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Newspaper
Monroe News Star
Location
Monroe, Louisiana, United States of America
Date
Jun 02, 1917
Page
6
The City High School grounds hosted a simple ceremony as a 100 foot flagpole and flag were presented by Miss Gillie V. Marx to Professor E. L. Neville who accepted the gift. Frank Dawkins raised the flag during a patriotic gathering with songs by the assembled class.
War notes claim baseball players boost efficiency as bomb throwers, citing French and English armies. Col Stubbs asks for a baseball outfit for Company D with Monroe Military Aid Society raising funds, about 195 dollars needed via R B Frizzell. Judge R B Dawkins of Ruston was a guest at the Monroe hotel.
B. S. Landis J. R. Cordif and W. M. Snyder prominent citizens of Franklin parish were visitors to the city yesterday.
Mrs. Mary E. Faulk and her daughter Miss Aline Faulk travel with young Eleanor Faulk to Alexandria to visit relatives.
Dr J L Adams leaves tonight for New York to attend the American Medical Association annual meeting and to stop in Washington for a reunion. He plans graduate courses in New York and Philadelphia and will return home mid July.
Washington reports Liberty Loan Sunday will be observed tomorrow as patriotic groups urge prayers and sermons for the nation’s financial needs. About fifty thousand pastors were sent circulars and are expected to heed the call as church services begin a week of intensified bond issue advertising.
Birmingham man H. C. Clifford restores a large Catholic church pipe organ. He notes the organ has 1800 pipes with hand crafted woodwork and pure metal, many pipes previously unconnected, and says the instrument will become like new after eight days of work, with completion expected next week.
Rush Strong was found guilty of voluntary manslaughter in the July 1916 killing of Sam B. Lutrell Jr. in Knoxville. The verdict carries a penitentiary sentence of 2 to 10 years. Strong shot Lutrell after his wife confessed an affair with Lutrell. Both men had held prominent social positions.
Mr. Co. E. Faulk and Mrs. Trousdale with Louisiana Training Institute and Associated Charities depart for Pittsburgh to attend the National Conference of Charities and Corrections convention. Mrs. H B Oden from Globe Arizona visits then goes to Birmingham for a return trip. A speaker band is set up on Court Square for the Liberty Bond rally and mass meeting Tuesday.
The Monroe delegation will depart for Washington this evening aboard a special sleeper car via the V S P line. The trip aims to attend the re vision event and represent local interests.
The steamer Flam, arriving from New Orleans this morning, brought a light cargo and appeared somewhat larger than on its previous voyage.
In St Louis on June 2 the thirteenth annual convention of the Associated Advertising Clubs of the world opens. Patriotic business will be the main theme, with March time core to sessions and displays. Expected speakers include Charles M. Schwab Louis W Hill W L Saunders John N Willys Louis K Liggett and G H Powell.
The Cudahy Packing Company local office presents a liberal Liberty Bond purchase plan for employees. Any worker can buy bonds from 50 to 1000 dollars with easy weekly payments, such as a 50 dollar bond at 1 dollar per week for 49 weeks. The entire local staff, including drivers, will participate. The firm will close on Tuesday, with other packing houses likely to follow.
Mrs J L Nelson is finishing extensive work in the Royal Con fectionary Store and the Metropolitan Cafe. She will later remodel the Waldwin barbershop building. The total cost for the repairs is about $2004.
In Rochester New York a tiny gasoline electric generator has been built by high school instructors. It uses a fuel tank of three tablespoonfuls of gasoline to run an eighth horsepower engine for three hours. The unit operates at high speed and powers a small Mazda lamp.
Dr. Alexander Graham Bell, inventor of the telephone, is presented with the Civic Forum Medal of Honor for distinguished public service. The medal during 1915 was held by Thomas A. Edison, inventor of the incandescent electric lamp.
Divine worship Sunday at 11 a m and 8 8 p m led by Rev C S Newman D D Prayer meeting Wednesday at 5 p m Sunday school at 9 30 a m.
First Baptist Church hosts Sunday School at 9 30 a m Preaching at 11 a m and 8 p m with F H Farrington as pastor.
Sunday school at 9 45 a m service at 11 a m and 730 p m prayer meeting at 720 p m led by pastor E K Means
At 307 North Second Street, Sunday School runs 10 a m for children under 20 and 11 a m worship with a sermon on Ancient and Modern Necromancy alias Hypnotism and Mesmerism Denounced. Wednesday meetings feature experiences and Christian Science remarks. reading room hours are daily 3 to 5, except Sunday. Visitors warmly welcomed.
Rector Arthur Randles Price at St Matthew's Catholic Church holds Low Mass at 7 a m and High Mass at 9 30 am with evening services at 5 pm and Sunday School at 8 30 am. St Matthew's is on the corner of Jackson and Grammont. Holy Communion and sermon at 11 m and an evening sermon. Methodist Protestant church at South Third and Stone avenue preaches at 11 am and 7 30 pm with prayer meeting Thursday at 7 pm. All are welcome.
Preaching at 11 a m and 7 30 Prayer meeting Wednesday evening at 7 30 Everybody invited A B J Neill Pastor
Trenton Baptist Church lists Sunday school each Sunday at 10 a.m. Prayer meeting every Friday night. Preaching on the 2nd and 4th Sundays morning and evening. Rev. Deville is the pastor.
The undersigned purchased the entire delivery equipment of the Consolidated Ice Co in Monroe and the Ouachita Ice & Fuel Co in West Monroe and will handle all deliveries for both at the previous prices. The move aims to reduce costs from maintaining two systems amid rising supply prices. Monroe Ice Delivery Co led by B. E. Foudickar and W. W. Johnson vows improved service and price stability. For orders and inquiries call the phone number listed.
Bloomington Illinois June 1 Solo mon Hanks the only surviving full flood cousin of Abraham Lincoln died at his daughter s home Friday aged 84 years.
Washington hosts the national reunion of the United Confederate Veterans and auxiliaries as thousands arrive. Old comrades reunite, a large parade is planned, and events center around memorials, with Frank Clark delivering the Confederate Memorial Day oration at Arlington. The gathering aims for a record turnout.
Veteran Cy Falkenberg remains a strong option for the Athletics while Dave Shean returns as a regular with the Reds. Joe Wood and Fred Smith push for regular action with Cleveland and St. Louis, respectively, as MLB teams reassess former stars.
Our Grandfathers drenched horses for colle. That was the old way which was uncertain and unsafe. Farris' Colle Remedy does away with drenching is applied on the horse's tongue with a dropper which comes packed in each bottle. Get it today. We guarantee it. Phoenst Drug Store.
May entries recount records and key games from 1911 era. Cincinnati tops Chicago 1 to 6 in 10 innings after scoreless play, Giants and Dodgers tie 2 to 2 in 14 innings, Coombs wins 11th straight for Brooklyn, Koob blanks Chicago, Cardinals take lead, Falkender debuts for Athletics, McInnis extends hitting streak, Sisler fails to hit off Bush.
A historical roundup traces daily results from May across the major leagues. Cubs beat Braves while Giants edged by Cards, Indians and Red Sox split games, White Sox silence Ruth, Phillies take Cubs, Giants slip past Pirates, Reds crush Phillies, and Yankees stumble in Cleveland with notable defensive miscues and late rally.
President Wilson joined Liberty Loan subscriptions on Thursday by purchasing a $10,000 bond. He wrote to Secretary McAdoo hoping for a larger personal subscription and linked the move to allied support. Leading Canadian railroads and bankers were notified of Liberty Loan subscriptions including Bank of Montreal’s $1,000,000 pledge.
Readers who rely on the News Star classifieds report aging as the ads linger longer in memory and daily life. Nostalgia, local commerce reminders, and repeated listings shape long-term recognition of community notices.
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