Ouachita National Bank and Bank of Monroe Hold Jan 12 Meetings
The Ouachita National Bank in Monroe and the Bank of Monroe will hold annual stockholders meetings on January 12 to elect a board of directors for the coming year and later appoint officers for 1937. Central Savings Bank and Trust Co will also hold its annual meeting on January 2, after which directors will elect officers for the new year. Both banks report a highly successful year and expect stronger business in 1937.
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Ouachita National Bank
Monroe
W. C. Oliver
Ouachita National Bank of
Central Savings Bank and Trust Company
Meeting of Winn Farmers Planned
Winnfield will host a Saturday meeting of Winn parish farmers to discuss cultivating and shipping truck crops for 1937 J E Thomas agricultural agent for Tremont and Gulf railroad will speak on growing tomatoes potatoes and watermelons.
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Dodson
Winn Parish
Winnfield
J. E. Thomas
Tremont and Gulf Railroad
Louisiana Gins More Cotton
Cotton ginning in Louisiana rose for three consecutive years, with 740,719 bales ginned by December 13, 1936, up from 470,929 in 1934’s comparable period. Twenty-eight parishes exceeded 10,000 bales, led by St. Landry and Rapides, with gains across the state and highlights listed for each parish.
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Washington, D. C
Louisiana
Bureau of the Census
Cation
Claiborne
Concordia
DeSoto
East Carroll
Evangelie
Franklin
Lafayette
Lincoln
Madison
Morehouse
Natchitoches
Ouachita
Pointe Coupee
Rapides
Red River
Richland
St. Landry
Tensas
Union
Washington
Webster
West Carroll
Baptist Home Reunions Highlight Christmas Visit
The Louisiana Baptist Children's Home welcomed many visitors during Christmas. Teachers and former residents from Louisiana College and Louisiana State University attended reunions. Notables included Inez Allen now pursuing a PhD, Muriel Morris a former MA holder, and Mary Viggo a nursing student.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Louisiana Baptist Children’s Home
Louisiana College
Louisiana State University
Inez Allen
Quachita Parish
Hazel Cooley
Carlotta Hollingsworth
Ouachita Parish
St. Francis Sanitarium
City Court Actions in Monroe Include Fines and Sentences
Louis Thomas was fined 35 dollars in Monroe city court by Judge W M Harper for drawing a dangerous weapon and indecent exposure. Three violators of vagrancy received jail or fines, Van Wilson was fined 25 for fighting, eight people paid 7.50 for being drunk and disorderly, and four traffic violators faced 23.50 in fines. Other defendants were discharged or given suspended fines for fighting.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Monroe
Louis Thomas
W. M. Harper
Hazel Cogdell
William Johnson
Roosevelt James
van Wilson
Kiwanis 10 Install Heads in Ladies Night Event
The West Monroe Kiwanis club will install officers for the coming year at 7 pm Thursday at the First Methodist church. District governor-elect Harry O. Hoffman will conduct. New officers include W. R. Hatcher president Fred Thatcher first VP E E Pritchett second VP and E S Eby secretary treasurer. Directors are Julius Chandler Fred Thatcher C C Bell L L Wood H A Mac Donald Henry Colbert and Lee Hawkins.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
West Monroe
W. R. Hatcher
Fred Thatcher
E. E. Pritchett
E. S. Eby
Julius Chandler
C. C. Bell
L. L. Wood
H. A. MacDonald
Henry Colbert
Lee Hawkins
Officers Installed in Eastern Star Chapter at Jonesville
Elizabeth Thompson chapter of the Order of the Eastern Star elects and installs officers led by Julia Dashier as worthy matron and R. H. Finlay as worthy patron. Other officers include Carre McGuffee associate matron D W Jones associate patron and L Gibson conductress with Velma Jones associate conductress Kate Johnson and Callie Dorsay treasurers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jonesville
Elizabeth Thompson
Order of the Eastern Star
Julia Dashier
R. H. Finlay
Carre McGuffee
D. W. Jones
L. Gibson
Velma Jones
A. Scott
Kate Johnson
Callie Dorsay
H. Lanius
Marsal
Ethel McGee
Organist
E. Wedgworth
Adah
S. H. Tricell
Ruth
L. H. Statson
Esther
Hazell Crawford
Martha
BE. W. Wright
Sentinel
Electa
J. BR. Radford
Local schools set to reopen January 4
Bonita Louisiana special report notes that the local schools, closed December 23 for Christmas break, will resume classes on January 4.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bonita
Louisiana Truck Lines Paid Nearly Four Million in 1935 Revenue
Census Bureau data show 516 truck line operators in Louisiana earned 3.612 million dollars in 1935 with 1,882 vehicles active and 1,980 employed. Salaries totaled 1.363 million for 1985 workers. 1.604 local, 294 intrastate, and 82 interstate employees earned 1.076 million, 226 thousand, and 61 thousand respectively.
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Washington
D. C
Louisiana
Bureau of the Census
United States
Pelican
West South Central States
Texas
Oklahoma
Arkansas
Miss Wossman on Way to Recovery
Miss Julia Wossman principal of Barkdall Faulk school is said to be improving after a serious operation at Vaughan Wright Bendel clinic. Doctors report she may be moved home in four to five days and could return to school duties in two to three weeks.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Julia Wossman
Barkdall Faulk
Vaughan-Wright-Bendel
Cotton Ginning Totals From Commerce Census Revealed
The Department of Commerce census shows higher cotton ginned totals across regions with detailed counts likely indicating increased production. This brief notes fluctuations by area and references statewide implications for farmers and mills.
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Department of Commerce
Cotton Ginned in Ouachita Parish Through December 13
The Ouachita parish ginneries reported 15 322 bales of cotton from the 1936 crop by December 13, compared with 12 303 bales ginned by December 13 from the 1935 crop.
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Ouachita Parish
Aylmer Holloway resigns from Monroe post office
Aylmer F. Holloway of 500 Calyp Street, a postal employee for over 20 years, resigns as mail distributor. J. R. Wooten, temporarily filling the role as regular clerk, will handle duties for about a year. Holloway may pursue farming near the city.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Aylmer F. Holloway
Calyp Street
Monroe Pos
Ed J. R. Wooten
Star Postmaster
Holloway
Treat a Cold with Grove's Bromo Quinine Tablets
A cold demands quick sensible treatment not cure-alls. Grove's Laxative Bromo Quinine tablets offer fourfold internal action to open bowels, curb infection, relieve headache and fever, and fortify against further attack. Take two every four hours at first signs to try halting the cold in 24 hours.
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Grove
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