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Newspaper
Ruston Leader
Location
Ruston, Louisiana, United States of America
Date
Apr 16, 1930
Page
3
The Wheeling Intelligencer lauds an Ohio Public Utilities Commission plan for rural electrification. Rural residents would connect to existing lines and guarantee two percent of construction costs monthly. Electrification cuts farm drudgery and costs, enabling more machinery use and faster work, signaling a new era of agricultural progress and prosperity.
A nostalgic poem-like piece lauds children and green fields. It contrasts carefree youth with stern relatives and asks, what does education yield in the end. It contemplates potential harvest from the sown seeds of learning.
Pioneer resident of old Union parish Mr W W Richardson aged sixty six died at his Downsville home last Tuesday after a paralysis attack. Known as an early settler he was noted for upright living and willingness to help others. His body was laid to rest in Downsville cemetery under Masonic lodge auspices.
The Ruston City Council calls a special meeting at the Mayor's office in the James building at 7 30 tonight to discuss chicken, dog and cow ordinances, oil purchases for summer street work, water the streets, sewerage plans, septic tanks, fire hazards, sanitation, interest on the city aviation field, sewer plans for several streets, mosquito control, and certificates of indebtedness due April and July 1. A referendum on Prohibition is noted as a quip about voters being too drunk to know what they vote for.
Reports from pastors 8 E McFadden W J Bolin and H M Johnson show higher church attendance during the revival started last Monday at First Presbyterian First Baptist and Trinity Methodist. Daily sermons, special music and women's and men's study meetings draw enthusiastic lay participation with services at 7 30 each evening.
Gordon Weakley of Sunny Hill Louisiana was elected captain of Louisiana Tech cage squad for the 1931 season at a recent team election. A banquet at the Ruston hotel honored the players and nearby business and professional men. list of attendees included coach Bob Wynn and several lettermen led by Weakley.
A garbled report notes Yrteks Dedrter Gorton entering major league play with unclear team ties. It mentions possible movement to St Lol Condinoh Victsburgh and lists Brentiyss and Athletes amid speculation about a breakthrough cutting edge season.
A brief discussion tracing the link between black cats and lovers from Egyptian myth through Pasht Hathor and Isis, noting multiple pharaoh-era sects and the route by which a cat became tied to love and marriage in popular superstition.
A rallying line proclaims that persistence guarantees eventual victory for justice and perseverance. The speaker urges steadfast effort despite mockery and setbacks, insisting that patience leads to triumph and that justice will prevail.
A mangled OCR note describes the Fiji islands group in the southern Pacific, about 260 islands, forming a British crown colony under a southern captain.
H L McKnight secretary of the North Louisiana Tick Eradication association spoke to the state police jury about eradicating cattle fever tick. He traced the program from 1907 to 1917, noted farm losses, the cost of free parishes, and urged passage of a bill to finalize banishment at Baton Rouge next month.
Modge Louisiana in Jackson parish reports Hodge town of about 1,367 residents after a three year growth tied to Southern Advance Paper Bag Company and plant expansion. Saline Bienville parish lists 346 residents, down 44 since 1920. Junction City near Arkansas line has about 96. Monroe figures awaited next week.
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