Advisory Board To Review State Road Work Plans
The Louisiana advisory board will consider nearly 60 miles of paving and about 50 miles of grading drainage and bridge work in sixteen parishes including St James Ascension Acadia Bienville Iberia Lafourche St Martin Red River Natchitoches Orleans St Charles Jefferson Richland Avoyelles St John and Rapides. About $2,206,433 from a recent bond issue will fund the projects pending approval by the advisory group and the state board of liquidation. O K Allen will represent the Louisiana highway commission at the meeting in New Orleans tomorrow afternoon.
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Baton Rouge
New Orleans
Caldwell and Company of
Nashville
State Board of Liquidation
St. James
Ascension
Acadia
Bienville
Iberia
Lafayuette
St. Martin
Red River
Natchitoches
Orleans
St. Charles
Jefferson, Richland
Avoyelles
St. John and
Rapides
O. K. Allen
Louisiana Highway Commission
Tech
Methodist Home Here Received Gifts Yesterday
Donations for the Methodist Orphanage were below average due to severe weather and bad roads. Three small cars delivered food and feed to 196 children, with routes from Monroe West Monroe Jones Vidalia Ferriday to Winnsboro and Oak Grove, all rail freight donated.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Methodist
R. W. Vaughan
Monroe
West Monroe
Young Women’s Auxiliary
Twin Cities
Jones
Bonita
Gallion
Mer Rouge
Collinston
Bastrop
Shelby White
Vidalia
Ferriday
Clayton
Lee's Bayou
Bicily Island
Wisner
Gilbert
Peck
Winnsboro
Chase
Mangham
Baskin
Alto
Rayville
Oak Grove
J. &. Rolf
Charles Rolf
Coast Faces Water Shortage As Relief Delayed
San Francisco reports the Pacific coast endures the driest November in 40 years with no near term relief. In California cattle die from thirst in Makehannie Hill and Copperopolis while water is sold by the gallon. Washington cities struggle to keep lights on as an Alaskan disturbance is forecast with little hope for the rest of the coast. The piece also critiques stock market debacles and proposes a controversial pedestrian day.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
San Francisco
Pacific Coast
California
Wasington
Washington
Weather Bureau
Mother Lode
Makehannie Hill
Copperopolis
Calaveras County
Angels Cauipa
Sam Andreas
Ruston Motors Improve Lot For Parking Service
Workers from Ruston Motors Inc clear the lot adjoining The Leader building to the west and remove a dilapidated fence and debris. The improvements aim to create parking space for used automobiles and enhance the block’s appearance, per Booles Breed, manager.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Leader
Ruston Motors, Inc
Booles Breed
53 Cups And Medals Won By Professor At Louisiana Tech
Dr Gustaf Freden head of the education department at Louisiana Tech displays 53 athletic trophies and medals won as a student in Stockholm Sweden. He earned 17 cups and 36 medals in track skating skiing rifle shooting and gymnastics during 1906 to 1910 plus a silver shield for scholarship character and athletics. He later earned degrees in the United States and became a coach and education chief before joining Louisiana Tech two years ago.
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Gustaf Freden
Louisiana Tech
Stockholm
Sweden
Freden
America
Nebraska
Stockholm College
Augustana College
Nashville
Tennessee
United States Army
University of Iowa
Department of Education
Local Methodists Purchase Addition To Church Prep
Trinity Methodist church advances its building plan by buying the W E McBride home at 305 North Bonner Street for a pastor's residence. The old parsonage at 600 North Trenton Street is sold to C C Barham. W E McBride buys 904 North Vienna Street and will move after improvements. A new parsonage on the East end of the Ragan lot precedes a planned $150 000 church edifice in the near future.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Trinity Methodist Church
W. E. McBride
Bonner Street
Trenton St
C. C. Barham
Cotton Factor
N. F. Roberts
Vienna Street
Texas to spend near half billion on 1930 program
Austin reports Governor Dan Melody estimates the 1930 Texas construction program at nearly 500 million dollars. Public building in cities totals 85.2 million, building permits in 36 towns 110.2 million, county projects 40 million, state projects 35 million, and about 91 million earmarked for highways.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Austin
Texas
Dan Melody
Washington
Hoover
Louisiana Tech Students Protest Use of Ruston Tech Name
Louisiana Tech students faculty and locals complain about the use of Ruston Tech in headlines. The Tech Talk editorial urges papers to use Louisiana Tech in all mentions and invites readers to protest or challenge editors directly.
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Louisiana Tech
Shakespeare
Ruston” Tech
Tech
Tech Talk
Georgia School of Technology
Georgia Tech
Ruston’ Tech
Triuston’ Tech
Louisiana’ Tech
Rehearsals Underway For Miss Blue Bonnet Play Friday
Rehearsals progress for Ruston high school senior class play Miss Blue Bonnet to be performed Friday at 7 30 pm. Clyde Thurman leads as the biggest frog man in the South, with a child chorus and sixteen boy doctors in the lineup. Tickets available from senior girls this afternoon.
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Blue Bonnet
Ruston High
Clyde Thurman
South
Ruston
Three Sentenced Here In District Court Yesterday
Wallace Shields, white, arraigned on carrying concealed weapons. fined $100 and costs. 6 months in jail in default. half fine suspended for good behavior. Mary Dunn, colored, arraigned for liquor possession. convicted. fined $100 and costs. half suspended for good behavior. Dock Smith, negro, arraigned for assault and battery. convicted. fined $10 and costs. 30 days in default. also charged with keeping barrel house. judge fined $25 and costs.
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Dally Wallace Shields
Mary Dunn
Dock Smith
Traffic Signals Being Installed At Intersections
Workmen install eight traffic light signals at principal Ruston cross streets per Mayor Charles C. Goyne and expect operation within days. Signals placed at South Bonner, Arivona over South Vienna, North Vienna with Nerdseile, North Vienna and Hose, North Trenton and Aluka, North Prenton and Nurith Rail road, and Sudih Prenton and Arisoup. Laying of a new water main along Simshoro highway routes to the city limits near Monroe Street and Texas Avenue is underway for three quarters of a mile.
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Ruston
Charles C. Goyne
Bon Her Street
Arivona
Vienna
Arivona Avenue
Vienna Street
Nerdseilei Fweisnny
Sisadpupi Avenue
Virmi Sleest
Creore Avenue
Trenton Streek
Aluka Avenue
Prenton Strest
Nurith Railroad
Sudih Prenton
Arisoup Avenue
Gayne Stad
Bolas
Urat
Doug
Inalu
Monroe Street
Vexas Avenue
Presiding Elder And Mrs Brown Head To Jackson
Presiding Elder and Mrs R M Brown depart by car for Jackson Mississippi to attend a conference of all presiding elders of the Mississippi and Louisiana Conferences of the Methodist Episcopal Church. The meeting aims to discuss business pertaining to The Christian Advocate, the official publication of the bodies.
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Wh. M. Brown
Jackson
Mississippi
Brown
Louisiana
Methodist Episcopal Church
The
Christian Advocate
Admits Love of Drink Loses Babies
New York court scene as Mrs Mary Glinski admits drinking at times. Supreme Court Justice Norman S Dike removes her two young children Roy and Martha from her care and gives them to her husband Joseph. She resists, becoming hysterical, needing attendants and police to restrain her.
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New York
Mary Glinski
Supreme Court
Norman
Dike
Roy
Martha
Joseph
Cooktown Baptists Dedicate Church Thanksgiving Day
The rural Cooktown community west of Ruston dedicated the Baptist church completed in 1926 under Dr. J R Edwards to allow Rev. H M Michaels to attend a Bible Institute. The church, organized Sept 26 1920 with 31 charter members, now serves 206 members. The building cost 3800 dollars, three sermons were given with a church grounds dinner, and the congregation plans add ons for Sunday School.
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Cooktown
Ruston
J. R. Edwards
H. M. Michaels
Baptist Bible Institute
New Orleans
Lincoln Parish
Gsiucenv
Amon
Lind Rey
J. UY Bhoti
Mose
Wane Phare
Clyde Bearde
Tomlinson Dies at Home in Texas
W L Tomlinson, 61, leading Victoria Texas businessman and resident of Wesley Chapel community, died at his home in Victoria on Friday. Parents and brother left for Texas. Burial location uncertain, may be Victoria Ruston or Franklin Louisiana. Survived by widow and three children.
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W. L. Tomlinson
Texas
Quiddies
W. M. ‘Vomlinson
Wesley's Chapel
Stiltfave
W. L. ‘Tomlinson
Victoria
Texas Telly
Ruston
Franklin
Louisiana
Mississippi College Football Player Percy Lee Dies
Percy Lee, a Mississippi College student and football player from Ludlow, dies in a hospital here shortly before sundown from injuries suffered in the Thanksgiving day game between Mississippi College and Southwestern University. The page notes a humorous aside about Congress taking a recess to visit home.
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Mumphs
Fenn
Percy Lee
Mississippi College
Moon
Southwestern University
Lee
Ludlow
Miss
Illinois Central To Run Special Livestock Train
Illinois Central plans a special livestock train tour visiting Ruston and nearby communities from November 30 to December 8. The train features twenty Jersey bulls, dairy and poultry exhibits, and crop displays to promote profitable dairy farming with on-site expert guidance from J. Schwirtert and dairy specialists.
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Illinois Central
Ruston
Eora
Diehl
Hinds Val A ‘Ut
Louisiana
Fis
J. Schiwistert
Ling
Central System
Schwirtert
Illnois Central System
Towa
Illinois Central System
Schwidert
South
Powtoy
Pugley
Ehls Rar
Mercury Drops Below Freezing In Dixie States
Atlanta reports bitter winds push temperatures below freezing amid a second cold snap. Clear skies prevail with snow in parts of Kentucky and Virginia. Expect relief to reach the south by tomorrow amid minimal traffic impacts and no casualties. A note of local humor mentions a Ruston clown aiding a Red Cross canvasser.
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Atlanta
Southland
Kentucky
Virginia
Gwe
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Highway Commission
Methodist Home
Senate
Ruston Motors
Sote
la. Tech
Ruston Tech
H. 8
Harry F. Sinclair
Presiding Elder
R. M. Brown
Jackson, Miss
Cooktown Baptists
Congress
Trinola Central
Dixie States
Ruston Ciown
Red Cross
Ral Cal
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