Home of the Good Samaritan Receives Chest Support
The Home for Wayward Girls, funded by Twin City Community Chest, is overseen by a temporary board as seven new Community Chest directors are elected from 14 nominees. The center cares for 15 girls, with five births this year, and adopts babies when needed. Voting runs June 15 to June 19 via ballots in The News-Star and The World.
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the Good Samaritan
Twin City Community Chest
Community Chest
News-Star and the World
Monroe Little Theater selects director for 1939 40 season
The Monroe Little Theater board met in the city hall courtroom Thursday night and appointed Louis Guerriero director of plays for the 1939 40 season. A special reading committee will study eight proposed plays and choose five for presentation as fight plays are considered. The season outlook is described as exceptionally promising.
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Monroe Little Theater Board
City Hall
Louis Guerriero
Belgium Consul Seeks Help Locating 1913 Missing Man Kinable
Chief of Police received a plea from Belgium’s consul general in New Orleans asking help to find Alfred Kinable born 1870 in Belgium. Kinable reportedly arrived in America in 1893 en route to Alaska and was in Oregon in 1897, with no contact since 1913. no reason for the search is given.
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Frank V. Reitzell
A. Remes
Belgium
New Orleans
Alfred Kinable
Kinable
America
Alaska
Oregon
Home's Matron Rose Blakely Dies in West Monroe
Rose Blakely 70 longtime matron of the Home of the Good Samaritan died at W M Stokes Jr 116 Stella Street West Monroe in the early hours Friday Funeral at 3 p m Sunday at 116 Stella Street with Rev G M Akin Rev Ira Yeager and Dr C Karlos Smith officiating Interment Hasley Cemetery Young's Funeral Home directed Pallbearers listed Surviving siblings include H M Crenshaw Houston Tex John W Crenshaw West Monroe and Mrs W M Stokes Sr West Monroe
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Ira Yeager
Stone Avenue Methodist Church
Monroe
C. Karlos Smith
West Monroe First Methodist Church
Young's Funeral Home
Hasley Cemetery
Milton Coverdale
T. H. Sanders
C. A. Green
J. C. Gilbert
M. D. Swayze
First Company Dinner Menu and Make-Ahead Tips
An article advises brides planning their first company dinner to simplify and prepare ahead. It outlines a full menu including Potatoes au Gratin, Green Peas, mushroom sauce, rolls, and a Chocolate Refrigerator Pudding, with step by step prep guidance and a beef tenderloin roast. It emphasizes hosting ease, early table setup, and making desserts in advance.
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Eny Chocolate Norte
Betty Crocker
Cari
Obituary notices for Mrs. W. H. Greenwood and Glenn Wilson
Mrs. W H Greenwood Sr 72 died at her daughter’s West Monroe home. Survived by son five daughters grandchildren and great grandchildren two sisters funeral at Mrs Graves home burial in Hasley cemetery Mulhearn Funeral Home in charge. Glenn Wilson 36 bookkeeper died suddenly at his St Joseph Louisiana home. Native of Evanston Illinois he leaves his wife and two children and his mother Martha A Wilson Bradenton Florida.
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W. H. Greenwood
Virgil Graves
Alpha Street
West Monroe
Monroe
Graves
Norris Fisher
Mabel Beshears
J.J. Baueille
Natchez
R. M. Shaffer
Holly Ridge
Frank Ellerman
Winnsboro
Emma Thompson
Chenault
Ore
Hankie
Hasley Cemetery
Mulhearn Funeral Home
Greenwood
Penic
E. Davis
F. Mays
F. Ford
L. Spriggs
J. P. Nolan
L. L. Banks
ST. Joseph
Glenn Wilson
Evanston, Ill
Martha A. Wilson
Bradenton, Fla
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Danzig Regatta Permit Denied by Police Chief
The Danzig chief of police refused permission for the Polish Rowing Club of Danzig to hold a regatta Sunday for public security reasons. The move was seen by some as retaliation for Poland blocking Germans in Poland from attending a festival of the Danzig Singing Society.
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Free City OF
Danzig
Poland
Danzig Singing Society
Dr Smith Talks On Asiatic Situation For Kiwanis
West Monroe Dr C Karlos Smith spoke at the First Methodist church Thursday noon on the Japanese Chinese undeclared war. He offered his opinion that Japan was engaging in aggressive actions in Asia and outlined possible implications for international relations.
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West Monroe
Figure Quietly Withdraws After Prolonged China Conflict
A figure described as exhausted by years of hostility in China seeks a graceful exit to preserve reputation. The move signals a potential shift toward ending hostilities and disengaging from ongoing tensions.
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Central Welfare Organization
J. R. Downs
Bob Burns
J L. Warren
Mary Mullis
W. C. Oliver
R. Downes, Jr
J. EB. Marx, Sr
N. L. Yeager
J. M. Breard
H. H. Benoit
H. M. Williams
Food Department
Coffee, Folger’s
Oleo
Wilson’s, Ib
Walker’s Grocery & Market
Wisconsin
Roquefort
Oman
Alameda Coffee
Little Theater
Rose Blakely
Ballarat
Australia
N. F. Spielvogel
Putterlrust
Iight
Ouachita Baking Co
News-Star—World
Home Service Department
Betty Creeker
Ino
New Light Cemetery
DeSiard St
S.A
Isec
del Monte Fruit
Myles
Nueva Oleo
del Monte
Carnhall
Lee
Libby
P & G Soap
Coley
Maxwell House
Wesson Oil
Lamb
Wilson
Hilson
Seoge Ruel
DR. Smith
China
PUREX
Ata
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