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Newspaper
Monroe News Star
Location
Monroe, Louisiana, United States of America
Date
Jan 06, 1925
Page
1
A public hearing at Farmerville City Hall discusses locating a permanent bridge over Bayou D Arbonne near Farmerville. supporters urge a swing or high design to allow boat passage, noting the bayou's historic navigability and its role in waterway expansion with federal involvement.
The West Monroe State Bank in Ouachita Parish filed its year end 1924 report showing resources of 391 728 49 with loans secured by mortgage 148 050 and other loans 163 675 31. Assets include United States bonds 490, cash items 567 61 and deposits 224 067 21. Liabilities list capital stock 25 000 000, surplus 22 000, undivided profits 6 965 2, and time deposits 92 714 82. officers W R Mitchell president and Fred G Thatcher cashier certify the figures sworn January 6 1925.
A list of historical anniversaries recounts events from 1818 secularization aims in California to reorganizations in 1866, parliamentary moves in 1875, Nathan Goff becoming Navy Secretary in 1881, the 1893 Great Northern extension, and a 1915 note about Walter T. Sun as Episcopal leader in Oregon.
A dense catalog of 1930s era radio schedules lists Chicago Cincinnati Detroit Dallas and other cities with times for organ concerts orchestras chimes and entertainments. Entries include theater pieces, speeches, and solos matching each station’s daily lineup.
A compiled schedule lists stations in Boston Chicago Cincinnati Columbus Davenport Detroit Fort Worth Jefferson City Minneapolis Mooseheart Philadelphia and Washington with times for organ performances lectures concerts orchestras ballet talk and special programs. Several stations feature multiple shows including organ recitals lectures chimes lullabies and jazz or orchestral concerts through the night.
An advertisement touts Marmola Prescription Tablets as a simple fat reduction method avoiding dieting and exercise. It claims steady weight loss without flabbiness, improves wellbeing, and offers a box for one dollar with mail order from Jamala Company, Detroit, Michigan.
An advertising claim touts Aspironal as ten times faster than whiskey or other remedies for colds and flu. The copy urges buying at drugstores, paying 50 cents, and testing the product with a two minute time limit for relief or full refund. It targets adults and children and claims safety and ease of use.
Monroe reports Mrs. Dean Selig, noted graduate musician, has opened a Music Studio at 817 North Fourth Street. Limited pupils will study piano violin vocal and mandolin. She holds teacher certificates in vocal violin and mandolin from the Conservatory of Mississippi and studied with several prominent instructors in Paris New York and Chicago.
Adele Garrison writes a domestic scene as she and Marion join the Durkee household under strain from a new baby and an injured mother in law. The narrator coordinates help, calms Mrs Durkee, and notes a suspicious rustling near the hedge as she heads to the bank for cash.
J. J. Keith Scout Executive of the Boy Scouts visited Rayville on January 6 in the interest of the organization He planned to return to Delhi to meet Chas Titche and Chas Gaines and then organize a troop by appointing a scoutmaster Meanwhile E M McLemore’s mercantile business was sold to McKnight and Gammill with Gammill and McKnight taking charge Richland parish residents paid 3109 poll taxes for the year
Real estate transfers recorded include W B Corry to W C Norris for a lot at 2000 dollars Theo F Terzia to Mrs Elba C Smith for a lot at 1250 dollars Ola Mae Kelly et al to Henri Kaliski for a lot at 3548 dollars L C McCain to W H Honeycutt for land at 859 dollars V Vick to R B Childress for a lot at 775 dollars
In 1924 a portion of the population included some colored people, but about 2,700 whites paid poll taxes. The sentence notes the racial composition and tax payment count without broader context or names.
Sioux Falls ad reports James A. May of 415 Lacotah Bidg. has developed a new device claimed to cut gas use to 49 miles per gallon, remove carbon, prevent spark plug trouble and overheating. It can be installed in five minutes and May seeks agents. free unit offered to one auto owner per locality.
A Brer Rabbit syrup advertisement extols the healthful benefits and rich flavor of pure cane juice syrup. It promotes Blue Label and Brown Label varieties, claims nutritional value for iron calcium and vitality, and notes modern factory production by Penick and Ford in New Orleans.
A renowned food chemistry expert states that one tablespoon of molasses provides about 77 calories and nearly the same iron as a spinach serving at 13 calories, implying molasses offers high iron relative to its energy.
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