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Newspaper
Monroe News Star
Location
Monroe, Louisiana, United States of America
Date
Jun 07, 1922
Page
8
Eva Bradford reports on Tals of Ouachita's Roof Garden in Monroe opening with a glittering display of jazz music, polished maple dancing floor, starry night views, and orderly service. The event drew a mixed crowd, many from surrounding areas, and the management earned praise for its execution and atmosphere.
The rail labor board and commerce commission face a strike vote as wage reductions hit maintenance of way workers and shop crafts. Majority and minority wage opinions clash over new pay scales while unions cite massive payroll losses and possible unauthorized reductions. Hearings are set for June 26 on farming out and other contract-work disputes.
ENRY SPENCER, a respected Watertown resident, reports he gained 15 pounds since starting Tanlac and tells friends how the medicine restored his health.
Henry Spencer of Watertown says Tanlac helped him recover after a year of decline. He lost weight from 160 to 135 pounds, suffered gas headaches dizziness and indigestion, and now has a 15 pound gain and renewed appetite. Tanlac is sold by druggists.
The Terry-Summerfield Moody No. 1 well at El Dorado, Section 17-17-14, blew in at 2000 barrels per day during casing, signaling a field extension of at least one mile north and sparking renewed lease-seeking activity in the area.
Local ads promote Phoenix Drug Store urging visiting for neighborly talk and offering delivery by phone. Also touts Ford Levi Station ery Company and Saunders' Garage with first class auto repairs and satisfaction guarantee. Graduation gifts promoted with savings.
LYNCH SAYS promotes tomorrow's specials across 7 11 and local stores. Gibson's graduation cards and Ford Levi Stationery Co listed with prices. Phoenix Drug Store advertises corn remedy and a 40 pound roll edge cotton mattress at 5 50. Griffin Studio offers Kodak rentals and film services. West Monroe Louisiana listings show contact numbers and local business names.
Dance nights every Tuesday and Friday at The Amusu near Swartz on Monroe and Bastrop road. Invitation extended and admission noted as 20-1m. in. Also advertised are imported dress tissue Allshades and roofing products including Pitch and Black Diamond Roofing Felt. Park Trammell, Florida senator candidate for renomination, is described as a lawyer and Tennessee educated native of Alabama.
Notice warns that tracks are being removed and new ones installed at Jackson and DeStard streets and along Jackson Street causing severe street car service interruptions for at least two weeks. Patrons urged to be patient during the interval.
Friday night at the natatorium features a dance for couples at 75 cents per couple. Tickets are available at the door.
The notice carves a scene of a large local sale in north Louisiana drawing neighborly chatter. It mentions a broad outreach by asking residents to check with their neighbors, signaling a community event with wide interest.
Mrs Nannie Messer of Bartlett Texas says she suffered widespread pain for years affecting sitting standing and lying down with head and back trouble. After trying Cardus following a relative’s suggestion she reports steady improvement and praise for the remedy which targets simple female complaints and pains.
Read tomorrow specials from Rayner's Garage and Ford Levi Stationery. Cars washed for one dollar. Seed corn and sorghum seed offered by Monroe Seed Co with soy beans and peas. Also box stationery at forty nine cents and auto top repairs in front of the Court House. Phone numbers 79 and 156.
Extra specials Thursday morning include 50 boys overalls at one penny, towels at $1 per dozen for 25 women, 50c silk socks for 10c for 50 men, plus remedies and flowers advertised by local stores. Separate notice: Sheriff of Ouachita Parish seizes property of Barney J. Sugar and will sell Lot five, square fifty, J M Breard addition Monroe at public sale July 8 1922 to satisfy a writ of fieri facias.
The Fifth Ward Court in Ouachita Parish Louisiana orders sale of a no five passenger Ford automobile engine No 3216680 at Benson's Stable front door West Monroe at 12 noon Saturday June 24 1922 to satisfy a writ of fi fa and costs. The notice is issued by Constable Safe Fifth Ward Magistrate Court Town of West Monroe Louisiana.
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