This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!
This newspaper page contains 9 articles. Subscribers can read the full text of each article.
Newspaper
Monroe News Star
Location
Monroe, Louisiana, United States of America
Date
Jun 27, 1922
Page
3
The calendar is crowded as the vote to decide the matter nears. Friends of the Butler bill hold a slim House majority, but tax relief seems unlikely. Salaries stay high, offices won’t consolidate, and funding demands may force higher taxes to meet costs for institutions.
Ten arrests have been made in Berlin as coverage notes the state of siege heavy censorship. The conservative press protests while radicals are reportedly left free. Chancellor Wirth has not yet named Rathenau's successor as Rathenau's death remains the day’s focal topic.
An old newspaper fragment lists product ads and a succession notice. It mentions the Dodge Brothers roadster and the Business Man's Coupe to arrive soon from Monroe Automobile & Supply Co. It also includes a Louisiana Sixth District Court succession petition for John Y. Covington with a ten day show cause deadline and clerk sign-off.
The Woodmen of the World unveiled a monument at Union church Caldwell parish honoring FE L West who lived near the church. The event drew large crowds with F W Banks and C P Thornhill officiating and Rev G W Wall delivering the sermon. The article recalls local history including Daniel Wooten and Gabriel Moffit and notes the old burial ground and the first Caldwell parish cotton gin nearby.
The legislature approves a 34 to 0 vote ending the 20 year mineral rights ban and passes four appropriations: No. 285 50 000 for a Louisian Industrial Home for girls and women. No. 413 10 000 to reimburse cattle owners for tuberculus disease claims. No. 189 1500 a year for keeper of Confederate military records Mrs. John D. Schaffer. No. 423 15000 to erect a statue of Justice Edward D White in Washington. Two measures fail: No. 388 24600 for electric voting machine and No. 257 6000 for commissioner of records General A B Booth.
In Monroe Louisiana on June 27 1922 a church body authorizes Brother P E Morehead to seek aid from white friends to host the colored Baptist State Convention at the church from July 19 to 24. Signatories include Guy Futch Sr Herman Johnson Johnnie Grey W D Wright Eugene Brownfield W H Flood.
The notice portrays Lynch offering merchandise in north Louisiana on the decline market backed by Monroe’s backbone and Ouachita parish producers. It mentions a change from July to November and includes fragments about scores 26-21 and 17-15t related to a brothers touring car.
The Pioneer School District No. 4 election approved a twenty thousand dollar bond issue for ten years at six percent to build and equip school facilities. The measure passed by 40 votes with assessed valuation support totaling eighty eight thousand seven hundred forty. In Oak Grove a fire destroyed a negro cabin owned by Judge Jno R MeIntoeh, occupied by Alex Baird. Rev H B Mercer returned from Eros La after a cooperative revival meeting where Hughes Klansmen presented a fifty dollar envelope of appreciation.
Forest residents prepare a big Fourth of July celebration with a barbecue and picnic, speeches, baseball and boxing exhibitions, and a night dance. Budd Scott orchestra from Natchez will provide music. Farmer Geo Boyte reports the first cotton bloom on June 13 from the Money Maker variety planted March 4. Sheriff Cummins and deputies arrest a revolver-bearing suspect on the highway between Mitner and Epps. The new Business Man's store is expected to open soon.
We want people to find what they are looking for at NewspaperArchive. We are confident that we have the newspapers that will increase the value of your family history or other historical research. With our 7-day free trial, you can view the documents you find for free.
People find the most success using advanced search. Try plugging in keywords, names, dates, and locations, and get matched with results from the entire collection of newspapers at NewspaperArchive!
You can also successfully find newspapers by these browse options. Explore our archives on your own!
Browse by location and discover newspapers from all across the world.
Browse by date and find publications for a specific day or era.
Browse old newspaper publications to find specific newspapers.