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hours,UTS tOmustof 7! m his' lt;de-” that ! Wit!) rangc-:lty of » l»n*t ltiededn are; *y fln-on to, us ton.a MaeTtS.e, but i other gratesfOains pos-f No-r No-la an-Gor-New ain in parti -g an ollars.t may ana a woman were arresteain Santa Crus, Cat, a few days after the adultery warrants were issued and released on bond. They have not been teen since.Ocean Bed ShiftsHalifax, N, 8.—Breaks In cables to Europe, which resulted from the November earthquake, indicate shifting of a wide section of the bed of the north Atlantic.Sheriff Saves NegroMemphis, Tenn. — Sheriff A. W. Mealey of Hardeman County deluded two crowds of men and successfully Jailed Tom Gunn, negro, who slashed a 13-year old girl.Lane Cotton Mills At New Orleans To Pay Extra DividendNew Orleans, La.—Instead of the regular quarterly dividend of 37 1-2 cents per share, January 1 will see the payment of 87 1-2 cents to holders of stock In the Lane Cotton Mills of New Orleans, its president, S. Odenheimer, announces. The total of the regular dividend was 177,625 but the complete total is $181,125. This amounts to about an 8 percent dividend on the stock.Mr, Odenheimer looks for continued prosperity of his and other firms in the city,Faster Air Mail Is Guaranteed By New Airplanes For N. 0New Orleans. La.—Two new nlan«K.ent century* laid the foundation oftheir future success. In the field of statesmanship, the book of experience tells us that Gladstone, Lincoln, Washington, Franklin, Jefferson and many otiiers owed their success fundamentally to patient habits of thrift acquired inearly life.The rewards of patient saving and prudent investing do not always sound ns attractive as the rewards that sometimes go to the reckless speculators. But no better proof of the wisdom of choosing thrifty plans Is needed than the mots of recent weeks. Here and there spectacular profits have been made but where there has been one such case there have been hundreds woh have lost.This writer is quite sure of the fact tiiat a firm resolve to stick to the safe, sound plan of getting ahead will bring gratifying rewards. It surely is worth tiying for a year. Those who adopt such o course will, at the end of 1930, find themselves prosperous and happy, we are quite sure.November New Orleans Death Rate Lowest For That Month In HistoryNew Orleans, La.—For every thousand white persons in the city of New Orleans, only 10.33 edid in the month of November, This is the lowest for the elevents month ever recorded, and only .73 higher than the lowest month in history, according to official reports by the city board of health.Health conditions in general were characterized as very satisfactory, with a continued downward trend in both death and illness. Winter rates are now iveing with summer health records, itwas said. The ereafcer care of the mark-aUH AKUKlft MIU CUWVfl W |HVIUW1tion. So many people do not retard taking a drink as an actual felony Util they are willing to become legal Mortal by taking one, This has bred disrespect for law and It has spread corruption tn the government. With smoking bans the result would be much the same.Post Given $1,000Prescott, Ariz,, Dec. 17.—A check for $1,000 was recently presented to the Ernest A, Love post of The American Legion by Mr. and Mrs. Allan Love of Phoenix, parents of the World war hero for whom the post was named. With this contribution the post hid sufficient funds with which to start construction work on its new home to Cortez Park.If the long skirt comes Into style It will take some people a long time to IW* learn the girls.Secretary Adams lays plans to complete five cruisers in 1933.Men never get too old to propose matrimony and women never get too oldto accept them.It is almost, positively dangerous to travel about the highways In automobiles. They are so many wrecks those days that a man doesn’t know Which way to turn when he comes to a curve.“Children” Were KittensAtlantic City—Four detectives a sug-geon and an ambulance rushed to the home of Beneditto France Gesau whin he shouted over the telephone “my three children have been poisoned.’'ThflV found thrpf* slv olrf Irltf.# i
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Ruston Leader
Ruston, Louisiana, US
Wed, Dec 25, 1929
Page 11
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Lincoln P.
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