Rail line faces mandamus battle over freight house roof
Judge Pearce grants the railway a mandamus order directing government to act as a long dispute over roofing the old freight house, described as a fire hazard. City officials and rail officials weigh options as Ruston’s decision looms, with the road proposing a life measure tied to acceptance. Patrons long push for a new freight house across the tracks.
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S.D. Pearce
Ruston
Moorenor
EL McBride
É Road
Columbia Notes Seeding Visits From Around State and South
Special to The News-Star reports a flow of visitors and residents in Columbia. Dr J W from Kell y attends a six week course in New Orleans. Miller of Chicago pursues Richland Calcasieu gas line interests. several locals relocate or visit relatives, including Wagsell with a Caldwell unit, Brown on Riverfront, and families from Homer Monroe El Dorado Pineville and Little Rock.
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News-Star
Mbia
J. W
Kell
New Orleans
Wlr. Miller
Chicago
Richland-Calcasieu Gas Line
Ge McA
J. TR. Brown
T. L. Hood
West
Monroe
H. D. Rogers
Randall H. Dixon
Little Rock
Ark
A. P. Stuart
Columbia
Standard Lumber Company
William Ferrand
Louisiana College
Pineville
L. E. Rogers
Cotton Plant
L. C. Nunn
Shreveport
I. B. May
Henry Hackney
Speed
Bonnie P. Ledbetter
Laula MaeGunn
J. M. Hawkins
Olla
Claarence Carnahan
Pine Bluff
W. L. Frenchard
Ren
Quincy
Florida
Frenchard
Drs. S. D. Howard
Presiding Elder to Preach at Claiborne
Rev. W. D. Lict presiding elder will preach at the Methodist church in Claiborne Sunday. The quarterly conference business session will be held before the service.
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Claiborne
News-Star
Bpston
W. D. Lict
Trict
Methodist Church
Arterly Conference
Pipe Line Planned From Northeast Louisiana to Southeast
Representatives of Southern Natural Gas propose a 900 mile line from Northeast Louisiana through Alabama Mississippi Georgia and Tennessee. Project budget around 35 million dollars with 400 miles of 24 inch pipe serving main supply. Adam H. Davidson & Company initiated plans now formed into a new corporation led by R C Sharpe and financed by George L Ohrstrom & Company.
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Birmingham
Ala
Southern Natural Gas Company
Louisiana
Alabama
Mississippi
Georgia
Tennessee
Adam H. Davidson & Company
New Corporation
R. C. Sharpe
Oklahoma Natural Gas Corporation of
Tulsa
George L. Ohrstrom & Company of
New York
Bride-Elect Hazel Patterson Honored in Clarks Shower
Miss Hazel Patterson, a bride-elect, was honored at a Clarks Louisiana shower hosted by Misses Margaret Bush and Narine Zeigler at the Zeigler home. The event included a reading titled What a Modern Bride Should Be and a lavender umbrella filled with shifts for the bride-elect.
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Clarks
Hazel Patterson
Margaret Bush
Narine Zeigler
Zeigler
McNary Says Hoover Ready To Aid Farmers
Senator McNary of Oregon met with Secretary Hoover and found him sympathetic to farm relief. McNary indicated he might drop the equalization fee from the McNary-Haugen bill, arguing passage without the fee could improve agriculture and pave the way for further legislation.
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Washington
McNary
Oregon
Coolidge
Hoover
Marriage Licenses Issued in West Monroe and Millhaven
White Theodore R Moore and Gladys Warne Mercer of West Monroe received a marriage license. Moses Wallace and Sad Shows of Millhaven were issued a license in the colored class.
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White
Theodore R. Moore
Gladys Warne
Mercer
West Monroe
Moses Wallace
Millhaven
Home Electric to Open for Public July 1
The Home Electric on DeSiard road across from the Louisiana Baptist Children's Home will open to the public July 1. R E Allen of Allen Electric says the completed brick residence will house the business and feature the latest electrical conveniences including logs, stoves, hot water heater, fans, dishwasher, sewing machine, radio, Victrolas, circulators, waffle irons, egg broilers, and various electric fixtures.
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DeSiard Road
Louisiana Baptist Children’s Home
R. E. Allen
The
Allen Electric Company
Lincoln Parish Forms Fourth Bull Association
Special to The News-Star Ruston June 16 the Lincoln parish dairy men organize the fourth bull association. Fourteen farmers sign the stands sharing ownership of four bulls. The executive committee includes J R Hilton Robert Wilder C L Trussell EB G Carroll and H H Parrish. Membership lists leading parish farmers.
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News-Star
Ruston
Parish
H. H. Parrish
W. E. Dee
J. R. Hilton
Robert Wilder
C. L. Trussell
EB. G. Carroll
Association
M. L. Cook
E E. Cook
Clarence Cook
W. B. Hughes
W. T. Hilton
7. A. Hilton
W. R. Hilton
J. H. Gaines
C. M. Gaines
J. A. Gaar
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Mellon
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Treasury
Governor Fisher
Pennsylvania
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C.R. Russell
Nary
Associated Press
Home Electric
Lincoln Farmers
W.T. Hilton
Cooktown
What the
House of Representatives
Texas
Louisian
North
Senate
House
Mid-Continent Gas & Oil Assn
Arkansas
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