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Newspaper

Monroe News Star

Location

Monroe, Louisiana, United States of America

Date

Dec 29, 1928

Page

11

Officiants Installed at Two Masonic Lodges Joint Event

About 125 members attended a joint installation and banquet at the temple during the St. John's supper. Western Star lodge No. 24 installed S. S. Elledge as worshipful master and other officers. Graham Surghnor lodge No. 383 named B. M. McKoin as worshipful master and officers. Judge Percy Sander delivered the evening speech.

St. John's R. Downs, Jr Percy Sander Western Star Lodge No S. S. Elledge I. V. Woerner Aaron Parker FE. G. Courtney, Sur Sig Hans Hunlain R. D. Farr W. Surghnor John K. Gernon M. ©. Harrison N. Carter Baldwin Tyler F. L. Speakman Graham Surghnor Lodge B. M. McKoin W. G. Banister J. A. Pankey W. H. Ricks J. S. Washburn Henry Haas F. W. Allison

Christmas Guests and Visits Around Rochelle

Rochelle society notes list numerous local and regional visitors during the holidays. Families from Winnfield Jena Alexandria Monroe and Beaumont Texas are mentioned among those spending Christmas and the Yuletide with relatives in Rochelle and nearby towns.

News-Star Rochelle A. L. Ducal Columbia D. J. Dunn Harold DeBray Winnfield Jackson Rk. J. Adams R. H. Adams Alexandria D. H. McNeil Jena W. M Thompson Ira Massey Tuls Leane Robertson Hobertson Sicily Island Bill Myane W. C. Davidson Winifred Davis A. H. Davis R. L. Adams O Winif Killingsworth J. T. Harris Harrie S. L. Varnado Hammond Nevin Tannehill Nee Tanenhill F. Fort Beaumont Texas J. W. Keith, Jr

John L Daniels Dies After Operation in Local Hospital

John Little Daniels aged 68 died after an operation at a local hospital last night. He spent most of his life in Mer Rouge in business before moving five months ago to Monroe now living at 600 North Fifth street. Survived by wife, four daughters and two sons. services to be held in Mer Rouge with interment there. The family’s past included the Watt T Daniels disappearance six years prior linked to Ku Klux Klan trials at Bastrop.

John Little Daniels Daniels Mer Rouge Monroe North Fifth Street A. B. Sisson C. FE. Odom W. M. Logan Byron Mobley Cedric Daniels B. E. Daniels Beaumont Texas Reverend Wilson Mer Rouge Methodist Church Watt T. Daniels Ku Klux Klan Bastrop

Crawford heads to New York state for Scout training

Crawford, a Boy Scout field executive, departs next Wednesday for Scarborough New York to attend a month long training course run by national officers. About 25 field executives from across the country will receive instruction on current Scout techniques and requirements as part of a push for higher standards in scouting leadership.

N. RB. Crawford Scarborough N. Y New York City United States

Logger Drowns as Auto OverTurns in Ditch

A Port Barre logger J W Kelly 45 died when his car overturned in a ditch on the Port Barre road and he drowned before help arrived. Survived by wife a son Alvin of Port Arthur Texas and two daughters Adeline of Bunkie and Thelma of Port Arthur.

Opelousas J. W. Kelley Port Barre Mr. Kelly Wie Alvin Port Arthur Texas Adeline Bunkie Thelma

Miss Irene McQueen Hosts Holiday Party for Three Guests

Rochelle Louisiana December 29 A charming gathering hosted by Miss Irene McQueen at her parents home featured guests Charles Rose Mae Roberts and Chiotiela Bennett from Woodsworth. The evening included bridge music from a Victrola seasonal decor and festive touches with Christmas candles and color lights.

G. E. Stubbs Georgia Stubbs Winnfield Avon Pardue Port Arthur Texas J. Lt. Nash Clyde McQueen Herbert Russell LeRoy Floyd Jena Theron Grant Savannah J. W. Scott J. E. Walser Standard W. ©. King O. Payne Tulles Bobbie Garrett Urania Allen McQueen J.Q. Elliott Oslo W. H. Elliote Montgomery J. KB. Tooke Alexandria FE. J. Bennett Melia Roberts Vitaphone Picture Jesse Boyett Mr. Boyett Elbert Lea Vicksburg Miss E. F. Lea Harry Russell J. L. Russell Fordyce Ark Melba Roberts Lake Charles Rosa Mae Roberts Chlotielia Bennett Woodworth Irene McQueen T. S. Butler W. B. Montgomery W. A. McQueen Lake Charles, Rose Mae Roberts and Chiotiela Bennett Woodsworth Bridge Rose Mae Roberts Chlotiela Bennett Goldie Hachet Hazel King Opal Tarver Aline Lea Mayo Watson Prrett McQueen D. ©. Killingsworth Dr. T. Grant Alvin Smart D. C. Gates Ernest Bennett Tom White

Rayville Loses Prominent Man James A Mhoon

James A. Mhoon, 79, retired planter and Rayville leader, died Friday after a month long illness. Born in Cherokee Alabama on July 6, 1849, he moved to Louisiana in 1871, lived at Luck now for years, then Rayville for the past decade. He is survived by a brother and a sister, and was active in the Nayville Baptist church and a Mason. Funeral was at Alto Baptist church with Masonic fraternal rites.

Rayville James A. Mhoon Mr. Mhoon Cherokee Ala Louisiana Lucknow Annie Lobdell Robert Mhoon Arkansas City Ark Ellen Orrick Mhoon Nayville Baptist Church Alto Baptist Church Alto Cemetery

Bacteriologists Near End Of Annual Meeting In Richmond

The 12th annual American bacteriologists meeting in Richmond approaches its end with papers on typhoid fever and new alcohol production methods from cane molasses. Officers elected include Dr Ludvig Hedoen president from the University of Chicago Dr S Bane Jones vice president from the University of Rochester and Dr James Sherman re-elected secretary-treasurer. A highlight was the Louisiana Experiment Station team’s report on accelerating alcohol production by adding small amounts of vegetable carbons to cane molasses solution.

Ludvig Hedoen University of Chicago Bane Jones University of Rochester James Sherman Cornell William L. Owen W. P. Denson Department of Bacteriology Louisiana Experiment Station Baton Rouge

Baton Rouge City Market To Close After 65 Years

The Baton Rouge city commission announces the old city market will close permanently January 1. Private markets reduced demand and the market building requires extensive repairs to modern sanitary standards. The structure sits behind City Hall and potential federal plans may lead to its partial demolition.

Baton Rouge City Commission Council Commission Council City Hall

City Police Garage Conversion Planned for Market Building

Authorities plan to remove old sheds and stables attached to the market building and convert the structure into a city police department garage. The project follows the building’s late medieval construction period, dating to shortly after 1240.

Proposed Baton Rouge to N C Line Favored

Opelousas Rotary club and chamber of commerce endorse the Missouri Pacific line between New Orleans and Baton Rouge. If built, Opelousas would benefit from new bridges across the Mississippi at New Orleans and Baton Rouge, as discussed.

Opelousas Rotary Club Chamber of Commerce Missouri Pacific New Oreleans Baton Rouge Mississippi New Orleans

Plane to Fly Here From Fort Worth On Business Mission

A Branl ltrougham plane owned by the Texas and Pacific Coal and Oil company will fly from Fort Worth to this city today. Pilot is George B. Prasdel. The flight is a business mission with Fredel to confer with D. R. Gibbs of the Gibbs Oil company during his stay.

Fort Worth Texas and Pacific Coal and Oi Company George B. Pras del Fredel D. R. Gibbs The Gibbs Oi! Company

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St. John’s Air Mail Leo J. McGinn Huron Cleveland Chicago Jimmie Keith Elmer Lofton John L. Daniels N. B. Crawford N. Y. State Ers Auto Associated Press Mayor Watson Hodge Sam Clarke Beatrice Lea F. FE. Lea Pineville H. B. Scott Pollock Swayze Tire & Service Station North Third Street Glenn's Service & Storage Co Julian W. Glenn Walker Glenn, Jr J. A. Mhoon Richland Seat News Star W. A. Borum Masonic Order Richmond N. C Essex Reith Saddie Lampe Trolock Slic Dixon Motor Co., Inc DeSiard St
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