Ruston High Bearcats Open Spring Practice
Thirty five candidates reported for Ruston high school spring football practice led by Coach Rush. The group includes a full backfield of letter men, plus two centers one guard and one tackle who are also letter men. The schedule lists multiple home games with hopes for a strong season and potential state championship contention.
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RB. Rush
Ruston High School
Rush
Ruston
Bearcats
Arcadia
Palmerville
Jonesboro
Bastrop
Homer
Monroe City
Haynesville
Ouachita Parish
Minden
Full Force Of N. O. Advertising Campaign Concentrated In N. Y.
New Orleans launches a major push with 926000 budget to showcase industrial and commercial strengths in New York City. A ground floor office near 44th Street will run four weeks with 10000 lines of display space in the Times and Herald Tribune at 16000. Local and eastern audiences will hear the same message, highlighting opportunities in New Orleans. For sale Barred Plymouth eggs hatching 3.00 for 15 eggs 619 S. Vienne St Auston 4-i-4dhw
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New Orleans
National Advertising Committee
Herald-Tribune
Plymouth
S. Vienne St. Auston
Anti Tick Bill Powers and Penalties Outlined
Sections detail enforcement of a tick eradication law including quarantine rules, misdemeanor penalties for moving infested animals, and procedures for hides and infested disease warrants. The Live Stock Sanitary Board may issue rules, hire counsel, and set fines from 25 to 400 dollars with possible 10 to 30 day imprisonment. The article notes the section will be discussed next week.
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Fenal
Southern Pine Assa To Extend Supervision Method To Small Mills
A report outlines plans by the Southern Pine Association to extend its supervision method to small mills. The board acts on proposals to regulate and monitor two dozen smaller facilities, aiming to improve safety and efficiency across the industry. The action reflects broader efforts by major firms to standardize practices and support 7,000 operators in the pine mill sector.
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Southern Pine Assa
New Garlesne
CIA
Boulter
Assos
Aille
New Calesita
Vole BM
Anmued
Mata
Toke Rading
Imarkediig
Ater Vianna
Lurge Produstrs
Remire
Anan
Onail Daunbes Mills
South Lumber Industry Move Praised by President
President F W Reimers calls a major shift in the South lumber market the most significant in years. The plan aims to boost supply of higher quality timber for building and public use, asserting it will align with actual costs of services and improve the industry’s future.
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South
F. W. Reimers
Nvnilalie
Southern Pine Association
Mrs Long Heads to New Orleans to Shop for Mansion
Governor Long said Mrs Long will travel from Shreveport to New Orleans to purchase tapestries and furnishings for the governor mansion. He expects the mansion to be ready for occupancy by the legislature meeting in late April.
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New Orleans
Huey & Love
U S Tennis Stars Meet in New Orleans Invitational
New Orleans prepares for a national tennis event led by J Henry Bruns with a week long invitational at New Orleans Country Club beginning March 31. Civic leaders and commerce officials back the plan to make it an annual event and a potential Davis Cup trial precursor. Two thousand seats are to be set up under tarpaulins to protect courts from weather.
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New Orleans
J. Henry Bruns
Farmers and Manufacturers Must Cooperate
A careful relationship links farming and manufacturing as each supports the other. The farmer spends about 60 cents of every dollar on manufactured goods, so prosperity in farming boosts demand for farm-produced articles, while manufacturing benefits from farm prosperity. A cooperative spirit between the two classes is urged to ensure mutual growth and avoid counterproductive competition.
Wildcat Oil Test Planned Near Jonesboro in Jackson Parish
El Dorado Chief Oil company officials selected a site two miles west of Jonesboro near the Sam Jones place for another test to drill oil or gas. This will be the fourth test in the area and the third by El Dorado Chief in Jackson Parish.
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Jackson Parish
Jonesboro
el Dorado Chief Oil Company
Sam Jones
U.S. Plans Early Exit From London Conference
The American delegation will leave London on April 24 with no treaty expected between the United States, Britain, and Japan. Italy’s stand, France’s stance, and broad power divisions undermine a possible agreement, leaving the U.S. to depart in a few weeks with tentative reservations.
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London
U. S
Cgrreut
Japan
Italy
France
Dog Saves Life as Neighbor Dig Rescue Turns Tragedy
A dog risked itself to save a person in a rescue effort, but police refused to intervene further. Neighbors aided the scene yet authorities took no immediate action, leaving the animal’s heroism largely unacknowledged.
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Chytea A
Apral
Walt
Orleans Air Mail Service Speeded Up By Ten Hours
New Orleans April 6 Ten hours after service a mule delivery shift sped mail from New Orleans by way of Chicago to the Midwest. The air route via Houston and Chicago now arrives earlier by a day, with mail reaching Chicago the following morning rather than the next day.
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Orleans
New Orleans
Midlie West
Houston Air
Peransment
Chirapeal
Adana
Arived
Cidige
Houston
Sterno
Chicago
Ordinance No 146 Subespees the Jevy on gas tax in Lincoln Parish
Ordinance 146 proposes a one cent tax on gasoline and motor fuels in Lincoln Parish for one year to fund parish roads and bridges. It outlines collection by wholesale dealers, penalties for violations, and requires publication for four weeks. Passage noted with ayes and no nays in the Police Jury.
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Labepbt Vish
Louisiana
Bett
Lincoln Parish
Luisiana
Reston
Thompson
Henry
Tatum Sanderson
Donald
Colvin
Foster
Garance
Parents Reclaim Abandoned Baby on Returning Trip
Opelousas Louisiana April 7 a three months old baby abandoned by his parents was taken by a local officer after a scare. The child was found on a hotel doorstep and later moved to hospital where relief followed, the mother reported illness and the father said they resumed a journey. The infant was cared for by family at the hospital and the case is under charity care.
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Opelousas
Lae
New Jersey
Nawet
Doctors Building Fire In Atlanta Causes Severe Loss
A blaze destroyed part of the Doctors' Building in Atlanta causing extensive damage and injuring several physicians who were inside or nearby. Authorities report about half a million dollars in estimated losses with many offices rendered unusable. Fire crews battled the flames for hours before bringing the destruction under control.
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Doctors
Atlanta
Burns
Fire damages X ray equipment in large loss
A fire caused heavy damage with little moisture protection on gear. More than a dozen X ray machines valued from 5 000 to 25 000 dollars each were destroyed or damaged. Exploding X ray films early in the blaze aided occupants' exit but caused no further harm beyond creating egress.
Embezzlement Charges Involving $800 to $1900
Philip Katz, 45, of 1205 North Rampart, New Orleans, faces embezzlement charges for stealing between $800 and $1900 from the Charles Lites company, Arabi stockyard butchers, where he worked as a salesman and collector. Police found $719 in cash and a $92.30 check on his person when Detective Otto J. Mayer arrested him at home. Katz had been employed about 51 weeks and was ready to depart in a secondhand car bound for Mobile.
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New Orleans
Philip Katz
North Rampart
Charles Lites Company
Arabi Stock- Yard
Lutes Company
Army opens Panama vacancies for 33rd Infantry Band
The Army announced enlistments are open for musicians in Panama after months. Qualified bandsmen are sought for the 33rd Infantry Band in the Canal Zone. If you can play clarinet trombone flute picolo or saxophone join a Regular Army Band. Recruits will be sent at government expense from their homes to New York City then sail to the Canal Zone aboard a government vessel. Applications may be filed at any recruiting station.
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Panama
Canal Zone
United States Army
New Orleans
New York City
Illinois Central plans $13 million in 1930 rail equipment
The Illinois Central system will spend about $10,000,000 in 1930 for locomotives and cars, with over $1,000,000 remaining for 1929 orders. It seeks bids on 2330 units totaling just under $3,000,000, including nine oil electric locomotives, 1006 auto-furniture box cars, 2000 flat cars, 1000 open top cars, 15 mail baggage express cars, 20 electric suburban cars, 63 cabooses, 2 rail motor cars, and 4 dining cars. Notable features include 200 auto-furniture cars over 50 feet with end doors and 500 extra-long open-top cars with drop ends and hopper types among the open-top orders.
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Illinois Central System
I. A
Downis
Important Census To Redirect House Membership In 1932
Washington reports that the fifteenth decennial census will trigger automatic changes in House representation. A reapportionment follows population shifts, affecting 1932 Congress seats. States slated to gain include California and Texas. those likely to lose include New York and Pennsylvania, with shifts totaling net gains and losses across multiple states.
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Washington
House
Congress
Census Bureau
Arizona
Connecticut
Florida
North Carolina
Oklahoma
California
Michigan
Ohio
New Jersey
Texas
Alabama
Kansas
Louisiana
Maine
Massachusetts
Nebraska
New York
North Dakota
Pennsylvania
Tennessee
Vermont
Virginia
Missouri
Indiana
Iowa
Kentucky
Mississ
Boy Dies When Auto And Wagon Collide
A fatal collision occurred on the Ville Platte Opelousas highway when a car swerved to the roadside and struck a buggy. Lester Lister escaped with minor injuries after receiving first aid and leaving the hospital. Bailey suffered a throat wound from flying glass.
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Boy
Lia
Digustun Foley
Wapnfield
Wieck
Lester
Ville Platte-Opelousas
Lister
Aeui
Bailey
Conservation Talk At Tech High Highlights Local Tour
Representatives of the Louisiana department of conservation spoke to Louisiana Tech high school pupils Friday and Saturday mornings to urge forest, flower and animal preservation. Mrs Estelle Cottman and Miss Rita Candilera of New Orleans led the talks, illustrated by mounted birds and small mammals.
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Louisiana Department of Conservation
Louisiana Tech High School
Estelle Cottman
Rita Candilera
New Orleans
Louisiana
Man With Six Wives Faces Alimony Fight
Chicago April 1 Paul Ellis married six women and has sixteen children. He argues one wife is enough for a man to support, while Mrs Rose Ellis sues for alimony. He tells the court he cannot pay $163 in alimony as ordered.
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Chicago
Paul Ellis
Rose Ellis
Eillis
Six Wives and a Courtroom Confession in Warsaw Bill
In a courtroom exchange Judge Michael Feinberg quips about a man with six wives and 16 children as he discusses a troubled marriage history. The defendant, Bilis, reveals wives named Stella from Warsaw and others, while deputies probe Mrs. Ellis No. 6’s claim of improved finances.
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Michael Feinberg
Psychopathic Hospital
Bilis
Stella
Warsaw
Feinbert
Ellis No. 6
Ellis
Senate adopts bill increasing road aid to 123 million
Washington April 3 The conference report on the Dowell bill increasing annual federal road aid from 75 million to 123 million for the next three years was adopted today by the Senate and the measure now goes to the White House.
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Washington
Senate
White House
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