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Newspaper
Monroe News Star
Location
Monroe, Louisiana, United States of America
Date
Jun 01, 1928
Page
6
The article notes that Miss Camille Eschmann and Miss Evelyn Pippin received diplomas as the graduation class. It also references discussions about funding and resource concerns affecting Louisiana, with remarks about severance tax funds and the need for support.
Base ball fans in Pensacola celebrate Tom Pyle dark-horse star of the Fliers with a plan to present a pot of money and special ceremonies next Monday. Pyle has 25 consecutive games with a hit and a .390 season mark in 127 at bats, regarded as the Southeastern league’s safe-hitting leader ahead of Bourg of Jacksonville.
Members of the Monroe police department wear their new summer uniforms today. The lighter blue serge shirt and trousers are to be worn with Sam Brown belts.
Huff Daland Dusters received authority to operate a U. S. Peru air line with tentative routes via Key West or New Orleans. I. E. Auerbach notes U. S. negotiations are led by eastern officials. The carrier has 22 planes and plans to start mail service before expanding to passengers.
Members of Leonidas Barkdull Faulk post No 13 American Legion plan to attend the Ferriday jamboree with Natchez this Sunday. Post Commander Isaac Lemle urges all local boys to wear Legion caps. The day features events from sunrise to sunset including boxing, a battle royal, a baseball game Natchez versus Goodpine, two bands, and a barbecue for 6000 to 7000 legion men and friends.
Exhibit A details authorized 5 000 common shares with par value 100 each and 8 000 000 authorized capital. board of five Kellogg family directors. initial subscriptions by Kellogg entities totaling 1 997 shares from Kellogg Lumber Company and others. notes on assets and property transfers in Monroe Louisiana and surrounding mills. notarized and signed in May 1929.
Kellogg Lumber Company Inc declares receipt of assets from Benoit Oak Flooring Company Inc valued at one hundred seventy thousand dollars net, for one thousand shares of Kellogg stock. Directors certify the asset appraisals and authorize the issuance in Monroe Louisiana on May 10 1928 with notary acknowledgment and public record confirmation.
Dr W S Jones of Jackson parish, chairman of the house committee on corporations, will resign his post and submit the notice to Speaker John B Fournet when the house reconvenes Monday night. He said he does not feel his health equal to the duties.
Word from the Twin City states a Baton Rouge chamber delegation will likely return Saturday. They present to Governor Long information and statistics on a proposed severance tax of 112 cents per thousand cubic feet of natural gas, a levy strongly opposed locally.
Louisiana filing in Ouachita Parish Monroe naming Kellogg family members and P. E. Selby as founders to form Kellogg Lumber Company, Inc for 99 years with authority to own property, borrow, sue or be sued, issue stock, and conduct lumber and mill operations in Louisiana and beyond.
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