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Newspaper
Monroe News Star
Location
Monroe, Louisiana, United States of America
Date
Dec 08, 1928
Page
2
Sunday marks the last day to view The News Star Model Home with doors open until 9 p m Sunday and 2 to 9 p m Monday through the weekend. Supervisors will explain features as visitors inspect the home and furnishings from Monroe Furniture Company with bids available on selected pieces.
Edward L Leidner, 60, cashier for Carpenter Ice Cream, says he fired a shot at his son Walter 85 to scare him and unintentionally killed him at their University City home. Wife Charlotte and Edith Behrman Leidner corroborate. Walter had been drinking and quarrelsome, striking his parents before the shot. Leidner was arrested after notifying a friend who called police.
Committeemen Scoutmasters and Scouts in the Bastrop district convene December 14 at 7 45 p m in Oak Ridge community hall. Albert Mason and William eon Pipes will recount a Canada trip. Oak Ridge Scouts promise special entertainment as district chairman H F Madison Jr outlines merit badge expo training in Bastrop January 13 and courts of honor organization for each troop.
A jury found Miss Mary Hickman liable for 200 damages after she whipped pupil James F. Christian of Yeager for not stating how many times four goes into thirty two. The testimony says she insisted he knew the answer but was stubborn.
The Lotus Club will hold its annual meeting in its club rooms this evening December at o'clock. Members are requested to be present. H. G. Frazer, Sec. Treas.
J T Thompson was elected chairman of the Monroe district Scout council at the courthouse meeting. Travis Oliver completed his two year term. A W Riggs was named camp committee chairman. Other committee heads were reappointed and a list of officers and committees announced for 1929.
An advertisement touts Bond’s K and B Prescription for bladder trouble promising relief to those with weak or diseased bladders. It claims thousands helped and offers the remedy through druggists for 60 cents or $1.20.
Monroe district endorses supplying merit badges gratis to boys earning them to avoid stigma and spur effort. Scout executive L R Simpson reports on district activities and stresses adding troops in Monroe, Twin Cities, and leader training with courses starting next Sunday in Monroe and Ferriday.
Paramount leading man Richard Arlen celebrates 100000 miles on his 1926 Chrysler roadster. He plans further cross country trips and high mileage runs from Hollywood to New York, St Paul, Vancouver, and beyond, viewing his car as essential to work and travel.
Advertisement claims Bond's Liver Pills prevent and cure colds flu and fever by acting on the liver. It asserts the pills eliminate germs and toxins, are mild and safe, and affordable at drugstores for 25 cents with a warning to refuse substitutes.
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