Methodist leaders gather for Sunday School council opening
More than 100 Sunday school leaders from across the Southern Methodist territory attend the opening meeting in Nashville Tennessee for the general Sunday School council and related organizations including the elementary council board chairs directors and professors of religious education.
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Associated Press
Nashville
Tenn
Southern Methodist Church
Southern Methodist
Evangelistic Plans Move to Extend Through South
A conference in Nashville gathers more than 50 evangelists led by Dr. R L Russell to chart a Southern Methodist Church evangelism plan for the entire region after the thirty eighth general conference. The meeting aims to spread movement nationwide across the South.
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Associated Press
Nashville
Tenn
Southern Methodist Church
Thirty Eighth General
Methodist Church
R. L. Russell
Home Mission
Bishops of Methodist Church Gather in San Antonio
Sixteen bishops of the Methodist Episcopal Church South, five of whom serve foreign missions, will meet December 14 to 17 in San Antonio for the college of bishops semi annual session. The body, meeting twice yearly, reviews church work while executive powers rest elsewhere, so no policy changes are anticipated.
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Associated Press
San Antonio
Tex
Methodist Episcopal Church, South
College of Bishops
Holiday Disbursements in Big Corporations Reach 50 Million
New York Dec 11 Extra or resumed dividends by American industrial and railroad companies will push holiday disbursements to stockholders well above 50 million with total dividend outlays likely over 150 million and annual sums surpassing 1 billion. Interest payments to bondholders average about 200 million monthly.
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New York
Lord and Taylor
Garriers
Odd Fellows of Louisiana visit Monroe for official visit
Grand Master D. E. Chapman of Baton Rouge visits Monroe to inspect Valley Lodge and plan a new lodge. He notes rising state membership and activity and highlights the widows and orphans home at Crowley. Valley Lodge No. 2 to hold a special initiation with a Homer team conferring four degrees Tuesday night.
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D. E. Chapman
Baton Rouge
Louisiana
Odd Fellows
Monroe
Valley Lodge Odd Fellows
Chapman
Crowley
Odd Fellows of
Valley Lodge No. 2
Homer
Succession Sale in Ouachita Parish on Dec 22 1925
In the Sixth District Court Ouachita Parish Louisiana the succession of Richard Holt deceased docket 2182. An order directs sale of estate assets including counters fixtures stock of cigars and Dick's Place merchandise at public auction for cash not less than two thirds of appraised value. Auction at the courthouse date December 22 1925 administrator Albert Horuff and attorneys Stubbs Theus Grisham Thompson. Stockholders meeting Chester Carbon Company to consider capital stock and officer director increases January Sid Tuesday 1924 Monroe Ouachita Louisiana president Percy Putnam Learned secretary L B Adams.
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Louisiana
Parish of
Ouachita
Sixth District Court
Tichard Holt
Ouachita Parish
Richard Hull
Court House
Richard Holt
Towit
Chester Carbon Company, Incorporated
Monroe
State of
Percy Putnam Learned
Urn Found With Ashes of 19th Century Man in England
A dealer opening a brass box from a mixed collection discovered an urn containing the ashes of Abraham Knowles cremated in Philadelphia in 1898. The incident notes an English bowling popularity in the 13th century.
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Eng
Fifth District Medical Society meets at St Francis sanitarium Monroe
The Fifth District Medical Society held its semi annual convention at St Francis Sanitarium in Monroe with Dr C P Gray presiding. The program featured talks on intestinal obstruction cholecystectomy and other medical topics plus an invocation and welcome address by Rev F M Freeman and Mayor Arnold Bernstein.
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Fifth District Medical Society
Fifth Congressional District
St. Francis Sanitarium
Monroe
C. P. Gray
F. M. Freeman
Arnold Bernstein
R. B. Leavell
D. I. Hirsch
Jesse L. Adams
J. J. Newton
C. U. Johnson
B. M. McKain
A. E. Fisher
A. L. Peters
The
Medical Society
C.P. Gray
Thompson Introduces Fuqua At Saenger Rally
Attorney M Carey Thompson presents Fuqua at the Saenger Theatre rally praising citizen involvement in Louisiana politics The talk criticizes a campaign that injects religion into politics and risks turning the state toward a politico religious conflict with intolerance and bitterness.
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M. Carey Thompson
Fuqua
Saenger Theatre
Louisiana
Louisiana voters urged to rebuke candidate appealing to racial and religious differences
The appeal calls for peace and unity in Louisiana, urging voters to support Fuqua and Bouanchaud and reject any third candidate. It emphasizes rejecting intolerance and the political use of sectarian lines as the lines of contest firm up before the new year.
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Louisiana
United Press
Fuqua
Bouanchaud
Board Thickness Dispute Stalls National Lumber Standard
A dispute over thirties of an inch in board thickness may block a nationwide move to standardize lumber. The conflict risks delays in achieving substantial savings, potentially hundreds of millions annually, as Madison reports a stalled effort to adopt universal dimensions.
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Madison
Wis
Lumber standard discussion to shape inch board thickness
C P Winslow of the US Forest Products Laboratory says a meeting of lumber producers retailers and consumers will be held in Washington to decide a permanent lumber standard with the question How thick is an inch board as the chief topic of discussion. New York reports the Woodrow Wilson Democracy executive committee has sent a telegram to President Coolidge protesting his remark that the League of Nations is closed to further government.
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Massachusetts
Department of Commerce
Durant and Star
Lansing
Michigan
Elizabeth
New Jersey
Oakland
California
Leaside
Canada
C. P. Winslow
United States Forest Products Laboratory
Washington
Winslow
New York
Woodrow Wilson Democracy
Coolidge
Congress
League of Nations
Crozier Defeats Bob by Referee’s Decision in Lightweight Bout
Charlie Dutch Crozier of Baton Rouge won the referee’s decision over Bob by Waugh of Mobile in a 12 round lightweight bout held in Alexandria. The result came after a hard fought match with Crozier earning the victory on points.
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Crozier
Alexandria
Charlie
Dutch” Crozier
Baton Rouge
Bobby Waugh
Mobile
Rat Poison Ad Endorsed by Customer
A reader testimonial promotes Rat-Snap rat poison sold by Chase-Ammann Drug Co. The customer describes discarding the poison with meat and cheese and praises Rat-Snap for killing rats, noting price points of 35c 65c and 1.25 dollars with a guarantee.
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Bishops of Methodist Church
San Antonio, Texas
Odd Fellows of Louisiana
L. B. Adams
H. D. Apgar
S. B. Hicks Motor Co
Durant
Scar
England
Kaliski Music
Physicians of
Fifth District
St. Francis
Our Republic
Attorney Thompson Introduces
Southern Hardware
Monroe, la
SOX
Haberdashery
Manhattan
Metric
Jesse Smith
N. J
Chase-Amman Drug CO
Nash Automobiles
Nash
Taylor-Nash Automobile Company, Inc
South Grand St
KODAK
DeSiard
Krex Department Store
Taylor-Nash Automobile Co
Grand St
Ford
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