Miss Mittie Grigsby dies after illness in Mississippi
Miss Mittie Grigsby aged early in life dies after a lengthy illness at 11 30 this morning at the home of Mrs Ibbie Hinton. She was a teacher with years of service including Hayneville High School. Funeral services are set for Saturday at 11 30 at Mrs Hinton's home with burial in Greenwood Cemetery beside her father.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mittie Grigsby
Ibbie Hinton
Miss Grigsby
Benjamin
Grigsby
Emblems Granted to McFarland Post Commanders
Four former commanders of McFarland Post No 2 American Legion received the post commander's emblem at Tuesday's meeting. Major Perry Cole presented the awards to Dr L White the post's first commander, with emblems then given to Dr W S Rutledge W E McBride and Sanders Baskin. The group discussed the Veterans Bureau hospital at Alexandria and planned a spring minstrel show. The post also opposed combining Thanksgiving and Armistice Day into one holiday. The next meeting is Tuesday February 18.
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McFarland Post No. 2
American Legion
Legion
Perry Cole
L. White
White
W. S. Rutledge
W. E. McBride
Sanders Baskin
Charles B. Carter
J. Paul Peters
W. J. Hobby
Patriot Physician Dr Andrew Craigie Named Apothecary General
Dr Andrew Craigie of Cambridge Massachusetts is identified as the first apothecary general of the Coronial army. The brief note highlights his role and origin as a Patriot physician aiding the revolutionary forces.
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Andrew Craigie
Cambridge, Mass
Scouts Plan Father and Son Banquet February 14
Scouts announce a week of events February 6 to 24 to mark the twentieth anniversary of Scouting in America. A Father and Son Banquet will serve 156 Scouts and family members on February 14 at First Baptist Church. A Court of Honor will be conducted publicly on February 12 with Scout Executive N B Crawford and L R Simpson assisting.
New Orleans Firm Reports Sale Of 15 Or 16 Cars For Cash
New Orleans Bank deposits of the United Motor Car Company rose in January as 16 of 18 sales in the first three weeks were cash in full. Joseph L Ruhl, vice-president, calls the last quarter of 1929 the best of the equivalent period and says the high rate of cash payments signals exceptionally sound financial conditions for the firm.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New Orleans
United Motor Car Company
Joseph L Ruhl
Ruhl
Death claims Ben Grigsby during night
Ben Grigsby Sr. 76 a retired farmer moved from Clay to Vienna two years ago was found dead in bed at his daughter Mrs Walter Thurmon’s Ruston home shortly before 6 am. He had visited his gravely ill daughter Miss Mittle Grigsby and appeared in good health before his death. Surviving: widow, one son Ben Jr. of Vernon and several daughters including Mrs Butch Hancock, Mrs Howard Liner, Mrs Joe Willis, Mrs J H Horton, Mrs Ibbie Hinton, Mrs Walter Thurmon, Mrs Wiley Hines, and Miss Mittle Grigsby. three brothers Jim, Roland, and Smith Grigsby. Funeral at 4 pm at Mrs Thurmon’s home, Greenwood Cemetery.
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Ben Grigsby
Vienna
Clay
Walter Thurman
Grigsby
Ruston
Miss Mittle Grigsby
Ibbie Hinton
Vernon
Butch Hancock
Georgia
Howard Liner
Joe Willis
Alexandria
J. H. Horton
Walter ‘Thurmon
Wiley Hines
el Dorado
Arkansas
Mittle Grigsby
Jim
Roland Grigsby
Smith
Shreveport
Conservation officers push for strict enforcement in Lincoln parish
A. Cloutier and George Gillespie of the Louisiana Conservation Department met Sheriff A. J. Thigpen in Ruston to boost enforcement of hunting and fishing laws. They noted enforcement is hampered by limited cooperation and competing duties. Two men, Hols Smith and Lee Wilson, were arrested for hunting without licenses, pled guilty, and were fined 45 dollars plus costs. The sheriffs and district attorney vowed further prosecutions. Also cited, the gas industry expected about 425 million dollars in 1980 for new construction and expansion, per American Gas Association president Bernard J. Mullaney.
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A. Cloutier
Campti
George Gillespie
Shreveport
Louisiana Conservation Department
Ruston
A. J. Thigpen
Thigpen
Lincoln
Sheriff's Department
Lincoln Parish
Hols Smith
Lee Wilson
H. J. Hammon
Bernard J. Mullaney
American Gas Asociation
New Extension Class Started for Teachers in Ruston
Under Dr. Gustaf Freden head of Louisiana Tech Education, a new extension class in tests and measurements opens with its first meeting at Ruston High School from 0 to 12 am Saturday. The program combines two college course aims, offers credit for the combined study, and marks the thirteenth extension class statewide with five in Ruston and others in Columbia Junction City Monroe Haynesville and Caledonia.
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Gustaf Freden
Louisiana Tech Education Department
Ruston
Louisians Tech
Freden
Louisiana Tech Extension Division
D. G. Armstrong
Columbia
Junction City
Ark
Monroe
Haynesville
Ome
Caledonia
We Won't Vote For The World’s Most Patient Man
The Ohio State Journal notes we cannot judge the world’s most patient and long-suffering man without knowing how he would have reacted to a flat tire on a cold night. The remark frames a test of temper and endurance in uncertain circumstances.
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Ohio State Journal
Ruston Girl Praised for Home Economics Work at Jonesboro
Miss Clyde Mobley state supervisor of home economics toured Jonesboro high school and Louisiana Tech this week. She praised Miss Iva Mae Dowling for organizing an adult class in food under the George Reed federal fund and for the well run home economics program, laboratories, and classwork. Dowling, a Tech graduate and former Lagniappe editor, led related student activities and clubs.
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Jonesboro High School
Clyde Mobley
Louisiana Tech
Bmobley
Jonesboro
Ruston
Tech
George Reed Federal Fund
Miss Mobley
Iva Mae Dowling
Miss Dowling
Lagniappe
Tech Talk
Delta Phi Gamma Sorority
Cotton Bales Received at Ruston Gulf Compress
Mr John T Gullatt in Ruston reports Gulf Compress handling 39 490 bales of 1929 crop cotton to date with 6 514 bales brought by wagon and 45 976 moved in by train. He expects more arrivals before season end and predicts total may reach or exceed 0 000 bales.
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John T. Gullatt
Gulf Compress Company
Ruston
Gurlatt
Neeton
Marriage Licenses Won Hae Gladys M
A brief notice records marriage license issuance for Gladys M and a spouse identified only by fragment. The readable text confirms a legal union proceeding and the names as recorded in the license record.
Traveling Men Census To Be Taken In Ruston
Ruston plans a Sunday house to house census of traveling salesmen living in the city. Four two man committees, covering wards one through four, will canvass starting 12 15 PM to locate every traveling man and determine addresses and counts. After census, further activities for traveling men will be announced.
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Ruston
Chamber of Commerce
Paul Robison
M. M. McLerod
James H. Martin
Clay Skinner
Ed Peden
Shadow Elected Head Of Louisiana Bottlers
Glenn L. Shadow, manager of the local bottling plant, was elected president of the Louisiana Bottlers Association at the final session in New Orleans. Irving K. Weil became vice president, M. S. Biedenharn was named secretary treasurer, and W. J. Gomila J. T. Henley Harry Hunter Geo. Dorzan Kenneth Watson were elected directors. George Long urged joining the national association.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Glenn L. Shadow
Louisiana Bottlers Association
New Orleans
W. J. Gomila
J. T. Henley
Lafayette
Harry Hunter
Minden
Geo. Dorzan
West Monroe
Kenneth Watson
Lake Charlies
George Long
Louisiana Manufacturers’ Association
National Association
A. D. Freeman
Local transfers listed in concise Arkansas notes
Whip Alfred E Ainsworth of Fl Dorado Arkansas to Irene Hambrick of Magnolia Arkansas. Bill Saint of Sims boro to Nettle Lee Rodgers of Simsboro. Colored John Weat Dismuke of Vienna to Beulah Heard of Vienna.
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Alfred E. Ainsworth
Fl Dorado
Arkansas
Irene Hambrick
Magnolia
Bill Saint
Simsboro
Nettle Lee Rodgers
John Weat Dismuke
Vienna
Beulah Heard
Complete Paving From Choudrant To Lincoln Seat
Choudrant February 10 contractors Nelson Brothers Construction completed hard surfacing of the Dixie Overland highway from Ruston to Choudrant. Paving machinery moved to Tremont to begin work toward Choudrant. In coming months the Monroe to Runton stretch will be paved as bids are advertised by the Louisiana Highway Commission.
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Choudrant
Ruston
Nelson Brothers Construction Company
Tremont
Monroe
Runton
Louisiana Highway Commission
Three Blacks Sentenced in Third District Court Here
In the Third Judicial District Court three Black defendants pleaded guilty on Tuesday. John Willis Lee received a $100 fine and costs plus 6 months in jail for larceny of auto parts. Sam McGuire was fined $500 with 60 days in jail or 12 months more for possession of intoxicating liquor. Willie Palmer pleaded guilty to larceny of $5 and was sentenced to 40 days in jail.
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John Willis Lee
Third Judicial District Court
Sam McGuire
Ahd
Willie Palmer
Mrs V H Spinks Talks in Arcadia Mission Day
Mrs V H Spinks, Ruston woman and Trinity Methodist member, spoke at First Methodist Arcadia during Missionary Voice Day observances. She outlined reasons for humanitys shortcomings while highlighting Brotherhood of The Human Race. Also featured were Mrs Ed Conger in costume from Missionary Voice, and Jeff Kidd from Ruston performing a vocal piece under the church choir, with Max M Packman arriving in Ruston to join Herbert's jewelry.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
V. H. Spinks
Ruston
Trinity Methodist
First Methodist
Arcadia
Ed Conger
Missionary Voice
Methodist Episcopal Church
South
Conzer
Jeff Kidd
Louisiana Tech Music Course Now Requires Four Years Language
The new music curriculum at Louisiana Tech, announced by L. L. Brown, requires four years of foreign language for music majors, though two years in English suffice. The plan details freshman to senior year courses including piano or violin, sight singing, language study, harmony, and pedagogy, with exceptions for non music English majors. An unrelated note claims electric light illumination costs 450 candles in grandfather era terms, contrasted with today’s $2.10 quote from the Illumination Engineer Society.
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Louisiana Tech
L. L. Brown
State Board of Education
Ang Society
Dairy farm meetings planned in Lincoln parish area
Fourteen farm dairy meetings will run February 18 to 22 across eleven locations in Lincoln parish to boost dairy cattle feed and farming techniques. Speakers include H Belting and W L Flannery of Rock Island railway and County Agent A J Shealy. Schedule lists venues and times for Simsboro, Antioch, Mico, Cross Roads, Dubach, Sibley, Choudrant, Nobles, Douglas New Hope, Vernon, and Ruston with afternoon and evening sessions.
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Lincoln Parte
Tleven
Ning
H. Belting
Rock Island Railroad
Topeka
Kan
W. L. Flannery
Rock Island Road
Little Rock
A. J. Shealy
Wesley's Chapel
Simsboro
Antioch
Mico
Hilly
Cross Roads
Dubach
Sibley
Choudrant
Nobles School House
Douglas-New Hope
Vernon
Jackson Parish
Ruston
Five Billion For Building Is The Nation's Figure
The country paid about 5.8 billion dollars for new construction in 1929, per F W Dodge data via Greenebaum Sons Investment Co. Residential work led with 1.016 billion, a drop from 1928's 2.788 billion. Business facilities totaled 1.689 billion, with commercial and industrial at 29 percent, public works 1.248 billion, and miscellaneous structures 47 million. Schools 382 million, hospitals 152 million, churches 106.9 million.
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Greenebaum Sons Investment Co
F. W. Dodge Corporation
United States
Rocky Mountains
Architectural Advance A Pendutive In Early Domes
A pendutive in architecture developed by Byzantine architects of the sixth century enabled a domical vault to rest on four or more isolated piers. This structural advance allowed domes over varied interior plans and marked a major shift in architectural history.
State Home Ec Assistant Visiting Here
Miss Lela Mae Tomlinson, state supervisor of home economics, arrived in Ruston with Superintendent H. L. Campbell to inspect the parish high school home economics departments. The visits cover Choudransboro, Dubach, and Ruston with Lincoln parish noted for strong programs.
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Lela Mae Tomlinson
Ruston
Ipere- Intendent
H. L. Campbell
Miss Tomlinson
Cola Parish
Louisiana
Choudransboro
Dubach
Lincoln
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Mattie " Grigsby
W. Thurman
Gladys M
L. Shadow
Arcadia Group
Brotherhood of the Human Race
Max M. Packman
Herbert
Architectural Advance
State Home
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