Monroe Day Good Roads motorcade heads to Winnsboro fair
A motorcade led by the Teflis Grotto band departed the Chamber of Commerce for Winnsboro to join the Monroe Day Good Roads program. The Franklin Parish fair features two Grotto band concerts, speeches by notable officials, twelve daily free acts, fireworks, a Claiborne Williams orchestra pavilion, and a balloon ascent by Harry Skiver.
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Teflis Grotto Band
Chamber of Commerce
Winnsboro
Franklin Parish
Monroe
J. Y. Sanders
Percy Saint
Martin Behrman
New Orleans
W. E. Atkinson
W. H. Thompson
Claiborne Williams
Donaldsonville
C. B. Haddon
H. W. Fristoe
M. M. la Crois
Mary Drago
H. L. Williams
Harry Skiver
Dare Devil
Ruston Plans paving on Bonner Street and nearby blocks
Ruston will begin a new paving program soon with Bonner Street from the U S and P bridge to South Line Avenue and a block of Alabama Avenue between Vienna and Trenton Streets to be paved. The article also notes local events including a Woman's Christian Temperance Union meeting in New Orleans and various residents' travel and activities.
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News-Star
Ruston
Bonner Street
U. S. and P. Bridge
South Line Avenue
Alabama Avenue
Vienna
Trenton
A. C. McKinney
New Orleans
Woman's Christian Temperance Union
Error in Riverton grade report corrected by principal
Mrs. J. J. Humble Riverton school principal sends a letter to the News Star correcting an error in Saturday’s issue which claimed every child in the Riverton graded school was graded.
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News- Star
J. J. Humble
Riverton
Chic Ensemble Pattern No. 2789 for Teengirls
Printed silk and flat crepe combine in a chic sleeveless coat with flare and tucks at the knees. The tapestry bag with satin insert complements the ensemble. Medium size needs 3 1/2 yards 36 inch printed silk and 3 yards 36 inch flat crepe. Sizes 14 to 18 years bust 34 to 44 inches. Price 45 cents.
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Pictorial Review
Two Parishes Represented at Haynes Funeral
A large turnout from Ouachita and Morehouse parishes gathered at 414 North Third Street to honor Mrs Aliie Haynes wife of T J Haynes a longtime northeast Louisiana resident. Rev F M Freeman of the First Methodist officiated with Rev L T Hastings assisting as music selections were performed. Burial was in Riverview Cemetery. Honorary pallbearers Dr P Gray J T Bryant Samuel Weaks J M Breard G McKain H R Speed and active pallbearers Granville Ober I L Causey B B Handy J H Phillips B H Nelson L Jones Jack Ramsauer Allen Davenport.
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Ouachita
Morehouse
Haynes
North Third Street
Aliie Haynes
T. J. Haynes
Louisiana
F. M. Freeman
First Methodist Church
L. T. Hastings
First Baptist Church
Riverview Burial Park
P. Gray
J. T
Girls Sewing Club entertained by Miss Burrow in Bastrop
Bastrop notes report Miss Edythe Burrow hosted the Girls Sewing Club on Wednesday evening with a salad course for refreshments. Attendees included Mesdames Ludlum Dumaree Kelly Ford Friend and others, plus Miss Ruth Baker Dorothy Taylor Alta McBride Roberta Todd Helen Sype Frances Lindsey Van Goodwin Eunice Eldridge and visitors from Birmingham Alabama Met Rouge and Monroe.
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News-Star
Bastrop
Edythe Burrow
Mesdames
J. R. Ludlum
A. H. Dumaree
B. L. Kelly
J. G. Ford
Jack Friend
L. E. Pagan
Hugo Spier
John Fox
David Bell
J. E. Burrow
L. W. Burrow
Ruth Baker
Dorothy Taylor
Alta McBride
Roberta Todd
Helen Sype
Frances Lindsey
van Goodwin
Eunice Eldridge
Eugene Wolff
Birmingham
Alabama
Mesdames Hugo
C. C. Davenport
Met Rouge
W. T. Eldridge
Monroe
Mrs Humble Reports Low Pass Rate at 90 Percent Threshold
Mrs Humble notes an average of zero pounds with only 12 of 60 achieving the 90 percent mark. The remark highlights a poor performance share among participants.
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Humble
Record cotton yield nears prize at Calhoun fair
A five acre tract owned by J. T. Austin produced nine bales, winning first place at the Calhoun fair. Officials credit intensive care and strong fertilization with 1,175 pounds of fertilizer per acre. Several other five acre plots in the parish also came close to the prize.
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J. T. Austin
1925 Parish Crop Yields Record-Breaking
The document notes unusually high per acre returns across multiple tracts, predicting the 1925 crop to be the most surprising in years and possibly the largest ever raised in the parish. It highlights widespread exceptional returns and total crop size.
Paulus Talks of Panama Canal to Parish High
F. C. Paulus, a federal employee visiting Monroe, spoke at Parish High on the canal zone. He described watching the first boat through the canal, the three hour trip for ships, and Mount Balboa offering views of both oceans from one spot. He noted the illusion of the sun rising in the west and setting in the east and described the canal locks and dams as enormous.
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F. C. Paulus
Panama
Monroe
Canal Zone
Mount Balboa
Panama Canal aims and living standards in Monroe
Mr Paulus notes canal project sanitation has improved to rival American cities. Malaria yellow fever and tropical ailments once decimated ranks, but death rates are now similar to sanitary American cities. He cites higher teacher salaries and longer vacations in Panama attracting U.S. workers. He stays with E G Carl Paulus on Lovers Lane.
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Monroe
Paulus
Panama
United States
E. G
Carl Paulus
Lovers Lane
Cossack Chorus to Appear at Saenger Theatre Soon
Radio listeners in Monroe can hear a preview tonight on Station WSMB New Orleans. Saenger manager Greenblatt announces the Russian Cossack Chorus will perform at the local theatre soon. The chorus has thirteen male voices directed by Serge Socoloff. Tonight's program includes The Volga Boat Song La Cassita and Smiling Thru in English.
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Monroe
WSMB
New Orleans
Greenblatt
Saenger Theatre
Saenger
Serge Socoloff
Copeland Enters Restaurant Business To Teach Eating
U S Senator Royal S Copeland, famed health expert, launches a restaurant venture to demonstrate proper eating habits and promote healthy diets to the public.
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U. S
Royal S. Copeland
Free Woman in Swartz Killing Near Bastrop Case
Mrs Hudson testified in her own defense after the death of her husband during a dispute over whiskey and a watch. She claimed the evening began with alcohol at a bayou camp and a neighborly dispute escalated. her husband died the next day. The jury retired after closing arguments following her testimony.
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Bastrop
Swartz
Billy
Bayou
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C. A. Payne
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Mississippi
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