26 Feb 1930
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Newspaper
Ruston Leader
Location
Ruston, Louisiana, United States of America
Date
Feb 26, 1930
Page
1
Local folks anticipate spring cleaning as groundhog forecasts a snowy pause ends. Residents plan painting, carpet and curtain refreshes, sunning blankets, dry cleaners brisk trade, and yard tidying as Ruston readies homes for warmer months.
Advertised opportunity seeks two men with cars and 30 days expenses to join a large selling organization. Permanent job with liberal commissions and optional local territory. Temporary job hunters need not apply.
Coach E M Shirley head track mentor and mathematics instructor at Louisiana Tech was surprised Monday evening at his home with a bridge party planned for his thirty second birthday. The party was arranged by his wife and guests included Mr and Mrs Perry Cole Mr and Mrs Ted Rockwell and Mr and Mrs R A McFarland.
Representatives from 30 major bus lines gathered in New Orleans for the first general meeting of the group in the United States. They discussed dates for services with the United States and Mexico, joint tariffs, baggage rules, and closer coordination of lines nationwide. About forty traffic managers attended, controlling over 250,000 titles of bus routes and operating 47,000 buses.
United States Senator J Thomas Heflin formally enters the Alabama Democratic primary process for re election despite a bar, filing partial dedication of his candidacy with Secretary of State Jehu Brandan in Montgomery February 19 under the corrupt practices act.
A dated but fragmentary note describes a 1414 document given to the Grand Lodge collection by David Eugene Saints. It mentions a valuable group item, a receipt in handwriting by Estienne Gaudin related to an opera? Mason in the Duchy of Orleans, France, for work and money received.
The attached relics include a stamped Square and Compasses claimed as the oldest existing specimen and a 1775 Grand Orient of France certificate, both well preserved with seals intact. Notably, the manuscript bears signatures of Lalande the astronomer, Guillotin, and Morin, highlighting its historical Masonic significance.
White Arthur Lee Smith of Ruston weds Ruth McCrary of Ruston Colored George Goree of Simsboro weds Mary Willams of Ruston. Chelsea movie house shuttered after mayor orders closure due to juvenile audience endangering morals.
Following a publications committee recommendation President G W Bond appoints three students to The Tech Talk staff Keith Pyburn of Ruston is editor in chief Fred Courtney of Mt Lebanon becomes business manager and Ray R Rogers of Jonesboro is assignments manager The rule requires editor in chief be a journalism student for one term only with possible reappointment
A partial OCR fragment lists individuals Benge I. Rasu Giotgis PF Durhaei Wittneberd Meese Ruston senior and Quitman Long Cottax, suggesting a local notice or roster item without clear context or actions.
About twenty five local alumni and former students of George Peabody for Teachers met at Marbury Drug Store to organize a Ruston Peabody club during a radio program commemorating Founders Day. Professor A E Phillips was elected president with Miss Leola Defense and Rodgers as secretary. The event followed a Nashville broadcast. A separate obituary notes Rev James M McAlpine 64 died suddenly while delivering a sermon at Elisabeth Mill Baptist church.
Members recalled school days during a gathering while a local drug store provided refreshments. The event featured reminiscences on yearlong data and local memories, creating a nostalgic community moment.
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