Texarkana burial for Ruston man's father pioneer Dr James McMahon
Dr. James McMahon aged 87, Ruston native and Texarkana pioneer, died at home in Texarkana Sunday. He helped found the town, opened its first medical office, and served as alderman, school board member, and city treasurer on both sides of the state line. Funeral services were held in Texarkana under Dr. F E Maddox. He is survived by a son in Ruston and two daughters.
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James McMahon
Texarkana
F. E. Maddox
First Congregational Church
McMahon
Flis
Sway
Cannada
Jefferson
Texas
Arkansas
The
Pioneers’ Association
Ruston
Return To Jobs In Detroit Factories After Shutdowns
Detroit august fourth reports major plants including Ford resuming operations after a two to three week shutdown. Estimates of returning workers range from 100000 to nearly double that figure. Ford Dearborn plant to run 8000 units daily on a four day week with Canada plant also reopening. Other major factories Packard Graham Paige GM Truck Oakland Pontiac Timken Detroit Axle among those reopening in synchronized fashion.
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Detroit
Ford Motor Co
Ford Company
Ford
Dearborn
Canada
Packard Motor Car Co
Graham- Paige Motors Co
General Motor
Oakland-Pontiac Motor Products Co
Timken-Detroit Axle Co
Notice of Police Jury meeting on August 18 1930
The Police Jury of this parish will meet on August 18 1930 at 9 30 a m to receive protests and hear complaints on property valuation for assessment purposes fixed by the Louisiana Tax Commission. Taxpayers wishing to protest must file with the Secretary of the Police Jury on or before the meeting date. W R Rinehart Secretary Police Jury.
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Louisiana Tax Commission
Six Year Old Denver Girl Slain by Playmate in Yard
In Denver on Aug 4, six year old Rose May Etheridge was killed by a three year old playmate during a quarrel over a rag doll. The killer, Gloria Utter, said she shot after alleging theft of the doll. Authorities face questions over the case and the state law setting ten as the minimum punishment age.
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Denver
Col
Rose May Etheridge
Rosa May
Gloria Utter
Colorado
Aw Lame
Rose May
Gloria
New Orleans Merchants Prepare For Fall Buyers Week
New Orleans merchants announce the annual Fall Buyers Week opening Monday August 11 in New Orleans La. The event features bargains and a wide spread spray of up to date fall merchandise with sales and promotions across shops.
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New Orleans
New Orleans Trade Tour Offers Refunds and Entertainment
Fortune Joubert Jr of the New Orleans Association of Commerce outlines a refund plan for visiting merchants. Round trip fares are refunded on purchases of 1000 dollars, with millinery drugs jewelry and holiday goods at 500 dollars. Half refunds apply for one-way fares. An entertainment program includes sightseeing tours a banquet and dance at the Southern Yacht Club theater tickets and more.
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New Orleans
Fortune Joubert, Jr
Te New Orleans Association of Commerce
Optometrists Profession Outlined For High Schoolers
A North Louisiana Optometrists Society meeting, led by Dr S R Clay, outlines optometry as a vocation. The article explains training, licensing, duties, and personal qualities, noting laws in multiple regions and high school prerequisites. Baton Rouge reports Louisiana corporate capitalization rose by 457,700 in a week according to the secretary of state.
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North Louisiana Optometrists' Society
S. R. Clay
Union
Canada
Cuba
Phillipines
Alaska
Louisiana
College of Optometry
Columbia University
Ohio State University
University of Illinois
Pennsylvania State College of Optometry
Baton Rouge
Hulse Improves After Appendectomy at Tri-State Hospital
Dillard Hulse editor of the Guardian-Journal at Homer Louisiana who underwent an appendectomy at Tri-State hospital last week is reported as improving Monday afternoon. He has a wide circle of friends in North Louisiana who are glad to hear of his progress.
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Dillard Hulse
Guardian-Journal
Homer
Tri-State Hospital
Hulse
North
Louisiana
Man Who Stole Car Previously Drugstore Manager
Theo Orr, arrested in El Dorado Arkansas after an all night chase, confessed to robbing a local drug store safe of about $100 and stealing a Feazel Motor Company car. He had previously managed Dodson Drug Store, now operating as College Pharmacy, and said he left evidence of the safe’s forced entry. Orr is hospitalized with leg wounds from a police shooting and faces serious risk of permanent disability. Vince Davis recovered the Ford and returned it to its owner. Separately, New Orleans plans a comprehensive fur survey to map trapping, dressing, manufacturing and distribution, with pelts valued at $4 million annually in Louisiana.
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Theo Orr
el Dorado
Arkansas
Dodson Drug
College Pharmacy
Orr
Ford
Feazel Motor Company
BR Porado
Vince Davis
Louisiana
New Orleans
New Orleans Association of Commerce
John F. Coleman Engineering Co
Industrial Bureau
National Advertising Committee
Atwater Kent Radio Convention Attracts Ruston Men
Ruston hardware official W Howard Cheatwood and Atwater Kent agent C Punt Digby visit Shreveport for the Atwater Kent event. They will attend a general business meeting and speak on sales and the University of the Air. A hotel banquet caps the evening program.
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W. Howard Cheatwood
Ruston Hardware and Furniture Company
C. Punt Digby
Atwater Kent
Shreveport
Atwater Kent Corporation
Digby
Cheatwood
University of the Air
Fish dying by thousands at public hatcheries
Washington reports to the United States Bureau of Fisheries that fish are dying by the thousands at public hatcheries due to continued heat. The item notes officials are monitoring the situation and seeking remedies.
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Washington, D. C
United States Bureau of Fisheries
Lincoln Parish Farm Council Meeting Set for Saturday
The Lincoln Parish Farm Council meeting convenes Saturday at 2 PM in the Janes building led by President A. H. Henderson. The agenda covers plans for feed crops, drought relief, reduced freight rates, and other farmer concerns as harvests are affected by drouth and late rains.
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Lincoln Parish
Gieki
Collier's to Feature Port of New Orleans Series
Collier's will publish a twelve part series on the Port of New Orleans in its national weekly, with Harris Dickson as special representative. He works with the National Advertising Committee of the New Orleans Association of Commerce and Dock New Orleans to gather material. The project aims to reveal opportunities in Louisiana through historical and current coverage.
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New Orleans
Collier's
Harris Dickson
National Advertising Committee
Parthena Williams
Summerfield
International visit to trace present position in port
Mr Dickson will be in port to trace the present position of international importance and will gather material for a series of articles to appear in Collyer’s covering Mare Citas.
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Dickson
Coll Yer
Four More Days In Which To Register
Louisiana law requires registration 30 days before an election, leaving only four days to register for the September primary. If you have not registered since January first, do it now before Saturday afternoon.
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Louisiana
Sheriff seeks identity of abandoned infant near Benton
Benton sheriffs office investigates a found infant near Marshall Texas area with authorities pursuing missing child leads. The report notes the baby was found by a road and transported to the sheriff after nearby residents reported the sighting. Details are unclear due to damaged text.
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Bossier
Benton
Far
Marshall
Texas
Wenn
Sheriffs Office
Maecsball
Aed Benton
Dielieweel
Dorris
Grasshopper Army Marches on Texas
United States agriculture agents plan to dig to check a vast grasshopper invasion reported advancing toward Juarez Paso and the state of Chihuahua Mexico. The insect horde, so thick it is said to darken the sea when they move, was last noted a few miles south of El Paso.
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Paso
Texas
United States Department of Agriculture
Jeb Paso
Chihuiliua
Mexico
Weather misses rain chance as radar hints showers nearby
Message notes a near miss for rain last evening with showers expected nearby this evening and optimism for better chances in the near term. It records a hopeful forecast of precipitation in the area without detailing any accumulating amounts or timings.
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W. R. Rinehart
Sec'ty Police Jury
Ciloria
Yan
Mack
Rose Mity
Optometrists
Man Heads Society
Tristate
Miotor
América
Tri-State Transit Co
la., Inc
Travia Street
W. H. Johnson, Pree
Atwater Kent Radio
Ruston Radio
Lincoln Parish Farm Council
Collier’s
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Grasshopper Army
China
Devara
Kavanaugh Furniture Co
W. Awan
United Furniture Stores, Inc
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