Bulldogs to add home games in 1931 season
Tech officials plan a revamped 1931 football schedule with more home dates at Tech Field after a contentious season. Bohler and the athletic committee aim to restudents by increasing at home appearances, adding Southwestern and Louisiana Normal return games, and seeking a Mississippi junior college opponent.
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MAC
Tech Bulldogs
Memphis
Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association
Collegians
Tech Grid
Bulldogs
Bohler
Athetic
Tech Field
Southwestern
Louisiana
Magnolia A. & M
Magnolia
Arkansas
Mississippi
Millsaps
Mississippi College
Centenary
Union of Tennessee
Tech
Pineville
Bulldog
Techmen
George M. Bohler
Tulene
Eid Shirley
Rudolph Pietsch
Abelle Rustoi
Louisiana State
Tigers
Bohnler
Caiies
Louisiana College
Loyola
Wolves
Normal
Gents
Miss Alice Pope Wins Turkey At Marbury Drug Co
Miss Alice Pope, superintendent of the Ruston Lincoln sanitarium, held the lucky number Saturday and won the turkey given away by Marbury Drug Company at 2 30 in the store. Mr Kendall announced this is the first of a series of turkey giveaways each Saturday afternoon. Customers asked to inquire how the drawings are conducted.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alice Pope
Ruston-Lincoln Sanitarium
Marbury Drug Company
Kendall
Ruston
Milam Drug Co
Marbury Drug Co
Richardson Arrests Negro On Charge Of Breaking In House
John Willie Spencer, a African American man, was arrested Saturday night by Ward Marshal J T Richardson and handed to parish officers for breaking and entering. Pawine Martin, a woman, alleges Spencer broke into her home and severely beat her. The offender faces state imprisonment.
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John Willie Spencer
J. T. Richardson
Pawine Martin
Spencer
Aged Ruston Relative Dies in Texas
News reaches Ruston of the death of Mrs. Mannie Wilson Gibson aged 86 of Siloam Springs Arkansas wife of Churchill Gibson near Vienna Louisiana who moved to Waxahachie Texas. She died November 25th in Siloam Springs Survived by four sons and a daughter living in Texas and Arkansas including J H Wilson of Ruston and sisters Lula Posey Arcadia and Eleanor Towers Bertie Harris Ruston.
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Mannie Wilson Gibson
Siloam Springs
Arkansas
Churchill Gibson
Vienna
Louisiana
Waxahachie
Texas
Gibson
Wilson
J. H. Wilson
Ruston
Lula Posey
Arcadia
Eleanor Towers
Bertie Harris
Third candidate for Louisiana governor enters race
New Orleans lawyer Geo Seth Guion declares he will run for governor of Louisiana with a formal announcement planned for early next year. He joins Harry P. Williams and Dudley LeBlanc in the gubernatorial field as the race looms about a year off.
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New Orleans
Geo
Seth Guion
Louisiana
Guion
Harry P. Williams
Dudley LeBlanc
President Recommends Large Farm Board Appropriation
Washington December 8. President Hoover today sent a letter to the house recommending that 160 million dollars be appropriated immediately for operations of the Federal Farm Board.
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Federal Farm Board
Washington
Hoover
The
House
Congress considers extra authorization for board funding
The record notes Congress appropriated 100 million on June 18, 1928 and a further 100 million, totaling 280 million. The act of June 15, 1929 authorized 500 million, with 250 million still subject to appropriation. If the president’s 150 million request is approved, 100 million of the authorization would remain for later appropriation.
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Congress
Opportunity for Students at Tyler Commercial College Ad
Hundreds of Southwest youths debate education choices and future prospects. The Tyler Commercial College and School of Business Administration offers a General Business Course in a few months leading to a steady income and independence. A free catalog is mailed to requestors with a signed coupon.
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Southwest
Tyler Commercial College
School of Business Administration
Tyler
America
Texas
What A Woman 39 Years Old Should Weigh
Weight guidance for a 39 year old woman emphasizes healthy body weight and self checks. The message urges tracking weight and height against provided figures and encourages maintaining a fit, fat-free figure without excessive worry.
City Lights In Techno-Season Sparkle On Business District
The city business section will glow with new lighting after Chamber of Commerce and officials authorized merchants to install holiday glow wiring. Lights will be turned on in days, with merchants who petitioned for illumination completing wiring to enhance holiday shopping. Local drugstores Milam and Marbury advertise Kruschen Salts weight loss products in an accompanying notice.
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Chamber of Commerce
Seniors Set to Stage Friday Night Play at Ruston High
Miss Edith Whittington announces the senior class play Sign of the Pewter Jug will be staged Friday night at 7 45 oclock at Ruston High School. The mystery infused comedy features Harriett N Connell as author and a cast of amateur actors led by Miss Whittington. Proceeds will go toward a school memorial.
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Edith Whittington
Ruston High School
Harriett N. Connell
Burglars Blow Safe At Simsboro Post Office
Mrs. C King, postmistress at Simsboro, told Sheriff A J Thigpen that the post office safe was blown open and rifled last night. The building was broken into and ransacked, and Sheriff Thigpen went to Simsboro to investigate.
Irish Milling Declines as Erin Buys Foreign Flour
Dublin reports a sharp downturn in the Irish milling trade. The Free State now largely depends on imported flour amid closures and losses. Seven years earlier there were 42 mills. eleven closed, two burned and were not rebuilt. Twenty-nine mills remain, with the largest two recently bought by an English company.
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Dublin
Free State
Serious Accident to Douglas Man
Henry Leachman a prominent Douglas farmer was brought to Ruston sanitarium after a chimney scaffolding pole fell during construction at his son's home injuring him with a fractured skull. He has not regained consciousness and family fears for his recovery. Chevrolet Motor Company announced a new November production record of 47,257 cars, up from 46,125 in November 1929.
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Henry Leachman
Douglas
Ruston Sanitarium
Leachman
Detroit
Chevrolet Motor Company
Memorial Tree Uprooted After School Planting
A memorial live oak planted by Ruston High School students was torn from its spot during a ceremony led by Principal H B Townsend. The tree, gifted from Southwestern president Dr BE Stephens, was found near the Methodist church in poor condition, making replanting impossible.
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H. B. Townsend
BE. L. Stephens
Southwestern
Lafayette
Dr. Stephens
Alfred Brown
J. A. Shealy
Beady
Methodist Church
Memorial tree at Ruston High School destroyed
Indignation meeting in the high school auditorium attended by graduates, the P T A, the mayor, the sheriff and a Leader representative authorized resolutions denouncing malice in destroying the memorial tree planted by the graduating class. A reward was offered for information leading to the arrest and conviction of the guilty party. Signed by the committee members Mrs Add Thompson, Mrs H Townsend, and Mrs J D Holland.
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Stephens
P.T. A
Ruston High School
P.T A
Add, Thompson
H. &,Townsend
J. D. Holland
Parish Farm and Home Agents Meet in Baton Rouge
Louisiana parish farm and home demonstration agents gather in Baton Rouge for the annual extension service sessions. The four day meeting includes a Friday session with bankers to discuss 1990 crop outlook and cattle acreage curtailment. State officials Mericer and Dr. J. M. Smith welcome the delegates.
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Baton Rouge
Parish
Lousiana
Wericultural Extension Services
Louisiana
Car Overturns With Young People Down Steep Embankment
A car overturned down a steep embankment on the road between Vienna and another town. The driver struggled with sun glare and attempted to regain control as several young passengers were involved. No further details available.
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Avis Colvin
LaNce Prasies
Ruston
Miabsre Biayest
Jianes Johroton
Choudrant
Vienna
Buach
Local driver rescued after crash on busy road
A driver was seriously hurt when the vehicle left the roadway and needed recovery. Leonard Mathews helped pull the car back onto the road with a truck while other passing motorists aided at the scene.
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Leonard Mathews
Marriage Licenses Granted in Alabama and Louisiana
White-Henry Morton Butler Jr of Mobile Alabama weds Mary Blossom Sheppard of Ruston Lavelle Wilson of Downsville weds Verdie Mae Rugg of Downsville two couples listed for marriage licenses in regional notices.
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White
Henry Morton Butler, Jr
Mobile
Alabama
Mary Blossom Sheppard
Ruston
Lavelle Wilson
Downsville
Verdie Mae Rugg
Little Ruston Lad Swallows Pencil
T. S. Nelson, son of Mr. and Mrs. Spencer Nelson, swallowed a two inch lead pencil during music practice yesterday. The pencil, with eraser, slid down his throat after a long breath. A physician reported no grave danger, though he suffered nausea from castor oil. the boy remained lively despite the town rumor of a critical condition.
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T. S. Nelson
Spencer Nelson
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Richardson
Orleans
Nanie
Miss Whittington
Erin
Douglas Man
Parish Farm and Home Agents
Woo. Mercier
J. Mo Smmth
Louisiana State University
Tela
Mounay
Lb. 8. U
Little Ruston Lad
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