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Newspaper
Monroe News Star
Location
Monroe, Louisiana, United States of America
Date
Dec 22, 1925
Page
6
Six employees in the floor parcel post room handle outbound mail for the Christmas rush. Hours extend to 6 p m daily, with growing volume and extra trucks to and from trains. Peak expected today despite stairs and earlier tent congestion. Monroe clerks report booming mail activity and rapid processing.
Two cut hands were sustained by G. W. Allison of McGhee Arkansas after his car was struck by a vehicle driven by A R Brown of Ninth Street. The windshield shattered and glass cut his hands. Allison was taken to St Francis Sanitarium and is resting well.
Milton Courerdale Sheriff Monroe La will offer for sale at the courthouse front door in Monroe between legal hours on Saturday January 2 1926 the lot in Calhoun 25 1 2 feet on Elva street depth 70 feet with all improvements seized as defendant B Hodge property to satisfy writ of fieri facias and costs cash with appraisement to the last and highest bidder.
A large Christmas tree has been placed in Ruston city park and will be wired and decorated for Christmas Day celebration at 5 30 p m. Mrs D M Atkins leads the tree event while a community carol sing is planned for the public.
Christmas mood fills Monroe as crowded stores display the largest holiday stock yet. Merchants report busy days with extra clerks and open hours through Thursday. Weather adds to the scene with clear skies and cold air as residents exchange greetings and kindness abounds. An agents sale notice for unclaimed railroad goods follows.
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