ARID FORCES TO HOLD CONFAB AT ALEX MARCH 25
A state wide meeting opposing repeal of the eighteenth amendment will convene in Alexandria on March 25 at 11 a.m. Bishop H M Dobbs will preside, with Rev L T Hastings delivering the invocation. D B Rawlins will outline aims, nine member committee will be elected, and Dr M E Dodd will speak on Mobilization of the Forces.
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Alexandria
Monroe
H. M. Dobbs
Shreveport
Southern Methodist Church
L. T. Hastings
D. B. Rawlins
New Orleans
New Bus Line Proves Popular in Southeast City
Six weeks after launching by the Municipal Street Railway the southeastern city line shows steady patronage growth. Assistant manager John M. Brothers says early slow uptake has become a healthy rise with expectations of continued improvement through spring and summer. The service provides access to Bernstein Park at the terminus with transfers at Ouachita Avenue and Jackson Street.
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Municipal Street Railway
John M. Brothers
Bernstein Park
Ouachita Avenue
Jackson Street
Names and Prohibition Raid Hit Dixie Highway Cafe
Federal agents raided a Dixie highway cafe in Temperance Michigan and seized beverages over legal limits. They charged Ted Rokicki and Joe All with violating prohibition laws.
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Detroit
Mich
Temperance
Michigan
Ted Rokicki
Joe All
Marriage I Must Have Been Most Obtuse
Madge faces a web of deception around Avia Arlen and Philip Veritzen as she plans a difficult wedding. She weighs Veritzen's jealousy and a letter about the groom’s marriage while Hugh Grantland arranges calls and advice in a tense domestic scene.
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Veritzen
Madge
Dicky
Veritzen Organization
Avia Arlen
Philip Veritzen
A Sequel to Heart of a Wife by Adele Garrison
A dramatic scene unfolds as a couple exchange hushed words about devotion and proximity. The narrator reflects on how her reaction wounds a loyal suitor while recalling Edith Fairfax’s warning about Dicky. The moment ends with remorse and a promise to seek counsel tomorrow.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Edith Fairfax
Dicky
Reno
Homicide
Hugh
Minstrel Show by Ouachita Junior College Kicks Off Thursday
The Louisiana Minstrels presented by the YWCA Ouachita parish junior college will run Thursday at 8 pm in the college auditorium. The 35 performer troupe is assisted at the piano by Beatrice Skirvin with Clifton Furlow as interlocutor and end men Walter McGehee H J Handley Leo Ticheli Tracy Marsala Richard Dixon and Felix Camors. The program includes two chorus numbers Zulu Wail and Harlem Moon with voodoo themed dance and a humorous wife calling contest. Capacity crowds are expected from start to finish.
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Beatrice Skirvin
Clifton Furlow
Walter McGehee
H. J. Handley
Leo Ticheli
Tracy Marsala
Richard Dixon
Felix Camors
Shoppers From Out of Town Visit Monroe Yesterday
A list of Tuesday visitors to Monroe includes S. A. Benson Winnsboro and Mrs. W Webster Pine Bluff Ark among many others from towns such as Chatham Farmerville Collinston Sterlington and Ruston. The record names numerous women and men traveling from surrounding communities to shop in Monroe.
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Monroe
S. A. Benson
Winnsboro
W. Webster
Pine Bluff
Ark
J. W. Carpenter
Chatham
W. P Ferington
Wisner
Futch
Farmerville
L. R. Conner
Collinston
A. L. Brown
Kelly
B. Eubank
T. L. Smith
Dubach
J. B. Mount
Bert Warren
A. D. Goldstein
New York City
H. V. Collins
Alto
J. H. Guenard
Lake Providence
Ralph Gulley
Guy Cox
Jonesboro
J. F. Crowder
Ruston
L. R. Sheppard
Ferriday
W. B McClendon
Transylvania
W. C
R. M. Legget
Choudrant
D. Calhoun
D. E. O'Neal
C. C. Boardman
Sterlington
D. Y. Smith
H. L. Gregg
Newt Griffin
E. M. Eckhart
Swartz
W. D. Carett
J. C. Salmon
Rayville
Flossie Wilson
Columbia
Bertha Rankin
J. K. Gladney
Mangham
T. A. Judd
Lessie Bell Gough
Clarks
Rogers
Nana F £. James
Oakland
B. G. Templeton
Farberville
Martin
George Ramsey
Bennett
Bastrop
Sidney White
Oak Ridge
John Barham
J. C. Morris
Charlie Noble, Jr
Archiba! Lee
D. E. Ivy
R. G. Creese
Sicily Island
Ed Brown
Bartlesville Okla
Sara Virginia Price
Winns
Deacons Ordained At West Monroe Church
Five men elected by the First Baptist Church of West Monroe will be ordained as deacons at a Wednesday 7 30 pm ceremony. Rev E E Hurntsberry said the growth of the church necessitates expanding the deacon board from sixteen. The order includes a devotional segment led by the pastor.
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First Baptist Church of
West Monroe
E. E Hurntsberry
Huntsberry
H. F. Bordeaux
Webb Goodlett
C. A. Green
W. S. Heard
Local church service notes and invitations announced
Rev. G. E. Goodman conducts a solo with Miss Addie Ulmer. Examination of candidates and charge to the deacons led by Rev. Huntsberry. Rev. F. L. Cox presents the Bible as part of the service. Reverend Goodman invites public attendance.
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G. E. Goodman
Addie Ulmer
Huntsberry
F. L. Cox
Goodman
Building permit issued for repair at 2524 DeSiard Street
The city of Monroe issued a permit Tuesday to E. N. Faulk to repair a one story warehouse at 2524 DeSiard Street. Estimated project cost is $75.
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DeSiard Street
City of
Monroe
E. N. Faulk
Charged with Larceny of Bicycle Arrest Highlighted
James Williams was charged with larceny of a bicycle and held in parish jail after police arrested him Wednesday. The report notes his race as negro and states the arrest followed by members of the police department.
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James Williams
First Baptist Church Training School Schedule Announced
The First Baptist church training school runs March 26 to 31 with classes for B A U Brotherhood and B Y P U Led by Rev L T Hastings pastor and L A Stuke educational director The announced faculty includes Emma Bains Jessie Richardson C B Hall Dorothy Wroten and others Monroe readers plan daily consultations and inspirational talks by Richardson Hall Bains Murrell and Hastings with various topics for seniors intermediates and juniors.
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First Baptist Church Training School
B. A. U. Brotherhood
L. T. Hastings
L. A. Stuke
Emma Bains
Shreveport
Jessie Richardson
Seminary Hill
Texas
C. B. Hall
el Dorado
Ark
D. P. Gerald
R. A. Stafford
Dorothy Wroten
Monroe
Pilgrim's Progress
L. T Hastings
Forrest Seaman
Avie Foster
E. H. Murrell
Monroe Lions Meet and Vocational Guidance Plans
The Monroe Lions club met at the Frances hotel with reports from members who attended a statewide representatives conference in Alexandria about an upcoming district meeting in New Orleans. A vocal program led by Mrs Frances Leavell accompanied by Mrs P A Pong followed. Fifteen volunteers joined a Monroe Vocational Guidance session to assist two high schools, planning interviews with students seeking guidance. Allen Martin learned of his father P Fraser Martin's death in Berkeley California at 72, survived by his widow, a daughter and a son. Mrs Swords Lee, mother of Mrs S J Rogers, was seriously ill at her home in Monroe with Rogers by her side.
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Monroe Lions Club
Frances Hotel
Alexandria
New Orleans
Lons Lucius Hughes
H. M. Eshelman
Paul Fink
Frances Leavell
P. A. Pong
Monroe Vocational Guidance Association
Allen Martin
Monroe
P. Fraser Martin
Berkeley
Cal
Martin
Arthur Purdon
Allen
Jesuit Father Bassich Tours Southern Jesuit Schools
Rev. Father J. B. Bassich S. J. visited friends in Monroe on Monday while traveling from Shreveport to New Orleans. He attended the Catholic sodalities convention and is a Spring Hill college faculty member on a inspection tour of Jesuit schools in the south.
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Father J. B. Bassich
S. J
Monroe
New Orleans
Shreveport
Catholic Sodalities
Father Bassich
Spring Hill College
Mobile
South
Advisory Board of Southeastern Shippers Gathers
The executive committee of the Southeast shippers advisory board met in Winston-Salem to plan expansion of duties. The board includes railroads and shippers from ten southeastern states and aims to foster transportation, information exchange, and cooperation with the American Railway Association. States represented include the Carolinas Alabama Florida Georgia Mississippi Tennessee Virginia and eastern Louisiana.
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Winston-Salem
N. C
Southeast Shippers’ Advisory Board
Car Service Division
American Railroad Association
Carolinas
Alabama
Florida
Georgia
Mississippi
Tennessee
Virginia
Louisiana
Mississippi River
New Orleans
Brown Scores 95 in Astronomy Class
A student named Brown earns a 95 on astronomy work, noted by the professor who calls him the class star. The remark highlights Brown as a leading student in the course.
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Brown
Snapshots Sought for Ouachita Parish Junior College Yearbook
Miss Elsie Aulds editor-in-chief requests snapshot pictures of scenes at Ouachita Parish Junior College for the college annual. She seeks team group in action and individual campus photos, football games and activities. If prints are unavailable films may be used. Progress on the annual is steady as final pictures reach the engraver.
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Ouachita Parish Junior College
Elsie Aulds
Miss Aulds
Cardinal in a Book or a Bird in View
A humorous exchange spots an elderly woman asking for a nice book at the library. The librarian suggests a cardinals topic then a bird, while the woman dismisses religious or private life angles, seeking a suitable library selection.
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O. L
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Louisiana Minstrels
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