Postoffice to Move Saturday in West Monroe
West Monroe postoffice to relocate to Natchitoches and Cotton streets with a late Saturday removal from Cotton and Wood streets. New building offers more space and all-new equipment. Staff remains the same and mail service aims for minimal disruption. residents with mail boxes can pick up Sunday at the new headquarters.
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West Monroe
Natchitoches
Cotton Streets
J. R. Wooten
Cotton and
Wood Streets
Weat Monroe
Retail Distribution Gains Amid Confidence Slump
New York November 5 The Dun and Bradstreet Weekly Trade Review reports retail distribution rose four to 15 percent versus the 1986 week while wholesale volume held steady and year over year gains reached 5 to 15 percent. Retailers moved on hand merchandise focusing on stock with limited fresh purchases. Election day promotions stimulated consumer buying and men’s wear specials drew strong demand in several cities.
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New York
Aome
Tade Developments
Dun
Brad
Street
Static discharger may cut air crash deaths in flight
Philadelphia radio engineer C. Sandretto says a new static discharger on planes could reduce crashes by clearing static that interfered with radio beam reception. He notes tests in western mountains show the device discharges static well below and behind the plane with no radio beam interference. Virtually all recent crashes are linked to such interference, he adds.
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Philadelphia
C. Sandretto
Sandretto
Budget Cottage Suites Highlight Opening Sale
A Monroe Furniture Downstairs Store feature shows Budget Cottage dining room corner with smart new styles at popular prices. Suites in Budget Cottage are specially priced for the opening sale.
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Budget Cottage
Monroe Furniture Company
Home Folk to Fete Legion Commander in Woburn
Don Doherty, newly elected national commander of the American Legion, returns home for a big parade in Woburn Massachusetts. More than 14 bands and thousands of New Englanders expected as the town stages a city size celebration after a neighborly plan expanded. Doherty has been away at a legion conclave in France and duties kept him in Indianapolis and Washington since his September U.S. return.
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Woburn
Mass
Don Doherty
American Legion
New
Brotherhood Group to Attend Meet in Pineville
The Baptist Brotherhood state convention will be in Pineville November 15 and 16 with strong turnout expected from Monroe and West Monroe churches. Monroe First Baptist aims for at least 49 delegates and a transportation committee of LB Pettit H L Morrow and BE J Lanham plans a bus from Mosoore to Pineville.
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Baptist Brotherhood
Pineville
Neverster
First C Burghes
Monroe
West Monroe
Births reported in Clarks area and nearby towns
A series of birth notices from Clarks and surrounding areas lists newborns during the week. Mr and Mrs W M Dunn welcomed a son at Riverside Sanitarium in West Monroe. Mr and Mrs H C Butler welcomed Calvin Thomas Butler at 408 Carlton Street. Mr and Mrs W M Joyner welcomed Shelby Rae Joyner at 49 Thomas Street. Mr and Mrs Ray Morris welcomed Edna Ruth Morris on October 3 in Clarks Louisiana.
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Riverside Sanitarium
W. M. Dunn
ST Cypress Street
West Monroe
H.C. Butler
Carlton Street
Calvin Thomas Butler
W. M. Joyner
Thomas Street
Shelby Rae Joyner
Clarks
Ray Morris
Edna Ruth Morris
Hearing on Misuse of Mails Scheduled
Wil Ham C O'Brien acting solicitor for the post office department set a hearing for November on charges that the Associated News Clipping bureau of Pittsburgh New York and Chicago forfeited its right to further use the data Representatives of the clipping bureau would be allowed to show whether news articles of interest to clients had actual value
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Washington
Wil Ham C. O'Brien
Post Office Department
Associated News
Pittsburgh
New York
Chicago
O'Brien
Almighty dollar phrase traced to Washington era origin
Researchers note the expression almighty dollar appeared in early American writing suggesting strong ties to economic power in colonial and early national periods. The fragment hints at Washington related usage but lacks full attribution or context.
Roosevelt Scores Most Traveled President Status
Washington date line reports Franklin D. Roosevelt as the nation’s most traveled president after crossing his 600 mile round trip to his mother’s estate and surpassing 114000 miles traveled since becoming president. The feat edges past Theodore Roosevelt and William Howard Taft in total mileage.
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Washington
Franklin de Roosevelt
Hyde Park
N.Y
Ponce
Higide
Howard Taft
French warplane scout reports no scores in attack off Barcelona
In Marseille on November 14, reports say a French seaplane carrier attacked with aircraft and machine gun fire off Barcelona. The crew claimed no hits and returned without scoring.
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Marseille
France
Corse
Barcelona
Hee Carter
Gt Bermin
Fire reported on North Second Street at Auburn Avenue
A gran fire was reported Friday morning about 1b o'clock at North Second street and Auburn avenue. A company from central fire station answered the call and extinguished the blaze with no property damage reported.
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North Second Street
Auburn Avenue
Central Fire Station
Georgia Methodists vote for unification of three branches
The Georgia conference of the Metoschie Ejquasopal church voted 262 to 85 for unification of the three branches of Methodism. The measure was adopted at a Dublin gathering noting the South Metoschie Ejquasopal church as the presenting body.
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Dublin. Ga
Georgia Conference of the Metoschie
Ejquasopal Church
South
Branches of
Methodism
Mississippi Governor Addresses Clubwomen in Greenwood
Governor Hugh White told Mississippi clubwomen that the state has the nations attention and will soon win enthusiastic support for progress. He reviewed recent accomplishments and noted Mississippi's gap between potential and current wealth, calling for capital and technique to translate material wealth into standard of living.
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Greenwood
Miss
Hugh White
Mississippi Clubwomen
Mississippi
Deaths Hamilton Funeral Held
The funeral for Richard Harold Hamilton son of S W Hamilton of 418 Slack Street West Monroe was held at Assembly of God Tabernacle Cypress and Crosley streets West Monroe with Rev BE L Tanner officiating. Interment was in Hasley Cemetery. The boy a Millsaps School pupil was popular with teachers and students. He leaves his parents one brother and one sister Charles Levin Hamilton and Gloria June Hamilton.
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Richard Harold Hamilton
S. W. Hamilton
Slack Street
West Monroe
Monroe Hospital
Assembly of God Tabernacle
Cypress and
Crosley Streets
BE. L. Tanner
Hasley Cemetery
Millsaps School
Charles Levin Harilton
Gloria June Hamilton
Radio City girls model varied stockings amid fashion notes
The photograph shows three girls with different stockings styles. Vista wears silk stockings priced 75 cents and up, Florence Mallee sports wool blend at 35 cents, and Dorothy Collins wears cheap cotton at 15 cents. Additional options include straight rayon 25 cents, mercerized 25 cents, and rayon and cotton 25 cents.
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Radio City
Vista Waring
Florence Mallee
Dorothy Collins
New Denicotinizing Method Developed in Tennessee
Knoxville Nov 5 A UT chemist Dr J H Robertson announced a new method to denicotinize barley tobacco without changing aroma or color. He said nicotine is recoverable for use in insecticide preparations. Shreveport La Nov 5 Frank Goodwin Corpus Christi Texas and Henry Easter Whitehall Ill were charged with theft of an automobile belonging to H L McDowell of Shreveport.
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Knoxville
Tenn
J. H. Robertson
University of Tennessee
Robertson
Shreveport
Frank Goodwin
Corpus Christi
Tex
Henry Easter
Whitehall
Ill
H. L. McDowell
Implement Head Dies Hightstown Leader of Farm Equipment Firm
Thomas Peppler founder and active head of the Thomas PepplerSenatu Company a farm equipment and supply firm for nearly four years died of a heart attack last night in Hightstown New Jersey. He led the firm through its early years and was a noted business figure in the region.
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Hightstown
N. J
Thomas Peppler
Senatu Company
Bulgarian King Sets Speed Record as Engineer
King Boris of Bulgaria in London wears white overalls and drives a streamlined train at 88 miles per hour on a 47 mile run from Euston to Bletchley. He enjoys locomotives as a hobby and calls the journey the best rain journey he ever made.
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London
Boris
Bulgaria
Euston Station
Bletchley
Chambers of Commerce approve closing stores for Armistice Day
The Chambers of Camberers of Monroe and West Mondeeau approve a joint resolution to close merchants stores on Thursday in November to allow employees to attend Armistice Day services.
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Ted Madsen
Veterans’ Council
Chamber of Camberers
Monroe
West Mondeeau
Fate Marable and His Cloute of Jay Delta Newsity Suing Board
Fate Marable and his ensemble face legal action against a city board as details from a disputed musical venture emerge. The case centers on governance, funding, and performance rights affecting the group’s 1920s schedule.
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Fate Marable
Hia Cloute
Jay Diltaea
Newsity Suing Bord
Fire aboard freighter Annavore off Charleston coast
The Standard Oil tanker Aladdin reported a fire on the Nore hean freighter Annavore off the Charleston coast. The blaze was not serious but the ship carried 230 barrels of oil. The 3,324-ton vessel, owned by North Atlantic and Gulf Steamship, is bound for Philadelphia from Nuevitas Cuba with a crew of 25. Massachusetts extends absentee voting to mariners and fishermen.
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New York
Mackay Radio Today
Charleston
S.C
Annavere
North Atlantic and Gulf Steamship Company
Philadelphia
Nuevitas
Cuba
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