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Newspaper
Monroe News Star
Location
Monroe, Louisiana, United States of America
Date
Dec 31, 1940
Page
6
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Southern Bell plans a new switchboard at the Monroe Catalpa street building as the 1940s rise in telephones continues. Warren reports 555 phones in operation this past year and $82,430 in new construction, with underground conduits on North Fifth Street and a forthcoming cable. In West Monroe a conduit is complete and cable work slated for January, with the south side already equipped and in good condition. The 1941 outlook remains strong.
Baton Rouge, Dec 31. Sales tax tokens end tonight as the 1 percent state levy abolished under Governor Sam Jones. The city still collects a 2 percent tax but tokens will not be used. The state token system yielded about 36 million annually and will be redeemed at face value.
The Twin City P T A will meet at the courthouse on January 2 at 4 p m. All members are urged to attend says president Mrs Paul Keller. The other line notes Kilauea is a large volcanic crater on Mauna Loa's eastern slope in Faviau island.
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