Biggest tax payment in Ouachita history made by power company
A. C. Evans of Louisiana Power and Light presented Sheriff Milton Coverdale with a $119,850.66 tax check for 1941, the largest single payment in Ouachita parish. The sum, 15 percent of total parish collections, funds parish and state needs including the G B Cooley sanatorium and a parish drainage system. The total tax intake for Monday reached $192,728.55 as rural power lines expanded into Sterlington to West Monroe.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Louisiana Power, Light Company
Quachita Parish
A. C. Evans
Louisiana Power and Light Company
Milton Coverdale
Whitney National Bank
New Orleans
A. M. Naquin
R. M. Salvant
Power and Light Company
Ouachita Parish
C. D. Meredith
Said
Mr. Evans
Sterlington
West Monroe
G. B. Cooley
Meredith
Alvin C. Evans
Bushiness Shunts Washington Desk to New Use
New York December 30 George Washingtons desk and the chair used at the first presidential inauguration were removed from city hall to make room for utilitarian business desks and stenographers chairs. The governor's room once hosted a Lafayette reception in 1824 and houses portraits of Washington and Hamilton.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
George Washington
Lafayette
Washington
Hamilton
New York City Museum to Exhibit Paintings and Furniture
Volunteers aid Mayor La Guardia in civilian defense work as the museum of the city of New York prepares to display paintings and Washington's old furniture.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
F. H. la Guardia
Washington
Museum of the City of
New York
Iloilo
Island of
Panay
Births at St Francis sanitarium include six new babies
The St Francis sanitarium reports births on December 25 to Mr. and Mrs. A L Atkins of Athens Louisiana and on December 26 to Mr. and Mrs. C C Hayden of West Monroe and to Mr. and Mrs. P M Willis of West Monroe. A December 27 birth was to Mr. and Mrs. J R Ahlers of 2910 Lee Avenue and to Mrs N A Pace Jr of 603 Natchitoches. A December 27 birth to Mr. and Mrs H B Todd of 310 Egan Street and a December 28 birth to Dr and Mrs E L Maddry of Oak Ridge. Also listed are mothers W H Hatfield Jr of 509 Glenmar Avenue and W H Womack of 2612 Lee Avenue with births not dated.
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St. Francis Sanitarium
C. C. Hayden
North Fourth Street
West Monroe
J. R. Ahlers
Lee Avenue
H. B. Todd
Egan Street
N. A. Pace, Jr
Natchitoches Street
P. M. Willis
Stella Street
A. L. Atkins
Athens
W. H. Hatfield, Jr
Glenmar Avenue
W. H. Womack
E. L. Maddry
Oak Ridge
Eight U.S. towns named Cuba noted in study
A study cites that persons 65 and older have the highest accident rate while children aged five to 14 show the lowest. It also mentions eight towns in the United States named Cuba.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States
Cuba
Strauss Firm Incorporated After Dissolution of Partnership
The partnership of F. Strauss and Son dissolved and the corporation F. Strauss and Son, Inc. formed with 100,009 in preferred stock and 300,000 in common stock. Officers: F. Strauss president, C. M. Strauss chairman, T. L. Firnberg and A. M. Marx vice presidents, Ray Updegraff secretary treasurer. Strauss longtime civic leader. firm large wholesale liquor dealer and producer in the state.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
F. Strauss and Son
F. Strauss and Son, Inc
F. Strauss
C. M. Strauss
T. L. Firnberg
A. M. Marx
Ray Updegraff
F. Strauss Long
Family Night at Salvation Army on New Year Eve
Salvation Army headquarters at 201 Wood Street hosts Family Night on Wednesday at 7 45 p m with inspirational talks by Major Willard Evans and Mrs Thomas Stanyon as part of the Victory Through Christ Campaign. Everyone is welcome and the event stresses unity and faith.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Salvation Army
Wood Street
Willard Evans
Thomas Stanyon
Northeast Junior College aviation class ends. new group to start
Dean C. C. Calvert states six cross country instructor students will finish the course in early January, earning a commercial pilot license and instructor rating after completing primary, secondary and cross country training. A new six begin flights Wednesday, with a March 23 target to finish primary work.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
C. C. Calvert
Northeast Junior College
Forest H. Harwell
Texas
Albert W. Isenman, Jr
Little Rock
Ark
Wilson A. Tayloe
John K. Reed
Monroe
John S. Roquemore
Lloyd A. Tull, Jr
Magnolia
Deaths Hallie Wales Fisher 67 Ouachita parish resident
Mrs. Hallie Wales Fisher aged 67 of Ouachita parish died at 3 45 Sunday afternoon after a short illness in a local hospital. She leaves eight grandchildren and children Mrs. W M Johnston Alexandria D F Wales Houston Mrs C A Kincaid Monroe George H Wales Hollywood I B Williams Rochelle H A Wales Monroe and a stepdaughter Mrs M T McGee. Funeral at Chapel Hill cemetery Wednesday morning at 730 with Rev A D Langston officiating. Active pallbearers named and honorary pallbearers listed.
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Ouachita Parish
W. M. Johnston
Alexandria
D. F. Wales
Houston
Tex
C. A. Kincaid
Monroe
George H. Wales
Hollywood
Calif
I B
Williams
Rochelle
H. A. Wales
M. T. McGee
Chapel Hill Cemetery
A. D. Langston
Government bans hoarding fats and oils by industry
Washington news reports the government forbids manufacturers or processors from buying more than a one day supply of about 1800 fats and oils. The order by the Office of Production Management aims to curb large stockpiles by soap and paint makers and other major buyers. It takes effect immediately and runs through January 31 with certain raw materials included but home-use forms excluded.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Office of Production Management
Urges Saving of Marriages by Amy Porter
New York December 30. Dr Valeria H Parker head of the Bureau of Marriage Counsel and Education urges Americans to extend the saving instinct to marriage. She cites 2600 divorces prevented among 4000 couples who sought help in four years and notes money trouble childlessness and incompatibility as common issues.
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New York
Valeria H. Parker
Bureau of Marriage Counsel and Education of
Parker
City Court Fines Report From Local Hearings
Roy T. Howell of Dallas was fined 100 dollars for drunken driving. Warren Jackson paid 200 for displaying a dangerous weapon. Jeneva Smith Wallace Davis and Jessie Andrews each paid 100 for carrying a concealed weapon. S. D. Pendarvis Arthur Mann H. H. Phillips and Mrs. B. H. M. Wilson forfeited bonds for drunken disorderly acts. Numerous others were fined or jailed for vagrancy trespassing fighting and disorderly conduct. The piece also notes Germany once marketed toys and that several places share the London name including a London Bridge in Virginia.
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Roy T. Howell
Dallas
Tex
W. M. Harper
Warren Jackson
Jeneva Smith
Wallace Davis
Jessie Andrews
S. D. Pendarvis
Arthur Mann
H. H. Phillips
B. H. M. Wilson
Robert Matthews
Pat Collins
Hattie Sanders
Lucille Woods
Beatrice Walker
Melvin Colvins
James Stephens
Robert Craig
Will Emerson
Gus Toombs
M. Breaux
Elizabeth Cooper
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Business
Washington Desk
United Electric Service
Cherokee Terrace
Frances
Louisiana
Troubadors
Terrace — Hotel Frances
Parish
F. Strauss Firm IS Incorporated
H. W. Fisher
Hallie Wales Fisher
W. A. Gilliland
Charlie Ponder
John Tidwell
Raymond Butler
Alvie Roberts
John Bales
By Amy Porter
Nurnberg
Germany
Toyland
London
London Bridge
Virginia
Hell, Ny
Yellowstone
Ouachita Candy Company
Walnut St. Monroe, la
the Great Atlantic & Pacific Tea Company
America
John A. Hartford
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