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Ruston Leader

Location

Ruston, Louisiana, United States of America

Date

Dec 11, 1929

Page

4

Unique Parish Program Brings Pageant Of Spinning Back To Parish

Lincoln Parish Farm Council and Chamber of Commerce present a two hour program Thursday night at Lincoln Parish High School featuring spinning wheel contests, carding demonstrations, fiddling contests, hog calls and poultry calls. Veteran spinners Mrs Cornelia Hammond and others restore traditional crafts for a crowd of up to three thousand with prizes of 10, 7.5 and 5 dollars and a feature by The Nightingale of The Ouachita Mrs Vernon Proffitt with vocal numbers and period tunes.

Parish Farm Council Chamber of Commerce Parish Louisiana Tech Lincoln Parish Farm Council Chamber of Comerce Lincoln Parish Ling Saints Thomas Arkwright Cornelia Hammond Downsville Bell Imton Houston Hinton Wesley’s Chapel Fanny Cook Boul Richards W. T. Hillan Cooktown Romramily Tilton Mrs. Richards Hin Tine Creek Talapoose Randolph County Alabama Bach Community Kiyanis Chal Atlenel Armu B Busine Weimer Thy Wil Sik Vernon Proffitt Ouachita Monroe Vils Stellaide Maggie Robin Adnan Annie Lautie Wester-Venry

Christmas Cards From China Missionary Stir Local Minds

A reader shares a vivid, imperfect reminiscence of Christmas cards from China, describing missionary Halleck’s work among Chinese youths and Sunday school coins. The piece mixes affectionate detail with garbled phrases about Shanghai, religious instruction, and local reactions to missionary efforts.

Halleck

Brownies at Shanghai Sunday School Aid Campaign

A vivid, fragmentary reminiscence describes a Sunday school effort in Shanghai, teaching children gospel songs and cards, inviting families to return, and growing a Brownies class amid cross cultural remarks about medicine and learning. The narrator praises Christian love and plans future gatherings, while noting community reactions and expectations from home supporters.

Boy Hunter Incident at Gate of TQeriuaan

Fragmentary report describes a fatal event nearby involving a boy and a hunter. Text is garbled with names unclear. appears to reference Weber Vie and Pred- Ne Ve celia. Further readable details are limited.

Weber Vie Hervathae

Fragmented OCR note on alive discovery and names

A garbled OCR fragment mentions someone found alive and lists numerous unreadable names and places. The text repeats nonsensical sequences with scattered proper nouns such as Abarke Reged, ROSE M, and Lyankub, making precise decoding impossible. It preserves no clear event, date, or outcome.

Franklin abducted man killed near Mountain View in 1900s

Reeder promises to bring individuals who know Franklin to Batesville for identification upon arrival. Franklin is alleged to have been mutilated and burned to death near Mountain View, Arkansas, on the night of March 9 while en route to marry a girl from the St James community, Tiller Ruminer. Sheriff Sam Johnson of Stone County claims to have bones and ashes found in a wooded area. A local store promotes bargains on tricycles and other goods.

Franklin Batesville Reeder Mountain View Arkansas St. James Tiller Ruminer Sam Johnson Stone County

Justice Gives Cupid a Lift

In Chicago a rustic court scene shows Judge Samuel H. Harrison delaying five cases including wife cheating and desertion to wed Charles Wright and Bessie Bolas. The couple 기다 waited for the judge to fetch his service book, then returned at 4 and married, illustrating how a judge’s docket could affect couples seeking marriage amid marital woes.

Chicago Samuel H. Harrison Evanston Charles Wright Bessie Bolas Harrison Inter

Federal officers arrest over sixty six thousand last fiscal year

Washington reports 66 195 persons arrested by federal prohibition agents and 11 156 more aided by state officers ending June 20. New York led with 8 265 arrests, followed by Kentucky 3 962 and Pennsylvania 3 674. Louisiana 1 207. State officers arrested 1 993 000 more on information from federal agents.

Washington New York Doran Kentucky Pennsylvania Texas New Hampshire Kansas Louisiana

New Orleans Doctor Reveals Sign For X ray Bar

New Orleans Dec 9 Discovery of a positive M ray sign for detecting destructive changes in the bone structure of the mastoids was announced by Tay Ateder Crriumeyer director of the ray department at Charity Hospital New Orleans in a paper read before the Radiological Society of North America convention in Toronto Canada Dr Chanmer one of eight physicians in the work who five received the gold medal for radiophonal society reviewed results of a extensive study of the panegics of more than 100 feats of the inner ear He said that where the Savours wets CHG curbies an experiment to replicate the spinal passage and a test on a patient with a black hare ale white spot on feta Hind dig 2 years old Welsh Ludod Poulids Re vuto for Giberniation of whereibeas Vhs Now and 282g York Waele Av rudd Poa’’

New Orleans Tay Ateder Crriumeyer of Charity Hospital of Chen Pheu Radiological Society of North America Tororo Canada Chanmer Thee Radiofonical Society Ovéliner Farrier York Waele Rudd Poa. Lieu Ltd Ltw

Senate Finance Committee Approves 160 Million Tax Cut Plan

The Senate Finance Committee okays a proposal totaling 160 million dollars aimed at reducing taxes. The document outlines expected population and revenue impacts and references related fiscal measures and debates among committee members.

Senate Finance Committee O. K

Louisiana Tech Expands Extension Classes In Monroe And Bernice

Louisiana Tech announces two new extension courses, one in Monroe on sanitation and hygiene taught by Ted Rockwell, and another in Bernice on Shakespeare directed by Prof Madison Hall. Both seek to extend off campus instruction with first sessions in early January and Friday meetings in Bernice.

Lousiana Tech Monroe Bernice Ch Armstrong Ccloge St. Francis Sanitatium Ted Rockwell Louisiana Tech Madison Fr. Hall Shakespeare Faupuit i Tech St. Francis Sanitarium Marine Belcher Home Economics Ouachita Parish G. W. McGinty Tech History

Sheriff's Sale at Lincoln Parish Court Front Door

Lincoln Parish Louisiana on December 2 1929 at the court house front door public auction for an Essex Coupe motor number 70623 serial 722905 seized under a writ of fieri facias against FE J Mossane to satisfy costs and writ terms include appraisement.

Third District Court Parish of Lincoln Stte Louisiana Third Judicial Court Lincoln Parish FE J A.J. Thigpen

Auction Notice in Lincon Parish Describes Nellie Powell Property

A writ of fieri facias directs a public auction at the Lincoln Parish court house on December 14, 1929. Describes an undivided 1-6 interest owned by Nellie Powell in land in T. 19 N R 2 West with specific sections and 5 acres, plus costs and appraisal terms. Also warns trespass by hunters on undersigned lands. Signed by Sheriff A J Thigpen and others.

Third District Court Lincon State of Louisiana Third Judicial District Court Ruston Lincoln Parish Lincoin Parish Nellie Powell Nannie Fuller J. E. Hammons A. E. T. Fuller W. HH. Britt Cc. Y. Fuller Joe Smith J. F. Robison R. N. Featherston Cland Green John Britt T. W. Colvin John Davis

Sheriff Sale Notice in Lincoln Parish Louisiana

Public auction announced in Lincoln Parish Louisiana by Sheriff Thigpen on December 7 1925 for a Pontiac 1926 Coach motor number 244293 serial 22/586 and an assortment of livestock including about 50 mixed Cheriens plus undivided one half interest in seven young turkeys. Sale at the front door of the Lot House in Ruston with cash and appraisement.

Third District Court Parish of Lincoln State of Louisiana Third Judicial District Court Loti House Ruston Lincoln Parish Tancela Parish Towit Pontiac E. Newman Ad. Thigpen Sherif

Ford Plant At New Orleans Shares Wage Gain

New Orleans will receive a large share of a 20 million dollar wage increase for Ford Motor Company workers. The Arabi plant in St Bernard Parish is among the largest assembly sites and employs about 1700 workers. When at full capacity it builds 208 cars daily, reaching 300 during peak October output.

New Orleans Dire Ford Mo I Arabi St. Bernard Parish Ford Company United States

Succession Sale for Georgia Cathering Green Ad

Public sale of the estate of YT Green deceased by the Louisiana Third Judicial District Court. The real and personal property including described tracts in section 24 and adjacent lands near Dubach, Louisiana will be sold at auction on December 3, 1929, to pay debts. Administrative details list two-thirds appraised value as minimum cash.

Green Loussaba Louisiana Dubach Pourhea Fuga Meyal Hackhiai Byinl Terkel Nivel Georgia Cathering Green

Notary Public Listing For 1305 Hibernian Bank Building

Notary Public located at 1305 Hibernian Bank Building New Orleans LA. McCloskey and Benedict attorneys represented on 11 20 5tw filing with public record notice.

Notary Public Hibernian Bank New Orleans McCloskey & Benedict

Beeston Parish sale of household goods and land in Lincoln

Mary Jane Doss administratrix will sell at the Beeston Court House on December 2 by order of the Third Judicial District. The auction includes household and kitchen furnishings, a wagon, cow and two yearling, and the west half of the NW quarter of Section 22 plus six acres of the south part of Section 15 in Lincoln Parish Louisiana. Sale is to be cash with title through the successional estate. November 14, 1929.

Lancolwn Jimms BorGi Ucincalcott Eliacaphes Third Judicial District Court Parrish Lincoln Louisiana Lincoln Parish Mary Jane Doss Beeston Teinecola Parish

Succession of Merman and Pearle Cole Probate Sale Notice

Notice is given that a Commission to Sell issued by the Third District Court in Lincoln Parish Louisiana authorizes sale of real property in Lincoln Parish to the highest bidder on November 28 1929 at the court house front door in Ruston. Sale is without appraisal to pay debts of the succession. Ad. Thigpen Sheriff.

Merman Pearle Cole Dee Third Judicial District Court Lincoln Parish Third District Court Louisiana Ruston Lincoln Pans Tiincoln Iny Ad. Thigpen

Auction Notice in Third District Court Louisiana

In Third District Court Parish of Ocoln Louisiana a writ directs seizure and sale by public auction at the county court house in Austen Lincoln Parish. On Thursday December 21 1929 items listed include water pitcher complete hose air compressor gauge burner and tools. Sheriff A. O. Dregin notes terms due at sale with appraisal.

Ocoln Louuisiana Nusice Pieri Third Judicial Court Irow Austen Tincolo Parish Thriay Tollowing Tinevin Satisfo Hadd Weil

Partition Sale Notice in Louisiana Parish Case 1929

Public sale notice from Lincoln Parish Louisiana in Third District Court. Property described as 15 North 4 120 acres with improvements, to be sold by A J Thigpen Sheriff on or after October 2 1939. Court partition action between plaintiffs and defendants to settle claims under order of court.

Louisiane Wat Pada Courh Lincoln Louisa Nattie Beardit Seid Philueitiy A. J. Thigpen Sherif

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