Oil well potential rises near Sugar Creek area
Indications point to a strong producer at the Triangle Drilling Kilpatrick No 1 in section 9-19-5w Sugar Creek area. The well, depth 4540 feet, yields 32 gravity oil from sand and shale, mud impeding flow. two inch tubing brings oil to surface as pipe lines are readied for storage.
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Arcadia
Sugar Creek
Dente Te Ahrena
Lassie Mack
Dubach
Athens
Claborne Parish
Triangle Drilling Company
Kilpatrick
Homer Field
H. P. Easton
Oklahoma Company
Homer Feld
Still Claims Ruston
A letter from W. Shep Moore of Houston Texas renews his subscription to the Daily Leader and notes he still calls Ruston home. Moore long resided in Ruston and served as mayor for two terms, with many friends in the city pleased to hear from him.
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W. 5
Shep) Moore
Houston
Texas
Daily Leader
Ruston
Hoover Advises Leaders Tilson Stirs Up Senators
Washington column notes Hoover urging leaders as Tilson stirs Senate debate amid a political crisis. Russia’s hospitality to religion discussed as Supreme Court issues surface in France.
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Hoover
Tilson
Russia
Supreme Court
France
War ideas and weather tests across early modern nations
A collage of brief items from early 20th century papers notes a rain halted Chinese battle to be fought later during a half holiday. It cites efficiency tests indoors for optimum work temperature and a mix of political commentary on Hoover, Tilson, and the tariff bill, plus scattered quips on religion in Soviet Russia and Supreme Court power, ending with social jokes and humorous quotes.
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Florida
Hoover
White House
John
Tilson
Senate
House
Russia
Atlantic
Cincinnati cures and French crisis ripple through naval talks
The Cincinnati Cure frames a French political crisis that delayed London naval talks by a week. Debate centers on destroyers and arms reductions, with experts like Dr A H Hatton noting Cincinnati’s strong governance while questioning Paris and Chicago’s public mobilization.
Press Convention Honors Louisiana Editors and Delegates
The Ruston Leader and Tech Printing Department sent three delegates to the north Louisiana convention in Jena with a record delegation from a single town besides Jena. The event featured speeches by Mayors Flowers and McQuery, remarks by Jena Times editor J. Wade, and resolutions urging libel law reform and jury exemptions for editors. Activities included dances, a luncheon musical program, and business sessions chaired by Mrs Breazeale. The convention elected officers with Mrs Breazeale as president and Mr Chapman as secretary, Arcadia chosen for the next gathering.
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Ruston Party
Ruston Leader
Tech Printing Department
Wade
Louisiana
State Press Association
George Long
Louisiana Manufacturers Association
Louisiana First
Long
Breazeale
Isaac Chapman
George Bush
Arcadia
Horsepower Origin and Significance in Motors
In a feature tracing horsepower, James Watt defined one horsepower as the effort of a horse moving 2.5 miles per hour to lift 150 pounds one foot. The piece notes the Oakland Eight with 85 horsepower would raise 2,605,000 pounds one foot per minute and that the car’s power equals about 37 pounds per horsepower.
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James Watt
England
Watt
Oakland
New Oak Land
Commissioners To Draw Juries For New Term Of Court
Jury commissioners met at the court house to draw a grand jury for the regular term opening Monday and a petit jury for the term beginning the first Monday in April. Commissioners include Dr H Talbot W J Lewis Ruston Sue Napper Simsboro FR W Henry Dubach J A Baker Choudrant.
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Court House
H. Talbot
W. J. Lewis
Ruston
Sue M. Napper
Simsboro
W. Henry
Dubach
J. A. Baker
Choudrant
National Meat Contest Aims for Girls Scholarships
Chicago officials report the seventh national meat story contest for high school girls will award university scholarships as major prizes. Endorsed by the U S Department of Agriculture and supported by educational institutions, the program runs through April 1 with entries judged by home economics authorities. More than 16 000 students participated last year, and officials expect a similar or larger total in 1930.
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Chicago
United States
National Live Stock and Meat Board
U. S. Department of Agriculture
Louise Stanley
Bureau of Home Economics
Margaret Fedde
University of Nebraska
Mabel V. Campbell
University of Missouri
P. Mabel
Department of Foods and Nutrition
Iowa State College
Louisa's Letter on Reading and Choice
A columnist urges women to diversify reading beyond superficial works, valuing books that challenge thought. She compares influences of company and taste, praises Pierre Loti's Morocco travel writings, notes the value of biographies and psychology, and advocates a broader literary horizon.
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Pierre Loti
Morocco
Fez
Negro Quilt Thief Leaves Jail to Wed
Lonny Walker and his brother Semmy Walker, both jailed on charges of stealing bed clothes and an alarm clock from a tenant on Juddy Barmorr farm in Hilly, were released on a $250 bond after officers recovered the items. Lonny said he took the quilts to fund marriage and he applied for a marriage license, leaving the jail to prepare for a district court appearance next month. The parish jail is now empty for the fourth time since January 1.
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Lonny Walker
Semmy Walker
Juddy Barmorr
Walker
Frazier and Braswell
Prominent Voices on Prosperity and Progress
A compilation of attributed quotes from Walter Chrysler, Will Durant, Rupert Hughes, Oliver Lodge, Samuel Crowther, E R A Seligman, Amran Schoenfield, Harry Emerson Fosdick, Henry Ford, Frederick R Lehrbach, Calvin Coolidge, and Thomas A Edison. The remarks touch on prosperity, marriage, truth, Prohibition, science, humor, ethics, alcohol, labor, Vesalius comparison, capacity and aging.
Great Men's Party at Temple Church Friday Social
The Temple Baptist Sunday School intermediate department held a quarterly social in the Young People's room Friday evening. A lively "Great Men's Party" featured games and activities including a cherry tree activity with an ax. Mrs. O. M. Cruse directed the event with lively refreshments for many members, teachers, and friends.
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Temple Church
Temple Baptist Sunday School
Mnc
George Washington
0. M. Cruse
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Alexandria
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Louisiana State University Journalistic School
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Louisa
Vere
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Will Durant
Rupert Hughes
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Samuel Crowther
E. R. A. Seligman
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