The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1918-09-26
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:. News of a Week as Told
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\ regular meeting of the Parish
School Board viii be held in this place
on Thursday of next week.
Mrs. Archie Brown, after spending
week III Benton as guest at the home
of her mother. Mrs. Heifner. left Mon
day for her home. in vivian.
Mrs w r. Wilhourn left Monday ev-
ening for her old home. near Lake
Charles, where she was called because
of the serious illness of her father.
\ good shower fell in this place last
night The day is cooler than was yes
terday. and the clouds remain low and
threatening this afternoon.
Mr. Julian Wilmington has ordered
his Banner mailed to Pineville care of
Louisiana College. instead of to Mans
field, near which place he was located
for some time.
Misses Mary and Rosa Smith, Miss
Dora Gibson and Mr.. Joannes Smith
were entertained at a dinner Sunday
at the home Of Mr.. and Mrs. J. c.
Logan. who reside near VAUDEVILLE.
Miss Grace Larkin has returned
home from visit with relatives resid-
ing in Pine Bluff and other Arkansas
cities She also went to Camp Pike to
visit her brother. who is an officer in
the medical corps
Mr.. \. Curtis, Chairman of the
Fourth Liberty Committee for BOssier
Parish. has notified the members of the
Executive Committee to meet tO-mOr-
row {the 21thl. at four o'clock pm. in
Shreveport in Mr.. Frosts office, in the
Merchants building.
Private Rufus Moore who is a men,
her Of the Fourth Company. {. \. G..
stationed III Jackson Barracks, New
Orleans. Is at home on thirty day
furloush lie is Il son of Mr.. and Mrs.
J. III Moore, who reside on the Marks
cid place. near Collinsburg.
E-z57 The Banners October 1st state
mentS were mailed out the first of this
week. \ number of readers nave since
nade remittance. Those who do not
make prompt remittance will, of course.
be dropped from our mailing list. Our
subscription terms are cash in advance.
Mrs. +. \. Kelly. jr.. who for some
DAYS PAST has been in Benton on Il
visit with relatives and old friends, eX-
pect,. to leave The last of the week for
Shreveport. During the absence of her
husband, now with the fighting Ameri-
cans in France, she will make her
bone in Shreveport with her mother,
Mrs. Edoeia i. Kelly.
DR. G. II. lrion, Chairman Of the
Parish Council OF Defense. received Il
dispatch yesterday from Mr.. Arthur D.
Parker, Chairman of the State Council
of Defense requesting him to attend a
meeting OF the State Council of De
Tense at New Orleans on Friday. the
9TH. I}r. Ilion will leave for New Or
leans this Thursday afternoon.
Agreeable TO the suggestions of those
higher in authority, the Chairman OF
the Parish Council of Defense ask.
that You let your car remain idle eacl
Sunday frf the next several weeks
thereby taking part III the NATIONWIDE,
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eating oil. We will all want to get il
Oh Ills. fer the people of this good OLE
Aai iSh arc not Of the stripe who like t,
tc 0utdone iy any of their neighbour
in ans direction.
Elsewhere in this issue of the Ban
nee there il an official request-frol
the Chairman of the Parish Council 0
Defense to all residents of the paris
Urging thlt automobiles not he Opel
ated on Sundays for the next severa
weeks. This is purely IA war measure
and its strict enforcement will resul
in the saving Of many gallons Of gas
oline and luhricatiug oil. 1t is a littl
thinS 20 ask-a little thing to grant
and YET we are t. come to Il realiZatio
of the truth, that the little things we
Tlunnei and worked out at home Cal
and will. greatly aid i'll that victor
that is soon to come to American arm
Mrs. Scanland received Il TELEGRAM
this forenoon from her eldest son, u
j. N. Scanland. who states that he h;
been commissioned Captain in the Met
zeal Corps. with instructions to repol
Within ten days at Washington LAX
in the state of Washington. That Cal
torment is within Il mile of Seattl
DR.. Scanland for 4 number of veal
has heen located at Warm Spring
Mont. where he was Superintendent I
the Montana state Insane Asylum. :,
The reader might guess. he is giving u