Officers Wives Club enjoys sunshine and outdoor activities at Selman Field
Members of the Officers Wives Club gather on the terrace at Selman Field for a semi monthly meeting. The group plans outdoor games such as swimming and bridge as summer advances. President Mrs. Scarborough oversees reports from officers and committee chairs. Membership remains open to officers wives and guests. Door prizes and refreshments highlighted the outing. The Disabled American Veterans announce a May meeting in Ouachita parish courthouse south courtroom at 7 30 p m. The first color photograph debuted in 1862.
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Officers’ Wives’ Club
Selman Field Officers’ Club
W. L. Scarborough
Monroe
R. V. de Michele
Selman Field
James Henry McClendon
Post No
Ouachita Parish
W. R. Mitchell Schooll.t. A
First Methodist
West Manroe
Nurses’ Association
St. Francis Auditorium
Aylmer Montgomery
W. Bevan
Rochelle
Temple Sostermed
Annex
20Th Century Book Club
F. Shelby Meek
Central Grammar School
P.T. A
Giri
Red Cross Surgical Dressing Calendar
Red Cross schedules volunteer sessions at headquarters and local posts. Block times include Monday 6:30 to 9 p m and Tuesday at the Army unit and American Legion home with morning and afternoon shifts. Sterlington Pairbanks unit meets Wednesday and Thursday 1 to 5 p m at the Sterling ton American Legion home.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Red Cross
American Legion
Sterlington
High water will cause overflows along Red and Ouachita
Vicksburg Miss May 8 Lt Col R W Sauer district engineer says predicted high water stages on the Red and Ouachita rivers will cause overflow in unprotected lowlands adjacent to the rivers. Predictions from the Weather Bureau place the Ouachita crest at Jonesville May 21 at 54 feet and Monroe at 45 feet while the Red River will crest at Alexandria May 16 at 3 feet. The engineer department has prepared sandbags and trained personnel for sandbagging if needed and local agencies should contact Monroe office or this office.
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Vicksburg
Miss
R. W. Sauer
Red
Ouachita
Sauer
U. S. Weather Bureau
Ouachita River
Jonesville
Monroe
Alexandria
U. S. Engineer Department
U. S
Power Of Music Recognized For Healing And Unity
The Army and medical circles explore music therapy with Miss Frances Paperte leading an Institute of Music Therapy. Walter Reed Hospital will host clinical studies to compare musical treatment in soldiers, aligning with National Music Week celebrations across Monroe and nationwide.
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Institute of Music Therapy
Frances Paperte
Chicago Opera Company
American Society of Composers and Authors and Publishers
Walter Reed
Monroe
Boise
Idaho
Busy Society Calendar Prominent Local Groups Meet
A dense list of club meetings and circle sessions fills Tuesday through Wednesday and beyond. The schedule covers Woman's Society of Christian Service, circles at several churches, the YWCA Girl Reserves, DAR related units, and nursing and study clubs with times and host addresses throughout West Monroe and Ouachita Parish.
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Business and
Virginia Hotel
Woman's Society of Christian Service
Stone Avenue Methodist Church
L L. Yeager
Jackson
Lon Ingram
Ouachita Parish High School
Federated Music Clubs
Blue Triangle Club
Ben F. Kizer Jr Returns to Fort Custer Post
Ben F. Kizer Jr. resumes duties at Fort Custer Michigan after visiting with his parents Mr. and Mrs. North Fifth. The note places the family visit around the return to duty at the Michigan Army post.
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Ben F. Kizer Jr
Fort Custer, Mich
North Fifth
Juvenile talk on Bent Twig topic at Frances Hotel
Delta Rho Delta sorority invites all to hear Paul J. Armstrong superintendent of the Louisiana Training Institute for Boys discuss As the Twig is Bent in the Frances hotel assembly room at 8 o'clock tonight Armstrong, a New York native and former juvenile probation officer in Shreveport, brings years of Bays' work and Salvation Army training to Monroe. A Rotary Club member, he has worked in White Plains Jamestown and Goldsboro before Shreveport. A chapter is being organized in Monroe by Mrs. James N. Riddle.
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Frances Hotel
Delta Rho Delta Sorority
Paul J. Armstrong
Louisiana Training Institute For Boys
Armstrong
Monroe
Shrevepoft
North Carolina
Shreveport
Rotary Club
James N. Riddle
Siren Used to Locate Splinters Exhibited in New York
A siren device shown in New York demonstrates locating buried metal by sound. The voice varies with proximity to metal and even indicates the direction of a hidden splinter. Surgeons say the tool speeds extraction and aids rapid wound assessment by metal presence.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Medical Society of
State of New York
Metal-finder finger aids surgeons with audio signal
A portable one-handed device by Samuel Berman and Dr. Moorhead uses an electromagnet to detect nearby metal during operations. It projects a magnetic field and relays proximity via a dial and a sound attachment, currently usable with magnetic steels and soon nonmagnetic metals.
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John J. Moorhead
New York City
Samuel Berman
Priest and lieutenant address L T L pep meeting
Father Manfred Jochen O F M and Lt J T Henderson spoke at the L T L pep meeting. Manfred urged doing best in any work while Henderson outlined Selman Field training and fliers experiences. The piece notes Rome's record low of 16 degrees above zero.
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Father Manfred Jochen
O. F. M. Catholic
Louisiana Training Institute
J. T. Henderson
Selman Field
Manfred
Lieutenant Henderson
Rome
Dr Bond’s Life Aming Prescription for Vitality
An old text advertises a supposed scientific laxative and vitality formula by Dr Bond. It claims quick action with minimal interference in daily duties and a small nightly dose, warning to use as directed.
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Dr. Bond
Pac
Thousan
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