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Newspaper
Monroe News Star
Location
Monroe, Louisiana, United States of America
Date
Jun 09, 1919
Page
8
A jumble of business card style lines lists multiple shops and services including Typetwitters Repaired, Copelani v's Sanitary Grocery, typewriter repairs by M. Per Ranechanie, maps services by S. M. Collins, hemstitching near Monroe Speed Co. The ad flourishes mix addresses, phone numbers, and boilerplate sales pitches with brief promises of delivery and repair experience.
Proposals will be received until room June 12 1915 for the construction of a brief dormitory building for the Louisiana Training Institute Monroe La Conditions for securing plans and specifications may be secured by addressing J W Smith architect Morro Le Heatinehanging Wanted good work promptly done Mail orders Tax 342 will be respected Can give references if desired Pella Lee h 29 tm
Washington July 7 temperance workers met for the Anti-Saloon League convention and created the World’s League Against Alcoholics to push a global prohibition campaign. Nations named include Canada Mexico Japan Scotland Ireland England France Belgium Denmark Switzerland Australia Sweden Czecho Slovakia and Italy. Meetings to be held every three years with the first likely in October in Washington. Delegates approved resolutions backing a world campaign against liquor and resisting wartime prohibition relaxations. Gasoline station ad and small notices follow.
Lynch says he does not wish to antagonize but urges shoppers to scrutinize merchandise prices. He notes that if you have never traded with Lynch it would pay you to visit his store.
New Roads La June 6 3 1 Stephens overseer for J P Hudsons Sone of New Orleans on their plantation four miles above here on the Mississippi river was burned to death at an early hour Friday moving when the plantation dwelling and contents were consumed Mrs Stephens and her four daughters escaped Luke Iimes second overseer living nearby aided by breaking down the door of the room where Stephens slept only to find him seated in bed as flames prevented entry after the fire the skull of the burned man was found A note left in transit at the Pointe Coupee Bank and Trust Company to be delivered to Sheriff Ponanchaud if anything happened to me adds to the mystery
Washington June 3 A returned soldier with any disability can find suitable work in electricity as demand grows for electrical workers. About 178 men study general electrical topics, 12 pursue bench work, and 61 train to become electrical engineers at the Federal Board courses. Jobs include switchboard and substation operation, combustion expert roles, and clerks who analyze charts and compile cost records in plants.
Miss Cecile Mandot and Miss Noelie Hart return to New Orleans after accusing Prof. V. L. Roy of undermining morale and organizing a spy system at the State Normal School in Natchitoches. The board of trustees heard the charges and dismissed them as unfounded. Roy acted as secretary and prepared minutes printed in the Nachitoches Times.
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