07 Mar 1940
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Newspaper
Monroe News Star
Location
Monroe, Louisiana, United States of America
Date
Mar 07, 1940
Page
1
Representatives from all Miecerick district attend a camp from 7 pm Saturday through Sunday afternoon. Leaders from Monroe West Monroe Farmerville Sterlington Ruston Bastrap join a Tuesday night meeting to plan upcoming months. A training course at Camn Ki-Re-Li on March 3 and 31 offers Scoutmastership LT and JTL courses open to all.
The text notes a national dental centenary event marking the 1886 founding of the first dental college by Horace A. Plivelenated Chapa A Harris, celebrating early dental education, journals, and the profession's growth. It mentions a banquet and dinners tied to the anniversary observance.
Young American tenor Allen Jones headlines a Friday concert at Neville High School auditorium Monroe with accompanist Gobner King. The show features classical pieces French arias and popular encores from Jones film career drawing praise from critics and a sold out Asheville crowd. Tickets available at Frances hotel lobby and Neville High School box office.
The Louisiana Baptist convention promotion committee schedules a district one rally at First Baptist Church West Monroe Friday at 7 p.m. Dr J B Dillard and Dr S F Avers headline. The event promotes the cooperative program and Baptist Hundred Thousand club with lunch served and an evening speech in Monroe for late attendees.
The Goodwill Home Demonstration club gathered at Mrs. Jessy Fance's home for the February meeting with a post program refreshment spread for members including Mrs. M. M Culpepper and several others. The next meeting is set for March 26 at Mrs. Culpepper's home. The article notes cricket's early use in the 17th century and its first rules in 1774.
The Monroe Kiwanis club ordered 25 white raincoats for the Junior Police program across seven grammar schools in Monroe. The coats feature the imprint Junior Police Monroe La and honor city courtesy as the project enters its fifth year with no recent school incidents. Participating schools include Central Grammar St Matthew’s Sherrouse Georgia Tucker Barkdale Faulk Lida Benton and the Ouachita Parish Grammar School.
Reports from Copenhagen say 21 people died in a collision yesterday at Kittala Finland between Hameenlinna and Tampere. The coach carrying 16 refugee children overturned and caught fire.
A few days of services at the Monroe Church of the Nazarene featured Mrs. Johnson's solo But Now I Am Redeemed and a sermon on Sanctification as a second grace. Thursday's topic Is There a Hell and Where Is It Located will be preached with Mr. Johnson singing The Stranger of Galilee and the public is invited.
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