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Newspaper
Monroe News Star
Location
Monroe, Louisiana, United States of America
Date
Mar 16, 1925
Page
4
QUICK AIR depicts a satirical March wind blasting across the nation. The piece lampoons Chicago’s gusts lifting people and objects, Japanese arrivals blown to San Francisco, and even a ferry boat waking a Alameda resident, all with humor and exaggerated imagery.
William Lawrence Saunders of New York, a Georgian and Penn alum, is honored as the most distinguished alumnus of the University of Pennsylvania for 1925. He heads tools and mining equipment firms, chairs and directs New York’s Federal Reserve Bank, and devised underwater drilling gear now widely used. He has served on national and international commissions on commerce and navigation and is a Naval Consulting Board member since 1915, with two terms as mayor of Plainfield, New Jersey.
Col Josiah Wedgwood Chancellor of the Duchess of Lancaster under a Labour era born today 53 years ago. George Wharton Pepper US senator from Pennsylvania born in Philadelphia 58 years ago. Bishop William B Beauchamp of the M E Church South born at Farnham Virginia 56 years ago. John M Parker former governor of Louisiana born at Bethel Church Misteg 52 years ago today.
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The article reviews the Warren confirmation episode with emphasis on presidential loyalty to Warren and Senate opposition. It notes a restraining hand on Republican leadership in Congress and highlights Senator Broussard's remarks about Warren’s stock holdings and alleged conflict with the American Sugar Refining Company.
In Manufacturers Record Richard Woods Edmonds examines Southern kraft prices and quality versus Northern spruce kraft. Northern mills admit low Southern prices boost market share but argue Southern product remains inferior. A northern paper mill president adds a vision of Southern industrial growth tied to forestation incentives.
The American Association of State Highway Officials adopts a framework to apportion highway costs by benefits. It classifies roads by public use, supports motor vehicle taxes for general traffic, and ties funding to societal, sectoral, property, and user benefits while allowing surplus to offset broader costs. Local roads remain funded locally, with special assessments possible for adjacent land.
A mass meeting will be held at the courthouse tomorrow night to boost the Monroe Fair Association’s efforts for a record north Louisiana fair this fall. Monroe Building and Loan delegates join the Louisiana league meeting in Crowley April 23-24. Thacker revival planning continues with executive committee meetings set for Sundays at 2:30 at the Methodist church.
The Cotton States League circuit funds are fueling a Monroe campaign to sell season tickets for the summer replacing last year’s donation method. The drive seeks to keep Monroe on the baseball map, encourage nearby trade territory, and match achievements of similar cities. Rotary members returning from Jackson praise community spirit and call for a favorable decision to support a full season.
Irish press voices grave concern over rural emigration driven by poor harvests and hard climate. The Cork Examiner argues soil could support more people if youths stayed home and worked farms, while wet weather, fuel shortages, and famine threats push many to seek a brighter future in America.
A year ago today the city of Fiume was formally annexed to Italy while Horacio Vasquez was elected president of the Dominican Republic, marking notable political shifts in Europe and the Caribbean.
Regular 50 cent dinner available Wednesday with coffee and pure cream. Dinner priced at 25 cents with an extra five cents for coffee.
Westbound trains show arrival times at 7:16 a.m. and 11:15 a.m. with departures at 11:30 a.m. and 7:55 p.m. Eastbound trains list arrivals at 9:25 a.m. and 12:40 p.m. with departures at 9:35 a.m. and 12:45 p.m. Major fast trains run 11:30 a.m. 7:55 p.m. and 6:10 p.m. 8:80 p.m. as listed.
The notices list arrival and departure times for trains on the Main Line South Bend El Dorado and Natchez branches with several numbered services. Times range from early morning to evening with specific runs between Monroe Alexandria and Farmersville, including branch train No 836 No 841 and others.
A Monroe reader claims Adlerika relieves gas and stomach distress quickly. The ad asserts Adlerika eases constipation and gas in an hour, recommending Col Pharmacy and Monroe Calvert's Drug Store.
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