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Newspaper
Monroe News Star
Location
Monroe, Louisiana, United States of America
Date
Dec 06, 1922
Page
3
Hundreds of black workers flee Ouachita county after notices read and leave posted in the oil field. Sheriff Ed Harper suspects I W W agitators aim to scare workers and disrupt employment. Government agents will inspect the field for radicals as organized groups pressure workers to quit.
Sheriff Harper stated he was sure that Fielay were not responsible for the notices. The remark followed inquiries into who issued and managed the public notices in the county.
Ouachita parish planters lag in using calcium arsenate for boll weevil and caterpillar control. Parish Agent FE R Strahan cites Delta Laboratory trials at Tallulah and notes only about 500 acres dusted so far, with three large landowners leading the effort after buying dusting gear.
The American Legion group La Society des 40 Hommes et 8 Chevaux hosts a Wednesday night promenade at the American Legion Home on St. John Street. Many L. B. Faulk Post 13 members will be initiated into the Forty and Fight Society with a large feed to honor candidates. Dr Merfeld and Chef de Gare Sam Smith plan to depart Monroe, marking their final appearances with Voiture 168 as they relocate to Fort Worth and add to Shreveport’s gain.
E R Strahan parish agricultural agent issues a statement on milk at 20 cents a quart in Monroe, arguing dairymen face high costs from cotton seed meal and other feeds. He notes profits were frequently below 5 dollars daily for a $30,000 investment and explains price rises reflect rising inputs rather than neglect by producers. The piece also covers Louisiana Baptist convention actions and world Baptist congress delegates.
Officials of Leonidas Barkdull Faulk Post No 13 American Legion seek to charge three members for not closing stores on Armistice Day as agreed. They allegedly signed a petition to close and then opened at noon, violating the contract. The matter will be reviewed at the next Faulk Post meeting.
Postmaster General Hubert Work has issued eleven guidelines to reduce mail mixups and loss during the Christmas rush. Shippers should wrap firmly, use sturdy cord, print clear addresses, include a return address, affix address to the parcel, use corrugated paper or boxes for fragile items, pack with excelsior, mark perishables, have the clerk annotate warnings, consider transit wear, perform a final check, insure the parcel, and mail early.
Mineral rights on 60 acres in section 18-20-6 east of the Monroe gas field sold for 3000 dollars cash from T. G. Easterling Co. to Southern Carbon Co. The deal lists the Monroe gas area as the location and specifies the cash consideration.
Miss Ira Lillian Hart of Route 1 Salado describes suffering from womanly troubles with drowsiness and severe headaches. She credits Cardus with substantial relief after the first bottle and urges other women to try the mild tonic now sold everywhere.
Ag nes Ayres presents Borderland at the Lyceum with Milton Sills in the lead. The Beulah Marie Dix Beulah Marie Dix story directed by Paul Powell blends fantasy and mystery in a tale likened to Lil am Earthbound and Peter Grimm. Child actors and a trained dog and goat add charm to the cast.
George Arliss stars in a dual life drama as a wealthy retiree by day and garage worker by night. The film presents a polished clubman balancing social status with work in a garage, offering entertaining health and balance themes.
A small classified ad investment can yield large returns by attracting buyers for valuable items. Even modest listings can connect sellers with interested parties and drive high value trades.
An official Tokio statement says China and Japan are in accord on treaty matters except Shantung railway details. It notes transfer of Tsingtao leasehold administration and withdrawal of the Japanese garrison will occur today. Negotiations on the railway continue with expected agreement soon, before March 19.
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