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Newspaper
Monroe News Star
Location
Monroe, Louisiana, United States of America
Date
Jun 23, 1936
Page
5
A fragmented OCR item mentions individuals and roles in a likely church or school setting. The readable elements include names and a possible title rector, with uncertain surrounding context. Further readable specifics are insufficient to confirm a clear event or action.
Paris dispatch notes France aims for a friendly understanding with Great Britain while tightening France US relations. Edouard Daladier orders 30,000 reinforcements on northern and eastern borders, lifting total frontline forces to about 140,000 from Belgium to Switzerland.
Ferriday La June 23 Special An official says a cattle dipping program begins as Texas cattle fever tick reappears. For the coming year all cattle owned by residents from Plewdin to Wychess bayous will be immunized. The area has been tick free for two years and the tick is believed to be brought by loggers with mules and oxen from other regions.
Reverend R. A. Bozeman of the Methodist church has returned to Ferriday Louisiana after assisting Reverend C. B. Powell in conducting a revival in Boyce.
Soothing Blue Star Ointment melts into pores to kill itch and rashes including eczema tetter and ringworm. Money back in first jar if relief fails.
Mrs Lorena Trisler Mageun 35, formerly Concordia parish, died at her Lake Charles home where she worked as a beauty parlor operator. Survivors include husband Elliot Mageun daughter Aletha and her parents Mr and Mrs Alex Trisler. Betty Lee Silk 112, daughter of Mr and Mrs A D Silk near Holly Ridge, died at a sanitarium with six brothers and two sisters among survivors. W H McCann 80 of Paducah Ky, died at home. father of Mrs D Curtis Seamon, survived by daughter Betty Lou Seamon of Monroe and other relatives. Funeral plans for Mageun and Silk pending Mulhearn Funeral home and local arrangements. McCann’s funeral date not specified.
Ira L. Klein died Sunday night in Little Rock Arkansas. Burial services were held Tuesday morning at the local Jewish cemetery with Rabbi I Heinberg officiating. Survivors include his widow, brothers and sisters in Cleveland and several local relatives. Pallbearers named. Pearl Brooks was Mrs Klein previously. Funeral arrangements and attendance noted for local community members. Funeral cortege moved directly to the cemetery after arrival via Missouri Pacific Railroad.
Cypress Home Demonstration Club met at Mrs. Norman Pinton’s home to discuss poultry parasites and control. Miss Rush spoke for Ouachita parish agents, followed by a general discussion and reports on canning progress. Fourteen members and five visitors attended. a new member joined. next meeting set for July 3 at Mrs. Oscar Hendrix’s home.
The semi monthly meeting will be held at 8 o'clock Thursday night at the Frances hotel. Dr T A Brukte of Monroe will preside and oversee the meeting. After the business session an educational segment will discuss Visual Tasks and Phorias.
A deceased man found on Illinois Central tracks is identified as Luther Evans, a former convict with charges from drunkness to grand larceny. Authorities pursue whether his death was accidental or murder, while a suspect, F. C. Wren of Minden, is held for investigation. Relatives and clues are being sought.
Louise Miller and Elizabeth Fields were detained by the sheriff's office on warrants filed by Pearl Johnson of 411 North Eleventh Street. Johnson alleges she was assaulted on June 19 and that the defendants used rocks as dangerous weapons while fixing rubber grips to horseshoes to prevent slipping on wet concrete.
London marks King Edward's 42nd birthday with the parade of the guards and a Buckingham Palace balcony appearance. Ambassadors send praise, including Hitler and Hirohito. Honors list elevates Queen Mary’s Dame Grand Cross and elevates Lord Dawson to Viscount, with 23 other new peerages and honors bestowed.
Notice states repairs to the drawbridge pier on the Ouachita River 114 miles north of Columbia require stringing a cable between the pivot and first pier north. All river traffic must use the channel south of the pivot during work from June 26 to August 1. J S Bassett Missouri Pacific Railroad Company.
Indigestion gas and bloating eased by Gly-Cas with dizziness headaches cured, Mr. J. C. Breazeale of Bastrop Louisiana reports dramatic recovery and return to work. The remedy is sold by Phoenix Drug Store in Monroe and other area pharmacists.
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