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Newspaper
Ruston Leader
Location
Ruston, Louisiana, United States of America
Date
Apr 08, 1931
Page
4
An editorial urges Ruston residents to support local merchants to sustain community spirit and economic prosperity. It highlights Ruston as a regional cultural center and stresses shopping locally to keep benefits within the hometown, advising readers to tell merchants to source needed items.
Lincoln parish, home to the Dairy Center of Louisiana, reviews LSU cooperative extension statistics on tick eradication. Nineteen parishes oppose a state-wide measure, representing under 35 percent of cattle and just over 19 percent of people, while 22 parishes are tick free and 2 partially free, housing over half the state's population. The issue highlights tensions between minority opposition and dairy farming needs for improved meat and milk quality and local economic recovery.
A Shreveport Journal clipping notes Aimexpert estimates that many Louisiana farmers are shifting to raise vegetables poultry and livestock for their own needs to cope with debt and low prices. It cites sources from the Agricultural Bureau county agents and commerce officials as encouraging self reliance while warning about overstatement of optimism.
The Illinois murder case against Leo V. Brothers ends with a minimum fourteen year sentence despite strong evidence. Lingle, Chicago gangland reporter, warned of danger to jurors and public opinion, while Al Capone reenters the public scene after vagrancy charges are dropped as winter souplines aid the unemployed.
Ruston gears up to host the eighth annual North Louisiana High School Rally with Ruston and Louisiana Tech as hosts. Hundreds of boys and girls will compete in athletic and literary events, showcasing the city and the school at their springtime best. The event aims to leave a strong impression and attract future students to the Louisiana Polytechnic Institute.
The Ruston public library, sponsored by the original business women's club over ten years ago, has about 3 000 volumes with a modest membership. Librarian Miss Kate Sloward has run it for seven years as the facility opens daily from 2 30 to 5, except Saturdays at 4. The collection spans fiction and encyclopedias, funded by a nominal fee and occasional donations, and locals are urged to join and bolster this valuable, overlooked institution.
Ruston revels in spring as Magnificent trees shed bright green, velvet lawns spread across streets, and flowers bloom in gardens. The season enhances pride in well kept homes and delights residents and visitors alike, marking April as a peak display of beauty.
Miss Leola Rolgers, sixth grade critique teacher, began training at Louisiana State Normal and earned a junior certificate, later BN and MA from Peabody. She joined Louisiana Tech in 1925 after teaching in rural and city schools including Shreveport and Ruston, serving as principal at the Louisiana Methodist Orphanage. Mrs. Winnie Evans, high school English critique teacher, earned a BA from Louisiana Tech in 1925, taught in Eunice and other Louisiana high schools, directed athletics and clubs, and completed a master’s thesis on Addie McGrath Lee. she joined Tech in 1927 and supported North Louisiana High School rallies in literary and athletic events.
Scientific thinkers argue fresh air cools the skin as the body’s heat regulator. Too hot or humid air harms comfort. ventilation helps but excessive movement strains the system. The ideal indoor climate rests at about 63 degrees with low humidity and air flow through open windows.
E B Reeser of the American Petroleum Institute argues proration and unitization curb destructive competition among small producers lacking pipelines or markets. He notes progress from federal boards but warns surpluses persist due to reduced gasoline demand and improved extraction tech. He foresees public benefit from end of oil waste.
Several persons in the territory have been bitten by rabid dogs and many coniines show disease. City Health Officer Cannon of Shreveport urged a local ordinance requiring dog vaccination, viewing it as a vital, low cost health measure to protect citizens and reduce costly hydrophobia treatment.
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