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Newspaper
Ruston Leader
Location
Ruston, Louisiana, United States of America
Date
Jan 01, 1930
Page
2
In Ruston the old winter slowdown has faded as trade adapts to cold months. Machines and improved methods allow carpenters, bricklayers, and others to work year round. The shift reduces laziness and boosts productivity, aiding the nation’s economy.
Britain approves naval parity with the United States while Italy presses for equal tonnage with France. French leaders fear public opinion and Mussolini’s drive for overseas prestige may block any agreement.
The present Secretary of the Interior cites forests destruction as a flood and erosion driver. He warns against unfenced homesteads on marginal lands and urges land stewardship to prevent repeat of barren West. He emphasizes the burden on families facing precarious farm prospects.
A public meeting was held at Bar Mnervile Thur nsday where resolutions objecting to a proposed state insurance rate hike were passed. The resolutions will be presented to the state Gasurater commission prior to its meeting in January. Adjourned parishes are asked to join in the protest.
A fragmentary report notes sweet potatoes growing in popularity nationwide. The text mentions various styles of preparation and references to different names and places, highlighting a broad, evolving interest in this vegetable across the country.
Fragmented article notes talk of fear and hesitation between Russia, China, and Japan regarding a full war. Mentions Louisville as a noisy, unclear element in the text.
Mrs. Mary T. Mangum reports ten years of indigestion and stomach pains eased by Sargon Pills. She prior felt heart pressure and constipation, but after using the product she claims she can eat cabbage and feels like a new woman. Marbury Drug Company, Agents.
The article argues spare time should be used for productive work to gain lasting happiness. It cites Mussolini and Edison on work, stresses that progress and contentment come from doing tasks well, and warns idleness harms health and pleasure. True thrift lies in industrious activity and creative work.
A dynamite bomb exploded in a New York kitchen killing three children aged 15, 13, and 18. The mother and two other children escaped injury as the device on the kitchen table was opened by one child who mistook it for a Christmas package.
Washington DC December 2001 census takers announced for Louisiana venous districts with Olvad Whitt of Monroe as district census taker. The district includes seven parishes and 124 enumerators with Lincoln parish to have fourteen.
The passage notes rice is produced mainly in the southern parishes and other level lands of the Acadian Prairie and marshlands in the southwestern part of the state. A tangential exchange about an old radio and interference follows.
Editor urges a forward looking New Year focusing on North Louisiana dairying and Louisiana Tech expansion. Calls for 100000 dollars for land and facilities plus 350000 for a main building, to boost agriculture, dairy programs, and campus growth. expresses community cooperation and gratitude.
Mr H L Irwin of Colfax sends a letter of thanks recalling the kindness shown during the community night at Tech. He mentions his seven year old daughter and expresses appreciation for the generous people of Ruston who hosted them.
Mrs Craring Doke of 116 B Street Ardmore Oklahoma explains a long battle with indigestion. After fifteen years of poor health and weight loss she began taking Black-Draught in small doses several times daily. She reports improved digestion, weight gain, better appetite, and restored strength after multiple courses.
New Orleans Louisiana reports $24 000 000 spent for public education in the school year 1908 29 Revenue receipts reached $20 420 000 a million and a quarter more than five years ago Non revenue receipts near $12 000 000 Total registration 429 055 white 276 294 White enrollment up 6 646 Negro up 7 828 combined 35 per cent High school growth strongest in white schools nearly 50 000 students Degrees and college training for teachers show 85 per cent meet or exceed minimum standards Louisiana leads the South in preparation and property value up from 30 000 000 to 55 000 000 in five years Navy chief says submarine rescue tests were unsuccessful.
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