New Star Market Offers Cash Sales and Groceries
The local ad promotes New Star Meat Market with cash sales at lower prices on beef pork sausage chickens butter eggs cured ham and baboon. Orders for groceries are urged with quick delivery and phone contact 97. Also note car wash and greasing at Krickel's Blacksmith shop opposite Court House South Grand Street and mattress work by L W Gresham 116 Hall Street with same day delivery and inspection of methods. Kern's Blacksmith Shop at corner Jackson and Grammont streets is also featured.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New Star
Krickel’s
Court House
South Grand Street
Scimo
L. W. Gresham
Hall Street
Tires and Tunes Vulcanized at Ouachita Co Inc
An Ouachita Tire and Rubber Co Inc advertisement notes tires and tunes available with vulcanization services.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ouachita Tire and Rubber Co., Inc
Officials Travel to Capital to Oppose Bill
Mayor Apgar and city attorney M. C. Thompson left Monroe for Baton Rouge to oppose a proposed bill mandating two streetcar operatives on every line in the state including Monroe. Officials fear the measure could apply to cities under 20 000, and its fate is uncertain.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Apgar
M. C. Thompson
Taton Rouge
Louisiana
Monroe
News-Stor
Walker Brothers Gap Filled by Nettles Service Note
Sidney F. Nettles announces entry into military service after a year with Walker Tothers and Walker Brothers. His wife will fill his vacancy until his return, asking for any business directed to the firm.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Walker Tothers
Walker Brothers
Sidney F. Nettles
Barbers Public Notice Lists Work Locations
The notice states barbers Mark Morson at John W Bald win Barber Shop W W Beeson at Hudspeth Havans Barber Shop and John F E Glover at Guy T Richards Barber Shop Hotel Monroe invite friends and customers to call and visit their shops.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mark Morson
John W. Baldwin
W. W. Beeson
Hudspeth & Havans
John FE. Glover
Guy T. Richards
Hotel
Monroe
Garden Meeting Time Change Announced for City School
Miss Lottie Powell announced a change to the hour of her garden meeting with county school garden club members. The City School will host the session at 10 30 a m where the city emergency agent will discuss garden prizes to be awarded.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lottie Powell
School Garden Couuty
Mrs Gibbs Goes West While Husband Remains in Banking
Mrs Gibbs departs for health reasons with Mr Gibbs returning to New York where he works for a major banking institution. Monroe receives 2785.91 from the one percent fire insurance tax allocated for fire apparatus maintenance per act 295 of 1914. Mrs Walker travels to Hallandale to visit her ill father.
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Tre
Monroe
Hunsicker
W. A. Walker
Hallandale
Miss
No More Laborers For Powder Plant Sought Here
Labor agents recruiting for a Nashville ammunition plant are halted after an investigation by Fred G. Hudson Jr. and C. W. Rast erling. Roy T. Hall claimed to work for Mason and Hanger but promised officials no further solicitation locally. Some workers who went to the plant returned citing housing shortages and travel costs.
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Nashville
Tenn
Roy T. Hall
Fred G. Hudson, Jr
Hudson
C. W. Rasterling
U. S. Employment Service
Hall
Sfudson
Apgar
Mason and Hanger
Dupont Powder Company
Government
Easterling
United States
Ouachita Volunteers Begin War Service Training
The Ouachita limited service volunteers depart for military aviation and tank corps assignments. Oswald Jerome Miller, a carpenter, heads Saturday to Vancouver Barracks Washington for aviation training. Fred Pettit Robi Holmes and J Paul Dean leave for New Orleans then Pennsylvania training. Charles Boatner Grayson plans to join a mechanical training course in New Orleans.
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Ouachita Limited
Oswald Jerome Miller
Vancouver Parracks
Wash
Military Aeronautics Corps
Fred Pettit
Robi. ST. Holmes
J. Paul Dean
Tank Corps
New Orleans
Pennsylvania
Holmes
Hamburg
Ark
Dean
East Baton Pouve Parish
Ouachita Parish Council of Defense Sets Tomorrow Meeting
The Ouachita Parish Council of Defense will hold its regular monthly meeting at City Hall tomorrow at 11 a m. The session will discuss local defense matters and civic coordination.
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Ouachita Parish
Evidence closes in Haas Bernhardt lease case
Evidence was concluded yesterday afternoon in the Haas Bernhardt suit over the lease on the building occupied by Sig Haas and Sors. The case had not been argued this morning.
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Haas-Bernhardt
Sig Haas End Sors
Engineer Reserve Captain Meehan Seeks Duty Overseas
General Manager L. B. Ferguson received a letter from Captain J. W. Meehan, U. S. engineer reserve now at Indianapolis, stating civilian life gives little idea of wartime work. He expects to be sent over the pond soon.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
L. B. Ferguson
J. W. Meehan
U.S. Engineer Reserve
Indianapolis
Meehan
L. M
Johnson to Lecture in Monroe on War Savings Talk
Dr J M Johnson an ordained minister and head of war savings work in the South will lecture at the City School Auditorium at 8 30 tonight His chalk talks are a noted feature and he tours principal Louisiana cities Fred H Curtis brother of Mrs T A Grant arrived in Monroe from San Antonio with other soldiers en route likely heading to France soon.
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Fred H. Curtis
T. A. Grant
Monre
San Antonio
France
Dr. Johnston
J. M. Johnston
City School
South
Marks
Johnston
News-Star
Monroe
Oth
U. S
United States
Government
U. S. Employment Service
Classified ad in the News-Star offers room rental help
The News-Star edition includes a classified notice promising to find a renter for available rooms. It emphasizes quick placement and access to local housing seekers through the newspaper classifieds.
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News-Star
Distinguished Visitors At Rotary Luncheon
More than forty members and guests attended Monroe Rotary’s luncheon at Hotel Monroe. Guests Dr J M Johnston, promoting War Savings Stamps, and Captain Vint of the British Army spoke on war effort and the U S Shipping Board touring. Dr Johnston and Captain Vint left early to catch a train. new Rotary members were introduced and the meeting opened with an invocation by Rabbi Fichman. Next luncheon is set for June 20 at 12 09 p m.
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Monroe
England
Vine
Dr. Sexton
Rotary
Oliver, Jr
H. R. Speed
A. M. Thornton
B. M. Jackson
J. H. Trousdale
W. C. Carleton
MM. Gayle
David Fichman
America
June 22.55 Duly 5 So8 Gee What
A cryptic entry reads as a dated note with unclear names and actions. The fragment mentions PROB Este See alee and possible identifiers but lacks verifiable details for a full summary.
Daily Cotton Market Report from New Orleans
The market moved higher on scarce offerings and favorable war news. Locals and Liverpool buyers, especially for July, dominated activity as scattered rain aided Texas crops. May rainfall averaged 2.38 inches, with May ahead of last year, while June rainfall and export figures show slow movement and slack spot demand across ports.
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L. Smiths Daily Coton Letter
New Orleans
Liverpool
Texas
Nearly 100 Raised for Paralytic Lad
A local fund drive for a helpless paralytic boy neared its $100 goal as the total reached $93. The list of donors includes Sam Sewall, Mrs R H Oliver, MM Payne, H Bernstein Jr, Mr and Mrs J C Amman, Evelyn and Billy Kelly, and Abe with various small gifts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sam
Sewall
Mra
R. H. Oliver
H. Bernstein, Jr
J. CG. Amman
Evelyn
Billy Kelly
Minh
Fire in Cotton Samples at Guerriero Building
Fire of unknown origin was found in cotton samples in the Guerriero building upstairs over Rabin's saloon on North Grand Street around 11:15 last night. No damage resulted.
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Guerriero
Rabin
North Grand Street
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