The St. Mary banner., 1922-04-22

than 400 telephones out Of commission
according to reports from the loca
manager.
Hammond.-The Hammond State
Bank of this city bought the $146, ,00(
bond issue Of the Cit yof Hammond
There were eight biders for the bonds
Monroe.-The North Louisiana AZ
rieultural Society elected the follow
ing officers: /. T. Hamilton, prest
dent; H. L. Peevey, vice-president;
Sidney Stewart. secretary-treasurer
| Monroe.-Building permits issued
in one day recently aggregated $75,.
600. Most Of the permits were for
small residences.
Crowley.-Roy Denton. field manag.
er for the Magnolia Petroleum Com
pany, says indications point to oil
in paying quantities In the Crowley
| fields.
Shreveport.-Mayor McFord and
Parish Health Officer Heath have re-
Quested the cooperation Of all citi-
zens in the annual cleanup cam
paign just launched.
Monroe.-J. W. Smith of Monroe,
architect for the Winn parish Board
of Education, announces that pians
have been started for the new Skies
school building to cost 5000.
Monroe.-J. B. Vaughn. supertn-
tendent of the Leonidas Barkdull
Faulk free clinic, reported 1877 pat
tents treated during the first three
months, during which treatments ad
ministered numbered ITO
Shrsveport-The 13-inch main con-
Meeting nearby gas wells with Shreve-
port has broken and 8-inch lines are
being used temporarily. The result Is
that the city's gas pressure has been
weakened considerably.
Monroe-Farmers are being urged
to attend meeting April Is at which
1t is proposed to organize sweet
potato association. Parish Agent
Stratham has arranged for farmers
to pool their purchases Of nitrate.
Point q la Hachie-E. Carriere Of
Bootherville was drowned while at
tempting to cross the Mississippi riv-
er in a small boat,
Lafayette.-Plans for extending
the work in this section was decided
at conference Of agricultural agents
Of St. Martin, Iberia. St. Landry and
Lafayette parishes.
Crowley-Crowley will be we'll rep
resented at the meeting of the
Knights Templars to be held in New
Orleans this month The local
knights are members Of the Payen
Commandery in Lafayette.
Crowley.-The local lodge Of Elks
installed officers recently. Colonel
John P. Sullivan, chairman Of the
national committee on membership.
was invited to speak.
Monroe.-The Court of Appeal for
the Second Circuit of Louisiana con.
vened here Monday, April 10, with
Judges Charles v. Porter, D. N.
Thompson and R. B. Dawkins on the
bench.
Shreveport-Building permits is
sued here during the month of March |
$477.627 in value, an In
crease Of $1SS.84S as compared with
last year.
Shreveport.-Work on seventy 55,-
060-barrel storage tanks for the Stand
ard Oil Company has been started.
The tanks are being erected near
De Quincy-The Wright and King
composed mainly Of local
talent. is touring neighboring towns.
The show was staged here March 16
and II.
Newport.-Members of Neil Grit
I'm Post, American Legion, were CIV
IN banquet recently by the members
II the Woman's Auxiliary.
Baton Rouge.-The East Baton
Rouge police jury has advertised for
lids to place 100 carloads Of gravel
N the intersecting roads Of the parish
t an early date. The Jury has ap-
lied to the State Highway Depart
nent to take over the main highways
nd supervise the hard surfacing.
ST. James.-Small planters In this
ection are cOmnlaining Of the seed |