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Newspaper
Monroe News Star
Location
Monroe, Louisiana, United States of America
Date
Jun 28, 1935
Page
7
Ouachita Parish free canning plant in West Monroe adds three cookers and two sealers, bringing total to 11 cookers and five sealers to meet rising demand. This year the plant canned 3 808 No 3 cans and 6 145 No 2 cans, totaling 9 953 cans valued at 2444.60, with vegetables like corn tomatoes peas and beans passing daily.
Announcement of the May 22 marriage in Rayville of Miss Claude Brooks of Baton Rouge to W. M. Magee of Wisner. Bride is daughter of Mrs Claude Morley Brooks and niece of United States Senator John H. Overton. Magee works with the Louisiana Highway Commission. couple likely to reside in Winnsboro.
Jessie Brown and Jessie Bird, escapees from the city chain gang, were recaptured by Detectives Parker and Bedsole after a 25 mile pursuit. They expressed relief at being back in jail, claiming they had walked hundreds of miles. A white boy nearby fled when the arrests were made.
The senate commerce committee recommended five river and harbor projects near Mobile Bay for possible future construction. Key items include a $1.77 million waterway from Cheetawhatchee Bay to West Bay Florida, Pensacola Harbor deepening at $177 thousand, a Chickasaw Creek channel at $42 thousand, obstructions removal on Black Warrior Warrior and Tombigbee rivers at $2.5 thousand, and deepening widening and improving these rivers at $852 thousand. The program would proceed when funds become available.
Mrs. Jas. Maneely Jr. credits Kellogg’s All-Bran with easing years of painful constipation after following her doctor’s instruction. Two tablespoonfuls daily provide gentle bulk and essential vitamins, making it a safer alternative to laxatives and patent medicines.
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