Pleasant Hill Social Roundup and Visits
News from Lincoln Parish towns highlights a sewing circle gathering at Mrs F D Simpsons with attendees including Mrs S B Gardner and Miss Myra Stephens. Visits span families in Ruston Simsboro Clay and New Orleans with multiple dinners and guests noted across Pleasant Hill.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Paul Henderson
George Carroll
F. D. Simpson
3S. B. Gardner
Lon Stephens
Cullen Hinton
R. F. Martin
George Simpson
Myra Stephens
Ollie V. Gibson
Ophelia Thompson
Ruston
W. J. Belton
Edna
Venice Skinner
Simsboro
Prentis Belton
Mr. Carroll
J. W. Parker
New Orleans
J. N. Wood
Waco
Texas
Chester Grigsby
R. B. Taylor
Farmerville
3. B. Gardner
Dan Watts
Ruston Woman Votes Against Wet Editorial
A Ruston letter by Mrs. J. C. Baker criticizes a Shreveport Times editorial on prohibition, arguing it demoralizes civil order and praising stronger enforcement. The notice references 1910 New Orleans saloon density, contrasts with crime and poverty, and urges adherence to the Eighteenth Amendment amid national debate.
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Ruston
J. C. Baker
Shreveport Times
New Orleans
Shreveport
the Times
United States
America
Thomas N. Carver
Savings Bank Deposita
Life Insurance
Building and Loan Deposita
MRE
Community Notes from Greenwood and Surrounding Areas
Mrs I M Harrison and son Harrell visited friends while Mrs L G Crawford and Mrs T H Campbell called on Mrs W E Simmons. Rev D W Fooks and Rev T H Campbell dined with Mr J M DeFreese. N E Mitchell and Bill Martin called on Mrs S Simont. C A DeFreese visiting relatives in Shreveport. Mae and Irma Harrison visited homefolks. Poss Beard and family guests of W B Hughes. Felix Simonton visitors with J E DeFreese and J E Delany families. Thelma Harrison stayed with Lois Barmore. Several ill in community. survey for new road underway and right of way largely in place. Sympathy to the Lewis family.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
I. M. Harrison
Harrell
Drewry
L. G. Crawford
T. H. Campbell
W. E. Simmons
D. W. Fooks
J. M. DeFreese
Mesdames N. E. Mitchell
Bill Martin
S. Simont
S. B. Colvin
Cal Colvin
Unionville
C. A. DeFreese
Shreveport
Mae
Irma Harrison
Poss Beard
W. B. Hughes
Felix Simonton
J. E. Delany
W. Holloway
Thelma Harrison
Lois Barmore
Quilting Bee Social and LocalVisits in Clay
Mr J S Tomlinson and Mr H M Ball visited Clay on Monday afternoon. Mrs Henry Ball hosted a quilting bee with E H Causey J M Ball B Colvin J S Tomlinson and Miss Sarah Causey among attendees. Various local residents visited relatives and spent time in Clay and Wesley Chapel over the weekend.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. S. Tomlinson
H. M. Ball
Clay
Henry Ball
E. H. Causey
J. M. Ball
B. Colvin
J. 8. Tomlinson
Sarah Causey
Tomlinson
Wesley Chapel
Will ‘Tomlinson
Hasker Willis
Industrial News Minden West Brothers Move to New Building
Minden West Brothers relocated to a newly constructed facility as the community’s industrial activities expand. In related notes Winnfield First Methodist Church celebrated a dedication, while Opelouses Thistlehwaite Lumber Co. announced plans to erect an addition to its city operations, signaling growth in local industry and commerce.
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Minden
West Brothers
Winnfield
Opelouses Thistlehwaite Lumber Co
Architect to Erect Shrine to Mount Vernon
Charles K Bryant of Richmond Va holds the plans for a Mount Vernon shrine now under construction at the estate. He is supervising a Paris replica of the Mount Vernon mansion to be shown at the International Colonial and Overseas Exposition in Paris this summer as the U S government exhibit.
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United States
U. S
Mount Vernon
George Washington
Potomac
Charles K. Bryant
Richmond
Paris
Mount Vernon de Paris
Those Who Benefit Should Pay The Bill
A proposed Oregon Legislative bill mirrors a California measure and would divert half of all state insurance premium taxes to police and pension funds. Critics call it dangerous and discriminatory as policyholders would fund pension benefits for non policy holders, shifting costs to the thrifty.
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Oregon
California
Pro Rationing Pension Costs Against City Insurance
The proposal would tax insurance written in Portland to fund pensions, forcing many outside the city to share costs for services they receive little or none of. Fire and police pensions are beneficial but should be funded by taxpayers in each community.
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Oregon
Portland
Seattle paving for best motoring ushers in new standard
Seattle, Wash lists a century of pavement strides through hard surfaced streets. With over 1,800,000 square yards of concrete and 95,000 motor vehicles, the city prijzen a durable, low upkeep pavement program. Night paving and phased work kept business districts open. Projects like Second Avenue Extension and the Denny Hill Regrade added wide, sturdy pavements. Traffic growth continues as car ownership nears saturation, but Seattle argues durable concrete can meet rising motor demands.
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E. E. Duffy
Seattle
Wash
Union Street
Pike Street
Second Avenue
Denny Hill
Great Heights
Track coach calls for training at Louisiana
Ed Shirley, Bulldog track mentor, announced the first call for candidates as spring drills begin. Only four of last year’s winged T holders likely return. captain Weakley, Lewis Pirkle, Fanny Mangham, and Rudolph Pietsch. Freshmen such as Ben Johnson, Don Brown, Casey Jones, and J. B. Durham show promise. The team aims for a larger turnout than last year’s record forty-six aspirants, with meets set against Louisiana College, Southwestern, and Mississippi College, plus a district meet in Pineville and a possible ST A A appearance in May.
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Louisiana
Ed Shirley
Bulldog
Captain Weakley
Lewis Pirkle
Fanny” Mangham
Rudolph Pietsch
Shirley
Pups
Bulldogs
Wildcats
Kittens
Louisiana College
Southwestern
Mississippi College
Pineville
ST. A. A
Chamber of Commerce Keeps Tour Route Info To New Orleans
The Chamber of Commerce proposes to log and maintain up to date highway information for routes to New Orleans. Feazel Motor Co head L M Feazel logged two routes, Monroe Vicksburg Utica Hazelhurst Brookhaven McComb Hammond Kenner at 362 miles, and Hammond Winnsboro Monroe at 369 miles. The Vicksburg route offers 260 miles of concrete paving and a river bridge, with a noted 25 mile gravel section Utica to Hazelhurst but described as smooth. Call 427 for current road conditions during construction.
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New Orleans
Chamber of Commerce
L. M. Feazel
Feazel Motor Company
Feazel
Vicksburg
Big River
Natchez
Vicksboro
Utica
Hagelhurst
St. Francisville
Abe Lincoln Views Aired In Magazine
Dayton reports a February Frigidaire Magazine tale recounts Lincoln lecturing Mrs Gideon Garst on refrigeration after a tainted rabbit meal. The anecdote places Lincoln in Metamora and Washington detailing strict food safety and ice purity. A Sidney Australia telegram notes Dame Nellie Melba's grave illness relapse with slim recovery chances.
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Dayton
Ohio
Lin
Abraham Lincoln
Gideon Garst
Garst
Lincoln
Metamora
Sinois
White House
Kennebec River
Maine
Washington
Sidney
Australia
Nellie Melba
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Jim Ball
Adam Riser Jr
Hugh Riser
Murrah, Bennie
John Wilbur Moncrief
Jack Nelson
Hammond
Peerless
South Cypress
Thibodaux
Philip O. Aye
Acme
West Third Street
J. D. Lott
Plaquemine
Samuel P. Schwing
Iberville Hotel
Eden Street
W. E. Walters
Moody-Seagraves Co
Main Gasine
Here
Church Point
Opelousas
Swords
Eunice
Natchitoches-Grand Ecore
Ponchatoula Hatchery, Inc
West Pine Street
Charity Hospital
Louisiana State University
Louisiana Cypress Lumber Co
Minden—T. L. Staten
Shreveport Road
Louisiana Power & Light Co
Minden—Morgan & Lindsey
Harvey Canal
Mississippi
Lafayette
American Tree Association
Greenwood
5. M. Lewis
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H. T. Riser
J. W. Nelson
Adam Riser, Jr
Winnsboro
Will Riser
Bessie Olive Riser
Lesilia Ledbetter
Herman Riser
Industrial News
MT. Vernon
Crescent City
Abe Lincoln
Ruston Oil Mills & Fertilizer Co
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