Ouachita Parish Fiscal Measures and Debt Issuance 1920
The Ouachita Parish Police Jury adopts Ordinance No 775 authorizing a 25 000 loan secured by a one and a half mill road tax for 1920 and pledges said tax to repay. The certificate of indebtedness bears 5 percent interest and is due Feb 15 1921 with the presidents and clerk empowered to complete the loan. Roll call: 11 ayes 0 nays. Monroe La August 1920.
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Monroe
M. Breard, JR
W. A. O’kelly
Hendrix
Ouachita
Louisiana
State of
John M. Breard, Jr
W. A. O'Kelly
Lvto
Monroe. la
Central Savings Back & True Company
Uachita
Central Bavings Bank & Trust Company
Fee
J. M. Breard, SR
W. A. O'Relly
Central Savings Bank & Trust Co
General Fund
Phillips Bridge
Sheriff Sale Notice in Monroe Louisiana 1920
Maryland Casualty Company v T L Hood. Sale set for September 4 1920 between legal hours. Property includes five year occupancy rights for lots eleven twelve and twenty five and a half feet off lot ten in block eleven of Austin and Eby southern addition Weat Monroe fronting Austin Avenue with improvements. Sold for cash to highest bidder with appraisal benefit. T A Grant Sheriff Monroe La Aug 4 1920.
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State of Louisiana
Parish of Ouachita
Sixth District Court
Maryland Casualty Company
T. L. Hood
Monroe
Louisiana
Monroe Automobile Supply Company
Dietrict Court
Towit
Austin & Eby
Weat Monroe
Austin Avenue
Sixth District
Cobb Lumber Company
Randolph & Shagan
Bell
Ida
Red
Tom
Slim Tom
When Dads Lose The Big Shield Of Authority
A Shreveport Times reflection on how fathers rule their children while young and powerful, yet eventually children outgrow them. The piece notes Dad’s early omniscience and authority in politics and religion, the ease of discipline within limits, and the inevitability of a future awakening when offspring see through his pretensions and his anger seems futile.
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Dad
Shreveport Times
This Date in History Highlights 1560 1908
A compact list notes notable events and births from 1560 to 1908. James Crichton born in Scotland and killed in Mantua. Madame du Barry born and executed in Paris. the Lady Sherbrooke wreck near Cane Bay with 273 lives lost. a West Indies hurricane's destruction. the Eddystone Lighthouse foundation. Lourdes pilgrimage. royal visit to Cape Town. the arrival of the American battleship fleet at Sydney New South Wales.
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James Crichton
Scotland
Mantua
Italy
Madame du Barry
Louis XV
Paris
Sherbrooke
Londonderry
Quebec
Cane Bay
West Indies
Eddystone
Edinaburgh
Lourdes
Duke and Duchess of Cornwall
King George and Queen Mary
Cape Town
Sydney
Conventions Opening Today In Multiple States
Jamestown North Dakota hosts the state bar association opening amid regional gatherings as the Danish and Norwegian press association meets in Duluth. Augusta hosts the Georgia American Legion department event, while Vancouver and Virginia host Elks associations in Washington and Minnesota respectively.
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Jamestown
N. D
North Dakota Bar Association
Duluth
Minn
Norwegian-Danish Press Association of America
Augusta
Georgia Department of the American Legion
Vancouver
Wash
Washington
Odd and Interesting War Era Notes
Half a million prisoners of war remain in Germany and Russia. Scot damages to London’s buildings by eroding stone. Porcelain coins replace small paper money in Germany. British railway wage bill now triple prewar levels. Two German guns placed at Buckingham Palace by King George. England buys Mauritius sugar crop over 200000 tons for 90000000 dollars. Industrial smoke reduces sunlight by at least twenty percent.
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Germany
Russia
Scot
London
British Railways
Buckingham Palace
George
England
Mauritius
Women Dominant In Immigration Trends And Arts Milestone
Six of ten new arrivals to the United States are women and girls while Julia Marlowe nears her 50th milestone on stage since age twelve. An English scientist notes prematurely grey hair in women correlates with longevity. The national amateur trap shooting championship for women is set for Cleveland on August 2. Two appointments have been decided.
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Mrs. Jones
Cardus
United States
Julia Marlowe
Cleveland
Diverse Trends Highlight Women’s Roles Across Society
A survey of 250 New York factories finds women in 219 positions from production to design. Queen Mary’s simple dress influences London retailers. Mrs Sunderland marks 97th birthday urging modest fashion. Cabaret singers dispute stigma over titles. A Winchester widow seeks a sober husband. The General Federation seeds a charter copy for a Washington memorial. Mrs Snowden invited to stand as a British MP candidate.
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Berlin
London
Queen Mary
Diana Cooper
Duke of Ruthland
Greater
New York
Mary Sunderland
Baltimore
Winchester
General Federation of Women's Club
Colby
Congress
Federation
Washington, D. C
Philip Snowden
House of Commons
Suffrage Leader Mrs Snowden Expected to Drive Campaign
The article notes Mrs Snowden as a leading English suffrage figure likely to set a fierce pace against her opponent in the upcoming general election. Described as a skilled public speaker, she reportedly held about 200 meetings per year during peak suffrage activity.
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England
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Exclento
Cxolonto Medicine Company
Atlanta
Georgia
Monroe, Tra
Odd
R. M. Hundley
Columbia
Buick
Monroe Automobile & Supply CO
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Battle Creek, Mich
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Fairfield Avenue
Shreveport
Nione
Coca- Cola
Ouachita Coca-Cola
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