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Newspaper
Monroe News Star
Location
Monroe, Louisiana, United States of America
Date
Jun 24, 1937
Page
6
The ad touts Marmola Prescription Tablets as a medical breakthrough for fat reduction without dieting or strenuous exercise. It claims a gland imbalance causes obesity and that Marmola corrects it, with millions using the product. Paragraphs also list a long sequence of local summer camp plans and social notes.
Miss Diana Powers and Hoy Anders wed at the Methodist church parsonage with Rev. W. C. Scott officiating. The ceremony sought intimate friends and family, with Miss Winifred Maroney as bridesmaid. Also noted are camp celebrations aboard Noe's Ark, travel plans, and various visits and trips of local residents. Dr. Mahlon Loomis is credited with wireless signals long before Marconi.
Eve Mannersfteia revisits her 200-year-old Connecticut home with plans to marry Denny while reconnecting with neighbor George Cleveland. A dramatic confrontation over a prized portrait of Lancelot Seymour unfolds with family history, poverty, and the hope of stabilizing the Seymour clan.
The Knights of Pythias Stonewall Lodge will hold its regular meeting tonight at 8 o clock. The event will discuss lodge matters and upcoming activities. Members are urged to attend.
A class of three candidates will receive the knight title and a full attendance of members is urged to welcome the new knights into the order. All members of the degree team are asked to be present to participate in the ceremonies.
The Ouachita parish chapter of the Red Cross will hold its June meeting Friday at 4 p.m. in the organization rooms. Executive secretary Mrs. W. C. Holstein says all directors should attend to discuss important matters.
Eleven district field representatives from Region No. 10 met in San Antonio to discuss transferring account number assignment from the post office after July 1. Oscar M. Powell announced the topics include claims by workers aged 65 since January 1 and related procedures. Texas delegates include Dewberry Austin Rupert Beaumont Tutt Dallas McCarthy Freeman Tyler. Louisiana delegates are Dark Monroe Goff New Orleans and Frank Shreveport. New Mexico delegate Hamm Albuquerque.
Billy Duplissey, 15, son of Mrs. J. E. Holt of near Delhi, La, is hospitalized with a bullet in his brain after his .22 rifle accidentally discharged on Bayou Mac Wednesday. Doctors report a slight chance of survival. a portion of the bullet has been removed and it had broken into three pieces.
A Bayou accident report states Duplissey and his sister were present during a rifle mishap that killed the boy. He is described as the stepson of J E Holt, a Louisiana and Arkansas banker and planter. The text also mentions Polynesian islanders enjoying bat meat.
The Monroe Labor council will hold a meeting at its rooms on South Grand street Friday night. Delegates from various crafts are expected to attend as union matters affecting all local industries are discussed. S. H. Williams will be in attendance.
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