Marionette Show to Feature Movie Stars in Monroe
The Monroe recreation department hosts a Hollywood Marionettes visit at Central grammar school on March 9 offering an afternoon and evening performance. Portrait marionettes of Will Rogers Ann Harding Joe E Brown Clark Gable Janet Gaynor Marie Dressler William Powell and others will be shown with sculpted heads by Miss Monroe Augur. The event aims to entertain all ages and spur future puppet shows in local playgrounds.
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Collens & Thompson
Hotel Frances
Monroe Recreation Department
Monroe
Hollywood
Central Grammar School
Monro Augur
Will Rogers
Ann Harding
Joe E. Brown
Clark Gable
Janet Gaynor
Marie Dressler
William Powell
East Texas chamber postpones annual membership drive
LONGVIEW Texas March 7 Pending adjustment of the national banking situation the East Texas Chamber of Commerce has postponed its annual membership drive.
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Longview
Tex
East Texas Chamber of Commerce
Ouachita Red Cross, health group hold midweek meetings
The Ouachita parish Red Cross chapter meets Wednesday at 4 p.m. at its Grammont street rooms for the monthly session with important business planned. The Ouachita Parish Tuberculosis and Public Health association holds its monthly meeting at 10 a.m. Wednesday in the old Central Savings Bank offices. S. E. Huey will soon depart for Mississippi to assist in marking airport designations under a new system. Illinois Central officials hosted a luncheon at Hotel Frances Tuesday at 12 30 p.m. with about 30 places. The Musical Coterie club will meet Tuesday at 7 15 p.m. in the Ouachita Parish High School auditorium. all members are urged to attend.
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Red Cross
Ouachita Parish
Grammont Street
Illinois Central
Hotel Frances
Ouachita Parish High School
Ouachita Steamer Sold To Natchez Trader At Auction
The Ouachita, long run by the late Capt. L. C. Cooley between New Orleans and Monroe, was sold at auction in New Orleans. Capt. George Prince of Natchez bought the steamer for 2100 dollars, while the barge Tensas went to Anderson Clayton for 2800. If Prince resumes Natchez trade, a homecoming is awaited. The Betsy Ann recently returned to the lower river after Ohio river service.
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Ouachita
L. C. Cooley
New Orleans
Monroe
George Prince
Natchez
Cooley
Samuel W. Cotton
Black River
Levee Board
Packet
Prince
Anderson, Clayton and Company
Royal Route Company
Vidalia
Ohio River
Ouachita River
Fugitive Robbery Suspect Is Taken In Texas
R B Franklin, a fugitive bank robber, was taken into custody at Brownfield by Sheriff J S Smith. He faced charges in a $3000 Arp bank holdup on February 18 in which Garland Addington was wounded escaping. Addington is jailed. both men have robbery indictments, with Buck Reynolds named as an accessory after helping Franklin escape.
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Tyler, Tex
R. B. Franklin
Brownfield
J. S. Smith
Terry County
Arp
Garland Addington
Addington
Franklin
Buck Reynolds
Waurika
Okla
Neville Hi Y Club Debates Mock Initiation Abolished
The Neville high school Hi Y club held its first meeting after reorganization with a debate on the resolution that mock initiation should be abolished. The affirmative, George Van Zile and Douglas Kelly, defeated the negative speakers Ward Allen Jr and Andrew Pappas. Judges were Harry Underwood, Lewis Fennell and Richard Pierce, and Lewis Fennell was introduced as a new member.
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Neville High School
George van Zile
Douglas Kelly
Ward Allen, Jr
Andrew Pappas
Harry Underwood
Lewis Fennell
Richard Pierce
Sleep All Night Bladder Relief Test Ad
An 25c test ad promotes BUKETS a bladder physic made from buchu and juniper oil to end wakeful nights by cleansing the bladder and reducing irritation. It promises a money back offer after four days if sleep is not improved, with Collens Pharmacy as the local drugstore.
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Collens Pharmacy
Soleee & Ye Gongs Wee Eee
West Onroe
Ady
Moves to Fix Finances for Food Trade
The third day of America's banking holiday spurred coordinated efforts to restore normal money flows for bread and butter business. Banks, governors, and clearing houses push national plans to unify emergency scrip and preserve a global gold standard amid unsettled exchange markets.
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Associated Press
New York
America
Kansas City
Grand Rapids
Washington
Lehman
New York State
New York Clearing House
New York City
Financial World
United States
Wall Street
The Flower Garden Editor's Note on Nasturtium Cultivation
The article advises on growing nasturtiums for fences and borders, noting tall varieties cover walls with strings, and dwarf types are best in poor soil with full sun. It warns against overly rich soil for dwarfs, suggests cold frames for early bloom, and mentions seeds for color mixes, edible pods, and peppery leaves used in salads.
Masons recall death of H H Scott in lodge resolution
The Western Star lodge of Masons No 24 adopted resolutions on the death of H H Scott, a longtime member who died January 7. The note praises his probity and charitable acts, mourners, and directs copies to the family minutes and the News Star World.
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Western Star Lodge of Masons
No. 24
H. H. Scott
Scott
News- Star
East Texas oil field would gain higher per well allowables
Tyler Texas March 7 Lon A Smith Texas railroad commissioner favors a higher allowable for the east Texas oil field. He calls for a minimum per well of 40 barrels plus production units based on position structure bottom hole pressure pay sand thickness and permeability. He says current 330 and 660 foot spacing is fair and the adjustment could raise output well above 290000 barrels without waste.
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Tyler
Tex
East Texas
Lon A. Smith
Texas
Tyler Telegraph and Courier-Times
She's Safe. He Questions Wife Driving Downtown Alone
A dialogue quotes a man doubting his wife should drive downtown unsupervised. He cites traffic rules she may not know, while another voice remarks she is young and goodlooking, highlighting gendered assumptions in the exchange.
Mrs W W Lantrip Dies In Monroe At 61
Mrs. W. W. Lantrip wife of Rev W. W. Lantrip of Columbia died after a short illness in a Monroe hospital. She was 61. Survived by husband and ten children including Mrs J. G. Wilmot Little Rock Arkansas Mrs W. L. Waltman Wewoka Oklahoma Mrs E. L. Cook Shreveport Mrs Roger Williamson El Reno Oklahoma Mrs Gordon Dunn Columbia William Lantrip Birmingham Samuel L. Lantrip Oklahoma City Byron Lantrip Oklahoma City Virgil Lantrip New York Reginald Lantrip El Reno Oklahoma City. Funeral Tuesday 2:30 pm at First Methodist Church Columbia with Rev Harrell officiating Interment Welcome Home cemetery Grayson.
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W. W. Lantrip
Columbia
Monroe
J. G. Wilmot
Little Rock
Ark
W. L. Waltman
Wewoka
Okla
E. L. Cook
Shreveport
Roger Williamson
el Reno
Gordon Dunn
William Lantrip
Birmingham
Ala
Samuel L. Lantrip
Oklahoma City
Byron Lantrip
Virgil Lantrip
New York City
Reginald Lantrip
First Methodist Church
Harrell
Welcome Home Cemetery
Grayson
Daughter Born to Mrs Held in New Orleans
A six and a half pound daughter was born Tuesday to Mrs John Held Jr wife of artist John Held Jr formerly Gladys Moore of New Orleans. Both mother and baby reported doing nicely at Hotel Dieu. The daughter had not yet been named.
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New Orleans
John Held, Jr
Held
Gladys Moore
Hotel Dieu
May Mark Local Aviation Port With Big Sign
The aviation committee of the Chamber of Commerce and Qua chita parish police jury will consider adopting the Sky Highway Trail marker at its next meeting. R. G. Parker of Denver explains the plan now in nine states, with Natchitoches as the first Louisiana city to install 20 by 25 foot ground letters visible from 20,000 feet. Letters are sunk three to four inches and filled with durable material, then painted white. Parker notes Texas plans to mark 600 cities and towns, with reconstruction funds often paying labor.
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Aviation Committee
Chamber of Commerce
Quachita Parish
Texas
Parker
Crude Production Shows Decrease Across United States
Daily average crude oil production in the United States fell by 25,261 barrels to 2,167,961 for the week, led by Oklahoma with 476,415 barrels a drop chiefly from the Oklahoma City field. Texas rose to 837,927 barrels, aided by East Texas gains to 320,612. California declined to 462,000, Rocky Mountain rose to 77,196, and Kansas output climbed to 11,720 barrels.
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Tulsa
Okla
United States
Oil and Gas Journal
Oklahoma
Oklahoma City
Texas
Big East Texas
California
Eastern Field
Rocky Mountain
Kansas
Bicycle Stolen From Porch In West Monroe
H L Huckaby of 312 Mitchells Lane West Monroe reported a bicycle stolen from his front porch between 2 and 6 am Monday. A second bicycle was found early Monday on Tenth Street between Breard and Olive by Officers Causey and Ward, with efforts under way to identify the owner.
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H. L. Huckaby
Mitchell's Lane
West Monroe
Tenth Street
Breard
Olive Streets
I. L. Causey
H. T. Ward
Lad Is Held While Juvenile Officer Investigates Case
Earl Chappel II, son of Ed Chappel of Dallas, Tex., is held in the parish jail as juvenile officer E L Wright conducts an investigation. He says he ran away twice seeking his aunt in Vicksburg. First trip reached Longview Tex, second to Marshall Tex. He claims he left home due to an unkind stepmother.
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Earl Chappel, II
Ed Chappel
Dallas
Tex
E. L. Wright
Vicksburg
Longview
Marshall
Banks of Texas Are Yet Closed
Banks in Texas remained closed as state officials awaited Washington guidance on reopening. James Shaw, state banking commissioner, ordered banks stay shut through Tuesday and expected state policy to align with the national program. The Texas Senate considered an Insurance Department relief bill mirroring emergency bank law provisions, including cash withdrawal limits on policy loans and policy surrenders, with amendments to cap official salaries at 10 000 to 12 000 dollars annually to qualify for benefits.
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Austin
Tex
Texas
Washington
James Shaw
State Banking Commission
State Senate
Insurance Commission
Howell Connally Said To Be Better Tuesday
Washington March 7 Senator Robert B Howell of Nebraska spent a satisfactory night at Walter Reed hospital after several days of pneumonia Doctors report he is improving We note Senator Tom Connally Democrat Texas the senate s other ailing member is recovering steadily from influenza physicians and office attaches say Tuesday morning
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Washington
Robert B. Howell
Nebraska
Walter Reed
Tom Connally
Texas
Senate
Real Estate Transfer Maryland Brooks Sells Lot in Monroe
Brooks sold to Lizzie Wood Wright a cash deed filed Monday in the clerk of court for a parcel described as the west 50 feet of lot 2 block I Lamyville addition Monroe. The lot fronts 50 feet on Fourth Street and measures 150.03 feet along the south line, with depth running between parallel lines.
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Maryland
Brooks
Lizzie Wood Wright
Lamyville
Monroe
Fourth Street
Chicago Becomes HQ Hub as American Airways Moves Offices
Hal C. White announces American Airways transfers its general headquarters from New York to Chicago. Trans-American division headquarters merge from Detroit and move to Chicago, while operations divisions stay in St. Louis and Dallas. The move positions Chicago as the aviation hub with a network spanning twenty states and nearly 100 million people.
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Hal C. White
The
American Airways, Inc
New York City
Chicago
Lester D. Seymour
Trans-American
Detroit
Air Express
St. Louis
Dallas
Seymour
Trans-American Air Lines, Inc
American Airways
Boston
New York
Los Angeles
Canada
Mexico
Flaming gas from Artesian well burns ten homes
Corpus Christi Texas March 7 Flaming gas erupted from an artesian well in Refugio district on Tuesday destroying ten homes and risking more. Firemen fought the blaze by pumping mud and dumping cottonseed hulls into a crater over 50 feet wide. Gas from the Saxet power No 3 well seeped in after Monday ignition and entry of gas around the casing into the water sand.
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Corpus Christi
Tex
Refugio
Saxet Company
Three Die As Windstorms Hit Three Dixie States
MEMPHIS Tenn March 1 Three persons were killed as storms swept Alabama Mississippi and Tennessee. Two inmates of Shelby County poorhouse Zeb Vance Britton and Rubin Golberg died when a brick wall collapsed on them. W R Legge treasurer of Asbecon Dredging Co New York reportedly drowned when a dredge sank in high winds near Greenville Mississippi. Blustery conditions unroofed a railway station at Akron Alabama.
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Memphis
Tenn
Alabama
Missippi
Tennessee
Shelby County
Zeb Vance Britton
Rubin Golberg
W. R. Legge
Asbecon Dredging Company
New York
Greenville
Miss
Birmingham
Ala
Akron
Negro Is Given Long Sentence at Bastrop
Sandy Shelton, a Black man, was sentenced by Judge J. T. Shell to 22 to 28 years in the state penitentiary after pleading guilty to two counts of shooting with intent to kill and burglary at night in Bastrop. He previously shot Bastrop police chief J. D. Higginbotham, fled from a McGehee road gang, and was pursued by officers from Louisiana Arkansas and Mississippi before capture.
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Bastrop
Sandy Shelton
Morehouse Parish
J. D. Higginbotham
State Penitentiary
J. T. Shell
McGehee
Ark
Louisiana
Arkansas
Mississippi
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B. Stanford
N. Main St
Fort Worth
Pierce
Pomacuat
Liberty Masaune
Rupert Hughes
Vickbaum
Tane Grey
Vina Delmar Irvin
Core Gertrude Atmerton
Pitmevoy
Ursula Paerott
Polan Banks
Soph Kerr
Weller Val
Nancy Carroll
Cary Grant
John Halliday
Goramount Pudue
Dowald Wovis
Krazy Kat
Permmount
Pirumsan
Jack Kline
Hollywood Master OF Ceremonies
Ine
Bella Scherck
Goldie
Capitol Today
Star OF
Radioland
We Stuart Erwin Lea Hyams
Kate Smith
Boswell Sisters
Vincent Lopez
C Guramen
Bing Crosby Burns
Allen Cails Brothers
Arthur Tracy
S. E. Huey
Natchez Man
Neville
By Claude A. Jagger
Nasturtium
Masons
Western Star Lodge
Oil Journal
Lad
Lone Star State
Airways
N. Y. City
Windy City
Dixie
Vicks
Dixie Lunch Room
DeSiard Street
Price
Potter Drug & Chemical Corp
Malden
Mass
Luchies
Monte Carlo
Monaco
American Tobacco
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