Richland State Bank Absorbs Commercial Bank at Rayville
In Rayville on June 30 the Richland State bank acquired the Commercial bank by taking over all assets including fixtures equipment and accounts. All Commercial customers are redirected to the Richland State bank with checks processed there. The Commercial bank founded in 1926 had its leadership changed recently and now the Richland State bank operates from a modern building dating to 1927 with officers C J Eliia Fred Morgan W N Traylor and W W Kelly.
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News-Star
Rayville
Richland State Bank
Mmercial Bank
Commercial Bank
Richland’ State Bank
Richland State
T. J. Coenen
R. S. McKnight
McKnight
C. M. Purvis
Richland Parish
C. J. Eliia
Fred Morgan
W. N. Traylor
W. W. Kelly
Joe Robinson Welcomed Home by Big Throng
Joe Robinson arrived in Little Rock aboard the Houston national convention special train to accept the democratic vice presidential nomination. A crowd of several hundred welcomed him at Union Station under a Dixie-brass band, as he thanked Governor Smith and the Arkansas delegation in a 20 minute campaign style address.
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Associated Press
Little Rock
Ark
Joe
Robinson
Ond Arkansan
Union Station
United States
Arkansas
Alfred E. Smith
New York
Houston
Senator Robinson
Smith
Smith Receives Telegram From Running Mate
Albany New York June governor Smith received a telegram from Senator Robinson replying to con grats on the vice presidential nomination. The message recalls their campaigns and praises Smith's past services and future potential for the nation.
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Associated Press
Albany
N. Y
Smith
Robinson
Man Pleads Guilty To False Pretenses For Meals
W Minor alias J Chandler pleaded guilty in district court to obtaining food by false pretenses from Angelo Kenelos. Judge Percy sentenced him to 30 days on the road after he claimed to be working for Missouri Pacific Railroad to note meals from his salary.
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J. Chandler
Angelos Kenelos
Percy del
Kenelos
Missouri Pacific Railroad
Governor's Self Built Campaign Begins With Personal Appeal
The governor vows to craft his own platform and speak in his own words while meeting national committee members in New York and planning a public parade. Three stenographers kissed him at the governor's mansion as telegrams flooded in with congratulations and roses. He longs to reunite with his wife and children traveling from Texas as his campaign moves toward Albany.
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New York City
Texas
Albany
City Finances Show Sharp Growth in 1927 28
Audit details a rise in public utility receipts by about 53 000 and a net increase of 68 000 after expenses. City court fines totaled 21 533 50 all for the school fund while donations rose to 510. Business licenses climbed over eight percent to 43 698 as shown in the year ending April 27 1928.
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Brige Toll
Acove
BAN Bre
Democratic Convention Echoes and Prohibition Debate
New York Governor Smith reiterated support for national prohibition and urged law changes as he accepted the presidential nomination. Delegates adjourned amid talk of travel plans and concerns over the fate of the convention coliseum while Old Gray Mare and other folk songs dominated the rotating program. Claude Bowers of New York will inform Senator Robinson of the results as Senator Pittman fronts the resolutions committee.
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Claude G. Bowers
New York
Senator Robinson
Smith
Peg Pittman
Nevada
Pittman
Resolutions Committee
Barge Line Expansion Tied to Mississippi Tributaries
A new law expands waterways corporation capital to permit barge line extensions to Mississippi tributaries. It requires engineers to confirm navigable channels and sufficient tonnage, and allows through-rate agreements with railroads within 120 days on proper request, reducing legal delays.
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Congress
The
Waterways Corporation
Mississippi
Chief of Engineers
War Department
Department
Senate approves Smith nomination amid party unity
Senator Walsh of Montana praised Governor Smith as a striking political figure, backed by McAdoo, while McAdoo himself remained silent. Cox and Mrs Wilson sent felicitations, and Smith thanked them, saying he valued Woodrow Wilson’s record of service as a guiding standard.
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Senator Walsh
Montana
Smith
Roosevelt
Walsh
William Gibbs McAdoo
New York
California
McAdon
Woodrow Wilson
Taxi Driver Arrested For Disobeying Railroad Watchman Sign
Paul Pinion, a taxi driver, was taken into custody by police for disregarding instructions from the railroad crossing watchman at North Second Street. He was released on a small bond. Fred Foreman and Willie Gasper were also charged in separate incidents by noon today with resisting an officer and petty theft respectively.
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Paul Pinion
North Second Street
Fred Foreman
Willie Gasper
Royal Confectionery Ice Cream Freeze Sale Ad
Special today and tomorrow Vanilla Strawberry Chocolate Fresh Peach Ice Cream Sultana Roll Pineapple and Orange Sherbet. Royal Confectionery. Phone 922.
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Royal Confectionery
Campaign trail speech choices spark comparison strategy
A veteran political observer discusses avoiding canned speeches and urges candidates to show how they would act in office rather than making generic promises. The dialogue centers on presenting a desirable image by contrasting with rivals.
Federal push for river terminals boosts water transport plan
Discussion on interchangeable terminals along the Mississippi and Ouachita rivers notes more than ten million dollars in terminals built locally. The federal government does not fund them. communities finance and may contract with a federal barge line for operation and fair freight remuneration. Monroe could attract traffic from Arkansas and beyond, with Uncle Sam backing the improved service, though no action was taken yet.
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Mississippi River
Federal
Waterways Corporation
Monroe
Little Rock
Arkansas
Uncle Sam
Ouachita River
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