Dixie Overland to Vicksburg Highway Opens in 30 Days
The Dixie Overland route between Monroe and Vicksburg will reopen within 30 days after flood damage. The 165-65 highway will allow travel from Monroe to Bastrop, Pine Bluff and Little Rock while other southern roads still face issues. Local chambers and motor clubs urge motorists not to cancel summer trips and note ferry crossings at Helena are functioning.
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Monroe
Vicksburg
Toe Motor Club
Chamber of Commerce
Monroe Motor Club
New York
Mid
Bastrop
Bonita
Pine Bluff
Little Rock
Mississippi River
Helena
Lone Star
Columbia
Trafic
Columbi
Monroe City Council approves audits and fire station resolution
Monroe Louisiana City Council adopts audits for fiscal years ending 1927 and 1928 appointing Cox Rainey and A B Myatt firms. The body accepts W T Calhoun's fire station contract and approves related resolution recording in Ouachita parish
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Monroe
Louisiana
Arnold Bernstein
P. A. Poag
Breard
Atkinson
Cox, Rainey & Davidson
A. B. Myatt & Company
Bernstein
W. T. Calhoun
Chamber of Commerce votes lag as dues rise
Ballots for the Chamber of Commerce directors vote arrive slowly with only 13 of 250 members casting ballots by the Friday deadline. President J. H. Trousdale urges members to vote despite good dues turnout and notes the need for better participation. The article ends with an unrelated note on dining etiquette at a Chinese table.
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Chamber of Commerce
Chamber
J. H. Trousdale
Monroe City Council approves 125000 debt issue
City of Monroe Louisiana held a June 4 1927 meeting presided by the mayor and all members. Ordinance 2523 authorizes borrowing 125000 dollars to cover 1927 current expenses with six percent certificates issued and secured by property tax levy.
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United States OF America
State OF Louisiana
Monroe
City of
Louisiana
City Hall
Breard
Atkinson
Tne
Cit
Sheriffs Sale in Ouachita Parish Louisiana
The Fourth District Court in Ouachita Parish Louisiana orders a sheriff sale to satisfy a writ of fieri facias against Wiley Shamlin. On June 18 1927 at Monroe Court House the property to be sold is a Buick automobile motor number 629378. Cash with appraisal benefit to the highest bidder. Milton Coverdale Sheriff. June 7-11-15.
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Monroe
Milton Coverdale
Securities Sales Company of Louisiana versus Ezekiel Magon
The Fourth Judicial District of Morehouse, Louisiana, orders a public sheriff sale at the courthouse front door in Monroe on Saturday June 16 1927 between hours of sale. A Ford touring car motor No 10T277608 is to be sold to satisfy writ of fieri facias and all costs and costs of appraisement to the highest bidder. Monroe La June 7 1927.
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State of
Towit
Monroe
Milton Coverdale
Lindbergh to Receive Nationwide Welcome in Washington
President Coolidge will present the Distinguished Flying Cross to Charles A. Lindbergh on arrival. The Smithsonian awards him the Langley medal placing him with Wright brothers Curtiss and Eiffel. A large radio hook up and mass reception mark a grand tribute by the nation.
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Charles A. Lindbergh
Coolidge
Smithsonian Institution
Lindbergh
New York
Paris
Washington
Army
Navy
Air Mail Service
Potomac River
Memphis
Navy Yard
Minnesota Society
National Press Club
Pennsylvana Avenue
Washington Monument
Missouri
Baker
National Guard
Orville
Wilbur Wright
Glenn H. Curtiss
Gustave Eiffel
Taft
Board of Regents
Anniversaries from 1827 to 1926 Highlight Notables
A chronology lists key anniversaries and events: Alonzo J. Edgerton born near Rome New York in 1827 and dying 1896 Sioux Falls South Dakota. 1841 Henry Clay bills Bank of the United States. 1866 John Stuart Mill petitions for woman suffrage. 1875 Pacific Stock Exchange first meet. 1905 German royal marriage. 1316 dedication of Columbia highway. 1925 Coolidge in St Paul for Norwegian immigration centennial. 1926 death of Watson C Squire Seattle. A final note mentions raindrop size limits.
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Alonzo J. Edgerton
William Windom
Minnesota
Rome
N. Y
Sioux Falls
S. Dak
Henry Clay
Senate
Bank of the United States
John Stuart Mill
Pacific Stock Exchange of
San Francisco
Cecilia of
Mecklenburg-Scherwin
Columbia River
President Coolidge
St. Paul
Watson C. Squire
Washington
U. S
Seattle
Plan to reopen natatorium after flood damage
Will Atkinson, parks commissioner, says the natatorium will be pumped dry with large pumps and thoroughly cleaned. The pool will be drained, new sand added, and salt water reintroduced to avoid fish deaths. High dive and south walk repairs are noted. reopening date unspecified. Animals at the zoo have been returned and are well.
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Will Atkinson
Parks
Atkinson
Zoo
Morgan City Girls Go Shopping in Hip Boots
Morgan City Louisiana residents report girls in hip boots shopping despite flooding. The treason is that when not boating they must wade due to rising flood waters.
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Morgan City
Commercial Aviation Boosted by Flight
Washington officials view Clarence Chamberlin’s New York to Germany flight as a step toward regular trans Atlantic air service. Although he did not reach Berlin, landing at Eisleben was celebrated, seen as proof of long distance commercial air travel feasibility and boosting American aviation prestige after Lindbergh’s Paris flight.
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Associated Press
Washington
Aviaton
Clarence Chamberlin
New York
Germany
Berlin
Chamberlin
Eisleben
Lindbergh
Paris
Mooney Sues Zeigel Over Name Change Attempt
Joseph A Mooney seeks to block Isidore Zeigel from adopting the name Joseph in a New York filing. The action centers on the legal challenge to a proposed name change and the parties involved.
Foot Traffic Bridge Don’t Phone Come See What You Get
A brief fragment notes a location named Foot Traffic Bridge urging visitors not to call and to observe what is available. No further context or details are provided.
Mooney Sues Over Trading Name Change After Sale
Facts state dentist A Mooney sold to Zeigel and the buyer obtained court consent to use the Mooney name. Mooney now seeks to set aside the permission alleging it aims to commercialize his good name Joseph A Mooney. Canada claims it holds the largest trading balance per head worldwide.
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A. Mooney
Mooney
Zeigel
Canada
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J. B. Lindsey
Wiley Shamlin
Fourth Judicial District Court
Ouachita
Towitt
Lindy
Er Associated Press
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Isidore Zeigel
Joseph
Neal’s Market
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