Arcadia Week End Guests and Local Health News
Mr Gene Houston visits Arcadia with his mother. Dr I J Newton leaves for a six week trip to Fort Worth El Paso and Chicago. Dr D O Sherman of Columbia ill at St Francis Sanitarium. Birth announced for Mr and Mrs H E Burke a son born August 4. Benton McMillan Jr and family head to Vicksburg Biloxi for a month then coast trip with H K Touchstone. Mrs W H Hill visiting Shreveport. cradle roll picture on display at Griffiths Studio. Mrs Jack Mor-
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Gene Houston
Arcadia
I. J. Newton
Fort Worth
el Paso
Chicago
D. O. Sherman
Columbia
St. Francis Sanitarium
H. E. Burke
Vicksburg
B. M. Wakefield
Benton McMillan, Jr
Biloxi
Jackson
H. K. Touchstone
Griffith's
Jack Mor
Local social notes and visits across towns
Cradle roll officer plans a Sunday school display. Mrs. Thornhill of Columbia visits Miss Hill before traveling to Shreveport with her mother. Stuart Smith attends graduation in Natchitoches. Mrs. Allen Green and family visit in the city. Dr and Mrs Calvert plan Cooper's Wells sojourn. Mrs. Drew remains ill. Sadler Bible Class picnic ends with a surprise at the King place suburban home.
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J. B. Thornhill
Columbia
Marguerite Hill
Shreveport
Sadler Bible Class
Robert Cann
King Place
Ollie Petiit
J. R. Anding
Fidelis Bible Class
Lantern Decor Adorns Cann Home Picnic Scene
A Cann family porch party featured colorful Japanese lanterns and a generous picnic lunch followed by a watermelon party attended by about forty two guests. Local society notes list Baptist Missionary circles meeting Tuesday at 4 o clock led by several hosts and guests.
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Cann
Noted Guest Visits and obituary for Anna Ruth Meyer
The notice recalls Anna Ruth Meyer as a generous, justice minded woman who lived four score and five years with tireless devotion. She loved children, lived by charity, and inspired gratitude from recipients. Her memory will be cherished by her friend and family as she begins her religious voyage.
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Anna Ruth Meyer
Mrs T N Eason Moves to Sister’s Home After Operation
Mrs. T N Eason has improved sufficiently from her recent operation to be removed to the home of her sister Mrs. C B Flynn. This comes as good news to her many friends here.
Denver Street Car Strike Ends After Fatal Rioting
Denver August 7 Three more people die as rioting resumes at east side car barns prompting call off of the Denver Tramway Company strike. Leaders face injunctions while federal troops and Legion volunteers prepare to restore order as downtown theatres close.
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Denver
Col
Denver Tramway Company
Tramway Men’s Union
Dan Flannigan
Charles Hanson
John Collins
Leonard Tremmer
Camp Funston
Kan
Shoup
Central Department of the
United States Army
Chicago
Fort Logan
Colo
Frankfort Rioting Ceases Amid Patrols
West Frankfort Illinois August 17 militia units continued to patrol streets but no sign of Thursday night’s rioting. Officials say trouble appears over and attempts to identify five fatalities fail. Italian district remains quiet after attacks on rioters.
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Bailey
Associated Prese
West Frankfort
Baptist Events At Local Church Seeks Pastor and Growth
The church faces a pivotal hour in calling a pastor with August Sunday School attendance strong. Edgar Goldbold will visit, and the pulpit committee plans a recommended preacher. The Woman's Missionary Society meets, and plans for hospital donations in China are noted. West Monroe growth, district planning, and welcome for newcomers are highlighted.
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Edgar Goldbold
Woman's Missionary Society
Prophit
Hwanghem
China
Monroe Society
West Monroe
Driscoll
All Baptist
Society
Church members praised for service and leadership
Mrs Felts illness kept her away this summer while Mrs J M Lee returns after a protracted absence. New member Mrs Renan leads the Junior B Y P A and Girls Auxiliary and also takes Mr Thomas' class in the Sunday School. Clyde Henderson is lauded for work in junior church. Mrs C S Beattie returns after several weeks absent.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. M. Lee
City
Renan
Our Church
Thomas
Bos
Clyde Henderson
David I Garrett Announces Candidacy for District Attorney
David I Garrett announces his candidacy for District Attorney to succeed Henry Montgomery in Ouachita and Morehouse parishes. A lifelong Monroe resident from a prominent family, Garrett is a Tulane and LSU graduate who served with the Marines in World War II and later practiced law locally.
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The
News-Star
David I. Garrett
Henry Montgomery
Garrett
Ouachita
Morehouse Parishes
Monroe
Franklin Garrett
Monroe Legal Fraternity
Isiaac Garrett
Ouachita Parish
D. A. Johnston
David Garrett
Arkansas and Louisiana Midland Railroad
Ouachita’ S
Morehouse
Monroe and
Bastrop
Tulane
Louisiana
United States Marines
Married couple lampoons flaws in witty exchange
In a humorous Town Topics quip, a wife jokes that her husband’s few defects keep her from a better man, while he quips about feeling qualified to point out his wife’s flaws, highlighting domestic teasing.
Armistice Era Commission Granted to Captain Garrett
Mr Garrett received his commission as captain twenty days before the armistice signing. The short tenure reflects rapid promotion during the war ending period.
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Garrett
Arkansas Louisiana Tourists Way Association forms to push Little Rock to Alexandria road
The Arkansas Louisiana Tourists Way Association plans a unit system for funding and governance as it forms to promote a through hard surfaced highway from Little Rock to Alexandria. Delegates gathered yesterday in Monroe praised the Chamber of Commerce for its hospitality during the convention.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Little Rock
Alexandria
Arkansas
Louisiana
Monroe Chamber of Commercce
Good Roads
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Frank Masling
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Dee Morgan
Baptist Bible Institute of
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Texas
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