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Newspaper
Monroe News Star
Location
Monroe, Louisiana, United States of America
Date
Dec 01, 1926
Page
2
Adele Garrison faces a rival with Hugh Grantland over a conference change. Philip Veritzen pushes for an afternoon meeting while Hugh’s jealousy complicates choices. The narrator weighs duty, respect, and personal feelings in a tension filled scene.
H L Matthews, nine years and a week on the job, hauled a two wheel cart between the post office and the union station in Ruston Louisiana. He delivered letters and small goods for 60 dollars a month and endured much mud during street paving in 1922. O B Holloway will replace him.
Special to The News-Star Ruston La December 1 Lieut Col C B Hodges offered the presidency of Louisiana State University writes President John Conniff thanking him for the telegram dated November 19 Hodges attended Tech but graduated from West Point and expresses appreciation for the contact from the school during his appointment announcement
An alumnus reports receiving old press clippings from a school attended in early youth. The clippings cover classroom events, sports wins, and notable school activities, reflecting regional coverage and memories from that era.
At a special city council session bids for the new fire station at Jackson street and Lee avenue were awarded to W T Cal. Gordon avenue and Forrest street paving went to J J Hamiter of Shreveport with Monroe bidders A J Brooks W C Sally W A Terry George C Love and E J Ousley presenting competing offers.
1792 James Whitcomb born Stockbridge VI United States senator and Indiana governor died in New York Oct 4 1852. 1816 Seth Thomas founder of American clock industry born Thomaston Conn died there Apr 28 1888. 1851 Linn Boyd of Kentucky was noted in this anniversary list.
In Bridgeport on December 1, Mrs. Lottie Schommer faces Mrs. Clemington Corson in a race but only if Schommer wears more than grease. Corson condemns her rival’s costume as disgraceful and foolish, igniting a fashion dispute over athletic presentation.
New York December 1 The weekly summary of the American Petroleum Institute reports a US crude oil production rise of 20 000 barrels to a daily average of 2 391 250 barrels for the week ended November 27 North Louisiana up 1 000 barrels to 56 450 Oklahoma down 4 000 Kansas up 2 100 North Texas down 4 000 East central Texas unchanged West central Texas up 5 000 Southwest Texas down 100 Arkansas down 2 300 Gulf coast up 15 000 Eastern unchanged Wyoming down 1 500 Montana down 100 Colorado up 650 New Mexico up 300 California up 8 200 total rise 20 800.
For the week ending November 27 daily receipts of California oil at Atlantic and Gulf coast ports totaled 137,143 barrels versus 248,000 the prior week. Daily California oil arrivals at Al ports and Gulf coast ports reached 85,286 barrels, up from 81,571 in the previous week.
An ad touts KOTEX as highly absorbent, claiming it is times as effective as cotton pads. The copy emphasizes softness and reliability for daily feminine hygiene use.
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