The St. Mary banner., 1922-09-02

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the purchase of $4,000, serial bonds
at per cent will be received by the
board OF commissioners Of the Ten
sas Basin Levee District comprising
Ouachita, Richland, Morehouse, Cald-
well and other parishes, at the office
OF the secretary and president of the
board at Rayville, August 30
Monroe, Lac. 8. Thompson has
been awarded the contract for erect
ing q number of bridges for Tensas
parish between Somerset and Frank
lin, contracts having just been award
ed. The building of the bridges calls
for an outlay by the Tensas jury of
100000 and will be part Of the good
roads program Of the parish calling
for the construction of 100000 worth
Of good roads.
Thibodaux. La-There will be no
flreman's parade in Thibodaux this
year. The high water during tho
early part Of the year caused the fire
men to give up their annual parade
September 13.
Amite, lathe town council of
Amite will sell $4,000 worth Of bonds
to improve city streets at the town
hall August %. The bonds will be
negotiable serial coupon bonds bear
Ing per cent interest.
Amite, lathe Morgan-Spencer.
Ballard Post Of the American Legion
has elected Ray D. Magruder Dwight
Morgan and Thomas Gillen as dele
gates to the state convention of the
American Legion in Baton Rouge.
The Women's Auxiliary Of the Nor
ganSpencer-Ballard unit also will
send delegates to Baton Rouge.
Donaldsonville, La-George H De-
Russy, president, and Robert L. Bak.
er, member Of the executive commit
tee Of the South Louisiana Fair AS
sociation, addressed the police 1uries
Of Lafourche and Terrebonne parish
es on behalf Of appropriations for the
tenth annual fair in Donaldsonville
October to Is. Both the parishes
voted appropriations Of $3.50.
Amite, La. George Stratham
brought in the first bale Of cotton
for this section this season. It was
was ginned ut the Mayer Ginning
Company. The bale classes past mid.
ding. was In good shape and weighed
532 pounds. Mr.. Stratham's farm IL
across the Tangipahoa river east OF
Amite City.
Shreveport, La.-Colonel Glenn M.
Smith Of the United States Geologi.
cal Survey is here for the purpose
Of comforting with parties interested
in the proposed survey in which the
Department Of Conservation joins the
United States Geological Survey.
Among those Colonel Smith will con-
fer with are members Of the South
western Geological Society and the
Mid-Continental Oh and Gas Associa.
ton.
Vaudeville, Lain the municipal
election here all officers of the town
were reelected as follows: Mayor.
DR.. w. E. Van Zant; alderman, z H
Baudot, James Band, William Grit.
Tin, e. Josza and w. r. Smith: mar.
shal, Philip Smith.
Point Bleu, lathe parish cleo
ton commissioners are purging the
poll books 1t is believed that large
number Of voters will be stricken
from the rolls, due to a misunder-
standing of the extension of time for
payment Of taxes
Monroe. lahore than 100 stu
dents and other visitors were in At.
tendance at the Louisiana Baptist En-
as participants in an inter.
esting and special program at the
Baptist church and tabernacle at Mon.
roe.
Monroe, La.-Fifty young Baptists
from all parts Of Louisiana who are
attending the Louisiana Baptist en-
campment at Monroe have voluntarily
consecrated themselves to a life of
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