Mrs Culpepper Rites Tuesday at Davis-Lawhead
Mrs. Mellie Culpepper 78 widow of Rev J B Culpepper died Sunday night in a local hospital. Funeral at Davis Lawhead Tuesday 4 pm with Rev J M Alford and Rev R M Bentley officiating. Interment Riverview Burial Park. She left two sons Rev Burke Culpepper and Rev J B Culpepper Jr and three daughters Mrs FE C Shannon Mrs W S Parkes and Mrs J Mackey.
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Mellie Culpepper
J. B. Culpepper
Davis- Lawhead
J. M. Alford
Gordon Avenue Methodist Church
R. M. Bentley
Wisner
Riverview Burial Park
Ilar
Judge Garrett to address Monroe First Baptist Brotherhood
Judge David I. Garrett will be the principal speaker at the monthly meeting of the Brotherhood of the Monroe First Baptist Church tonight. Frank Pettit, president of the organization, will preside in the banquet hall of the church.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
David I. Garrett
The
Brotherhood of the Monroe First Baptist Church
Frank Pettit
Royal Arch Masons to Confer Degrees Tuesday Night
Monroe chapter No 18 plans to confer the Most Excellent Master and Royal Arch degrees at the Masonic temple Tuesday at 8 p.m. in a ceremonial meeting led by the temple lodge.
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Monroe
Royal Arch Masons
Masonic Temple
West Monroe Issues Permits for Ten New Homes
City records show permits issued over weeks for ten new residences in West Monroe approved by city clerk L L Wood. Total construction costs reach 25850 including a $3000 National Youth Administration community building project on Coleman avenue and South First street. Other permit holders include Lindley Ewing, Mrs Sadie Price, C C Fryant, Glynn Walters, Earl Wilson, Lawrence Wilson, W D Roberts, Richard Watkins, Fred Stone, and W M Mitchell with home values ranging from 1600 to 3000.
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West Monroe
L. L. Wood
Coleman Avenue
South First Street
National Youth Administration
Lindley Ewing
North Fifth Street
Sadie Price
C. C. Fryant
Glynn Walters
North Seventh Street
Earl Wilson
North Fourth Street
Lawrence Wilson
W. D. Roberts
Richard Watkins
Slack Avenue
Fred Stone
Austin Avenue
W. M. Mitchell
Nugent Boy Born at St Francis Sanitarium
A son was born on Sunday to Mr and Mrs Ed Nugent of West Monroe at St Francis sanitarium.
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St. Francis Sanitarium
Ed Nugent
West Monroe
Mischa Rosenbaum Sentenced For Hammer Slaying Of Violinist Tantia Lubova
In New York on June 21, Mischa Rosenbaum received a sentence of 35 years to life for the murder of Julia Nussenbaum a 24 year old violinist known professionally as Tantia Lubova.
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New York
Mischa Rosenbaum
Julia Nussenbaum
Tantia Lubova
As Good as Married at Paramount and Silent Barriers at Capitol
The Paramount closes two day run of New Universal comedy drama As Good as Married with John Boles and Doris Nolan in lead roles. Capitol features Gaumont epic Silent Barriers starring Richard Arlen and Lilli Palmer, shot in Canadian Rockies with elaborate on location sets and perilous scenes.
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Paramount
Paramount Theater
Universal
John Boles
Doris Nolan
Walter Pidgeon
Tala Bireil
Alan Mowbray
Katherine Alexander
Esther Ralston
Edward Buzzell
John Harkrider
Ziegfeld
Harkrider
Capitol
Gaumont
Capitol Theater
Richard Arlen
Lilli Palmer
Antoinette Cellier
Canadian Rockies
Moodyville
Canadian Pacific
Milton Rosmer
Glen MacWilliams
Gaumont Ace
Sepp Allgeir
Summer Solstice Marks Longest Day of 1937
The solstice at 3 12 am Monday June 21 ushered in the year's longest day. The article notes sun angle and tilted axis causing longer northern days while southern hemisphere enters cooler periods and discusses recent heat and rainfall moderating temperatures.
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Twin Cities
Australia
Russians Weigh Flight From Moscow to Vancouver
In a nerve wracking journey Ambassador Troyanovsky accompanied the Russian fliers who landed after hours of challenging weather. They wandered to Eugene Oregon before turning toward Vancouver and possibly San Francisco were it not for worsening conditions. Official distance remains to be determined though Moscow to Vancouver is estimated around 5,300 miles, below the world record.
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Cisco
Troyanovsky
Pacific Northwest
Here
Eugene
Ore
Barracks
San Francisco
Moscow
Vancouver
Nicolaevski
Siberia
Help Kidneys Don’t Take Drastic Drugs
An old advertisement promotes Cystex as a doctor prescribed treatment for kidney related issues. It claims fast relief within 48 hours and a one week vitality boost with a money back guarantee if the package is returned empty. The ad cites a low price of 3c per dose and urges readers to consult druggists.
Camp Lassa Opens July 5 At Forbing Louisiana
Camp Lassa opens its seventeenth annual boys camp for ages 10 to 24 at Forbing near Shreveport on July 5 with supper that afternoon and runs 12 days to July 17 led by Van Carter and staff. The camp emphasizes separate boys and girls programs, character study and leadership training, with activities including swimming crafts recreation and dramatics.
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Lake Forting
Lassa
Louisiana Council of Religious Education
Forbing
van Carter
Carter
Van
Charlie Dean
Colorado
DeWitt Milton
Trout
Bob Bentle
Wisner
Charlie Robertson
Jennings
Henry Gillette
Shreveport
K. C S
Seven Die In Two States In Weekend Violence
Seven people died in Louisiana and Mississippi over the weekend including an airplane crash that killed pilot instructor Gerald Burdine and student Lyle Bowen Jr. Others drowned on the Homochitto River near Bude Mississippi and in automobile crashes near Jonesville Louisiana and Ila, plus a Mississippi River finding in New Orleans.
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Associated Preas
Louisiana
Mississippi
Gerald Burdine
Verona
Miss
Lyle Bowen
Tupelo
Howard White
Wes White
Magna
Jonesville
Otis Oliphant
Harrisonburg
White
Oliphant
Marie Westbrook
Anna Lee Rush
Homochitto River
Bude
Brookhaven
Mississippi River
New Orleans
Howard L. Buettner
Ila
Thousands Attend Kiwanis International Annual Convention
Thousands of Kiwanis members and guests from the United States and Canada gather in Indianapolis for the 21st annual convention. Four days of sessions plan 1937-38 activities in child welfare safety education and youth programs with leaders like A Copeland Callen and Fred C W Parker addressing goals for peace and reducing under privileged environments. Seventy new clubs were formed in the past year and All Kiwanis Night will unite North American clubs in ceremonies and a program at the Virginia hotel.
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Indianapolis
United States
Canada
Service Organization
A. Copeland Callen
Urbana
Kiwanis International
Kiwanis
Fred C. W. Parker
Chicago
U. S
Claude Pepper
Florida
Harry W. Colmery
American Legion
Whiting Williams
Cleveland
Roe Fulkerson
Albert Kennedy Rowswell
Fred Williamson
Meet Opened by Kiwanis International Convention
Kiwanis from Louisiana arrived in Indianapolis for the 21st annual Kiwanis International convention. Delegation leaders include Harry O. Hoffman and Lt Governors Leo J. LaSalle William K. Hinds Joe T. Dehmer and J Edward Hamlin with A Copeland Callen as president. Speakers stress civic welfare education and youth guidance while Kiwanis pledges to expand membership and improve community and international life.
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Indianapolis
Louisiana
Kiwanis International
Harry O. Hoffman
Jackson
Miss
Louisiana-Mississippi
Leo J. LaSalle
Baton Rouge
William K. Hinds
Shreveport
Mississippi
Kiwanis
Fred C. W. Parker
Chicago
Amelia Earhart to rest and overhaul plane in Dutch East Indies
Amelia Earhart, after landing in Bandoeng at 10:17 a.m. following a Singapore to Java sea leg, will take a three day rest and have her plane serviced by Dutch air service workers before resuming the world flight to Darwin, Australia. Military planes escorted her to the field as she circled for 15 minutes unable to see markers.
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Bandoeng
Dutch East Indies
Amelia Earhart
Singapore
Java Sea
Java
Dutch Air Service
Darwin
Australia
Local Monroe Negro High student wins tuberculosis essay prize
Marcus Nelson of Monroe wins first in a state contest on Tuberculosis among negro students at Monroe Negro High. Olivette Sanders of Monroe earns honorable mention. Scotlandville and New Iberia contestants place second and third. National Tuberculosis Association offers $15 for top national essay.
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Monroe
Monroe Negro High School
The
Tuberculosis and Public Health Association of
Louisiana
Marcus Nelson
Olivette Sanders
Scotlandville
Iberia
National Tuberculosis Association
New York
State 37 Lieutenants Named in Navy Reserve Corps
Washington June 21 The War Department announces 37 Louisianans have accepted commissions as second lieutenants in the reserve corps. Names include Isaac F Bonifay Baton Rouge infantry and Ralph T Brown New Orleans infantry among others from Baton Rouge New Orleans Shreveport and Monroe.
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Reserve Corps
War Department
Washington
Isaac F. Bonifay
Baton Rouge
Ralph T. Brown
New Orleans
Clegg Caffery
Franklin
Harold L. Cadwallader
Jesse M. Charlton
Eunice
John A. Cooper
Anon Day
Rae A. Donaldson
LaCamp
William R. Downs
Mandeville
Joseph N. Foret, Jr
Lockport
Franklin E. Foster
Ferriday
Eugene W. Gates
Sikes
William Y. Gissell
Metairie
Lee C. Heroman, Jr
Augustin L. Hogan, Jr
John FE. Hunsicker, Jr
Shreveport
Lloyd A. LaFargue
Thibodaux
Cyrus Larmoyeux
Percy V. Rougon
Chenal
Hugh F Ryland
Paul H. Sinds
Plaquemine
John B. Strahan
Monroe
Norvel E. Thoms
Mangham
James A. Thom
John G. Turk
West Monroe
Joseph P. Wilbert
Congress Told to Study 1939 Budget
Washington reports that President Roosevelt ordered department heads to trim expenditures for 1939. Budget figures are due by September 15, with a goal to reduce each item below 1938 levels. Treasury forecasts a 1938 deficit of 418 million dollars, while 1939 outcomes depend on income trends and spending cuts.
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Washington
Roosevelt
Budget Bureau
Daniel W. Bell
Treasury
Death of Alvin La Hoste Found in New Orleans Rooming House
The body of 27 year old Alvin La Hoste, a broom factory worker, was found lying across the bed in his rooming house in New Orleans. Police report an empty vial labeled poison was discovered in his room and the body was taken to the city morgue for examination.
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New Orleans
Alvin la Hoste
Monroe City election on July 8 seeks $1.5 million water and sewer bonds
The Monroe City Council orders an election for July 8 1937 to authorize bonds of 1 500 000 for forty years with optional redemption to fund water light and sewer system improvements including power plant and distribution upgrades. Voting precincts and election officials listed. count and canvass on July 12. Authorities and adjournment noted.
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Monroe
Lou
Louisiana
Ouachita Parish
City of
Township
10Th Street
Park Avenue
Park Avenues
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Rado California
Colorado Springs
Denver
Salt Lake City
Colorado Rockies
Royal Gorge
Moffat Tunnel
California
Missouri Pacific
Aps
E. G. Waring
NEW Virginia Hotel
Bernhardt
Mass
Amelia
T. B
Congress
Lel
Hart
City of Monroe
12Th Street
Grammont Street
Paat
Wood Street
St. John Street
Municipal Golf Club
B. W. Reagan
A. H. Bubb
I. F. Bennett
Pletcher Ashcraft
U Grocery
North Third Street
T. O. Rutledge
H. B. Newhall
Elmer Richards
Royal Feed & Seed Company
14Th and
DeStard
John Osterland
Hilton Hazel
Francis Adrangna
Lucien Hughes
Sheppard's
DeSiar’ Road
Charles Hill
H. L. Logan
Leon Panzica
Harry Taylor
Natural Gas Company
Harrison Street
Sol Cahn
R. G. Courtney
Emmett Ramsey
Jack Boyer
Willard Battery Station
Sixth and
Grammont
L. Turner
W. G. Garrett
J. T. Tolson
Roy Bannister
Cascio’s
Beyenth and
Oak
J. Arthur Smith
E. G. Courtney
J. J. Devereaux
W. J. Bynum
Magnolia Station
Jackson and
Telemaque
Julius Kaliski
Helen Trotter
Annie Benton
W. G. Gladney
Clark
Jackson and Mulberry
Georgia Boxley
Henry Kaliski
T. G. Easterling
Shelby
Guy Smart
Lucille French
C. L. Couch
Chas. Batten
Co. D. Little
Lee Avenue
H. P. Boykin
Bob (Ee. B.) Hale
W. H. Dennis
Parker McComb
Poland
South Grand Street
FP. i Jones
C. J. Adams
C. C. Gillette
E. M. Stringer
A. M
P. M
State of
Arnold Bern
Papoag
Arnold Bernstein
P. A. Poag
State OF Louisiana
Parish
Ouachita
Board OF Supervisors OF
C. EF Wilds
P.M. Atkins
Lilliana, Colling
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