Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1919-05-30

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chimes, punch boards or candy cards
in their possession.
Cyrile Thibodaux, aged rs. who re-
turned from France few weeks ago
and who since his return had shown
signs of being demented, shot ana
killed himself at the home of relatives
in Berwick. Thibodaux was one OF
the Chateau Thierry heroes and had
been gassed and wounded in that
battle.
Farm tractors are coming to the aid |
of the rice farmers of Louisiana dur.
ing the situation brought about by
the late planting. Harry d. Wilson.
state commissioner of agriculture.
said on his return from a trip to Lake
Charles and the rice-producing sec
tion of the state.
Final tabulation of the subscrip-
lions for Victory Loan notes shows
that Livingston made a 100 per cent
record, taking more than $4,000.
French Settlement. the Third Ward.
took $4,000. $3.50
The police jury for the parish Of
Iberville has called a special election
in the Second, Sixth and Eighth
Wards for the purpose of passing on
3-mill tar for good roads in the
y At meeting Of the Shreveport
Commission Council Commissioned
Leon Kahn announced the experiment
of municipal ownership OF the water
and sewerage system had proven .
success.
The home service conference of tina
American Red Cross convened at
Lake Charles. Representatives OF
chapters in Central and Southwest
Louisiana were present.
Victory bonds amounting to $56s,
$50 were sold. by New Orleans Boy
Scouts in the campaign Just closed,
when 718 scouts sold 1858 subscrip-
tons.
Agricultural courses will be added
to the curriculum of the University
Demonstration High School next ses-
sion.
Baton Rouge Boy Scouts are max
ing plans for the observation of Ap-
probation Week. which will be held
from June to IA. The purpose of the
week is TO get the mothers. fathers
and other citizens to take an interest
in the Scout movement
Joseph A. McCord of Atlanta, chair
man of the board of directors of the
Federal Reserve Bank. Sixth Distric..
said in New Orleans reports to the
board show the cash trade of the peo-
pie with merchants in the Sixth Dis
trict has increased 20 to rs per cent
Major Charles Miller, United
States ARMY representative in the of.
fice Of the Louisiana adjutant general
during the greater part of the war
has been ordered to report to the
United States adjutant general for
duty at Washington. tt
L. Paul fAmiss, secretary of the Ba
ton Rouge Chamber of Commerce. re
ceived Information from Key West
that the anti-submarine fiotilla would
stop at Baton Rouge on it's trip from
Florida to st. Louis.
The annual session of the Grand
Lodge of the Knights of Pythias o.
the Louisiana domain was held at tns
Masonic Temple at New Orleans.
In the Methodist Centenary cam
paign begun Sunday at p. m. Min
den overpledged its allotment Of $40.
900 by $1.147S the first day.
Inc annie MctHO0iSt SuuICu SUI
scribed ies quota three minutes afte
the opening of the Centenary cam
paign.
While exact figures have not ye
been tabulated, it is confidently pre-
dfcted that this years. strawberr,
crop IN the TanRfpahoa belt will real
ixe $4,000. 900.
Approximately $4,000 worth Q
gravel viii be purchased BY the polio
jury of Lafayette parish for the mex
twelve months.
. Ground has been broken for II
erection Of = bread manufactur11
plant at Lake Chaz,ea 4.