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Newspaper
Ruston Leader
Location
Ruston, Louisiana, United States of America
Date
Feb 05, 1930
Page
7
Long list of Ruston residents and visitors from Monroe Shreveport Minden and other towns. Mentions engagements travels school trips and family visits with many names including McKnight Campbell Hall Herbert Proffitt and Galloway. Reports marriages illnesses and community notices from January through February.
Readers relish colorful seed catalogues with flowers and vegetables promising mood lifting of sunny days. The Weather Man warns of upcoming severe storms yet to come while shoppers dream of sprouting beds. Bright seed pack art and garden fantasies fuel plans to plant and nurture vibrant blooms.
The Shreveport Journal urges restraint in bird hunting citing season laws. It names prominent locals opposing the “useless destruction” of game birds by youths with air rifles and small shotguns. The piece supports wildlife protection, legal limits, and forming a local bird protection society.
Georgia mourns Rebecca Felton a grand old lady and 40 year WCTU champion who died at 94 Her brief 1922 US Senate service followed by a nationwide speech highlighted a life of activity information and daily service Her recipe for longevity was stay active stay informed help others and keep busy avoiding worry and petty nuisances
January 25 marked Lucille Poxs sixth birthday with a party at the Box home on West Alabama avenue. Little guests including Willie Fletcher and Mrs Nora Wout ward heard stories while two decorated birthday cakes featured hopeful declarations for the year ahead. Valentines, decorations, and playful games filled the afternoon as guests such as Miller Cragon Blythe Benny Clark Edgar and James McFadden joined the celebration.
Miss Caroline Dorman of the Division of Forestry has sent out plans to schools for Arbor Day activities statewide. Arbor Day in Louisiana is February 7. The Charles Carter home on South Vienna Street now houses Raymond Heard after Feazel’s move. Fred Adams’s West Texas Avenue home undergoes renovations to improve style and comfort.
The fusl business meeting of the We M. U. of the First Baptist church for the new year was held Monday afternoon January 27. Mrs EB Williams, president, opened the session followed by a devotional by Mrs Raymond Resse iect s. Dr Bolin spoke for the Mission School and Mrs Bolin discussed the young people's work. Several talks on different phases of the work inspired all to do more in the future.
On Sunday January 26 Mrs A. Robinson hosted a dinner for her mother Mrs W Hodge who turned 81. A large four generation gathering of children, grandchildren and great grandchildren celebrated with a white birthday cake bearing 61 candles as friends and family wished her many more happy years.
The Cosmos Club met at Vis i Williams home on Friday January 24 with Mrs. Williams and Mrs. John Zhurimon as hostesses. Mrs. J. J. Bennett spoke on Modernistic Art in America and Mrs. Ollie Coyne on American Pottery. A business session followed and officers were elected: George President, Mrs. John Thurman Vice President, Mrs. O. O. Gayne Recording, Mrs. B. L. Talbot Temporary, Mrs. Fred Crosby Corresponding Secretary, Mors A. H. Henderson Treasurer, and Mrs. J. H. Barnes Parliamentarian. Red pal Chemtauqua opens in Ruston April ath. Refreshments served.
Sibyl Wilbur's Life of Mary Baker Eddy is praised as a lasting biography written with Eddy's approval during her lifetime. The work relies on church, court, and town records and testimonies, offering an undistorted account rather than analysis. It is approved by Mrs Eddy and is available in Austen public library and Teoh.
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