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Newspaper
Ruston Leader
Location
Ruston, Louisiana, United States of America
Date
Dec 17, 1930
Page
2
The Financial World notes dividend records remained strong despite a low business mood. Total funds for 1930 are projected around 4414 791 392, down from 4 488 465 736 last year, a fall under six tenths of one percent. Investors earned nearly as much as the prior year, with less impact from dividend omissions, suggesting potential for normal-year disbursements and further wealth for reinvestment.
Consumption of green foods has risen in the United States over the past decade with total carlot shipments increasing from 691,041 in 1990 to 1,074,069 in 1929. Growth spans many products, including spinach, carrots, lettuce, strawberries, and string beans, with Louisiana expanding overall tonnage and exporters urged to grade and pack quality produce to meet consumer demand.
Readers urge bold steps to end the tick problem and tighten penalties for dipping evaders. They warn federal forces might withdraw, leaving the state to a deadly pest crisis if reform stalls.
A column published through the cooperation of the Louisiana State Bar Association and the Louisiana Press Association aims to disseminate information about laws for daily life, encourage constitutional government study, and foster public respect for the Courts.
The text outlines conditions for arrest without a warrant, noting that misdemeanor arrests require in the act of the offense. It discusses exceptions for felonies, police authority, and the use of force to detain, emphasizing legal criteria and the role of peace officers in enforcing municipal violations.
R A McFarland joined the Louisiana Tech faculty in 1997 after earning a 1923 B S from LSU and a 1925 M A from LSU. He began as assistant professor in the engineering department, previously working with Houma city and parish engineers. F T Morse joined Louisiana Tech in 1927 as an assistant professor in engineering after earning an electrical engineering degree and M E from the University of Virginia and working with a Boston engineering firm.
The excerpt outlines arrest without a warrant limits, rights to bail, preliminary hearings, and the duties of committing magistrates in Louisiana. It emphasizes immediate booking, notice to the District Attorney, and the right to counsel, with constitutional safeguards against coerced confessions and unlawful searches.
Louisiana's sugar crop is projected to be near last year's output with similar net returns, despite lower prices. Experts say plans anticipated $3 per unit, but prices hit record lows though not as low as recent years. The Chadbourne plan reducing Cuban sugar imports has nudged prices up within a 10 point range amid market expectations.
The Louisiana Supreme Court refused to excuse a donor who paid one fourth of a hospital fund pledge and then backed out. The ruling upholds full settlement, emphasizing that those who can afford gifts should honor their commitments. The opinion aims to deter nonpayment in charitable campaigns statewide.
The piece endorses congressman Aswell and a $60,000,000 drought relief appropriation. It argues the disaster harms farmers and laborers, calls for federal aid from the United States government, and supports Hoover's efforts to limit federal expenditures. The editorial urges passage of the bill as a proper response to the drought’s extensive losses.
A Louisiana newspaper advocates backing the 60 million dollar flood relief appropriation. It urges Congress to vet the Aswell McNary measure, noting divisions over flood and drought relief. The piece stresses prudent use of funds to aid both people and animals and to assist drought-stricken regions nationwide.
Grover Cleveland argued that the people support the Government, while the Government often seems to support the people less. The Detroit Free Press notes a growing gap as more Americans align with official power over popular will.
Governor Long appeals to Louisianans to limit meetings with highway officials to Mondays Wednesdays and Tuesdays 10 30 to 12 00 and 1 30 to 3 00, warning that other times will not be available and urging cooperation to push a 200 million dollar daily work program. He says he and the highway commissioners will be at the State Capitol during those times and forbids private Mansion visits.
An old advertisement urges readers to avoid substitutes and take Carter's Little Liver Pills for diliousness torpid liver and constipation. It claims the remedy starts a free flow of bile and thoroughly cleanses the system, touting the product as the reliable old-time option.
Governor and U S Senator Elect Huey P Long dictates office access hours and policy to Highway Commission staff. He warns the public not to expect exceptions, promises future openness after bonds and plans are completed, and signs off with a firm, formal notice of intended conduct.
New York has more inhabitants than all six New England States plus New Jersey. It exceeds Massachusetts and New Jersey, nearly equals Minnesota through Kansas, and dwarfs many western states combined. Only Pennsylvania and Illinois have larger populations than New York City, and New York’s total even surpasses several foreign nations. The note adds that a 31,000 census revision affects other states, while for New York it reflects daytime office-building populations.
A satirical vignette frames the manager as the pivotal figure in the modern era, from vaudeville to politics. It notes a French pianist arriving with a radio-tube instrument, the sister and manager in tow, and extols hiring managers for public figures, performers, and even criminals.
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