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Deacon Doster and Monroe look to progress and hospital hope
A lively Monroe Journal sketches local life in June 1917, highlighting Deacon Doster’s mishap with a sideboard and a family scene, while praising community figures like Judge Rogers and Rev. Lonnie. The piece urges establishing a hospital, urging personal and civic effort, and noting Red Cross organizing efforts and county plans amid wartime sentiment.
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