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Newspaper
Ruston Leader
Location
Ruston, Louisiana, United States of America
Date
Feb 10, 1932
Page
2
The Ruston Leader lists publication details and offices including address East Mississippi Avenue and the official status for Lincoln Parish. It notes obituaries and personal acknowledgments may be charged at standard advertising rates and lists E. O. Mevyer as managing editor.
An editorial condemns war fever over Japan and China as dangerous hype fueled by propaganda. It cautions that volunteers may rush to conflict, while families suffer at home, urging Americans to value saving lives over funding distant battles. It contrasts sensationalism with the tragedy of domestic hardship and questions national sacrifice.
Washington announced War Department funding of 200000 for flood protection along the Ouachita River near Monroe and West Monroe. Army engineers will oversee work with federal funds to bolster defenses, benefiting other sections of the Ouachita below Monroe and the Black Rivers area, as authorities coordinate with local interests.
A Russian secret service aviator, Rosanov, delivers top secret papers to the Russian Embassy in Paris and persuades Colonel Shubin to arrange a meeting with Mataffari. He tails a casino dancer Adriana, an enemy spy, to learn more about the papers and notices a ring she wears as part of a tense exchange over money and loyalties.
Rosanoff loses resolve as Mata Hari eludes him with a ring gifted earlier and escorts him through her Paris world. He follows to her Neuilly home then to a dark, extravagant chamber where she commands distance and a hidden, sensuous encounter unfolds before tomorrow’s tease of what comes after.
Readable fragments indicate Purdue University students plan to join the army, leaving campus to enlist for service abroad. The note mentions a cohort of Chinese students and their departure to participate in military action.
A Sunday school reflection on Jesus as the Good Shepherd. The Eastern shepherd’s leadership, voice, and devotion mirror Jesus’s love and authority. The article contrasts genuine shepherding with hirelings, urging church unity under the Good Shepherd. It notes how flock demeanor follows shepherd conduct and calls for gentleness within the church.
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