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Newspaper

Monroe News Star

Location

Monroe, Louisiana, United States of America

Date

Dec 06, 1926

Page

12

City to reject Arkansas Power and Light plant offer

Ruston officials report the five member Chamber of Commerce committee unanimously recommends refusing AP&L’s $250,000 bid for the plant. The council has reportedly favored rejection all along, with $10,000 certified funds to be returned if desired. Negotiations may shift to current pricing and a high tension line through Ruston.

Arkansas Power and Light m Ruston Chamber of Commerce W. J. Parks The Power Company Chamber of Commerce Committee A. H. Henderson S. Heard C. E. Hodge W. J. Lewis Chu Thompson Tennessee North Carolina South Carolina Georgia Alabama Mississippi Parks Wilks Arkansas Power and Light Company Minden Homer Monroe

Snowy Owl on Church Steeple Halts Traffic

In Middletown Connecticut residents faced a cold season as snowy owls and goshawks disrupted suburbs. One owl perched on St John’s Catholic Church cross for a day causing a traffic jam. Popping guns protected turkeys from hawks and several birds were killed when talons gripped poultry.

Middletown Conn St. John's Catholic Church Turkeys Conweather Con Connecticut

Webster Parish school praised by educator

Prof. P. H. Griffith secretary of the State Teachers Association praised the Shangaloo Webster parish high school built at Bastrop request and said the new facility marks parishwide education equalization. He noted the modern two story brick construction with self supplied lights and water and lauded the policy of E. S. Richardson to bring urban quality to rural districts.

P. H. Griffith State Teachers’ Association Baton Rouge Monroe Shongaloo Webster Parish Bastrop Griffith Shangaloo E. S. Richardson Minden Arkansas State Line Claiborne Parish J. B. Snell School Board Nelson That Parish T. H. Harris Prof. Griffith

Second Hunting Party from Ruston Leaves

Ruston's second hunting crew for the season departed early Monday for a week on Bocuff River, twenty miles north of Holly Ridge. The party includes W. M. White, Wick Colvin, Jap Colvin, Jack Colvin, Grover Colvin, G. Neely, John Allen, Charles Hunt, C. Bagwell, J. P. Alexander, Ed Neal, and Smith Colvin. A second party led by L. C. Gahagan and others will head to the coast to hunt ducks for three to four days.

Ruston Bocuff River Holly Ridge W. M. White Wick Colvin Jap Colvin Jack Colvin Grover Colvin G. Neely John Allen Charles Hunt C. Bagwell J. P. Alexander Ed Neal Smith Colvin

Aspironal Elixir Promises Quick Cold Relief

Advertisement touts Aspironal as a complete cold remedy that relieves congestion headaches and mucus flow within minutes. It claims safety for children and adults, with a money-back guarantee at the drugstore and bottles priced at fifty cents.

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