Lincoln Parish Farm Council Seeks 1931 Live-at-Home Crops
In Lincoln parish a two hour meeting with over a hundred farmers discussed diversifying away from cotton for 1931. Leaders urged planting peanuts soya sodalt grass alfalfa and corn to support a live-at-home program. A mass cotton outlook session is planned in Ruston January 3 with about a thousand farmers expected.
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Lincoln Parish
H. Henderson
Jersey
J. H. Donald
Ward Fight
John ©. Boddie
Ward One
Charles B. Roberts
Louisiana
G. A. Colvin
A. H. Henderson
Shealy
Ruston
Christmas Pageant Delights Full House at Methodist Church
A near record crowd attended Trinity Methodist Church in Rus ton for its annual Christmas pageant Str of Glory directed by Mrs B L White. Storyteller Mrs Mallory Warren stirred reverence as Mary and Joseph, played by Mrs Howard Smith and Howard Smith, found no lodging and Jesus was born in a manger. Narrator Dr L B Green, shepherds Floyd James Clay Skinner and others joined in a vivid production with lighting and choir music. Dorothy Spinks painted the angel role while solos by Mrs H M Johnson Elbert Haskins Poole Robison Mrs Bou Tush and Rodney Cine added to the evening.
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Ruston
Trinity Methodist Church
8. L. White
Mallory Warren
Professor W. J Hale
Howard Smith
Joseph
Christ
Dorothy Spinks
Angel
L. B. Green
Floyd James
Clay Skinner
Eooles Breed
Tr. J. Folk
Warren Robison
Thoms Folk
The
Choi
H. M. Johnson
Elbert Haskins
Poole Robison
GAS COMPANY REFUSES LOW RATE ASKED AND MAJOR PRINCE DIES
A Delaware City death of Major Percy S. Prince is reported with details of his service at the University of Delaware and his prior teaching career. Miss Susi Prince conveyed the news of his passing on Friday, noting kidney and heart troubles after a long illness.
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Tran
Susi Prince
Percy
Saaltarhuin
Wilroinetean
Didiware
Prittee
Die Peetet
State Univerity
Delaware
Shur Pripse
Tos
Leete
Atul Coset
Pech
Dehasaare
Ips
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Teacher Undergoes Emergency Operation At Monroe Hospital
A teacher at Monroe Hospital underwent an emergency operation. The report notes the patient, identified as Miss Mure, is in serious condition but improving. Medical staff led by monitorists and attending physicians provided updates as the condition was stabilized after the procedure.
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Monroe Hospital
Masons Elect New Officers At Saturday Meeting
The Ruston Lodge No 106 of the Masonic order held a regular meeting at the Masonic Hall Saturday night and elected officers for 1931. Worshipful Master R H Brooks Senior Warden FR O Young Junior Warden M A Knotts Treasurer W B Hale Secretary J S Summersill. Other officers to be appointed soon.
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Ruston F. & A. M. Lodge No. 106
Masonic Order
Masonic Hall
R. H. Brooks
FR. O. Young
M. A. Knotts
W. B. Hale
Summersill
Cotton Ginned Before December in Louisiana Declared
The U S Bureau of the Census released preliminary figures on cotton ginned prior to December 1 for 1930 and 1929 by parish in Louisiana. State total shows 682,006 bales for 1930 and 779,491 bales for 1929. Lincoln parish recorded 14,752 bales in 1930 and 29,194 bales in 1929.
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U. S. Department of Commerce
Bureau of the Census
Louisiana
Lincoln Parish
Simsboro Post Office Robbed Again Saturday Night
The Simsboro post office was entered by prying open a window and robbers took 19 cents in cash. Many parcel post packages were torn open and ransacked. the safe had already been disabled after a prior robbery ten days earlier, per postmistress Mrs. C. C. King.
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Simshoro
C. C. King
Cry-Baby Bandits Die In Electric Chair at Sing Sing
OSSINING N Y Dec 13 Three cry baby bandits James Bolger 19 James Butler 20 and Italio Ferdinandt 22 died in the electric chair at Sing Sing prison after Governor Roosevelt refused clemency They spoke briefly before facing death describing their crimes and accepting fate while Roosevelt noted their guilt had been proven beyond doubt and that they had confessed to seven robberies for which they were not convicted.
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Ossining
James Bolger
James Butler
Italio Ferdinandt
Sing Sing Prison
Roosevelt
Lfe
Buller
Ferdinand
Halo
Strand Theatre Donates Thursday Door Receipts to Good Cheer
J B Adams Strand Theatre manager announces proceeds from Thursday December 18 ticket sales will support the local Good Cheer Club. Funds will fund Christmas pleasures for children in need. Matinee and night prices are 10 cents for children and 24 cents for adults.
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J. B. Adams
Strand Theatre
Good Cheer Club
Adams
Ruston
Stolen Ford Model T Recovered by Local Sheriff
Sheriff A J Thigpen recovered a Ford Model T coupe found weeks earlier after John Paucieux of Laing Louisiana identified it as his property. The car was found parked near Austen Hardware and Furniture Co. Its license traced to Sellers Sales and Service Incorporated, which said it sold the car to Faucheux while he was in Monroe. The sheriff linked the Bradley home theft to the same suspect.
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A.J. Thigpen
John Paucieux
Laing
Louisiana
Mr. Thigpen
J. D. Rice
Austen Hardware and Furniture Company
Sellers Sales and Service, Incorporated
Sellers
Faucheux
Thigpen
Clint Bradley
Bradley
Monroe
Man Dies On Hunting Trip In Louisiana
W C Milam, 73, resident of Neal Holt place near Tallulah, died suddenly Wednesday night while hunting near Bear Lake. Milam, accompanied by a negro hunter, had killed a deer and sent the man for a knife to skin it. on the return the hunter found Milam dead. Williams funeral home in Tallulah took charge, with relatives to be notified.
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Tallmah
W. C. Milam
Neal Holt
Tallulah
Bear Lake
Carolina Woman Sees Her First Buffalo Nickel
York, S.S. Dec. 13. They are discounting buffalo nickels on the South Carolina egg market at two eyes to the dozen. John Wallace, who collects eggs from rural residents, says he found a woman who never saw a buffalo nickel and refused to believe it is an authorized coin of the United States. Wallace said when he offered a buffalo nickel in part payment for eggs the woman deducted two eggs from one dozen as a condition of acceptance.
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York
S&s. C
South Carolina
John Wallace
United States
Wallace
Daughter Of Unemployed Man Recovers Lost Gems
Five year old Mary Donoghue, daughter of unemployed laborer Thomas Donoghue, found a bag of jewels worth 7500 dollars lost by Mrs Evelyn Field on East Seventy first Street. Mrs Field retrieved her gems after Mary located the owner via an advertisement and received a 750 dollar check from the insurance company.
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New York
Evelyn Marshall Field
Mary Donoghue
Mary
Thomas Donoghue
Advertising Will Start Prosperity Babson Asserts
New York reports economist Roger W. Babson says advertising will spark prosperity as consumers regain purchasing power. He notes higher earnings, cautious spending turning to activity, and banks and industries loosening funds, with advertising seen as the trigger to restart growth.
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Babson
Bradley Farm Turnip Weighs Over Seven Pounds
A hilline turnip weighing seven pounds and an ounce was brought to The Tender this morning by Max Cradley clerk at the district quart. It is stated to have been produced on his farina about two and a half miles south of town by So 2 Walker. The turnip was a defect free specimen and was previously received as a wait from Mr Birdiey.
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Max Cradley
Glerk
Quart
Wis
Wulf Gables
Walker
Birdiey
Newspapers Right To Deliver Papers By Truck
A contested decision by Commissioner Lat Dee and Harvey Gields clarifies delivery methods for newspapers. The ruling upholds truck delivery while forbidding certain distribution practices, asserting newspapers’ right to reach readers between New Orleans and Port Eads along the Mississippi River.
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Monroe
Dee
Harvey Gields Todey
Opuaon Aktadtidl
al Hus Qaipany
Dee Cpepers
Patyate
Walter
New Orleans
Port Eads
Misetngippi River
Largest Telephone Directory for New Orleans Completed
New Orleans distributes its largest telephone directory, exceeding 50 000 tables and up 1 100 from the prior issue. The business section supplement is also the largest ever, per L Lamar Billups district manager of Southern Bell Telephone and Telegraph Company. It lists about 9 000 companies.
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New Orleans
Dec
L. Lamar Billups
Southern Bell Telephone and Telegraph Company
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Lincoln Parish Farm Council
Chamber OF Commerce
Henderson
Methodist Church
Maj.p.s. Prince
Delaware City
Goyne
Tech
Charles
Goyne Jone Charles
Laskey
Chas and Ruel
Seseriah
Theprieryiite
Arcadia
Hineyrtesside
Poonet
Will Pepe Etiteiye
Toy
Vie Geis Company
Adicpt Tine Gt Tower
Mit
Gaghtie Clalea
Cyede
Masons
Simsboro
Baby Bandits
Carolina
Star Brand
General Merchandise
Ruston State Bank & Trust Company
Business and Professional Directory
the State Life Insurance CO
Indianapolis, Indiana
W. E. Owen
Ruston, LA
Eugene
Rose Beauty Shop
Arizona Ave
C. N. Patterson
J.B. Adcock
Bernice, la
Roger W. Babson
Bradley Farm
M. A. Price
Spencer Corsetlere
Spencer
Sam Blaushild
Nettie L. Nicholson
Trenton
DRE
R. Clay Optometrist
W. P. Simpson
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