Rotary District Governor Urges Action For Monroe Boys
Everett Hill Tulsa Okla Rotary district governor appeals to Monroe Rotarians at Hotel Monroe to save youths through practical citizenship efforts. He stresses home involvement, direct goals for the American Boy, and concrete acts like father son time to foster growth in character, urging members to reach down to help and guide local youths.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
DE Valera
Monroe
Rotary
Everett Hill
Tulsa
Okla
Hotel Monroe
America
Monroe Rotarians
Mr. Hill
Hattiesburg
Hill
Rota
Fellows
Riots and Escape Hit Arkansas Strikes and Prison
Chicago reports the first death from the stockyard strike after a laborer is shot by a motorcycle officer. Rioting spreads to St Louis and Omaha as packing firms move to open shop and cut wages. In Little Rock, Tom Slaughter escapes the state penitentiary with six other convicts, ruling the death cell before fleeing in Mrs Dempsey's car and sparking a statewide manhunt.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
George Pile
St. Louis
Dec
St. Paul
Fast St. Louie
Omaha
East St. Louis
Associated Press
Little Rock
Ark
Tom Slaughter
Slaughter
Phillips County
Warden Dempsey
Tucker
Irish crisis deepens as De Valera rejects British Irish pact
De Valera repudiates the Anglo Irish treaty amid a cabinet split in Dublin. The Dail Éireann faces a division over the agreement while observers weigh its impact on British policy and the imperial parliament. Some cabinet members support the treaty, others oppose.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Associated Press
London
de Valera
Dail Eireann
Dail Éireann
South
Ireland
Irish peace treaty split prompts Dail Eireann session
The Dublin cabinet split over the Ireland Britain peace treaty. Eamonn De Valera announced the Dail Eireann would meet in public session next Wednesday to decide ratification, with Arthur Griffith set to move ratification at the session.
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London
Dublin
Dail Eireann
Southern Ireland
Eamonn de Valera
Dail
Ireland
Great Britain
Arthur Griffith
de Valera
Monroe's Field May Stretch to Ashley Oil Area
El Dorado driller D. B. McDaniels reports the Otto C. Seidlitz well on Gene Thompson lease in Ashley county struck oil sand at 2541 feet. Ten inch casing set to 170 feet with six inch casing to come. sixteen feet of shale passed before oil sand. Crowded roads and high excitement as county hopes oil production expands beyond Union county.
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D. B. McDaniels
el Dorado
Otto C. Seidlitz
Gene Thompson
Hamburg
Ashley County
Monroe
McDaniels
Union County
Arkansas
Graham Surghnor Lodge Elects 1922 Officers
Graham Surghnor Lodge No. 383 F. and A. M. elected officers for 1922 at the December 7 communication. The lineup includes Worshipful Master T. W. Ware, Senior Warden W. J. Bynum Jr., Junior Warden Henry Haas, Treasurer Sam Smith, Secretary Charles Garvey, Senior Deacon John R. Humble, Junior Deacon Dave C. Carter, Master Ceremonies W. C. Stevenson, Chaplain Harry Gossett, Tyler F. L. Speakman, Stewards F. C. Shepperd and Bernard Levi.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Graham Surghnor Lodge
T. W. Ware
W. J. Bynum, Jr
Henry Haas
Sam Smith
Charles Garvey
John R. Humble
Dave C. Carter
W. C. Stevenson
Harry Gossett
Tyler
F. L. Speakman
F. C. Shepperd
Bernard Levi
Weather Outlook Fair Tonight With Frosts Saturday
The forecast calls for a fair night with somewhat colder air and frost. Saturday remains fair with mild conditions expected across the region.
Brummett Plans Oil Drilling Start in Monroe Field
Brummett and Julian interests win contract for a 3000 foot oil drill in Ouachita Parish near Monroe with Colling and Stewart to build the derrick. First oil campaign of 1922 set to begin by January 1 or sooner. Brummett backs the project along with El Dorado links Hayes Brummett as VP of Julian and Puckett Oil Co. New York financiers involved in El Dorado field to visit Monroe for drilling advisability.
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Brummett and Julian
Colling and Stewart
Ouachita Parish
Parlor City Lumber Company
S. S. Miller
Louisiana
Brummett
Julian
el Dorado Field
Hayes Brummett
New Enterprise
Julian and Puckett Oil Co
el Dorado
A. H
Hill
New York
Monroe
Louisiana Bank and Trust Company
Monroe Field
France Ready to Accept Pacific Quadruple Pact
Paris officials see France’s acceptance of the Pacific quadruple agreement as likely though Viviani’s draft is viewed as outline not final. Washington reports the arms conference paused with the Far Eastern committee adjourned awaiting Japan’s stance on the naval ratio in the four power treaty.
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Paris
France
Pacific
M. Viviani
Washington
Far Eastern Committee
Old Resident of Ouachita Passes
D C Tidwell 65, longtime Ouachita parish resident, died Wednesday December 7. Funeral held at family home on South Grand Street Thursday at 3 p.m. conducted by Rev Robert Randall. Interment Riverside Cemetery with floral tributes. Survived by widow two sons A C Tidwell and C R Tidwell and three daughters Irene Tidwell Preaus Calhoun.
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Monroe
D. C
Tidwell
Ouachita Parish
South Grand Street
Robert, Randall
Methodist Church
Riverside
A. C
C. R. Tidwell
Irene Tidwell
Alexandria
Preaus
Farmerville
Calhoun
Bastrop
President of State Bankers Speaks at Baptist Brotherhood Banquet
In the Baptist church basement the Brotherhood held its second monthly banquet with P B E Houston presiding. Ben Johnson of Shreveport, president of Commercial National Bank and Louisiana Bankers Association, spoke on success and the ideal toward which to strive. Mrs. Harry Oliver and Mrs. H F Liebreich provided entertainment. about sixty five members attended.
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Baptist Church
Baptist Brotherhood
P. BE. Houston
Ben Johnson
Shreveport
Commercial National Bank
Louisiana Bankers’ Association
Johnson
Harry Oliver
Monroe
H. F. Liebreich
The
Brotherhood
Notice to Gas Consumers Pay Bills by the 10th
Gas customers are urged to pay on or before the 10th to save ten percent. Any bill not paid by the 20th will have service disconnected without further notice.
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Waddill
Hayward
Episcopal Church
Ty” Cobb
Monroe Rotary Club
RULES
Liberty TO All
Auto
Benton
Erin
Monroe's
Ashley Oil Area
Graham Surghnor
Pep
Monroe Oil
Barris
Ouachita Passes
American Cotton Oil CO
Ouachita
Weaks Supply Co
Genasco
United States
West Monroe
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