Colored High School Closes After Successful Graduation
Last night marked the close of the colored high school with a large audience and hundreds turned away. Fourteen girls and eight boys received diplomas as the term enrollment exceeds seven hundred children. Dr. J. T. Miller delivered the class address and the colored band, led by Prof. Mathews, provided music. Principal M. J. Foster thanks all who helped operate the school.
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Colored High School
Mathews
J. T. Miller
M. J. Foster
Riots Fizzle as Armed Patrols Guard Kirvin Tex
Reports of a race riot near Kirvin faded by morning as armed men guarded streets and a farm house. A black man was arrested after his brother was killed in a gunfight, but deputies say the situation is under control and no barricade of seventy five negroes was found. The Chilean State railroads chief is a woman.
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Associated Press
Kirvin
Tex
Nekroes
Simshboro
Mexia
Perjury at Princess features William Farnum in romance tale
The William Fox special super feature Perjury opens at the Princess theatre Sunday and Monday. Star William Farnum headlines the principal role in Ruth Comfort Mitchell story with Harry Millarde directing.
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Ruth Comfort Mitchell
Mary Murillo
Harry Millarde
William Fox
Princess Theatre
William Farnum
Gibson Graduation Congratulation Cards at Ford Levi Stationery
Fragments note Gibson graduation cards from Ford Levi Stationery Company dated 3 41. The sparse text hints at a local stationery supplier offering greeting cards for graduates.
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Gibson
Ford Levi Stationery Company
Revolution Discredited Stories Reach Mexico Officials
Mexico City reports that plans for a revolution led by General Felix Diaz are discounted by official circles. If Diaz is in Mexico, no war office notice confirms his presence, despite dispatches from New Orleans last night.
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Mexico City
Mexico
Felix Diaz
Diaz
New Orleans
War Office
Premier Lenine Suffered a Stroke in Berlin Report
Private advices in Soviet circles say Premier Lenine had a stroke on Thursday. Maxim Litvinoff and Karl Radek, among others, left for Moscow immediately afterward.
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Premier Lenine
Associated Press
Berlin
Maxim Litvinoff
Karl Radek
Moscow
Resume Presidency of China Involves Debated Return
Peking June 3 Li Yuan-Hunga, deposed in 1917 by militarists, was invited to resume the Chinese presidency. The invitation came from cabinet members of Hsu Shigh-Chang, who resigned the post yesterday.
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Peking
Li Yuan-Hunga
China
Hsu Shigh-Chang
Eighteenth Community Sing Set for West Monroe
The eighteenth Community Sing will be held at the West Monroe school auditorium Sunday at 3 p m. Mr Hammonds plans a fine program with Miss Lucy Keller performing a saxophone and piano solo she recently returned from Baton Rouge. Smiling Tom Johnson will present several new popular songs and crowds from Monroe are urged to attend for an hour of music across the river.
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West Monroe
Hammonds
Lucy Keller
School For the
Baton Rouge
Miss Keller
Tom Johnson
Mr. Johnson
Monroe Host committee backs 1923 legion convention plan
The Monroe meeting favored inviting the Louisiana legionnaires to Monroe in 1923 while seeking citizen support and statewide prestige. Attendees included Mayor Bernstein and Legion Commander Alex Young along with Joe Isaacman, Robert Burns, B. W. Rumbarger, C. E. McKenzie, Ivy Faulk, FE. J. Selig, and Sam Smith.
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Monroe
Legionarres
Taton Rouge
American Legion Post
Mayor Bernstein
Alex Young
Joe Isaacman
Robert Burns
B. W. Rumbarger
C. E. McKenzie
Ivy Faulk
FE. J. Selig
Sam Smith
Author Mary Virginia Terhune dies in New York
Mrs Mary Virginia Terhune known by Marion Holland died at her New York home after a short illness. She was a prolific author and contributed extensively under her pen name.
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Associated Press
New York
Mary Virginia Terhune
Wage fight on tax bill roils Monroe parish
City and parish officials mobilize against the Hammon bill aiming to cut assessments by 3 million dollars and disrupt local budgets. Monroe leaders vow a vigorous fight backed by other cities while railroads push for parish based rolling stock assessments. A hearing is set for Tuesday night with a Baton Rouge lobbying push planned.
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Monroe
Hood
Senate
Ouachita Parish
Hammon
Webb
Kelly High School Exercises Held in Auditorium
Special to Monroe on Columbia June 2 The Kelly High School exercises attracted a full audience. Rev Waddill of the Monroe Methodist church gave a splendid address to the graduates. Superintendent Cottingham presented diplomas to Ora Vincent Vancen Duke Irma Humphries and Ethel Hodges. He urged support for enforcing scholastic requirements to blot illiteracy from Louisiana’s future.
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Monroe On
Columbia
Kelly High School
Waddill
Monroe Methodist Church
Kelly
E. B. Cottingham
Ora Vincent
Vancen Duke
Irma Humphries
Ethel Hodges
Cottingham
Louisiana
Department of Education
Monroe Chamber of Commerce Meeting Postponed
The Monroe Chamber of Commerce annual meeting set for June 6 is postponed to June 13 due to the Ouachita roof garden opening on June 6. The change affects local business leaders and members attending the event.
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Monroe Chamber of Commerce
Ouachita Roof Garden
Miss Nina Graham Arrives as City Directress of Choir
Miss Nina Graham arrives to direct the First Baptist church choir and teach vocal culture and piano through the summer in a studio at the church. A Sherwood Music School and Cincinnati Conservatory graduate, she has six years of college teaching experience in Mississippi and Georgia.
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Nina Graham
City
First Baptist Church
Baptist Church
Graham
Sherwood Music School of
Chicago
Cincinnati Conservatory of Music
John A. Hoffman
Monroe
Mississippi
Georgia
The Significant Letters Party Invitation
Two Irishmen receive cards marked WE: P and ask about RSVP. One asks what the letters mean and the other suggests a humorous expansion Rum Served Verra Plintiful. Both Irishmen send acceptances.
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Mike
Jorge
Clock Ticks Across Seas From Bordeaux Wireless Station
The telltale ticking from a Bordeaux wireless station is audible in Wellington New Zealand, highlighting long range radio transmission reach and timekeeping signals crossing continents.
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Bordeaux
France
Wellington
New Zealand
Fashion Hint Dresses in Satin Crepe and Satin Back Crepe
Mid night blue satin crepe dress for slender figures features dark red braid trim and a picoted red silk edge on the roll neck. Coat of satin-backed crepe with black and silver braid trim offers high or low collar styles. First Model No 9949 dress sizes 16 20 and 34 42 bust price 35 cents. Second Model No 9876 coat sizes 34 46 bust price 38 cents.
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Pictorial Review
Monroe Knights of Pythias Band Delights in Debut Concert
The popular musical offering by the Monroe Knights of Pythias band, directed by Dr E Winneford, received enthusiastic applause for a flawless program. The orchestra, funded and supported by the Knights, impressed locals and fans expect more such concerts in the future.
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T P
Monrey
E. Winneford
Musien
Espomgee
Knights of Pythias
Monroe
Louisiana
First Baptist Church Teaches Manual Training Class
The Sunday School Normal Manual class at First Baptist Church, taught by Mr. John Raymond, closed with an exam. Twelve passed, eight with perfect scores, average 97.1 percent. Attendance averaged 20. Names listed include Mrs. Carson, Mrs. Parker, W. L. Husted, and others. Secretary J. B. Moseley of Shreveport will teach the third division next week. Dipomas will be presented upon completion.
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First Baptist Church
John
Ramond
W. F. Carson
B. B. Parker
W. L. Husted
W.W. Lb. Husted
R. Q. Cole
Jeff Parker
J. E. Griffin
E. Eyre
L. H. Henderson
J. W. Thompson
Marjorie Oliver
E. Richards, Jr
J. B. Moseley
Shreveport
Legion Adopts Daisy as Official Legion Flower in Indy
In Indianapolis on May 25 Walter Pritchard Eaton notes the American Legion chose the yellow daisy as its official emblem after three years of discussion. The poppy remains memorial flower for World War I memories, while the Auxiliary uses it to honor fallen servicemen.
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Indianapolis
Ind
American Legion
Walter Pritchard Eaton
Legion
Flanders
America
Hastings
William the Conqueror
Harold of
England
Argonne
St. Mihiel
American Daily
American Legion Auxiliary
Tts
Honor Confederates By Associated Atlanta
June 8 report recalls Jefferson Davis and his influence as the South remembers its leaders. The piece reflects on the memory of figures who guided Confederate destinies and joined a quiet observance away from daily life.
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Atlanta
Jefferies Ae
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