Fowth of Extension Service Shown in War Era
The extension service proved the effectiveness of direct contact by trained agents in 1917 1918. At the war start 2149 workers were employed nationwide with county agents home demonstration and boys and girls club work. By November the staff rose to 5215 with 271? county agents and 724? club workers. They expanded to boost economical production conserve foods and seeds and improve urban food use while maintaining federal presence in rural outreach.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rotary of Agriculture
Houstons
Olleges
Regar
Farmers Aid War Effort Across Government Agencies
The passage notes farmers have aided the Treasury during Liberty Loan campaigns and contributed to the Red Cross, the YMCA, and other war activities. It highlights their service to the Food Administration in special tasks during the war.
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Th Treasury
Liberty Joan
The
Red Cross
Young Men’s Christian Association
Food Administration
Bachelor Girl Reflections by Helen Rowland
A humorous column contrasts views on marriage and propriety from a woman's and a man's perspective. It quips about weddings, aging, and romance while poking fun at gender norms and social expectations of love and fidelity.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Helen Rowland
Notable 19th Century Memorials and Gender Roles
The text discusses wit and behavior of devoted women and men in mourning, notes a dramatic remark about wedding decor, and references a 1833 monument to Martha Washington in Fredericksburg Virginia, highlighted as one of America’s early memorials with President Andrew Jackson present.
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America
Mother
George Washington
Fredericksburg
Andrew Jackson
Classified Ad Echoes Persist in News Star Listings
The News Star continues to publish classified ads with steady readership as readers seek items for sale, jobs, and services. Community members rely on the familiar era of print notices in a changing market.
Ad Asking for Work Appears in News Star Classifieds
Brief notice notes a low cost want ad in the News Star inviting readers to post employment inquiries. The message emphasizes affordability and visibility in the newspaper classifieds.
NO CLASSIFIED ADS TAKE OVER THE PHONE
The News Star states it will not accept promiscuous classified ads by phone except to hold for insertion after payment. Regular monthly accounts may be charged at one cent per word per insertion, with a 25 cent minimum. No one available to send out or a collector to follow up, making small ads impractical.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
News-Star
Official Directory of National and State Officials Listed
A compiled roster lists national figures led by Woodrow Wilson and Thomas Marshall, plus cabinet members and justices, followed by state leaders including governor, lieutenant governor, attorneys general, treasurer, auditor, highway engineer, health board heads, and multiple district senators and judges. The misspelt and fragmented OCR shows extensive line items for offices in 1910s governance and judiciary.
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National
Woodrow Wilson
Thomas BR. Marshall
Robert Lansing
William @. McAdoo
Treasury
Newton D. Baker
Josephus Daniels
Navy
T. W. Gregory
Albert 8. Burleson
Franklin K. Lane
Interior
David F. Houston
Agriculture
William C. Redfield
Commerce
William B. Wilson
Duffin G. Pleasant
Fernand Mouton
James J. Bailey
A. V. Coco
Henry Hunsicker
Paul Capdievielle
T. H. Harris
Harry D. Wilson
Fred J. Grace
State Land Office
W. N. McFarland
RK. N. Sims
Henry L Jzu
Heads of State Schools and Officials Named in Parish Roll
A list of state school heads including Thos D Boyd LSU and Wade Bynum Deaf and Dumb Institute, plus court and parish officials such as D N Thompson Court of Appeals and C W Phillips President ward one, with numerous ward officers, clerks, sheriffs, and city officials named for Pollesbury.
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Thos. D. Boyd
Louisiana State University
W. L. Roy
State Normal School
J. B. Keeney
Louisiana Industrial [Natitute
K. l L. Stephens
Southwest Louisiana Industrial Natitute
Wade Bynum
Deaf and Dumb Institute
Institute For the Blind
HM. W. Moore
Louisiana Training Institute
Paris By Airbaek Letter Describes New London Paris Flight
A New Orleans woman in a letter from London notes 120000 people seeking entry to France as wartime travel limits apply. Air service now links London and Paris with two and a half hour flights at 75 dollars, departing both cities from the Ritz at 10 20 a m. prewar travel took about eight hours.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Paris
Airbaek
New Orleans
DOW
London
France
Ritz Hotel
Ritz
Sheriff Seizes Stake in Louisiana Court Sale Notice
In Richland Parish Seventh District Court Dixie Securities Corp versus J W Hemler Case 4746 a writ of seizure and sale directs disposal of a Studebaker Six Touring car motor 24767 car 224505 at the Monroe court house front door on Saturday December 25 at 11s cash without appraisement. Sheriff T A Grant Monroe La December 17 1928.
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Sime
State of Louisiana
Parish of Richland Seventh District
Dixie Securities Corporation
J. W. Hemler
Monroe
Louisiana
Towil
Studebaker
T. A. Grant, Sheritt
Mouree
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St. Ke’s Hospital
Tsukiji
Tokyo
Fair Grounds
Monroe, la
Mounds
B. M. Jackson
Ouachita Parish
National Dental
Monage Big Office
DeSlard Street
Faust Bros. Lumber Co
Crew Lake
P. O. Box
Meridian, Miss
Care News-Star
W. W. Cook
Apply Bohemia Hotel
Underwood
Isaacman
Monroe Furniture Co
Masonic
DeSiard Street
L. Neville
South Grand St
Ouechita Tire & Rubber Co
Garretson
J. R. Ferguson
Tyler Commercial College
Apply News- Star
John Blanks Parker
T. E. Flournoy
Ouachita National Bank
Consolidated Ice Co
Rayville
Martin Honeycutt
Bath
West Monroe
Calypso Street
W. A. Walker
Crosley
G. B. Haynes
Lee Avenue
Alexandria
A. Lowry
Oakdale
River Front
S. N. Whyte
J. T. Douglas
Layton Platt
East Front
F. M. Gates
G. W. Copeland
J. H. Childers
A. Nix
Claiborne
P. O
B.C. Dawkins
Germany
Jersey
IP. M. Saa Ee
E. S. Eby
Richland Plantation
Millhaven
J. T. Austin
W. P. Darrington
South Fourteenth Street
Olive St
Liberty
R. L. Prophit, Jr
Monroe B. & L. Assn. Bld
Springfield
Phome
Ouachita Plumbing
GAS Fitting CO
North Third
Thomas E. Wright
Allen's
3. L. Adams
J. Q. Graves
Adams & Graves Physicians and Surgeons
Chase & Collens Co
F. Collins
Monroe Veterinary Infirmary
North 6Th
H. D. Catlett
D. Masur & Son
Cheniere
Iron Bridge
Hall
the. F. J. Cheney & CO
Toledo
Official Directory
United States Supreme Court
Edward Douglass White
Joseph McKenna
Oliver Wendall Holmes
William R. Day
James C. McReynolds
Willis van DeVanter
Mahion Pitney
Louis D. Brandies
Jytes
Clark
Justi
Congress Gass
Joseph E. Ransdell
Albert Estopinal
Garland Dupree
Whit P. Martin
John T. Watkins
Riley J. Wilson
Jared Y. Sanders
L. Lazaro
James B. Aswell
Stafford
Charity Hospital
New Orieace Charity Hospital
Shreveport
Clarence Pierson
Hospital For the Insane
Jackson
John N. Thowes
Pineville
State Supreme Court
Frank A. Monroe
Charles A. O'Neal
D. O. Provosty
W. B. Somerville
Court of Appeals
D. N. Thompson
Charles V. Porter
Robert B. Dakwine
Fifth District Court
Ben
Dawkina
M. Odom
Parish
D. E. Brown
T. T. Webb
W. ¥. Pipes
T. A. Grant
A. L. Green
Joe Hanna
A. BP. Gray
H. D. Apgar
Will Atkinson
R. E B. Heap
Frank J. Roddy
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