Steamboat Days of Ancient Lore Recital in El Dorado
An El Dorado paper recalls steamboating on the Ouachita river with tales of the Governor Allen and the Ouachita Belle race, river towns, paddlewheel drama, and pioneer days. It notes ships like the Lotta Wanna and Mayflower, the Beech Hill landing, and Beech Will cedar groves near the river, all fading as railroads and modernity arrive.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
el Dorado
Ouachita River
Vicksburg
Baton Rouge
New Orleans
Ouschita
al Jen
John Tobin
Ife
Calion
John Staples
el Dorado Landing
Camden
Mississippi
Ouachita
Smith
Governor Allen
Head of Navigation
Crescent City
Dorado Landing
Champagnolle
Wilmington
Columbia
Frenchport
Beech Hill
Ouachita County
Smackover Creek
Moulton J. Goodwin
Union Countian
Cuptain Staples
City High Girls Play Mer Rouge on Home Court
Miss Lillian McGrath's City High girls prepare to face Mer Rouge this afternoon on the city high court. Rain slowed practice but forwards Louise Graves and Fannie Henry lead the attack with Graves likely to start. Beverly Fauntleroy stands out as a fast guard powering the basketball unit.
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Miller Hollingsworth
Lillian McGrath
City
Mer Rouge
City High Court
Louise Graves
Fannie Henry
Morehouse
Beverly Fauntleroy
Miss Fauntleroy
Epworth League Studies Mission Work Across Nations
Monroe Senior Epworth League met at Mrs. J. W. Worthington’s home for a weekly mission study. Members explored Methodist missionary work in China Cuba and Czechoslovakia and will study Japan Korea Poland and Mexico next. The group emphasizes the mission focus and the value of volunteer service and donations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Monroe Senior Epworth League
J. W. Worthington
China
Cuba
Czechoslovakia
Worthington
Japan
Korea
Poland
Mexico
Jim Larkin Becomes Coal King With Dublin Lockout War
Jim Larkin, famed Irish agitator, assumes the role of commercial magnate controlling daily coal trade operations around $5,000. He fights a Dublin lockout, says profits fund out-of-work pay for 1,500 workers, and exports coal from Liverpool to Dublin via the Birmingham steamer. Stevenson notes strong early October profits. Larkin now controls Dublin City Quay premises and aims to be among six global industrial rulers.
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F. A. Wray
Liverpool
Jim Larkin
Dublin
Larkin
A. H. Stevenson
Stevenson
Workers’ Union of Ireland
Birmingham
Dubl's
Birkenhead
Sinn Fein
Union
Epworth Leagues Hear Missionary Fund Report
A church league meeting focused on showing leaguers how missionary funds are used to inspire giving. Miss Grace Cook, state treasurer, conveyed joyous Can-Pay-In results with Mansfield in first place and Monroe second, sparking interest for next week's gathering.
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Grace Cook
Epworth
Miss Cook
Mansfield
Monroe
Training School Plant Cures Sweet Potatoes in Ouachita Parish
Purdue horticulturist F C Gaylord asked Ouachita parish farm head E R Strahan about storage plants. Strahan cited several near Monroe using US government methods including Louisiana Training Institute curing 2,100 bushels for two years, with other plants run by Guy Stubbs and Charles Phillips. He predicted Ouachita parish will profit from curing sweet potatoes later in the season.
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F. C. Gaylord
Purdue University
Indiana
E. R. Strahan
Ouachita Parish
Strahan
Mr. Gaylord
Monroe
United States
Louisiana Training Institute
Guy Stubbs
Charles Phillips
Mr. Strahan
Bastrop Bridge Party And Halloween Party Highlight Local Notes
Mrs. George T. Madison hosted a two table bridge club on Monday with vivid red salvia decorations. Honorees for high score were Mrs. J. H. Friend and Mrs. J. Lester White. A Hallowe en party for children followed on Friday evening at Mrs. Hawkins home with costumes and fortunes. The notice closes with the death of Mr. W. W. Miller of Beaumont, Texas, formerly of Bastrop, age 56.
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Star
Bastrop
George T. Madison
R. J. Cullen
H. F. Madison, Jr
David I. Garrett
Monroe
J. H. Friend
Friend
Florence Robinson
Madison
J. A. Davenport
Mer Rouge
Hawkins
Jones
Flora Davis
Sam Cobb
Pauline Franklin
Sua Randall
Frank Pearson Hawkins
Jane and
Millicent Shell
Emma Lou
Corvin Carpenter
Eloise
Josh Miller
Twins dodge class by alternating days in school
Max and Sol Lerman, 15 year old twins from New York, fooled teachers by taking turns attending class on different days. Their father was fined for the truancy. The irregular schedule raised concerns about parental responsibility and school attendance enforcement.
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Max
Sol Lerman
New York
Coshesse
Mourning for Beloved Husband and Father in Dallas
A devoted husband and a good father is mourned by his wife and two children, a son and daughter of Dallas remain to mourn his going. Mrs. F. L. Flewellen of Bastrop La is a cousin of Mrs. W. W. Miller. May the Father s richest blessings and all heavenly benedictions rest abundantly upon the bereaved family.
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Dallas
F. L. Flewellen
Bastrop
W. W. Miller
French Count Plans Marriage Despite Family Opposition
Paris reports Count Stanislaus De La Rochefoucauld will wed Miss Alice Cocea the musical comedy star. The 23 year old count has issued formal summonses to his parents, a practice now obsolete for marriage after 25, with no Rochefoucauld bar to foreign matches previously cited.
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Paris
A. P
Rochefoucauld
Mattie Elizabeth Mitchell
Portland
Ore
Velvet Ice Cream Ad from Monroe Ice Cream and Candy Inc
An advertisement promotes Velvet Ice Cream as pure delicious and popular made by Monroe Ice Cream and Candy Inc. It notes delivery rain or shine and prompts readers to phone their grocery needs. Walker Bros. Grocery Co. is listed with phone numbers 440 and 460.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
The
Monroe Ice Cream and Candy
Inc
Walker Bros. Grocery Co
Heavy rains threaten Caldwell sweet potato crop prospects
A ten day heavy rain deluge in Caldwell and surrounding areas floods streets and bogs fields stopping road work and endangering the abundant sweet potato crop. Sawmills may halt as logs exhaust. farmers fear rot if harvest cannot proceed despite no freezing. The Grayson curing plant prepared for a large crop but faces disruption.
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News-Star
Columbia
Caldwell
Grayson
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Dino Bute
Countess Volpi
Giuseppe Volpi
Volpi
Washington
U. S
City High
Epworth League
Coal King
Scott
Scott & Bowne
Bloomfield, NJ
Tak
Simon Terman
Dodge
Willys-Knight
BUICK
Firestone
Caldwell Sweet Potato Prospect
Pollack
DeSiard
C‘omers
Ferd Levi Stationery CO
DeSiard St
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501 South Grand
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