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Newspaper

Monroe News Star

Location

Monroe, Louisiana, United States of America

Date

Dec 01, 1927

Page

11

Rayville Baptist church underway nearing completion

Construction of the new Rayville Baptist church advances rapidly with an estimated cost near 35000 dollars. The Mingled shade brick building features glass windows a steel trussed ceiling and a 700 seat auditorium. Plans call for completion within ninety days with multiple classrooms a baptistry and parlor on the mezzanine.

News-Star Rayville J. E. Greene Birmingham Ala J. J. Ineichen Ineichen N. W. P. Bacon The Baptist Church Wm. A. Borum Natchez and Jackson the Baptist Church J. G. Glover W. A. Borum George Downes J. C. Salmon Eb, B. Lipscomb J. M. Melton W. Felix Hemler

Negro Doctor Accused of Not Having License

Camden Ark December 1 C C Watkins a negro is under arrest for practicing medicine without a license. He held an office in North Camden building a large negro practice. Authorities say the license he showed was issued to a different Dr Watkins of Ashley county who died years ago. A negro instructor from the medical college identified the fake license and Watkins was released on a $500 bond.

Camden Ark C. C. Watkins Watkins C. H. Watkins Ashley County Medical College Doctor Watkins

Englishwoman Wins French Trophy for Fastest Woman Driver

Mrs W B Scott of England won a French trophy for the fastest woman auto driver. Her husband, a noted European racer, taught her the sport. She registered 124 miles an hour for three laps, the second fastest time ever at Brooklands.

W. B. Scott Scott Europe Brooklands Track

Woman jailed feared first female alimony defaulter

Grace W. Elliott of Los Angeles may be the first woman jailed for failing to pay alimony. A court ordered her to pay $150 monthly to her estranged husband William E. Elliott, but she did not comply. The couple had divorced after a dispute over her fortune and her husband’s role as business manager. The judge, Thomas Gould, issued the order, and Elliott now faces imprisonment.

Grace W. Elliott Los Angeles United States William E. Elliott Thomas Gould

Traveling Man Flogged By Strangers at Warren

Earl Craft and W B Bagert two oil men faced a preliminary hearing in Warren Arkansas on charges of assault with intent to kill for attacking H L Dickinson a traveling man from Memphis. Both men were held on $1000 bonds. Dickinson said he had never seen the accused before and one said he had been followed for three weeks and must leave the state. He recovered in Warren hospital.

Warren Ark Earl Craft W. B. Bagert H. L. Dickinson Memphis Dickinson Warren Hospital

How To Relieve Cough or Cold In 2 Minutes

Advertises Aspironal liquid cold remedy with a two minute relief guarantee. Claims to clear congestion relieve headaches banish cold symptoms and provide fast relief for adults and children with a money back promise. Price 50c and 1.00.

Morning radio sends girl to peaceful sleep at last

A London radio announcer answered a mother's plea by delivering his signature line to a dying child. The final farewell, spoken from a distance, brought a moment of comfort before the girl ceased to suffer. The story follows beyond to note prize promoter Jim Cofroth plans a Tia Juana racing plant becoming a famed venue for elite three year olds.

Jim” Coffroth Tia Juana

Oxygen Tank May Help Arrest Bank Robbers

Tracing an abandoned oxygen tank linked to the Farm ers and Merchants bank robbery at Beard en Ark where $30 000 cash and Liberty bonds were taken. The tank had been shipped to North Little Rock by a St Louis firm. arrests were anticipated within days.

Associated Press Bearden, Ark Farmers and Merchants Bank Liberty North Little Rock St. Louis Tom Pierce Ellis Camden

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