Cheer Club and Red Cross Help Needy During 1929 Christmas
The Good Cheer Club and Red Cross joined to aid thirty white families with food clothing medical aid and transportation. Donations included cash and substantial article purchases at moderate prices aided by local merchants. Commendations go to the purchasing and packing committees and Model school for a large clothing box as the Histon Leader seeks more subscriptions in 1930.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Santa Claus
Galis
Cheer Club
Red Cross
Wade
Ghub
Model School
J. G. Davis
W. C. Simonton
W. T. Lachey
J. D. Holland
T. E. Raley
Thieves Hit Dubach Store. Robbery Leaves Cash Behind
Late Monday burglars forced entry through a office window at the Dubach merchant R T Henry store and grabbed between 300 and 400 dollars in cash. Checks worth 200 dollars lay on the floor near the safe while 4000 dollars in notes remained untouched. Fingerprint experts in Shreveport collected possible photos for identification as Sheriff Thigpen and deputy Frasier investigated with no arrests by afternoon.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
R. 'T. Henry Merchantile
Dubach
R. T. Henry
Henry
State Bureau of Identification
Shreve
Geggs
Thigpen
Clyde Frasier
Local Compress Reports Increased Cotton Bales This Year
J I Gullatt Ruston Compress superintendent says current year totals show a clear rise over last year’s. He cites factors including more acres planted by farmers, greater gin output, expanded territorial reach into Southern Arkansas, and improvements in facilities. Through December 7, 1928, 41,039 bales were handled, with a season total of about 65,? bales projected.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. ‘I’. Gullatt
Ruston
Mr. Gullatt
Sevren
Arkansas
Miss Elsie Sutton to Begin Home Demonstration Work
Miss Elsie Sutton a Louisiana Tech Home Economics graduate and former Jef Davis Consolidated High School teacher will enter home demonstration work in Mississippi on January 6. She taught two years at Berwick Louisiana before coming to Mississippi and will be based in Grenada or Lafayette County after January 6.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Elsie Sutton
Home Economic Department
Louisiana Tech
Jef Davis Consolidated High School
Water Valley
Mississippi
Miss Sutton
Berwick
Louisiana
Tech
FE. B. Sutton
Monroe Street
Grenada
Lafayette County
Former Ruston Student Found Dead On Road
Glen Grafton aged 21 son of Mrs W F Grafton of Bernice was found dead in a Buick four and one half miles north of Homer at 1 30 this morning. George Lindsay 20 son of a Bernice merchant was found near collapse but recovered after medical aid. Coroner ordered beverage analysis from the car beverage. Lindsay stated the car swerved into a ditch after a dance near Homer last night. Grafton dead Lindsay unconscious at discovery. body sent to Haynesville mortuary then Bernice. Grafton known in the area as Louisiana Tech student and Baylor University veteran. survived by his mother a sister Miss Melba Grafton and brother George Grafton of Bernice.
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Glen Grafton
W. F. Grafton
Bernice
Homer
J. F. Kinder
Claiborne Parish
George Lindsay
E. B. Middleton
Kinder
Shreveport
Lindsey
Grafton
Lindsay
Haynesville
Jheme
Louisiana Tech
Baylor University
Waco
Texas
Eavenas
Melba Grafton
George Grafton
Progressive Signal Traffic System Planned on Canal Street New Orleans
New Orleans traffic plan installs signals on sidewalk edges and neutral grounds soon after year start. Eight feet above street level, the signals will be clearly visible. The progressive system aims to show green lights with matching "go" signals along the street for motorists traveling at normal speeds, with expansion to other streets planned.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New Orleans
Canal Street
Quiet Christmas Day in Ruston Draws Praise
Ruston enjoyed a peaceful Christmas with families, church services, and dignified celebration. Sheriff Thigpen and Marshal Risner reported no misdemeanors, and Mayor Gayne noted two extra traffic officers to prevent congestion. No accidents were logged, marking one of the quietest holidays in town.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ruston
Thigpen
Marshal Risinger
Christ
Gayne
Governor Plans State Offices In Shreveport
Governor Huey P. Long announced plans to establish district headquarters for the state highway department and local offices for the bank examiner, public accounts, and conservation departments in Shreveport. He proposes a single-floor complex in Caddo Parish, with a local governor’s office for visits, and notes a potential three to five million dollar spend over the next years.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Shreveport
State Highway Department
Huey ,P. Long
Highway Department
State Bank Examiner
Department of Public Accounts
Caddo Parish
Bossier City
Conservation Department
Fourth Congressional District
Tulane Plans Major Medical School Expansion
Tulane University announces a new medical school building adjacent to the Hutchinson Memorial in New Orleans at a cost over 1.25 million dollars. The overall medical expansion exceeds 2.5 million dollars as part of a plan to consolidate all medical classes in one campus. The new facilities will serve first and second year students while the existing building will house upperclassmen and be repurposed for other university departments as space tightens.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New Orleans
Tulane University
Saesen
Enure
Richardson Memorial
Guilford's Grand Old Man Retires After 65 Years
Alderman F P F Smallpiece, long serving mayor and public figure in Guilford England, completes 65 years in public service and retires at age 80. The community honors his decades of service and leadership.
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FP. F. Smallpiece
Guilford
England
Aso
Grandson Of W. K. Duncan Injured In Holiday Accident
Raymond Duncan ten year old son of Mr. and Mrs. Ben Duncan of Texarkana Arkansas and grandson of Mr. and Mrs. W. K. Duncan suffered critical injuries when a mini bomb he made with fireworks under a tin bucket exploded in the yard. Fragments struck his face badly wounding one eye and leaving severe scarring as he was taken to a Texarkana hospital for treatment. Mrs. W. K. Duncan traveled to Texarkana yesterday.
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Raymond Duncan
Ben Duncan
Texerkana
Arkansas
W. K. Duncan
Texarkana
W.K. Duncan
Ruston
Second Annual Homecoming Day At Hico Friday
Citizens of Hico voted to make Homecoming a yearly event to be held December 27. The second annual gathering drew about 300 residents and visitors from nearby towns. Speakers included Mrs. Owens, Mrs. Coco, Willie Britt, Evelyn Owens, and city officials. The day honored local educators, including Prof. T. R. Hardin, and a bountiful picnic preceded two rain-delayed basketball games.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hico
Ruston
W.T. Owens
Alexandria
Coco
Marksville
Willie Britt
Evelyn Owens
EB. L. Walker
Walton E. McBride
Owens
T. R. Hardin
Hardin
Remarkable Hospital Value Rise Over Two Decades in New Orleans
Charity Hospital in New Orleans shows property and equipment value rising from just over 1.5 million dollars in 1910 to six and a quarter million in 1929. Real estate valued at 2.39 million. buildings, supplies and equipment near 3.20 million. radium supply valued at 17 thousand. A 10-year update slated for the end of the next decade.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New Orleans
Charity Hospital
Spey
State Department Of Agriculture To Old Short Course
County Agent A J Shealy announced a two day short course by the State Department for farmers at Louisiana Polytechnic Institute on January 30 and 31. Lectures and discussions cover dairying poultry raising cotton culture and fertilization with stock judging and farm terracing demonstrations conducted by state experts. A large enrollment is expected from Lincoln Parish and other North Louisiana regions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
A. J. Shealy
State Department
Louisiana Polytechnic Institute
Body Found Near Tracks Identified As Osborn
Train crew near Ruston reported a dead man found a few feet from the ties near an overhead bridge four miles east of town. Coroner Rutledge and deputy inspected. initial ID points to W. M. Osborn of Shreveport via papers and a Monroe widow identifies the body as her husband. Death likely from a fall from a moving train with exposure.
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Illinois Central
W. 8S. Rutledge
Clyde Frasier
W. M. Osborn
Louisiana Avenue
R. &. Osborn
Fannin Avenue
Shreveport
Ward
Rutledge
McLure Company
Norvell
Monroe
Elgin
Prohibition Agents to Enforce Holiday Ban in Crescent City
New Orleans December 24 O O D Jackson tenth district prohibition administrator orders agents to enforce laws tonight and Christmas Day as usual to curb hip pocket flasks. He warns officers will arrest offenders and notes public figures cannot please all.
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New Orleans
D. Jackson
Tenth District
Jackson
Sheriff May Face Manslaughter Or Murder Charges
Lincoln Parish sheriff A J Thigpen faces possible murder or manslaughter charges after the fatal shooting of Phillip Harris a 23 year old farmer alleged bootlegger at his home two miles north of here Harris mother contemplated prosecution and asking counsel Judge W C Barnett may be consulted The shooting occurred when deputies visited the Harris home in search of minor Harris resisted officers and Thigpen said he fired as a last resort The district attorney and coroner investigated and Thigpen volunteered to be examined Funeral services for Harris were held today in Claiborne Parish with burial at Forrest Grove cemetery Surviving Harris are his parents two brothers and four sisters.
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A. J. Thigpen
Lincoln Parish
Phillip Harris
Here
P. Harris
E. W. Myers
Sherif Thigpen
Harris
Vienna
Hugh
Chris
Regan
Texas
Spencer Love
Don Sherrard
Ruston
Ima, Meadows
Eaters Barnett
Homer
Sheriff Thigpen Placed In Custody After Coroner Warrant
Dr W S Rutledge Lincoln Parish coroner served a warrant for the arrest of Sheriff A J Thigpen on murder charges in the killing of Philip Harris at his home north of here during a liquor search. Harris allegedly resisted officers Clyde Frasier and Guy Braswell. Rutledge automatically became sheriff of Lincoln parish upon service of the papers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sheriff Thigpen
W. S. Rutledge
Lincoln
New Conveyors To Unload Copra To Be Constructed
New Orleans to build two pneumatic copra conveyors at Chalmette docks for the New Orleans Terminal Company. Construction to begin soon, cost about 60000 dollars. System will unload up to 100 tons of dried copra per hour directly into freight cars, boosting import flow of about 100 million pounds annually.
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New Orleans
Chalmette
Maw
Orleans
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Histon
Bernice I
Comrade
W. K. ‘Duncan
State Department of Agriculture
North Third Street
Osborn
Louisiang Avenue
Fannin Street
Jack Kennedy
Madeline Johnson
B. F. McLure Undertaking Company
Crescent City
Ian
Free Pines
Philiip Harris
Young Harris
Sheriif Tilgpen
Guy Braswell
W. 8. Rutledge
Bherlit Thigpen
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