All at Sea pageant set for Ouachita river on Friday
Monroe Community Service prepares the operetta All at Sea to be staged on a barge at Riverside Club grounds on the Ouachita river Friday night. Directors Bechtolt and Waghorne lead efforts for what is billed as North Louisiana’s greatest water pageant with over 100 performers, a lit barge, and crowd turnout of thousands anticipated. William Wunsch and M W Jared fill last minute roles due to absences. Holly Ridge Lumber Co. loans a barge after government barge cancellation.
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Monroe
Ouachita River
W. C. Bechtolt
W. R. Waghorne
Louisiana
Tse
Orleans
Riverside Club
R. J. Manning
Suenger Theatre
Holly Ridge Lumber Co
Quarhita
Tow
East
William Wunsch
Tom Johnson
Strephon
M. W. Jared
England
J. G. Moore
Jared
Police
Pirates
A. T. Coenen
A. T
Country Club
Saenger Amusement Co
American Legion
South
Kiwanian Faulk Traces History of Retail Grocery Business
Kiwanian W. C. Faulk spoke at a Kiwanis Club luncheon on the evolution of the retail grocery trade from early barrel days to modern practices. He recalled past reliance on drays, a rear-store layout, and saloons, contrasting them with today’s independent grocery focus and delivery systems.
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Kiwanian Faulk
Kiwanians
Kiwanian
W. C. Faulk
Kiwanis Club
W. M. Henry
Lucille Godwin
Reading
W. R. Waghorne
Faulk
Monroe Eyes 1923 American Legion Convention Bid
Monroe civic groups offer a $4 000 guarantee and present River Coast attractions as enticements to host the 1923 American Legion convention. Local officials back the bid with endorsements from the mayor, chamber of commerce, and several clubs.
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Monroe
Louisiana Legion Convention
American Legion
Baton Rouge
Louisiana
Barkdale Faulk Post
Rotary Club
Lions Club
Kidvanis Club
Chamber of Commerce
Webb Bill Funds Delinquent Girls Institute At North Louisiana
Baton Rouge June 28 The Louisiana House passed Representative T T Webb’s bill to appropriate 50000 for the erection equipment and maintenance of a state correctional school for delinquent girls and women likely to be built in north Louisiana. Mayor Ford of Shreveport pledged to donate a site if the measure becomes law.
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Baton Rouge
House of Representatives
T. T. Webb
Ouachita
Louisiana
Ford
Shreveport
Webb
Caddo
House
General Booth
Justice White
National Hall of Fame
House Committee On Appropriations
N. C. Williamson
Senate
J. M. Hamley
East Carroll
W. C. Hughes
Bossier
Conference for Old World Opens in Vicious Circle
Hague June 28 Russian Soviet delegation head Maxim Litvinoff demands money to talk while European powers demand security before funds. The Hague conference opens amid endless proposals and delays as Britain and others insist Russia prove willingness to meet old obligations for investment stability.
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Associated Press
Hague
Maxim Litvinoff
Genoa
Russia
Government to Take Over Coal Mines for One Year
A proposal to empower the president to seize and operate coal mines for a year or longer was introduced by Rep Burke of Pennsylvania. President Harding plans a Saturday meeting with coal operators and the miners union to discuss wage scales amid the bituminous coal strike.
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Associated Press
Washington
Representative Burke
Pennsylvania
Harding
United States
Lewis
Department of Labor
Davis
Monroe Chamber Eyes Free Factory Sites for Industrial Campaign
The Monroe Chamber of Commerce plans a joint session of the senior and junior boards to inaugurate a major industrial campaign. Secretary S. M. Collins aims to secure 200 acres south of Monroe for ten factories and attract cheap gas via a Ouachita Natural Gas & Oil Co. pipeline. New officers were elected: Isador Liebreich president. W. C. Olivers and Ivey Faulk as vice presidents. W. B. Gladney, H. L. Rosenheim, and Luther Reid on the industrial committee.
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Monroe
C Merce
Th Chamber of Commerce
Louisiana
Ouachita Natural Gas & Oil Company
Monroe Territory
Monroe Chamber of Commerce
Isador Liebreich
W. C. Olivers
Ivey Faulk
W. B. Gladney
H.l L. Rosenhein
Luther Reid
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Legion Convention
American Legion Veterans
Joe Isaacman
Barkdull Faulk
State Department
Cortez
Cortez Oil Company
Tampico
Mexico
Mexico City
Bruce Bielaski
Morelos
Calexico
Calif
Lower California
Mexicali
International Boundary
Mexican Territory
Hughes
Galveston
Guantanamo
Alfonso Gorosave
Obregon
Cortex Oil Company
Aguado
Shaw
White House
Don Manuel
Tellez
Congress
Gorosave
Manuel Pelaez
Saenger
High School
L. W. Gresham
Mattress Factory
West Monroe
Bill
Monro Solon
Capital
Motor Supply Co
North Third St
Monroe, Louisiana
Williamson County
Ill
Herrin
Meyers
Montana
Tacky
Chaib OF Commerce
Cers
Enauing
Khorassan Club
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