanding
Fla
Louisiana
Mississippi National Guard
Old St. Augustine
United States
Blanding
J. H. Spengler
St. Augustine
Atlantic Beach
Atlantic Ocean
C. O. Pate
Senatobia
Miss
Marineland
Kiddies Collect Tinfoil For Shrine Hospital
Three children Doyle Terry Hagar Jr Jerry Lou Hagar and Mary Virginia Hagar of Manah am gathered a total of 1644 pounds of tinfoil in two large bags for donation to Shrine Hospital Shreveport through the Monroe Fire department and Shrine service.
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News-Star—World
Shrine Hospital
Shreveport
Doyle Terry Hagar, Jr
Jerry Lou Hagar
Mary Virginia Hagar
D. T. Hagar
Manaham
Monroe Fire Department
Classified Excerpt on Foreign White Stock Population
The item lists Americans by heritage under foreign white stock figures. Germans total 6.8 million Italians 4.5 million English Scots Welsh Ulstermen 4.3 million Irish 3 million Poles 3.3 million Canadians 3.3 million Scandinavians 3.1 million Russians 2.6 million Czechs 1.3 million Austrians 900 thousand Hungarians 500 thousand.
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Affair of Illinois Central Association
The
Union
Philippine Islands
Aia Perry
Better Buy Bee Brand
Peggy Pepper
DR. Pepper
Ned
Clown
Ando
DR. Pepper's & Boon
Tommy
BY Raymond Heard
Consumers
WaShington St
Ei Xion
Aspiyi
LUX
Lifebuoy
Rinso Giant
LUX Soap
U. S
United States Civil Service Com
Hatchells, West Monroe
California Oranges
HAM
Nucoa, Ib
Cudahy’s
Bacon
Tae
U. 5
Air Corps
Louisville
Gene Bruscato
B.C
Aspiip
AEG
Lux Soar
Geokou
Heu
Aleae
America
Monroe, Louisiana
Brice’s Super Market
Louisville Ave
DeSiard Street
Carr's Grocery
Lee Avenue
Carso’s Grocery
Catalpa Street
C. S. Causey’s Store
Texas Street
Louis Costanza Store
Consumer's Food Store
Washington Street
Jerome Danna Store
Layton Street
Eureka Grocery
South Grand Street
Griffin's Grocery
Jackson Street
H. & F. Grocery
Imperial Food Store
North Fourth Street
A. P. Kitchen Store
Messina
DeSiard
B. Miano Grocery
Powell Grocery
Calypso Street
Rainbow Grocery
Grand Street
Serv-U Grocery
North Third Street
Guy Smart
South Side Grocery
Dick Taylor St
Spatafora Grocery
George Tonore
Uneeda Grocery
South Second Street
Walker's Grocery
South
Home Appliance CO
N. Grand
West Monroe, Louisiana
Becton’s Grocery
North Fifth Street
Caldwell Bros. Grocery
Commerce St
A. D. Green Grocery
South Second St
Harmon’s Grocery
Hatchell’s Food Dept
Natchitoches Street
Carey Holmes
Cypress Street
Trenton Street
L. C. Leake
N. & W. Grocery
Lawson Smith
Zagone Grocery
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