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Newspaper
Ruston Leader
Location
Ruston, Louisiana, United States of America
Date
Feb 04, 1931
Page
4
A columnist quotes Calvin Coolidge on resisting flawed proposals and urges office holders to heed his warning. The piece argues that many elected officials promise tax cuts but fail to cut spending, noting rising tax burdens and inefficiency in government. It advocates reduced taxation and fewer laws to aid business and job creation.
The nation gains 160 million dollars for road construction from federal appropriations and state funds. The program targets rural routes to boost farm-to-market transport, leveraging low material costs, abundant labor, and cheap borrowing. Faster, year-round, motorized travel could revive business and improve agriculture, with wise use delivering high dividends.
A Carondolet News piece explains a well known merchant urging busicas men to skip paper purchases and buy double advertising for a year. The ad strategy frames the newspaper as a town mirror and a driver of local business growth while stressing publishers’ duty to deliver quality, trust, and district development.
H K McKnight of the Ruston Chamber of Commerce told Kiwanis that unemployment stems from inefficiency and a failure to meet common standards of worth. He urged civic groups to renew efforts to raise individual responsibility, arguing federal aid cannot solve the problem.
The editorial argues education is the remedy to teach wage earners and farmers to plan for their futures and community duties. It stresses changing America’s lax family life, reaching youth in schools to build citizenship, family values, and character to avert future economic crises.
Shreveport residents enjoy sunny springlike weather as they await Mr. G Hog’s verdict on winter. The long tradition marks Groundhog Day with the family hogs peeking from their hole to judge if winter will linger or fade away.
A quip filled item notes fourteen congressmen injured while attempting to fit the Wickersham report. It mentions Mr Wickersham presenting the report at the White House, whistling The Old Oaken Bucket and the Stein song, and hints Niagara’s collapse as due to the commission’s action. The piece suggests Hoover would wish to have written on it Opened By Mistake.
Dallas on January 27 thieves entered Willam H. Lampkin's safe and escaped with about 2000 dollars in ancient coins and stamps amassed over more than 30 years. A Cuban one cent piece given Lampkin for good luck was not taken.
A first person diary recounts romance and social life at college with Tim, Sammie, and Johnnie Martin. The writer describes vanity routines, ring questions, dates, and study stress while hinting at love and jealousy amid midterm prep.
An advertisement promotes Carter's Little Liver Pills as the best remedy for toning the liver easing bile flow and relieving constipation. It discourages substitutes and urges readers to take Carter's from pharmacists.
Miss Eugenia Smith and Miss Ruth Crawford, both affiliated with Louisiana Tech, are noted for their academic paths. Smith earned a BA from Texas in 1924, studied in Grenoble and Chicago, and joined Tech in 1929 as associate English professor then French instructor. Crawford, a 1924 BA graduate from Mississippi State College for Women, taught in Shangaloo and Webster parish before joining Tech in 1928 as assistant director of physical education and chemistry professor.
A fragmented diary excerpt reveals a student venting sobre the burdens of coursework and teachers. The writer laments long hours in red ink notes and fears failing to join the Glee Club trip while expressing sympathy for teachers. The entries reference tests, a desire for a pink slip, and reactions to a film about war. The tone is personal and period voice with social pressures and campus life details.
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