No Bill Verdict Ends North Louisiana Harris Case
A unanimous no bill by the grand jury closes the investigation into Phillip Harris's death after about 15 witnesses. Sheriff A J Thigpen faced questions over a raid on the Harris home, a scuffle with Mrs Plunkett Harris, and past encounters with Harris on the farm. The panel, chaired by J T Folk, heard Judge Pearce's charge directing full inquiry into any possible law violations.
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Grand
Phillip Harris
A. J. Thigpen
Louisiana
Thigpen
Plunkett Harris
Philip Harris
Young Harris
Frasier and Braswell
Harris Farm
Harris
Grand Jury
Pearce
J. T. Land of
Homer
Webster-Bienville
Hammon
Pete Tomlin
Rutledge
Tomlinson
T. J. Richardson
J. T. Folk
Glen Shadow
L. K. Brooks
H. G. Warren
Ruston
W. F. Rodgers
Harris Famiy
John W. Allen
Farmer
A. B. Larance
J. F. Murphey
D. R. Durrett
1. F. Johnson
R. V. D. Rabb
Vienna
C. E. Vining
Rule To Ban Candidate In 1930 Primary Upheld
An attorney general opinion upholds the state Democratic executive committee ruling that candidates who did not back the Democratic presidential ticket are barred from the 1930 primary while remaining eligible to vote. The committee excluded Senator J Thomas Heflin and Hart A Locke from candidacy in the governor race. Old Charley Wetmore notes a fashion shift as a young woman adopts long skirts.
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Montgomery
Ala
Charlie C. McCall
State
Democratic Executive Committee
J. Thomas Heflin
Hart A. Locke
Charley Wetmore
New York
Cardul Helped Greenville Woman End Cramps and Weakness
Mrs. Mattie Dalton of Greenville Mississippi describes years of cramps and weakness with hands and feet drawing. After using Cardul she reports stronger body and fewer spells, noting four bottles brought marked improvement and she became able to perform work again. Thousands of women have written of Cardul’s benefits.
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Greenville
Mattie Dalton
Vecan Street
Lke
Cardul
Wopita
Grand Jury Indicts Ralph Chalkley On Forgery
A grand jury indicted Ralph W Chalkley a Tennessee native and pay master at Nelson Brothers Trend contractors for forgery based on information from his former employer. He was arrested at work in the office of the road builder and has been jailed since, with about $30 involved. His trial is set for Monday January 6.
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Nelson Brothers
Trend
Ralph W. Chalkley
Tennessee
Chalkley
Ward Marshall
T. J. Richardson
Bankrupt sale set in Western District of Louisiana
A public auction will be held in Clay Louisiana on Friday January 10 1930 at 11 o clock for cash of all bankrupt estate property. The assets include land parcels in Clay and vicinity and an undivided interest in several tracts, stock in a Clay mercantile business, one Ford truck, one automobile and open accounts, notes and other property of C L Clinton bankrupt. Sale subject to court approval. R D Glover trustee.
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United States District Court For
Western District of
Louisiana
Clay
Jackson Parish
J. R. Kavanaugh
Woodville and Vernon
R. I. Railroad
C. L. Clinton
Towit
SEM
NW i
Township 17
R. D. Glover
City Park Extension Planned in New Orleans
New Orleans officials announce that funding from a 2 million bond issue will soon allow beautification of the 3100 acre annex to City Park. The area extends from the park rear to Lake Pontchartrain, vastly expanding both natural and artificial scenery and recreating a lakefront park.
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New Orleans
City Park
Lake Pontchartrain
Cold Spell Hits Southern Bell in Southwest Louisiana
Lake Charles report states a severe cold spell damaged telephone lines from Lake Charles to Lafayette. The Southern Bell company deployed 200 workers, from Shreveport Alexandria and New Orleans, to set up poles and repair wires in a thousand spots. Estimated restoration costs run near 4000 dollars with service expected back to normal by week’s end.
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Lake Charles
Southern Bell Telephone & Telegraph Co
Louisiana
Lafayette
Shreveport
Alexandra
New Orleans
Vic
Dodset-Hardeman Marriage Announced in Arcadia
Rev and Mrs. K. W. Dodset of Ar odix announce the marriage of their daughter Ruth to William K. Hardeman on December 25, 1990, in Arcadia, Vanuillaree. Mr. and Mrs. Hardeman will be at home in Benton, Louisiana after January dispute. Hardeman is junior partner in the law firm Wellgge & Hardeman.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ruston Frienda
K. W. Dodset
Arodix
Uth
William K. Hardelian
Arcadia
Vanuillaree
Hardeman
Benton
Wellgge & Hardeman
Milk Plant Site Is Chosen At Meeting Of Directors Men
Ray Treon auditor of Douthitt Engineering and director at North Louisiana Dairy Co spent Monday at the meeting. President Mills announced the plant will be on the east side of the Rock Island tracks near Ruston High School with construction plans ready for contractors within a week. Estimated costs total about 190,000 including building and machinery. Treon praised local dairy development and noted May 1 operation target unless delays. He urged farmers to boost herds and feed crops as pasture and cheap feed are vital. Directors present included Ed Everett Sr C R Heard W B E McBride T H Mills and B H Rainwater, all of Ruston.
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Ray Treon
Douthitt Engineering Company
Chicago
North Louisiana Dairy Products Co., Inc
New Concern
T. H. Mills
Rock Island Tracks
Ruston High School
Treon
Kentucky
Missouri
Tennessee
Ruston
Ed Everett, Sr
Farmerville
C. R. Heard
W. BE. McBride
B. H. Rainwater
Notice of Stockholders Meeting at Huston State Bank
In accordance with article 5 of the charter of the Huston State Bank Rus ton Louisiana a stockholders meeting will be held in the banking room on Tuesday January 7 1930 between 10 a m and 12 noon for the purpose of electing a board of directors to serve for the ensuing year This December 6 1929 J P GRAHAM Cashier 12-6-d &
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Huston State Bank
Ruston
Louisiana
J. P. Graham
Cashier
Webster Buckner Goes To Memphis For A Conference
Webster Buckner, director of the Baptist People's Union at Temple Baptist church, sailed for Memphis, Tennessee to attend the four day southwide conference of the organization. Buckner was chosen by local Young People's Unions to represent the church. Also noted is a notice of a stray mule and cow in Ruston with ownership details.
Youth Cranks Gas Engine, Breaks Arm at Filling Station
Cyrone, a Douglas youth, received treatment for a broken right elbow near the forearm after cranking a gasoline engine at Colvin's Filling Station on the Farmerville road. The fracture was not severe, reportedly caused by the engine crank back-kick.
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Cyrone
Douglas
Colvin’s
Farmerville Road
Sala
Penick And Ford Plan Expansion Of New Orleans Plant
New Orleans expansion and improvements are promised after a tour by W. B. Penick chairman and the Penick and Ford board. Cane syrup demand in Louisiana spurs ongoing growth with the plant focusing on syrup operations and future supply from Continental Can Company as Southern sales headquarters remain in New Orleans serving the region.
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New Orleans
Penick and Ford, Ltd
Penick
Announves
Louisiana
Cits Sy Mp
Continental Can Company
Penick and
Ford
Lincoln Parish Schools Reopen After Holiday Break
All Lincoln Parish schools reopened this morning under Superintendent H. L. Campbell noting the system in fine shape. Only two staffing changes occurred during the vacation: Miss Ena Anderson left Nobles school for marriage and Mrs. T. M. Wilson moved from Dubach high to another state, replaced by Miss Alverne Nobles of Ruston and Miss Sylvia Willis of Simaboro respectively.
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Lincoln Parish
H. L. Campbell
Campbell
Ena Anderson
Nobles
T. M. Wilson
Dubach High School
Miss Anderson
Alverne Nobles
Ruston
Wilson
Sylvia Willis
Simaboro
Dog Mouth Sewed Shut In Humane Society Case
A starving fox terrier was found with its mouth sewn shut at a Missouri hospital rear area. Officers seek the perpetrator as rewards total $230 rise from private donations. The dog was shot due to extreme hunger and weakness. buried yesterday. Robert F. Seller of the humane society vows charges and a minimum one year prison term with a $500 fine if caught.
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St. Louis
al St. Louis
Missouri Humane Society
Humane Society
Robert F. Seller
The
Operatic Renaissance Seen For New Orleans
New Orleans set for a 1930 surge in opera with two major Eastern companies and the Chicago Civic Opera visiting after Mardi Gras. Local troupe Le Petit Opera Louisianais plans French and Italian works including Massenet Manon and Mascagni L Amico Fritz.
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New Orleans
Chicago Civic Opera Company
America
le Petit Opera Louisianais
Massenet
Mascagni
Chicago Civic Opera
Bishop Sessums Dies in New Orleans at 71
Right Rev Davis Sessums bishop of the Protestant Episcopal Diocese of Louisiana died at his home in New Orleans after a heart attack. He was 71, born July 7, 1858 in Houston Texas. He held degrees from the University of the South and was consecrated coadjutor bishop in 1891 and bishop that year. He previously served as rector at Grace Church Galveston and Christ Church New Orleans.
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New Orleans
Davis Sessums
Protestant Episcopal Diocese of
Louisiana
Jefferson Avenue
Sessums
Houston
Texas
University of the South
Tennessee
Grace Church
Galveston
Calvary Church
Memphis
Gressoms
Christ Church
Robbers Steal Cash and Notes From Dubach Mill Office
Yeggs rifled the Dubach Mill commissionary safe Monday night taking four hundred dollars in cash and four thousand dollars in notes after breaking a window to the office. The burglary was found Tuesday morning as Sheriff Thigpen and Deputy Frazier investigated with the state fingerprint bureau, which photographed intruder prints.
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Yeggs
Dubach Mill Company
Dubach
Thigpen
Clyde Frazier
Lincoln Parish
State Fingerprint Bureau
Shreveport
New Playground Funds Approved in New Orleans
The New Orleans Common Council approves a 34500 appropriation to buy property bounded by Cayorana Ye A Dupree Kapey Rouse Laharpe Il Murphiy Atnaets Walarroad Si Bee Basheed for a new playground project.
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New Orleans
New Origana
Lincoln Parish Faces Strong 1930 After 1929 Surge
Outlook for Ruston and Lincoln parish in 1930 is solid with cotton yields up in 1929 and bank deposits higher than a year ago. Merchants report better collections, a drive toward modern farm homes and improved roads, and a new milk plant to open by May. Real estate activity remains robust as residents plan a prosperous year ahead.
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Ruston
Lincoln Parish
Marriage Licenses in Ruston Granted to Local Couples
White-C C Belton of Ruston wed Lu cille Alexander of Ruston. Colored Frank McMurrary of Ruston married Cliffie Thomas of Ruston. The Louisville Times notes that youth equates speed with progress in aviation.
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C. C. Belton
Ruston
Lucille Alexander
Frank McMurrary
Cliffie Thomas
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Cardus
Ralph Chalker
Clarence L. Clinton
Douthitt
Webster Buckner
Jersey
D. Turner
P. O
Penick and Ford
Sia
Lincoln
Louisville Times
Business and Professional Directory
Mississippi Ave
Yeatey
Ruston Mattress CO
J. E. Crawford, M. D
James Bidg
8. R. Clay
DE. L. F. Green
Room
Jamies Bldg
Ruston, LA
DE. W. P. Simpson
Desidence Telephone
Ellis Bailey
W. Milas
Pham
Fikeet Moelgl Work
Cal
Blaushild
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