Two Candidates Announced for West Monroe Board Seat
West Monroe braces for a special election to fill the vacancy caused by E. B. Harrell's resignation. Fred Mitchell, current alderman, and Tom E. Hicks, both declared candidates as the September 25 vote date is set. Harrell left the post to take a position with the Home Owners Loan Corporation. The new board members have not yet received commissions from the governor.
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Fred Mitchell
Tom E. Hicks
West Monroe Post
West Monroe
Board of Aldermen
E. B. Harrell
Mr. Harrell
Home Owners Loan Corporation
West Monroe official notes no vacancy until term end
West Monroe official says Harrell’s announcement not creating a vacancy until current board terms expire. Resignation not possible to fill until then. Special election date set far ahead to allow many candidates to qualify and permit a second primary if needed.
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West Monroe
Harrell
Morehouse Parish Opens Eleven Canning Centers
Morehouse Parish establishes eleven canning centers in Bastrop Collinston Oak Ridge Met Rouge Beekman Hughes Chapel Jones Bonita Zachary McGinty Twin Oaks. Centers in McGinty Zachary outdoor sites. public buildings donated at Bonita Jones Twin Oaks Hughes Chapel. Utilities and staff support arranged. most kitchens ready soon.
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Bastrop
Morehouse Parish
Irene Lord
Collinston
Oak Ridge
Met Rouge
Beekman
Hughes Chapel
Jones
Bonita Zachary
McGinty
Twin Oaks
McGinty and Zachary
Bonita
Home Demonstration Club
Louisiana Light and Power Company
Miss Lord
Robbery Hits Turner Brothers Store and Local Rail Station
In Gilbert Louisiana on a Sunday early morning the Turner brothers store was entered and about $75 in shoes and clothing stolen. The Missouri Pacific railway station was broken into with goods torn open and some money taken, value not determined. A Ford car owned by Jess Ezell was stolen by the same thieves.
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Gilbert
Turner Brothers
Missouri Pacific Railway
Jess Ezell
Sur Wa Store No 2 Changes Ownership
Friday announcement that Sur Wa Store No 2 has been purchased by F. C. Holden and E. L. Wallace, both formerly connected with Sur Wa, for the entire stock and fixtures.
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Sur WA
Sur-Wa
F. C. Holden
E. L. Wallace
Banquet Tea Bag Tag Sparks Husband’s Honest Taste Claim
A husband once noted as a regular crank about tea turned serious after showing his wife a Ban quet Tea Bag tag. He claimed the tea tasted real with no bitter aftertaste, saying it was the best he ever tasted.
Sally Myles Coloring Contest Wins Grand Prizes
The eighth week of the Sally Myles coloring contest invites entrants to color ten Sally pictures for a chance at prizes including a real automobile, bicycles, radios, jewelry, and more. Best boy and girl entries receive special prizes. entries due by June 2. A store at 409 DeSiard Street invites customers to visit the new owners Holden and Wallace and explore updated stock.
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Sally Myles
Sally
Ranger
Philco
News-Star—World
Larry Gilbert
New Orleans Pelicans
News- Star—World Office
DeSiard Street
Holden
Wallace
Monroe
McClendon Baptist Church Revival Set to Start Sunday
Rev R L Ross announced a two weeks revival at McClendon Baptist Church beginning Sunday morning. Cottage prayer meetings are under way as preliminary preparations. Ross has served at Central Baptist Monroe for more than a week and will finish there Friday night.
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McClendon Baptist Church
R. L. Ross
Ross
Central Baptist Church
Monroe
Bombs Found Again in Paris Mail Campaign
Paris reports a twelfth bomb found in the mails as the terror campaign signed by The Three Judges of Hell resumes. A blast injured workers after earlier threats to President LeBrun and Prime Minister Doumergue. another package targeted Andre Citroen.
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Paris
Hell
Place Voltaire
LeBrun
Doumergue
Andre Citroen
Henry Ford
France
Louis Selig Honored As National Retail Credit Director
A Memphis telegram reports Louis Selig elected director of the National Retail Credit Association. He is credit manager at Rosenfeld Dry Goods in Baton Rouge and has been re elected to a fourth term as president of the Baton Rouge Retail Credit Association, also past president of the Louisiana Retail Credit Association.
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Louis Selig
Credit Association
Memphis
National Retail Credit Association
Selig
Rosenfield Dry Goods Company of
Baton Rouge
Ing
The
Louisiana Retail Credit Association
Mr. Selig
Monroe
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