The patriot. (Glenmora, La.) 1918-1955, 1922-06-23

Monroe.-Important developments
in an effort to either extend the Mon
roe gas belt or open up new oil poo
will be undertaken between Homer
and Haynesville and Eldorado anC
Monroe, according to oil scouts.
New Orleans.-New Orleans will say
goodbye to her hello girls" when I'M
provements and changes announced
here by officials of the Cumberland
Telephone and Telegraph Company
costing more than $12,O00,OO0, have
been perfected.
ShrevepOrt.-In accordance with a
ruling by the state supreme court rel
ative to injunction and abatement leg
islation passed by the State Legisia,
ture in 1918, the Shreveport anti-vice
committee is being incorporated to
conform to the provisions Of the
courts ruling Officers have been
elected as follows: DR.. George s.
Sexton, chairman; L. c. Bulkley, sec
rotary; Joe ]. Lyons, treasurer.
New Orleans.-Interest in the cam
paign to eliminate grade crossing acct
| dents shows no signs of waning. J..
| w. Cousins, superintendent of the H.
linois Central railroad and chairman
OF the committee of the American
| Railway Association in charge of the
work in this city, declared that al
-I@ inc
| Cautiously" is becoming a byword
| among motorists.
Lake Charles.-Victory was cele-
! brated because of the deep water 81
! 100000 bond election being carried 10y
| a vote of to l after a hot fight II
| which the Union Sulphur Company
opposed the tax After thousands OF
persons had waited for the announce
ment of the returns an 1mpromptu
parade was formed with bands, hCrns
and bells and the throngs paraded the
streets, singing and shouting until
late hour.
Lake Providence-One of the finest
examples of child friendships is that
of 12-year-old Isabelle Buel, and Edith
Purdy of Lake Providence. When lit
tie Miss Buel won the Dundy prize OF
SO at the close of the school session
as a reward for the highest average in
the last year Of grammar school in the
public schools of the town, she asked
that it be divided between herself and
her playmate, Edith Purdy, whose av-
erage was just thirteen-nineteenth
below hers.
Lake Charles.-Voters of Calcasieu
parish voted in favor of issuing $2,85O,-
900 worth of bonds to provide for the
enlargement of the inland canal be-
tween the Calcasieu and Sabine rivers,
giving southwest Louisiana an open
water route to the gulf. 1t is Erc7os-
ed to make the canal 80 feet deep and
125 feet wide. T he vote was approx
mately 2 to / in favor of the project.
Monroe.-Several thousand people
from Ouachita, MorehOuse, East and
West Carroll and Richland and Mad
ison parishes were guests of Madison
parish at Tallulah in jubilee and
thanksgiving observance for the es-
cape of northeastern Louisiana from
the ravages of the flood waters OF the
Mississippi river. A big, old-fashi0ned
barbecue was served.
Monroe.-The executive committee
of the Richland Parish Fair Associa-
ton has decided to hold fair in Oc-
tober and will at once start plans.
The police jury has granted an apprc-
priation of $500 to be used by the as
ISOLATION. Directrs of the Tri-Parish
Fair Association and the Louisiana
Delta Fair Association have decided |
to hold this years fair at Talluiah |
on October II, II and Is. The parishes |
of Madison, East aCrrol and Tensas !
will participate in the fair.
Amite.-The Amite Summer Normal |
school is in session with an enrolment |
of ninety-four student-teachers under |
the direction of Prof W. ]. Dunn of |
Hammond and a corps of assistants
consisting of A. j. Parks, Covington:
J. /. Covington, Franklington; H. p.
Slaughter; F. c. Rat
life, Bogalusa; H. J. Smith, Amite;
Misses Alva Spencer, May Hemby,
and Laura Develroy.
Monroe.-The contract for construc-
ton of the Monroe-Jonesboro high
way, twelve mile stretch of road be-
tween West Monroe and Jonesboro,
has been awarded The bid was o.
94625. The building of the highway
will begin at once.
Baton Rouge.-The House of Repre-
yeas 76, nays %, passed
the bill by r. j. Weinmann of the
Ward to appropriate $25,-
BOO to defray the expense of the Amer
Ican Legion convention at New Or
cans.
Baton Rouge.-Louisiana health au-
,horities will receive $4,000 from the
federal government for child welfare
and maternity work next year. Miss
Agnes Morris, who as president of the
Louisiana League of Women Voters