Louisiana Supreme Court rules open accounts exempt from 1921 taxes
Baton Rouge and New Orleans reports confirm the Louisi ana Supreme Court ruling open accounts are non taxable for 1921. Officials estimate million dollar savings for commercial taxpayers statewide with further impacts in Monroe Shreveport and other cities as cases continue in Sixth District Court. The decision centers on the phrase debts due for merchandise or other articles of commerce and affects tax assessments for 1921 and beyond. A related case against Caddo parish tax assessor concerns incomplete tax bills as of July 1 1921.
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Morris Wele
Monroe
Supreme Court
Associated Press
Baton Rouge
Louisiana Supreme Court
Tax Commission
Shreveport
Louisiana
Mills
Caddo Parish
Sixth District Court
Fred M. Odom
Munholland-Danwitz Co
I. Baer Co
Joe Hanna
Louisiana Tax Commission
Odom
New Orleans
Supreme Court of Louisiana
W. K. Henderson Iron Works
Interpreta
Henderson Iron Works
District Attorney urges united front against moonshine crime
Monroe leaders hear District Attorney David S. Garrett link rise in crime to national prohibition violations. He says killings in the district over the past year stem from moonshine use and urges citizens to back strict enforcement while jurors fulfill duty. Rev. Frank Tripp supports enforcement. Lowery Jefferson and Tripp provide lunch music.
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Bions Truth
Monroe
David S. Garrett
Louisiana
Garrett
Frank Tripp
First Baptist Church of
Monroe Considers Free Site Offer to Lure Plant
Monroe plans an attractive offer by donating the old electric light and power plant site to lure an Ohio potter plant and other manufacturers. The two to three acre site on major rail lines is valued between fifty thousand and one hundred thousand dollars. City officials say a bona fide factory might decide to locate here if the offer proves compelling and the plant moves in.
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Electric Light and Power
Ohio
Monroe
Electric Light and Power Plan
Missouri Pacific
Vicksburg, Shreveport and Pacific
Carl Thompson
Robert L. Young
Arizona
Arthur Grant
Ouachita
John Montgomery
Phoenix
Montgomery
Thompson
Grant
Blizzard Extends Across Central Plains From North
Snow storms sweep Missouri Kansas Oklahoma and northern Texas with three to five inch depths reported in many areas. Advisory warnings issued along the east gulf coast from Bay St. Louis to Cedar Keys as disturbances form off Texas coast and move northeast with rain forecast tomorrow.
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Kansas City
Missouri
Kansas
Oklahoma
Texas
Washington
East Gulf Coast
Bay St. Louis
Miss
Cedar Keys
Fla
Princess Mary Marries at Westminster Abbey
London reports Princess Mary and her bridegroom married at Westminster Abbey at 11:30 with the king queen and royal household present. The couple to depart for Shifnal, Shropshire, at 4 o'clock on a nonstop journey as crowds cheer their union.
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London
Shifnal
Shropshire
Westminster Abbey
Westminster
Abbey
Safe Blown Open At Swartz Grocery
A safe at Sid F. Meadows grocery in Swartz Ouachita Parish was blown open about 4 o clock this morning and 50 dollars in money was taken. Northeastern Louisiana has seen a string of robberies in recent days, suspected to be by the same culprit.
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Sid F. Meadows
Swartz
Ouachita Parish
Monroe
Louisiana
Boll Weevil Infestation Forecast for Cotton Belt
Washington reports a heavier boll weevil infestation anticipated in the coming season based on observations at Delta Laboratory in Tallulah Louisiana by experts from the Bureau of Entomology. The forecast hinges largely on the mild winter.
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Washington
Cotton Belt
Delta Laboratory
Tallulah
Bureau of Entomology
Department Agriculture
Tax Exemptions for Industrial Plants Considered in Monroe
The Monroe Chamber of Commerce junior and senior boards meet to discuss tax exemption plans for industrial plants in Louisiana. They seek an enabling act and statewide referendum, with Senator Hood likely to introduce the bill in the Senate, aiming to attract plants to Monroe and the state for five to ten years. Citizens and board members are invited.
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Monroe Chamber of Commerce
Louisiana
T. L. Hood
General Assembly
Monroe
German Reparations Accord Sets Cash And In Kind Payments
Berlin Feb 28 The allied reparations commission and the German government announced a provisional agreement requiring Germany to pay 720 million gold marks in cash and 1 450 million gold marks in kind annually.
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Berlin
Allied
Germany
Harding reiterates sales tax financed bonus plan
President Harding repeated his demand for a bonus financed by a sales tax and vowed to veto any plan without the tax. Leaders pressed for a payment method. Mondell and Fordney discussed delaying action until Britain’s war loan arrangement is clarified.
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Carl Thompson
Harding
West
Quachita
Washington
House
Mondell
Fordney
Ways and Means Committee
United States
Bloc
Republican Party
Capitol
Congress
Geral Britain
Jewish Relief Campaign Ends In New Orleans
Close to $100000 will be raised in New Orleans for Jewish war relief in Europe as the month long drive ends Tuesday night. District 5 including LA MS FL TN is expected to surpass 300000 with Monroe subscribers totaling 6000. S V Benjamin urges final reports by Wednesday to finish the campaign before the national $14 million drive ends February 28.
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New Orleans
Europe
District No. 5
Louisiana
Mississippi
Florida
Tennessee
Monroe
Fichman
S. V. Benjamin
Protestant Pastors Plan Summer Revival for Twin Cities
Monroe and West Monroe Protestant churches unite to enlarge religious influence and raise spirituality. The Twin Cities Ministers Association voted to hold a mid summer revival perhaps in June with Gypsy Smith Jr or Ham Ramsey as possible revivalists. A committee including Rev. Evans Reynolds and Clift will arrange plans and consult Rev. Ham in Oakdale.
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Monroe
West Monroe
Twin Cities
J. L. Evans
J. R. Reynolds
Wallace Clift
The
Ministers’ Association
Oakdale
Ham
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