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Newspaper

Ruston Leader

Location

Ruston, Louisiana, United States of America

Date

Dec 18, 1929

Page

5

Temple Church To Present Cantata On Sunday Night

The Temple Church plans a Christmas cantata Heralds of Jesus at Sunday evening service. Lead roles include Mrs. Wilbanks as Mary and Dr. B R Clay as Joseph with a thirty member cast and three choirs. A rehearsal is set for Thursday 7 pm at the church.

Temple Baptist Church W. D. Wilbanks W. M. Sanders Elmo Colvin Young Peoples Wilbanks Mary Christ R. Clay Joseph Walter Edwards Temple Church Yuletide Fund Baptist Children’s Home Monroe

Church At Mineral Springs Completed

The Baptist Church at Mineral Springs will be completed Friday and a supper will be held Saturday night. Boxes for two persons will be sold for one dollar to fund the finish, paint, and existing debts. Rev. M A Price invites all locals to attend and bring a box. LOST One large white setter dog with black spots on left hip and hind top broken.

Baptist Mineral Springs M.A. Price A. H. Colvilt Jonesboro Emmett Burt Shusboro Alw

Fractious Child Declared No More Says Expert

Dr Harvey B Levey director of the Childs Cruidance Clinic told Newnan Mutual Training School attendees that there are no longer fractious children or innately perverse ones. He said problem childs behavior deviations stem from cause and effect, not punishment.

Harvey B. Levey Cruidance Clinic Newnan Munuat Training School Tas

Child Guidance Clinics Help Parents In Training

Dr Levey notes the first juvenile court in Chicago established 30 years ago and describes the growth of Child Guidance clinics nationwide. The free clinic service invites parents with problem children or emotional peculiarities to seek expert help and guidance.

Levey Chicago

Election Notice for Ruston Citizens Bank stockholders

In accord with the Charter and By- Laws of the Citizens Bank and Trust Company of Ruston a meeting of the stockholders will be held Tuesday January 14 1930 between 10 a m and 12 o clock noon for the purpose of electing directors and attending to other business W B May Cashier

Citizens Bank and Trust Company of Ruston

Bank of Choudrant to Elect Directors Friday

Bank of Choudrant Louisiana will hold a stockholders meeting at the banking house on Friday December 27 1929 at noon to elect a board of directors for the coming year. Dated December 11 1929 by President H H Smith.

Notice of Stockholders Meeting at Ruston State Bank

In accordance with article five of the bank charter a stockholders meeting will be held in the banking room of Ruston State Bank Ruston Louisiana on Tuesday January 7 1930 between 10 p m and 12 noon for the purpose of electing a suiting year. December 6 1929 J F P Graham cashier 12-6-d & w

Ruston State Bank Ruston Louisiana J. FP Graham, Cashier

Notice to Voters for Lincoln Parish Louisiana

Registrations to vote expire December 31 1928 All voters must register after January 1 1930 New registration begins January 2 1930 at the Court House Office Registrar R D Glover Lincoln Parish Louisiana

Court House R. D. Glover Lincoln Parish Louisiana

Sheriff and deputy uncover still at Wilson place

Sheriff Thigpen and deputy Clyde Frasier visited the home of John Wilson near town on a Saturday to check for illegal operation. A woman at the premises claimed she was not in charge and claimed hunger, while an 11 year old onlooker laughed at the officers. The sheriff announced a warrant and found a still in the residence.

Thigpen Clyde Frasier John Wilson Wilson Melissa Wilson Olive

Ruston Leaders to Broadcast on KTBS Thursday Night

Ruston group under the Ruston Chamber of Commerce will broadcast a one hour program on KTBS Shreveport Thursday evening eight to nine o'clock. The delegation includes Mayor Chas C Gayne President W E McBride of the Chamber G W Bond of Louisiana Tech and other local officials and business leaders. They will be hosted by Shreveport civic groups with plans for a city drive auditorium visit dinner and theater party after the broadcast.

Ruston Chamber of Commerce KTBS Shreveort Col Francis W. Witherspoon Fourth District State Chamber of Commerce Shreveport Col. Witherspoon Ruston Shreveport Chamber of Commerce Merchant Chas. C. Gayne Lincoln Parish W. E. McBride Chamber of Commerce G. W. Bond Louisiana Tech T. H. Mills Police Jury Supt H. L. Campbell H. L. MclKnight G. A. Colvin

Prohibition Steps Tightened Coast to Gulf

A crackdown on liquor flow from the Gulf coast to the inland region was announced by the tenth district prohibition headquarters led by O D Jackson. Frank Buckley of the prohibition enforcement bureau will survey the coast, report to President Hoover's crime commission after returning to Washington. Friends in Ruston received engraved invitations for the marriage of Eva Gwendolyn Henderson to Ernest Middleton Shirley on December 23 at 5 PM in Ruston Louisiana. The bride is the daughter of A H Henderson banker and stockman. the groom is a track coach and math professor at Louisiana Polytechnic Institute.

Ruston Abraham Henry Henderson Eva Gwendolyn Ernest Middleton Shirley Vienna Street Louisiana Miss Henderson A. H. Henderson Millman and Stockman Shirley Louisiana Polytechnic Institute of Ruston Merryville

No, I borrowed It from the man next door

London Tid Bits quotes a light exchange about a borrowed item and a playful restriction, reflecting neighborhood humor and social mischief in a brief tidbit.

London

Mrs. A M Webb Dies at 72 in Marmerville

Dreadful news of the death of Mrs. A M Webb reached Rab lon relatives. She died at a relative's home in Marmerville at about 72 years. Funeral services were held today and burial took place at Culbertson cemetery. Mrs Webb was formerly a resident of this parish with many relatives and friends left to mourn.

A. M. Webb Rablon Webb Marmerville Culbertson Cemetery

Chevrolet Endurance Test Starts Today In Ruston

Ruston Motors, Inc. begins a 120 hour endurance drive of a Chevrolet Six with driver Cyclone Happy at 4 p m today through 4 p m Saturday. The test runs continuously on Ruston streets and nearby roads except for meal and refueling breaks, claiming a world endurance record.

Ruston Motors, Inc Ruston

Man to be handcuffed to car wheel in city test

The report notes hours and 98 minutes certified by the American Automobile Association. Mey is to begin his run handcuffed to the steering wheel with W. D. Risinger, chief of police. He will report hourly each night at a local all night restaurant to prove the age stays running.

American Automobile Association Wi. D. Risinger

City Officers Charge Negro With Liquor Possession

Marshal W D Risinger and Officer Joe Wilson arrested Arthur Brith, a Black man, here Saturday and found him with about a half gallon of corn whiskey. He was released on bond and ordered to appear for trial next Wednesday.

W. D. Risinger Joe Wilson Arthur Brith

Woman Earns Twenty After Hysterics Incident

ABrooklyn Eagle report notes a domestic dispute provoked a burst of hysterics and a husband remarking that it did not benefit a woman, but the outcome was the wife receiving twenty in compensation or settlement amid the episode.

Brooklyn Eagie

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