Monroe-Ruston Dixie Highway awarded to Meridian firm
The Meyer-Greenwald Construction Co. of Meridian Mississippi won the Monroe-Ruston Dixie Highway link contract at the Louisiana State Highway Commission in Baton Rouge. Their bid was 136 thousand 390 dollars and 32 cents beating Lawrence Nixon and Philips at 147 thousand 186 dollars. Bids by Harris Construction Monroe and others were not accepted.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Meyer-Greenwald Construction Co
Meridian
Miss
Monroe-Ruston
State Highway Commission
Baton Rouge
Lawrence, Nixon and Philips
Mississippi
Ouachita Police
Meyer- Greenwald Construction Co
Chamber of Commerce
Meyer-Greenwad
Harris Construction Co
Monroe
F. D. Harvey
J. D. O'Reiley
Local Listings for Arts and Dental Services
Readable fragments show Monroe Book and Art Studio and Anal Dental Parlors offering Christmas cards novelties and related items at 216 De Sart Street with contact number 914 2 161. The text mixes shop names and a street address in a compact commercial notice.
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Monroe Book & Art Studio
Anal Dental
de- Sart Street
L. P. Portis
Louisiana Progress on Pelican Highway and Local Events
Ouachita News notes 22 Star Route Clubs totaling 379 members in Louisiana backing the Pelican Highway Division except the Dermott Pollock loop. Victory Week cotton sign up plans, Quotas surpassed by 700 bales, and a bid to double targets discussed. Local cases include arrests for liquor possession, gun use fines, and anti-vice penalties. Louisiana Training Institute football to face Bastrop. Monroe building permits near 1 million for year. Christmas observance plans in Monroe and West Monroe with a large community tree and toy donations by Boy Scouts.
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Louisiana
Henry E. Hardtner
Urania
Lone Star Route Association
Hardtner
Louisiana Department of Conservation
Farm Bureau Federation
Ouachita Valley Farm Bureau
Central Savings Bank & Trust Co
J. H. Watkins
State Farm Bureau
A. L. Smith
Federation
Monroe
West Monroe
Boy Scouts Organization
Paris bakers close shops in bread protest across Paris
Paris and suburbs shut majority of bakeries at noon in response to bakers demand for higher bread prices two sous per kilo. Government orders judicial inquiry. Over five million people affected by about 3500 shops closed, with 2100 in Paris and rest in Seine and Seine-et-Oise.
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Paris
Seine
Seine-Et-Oise
Opening of International Livestock Show at Union Stock Yards
Radio wireless messages announce the opening of the twenty third annual International Livestock Show at the Union Stock Yards. More than 10 000 head of cattle horses sheep and swine will be judged. Stock men from across the United States and Canada attend with nineteen states sending non collegiate stock judging teams led by Ohio last year's winner. Seventy six horse teams have been on show.
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Associated Press
Chicago
Union Stock Yards
United States
Canada
Pennsylvania
Virginia
West Virginia
Ohio
Michigan
Indiana
Illinois
Georgia
Louisiana
Texas
Oklahos
Nebraska
Kansas
Colorado
Oklahoma
Arkansas
Missouri
Minnesota
Utah
Ouachita River Rise Near Monroe As Dam No 4 Progresses
The Ouachita River above Leek and Dan No 4 near Monroe is set to rise about five feet next week starting Monday or Tuesday as Dam No. 4 reaches its full height.
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Ouachita River
Leek
Dan No. 4
Monroe
Tiernans Sought in Chicago Sanity Inquisition
John P. Tiernan former Notre Dame law professor and his first wife are believed hiding in Chicago as authorities seek a sanity inquisition with a writ. His second wife Blanche Brimmer Tiernan and the Crown Point marriage are also unsettled with reports of her arrival in Chicago.
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Blanche Brimmer-Tiernan
Crown Point
Indiana Gretna Green
Chicago
Frances Pulaski
Tiernan
War Savings Certificates Mature January First
War savings certificates issued in 1918 and bought after date will mature January 1 1923. Holders are urged to negotiate or exchange at Monroe post office. Special forms will be sent to Federal Reserve Banks to mail checks around early next month.
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Monroe Post Office
Treasury
Federal Reserve Banks
Treasury Department
Pernicious pessimism and faith in government
A Chicago journal editorial condemns blanket distrust of political parties and argues that the majority remain honest and capable. It warns against abstaining from voting as a threat to free government, stressing confidence and credit as foundations of governance and business. A Swiss firm completes a tiny repeater watch with a platinum case half an inch wide claimed as the smallest world hour clock.
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Pope
Ohio
Cee
Chicago
Ournal
New Orleans Cotton Markets Slip Then Steady Amid Mixed Signals
Reports of weak Fall River cloth demand pressured cotton in early trading as January futures fell to 24.62 cents. Short covering later helped push January to 24.73 before a rumor of Dec first ginning figures sparked a drop to 24.50, ending near 24.55 with net losses.
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New Orleans
Fall River
Shorts
Jeccee
MOF Sintekae
Cotton Market Quiet as December Trade Dims in New York
In New York on December 2, the cotton market opened lower by 3 to 11 points amid light selling, but traded fairly steady around 26 cents for January on week end covering. Reports from cotton goods markets show quiet trade with mills holding for full prices while second hand cloth offerings ease slightly. spot cotton sits at middling 25.25.
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New York
Lorillard Tobacco
American Tobacco
Fisher Body
Studebaker
Mexican Petroleum
California Petroleum
Standard Oil of
New Jersey
Adams Express
Kresge
Republic Steel
Atlantic Coast Line
Illinois Central
International Harvester
New York Central
Wheat Market Weakens After Early Upturn in Chicago
Chicago reports show wheat rose briefly as commission houses bought May and July contracts, then retreated with a bearish sentiment and light speculative activity. Corn and oats mirrored the trend with weak closes, while cash wheat prices in St. Louis ranged for No. 2 and red grades.
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Chicago
Liverpool
America
St. Louis
Kansas City cattle and hog market report tone
Kansas City markets show 1,800 cattle for week with beef steers 50c higher on average and loads up to 1.00. Fat stock steady to 25 higher, stockers and calves weak to 25 lower. hogs 4,500 at 8.15 top, 170 to 270 pounds 8.00 to 8.10, packing sows steady at 7.25 to 7.50.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kansas City
Foreign exchange rates steady in New York trading
The market held firm with Great Britain at 4.521-2 on the spot and 4.523-4 on cables. France quoted at 7.03 on demand and 7.04 on cables, Italy 4.87 and 4.871-2, Belgium 6.501-2 and 6.51, Germany 0.011-4 and 0.015-16, Spain 15.40, Greece 1.42, Poland 0.003-4, Argentina 37.80, Brazil 12.10, and Montreal 1.00.
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New York
Great Britain
France
Italy
Belgium
Germany
Spain
Greece
Poland
Argentine
Brazil
Montreal
East St Louis Market Reports Cattle and Hogs
East St. Louis cattle prices rise with beef steers up 50 to 75 while light-veal ers advance 75. Week’s top yearlings reach 12.75 and matured steers 9.75. cows and canners move varied. Hogs total 6,500 with steady to 5 lower butcher hogs. 140 to 180 pound cuts around 8.40 to 8.50.
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East St. Louis
Daily Cotton Market Letter Reports Rumors Stir New Orleans Trade
In New Orleans on December 2 the cotton market showed little needed news until near close when rumors claimed ginners' crop estimates rose to 9,675,000 or 9,875,000 bales. Both rumors were denied, but selling unsettled prices. Traders expect further liquidation ahead of bureau day unless new factors revive interest. Fenner & Beane.
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New Orleans
Ginners Association
Liverpool
Fenner & Beane
Shreveporter Sues Railroad Over Arrest Misconduct
Shreveport resident Jack Gilmore sues Kansas City Southern for 15000 claiming an arrest at a local hotel on November 27 1922 was a false accusation used by the railroad aided by Shreveport police. He says the incident ruined a job offer and caused his engagement to end.
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Associated Press
Shreveport
Jack Gilmore
Kansas City Southern Railway Company
Gilmore
Kansas
Colostrum Found Key to Calf Health Germicidal Value
The Missouri University dairy team reports first milk from the mother provides germicidal protection for calves. Experiments show calves without colostrum suffer higher mortality, while those receiving it show stronger bowels and resistance to common diseases. Dr. W. H. Dalrymple notes this shifts understanding from laxative use to immune benefits.
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Department of Dairy Husbandry
The
Missouri University
W. H. Dalrymple
Early England Bans Cotten Goods Trade and Wearers Face Penalties
In 1700 import of cotton goods to Great Britain was forbidden and in 1721 Parliament banned cotton manufacture in England. Penalties included 100 dollars for selling cotton and 25 dollars for wearing it, reflecting strict enforcement.
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Great Britain
England
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J. L. Kaliski
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Plymouth Rock Cockerels
Ouachita Avenue
Joe Vanderford
Jackson Street
Oswald Cosby
Pine Street
W. H
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Main, E
Seventh
Saveline
Pictorial
Liberal Commission
Wteman
Associated News Service
49Th Street
Ouachita News
Prince Pitman
Jack Williams
Schulze
Ada Lewis
Sherman Murray
Murray
Louisiana Training Institute
Bastrop
Morehouse Parish
Leon Montville
Josephine Garden
Wapello
Iowa
Justine Mosse
Atlantic City
N. J
Riga
Kansas City Grain
Chicago Grain Market
Kansas City Cattle
Shreveporter Sues Railroad
News-Star
Slagle-Johnson
Love Bros
Slagle-Johnson Lumber CO
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