29 Mar 1939
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Newspaper
Monroe News Star
Location
Monroe, Louisiana, United States of America
Date
Mar 29, 1939
Page
1
Plans for a grand prize Easter egg hunt were announced by Captain Roberts. The event will feature four age groups for girls and boys, with ages seven to fifteen for girls and similar divisions for others, contingent on good weather conditions to ensure a successful hunt.
Four prisoners who pleaded guilty in district court were sent to the Angola penitentiary Wednesday by Ouachita Park sheriff's department. Bruce Vallery was jailed for robbery of $12. Leo Lawson, one year. Jesse Wagner, forgery, one year. Leroy Wil negro, forgery, one year. a check protector valued at one year.
The Missouri Pacific Women's club announces a booster party at the Ouachita avenue club house on Thursday March 30. Events include community singing directed by Mrs. George Moffett, a glockenspiel solo by Miss Laura Louise Patton, violin solos by Fred Rosenbaum, and a Professor Quiz stunt. Helen Martin from the Missouri Pacific advertising department will deliver the address followed by a social hour.
Adele Gay, a 32 year old Chicago hospital clerk, must marry a Jewish man within a year to inherit up to 70 000 dollars from her father Harris Goldman. The will bets one seventh of a 300 000 to 500 000 dollar estate on her adherence to his faith. a failure or a non Jewish marriage cuts the bequest to five dollars. Goldman died aged 90 last Sunday in Elgin Illinois.
Bert Van Apeldoorn, 44, born in Holland and a Rochester carpenter, was denied US citizenship after he refused to bear arms during World War I. Supreme Court Justice William F. Love rejected his naturalization application, citing his draft exemption claim.
The Northeast Center featured a student fashion show sponsored by Phi Theta Kappa to raise funds for the national convention's entertainment. Local shops contributed gowns across sports, afternoon, and evening divisions worn by Magdalen Amman Estelle Thames Sarah Frances Hinkle Virginia Brown Mary Elizabeth Coverdale Delores Grant Martha Cook Relda Faye Laseter Marjorie Elaine Goodlett Nell DeLee Mary Ann Wilds Jane McKenzie. Barbara Butler described the costumes. Dance numbers by Clarice Golda Roan and Janette Register plus other musical numbers completed the program.
The speaker expressed no objection to defending the United States in any future war, despite concerns about health and alien status during the last conflict. He stated a willingness to serve if called.
A Cleveland school superintendent ordered burning of 100 copies of Louisiana the Finest as too alluring for school libraries. Publicity officials defend the booklet amid strong demand, noting 25 000 printed with fewer than 5 000 remaining.
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