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Newspaper

Monroe News Star

Location

Monroe, Louisiana, United States of America

Date

Dec 24, 1929

Page

15

Bootlegger's Wife Names Her Killer and Dies

Mrs. Minnie Averett wife of a bootlegger named her attacker before dying. Beat into insensibility she identified the giant man who assaulted her at home and fled to Detroit, according to police and physicians.

United Press Nashville Tenn Minnie Averett General Hospital Detroit

Teethina teething relief for babies advertised product

An old advertisement touts Teethina as a trusted remedy for teething pain colic gas constipation and other ailments in babies. It claims cleansing stomach regulation antiseptic action and sleep aid without opiates, and promotes a free sample and Dr Moffett's Baby Book from C J Moffett Co Columbus Georgia.

Teethina Dr. Moffett C. J. Moffett Co Columbus

Edison Medal Awarded to Yale Professor for Electrical Research

Prof Charles F Scott of Yale receives the Edison medal from the American Institute of Electrical Engineers for notable electrical research. The Chicago Dental Society estimates a modern dental office costs over 6000 dollars to equip.

Charles F. Scott Yale Edison Medal American Institute of Electrical Engineers The Chicago Dental Society

Shreveport Sets Out 1930 Expansion and Building Plans

Shreveport and vicinity expect a 1930 expenditure surge around 25 million dollars for major products with additional 5 million in smaller building projects. Utilities banks and firms join a prosperity meeting led by E A Frost to push industrial growth including highway improvements and public works. Major projects include over two million in city improvements, six million in expansions by Arkansas Natural Gas and Southern Cities, four million by Southwestern Gas and Electric, and one million by Louisiana and Arkansas railroad, plus Beaird and other firms expanding facilities and infrastructure.

Harvey Collins Leon Foster Leon Sweet Collins Lena Stanfa Oak Street Ross Ladart Fourteenth Washington Foster Arcadia Adams Street Tarver Busby C. H. Sisson Ladart Associated Press Shreveport E. A. Frost Hoover Caddo Parish Southern Bell Telephone and Telegraph Company Frank Calvert D. W. Harris Arkansas Natural Gas Company Southern Cities Company M. T. Walker The Southwestern Gas and Electric Company A. L. Burford Louisiana and Arkansas Railroad

Proposed City Hall and River Navigation Revival Plans

The article outlines a new city hall proposal, revival of Red River navigation, and building of wharf facilities. It notes continued spending by the Caddo levee board on levee and bank protection and lists improvement projects sponsored by the Caddo police jury.

Louisiana Oil Company Commercial National Bank Red River Beaird Corporation The Caddo Police Jury

Alaska college monthly reaches 4006 circulation

A student-run monthly newspaper in Fairbanks has achieved a circulation figure of 4 006 in the northern territory.

Students of Alaska College Fairbanks Northern Territory

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