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Newspaper
Ruston Leader
Location
Ruston, Louisiana, United States of America
Date
Feb 19, 1930
Page
5
The obituary notes a lifelong farmer and longtime peace officer Abe Ruston, respected for upright conduct and public service. Funeral and interment were arranged by B. F. McLure with a family cemetery nearby. Survived by Mrs. Y A Harris of Ruston and others, including A Patterson of Delhi and Frank Spencer Roane of Ruston.
A report details strong student and community response to hurricane devastation. Mrs. Leole Nixet and others organized contributions from many, with amounts reaching up to eight dollars per person amid widespread loss of homes, food, and clothing.
President G W Bond announced an appropriation of 500000 for Louisiana Tech for the next two years to fund a new administration building and auditorium 350000 a farm program 100000 a power plant addition 10000 and an infirmary with equipment 40000 The state board of education approved 500000 for permanent improvements and 525000 for maintenance to hire more teachers raise salaries and cover rising operating costs
Last night a gunshot injured Huey, age unknown, in the right shoulder near Eros. He claimed the shotgun was fired near a man's house by an unnamed assailant. May and Bob Fitzgerald were in the car with Huey, May driving, when the incident occurred. Huey was taken to a physician and then to Monroe sanitarium. Pritagerald suffered pellet wounds but was not seriously injured.
A late night break in Simsboro post office led to loss of packages stamps and valuables not kept in the safe. Sheriff A J Thigpen received Mrs C King postmistress report and local patrols found the office ransacked with evidence of forced entry and no light. Nearby, a 25 gallon still was found at Rev Luther Haglan's home ten miles away, indicating recent improper activity.
Public Court of Honor closed Anniversary Week with Troops 45 and 46 presenting A Strenuous Afternoon. D F McLauren directed. Billy Moore did a clown act. E L Walker awarded badges to 69 Scouts and promoted many. H T Hubbard accepted banner for Troop 45 for top advancement. R N John spoke on true Scouting. Troop 47 held investiture for Tenderfoot. Court committee A E Phillips J T Folk M M Cragon active.
Louisiana Tech welcomed farmers and homemakers from eight north Louisiana parishes to a two day agricultural short course conducted with LSU extension. The opening program featured G W Bond and C T Dowell, with sessions on farm management, breeding, fertilizer use, and clothing colors. Friday covers poultry, cotton profits, dairy care, school lunches, landscaping, forage crops, meat planning, and home bedding plus a lyceum by De Jen Magicians.
James Pesnell four years old son of Mr and Mrs Fratus Pesnell died Wednesday afternoon in a Monroe sanitarium where he had been treated since Monday for intestinal trouble. The body arrived in Ruston this morning on the eight o clock train and was taken to the Broadnax home. Funeral services were held at 3 30 pm at the Broadnax home conducted by Rev W D Wilbanks of Temple Baptist Church. Interment followed in Greenwood Cemetery beside his little sister with a large crowd and many floral offerings present.
Death claimed a former Ruston citizen Mr J R Jemison at a sanitarium in Alexandria this morning at four o clock He was seventy one years old He raised his family in Lincoln parish and was well known Funeral services will be held Saturday February 15 at Vienna with interment in the cemetery Rev J N Johnson will conduct the service Among his children are Mrs Wyle McCrary of Ruston Mrs Greenwood of Monroe and J R Jemison Jr of Alexandria
More than two hundred farmers from eight parishes attended a Friday short course featuring Lawrence Meyers, senior economist from the U S Department of Agriculture, discussing cotton price factors and the 1930 outlook. Meyers outlined how output, labor supply, and the price level affect prices over 60 years and urged conservative acreage planning while noting the Federal Farm Board's influence on loans and production.
Fifteen Scouts gathered at the Dubach Baptist church for a Court of Honor meeting Thursday night where several were promoted to first class rank and awarded badges. M. M. Cragon chaired, with N. B. Crawford Neildman and R. L. Beegers present as district officials.
Mangum a 30 year old maintenance man from Dubach was arrested at his home after a raid uncovered merchandise from Lisbon and Dubach stores. The investigation ties him to thefts over the past sixty days in Claiborne and Lincoln parishes and other robberies across North Louisiana. He was jailed in Homer awaiting further examination.
Four unidentified armed men bound and gagged Night Marshal Armstrong and 18 year old companion Guy Payne in Gibsland Louisiana at about 2:30 AM. They stole around $350 from Knighton’s safe and about $200 from Reed Motor Company plus seventy two pints of whiskey and other goods from Sherman Drug. Authorities searched town but found no clues as the suspects fled after the attack. Armstrong and Payne were unharmed.
Miss Vivien Turner of the speech department announced Louisiana Tech will host intercollegiate debates for both boys and girls this season. The boys open Feb 27 against Oklahoma City University in the campus auditorium at 10 am, followed by matches with Mississippi College, University of Mississippi, and University of Missouri. The girls meet Oklahoma Baptist University Feb 28 at 4 pm, with a coed Union University team visiting Apr 4, and a March 21 triangular with Louisiana State Normal and Southwestern Louisiana Institute. Uncertainty remains whether girls or boys will participate in the angular debate.
Walker Robinson, 28, and L Bone, 34, were arrested in Monroe after being positively identified as two of the bandits who robbed four Gibsland businesses before dawn Wednesday. They gagged two night watchmen, Dave Armstrong and Guy Payne. A pistol tied to Gibsland City Marshal A D Williams and liquor were seized in a hotel room raid. Armstrong and Payne identified the suspects, with sheriff Currie of Arcadia present. Bone was also linked by El Dorado police to a prior attempted robbery at a wholesale grocery in that city.
Baton Rouge reports the thirteenth annual Louisiana tax commission assessment showing total property value at 91,754,778 for 1920, up 23,221,864 from 1928, with 45 parishes gaining and 10 losing. Timber parishes show improvement, and overall values indicate a healthier state economy despite some losses in several parishes.
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