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Newspaper
Monroe News Star
Location
Monroe, Louisiana, United States of America
Date
Dec 05, 1927
Page
2
Rev. Hastings of the First Baptist Church preached on The Willing Giver to a large sun morning audience. He contrasted three giver types and urged freewill tithes and offerings, citing Corinthians to encourage selfless generosity.
Albert Procter, 23, a Negro truck driver for Tom Hicks Transfer, was stabbed three or four times by Mae Ella Ran som, about 20, at the Exchange No. 2 cafe after a dispute near the dance floor. He was hospitalized at St. Francis sanitarium for treatment. the incident occurred near 2:30 am at 600 Coleman Avenue West Monroe.
As a fire safety measure, Barkdull Faulk school and City high school relocated heating systems from inside basements to sheet iron enclosures on the grounds. Officials expect this change to significantly reduce fire hazard and enhance building safety.
The annual report of Attorney General Sargent highlights odd legal gaps and proposed reforms. It notes federal penalties for harming officers, but not for killing them, and requests faster transfer of indicted offenders between districts. The report also urges grand jury stenographers, more federal judges, and outlines six million dollars in federal penalties collected under prohibition enforcement. Rum runners shift bases to Canada and French islands, using fast craft to evade patrols, with 320 vessels seized this year, down from 330 last year.
A Ruston contractor's outfit, tied to Rush Wimberly of Arcadia, moves through Ruston toward Downsville Union parish to build the Sibley Downsville highway. The project links with the Dixie Overland highway via Lincoln parish roads and Monroe Farmerville routes. A 22 mile hard surfaced Hodge Arcadia road is pledged with state force account.
Albert Lea Minn Dec 5 A farmer Henry c Hanson bought the entire $20000 bond issue to gravel every township road after a local decision to pave the routes Hanson financed the work by taking on the full bond obligation for the project
Police department records show 205 arrests in November averaging seven daily. Total fines collected were 2091 dollars for school funds, with 4722.50 dollars in fines assessed, and 2249.50 dollars collected after adjustments plus 841.50 back fines and 14.48 from telephone calls.
The cameo room of The Virginia hosted a Saturday evening banquet for life insurance men at 6 o clock. The event brought together industry professionals for a formal gathering in a local hotel setting.
At the Monroe district pre holiday banquet of the Mutual Life Insurance Co of New York representatives from seven parishes attended along with guests. J T Thompson of Monroe led a program including welcome by J Arthur Smith and Lawton reporting from New Orleans, Holloway spoke on Life business, cups awarded to Smith Gannoway and Munsell for November excellence, Leon Hammonds led community singing, with Thompson as toastmaster.
A historical advertisement touts Peterson's Ointment as a cure for severe skin and scalp itching. It claims overnight relief and offers a 60 cent box at drug stores with a free sample through Peterson Ointment Co. in Buffalo, New York.
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