PARDONS ARE GIVEN ELEVEN BY GOV LONG
Governor Huey P. Long approved twenty five pardon board recommendations for clemency. Eleven convicts were pardoned, ten had sentences commuted, one fine remitted, and citizenship restored to three men. Several clemency actions were rejected, including for Cutter and Bailey, and Rucker. Commutations covered various crimes from manslaughter to larceny across multiple parishes. Remission of a $300 fine granted to Elbert Gunter.
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Baton Rouge
Huey P. Long
State Pardon Board
Louisiana
Long
Pardon Board
Cutter
West Feliciana
Champ P. Bailey
LaSalle
Gilbert Rucker
Morehouse
Fremont Benoit
Vermillion
Albert Duplechain
Jefferson Davis
C. E. Fairbanks
Ouachita Parish
Jacob Major
Wahlington Parish
Vincent Melcher
Rapides Parish
Chris Monesteri
Phillip Monesteri
Joe Monesteri
Tangipahoa
Lloyd J. Soulter
Orleans
Dennis Stewart
Rapidés
Louis Wolschansky
Caddo
F. H. Boyte
Franklin Parish
Emory Campbel
Lutien Campbell
Bossier
Joseph Delauneville
Jefferson
Newt Gandy
Sabing
John Heliback
J. W. Jones
Washington
Bert Mulliki
Joe Ricks
Tanghipahoa
Gustave
Mauroner
Marcel J. Michel
Godfrey Owens
Elbert Gunter
Beauregard Parish
Chest Drives In 122 Cities Net $42,576,202
New York reports Community Chest drives in 122 American cities raised $42,576,202 for relief, health and welfare agencies, up $3,669,593 or 10 percent from last year. Allen M. Burns, executive director, sent the letter to President Hoover noting unemployment as a key stress in the 1930 drive.
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New York
Hoover
National Association of Community Chests and Councils
Allen Tf. Burns
Riot in Monaco as Prince Louis Returns Home
Seven thousand rioters gathered in Monte Carlo to protest the dissolution of the national and municipal councils. Police protected the route from the railway station to the palace with schoolchildren to deter violence. More than a dozen injured and nearly fifty arrests were reported.
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Monte Carlo
Monaco
Prince Louis of
Paris
Marques
Discontent Grows Over Monte Carlo Governance Absences
Citizens complain about the prince's frequent absences as discontent rises after the failure of a Monte Carlo real estate firm led by the premier's brother, who also serves as mayor. The mayor faces charges connected to the collapse, and the brother sits in prison.
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Ques
Monte Carlo
Lost mule in Calhoun with paint spot on neck
Dark brown morse colored mule about 900 pounds and 7 years old. In good shape with a green paint spot on the right side of the neck. Got out Sunday night December 21, 1930. Notify J. B. Butler, Calhoun, Louisiana route 2. Reward indicated.
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Butler
Calhoun
Railroad Lights Christmas Trees On Principal Trains
The Trinity Central System adds electrically lighted Christmas trees to principal passenger trains for the holiday season. Trees will appear in club cars on The Louisiana, observation cars on The Panama Limited, The Seminole, and The Hawkeye. Women’s lounges on The Daylight and salon buffet cars on The Diamond will also feature the festive trees on routes from Chicago to New Orleans, Florida, Omaha, and St Louis.
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Trinity Central System
Chicago
New Orleans
Florida
Omaha
St. Louis
Diamond
Bandit Takes Rest Out In Trade After Heist
Chicago December 24 A delicatessen owner Morris Leiberman reports a robber helped himself to 113.13 and suggests taking the rest in trade. The thief agrees and drapes a string of sausages over Leiberman's coat before walking away.
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Chicago
Morris Leiberman
Santa Claus in pistol barrel holdup in Florida
In St. Petersburg on Christmas night a robber stuck a pistol at Peter H. Sattler and demanded money. The bandit, claiming to be out of work, received a $10 payment after saying his kids would not go without Santa. Sattler offered his name and address for return when the robber finds work.
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ST. Petersburg
Fla
Santa Claus
Peter H. Sattler
Sattler
Girl Writer Outwits Bandit In Christmas Chase
Dixie Wilson a New York scenarist and short story writer pursued a purse snatcher in Mason City Iowa on December 24. After arbitration over a five dollar note and three ones the robber kept the five dollars to buy his feed. Wilson remained $495 ahead and recovered a hidden coin purse with $500 salvaged from her purse.
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Mason City
Iowa
Dixie Wilson
Miss Wilson
New York
Wilson
Notorious Female Bootleg Runner Nabbed in North Carolina
Kernersville N C December 22 Nattily dressed in male clothes a woman described by Chief of Police George Fontaine as the cream of Virginia bootleggers was arrested Sunday night She identified herself as Gene Tatum 26 of Peters Creek near Stuart Va Two five gallon cans of corn whisky and five one gallon tins of apple brandy were found in her heavy automobile She handed over 820 dollars in bills to the officer and was jailed on a 500 bond. She has supposedly traveled alone and operated liquor runs for four years, according to the chief.
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Kernersville
N. C
George Fontaine
Kerneraville
Virginia
Gene Tatum
Peter's Creek
Stuart
Fontaine
Puntaine
Four plead guilty in special court session
District Judge E L Walker presided a special term at the parish court house to allow several prisoners to plead guilty and begin serving sentences before year end. Minnie Patterson was fined 100 dollars or four months. Otis Jacob six months. Willie Anding three months. John Willie Spencer twenty dollar fine or thirty days. Sheriff Thigpen said the term saved parish funds. A black Poland China barrow hog described as 135 pounds with cropped right ear is up for claim at Antioch, 10 miles NW of Ruston, owner to pay keepage.
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E. L. Walker
Court House
A. J. Thigpen
Minnie Patterson Negress
Otis Jacob Negro
Wiilie Anding
John Willie Spencer
Thigpen
Poland
Reader
Antioch
Ruston
May Know Their Onions But Not Their Potatoes
New York state troopers on the Patchogue Bay Shore route stopped a heavily loaded truck claiming to carry liquor. The driver said the cargo was potatoes, provoking the troopers to unload it under Bay Shore headquarters. Sheriff Thigpen announced a warrant for Chute Lyons of Jackson parish on separate charges of selling Aquor here.
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New York
Patchogue
Bay Shore
A. J. Thigpen
Chute Lyons
Jackson Parish
Europe’s Economic Outlook Cited By Expert
Dr Klein warned that Europe faces worsening unemployment in the new year while American industries hold their own, maintaining a share of export business amid a challenging global economy.
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Europe
Klein Oid
Mother Leaves Four Bets Of Twins In Accident
Four sets of twins will spend a motherless Christmas after the death of Ben Davis's wife, 34, a farmer, in Morrillion Arkansas. She died at a hospital late Sunday night from injuries after an auto accident in which she jumped from her husband's truck headed toward a ditch when the steering failed. The fourth set of twins was born just before her death.
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Morrillion
Ark
Ben Davis
Farmer
Assessed Value Of Properties On Rise In Crescent City
New Orleans joined twelve cities showing higher land and building valuations from 1929 to 1930. The increase near 3.6 million lifted assessed value from 447,216,112 to 450,675,087, with the National Association of Real Estate Boards noting the rise signals healthier realty investment prospects.
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New Orleans
National Association of Real Estate Boards
Hoover Signs $150 Million Farm Board Bill
President Hoover signed the federal farm board bill approving 150 million dollars for the board's operations for the coming year. The measure, passed by the Senate Saturday night, raises total farm board appropriations to 400 million dollars so far.
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Washingto
Hoover
Federal Farm Board
Senate
Farm Board
Killed Duck With Brick Caught A 6-Pound Trout
Galveston December 22 Oscar Lange a Galveston sportsman used a brick to kill a red head duck then hauled in a six pound trout while fishing in a bayou near Galveston He called it pure accident that may not happen again.
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Galveston
Oscar Lange
Lange
Pension rolls shrink as Civil War group declines
Washington DC reports a drop from 477,315 to 464,257 total pensioners in the year, a net loss of 13,658. Civil War soldiers fall from 59,945 to 48,091 and widows from 181,435 to 167,674, while Spanish War veterans rise to 186,365 with widows at 30,919. Deaths reduce 35,702 pensioners, including 11,082 Civil War soldiers and 18,363 widows.
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Washington, DC
Bureau of Pensions
Unemployment In Europe Seen Peak In February 1931
New York Dec 22 Unemployment in Europe will reach a peak of 7 500 000 in February. Dr Julius B Klein assistant secretary of the department of commerce asserted on his arrival on the United States liner Leviathan Monday. Dr Klein arrived on the same ship with Silas H Strawn vice president of the International Chamber of Commerce.
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New York
Europe
Julius
Klein
Department of Commerce
United States
Leviathan
Silas H. Strawn
International Chamber of Gom
Government to study plan of using cotton
Dallas Texas Dec 26 Col William E Talbot Republican nominee for governor said he heard Washington is studying the feasibility of using cotton for paper instead of Canadian or Russian pulp to use cotton surplus He said his proposal to substitute cotton for wood pulp was sent to President Hoover and turned over to Carl Williams cotton member of the federal farm board for study
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Dallas
Texas
William E. Talbot
Washington
Hoover
Carl Williams
Federal Farm Board
Stock Drop Shrinks Ryan Fortune To 100 Millions
New York reports the late Thomas Fortune Ryan’s estate has fallen about 21 million dollars in value. An accounting shows net value dropped from 121 million at death on November 23, 1928 to likely under 100 million currently.
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Ryan Fortune
New York
Thomas Fortune Ryan
Ryan
Final Returns for New Orleans and Louisiana
New Orleans reports a final population of 468 762, up from 455 702 preliminary figures. Louisiana's total rises to 2 101 592, marking the largest gains for both city and state in decades with New Orleans up 18.5 percent and the state 17.7 percent, above the national average of 16.7 percent.
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New Orleans
Bureau of the Census
Washington, D. C
Louisiana
Stata
Marriage Licenses Granted in Ruston and Surrounding Areas
Marriage licenses issued include White-Pitt Mercer of Ruston and Mary McDaniels of Ruston, James Emmett Edwards of Ruston and Lucille Holloway of Ruston. Also listed are Colored-Lessey Mintfield of Chaoudrant to Lillian McCormick of Chaoudrant and several others including T. J. Wilen of Hilly, Jarvie Lewis of Simaboro, Ocaphus Goldsmith of Arcadia, and Lyoinds Lewis of Hilly.
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White—Pitt Mercer Smith
Ruston
Mary McDaniels
James Emmett Edwards
Lucille Holloway
Lessey Mintfield
Choudrant
Lillian McCormick
T. J. Wilen
Hilly
Jarvie Lewis
Simaboro
Ocaphus Goldsmith
Arcadia
Lyoinds Lewis
New Breath Controlled Light Off Device Demonstrated
Cleveland in the United States hosts a research exhibit this week showing a device for tired or disabled people to turn on or off an electric light with a breath. Dr BE Free of New York presents two small discs in a telephone mouthpiece that, when blown on, connect a relay to switch the light circuit. A second breath separates the discs and cuts the current.
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Cleveland
Ohio
American Association For the Advancement of Defence
BE. E. Free
New York
Free Laboratories
Sheriff Sale in Lincoln Parish Louisiana 1931
The Bank of Choudrant sues Mattie Gary and Rufus Gary in Third District Court Lincoln Parish Louisiana. A writ of fieri facias leads to seizure and sale at the Ruston courthouse front door on January 1931. Cash with apraisement allowed and costs due. Sheriff A J Thigpen announces the sale.
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the Bank of Choudrant
Mattie Gary
Rufus Gary
Sheriff’s Sale Notice in Lincoln Louisiana
Writ of fieri facias issued January 17 1931 requires sale of a Ford truck motor number 2233118 to satisfy costs. H C Shields and C H Shields unless payment is made. Sheriff A J Thigpen notices sale in Lincoln on December 1930.
Sheriff Sale Notice in Lincoln Parish Louisiana
By writ of fieri facias the sheriff warns the sale of Lot Two and Lot Four, Block Eight, original survey of Dubach, La., with improvements, seized from RK L Williams and J H Wise to satisfy the writ and costs. Dated December 17, 1930. A. G. Thigpen, Sheriff.
Sheriff Seizes Property in Lincoln Parish Louisiana
Writ of Meri Pactas seized land described as SE of SW and NW of BW section 39 township 19 north range 4 west Lincoln parish Louisiana. Property owned by defendant E. B. Meeks and to be sold to satisfy writ and costs. Cash with appraisal benefit. Dated December 17 1990. A J Thigpen Sheriff.
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Lincoln Parish
Mattie Gary
Rufus Gary
A. J. Thigpen
Township
Range
Louisiana
E. B. Meeks
Succession Sale Notice in Lincoln Parish Louisiana
Notice of sale under Third Judicial District Court Lincoln Parish Louisiana on January 31 1931 at the court house in Ruston. Real estate includes parts of sections 82 and 32 Township 18 North Range 2 West with a 7 8 undivided interest, to cover debts, cash to highest bidder, appraised value. Administratrix Mrs Nancy Hogan signed December 17 1930.
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Lincoln Parish
Louisiana
A. D
Public Auction Of Estate Debts In Ruston Parish
Third District Court in Lincoln Parish Louisiana orders sale of estate assets on January 10 1931 for debts. Items include 10 shares of Ruston Lincoln Sanitarium stock Lots 5 and 6 Block 2 A A Shaw Addition Ruston Lots 1 and 2 Block 112 South Houston Texas open accounts 1/4 of 1/8 mineral royalty in 2509 acres Blanco County Texas and a Chevrolet Coupe cash sale with appraisal. Public outcry at Ruston.
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Third District Court
Lincoln Parish
Louisiana
Third Judicial District Court
Court House
Ruston
Ruston- Lincoln Sanitarium
A. A. Shaw
Houston
Texas
Blanco County
A. D
Public Auction Notice in Third District Court
In Lincoln Parish Louisiana a writ of fieri facias directs sale of a Ford car Motor No 5177 seized by Sheriff A J Thigpen at the Third District Court in Ruston. The sale will be at the court house front on Saturday January 10 1931 cash with appraisement for the defendant L M Ford cost.
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Third District Court
Parish of
Lincoln
Louisiana
Third Judicial District Court
Court House
Ruston
Lincoln Parish
State of
H.C. & C. H. Shields
A.J. Thigpen
J. M. Wade
J. W W. Wise
P. C. Wright
Eugene Wright
RB. L. Williams
Parish of Lincoln
State of Louisiana
Fleri
Court
Dubech
L. Williams
J. H. Wise
Apmak
Thigpen
Lincholn
Tewil
Ford
L. M. Ford
State of Louisiane
Hollos
Hersby
Virtual
A. J. Thigpen
Sheritl
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Gov. Long
Bandit
Santa
Carolina
Crescent City
Nive N. O
Sheriff’s Sale Dealers Finance Co., Inc
C. & C.H. Shields
John Hogan
Lingoin Parish
Loudslang
Nancy Hogan
Beene Va
Ey. B. Meeks
Sheriff's Sale
The
Bank of Choudrant
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