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Newspaper
Monroe News Star
Location
Monroe, Louisiana, United States of America
Date
Dec 22, 1926
Page
7
Juvenile Judge Ben Lindsey hears a Massachusetts borne case in Denver involving infidelity, elopement, and custody disputes. A soldier, his unwed wife, former lovers, and multiple children figure in a web of relationships culminating in moves between New England and Colorado.
A quirky business tale set at 410 Walnut Street reveals a fender fixer and a promoter, both Adventists, exploiting hourly pay and patting methods. The narrator fears a sheriff closing doors while Christmas asks readers to pass by with a smile.
The mother Miss Robinson and two children returned last week and applied to Judge Lind sey for custody. After hearing the tale, Judge Lindsey placed the children with a Denver woman as wards of the court until deciding whether they should go to Sally or to Miss Robinson now Mrs Jack Raymer.
Guiding Star Chapter No. 66 installed officers for the new year in Oak Grove Louisiana. Officers include Ethel Kelley as Worthy Matron J P Millikin as Worthy Patron Daisy Hedrick Associate Matron Lena Campbell Conductress Lois Pollard Associate Conductress Sybil Campbell Secretary Anna Mabel Lipp Treasurer Shaw Millikin Sentinel Vera Jackson Warden Lonnie Bailey Organist Martha Pulley Chaplain Clara May Cummins Marshal and Star Points Ada Lucille Lipp Ruth Eda Long Esther Alma Millikin Martha Waldine Roberts Electra Bennie Shilling.
Miss Velma Koonce Weston High School teacher in Jackson Parish was injured in a two car collision on the Pershing highway eight miles north of Hodge. Her passenger Miss Velma Greer and drivers Frank Wisdom David Gunn and B F Fox were involved as both vehicles sustained heavy damage.
Bastrop Louisiana selects C M Corbin of Mansfield to build the new city hall after competitive bids. The brick and concrete three story hall will front 80 feet on Franklin and extend 50 feet on Jefferson, costing about 60000 dollars with completion aimed for June 1925.
Oak Grove Lodge No. 284 F. and A. M. elected R. M. Shilling as W M J L Stanford S W W L Fowler J W L A Crow Tyler Maben Pulley D C Shilling J D O J Drummond Sec R W Shilling Chaplain Ollie Briggs Treas A public installation will be held December 22.
Special to The News-Star Rayville December 21 work has begun on a new electric cotton gin in the southern Rayville area by Bourne and Geforth. The 36 by 96 foot building will house six gin stands powered by two seven horsepower motors and fitted with modern machinery. Bourne and Goforth are early adopters of electrically powered gins with plants in Baskin and Texas. The Rayville plant will be conveniently located for farmers, joining two existing gins in town Planters' Gin Company and Rayville Gin Company, the latter steam powered while farmers use mixed power.
Contractors advance on the Holland State Bank building a one story concrete brick and steel structure modeled after the Central Savings Bank in Monroe. The Dixie Overland highway link near Rayville nears completion with gravel laid and leveling pending making a straight route through town.
Reduced fares to all points on the Missouri Pacific Lines from December 21 to 25 with final return by January 6. Reduced fares to Louisiana points on sale December 17 to 25 with final return by January 6. Usual baggage allowance applies.
Fragmentary clipping notes a neutral tone about a woman possibly smiling in May's Landing New Jersey with unclear context and missing details. The incomplete text hints at a local incident or social note but provides no concrete actions, dates, or names to elaborate.
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