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Newspaper
Monroe News Star
Location
Monroe, Louisiana, United States of America
Date
Jun 29, 1916
Page
6
Local notices advertise Kern's horse shoeing shop and wagon orders, meat market specials, lawn mower sharpening, clothes pressing, a State Fair plan, and miscellaneous business items. Mentions Miss Alice Kuhn on route, Jack Selig contact, and various small ads for produce, combing services, and insect sprays.
Drs. Newton and Cosby announce the association with Geo. W. Wright and name the firm Newton Coa and Wright. The office advertises complete X ray, chemical, bacteriological and pathological laboratories. Call 308 Heard's Market West Monroe for native meats and fresh fish. Quick delivery to Monroe and West Monroe.
El Miro Temple No 187 calls a special meeting on Friday night June 30 to vote on membership applications. This is the last day to accept applications with the $10 initiation fee. Members are urged to invite nonmembers and wear fez. Royal Vizier C B Faulk and Secretary C A Nenny announce.
O. O. Clark and T. B. Taylor signing contract to sell and purchase. Mrs. B. C. Eby and Mrs. M. C. Austin sell to J. B. Martin a lot. Notice of dissolution for Oakland & Bracey. H. L. Bracey sold interest to Benny Oakland who will continue the business and its obligations. Monroe, Louisiana, June 28, 1916.
Bracey expresses gratitude for favors shown and asks continued patronage for his successor, dated 29 51.
C E Woolmen has been named district agent for the U S Department of Agriculture with headquarters at Baton Rouge effective July 1. He will be succeeded by B M Jackson, former head of Calhoun Agricultural High School. Monroe remains in his district and will be visited about every thirty days. Jackson is Clemson College trained and qualified to continue Woolman’s work. Also effective July 1 W L Strickler becomes master mechanic for the V S & P railway in Meridian, succeeding L H R Ferguson. A G Kahnman is appointed superintendent of motive power for the whole system. fire damages the Dixie Bedding Company plant, mostly by water. Chamber committee to study the bridge proposition: L N Larche, Geo G Weaks, B J Sugar, R L Prophit Jr, C S Hall. Plumbing inquiries handled by W A Pitzgerald. Notes end.
Sheriff T A Grant receives a letter from Secretary of State James Bailey urging enforcement of motor vehicle license tags in Monroe Ouachita Parish. The notice cites Section 14 of the act, detailing fines up to twenty five dollars, jail up to thirty days, for failure to register or pay license tax or provide true information.
We will close our store on July 4th. Louisiana taxpayers have two days left to comply with the Emergency Revenue Act. After midnight June 0 a delinquent fee applies. Tax subjects include bankers brokers commissions merchants theaters museums moving pictures tobacco dealers physicians dentists veterinarians and liquor dealers. Re registrations and tax payments are due by June 3 for Harrison narcotics act and liquor dealers.
Natchez Mississippi June 28 district court of Tensas parish adjourned at St Joseph after its first term in twelve months. No indictments were returned as there had been no crime in the parish during the last year. Court convened at 10 o’clock, jury empanelled, usual charge given. Grand jury retired and reported at 11:25 after 1 hour 25 minutes.
Private F R Simmons of Atlanta rushed his wedding to yesterday as he prepared to report to a concentration camp in Macon Georgia. His bride Mrs Simmons wore a rough soldiers disguise on the train from Atlanta and was halted at the first station amid tears and pleas.
Sam Lone of Biloxi joins Biloxi military contingent bound for Jackson amid his sweetheart’s pledge to marry him once he returns from fighting in the Mexico War. Lone pressed ahead after her reply and will be among the first Biloxi men to reach the front.
Paris reports heavy German losses as they attacked northwest of Thiaumont. French defenders repulsed the assault with significant casualties on both sides in the latest engagement.
Those who have tried News Star classified ads keep using them, sustaining a steady flow of notices, offers, and small displays that fill local needs and connect buyers with sellers through the familiar format.
New Orleans date June 29 Temple Trousdale son of State Fire Marshal Trousdale asks Captain Richard A Young Jr of Company D First Regiment Infantry, Camp Stafford Alexandria Louisiana for possible enlistment. He offers own transportation and asks to be wired if any chance exists. He awaits a reply to his telegram.
The Census Bureau reports the 1915 cotton seed crop crushed totaled 4,201,055 tons. Linters earned $30,469, equivalent to about 500 pound bales. Louisiana crushed 128,262 seed and 21,409 linters. Mississippi reported 376,036 seed and 8,287 linters.
New Orleans June 28 1916 War Department advices say the National Defense Act as construed negates parental consent for 18 to 21 year olds enlisting in the regular army or National Guard. It permits enlistment of under 18 with parental or guardian consent. Also notes salaries paid to National Guard duty employees and Kentucky Valley Medical Association annual meeting underway with physicians attending.
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Washington June 29 Bureau of Naturalization marks ten years under federal supervision since 1902 naturalization law. It notes over three million applied for citizenship, vast foreign populations in the U S, and schools aiding newcomers in learning duties of American citizenship.
An advertising fragment urges contractors to quit the rut and ask dealers for Trinity, the perfect Portland cement for ordinary concrete. The ad combines product claims with a line about a 22-Line No 664 remedy for chills and fever, reflectingcirculation-era marketing copy.
New Orleans June 28 Marks Isaacs Company will pay full salaries to employees while they enlist and serve in the Mexican hostilities. Five men have already joined the National Guard and will keep their jobs during service. President Dr W D Haas of several Alexandria based firms announces all interested employees may enlist with full pay and reinstatement on return. Dr Haas and two sons will soon depart for Fort Oglethorpe Ga for military training.
Natchez Mississippi June 28 At a Monday Epworth League meeting a drive was started to present Bilies to Company 2 members who left for Jackson Sunday. A committee of Natchehey church members was named to coordinate the effort across denominations.
In Meridian Mississippi on Monday night the Daughters of the American Revolution and the Daughters of the Confederacy presented Company D with a large silk flag destined to become the standard of the Second Mississippi regiment.
New Orleans officials report Local No. 29 of the International Alliance of Theatrical Stage Employees voted unanimously to relieve all eligible members from dues assessments and fines during military service. Regular salaries will be paid to these members during the next fall theatrical season starting in September.
Ellisville Mississippi June 28 The Watean Lumber Company of Laurel has announced that employees who are married men enlisted in the United States Service will receive full pay for the duration of their service.
McComb Mississippi June 29 The Bii nola Central railroad company posted notices in the shops that any employees desiring to enlist in the state militia on their return may get their old positions back. Several have taken advantage of the offers and about 20 left Saturday night for Jackson to enlist. It is said several more will follow this week.
In San Juan Porto Rico on June 29 officials say the smallpox outbreak is under control after 159 cases entered quarantine. Over 109000 people have been vaccinated and a compulsory vaccination law may be enacted. No refusals yet though voluntary turnout has declined. Prisoners from the penitentiary assist in cleaning the city to curb spread.
Tam offers first mortgage loans with good terms. Commission reasonable. Contact R. B. Blanks via post office box 660, Monroe, Ta. 19-11.
Fragmentary OCR notes show a sequence of dates and numbers with Seesee referenced. The text lists Oct Dee and Jan with multiple decimal values 18.16 13.19 13.39 13.33 13.37 .13.45 13.56 13.42 and a final Seesee marker, suggesting a sports or scoring log.
Readable fragment from Chicago dated Thursday June 24 with high and low temperature hints and numeric weather figures. Details are incomplete but indicate a weather data snippet including temperatures and scale values.
Washington June 29. Today many discussed Austria's probable reply to the United States note demanding reparation and apology for the Austrian submarine attack on the American tanker Petrolite in the Mediterranean on December 5. Indemnity for the loss and punishment of the commander were sought.
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