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Newspaper
Monroe News Star
Location
Monroe, Louisiana, United States of America
Date
Jun 07, 1929
Page
18
W H Anders, Lions club chairman, leads a Monroe effort to establish a fall fair with city parish officials and other organizations. He plans Rotary Kiwanis and joint committees to form a fair body and draw on Calhoun fair support if held in Monroe.
Dwight Carr, once convicted in district court and sent to the penitentiary for driving, is held in Caldwell jail. The report notes the June 7 dispatch from Columbia.
Mrs. M. Hasslocher advertising manager of Louisiana visits Monroe to prepare a six month Monroe and West Monroe section in the state Chamber of Commerce monthly. The section will feature articles on advantages for citizens and industries and will include a Chamber page. Louisiana magazine targets 2000 outside executives and 1500 state business leaders with oil and gas ads and other notices.
A local man paroled for drunken driving was arrested again in Columbia on Tuesday night on a charge of operating a vehicle while intoxicated and is held in the parish jail awaiting the next court session Monday. Hardy Bridger of Columbia showed the first cotton bloom of the year on Monday, signaling improving crop prospects in Talwell parish which experienced a cloudy May with no excessive rains and generally well advanced crops.
Louisiana State University students finish senior exams while underclassmen complete tests through Friday. The week features the Junior Promenade, the Senior Ball, and the baccalaureate by John Monroe Moore. Governor Huey P. Long will present diplomas at the outdoor Greek Theatre.
Baton Rouge reports the Louisiana Public Service commission will receive a $5,000 loan from the state board of liquidation. Legislative approval is expected from Governor Huey P Long by early next week after ballots were mailed. The loan funds operating expenses for the current year.
Baton Rouge June 7 The Louisiana Library commission will supply books to aid the states adult illiteracy drive. Several hundred books will be provided to the Webster parish library opening in the fall. Plans for a new library in Natchitoches parish were discussed. The commission approved a plan with the American Library Association for a library secretary for the southeastern states to supervise activities where needed.
Ohio reported 8 000 000 pounds marketed in 1928 through the Ohio Wool Growers cooperative, the smallest since 1922. The peak year was 1921 with 6 227 000 pounds sold, as western states now outrank Ohio though its wool is regarded as the best domestically.
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