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Newspaper

Monroe News Star

Location

Monroe, Louisiana, United States of America

Date

Aug 22, 1929

Page

6

Baptist Missionary Society News and Local Socials

The Women's Page details a Beverly party with Martha Thompson and Jimmie Thompson in Columbia for a bridal event. It notes Mrs. Harvey McDonald and Mrs. W. S. Kendall’s Hot Springs vacation, plus a First Baptist Church Missionary Society program on frontier themes with various ladies leading discussions and plans for B Y P U lunches and circle meetings across multiple homes.

Mes Harvey McDonald Mrs. W. S. Kendall Hot Springs The Missionary Society of the First Baptist Church Circle No. 19

Druggists to Form Society at City Meeting Tonight

Twin Cities druggists including store proprietors and clerks will meet at Monroe Tabor temple to organize a professional and fraternal society. The Pharmaceutical Union of America is a suggested name and a constitution by laws will be created after adoption. About 50 eligible members exist in Monroe and West Menisee with expansion plans if successful.

New Mexico Kate Flannegan Rhodes Federated Misionary Societies Christian Church Jaemon Alnatt Monk Burkett Mangham Twin Cities Monroe Tabor Temple Pharmaceutical Union of America Monroe Weat-Menisee United States Louisiana Union News-Star Publishing Co., Ltd

Marriage Licenses for Monroe Swartz Couples

White Wade A. Cotton and Zella Hixson of Monroe. T. H. Wimberly and Lizzie Smith of Swartz. Sylvester White of Monroe to Alice Mitchell of Swartz.

Wade A. Cotton Zella Hixson Monroe T. H. Wimberly Lizzie Smith Swartz Sylvester White Alice Mitchell

Official in N. O. Home Talks to L. T. I. Youths

William A. McGilvray assistant superintendent of the Municipal Boys home in New Orleans spoke to the Tisgistaria Training group about shaping futures. He stressed trades and education to prepare boys for life and noted four boys arrived from New Orleans and four from Jennings for inspection.

N. O William A. McGilvray New Orleans Tisgistaria Training Inctipate Portant MacGilvray Jennings

Purification Advertises Calotabs Health Plan

Physicians tout Calotabs as the great system purifier and invite readers to cleanse the body with a thorough course one or two times weekly for several weeks. A family package with directions is offered for 35 cents at the drugstore.

First all steel barge to arrive this afternoon

A 650 ton all steel carrier, built for the Louisiana Arkansas Barge Service, arrives from New Orleans this afternoon to join three similar barges. The fleet will replace wooden boats and lower insurance costs as service expands on the river between Monroe and New Orleans.

New Orleans Fay Louisiana- Arkansas Barge Service, Inc Monroe Crescent City

Tame Trent River Bass Becomes Local Legend

Associated Press reports from Petersboro Ontario about Herbert Rose who befriended a tame bass in his boathouse last year. This season the fish again emerges to take worms offered by Rose, while avoiding all other offerings.

Petersboro Ont Trent River District Herbert Rose

Longtime truss fitter shares decades of carpentry craft

A veteran builder with a 25 year career in fitting wooden trusses reflects on lessons learned, changing materials, and efficiency gains in residential construction. He discusses best practices, safety, and the evolving demand for sturdy roof systems.

Logger Hurt When Chain Throws Him Over Truck Board

S. R. Dumas a log camp employee in Franklin parish was injured yesterday when a log truck chain struck his legs and hurled him into the truck coupling board. He sustained a deep cut to the right knee, injuries to the left lower leg, and minor bruises. Dumas, of Farmerville, was taken to St. Francis sanitarium for treatment.

S. R. Dumas E. M. Mason Franklin Parish St. Francis Sanitarium Mr. Dumas Farmerville

Work Begun On Bell Mfg Office In West Monroe

Foundations laid and brick work begun on the two story Bell Manufacturing Company office on Coleman Street near the plant in West Monroe. The new building will house administrative staff and the cost is not disclosed.

C. Bell Manufacturing Company West Monroe Coleman Street

Parking time on Trenton Street limited in West Monroe

Chief J. M. Hammons announces strict enforcement of a long proposed ordinance limiting parking on Trenton Street to one hour. The measure responds to rapid city growth and rising automobile numbers, aiming to free space on the main thoroughfare.

Trenton Street West Monroe J. M. Hammons Main Street

Project to Finish Early and Be Occupied This Fall

The plan states the work will be hastened to early completion and the space will be occupied in the fall, indicating a tight timeline and imminent use.

Time limit ordinance eyed to ease West Monroe congestion

The chief thoroughfare in West Monroe holds vehicles at a premium and enforcing the time limit ordinance is expected to remove a daily growing difficulty.

West Monroe

Highway paving progresses on Dixie Overland stretch

Work on the Dixie Overland highway from West Monroe to Calhoun advances satisfactorily. The first concrete was poured on Saturday and paving proceeds with 65 working days estimated to complete the project.

West Monroe Calhoun

Paving Plan Sets Fast Pace for Street Construction

The project aims to pave a strip eighteen feet wide and a quarter mile long each day, totaling sixteen miles in 65 working days. The contract allows 150 working days with Sundays off, indicating no delays are expected.

Bride Elizbeth Chapman Weds At Williston Church

Portland August wedding reports Mrs Alger B Chapman tying the knot with Elizbeth Chapman in a ceremony at Williston Congregational Church officiated by Rev Hilda Libby Ives. The event notes weather and construction plans for the day.

Portland Alger B. Chapman Hilda Libby Ives Williston Congregational Church Elizabeth

Bargain Baby and Boy Clothing Sale Prices Revealed

Stock lasts with 79 cent items or two for 1.50. Girls dresses at 69 cents or three for 2.00. Knickers and shorties for school wear priced to beat rivals. Economy range 79¢ to 1.25. Big line play suits 79¢ to 1.00. Boys khaki shorts and shirts priced accordingly for 4 to 16 years.

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