Wilson Favors Fight for More Government Aid
Congress member Riley J. Wilson urges expansion of federal road aid and bridge projects. He spoke at Monroe Ouachita Parish events praising Labor Day, the Dixie Overland Highway link, and joint state local efforts for public highways and a nationwide road program.
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Riley J. Wilson
News-Star
Monroe
Louisiana
Workers of America
Ouachita
West Monroe
Ouachita Parish
Congress
Seventeen Year-Old Girl Seeks Adoptive Home
Rev E W Morris superintendent of the Christian Missionary Society offers a seventeen year old girl for adoption or placement in a rural home in the Monroe West Monroe area. The healthy orphan is seeking a suitable home and can be contacted at Hore Monroe between 6 50 and 7 80 p m today or tomorrow.
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Monroe
West Monroe
E. W. Morris
Christian Missionary Society
Book Exchange Opens Tomorrow at Georgia Tucker School
A schedule lists rotation by grade for a book exchange at Georgia Tucker School starting tomorrow. Volunteers manage a two day per grade sequence with morning and afternoon sessions and a detailed list of required books for each grade level.
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Georgia Tucker
Teachers for Coming Year in Ouachita Parish High School
The list names teachers for the new year at Ouachita Parish High School including Mr Jack Hayes Miss Carrie Dee Drew Miss Vance Early and many others. A note suggests a few cents spent for classified ads may sell thousands of dollars worth of property.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jack Hayes
S. W. Harris
Claude Harrison
Elizabeth Jones
Undine Livandais
Mary Lee Lyon
Viola Lund
Mary Munholland
Dorothy Nixon
Alf
J. Reid
Emily Trousdale
Addie Webb
Haze
Elizabeth Dorman
Eloise Slater
B. H. Sheen
Elizabeth J. Kies
Juanita Porter
Fred Grant
Nell Goodson
Ruth Ford Pipes
Pearl Morgan
Olive Ganby
Morton Circus Opens with Big Hit in First Show
Crowds packed the Morton Grotto grounds for the opening night of the Teflis Grotto circus. The program featured the Mangean troupe catapult acrobats, the Luckey Sisters aerial act, the Baldwin sisters on tight wire, Aliie Johnson as Tarzan, Glyndon Burns, the Texas Whirlwind on slack wire, and top acts from the Flying Frank lins to the Beckman-Shep pard Trio. A children's matinee and a public wedding were noted, with Abie Marks winning a 1926 Ford on Monday night.
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Morton Circus
Hazel Mangean
Luckey Sisters
Fane
Baldwin Sisters
Allie Johnson
Glyndon Burns and Company
Aliie Johnson
Glyndon Burns
Texas
Five Terrys
Nick Gail
Hendricks and Nelson Company
Sells-Floto
New York
Grotto
Dr. Adams Returns From Mayo Clinic With Improved Health
Dr. J. L. Adams arrived in Monroe Sunday night after treatment at Mayo Hospital in Rochester Minnesota. Friends report his condition is much improved and his physical shape is better than expected. He was transported by ambulance to St Franciscan Marium.
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J. L. Adams
Monroe
Rochester
Minnesota
Mayo Hospital
Adams
St. Franciscan Marium
Welcome Table Stuns with Floral Barbecue Centerpiece
A city luncheon showcase featured an 80 plate display at the barbecue grounds. Mrs. D. I. Hirsch and Mrs. Abe Arent arranged a red white and blue floral theme with gladioli snapdragons and blue astors. Cakes by Mrs. I. T. Smith bore a "Welcome" topper.
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D. I. Hirsch
Abe Arent
Astors
Obituary for Mrs. Ethel Tucker Creighton
Mrs. Ethel Tucker Creighton aged 26 died at 5 25 am Monday at 317 Sixth Street after a long illness from cancer. She lived in the city long and is survived by her husband F W Creighton a travelling salesman for the Cud ahy Packing Co and by one child. The funeral was held at 10 am today with burial in Riverview Burial Park.
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Madwitton Eco
Ethel Tucker Creighton
Sixth Street
F. W. Creighton
Cudahy Packing Co
Riverview
Mrs Ola Colvin Dies Aged 39 At Local Sanitarium
Mrs Ola Colvin 39 wife of N C Colvin of Dubach died at a local sanitarium early today. She was brought to the city for treatment and the body was sent to Dubach this morning for interment.
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Ola Colvin
N. C. Colvin
Dubach
M P Officer Calls For Higher Freight Rate Increase
C W Mitchell Missouri Pacific freight agent told Lions Club at Hotel Monroe that railroads west of the Mississippi now seek an extra five percent freight increase beyond the current 5.75 percent allowed. He argued conditions have changed since 1920 and better equipment and service justify a fair remuneration. Visitors attended the noon luncheon.
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C. W. Mitchell
Missouri Pacific Railroad
Lions Club
Hotel Monroe
Interstate Commerce Commission
Mississippi
Mr. Mitchell
Stolen Buick Touring Recovered Near Jackson Streets
A 1928 Buick touring car stolen from in front of Steele's grocery at Jackson and Grammer streets was recovered by its owner Cyrille Pecast ing of 101 South Fifth Street yesterday morning at Texas Avenue and Jackson Streets. The car was found in the same condition as when stolen.
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Steele
Jackson and
Gramment Streets
Cyrille Pecasting
South Fifth Street
Texas Avenue
Jackson Streets
Cotton futures close steady with modest advances
New Orleans cotton futures ended higher with gains ranging from 61 to 72 points. Prices closed at values including January 22.15 and March 22.83, with May at 22.48 and October around 21.91, while December finished near 22.10.
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New Orleans
Prev High Low Close
Oet
Dee
New York
Four Die After Steam Generator Blast On U S Steamer
The U S S Noa arrived in Shanghai with the bodies of four crewmen killed aboard the steamer yesterday when a steam generator exploded and a steam pipe burst.
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U. S
Shanghai
A. P
Noa
Cochran Franklin crew lake mill to open soon
Rayville La Sept 8 The Cochran and Franklin Company nearing completion of a new saw mill at Crew Lake and will begin operations within days. The firm, with Holly Ridge interests, recently bought the Holly Ridge mill plant at a receiver sale and will employ local workers. They plan large land ventures including 40 acre tracts on 30,000 acres near Holly Ridge with up to fifteen year payment terms.
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News-Star
Rayville
Crew Lake
Cochran and Franklin Company
Holly Ridge
Richardson- Warren Lumber Company
Cochran and Franklin Company, Inc
Chess and Wymond Company
Ouachita Parish High School Registers Pupils for 6th Grade
All former pupils from first to seventh grade who wish to attend this year must register on September 11 from 9 to 12. New pupils for these grades will register on September 12 from 9 to 12. Signed by Jack Hayes, Principal Ouachita Parish High School.
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Ouachita Parish High School
Jack Hayes
Local workers praised for part in big day
President Trousdale of the Monroe Chamber of Commerce lauds workers and officials who organized the National Holiday celebration marking the completion of Louisiana’s first Federal Aid concrete road project. He thanks Police Jury members Highway Commission officials builders and the Monroe News Star staff among others. Rep. Reily J. Wilson also attended as celebration chairman.
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J. H. Trousdale
Monroe Chamber of Commerce
Bairman
Friends of Labor
Louisiana
Theo Terzia
Charles W. Phillips
John Breard
Fred Peters
Sam W. Pipes
Julius Russ
John Collens
J. E. Bryan
J. T. Mayes
J. E. Rutledge
S. L. Hendrix
Charles Hancock
Will E. Atkinson
Louisiana State Highway Commission
Col. Losh
Captain Cramer
Federal Bureau of Public Roads
Meyer-Greenwald
R. O. Morrison Parish
News Star Carrier Boys Invited to Bob Morton Party
The Monroe News Star carrier boys and street sales boys are invited to a circus party hosted by Bob Morton. Morton, circus manager, will provide front row seats through the Teflis Grotto and Monarch L. N. Collier will ensure optimal ring side viewing with clowns, aerial acts, and fanfare. The boys will enjoy the show without grown ups.
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Monroe News-Star
Bob Morton
Teflis Grotto
L. N. Collier
News- Star Boys
Bob
Louisville
News-Star Carrier Boys Circus
Revelations of a Wife in a Crim e Plot at Mrs Underwood’s
Adele Garrison and neighbors confront a mail robbery and murder case linked to lodgings on a doorstep. Government operatives question a mysterious driver and a lodger while a Ticer neighbor stakes secrecy as details unfold about Dackett and a Chinese chauffeur.
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RS. Ticer
Mackett
Mrs. Ticer
Dackett
Ticer
Mie
Lee Chow
Bill
Ime
Camp Walohi Week News Roundup
Camp Walohi week campers call the event a huge success with thanks to Walohi girls and helpers. The week featured guests from the Cazook Club, a treasure hunt, Lassa night, and Kangaroo Court led by Eagle Eye overseers.
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Camp Walohi
Riggs
Butler
Cazook Club
Ananias Club
Camp
Lassa
Pinky Endom
Lillian Mitchell
Camp Walohi Honors At Council Fire Ceremony
The final day at Camp Walohi featured a ceremonial council fire with honor beads and swimming symbols awarded. National honors were presented by headquarters to Lillian Mitchell, Peggy Garnett, Frances Butler, Winona Whiting, and Helen Benton Trotter for ceremonial dress, head band, and scarf work respectively. The event concluded a week-long camp with aims to grow strong, be pure, and follow the truth.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Olaycare’s
Blue Birde
Council
Lillian Mitchell
Peggy Garnett
Frances Butler
Winona Whiting
Helen Benton Trotter
New Ford Cars Debut in Monroe With Strong Interest
The first 1925-6 Ford models reached Monroe yesterday and impressed buyers. Local distributor Miner Motor Co. kept busy all day showing the handsome automobiles to many interested residents at Ford Levi Stationery Co. Manifold items including Hebrew New Year cards and prayer books were also on sale.
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Ford
Monroe
Miner Motor Company
Ford Levi Stationery Co
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