INDEX TO
THE PONCHATOULA ENTERPRISE, 1921-1931
Compiled by Michael Ryan, Graduate Assistant
Subject: Strawberry Industry
DATE
PAGE NO. ARTICLE
March 25, 1921 4 “Strawberry Bulletin”
March 25, 1921 5 “Material Damage to Bridges Over Tangipahoa Due
to Recent Flood-Farm Section East of Ponchatoula Hard
Hit-Strawberry Growers Suffer Temporary Loss”
April 1, 1921 2 “Daily Strawberry Market Report”
April 8, 1921 1 “Ponchatoula Berries Command Highest Market
Prices in Open Market”
April 8, 1921 4 “Daily Strawberry Market Report”
April 15, 1921 5 “Daily Strawberry Market Report”
April 22, 1921 1 “Strawberry Growers Advised to Prolong
Season”
April 22, 1921 2 “Prospects for Prolonged Season Excellent”
April 22, 1921 5 “Daily Strawberry Market Report”
April 29, 1921 5 “Daily Strawberry Market Report”
May 6, 1921 4 “Daily Strawberry Market Report”
May 13, 1921 2 “Daily Strawberry Market Report”
May 13, 1921 2 “A $3,000,000 Berry Crop”
June 3, 1921 1 “Bad Packing Criticized-Baton Rouge State
Times Comments on Dishonest Berry Growers”
June 3, 1921 2 “I. C. Railroad Improves Shipping Shed Track”
June 17, 1921 2 “Tangipahoa Strawberry Crop Largest in the
History of the Parish”
July 8, 1921 4 “Illinois Central Furnishes Interesting
Statistics on Strawberry Movement”
July 22, 1921 4 “Southern Berry and Vegetable Growers Rely on
Illinois Central Service”
Sept. 16, 1921 1 “Advocates State Inspection of Strawberry and
Vegetable Shipments”
Sept. 23, 1921 1 “Farmers from North Part of Parish Heading for
Ponchatoula”
Sept. 23, 1921 2 “Ponchatoula to Have Canning Factory”
Sept. 30, 1921 1 “Summary of the 1921 Louisiana Strawberry
Season”
Oct. 21, 1921 1 “New York Berry Buyer Visits Ponchatoula”
Nov. 4, 1921 1 “Another Brick Building Goes Up-Strawberry
Growers Selling Co.”
Feb. 10, 1922 1 “Shipment of Strawberries Made”
March 3, 1922 1 “Strawberries are coming in”
March 3, 1922 4 “Growth of Strawberry Industry Due to
Intelligent Market”
March 10, 1922 2 “The Growth of the Strawberry-Ponchatoula
Berry the Most Renowned”
March 24, 1922 2 “Strawberry Season Will Soon be in Full
Blast”
March 31, 1922 1 “H. P. Mitchell Urges Rate Reduction in
Shipping Strawberries”
March 31, 1922 8 “Strawberries are Coming In”
April 21, 1922 1 “LA Strawberry Crop to Exceed All Past
Record”
Subject: Strawberry Industry-Continued
DATE
PAGE NO. ARTICLE
April 21, 1922 4 “Ponchatoula Telegraph Service for Berry
Season”
May 5, 1922 1 “Season Near End for Strawberries”
May 12, 1922 1 “Shipments North of Strawberries Close”
June 30, 1922 1 “Strawberry Inspection Bill Resented”
July 14, 1922 1 “Strawberry Tax Bill Now in Parker’s
Hands”
Aug. 11, 1922 1 “Farm Bureau Delegates to Address Ponchatoula
Farmers and Strawberry Growers”
Sept. 1, 1922 1 “Strawberry Inspection Bill”
Sept. 15, 1922 6 “Bounteous Season Lies in Store for Berry
Growers”
Oct. 6, 1922 3 “Farmers Cooperative Unions are Rapidly Gaining
Strength”
Nov. 3, 1922 1 “Satsuma May Rival Strawberry as a Money Making
Crop”
Nov. 24, 1922 1 “Farmers Experiment with Orange Culture in
Florida Parishes”
Dec. 1, 1922 1 “Meeting of Farmers Called for Dec. 2nd”
Jan. 19, 1923 1 “Season Berry Crop Will be Biggest”
Feb. 23, 1923 1 “Farm Bureau Man Explains Benefit of
Organization to Farmers of Ponchatoula”
Feb. 23, 1923 1 “Cold Weather Boon to Strawberry Men”
March 9, 1923 1 “Mr. Ray Ships First Carload of Berries”
April 27, 1923 1 “Ponchatoula Ships Majority of Crop”
May 11, 1923 1 “Raises Strawberries with Onion Flavor”
May 11, 1923 1 “Local Farmers Sign Up in Track Bureau”
May 4, 1923 1 “Sunday Loading of Berries is Common”
May 25, 1923 1 “Ponchatoula Ships 15 Percent Berry Crop Figures
Show”
June 8, 1923 1 “Heated Discussion over Berry Figures”
June 11, 1923 1 “Experiments Made with Blackberries”
Aug. 17, 1923 1 “Visitors Look Over Strawberry Belt”
Nov. 2, 1923 1 “Strawberry Crop Profitable One”
Nov. 16, 1923 1 “Berry Plants Adequate”
Feb. 29, 1924 1 “Strawberry Men Worry Over Cold”
April 18, 1924 1 “E. W. Vinyard Invents New 24 Pint Carrier”
April 18, 1924 1 “Farm Bureau to Ship Ozone Brand Berries”
April 25, 1924 1 “Berry Returns Exceed $200,000 Record
Smashed”
April 25, 1924 1 “Strawberries Help Build Church”
May 30, 1924 1 “Strawberry Season Closes with over $4,000,000
Sales”
July 18, 1924 1 “Louisiana Berry Shipments Reach 1,808 Cars in
1924”
Sept. 12, 1924 1 “No Strawberry Plant Shortage in
Ponchatoula”
March 6, 1925 1 “First Crate Berries Sold Here for $20.00”
March 6, 1925 1 “Railroad Yards are Being
EnlargedInstalled for Berry and
Vegetable Shippers”
March 13, 1925 1 “Record Broken by Ponchatoula Strawberries”
March 13, 1925 1 “Railroad Yards Enlarged”
March 20, 1925 4 “Advertising Brings Orders of Thousands of
Berry Tickets”
March 27, 1925 1 “Harvest Time Here”
March 27, 1925 1 “Ponchy Berries Highest Prices”
April 3, 1925 1 “Ponchy Berries Highest Prices”
Subject: Strawberry Industry-Continued
DATE
PAGE NO. ARTICLE
April 3, 1925 1 “I. C. Freight Yard Extension Will Be Finished
In Week”
April 3, 1925 1 “Joe Perrin Sends Crate Of Fine Red Berries To
Hill”
April 17, 1925 1 “Nine Strawberries Fill Pint Measure”
April 17, 1925 1 “Strawberry Report”
April 24, 1925 1 “Forty-Two Crates Berries To Panama”
May 1, 1925 1 “Strawberries Take Big Drop In Price”
May 22, 1925 1 “Hammond Berry Festival A Success”
May 29, 1925 2 “Ponchy Sends Fine Display To Berry Festival
October 23, 1925 1 “Tangipahoa Parish Greatest In South: Second
Richest Parish In
Agricultural Production In Entire U. S.”
Nov. 6, 1925 6 “Big Berries Have As Good Flavor As Small Ones
Here”
Nov. 6, 1925 1 “No Crop Failure In Tangipahoa, Declares
Commissioner H. D.
Wilson”
Jan. 29, 1926 1 “Mexicans May Harvest Crop”
Feb. 12, 1926 1 “Ponchy To Load Berries At Large”
March 5, 1926 1 “Ten Loads In One; Strawberries”
March 12, 1926 1 “Leave To Get Berry Pickers”
March 19, 1926 1 “Sunday’s Freeze Damages Crops”
March 26, 1926 1 “Heavy Berry Shipments Expected From Now
On”
April 2, 1926 1 “Car Lot Berry Shipments Move”
April 9, 1926 1 “First Train Of Berries Friday”
April 16, 1926 1 “Berry Quality Is Improving”
April 16, 1926 6 “Canneries Open”
May 7, 1926 1 “Berry Figures Are Misleading”
May 14, 1926 1 “New Canning Factory Opens”
May 14, 1926 1 “Crate Shortage Here Is Broken”
May 28, 1926 1 “Festival Ends Berry SeasonHammond”
June 4, 1926 1 “Canning Factories Close This Week”
July 2, 1926 1 “Receives Ponchy Berries Canned In New York”
Oct. 8, 1926 1 “Cold Storage Men Impressed With Our City”
Dec. 3, 1926 6 “Strawberry Louse is Making Appearance”
Jan. 21, 1927 3 “Cold Storage Plant Progressing Nicely”
Feb. 11, 1927 1 “Mystery Malady Attacks Berries, Spreads
Rapidly”
Feb. 19, 1927 1 “$2.00 Per Pint For First Strawberries”
Feb. 18, 1927 1 “No Berry Plant Disease Here”
REMAINING ISSUES OF 1927 ARE MISSING
March 9, 1928 1 “Ponchy Produces First Crate Of Season”
March 16, 1928 1 “Gov’t. Strawberry Report Is
Received”
March 23, 1928 1 “Frost Does Little Damage To Berries”
March 30, 1928 1 “First Car Berries From Here Tuesday”
April 6, 1928 1 “Berry Season In Full Swing HerePrices Are
Good”
April 13, 1928 1 “Cold Pack Plant Looks Doubtful”
April 27, 1928 1 “Strawberry Price And Quality Is Best In Many
Years”
April 27, 1928 1 “Farmers Trip Through Strawberry
Section is Unusually Interesting”
May 4, 1928 1 “Berry Crop Reaches $5,000,000 With Two Weeks to
Go”
Subject: Strawberry Industry-Continued
DATE
PAGE NO. ARTICLE
May 4, 1928 1 “More Than 2,000 Cars Shipped So Far This
Season”
May 4, 1928 1 “Cold Packs Getting More Berries Daily”
May 11, 1928 1 “Rain Needed for Berry Growth”
May 25, 1928 1 “Cold Packs Close”
June 1, 1928 1 “Strawberry Day Draws Visitors From Far And
Near”
Aug. 3, 1928 3 “Average of $3.32 Top Berry Price Report
Reveals”
Nov. 9, 1928 7 “Spraying Strawberries For Leaf Disease”
Nov. 16, 1928 1 “To Film Tangipahoa Strawberry Industry”
Nov. 30, 1928 1 “Fruit And Vegetable Shipments Exceed All Former
Years”
Dec. 21, 1928 1 “Truck Gardening Nets Big Returns”
Feb. 15, 1929 1 “Envisioning the Farm of the Future”
March 8, 1929 1 “Berry Outlook Best In Years”
March 22, 1929 1 “Fruit Exchange Is Reorganized”
March 29, 1929 1 “First Carload Berries Left Here Saturday”
April 5, 1929 1 “Strawberry Belt in Holiday Dress”
April 5, 1929 1 “Annual Influx of Beggars ArriveStrawberry
Season”
April 19, 1929 1 “Ponchatoula Berries Shipped To Iowa And
Central America”
April 19, 1929 1 “Ponchatoula To Have Jelly
FactoryStrawberry”
May 3, 1929 1 “Cold Blast Snow Hits Wide AreaFruits
Killed”
May 10, 1929 1 “Berries Arrive In S. A. In Fine Shape”
May 24, 1929 1 “Everything Ready For Big
FestivalBerry”
May 24, 1929 1 “Better Prices Are Expected For Berries”
May 24, 1929 6 “Strawberry Grower Has His Troubles”
May 31, 1929 1 “Preserving Plant Will Continue to Work”
Oct. 25, 1929 1 “Ready Market for Berries At $1.00 Pint”
Nov. 15, 1929 1 “Crop Movement Shows Increase Over Last
Year”
Dec. 13, 1929 1 “Weather Holding Back Berry Crop”
Jan. 17, 1930 1 “Cold Wave PromisedBad Outlook For
Berries”
Jan. 24, 1930 1 “Mercury Hits 14 Degrees HereBerries
Suffer”
Feb. 7, 1930 1 “To Hold Agricultural Meeting In Hammond Feb.
11”
Feb. 29, 1930 1 “Expect To Ship Berries March 20”
March 7, 1930 1 “Beans And Peppers Killed By FrostBerries
Set Back”
March 14, 1930 1 “Honors For First Crate Of Season Go To
Ponchatoula”
March 21, 1930 1 “Fruit Inspection To Begin As New Crops Are
Moved”
March 28, 1930 1 “Berry Special Started Monday”
April 4, 1930 1 “LA Berries Delayed”
April 11, 1930 1 “Increasing Berry Shipments Making Lower Prices
Now”
April 11, 1930 1 “U. S. And County Agent Place Pickers On
Farms”
April 18, 1930 1 “Lower Prices For Berries Received”
April 18, 1930 1 “Pre-Cooling Cars Tried By Shippers”
April 25, 1930 1 “Crop is Million Under Last Year”
May 2, 1930 1 “Other States Ship BerriesPrices Slump”
May 9, 1930 1 “Berry Shipments May Last 2 Weeks”
Subject: Strawberry Industry-Continued
DATE
PAGE NO. ARTICLE
May 16, 1930 1 “Berry Season Is About Over”
May 16, 1930 1 “Cold Pack Plants Doing Big Business”
May 23, 1930 1 “Cold Pack Plants to Continue as Long as Berries
Come In”
May 30, 1930 1 “Boys Return From Berry Picking Trip”
Aug. 1, 1930 1 “Inspection Of 1930 Berry Crop Shows Loss”
Aug. 29, 1930 1 “Help For Berry Growers Talked”
Nov. 14, 1930 1 “Rains Beneficial To This Season”
Dec. 5, 1930 1 “Ponchatoula Leads In Car Lot Shipments”
Jan. 23, 1931 1 “Strawberry Crop Outlook Is Very Encouraging
NowWeather
Has Been Ideal”
Feb. 13, 1931 1 “Few Blooms Are Killed By Frost”
Feb. 13, 1931 1 “Dept. Of Labor To Maintain Free Employment
Office To Serve
Growers and Pickers”
Feb. 20, 1931 1 “Lee R. Miller Gives Figures On Berry Crop”
March 6, 1931 1 “Frost Damages Berry Limb Crop”
March 6, 1931 5 “Rain Or Shine”
March 6, 1931 4 “Pickers Should Write Farm Labor Service”
March 13, 1931 1 “Little Damage By Recent Freeze”
March 20, 1931 1 “First Crate Bro’t. By Jas. Verneuil”
March 27, 1931 1 “Three Cars Roll Northward Wed.”
March 27, 1931 1 “First Crate Brings $25 At Davis
Ass’n.”
March 27, 1931 2 “The Weather”
March 27, 1931 6 “Dept. Of Labor Furnishing Men”
April 3, 1931 1 “What Did Berries Bring Yesterday”
April 10, 1931 1 “Berries Going Out Of Finest Quality”
April 10, 1931 1 “Cold Pack Plant Will Open
SoonFannaly”
April 10, 1931 1 “Recent Ruling Saves Berry Growers Money”
April 17, 1931 1 “State To Inspect Cold Pack Berries”
April 24, 1931 1 “Expect More Big Berry Shipments”
May 1, 1931 1 “Rain Needed In Berry Section”
May 1, 1931 1 “Some Berries”
May 8, 1931 1 “Wednesday, May 13 Is Strawberry Day”
May 8, 1931 1 “Other Sections Begin Shipments”
May 8, 1931 1 “Eight Berries To The Pint Cup”
May 15, 1931 1 “Heavy Shipments Continue To Move”
May 15, 1931 1 “Ambulance Day Strawberry Drive Brings 360
Crates”
May 15, 1931 1 “Seven Berries To A Pint Is Latest”
May 22, 1931 1 “Stemmed Berries Suffer Price Drop”
May 22, 1931 1 “Tuesdays Rain Beneficial To Beans And
PeppersToo Late To
Save Strawberries”
May 22, 1931 2 “Yes! We Have Some Strawberries”
May 29, 1931 1 “Ponchatoula Leads Berry District With 1,051
Cars”
May 29, 1931 1 “Capitol City NewsNew Money Crop Seen”
May 29, 1931 1 “Fannaly To Operate Till Berries Are Gone”
June 5, 1931 1 “Community To Give Thanks For Bumper Crop Sunday
At 11”
June 12, 1931 1 “Citizens Give Thanks For The Big Berry
Crop”
June 12, 1931 2 “Beware Of Over Production”
July 31, 1931 1 “Ponchatoula Leads State In Shipment Of
Fruits, Vegetables”
Sept. 18, 1931 1 “Another Strawberry Center Is
Suggested”
Nov. 20, 1931 1 “Much Needed Rain Falls This
Week”
Dec. 4, 1931 1 “Greatest Season Of Shipping In History
Closes”
Subject: Lumber Industry
DATE
PAGE NO. ARTICLE
March 11, 1921 1 “Two Of Louisiana’s Finest Lumber Mills
Located Here”
March 25, 1921 2 “Rathborne Lumber Co. Residence Section To Take
On Park-like
Appearance”
April 1, 1921 1 “New Rathborne Lumber Mill About Ready”
April 15, 1921 1 “Building Activities in
PonchatoulaRathborne Co. Will Erect
Fifteen”
May 6, 1921 1 “Ponchatoula Has Second Largest Planing
MillWilliams Lumber
Co.
May 13, 1921 4 “Rathborne Lumber Co. Make Working Test”
May 13, 1921 5 “Joseph Rathborne Presented With Loving Cup”
May 20, 1921 1 “Members Of Schwing Lumber Co. Visit Ponchatoula
Mills”
May 27, 1921 1 “Millville? Forget It, It’s Edgewood
Now”
June 10, 1921 1 “Largest Cypress Planing Mill In State Is Now In
Operation”
Aug. 5, 1921 1 “Rathborne To Erect Big Planing Mill”
Aug. 19, 1921 1 “Two Of Louisiana’s Finest Lumber Mills
Located Here”
Dec. 2, 1921 1 “Rathborne Planing Mill Growing Daily”
Feb. 3, 1922 1 “Rathborne Planing Mill Nearing Completion”
May 10, 1922 1 “Record Shipment Of Lumber On Saturday”
May 26, 1922 1 “The Bowie Lumber Co.”
March 23, 1923 1 “Shortage Of Cars May Stop Sawmills”
Oct. 3, 1924 1 “Swamp Fire Loss Heavy For Both Lumber
Companies”
Nov. 14, 1924 1 “Widely Known Lumberman Dies”
Nov. 14, 1924 1 “Ponchy Will Have Another Sawmill”
Aug. 14, 1925 1 “Large Veneer Plant Coming to Ponchatoula”
Oct. 9, 1925 1 “Veneer Mill Ready Early In November”
Nov. 6, 1925 1 “Veneer Mill Is Started Wednesday”
May 7, 1926 1 “Martin Veneer Plant Expands”
Oct. 29, 1926 4 “New Dry Kiln at Veneer Mill”
Dec. 3, 1926 6 “Lumbermen Are Given Pine Trees”
Dec. 10, 1926 1 “Lumber Mill Ask Fire Plug”
Sept. 21, 1928 1 “Williams Cypress Company Closes: Exhaust
Supply of Cypress”
Feb. 8, 1929 1 “Rathborne Boat Burned Tuesday”
March 8, 1929 7 “When Lumber Mills Close”
Subject: Lumber IndustryContinued
DATE
PAGE NO. ARTICLE
Aug. 9, 1929 1 “Williams Mill May Open Soon”
Feb. 21, 1930 1 “Sale of Williams Mill To Norman Interest
Reported”
Feb. 21, 1930 1 “Martin Veneer Plant To Open About March 1”
March 7, 1930 1 “Lumber Co. Formed By Local Citizens”
June 6, 1930 1 “Lumber Company Will Log TimberNatalbany
Lumber Co.
Hammond”
June 27, 1930 1 “Lumber Co. Erects Modern Planing Mill”
Aug. 15, 1930 1 “Mills May Open In Near Future”
Aug. 22, 1930 1 “Williams Mill To Open About October First”
Jan. 23, 1931 1 “Mill Houses RepairedBelonging To LA
Cypress Lumber Co.
Originally Built by Rathborne 10 Years AgoNumber
Large Fine
Houses As Well Cheaper Ones in Negro Quarters”
Jan. 23, 1931 1 “Norman Mill Was Closed Saturday”
March 6, 1931 1 “Vaughan Lumber Co. Now Operating Planer at
Mill”
March 6, 1931 1 “Martin Veneer Co. Rents Warehouse”
March 13, 1931 1 “Norman Mill Open Monday?”
May 22, 1931 1 “Increase Output At Norman Mill”
Subject: Illinois Central Railroad
DATE
PAGE NO. ARTICLE
April 22, 1921 1 “Illinois Central Service Proves Of Great
Value”
June 3, 1921 2 “I. C. Railroad Improves Shipping Shed Track”
June 3, 1921 3 “I. C. Railroad Creates New Office In
Ponchatoula”
July 8, 1921 2 “Railroad With Tradition”
July 8, 1921 4 “Illinois Central Furnishes Interesting
Statistics On Strawberry
Movement”
July 8, 1921 4 “Markham Ask For The Cooperation of Patrons In
The Prevention
Of Loss And Damage To Freight”
Nov. 11, 1921 1 “I. C. Serves Worlds Most Productive
District”
March 3, 1922 1 “New I. C. Depot”
March 10, 1922 1 “I. C. Railroad”
July 21, 1922 1 “Proposed New I. C. Depot”
Nov. 17, 1922 1 “Petitioners Request A Railroad Crossing At
South End of Town”
Nov. 24, 1922 1 “Work On Depot Continues”
Dec. 29, 1922 1 “The New I. C. Depot”
March 23, 1923 1 “Shortage Of Cars May Stop Sawmills”
Dec. 7, 1923 2 “I. C. Spends Money To Save Money”
May 23, 1924 1 “I. C. Railroad To Move Harrihan Shops To
Ponchatoula”
July 18, 1924 4 “Another Feature On Panama Limited”
Sept. 19, 1924 1 “I. C. Supt. Quigley Visits Ponchatoula”
March 6, 1925 1 “Railroad Yards Are Being EnlargedNew
Shipping Tracks For
Berry Shippers.”
March 13, 1925 1 “Railroad Yards Being Enlarged”
Subject: Illinois Central
RailroadContinued
DATE
PAGE NO. ARTICLE
April 3, 1925 1 “I. C. Freight Yards Extension Will Be Finished
In A Week”
May 8, 1925 1 “I. C. Railroad Issues Booklet For
Stockholders”
May 29, 1925 4 “Interesting Items From I. C. R. R.”
July 3, 1925 1 “300 Illinois Central Employees And Their
Families To Hold
Outing Here Tomorrow”
July 24, 1925 7 “Interesting Items From I. C. Magazine”
Aug. 27, 1925 7 “I. C. News”
Sept. 18, 1925 1 “I. C. To Spend 40 Thousand Advertising Tan.
Par.Secure 79,000
Acres Of Houlton Holdings For Colonization Scheme”
Sept. 18, 1925 6 “I. C. R. R. News”
Nov. 6, 1925 2 “Illinois Central Important Factor In Parish
Wealth”
Feb. 26, 1926 1 “Agricultural Train In Hammond Saturday”
May 28, 1926 3 “The Railroad Bill”
Sept. 24, 1926 1 “Train No. 25 Now Makes Regular Stop”
Dec. 3, 1926 6 “Hammond Freight Depot Is Destroyed”
NO ENTRIES ON ILLINOIS CENTRAL RAILROAD IN 1927
April 20, 1928 1 “I. C. Hits Another Car On Crossing”
June 15, 1928 1 “I. C. To Light Railroad Park”
Jan. 4, 1929 1 “Railroads Show Past Year”
April 4, 1929 5 “Railroad News”
May 3, 1929 2 “Illinois Central News”
May 3, 1929 4 “Railroad Investments Stimulate Business”
July 5, 1929 1 “I. C. News Notes”
July 19, 1929 1 “I. C. Railroad Promises Community
Assistance”
July 26, 1929 4 “Illinois Central Enters Air Field”
Aug. 23, 1929 1 “Southern Link Of The Illinois Central Is 75
Years Old Today”
Aug. 30, 1929 4 “Ponchatoula One Time Terminal Of Illinois
CentralHistory of I.
C. In Ponchy Till 1929″
July 18, 1930 1 “Forty-Two Cents An Hour To Ride On I. C. Fast
Train”
Dec. 5, 1930 1 “Brief History Of The Life Of Markham”
Jan. 16, 1931 1 “Ponchy Receives Taxes From I. C. Railroad”
April 10, 1931 1 “I. C. To Ask For The Removal Of 2 Local
Trains”
April 17, 1931 5 “I. C. Fares Are Slashed”
May 1, 1931 1 “Train Schedules Changed By I. C.”
May 8, 1931 2 “I. C. Passenger Service”
Sept. 4, 1931 1 “Meet To Decide Removal Of I. C. Trains
Tuesday”
Sept. 11, 1931 1 “I. C. Ordered To Continue Trains”
Subject: Outstanding Headlines
DATE
PAGE NO. ARTICLE
May 6, 1921 1 “Ponchatoula Now Has Water Transportation”
May 6, 1921 4 “Universal Folding Crate Company’s Building
About Complete”
June 24, 1921 2 “Florida Parish Fair Dates 1921, Oct. 24 To
29”
July 1, 1921 4 “Fla. Parish Fair Assoc. New Pavilion To Be
Completed By July 4”
July 22, 1921 1 “Hammond Soon To Have Air Transportation
Service”
July 29, 1921 1 “Fla. Parish Fair Get 35,500
Dollars”
Sept. 9, 1921 1 “Ponchatoula Gaining Favor As Summer
Resort”
Oct. 7, 1921 6 “Fla. Parish Pastors Urge Fair To Ban
Dances”
Oct. 14, 1921 1 “Ponchatoula Gains 279 Houses During Past
Year”
Feb. 17, 1922 3 “Ponchatoula And The Need For A Water
System”
Feb 24, 1922 1 “History, Development, And Possibilities
Of Tangipahoa Parish”
March 24, 1922 5 “Fla. Parish Fair”
April 21, 1922 4 “Ponchatoula Telegraph Service For Berry
Season”
May 26, 1922 1 “Prosperity ReturnsPonchatoula Will
Benefit”
June 30, 1922 2 “One Aspect Of Ponchatoula’s
Prosperity”
Sept. 22, 1922 3 “Fla. Parish Fair To Have Big
Attractions”
Nov. 3, 1922 1 “Satsuma May Rival Strawberry As
Money-Making Crop”
Dec. 29, 1922 3 “Ponchatoula Best Lighted Town On I.
C.”
March 9, 1923 1 “Deputy Sheriff Killed By Bootleggers
Near Franlinton”
June 1, 1923 1 “Season’s Wane Marked By
Construction Boom”
June 22, 1923 1 “Experiments Made With
Blackberries”
Aug. 17, 1923 1 “Fair Manager Dies Result Of A Foul
Ball”
Sept. 7, 1923 1 “20,000 Witness Klan Initiation Monday
Night”
Oct. 12, 1923 3 “Fla. Parish
FairHammondComplete Program Given”
Nov. 2, 1923 1 “Huey Kicks Up A Fuss In Berry
Belt”
Dec. 21, 1923 1 “Fuqua To Address Local Supporters Here
December 31”
Jan. 4, 1924 1 “Fuqua And Long Speak To Large Crowds At
Ideal [Theatre]”
Jan. 18, 1924 1 “Election Returns”
Feb. 15, 1924 1 “Fuqua Winner Sure”
Feb. 15, 1924 1 “Fire Destroys One Of Old Landmarks
[Ponchy]”
May 23, 1924 1 “Believed Dead In War Comes
HomeHammond”
July 4, 1924 1 “Experiments With Fine Tobacco
Here”
July 25, 1924 3 “Klan Attends Church Unmasked”
Oct. 17, 1924 1 “Radios Come To Ponchatoula”
March 13, 1925 1 “Electric Company To Extend
Lighting”
May 8, 1925 1 “Highway Magazine Boost
Ponchatoula”
May 22, 1925 1 “Hammond Berry Festival A
Success”
May 22, 1925 1 “At Last Ponchatoula Has A Complete
Newspaper Plant”
June 26, 1925 1 “Hammond Feels Sure Of Getting Junior
College”
July 17, 1925 1 “Tangipahoa Editors May Go To
Prison”
July 24, 1925 1 “Klan Pays Tribute Deceased
Member”
July 24, 1925 1 “Large Skyscraper Planed In
Ponchy”
July 24, 1925 1 “Druids To Have Picnic Here On August
Thirtieth”
Aug. 28, 1925 1 “Hammond Editor Accused Of
Libel”
Aug. 28, 1925 1 “Mystic Krew Of Druids Plan Big Day Here
Sunday”
Nov. 6, 1925 1 “Record Cotton Crop In Parish”
Jan. 8, 1926 1 “Klan Lecturer Spoke Here On
Thursday”
June 4, 1926 1 “Druids Picnic Here Sunday”
June 11, 1926 1 “Druids Enjoy Perfect Day”
July 9, 1926 1 “K. K. K. Holds Big
Naturalization-Thousands From All Parts Of
State Visit Ponchatoula”
Aug. 27, 1926 1 “Storm Hits Here Wednesday Night
(Hurricane)”
Oct. 15, 1926 1 “Hammond Votes Against College”
Dec. 31, 1926 8 “Storms Delay The South Bound
Trains”
Feb. 18, 1927 1 “New Skyscraper To Be Erected
HereContract For Three Story
Hotel”
Feb. 18, 1927 2 “History of St. Joseph’s Catholic
Church”
REMAINING ISSUES OF 1927 ARE MISSING
March 9, 1928 1 “Virgin Oil Field In This Area Believed By
Many”
March 25, 1928 1 “Huey Long Takes Oath Of Office And Becomes
Governor”
May 18, 1928 1 “Columbia Theatre To Be Ready July 1”
June 29, 1928 1 “Ponchy Helps Send Bowman To BostonOlympic
Trials”
June 29, 1928 1 “Junior College Almost AssuredHammond”
July 13, 1928 1 “Southeastern La. College Is Given Appropriation
$75,000”
July 20, 1928 1 “Long Blast Hopes Of SoutheasternVetoes
Appropriation”
July 27, 1928 1 “Southeastern To Continue To Work Governor Long
Assures”
Jan. 25, 1929 1 “Hammond Leaders Propose Coliseum”
July 26, 1929 1 “A. Of C. Will Try To Get Airport”
Oct 11, 1929 1 “Oaks Hotel In Hammond Burns Early Monday”
Nov. 29, 1929 1 “Reimers Named To Aid Work Of Hoover”
Jan 10, 1930 1 “Business Houses Closing DoorsExplains
Downfall”
Feb. 21, 1930 1 “Community Stores To Reopen March 1”
July 4, 1930 1 “Drouth Broken After 2 Months”
July 25, 1930 1 “Confederate Vet. Dies At The Age of
87Ponchatoula”
Aug. 22, 1930 1 “Long Speaks To Well Filled HouseSenate
RacePonchatoula”
Aug. 22, 1930 1 “Ransdell Meetings To Be Held In The Florida
ParishesSenate
Race”
Sept. 5, 1930 1 “Ransdell Gaining Through Out The State”
Sept. 12, 1930 1 “Long Does It AgainWins Easily With All
Newspapers Against
Him”
Sept. 26, 1930 1 “Gasoline Prices Go Up In PonchyJump From
14.5¢ to 19¢”
Oct. 17, 1930 1 “College To Obtain More Classrooms”
Dec. 19, 1930 7 “Huey Long As U. S. Senator Plans Thrills For
All”
March 6, 1931 1 “Marion Fannaly To Enlarge Plant”
July 3, 1931 1 “Make Ponchy 100 Per Cent By Keeping Money At
Home”
Sept. 11, 1931 1 “Long Tells How He Is Going To Leave
Louisiana”
Oct. 2, 1931 1 “Henry Clay Warmoth DiesLouisiana Governor
1868-1872”
Oct. 9, 1931 1 “Give Up Hope For Thomas A.
EdisonUnconscious and
Weakening”
Oct. 16, 1931 1 “Cyr To File Suit To Oust Huey P. Long”
Oct. 23, 1931 1 “Turn On Gas In HammondWill Celebrate”
Nov. 20, 1931 1 “Cyr Loses Ouster Suit Against Long”
Dec. 4, 1931 1 “Long, Allen, And Others Talk Here”