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Newspaper
Monroe News Star
Location
Monroe, Louisiana, United States of America
Date
Jun 19, 1920
Page
7
Vitagraph exposes wealth and luxury as hollow without love in Slaves of Pride starring Alice Joyce. Patricia Leeds marries Brewster Howard for his riches, lives in a grand palace, but finds solace only in love as the film plays at the Picture Garden on Sunday.
Boxers Benny Leonard defending the world lightweight title meets Johnny Sheppard for the English lightweight crown in a 10 round main event Monday night. Earlier Mike O'Dowd will fight Battling Ortega in a midweek show in Portland, Oregon as the visiting Shriners attend.
James E. Smith of the Mississippi Valley Association says inland waterways development will greatly reduce living costs. He spoke before the United States Junior Chamber of Commerce in St. Louis as chairman of the waterways division.
Notice is given that the annual meeting of the stockholders of Monroe Hardware Co Inc will be at the corporation office in Monroe Louisiana at 10 o clock a m on June 28 1920 to elect a board of directors for the ensuing year and transact other business as may come before the meeting. W L Ethridge secretary.
Dr Charles W Dabney retires as president of the University of Cincinnati after more than fifteen years in office. A Virginia native, son of a Civil War staff member, he pursued extensive education in the United States and Europe and specialized in university leadership.
The article notes notable work in teaching chemistry and agricultural uses in Southern colleges, with Dabney serving as president of the University of Tennessee in 1887 before moving to the University of Cincinnati in 1904. It highlights his prolific writing on education.
A historical listing of doctors surgeons dentists and professionals with office addresses and phone numbers in Monroe Louisiana. Includes physicians such as Dr J L Adams Dr F C Bennett Dr Armand G McHenry and others along with professionals A B Myatt MOYSE civil engineer and related offices in the area.
A meeting of Monroe Dry Goods Company stockholders will be held at the company offices on Wednesday June Wth at eleven thirty a.m. The purpose is to decide whether capital stock shall be increased from $100 000 to $250 000 and to consider any other business before the stockholders. Signed by Secretary John J. Herring.
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