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Newspaper
Monroe News Star
Location
Monroe, Louisiana, United States of America
Date
Dec 31, 1924
Page
8
A sizable audience at City High School auditorium hears Dr. Alonzo Sentrepain discuss interracial understanding, noting progress since the 1938 Atlanta movement and urging continued white leadership with Black participation. He cites Chamber support and recent sessions as evidence of gradual change.
A. G. Cook resigns to become assistant to the Louisiana Highway Department in Baton Rouge. He leaves his editor post at the News-Star and moves tomorrow with Mrs. Cook following soon after. The governor’s administration had recently appointed new officials, and Cook expects advancement in his new role.
The Colored people of Monroe are urged to attend a New Year Emancipation program at the Monroe Colored High School auditorium January 1 at 10 am. It marks the sixty second anniversary of the event with Dr. Alonzo Scott as speaker. Freemantic questions will be discussed and plantation songs performed.
A letter recalls a sister near death in Brewton Alabama after a doctor advised an operation. The writer praises Nayr’s Wonderful Remedy claiming it restored health in three weeks and enabled the sister to walk to church. The advertisement promotes the remedy as a cure for stomach liver and intestinal ailments with a money back guarantee from Phoenix Drug Store and others.
The Monron family may boast the first 1925 baby as several local concerns announce a monthly prize plan. Catlen Pharmacy and others will present substantial gifts to each first baby of the month, verified by officials and announced in columns.
Fragmented notice lists transfers including parcels in Section 18 Town 3, with amounts $285 and $449 and names such as Lora, Haynes, and Anna. The readable text comprises a series of property transfer entries and monetary figures from an old real estate record.
Police court entries list H Hemphil Heed Acs Ives Gates Tom Jones among those brought up for trial. Charges include drinking and disorderly conduct. Court actions noted for this evening.
Obituary reports the death of a resident at home after long illness at age the exact age not clear. Burial planned at Peters Col cemetery. Special New Year Dinner at Leon's priced 75 cents.
The 156th Infantry Band held its annual inspection at the Knights of Pythias hall with Sergt Spurling substituting for the late Capt Seeley. The event drew a Clarksville detachment and many locals, followed by an oyster supper for thirty six attendees.
Broadcast notes indicate the Victor Artists program will commence at eight o clock this evening. The WEAF station will carry the program and relay it to other outlets as details are provided in the official notices.
Mrs. Leonard Kip Rhinelander seeks 490 dollars monthly alimony and 5000 dollars in counsel fees as her husband Rob ert Rhinelander faces an annulment action filed in White Plains. She asserts birth records will prove she is white despite Rhinelander's color claim. Robert Brindell, released on parole, faces federal charges for falsifying accounts.
The 1845 Louisiana Constitution ordains a two year term for a state superintendent of education and calls for free public education. It also sets provisions for statewide school oversight and instruction across parishes.
Local beverage firm Ouachita Coca Cola Bottling Co Ltd advertises refreshing drinks from Monroe Louisiana. Contact phone number 184 for inquiries and orders.
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