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Newspaper
Ruston Leader
Location
Ruston, Louisiana, United States of America
Date
Dec 31, 1930
Page
8
News from Corinth and nearby towns records social visits by Strother Bennet Bennett Stephenson and others. Families like Loyd Wood Hall Brothers and Gill share weekend visits in Ruston Monroe and Dubach with comments on a fire at Mrs. Carrie Becks house and new neighbors Reeves and Frasier moving in.
Dec 30 report notes Misses Thesta Ruth and Master Robert Whitman visiting friends and relatives in West Monroe. Shreveport residents Mr and Mrs A M Whitman and others visited various Whitman households. Countless gatherings at Idus, Levelle, and R P Whitman homes ended with a merry Christmas and neighbors sharing time together.
Det. 24 Mr and Mrs Li A Larance of Monroe spent Saturday and Sunday with his parents Mr and Mrs RL Larance. Mrs JN Compton of Farmerville visited her mother Mrs RC Gill Sunday. Mr and Mrs Hull spent Sunday in Monroe. Miss Mary Kate Wicks of Farmerville guests of Mr and Mrs AB Brothers. Little Bo Kelly lives with grandparents RL Larance. Misses Linnie Hicks and Louise Hoga h visited Tue night at the latter's mother in Choudrant. Mr Guy Hicks of Farmerville visited ee
Vernon residents share holiday visits and plans as relatives from D Arbonne Monroe and Ruston gather for Christmas. A Leachman recovery from a fall is hoped for, Epworth Leaguers perform at Sibley, and church yard cleanup is set for Friday afternoon. The note closes with wishes for Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year to all.
Mrs L S King and Mr and Mrs Ben Grigsby visited Clay. Mrs J F Wainwright and Mrs L S King drove to Monroe for Christmas shopping. Principal Morelle Emmons left for Dodson to spend holidays. Lois McBride, teaching here, left for Weston for holidays. Mrs A R Upchurch went to Houston to visit Gordon for Christmas. Mrs Eming Odom of Bernice visits daughter Mrs KR G Puckett. Miss Addie Robinson of Alexandria visits sister Mrs Ha Casally. Miss Effie Smart of Beaumont visits sister Mrs Lo S King. Mr and Mrs D F Feagell of Dubach guests of Mrs Ben Grigsby. Mr and Mrs P Moon completed and moved into their new home.
Friends report Mr. Fred King is able to be up again after an automobile accident. Mr. W F Rodgers of Alexandria was guest of his brother Mr. T D Robinson last Sunday.
Miss Lola Girliland returns to Okaloosa Faculty after holidays with her mother Mrs. R V Fulton. Mrs W O Wanless of Ruston visits Mrs Cooper. Eloise Clinton visits Miss Agnes Ellis. The Spencer and Willhite families host and visit relatives in the area. Berry Hinton returns to his Arkansas school. Mrs F M Walsworth visits Jonesboro with her mother Mrs Ty Calcdivell. Ruston Rev and Mrs Stevenson visit the Clamphits. Kathleen Smelley visits Liberty Hill grandparents. Bill Clinton of Monroe visits his mother Mrs N A Clinton. Betty Lou Caldwell and Carroll Caldwell of Jonesboro visit Mrs Floyd Walsworth.
Pleasant Hill, Dec 30. Mr. and Mrs. Carl Belton of Ruston hosted Mr. and Mrs. W. J. Belton. Louise Henry visits home for Christmas. Bryceland’s L. B. Thrash guests of L. T. West. Fynton Simpson and family with relatives in Ruston and Clay. Audra West weekend guest of Mildred Whitman. Margie Simpson visiting Harvey Shelby in Ruston. Prentis Belton and baby with Simsboro kin. Lillian Shelby of Simsboro visits Margie Rimpaon. L. V. Thompson and children with J. W. Taylor at Ball schoolhouse. Cullen Hinton and Miller Harris hosts. Members visit Freeman, Simsboro, and Ruston relatives. George Simpson and family spend weekend with Winnfield kin. George Carroll family with R. B. Faylor in Farmerville for Christmas. Sybil Pesnell visiting relatives in Shreveport. Pesnells weekend at Garr’s Mill. Mrs. Lon Stephens and Mrs. Chester Grigsby visit S. B. Gardnir and Cullen Hinton Sunday. B Cook and children, Leon Taylor clan, guests of J. T. West. Harald Cook of Ruston visits Tallyn West. Elaine Grigsby and Eugene Grigsby spend Sunday night with Dorothy and Mary Lee Martin.
Local residents share holiday visits and family gatherings across Greenwood, Hodge, Choudrant, and nearby communities. Marriages by DeFreese and DeFreese families, plus multiple social visits, fraternal events, and a shooting accident involving Mr. Allen.
Christmas programs and visits fill the Antioch holidays with Miss Versle Russell and others hosting and traveling guests from nearby towns. Notable events include Epworth League pageant, community club program, and Sunday school trees. A correction notes the quilting event was by Methodist ladies for the parsonage, not a Missionary Society activity.
Blue Ridge notes from December 30 detail Mr and Mrs Charles P Frasier and family making a business trip to Florida Dorado Ark. Social visits include Mrs Chas P Frasier visiting Mrs Luther Frazier, Mr Bob Ferguson visiting Luther Frazier, and extended gatherings with Mrs Frasier’s mother and the Ferguson family. Visitors from Monroe, Jack Benton McCormick and family, remained for Christmas.
Cross Roads community reports visitors and holiday gatherings as multiple families and friends travel for Christmas. Local births, illnesses, funerals, and guest lists include names such as Ard is McCullen Hood Pilgreen Hedgepeth and New family, alongside updates on Mrs Will Hedgepeth’s funeral and the birth of Peggy Lynn Weir.
In Greenville readers recall Christmas gatherings as Mr. and Mrs. F. E. Green and children from Pettus and relatives from Port Arthur and El Dorado visit J. M. Green. Numerous guests attend box suppers, dinners, and home parties with neighbors including Brewsters Colvins Hammons and Smiths. As 1930 ends, wishes for a happy New Year flow through the community.
The text notes that ancient units like the Toman and figvptlina lacked precise accuracy, true to about one part in fifty or eighty. It suggests primitive times used a yard roughly based on the length around a wolf, a standard that would vary and be rough in measurement.
A fragment notes Michigan’s elevated regions and the Porcupine area near Ontonagon and Lake Superior. It mentions mountains about 800 feet high and speculates on the origin of the name Porcupines, though the source remains uncertain. The text shows garbled phrasing and unclear details.
Uncle Eben described as a craps shooter faces backlash after a dare to wager wages in a Washington Stag event. Cocle Eben comments that the gunman persona may reflect reckless risk taking or a desperate move amid tensions.
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