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A Paying Institution Mutual Building Association Prized
The Shreveport Mutual Building Association markets itself as a public minded mutual venture offering borrowers low rates and profit sharing while rewarding investors. A notice to Series B stockholders states shares mature May 1 at face value 200 with 121 paid in per share, yielding a $79 profit. borrowers’ notes are paid in full on that date. Over 800 new shares have been taken in the recent issue amid local interest. The article then shifts to a neighboring Fairfield tale of Marie Gerley, a 20 month old girl afflicted from birth, who underwent an operation believed hopeful but died Thursday evening. her parents Mr. and Mrs. W. J. Gerley mourn a child lost to illness and medical hopes.
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Shreveport Mutual Building Association
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