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Newspaper
Monroe News Star
Location
Monroe, Louisiana, United States of America
Date
Jun 04, 1917
Page
6
A jumble of local ads promotes services from Kern’s horse shoeing shop to Blanchard Automobile Service and Heidorffer’s Garage. It highlights meat markets, lawn mower sharpening, home ownership options, furniture repair, and real estate listings with contact numbers and short pitches.
Civil cases listed include John Osterland versus Vicksburg Shreveport and Pacific Railway Company Hajte Harris and Itella Mansfield Zyrous W Cooper and Miss Dashia Alice Boye Dave Rene and Miss Jettie May Basto Lonie Jackson and Sadie Elmore W W Diffey and Mrs Martha Simms Abe Cann and Frances Van Buren.
A string of short items notes sales of lots by Braswell to Calhoun, and bonds for notary public Wiley to Pleasant. Fines levied for drunkenness and sleeping in public, as well as a suspicious conduct fine. Breard passes a training test at Chillicothe Business College and begins a month long office training course. Cottonport Dairy ends retail milk delivery on June 10 due to high feed costs. Liberty Loan bond push urged by Larz Jones. Plumbing unions list shops. Oak Ridge resident C T Baird visits town. Odd Fellows announce public meeting June 7 with Grand Master Goulden attending. Secretary F L Ricks signs notice.
Dr. Newman preached the baccalaureate to City High School seniors in the Presbyterian Church with a large crowd. The class, including thirteen young ladies and three young men, wore formal attire as the service highlighted self mastery and education as a path to good life.
Officials note many men subject to military service seek registration before the work day, claiming preplanned trips. The law allows for unavoidable detention or absence but not for business trips, making timely registration at designated, legally fixed locations essential.
The V. & P. railroad sold sixty one tickets to Washington for reunions this week. Many travelers will extend trips to other sites and not return with the regular crowds. Registrars met at the sheriff's office Saturday night, and Tuesday plans were outlined for all stations. The Police Jury met as a board of review but adjourned until Wednesday due to the holiday and military registration day.
A wartime appeal urges immediate volunteering to support the armed forces and farming efforts. Citizens are urged to enlist or work in essential industries, with warnings against slacking, impersonation, and delaying registration. Details include contact with the Army recruiting officer at 216 De Slard Street and enlistment terms.
Three men were hurt when a pipe near Ouachita Natural Gas and Oil Co wells 1 and 2 was disconnected under full pressure. P. S. Tillar suffered the worst injuries, blown about 25 feet and stripped of his clothing, while J. J. Dollar and O. S. Ragland were also injured.
The Well of the Ouachita Natural Gas & Oil Co on the Lieber tract near Loch Lomond was tested Sunday and proved the largest gas well yet brought in Monroe field with a capacity of 28 million feet per day. The dry fuel gas is of excellent quality and will be piped to Monroe, with connections planned for the city by October to supply domestic use.
The Strand Grand Symphony Orchestra led by Don Philippini and Madam Suzanna Lehman toured Louisiana and Mississippi under Spencer Amusement Company. It performed two splendid concertos at Monroe Opera House to small but appreciative audiences on Sunday night. The 35 musician ensemble delivered varied, high class programs with solo performances and universal audience praise.
A Monroe business gathering at city hall with Percy Mitchell and A H Borden pressed for greater tonnage to sustain river traffic on the Ouachita. The group noted Monroe cannot proceed without the river and may rely on rail for army supply moves. A council meeting and a committee were set to push attendance and push for wharves and docks.
Fragmentary sports score snippet lists cities including Philadelphia Pittsburg St Louis New York Chicago Brooklyn Cincinnati and Boston with varied point tallies and missing context.
The record lists results with Memphis 1 Little Rock 1 Atlanta 2 Mobile 1 New Orleans 1 Birmingham 6 and notes Nashville and Chattanooga as unreadable. Miss Heasie Lieber serves as assistant secretary and stenographer in the Chamber of Commerce during Miss Herndon’s absence. Mrs Beird and her young son left for Baton Rouge to visit relatives for two weeks.
A brief item notes a classification for TM The News Star with four rooms identified in the page.
New York trading data shows intraday movement with multiple bid and close levels. Prices range from 21.30 to 22.32 with various figures recorded for different times and metrics.
Liverpool reports sales of 1 000 units with price 14 88 for July August and October November periods. The fragment notes a steady demand and regional coverage. Entities include Liverpool and the numeric totals.
Messrs KE Maupin and Morrison have recruited men for the Engineering Corps under Major Pieke. Major Sewell of the Seventh Regiment of engineers will soon visit Monroe to examine and receive the enlisted men. Local engineers urge all who enlisted to finalize business matters to be ready for Major Sewell's orders on arrival.
David Garrett was commissioned today as second lieutenant in the Marine Corps and ordered to report to Port Royal South Carolina within a week. He recently passed his examination in New Orleans where he was accepted for service.
East bound passenger train No. 1 was two hours late this morning due to an engine accident. Delays increased at Crew Lake when the trestle was damaged. The train was moved away from Monroe by engine 100 of the A. and L. M. road.
A fre thie morning a trestle at Crew Lake on the railway was damaged delaying west bound passenger trains. Local company representatives had no details on the extent of damage or the cause of the fire.
Washington reports President Wilson sent a wartime communication to the new Russian government in Petrograd via Ambassador Francis. The message will not be published for a day or two.
Washington Virginia veterans prepare for a reunion at Union Station with Grand Army of the Republic hosting alongside Spanish War and Union veterans. A large procession and lavish ball amplify a Blue and Gray gathering near the Capitol as flags of former foes mix with Allied colors.
Pay dues on the 6th without penalty as the Monrs Building and Loan Association accounts are closed Tuesday. Mrs. J. L. Adams and children Verona and Herndon left this morning for Missouri Iron Mountain for a month visiting relatives.
Mrs. Elizabeth R. J leCompte of Louisiana seeks a residence or boarding house. The notice requests contact for lodging arrangements and details of any suitable address.
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