Knott Appointed to Louisiana Tax Commission
Senator Robert B. Knott of Ruston Lincoln parish is named by Governor Long to the six year term on the Louisiana Tax Commission to succeed J Frank Colbert of Minden whose term expires January 1 1931 The appointment creates a vacancy in the Twenty eighth senatorial district which includes Lincoln and Union parishes Knott has been a prominent admin leader in the state legislature and was elected to the Senate in 1928 He also serves as vice chairman of the state drought relief committee.
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R. B. Knott
Louisiana Tax Commission
Frank Colbert
Minden
Knott
Lincoln
Union Parishes
Associated Press
Robert B. Knott
Lincoln Parish
Hary Pp. Long
Senate
J. Frank Colbert
Colbert
Tax Commission
Henry L. Fuqua
A. O. Boyer
Jules Cargille
Wisconsin Woman Loses 11 Pounds With Kruschen Salts
A Wisconsin woman reports losing 11 pounds in six weeks using Kruschen Salts, claiming renewed vim and energy. The ad cites benefits for constipation headaches indigestion nervousness and other ailments and notes one bottle lasts four weeks at eight five cents and offers a money back guarantee through Milam Drug Co and druggists nationwide.
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Milam Drug Co
Druggiste America
Downsville New Year party closes holidays with local crowd
The Mutt and Jeff contest sponsored by the Juna Reid League ended Sunday as Leaguers hosted a New Year's party on the high school campus with games directed by Misa Grace Jones and Mr. Jutut Hester. Festivities included resolutions and a family reunion at the home of Mr. and Mrs. J. L. Smith, with out of town relatives attending.
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Mutt
Jeff
Juna Reid League
Misa Grace Jones
Jutut Hester
Grace Ballard
Dorado
Nell
Ore Hamulton
Shreveport
Verna Johnson
Zion Hil
Ruth Ciolden
Bernice
Verale Russell
Antioch
Walter Hale
Lo MM. Woodbin
Henderson
Teaas
Bo Murphy
McCichee
Ark
Jo L. Binith
Robert Mitteler
Oileans
Boling
Muti
Hueli Donald Tay Tetusnend
Forest
Mi Aid Min J Hi. Donald
Gollta Golden
Christina
J. L
Supurgay
Yearend hospitality and thanks from the Leader family
Mr and Mrs L H Ford and Mrs Carl Smith of Monroe hosted a yuletide gathering in the dining room where good cheer and happiness prevailed. The note mentions Mrs Ben Farmer still bedridden but improving and extends thanks to the Leader staff for courtesies during the year and best wishes for 1891.
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Ford
Carl Smith
Monroe
Ben Farmer
Dowling Dies After Ferry Train Accident In New Orleans
Dr Oscar Dowling 62 former president of the State Board of Health is killed aboard the Texas and Pacific river ferry L B Thorne in New Orleans. He was last seen boarding for a night ride. his body found between tracks suggests a fainting spell caused him to fall and be struck when the train was moved. Dowling, a noted health authority from Louisiana, was born in Ozark Alabama and educated at Vanderbilt and in Europe. He married Lula Tindall George in 1915 and served on the State Board of Health since 1908, becoming president in 1910 under Governor Sanders. The report notes his fame in health circles and his abrupt death near Terpsichore Street.
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New Orleans
Oscar Dowling
State Board of Health
Thorne
Ozark
Ala
Dowling
Terpsichore Street
Als
J. Y. Sanders
Louisiana
Marriage Licenses Granted Between Houston Couples
White and Hurton of Houston apply for a license, while Ruth Mclure of Ruseu plans wedlock with Venne. Court records indicate mobility between cities and local clerks processing nuptial filings.
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White -W &. Hurton
Houston
Venne
Ruth Mclure
Ruseu
Rayon from cotton eyed as new industry at CNAPEL Hill
Dr. Frank K. Cameron and student Nicholas W. Dockery report experiments at the University of North Carolina showing rayon could be produced from cotton fiber at a cost about one twentieth current lint methods. They propose revolutionary farming to grow cotton with mowing-harvest, cutting labor and boosting cellulose yield. Farmers in Bossier parish plan to plant 100 acres of tomatoes this year.
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Cnapel Hill
N.C. Dan
Frank K. Cameron
University of North Carolina
Cameron
Nicholas W. Dockery
Rockingham
N. C
Doctor Cameron
Bossier Parish
The
Tomato Growers’ Association
Woman Misses Century As 1931 Begins In Chicago
Chicago honors start of 1931 as Mrs. Margueria Mueller dies on New Year day, missing by 48 hours the 100th birthday anniversary to be commemorated tomorrow. The event marks a rare centenarian milestone tied to the new year observance.
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Chicago
Margueria
Ruston Boy Returns Home From Bible School
Henry Riser, longtime Moody Bible Institute student in Chicago, returns to Ruston for rest after months of evangelistic song leadership and directing at Oak Park Church. He cannot accept local engagements immediately but will consider offerings after a rest period. Contact via telephone 408 F 3 or at Lewis & Company’s store with Jim Riser.
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Henry Riser
Moody Bible Institute
Chicago
Jack Riser
Ruston
Riser
Oake Park Church
Jim Riser
Lewis & Company
Railroads Aid Motorists By Reducing Highway Load
L A Downs, president of the Uhnuis Central System, says rail freight and passenger traffic relieve highway congestion. If rail moves to roads by trucks and buses, about 34.60 gallons of road space would be occupied at any moment. Railroads carry raw materials, finished products, and road building supplies and share in grade crossing warnings and highway costs.
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L. A. Downs
Uhnuis Central System
Heigures
Preakease
Uiay
New Orleans Renames Square in Honor of Bolivar
New Orleans dedicates a square at North Broad and Canal with a ceremony yesterday naming it Bolivar Square to honor Simon Bolivar, the noted liberator. The mayor officially designates the site amid remarks on Bolivar’s historic impact.
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New Orleans
North Broad and
Canal Sievels
Simon Bolivar
Williamson Starts Cage Squad Here At Ruston High
Ruston High begins basketball with about twenty five hopefuls reporting for initial practice. Coach Williamson plans to use Louisiana Tech Gym when varsity and freshman teams pause. The Bearcats aim to develop a competitive squad and join North Louisiana high schools in upcoming fixtures and the tech tournament next month.
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Louisiana Tech
College
Williamson
Bearcats
Ruston High
Bearcat
North Louisiana
Loui ‘Slang Tech
Bandits Raid Train On Peiping Mukden Line
A passenger train on the Peiping Mukden line was attacked Saturday as bandits derailed the locomotive. Official reports estimate 80 passengers killed and 20 kidnapped. the train was looted and the abducted passengers were carried away by the bandits.
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Peiping
China
Peiping-Mukden
Special Session Rumors Denied by Governor Long
In Baton Rouge on December 30 rumors of a special Louisiana Legislature session circulated as workers installed gas pipes and heaters in the state house. Gov Huey P Long denied any call for a session, saying the rooms being wired were to serve as drafting rooms for the State Highway Commission.
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Baton Rouge
Louisiana
State House
Senate
House
Huey P. Long
State Highway Commission
Heavy Gales Cause Damage Across British Isles
Strong winds battered England and surrounding isles with 80 mph gusts in Ireland and Scotland. Reports show average speeds of 59 mph at Parworth Lancashire and 50 mph in London as seas and inland areas suffered damage from the storm.
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England
London
British Isles
Ireland
Scotland
Parnworth
Lancashire
Radium Output Worth Billions Since Discovery
Washington reports that only about one and a quarter pounds of radium with an estimated value near 50 million dollars have been produced for world use since its discovery late in the 19th century, according to the bureau of mines.
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Washington
Bureau of Mines
Plan To Extend Car Ferry From N. C. To Havana
The Florida East Coast Railway proposed to the Interstate Commerce Commission a freight car ferry service from New Orleans to Havana. The plan calls for operating from docks provided by the Port of New Orleans with calls at Kry West before continuing to Havana.
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Washington
New Orleans
Havana
Interstate Commerce Commission
Florida East Coast Railway Company
Kry West
Magnesium Supply Estimated for the World
A New York report estimates vast magnesium reserves in a seabed deposit. The find could supply the global magnesium demand for many years, influencing industries dependent on the metal.
White Leslie Ledbetter Buries Edita Nelson in Ruston
A brief item notes Leslie C. Ledbetter of Sims presided over a burial for Edita Nelson of Ruston. A second line records Drew Thomas of Hico and Luis Andewson of Linbou in a separate Colored notice.
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Leslie C. Ledbetter
Simsbury
Edita Nelson
Ruston
Drew Thomas
Hico
Luis Andewson
Linbou
Crimson Tide's Tuscaloosa Welcome After Rose Bowl Win
About 6,000 fans cheered Alabama as the Crimson Tide rolled through Tuscaloosa to a Memorial flagpole ceremony and campus reception after beating Washington State 24 to 0 in Pasadena. Speakers included John D. McQueen Wallace Wade and Dr. George Demny, with players and locals celebrating a third western invasion victory.
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Ala
Alabama
Crimson Tide
Crimsons
Washington State
Rose Bowl
Pasadena
Calif
Pacific Coast
University Avenue
John D. McQueen
Memorial Flag Pole
University
McQueen
Wallace Wade
Wade
George Demny
Fred Sington
Red Devils
John (Monk) Campbell
Political rename bid in Pennsylvania tests public utilities fight
In Pennsylvania a proposal to replace the public service commission with a fair rate board is criticized as a cosmetic change meant to summon a higher class of public officials. The remark mocks the idea that a name alone will improve public service governance. An unconvinced observer laughs at the tactic.
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Pennsylvania
Public Utilities
Public Service Commission
Riches Litter Y. 8. Buildings
In Washington during the year modest items filled federal building hallways and rooms. Hundreds of dollars in cash dozens of watches nickel gold and platinum stickpins from cents to hundreds of dollars and many umbrellas were found and turned in by cleanup crews.
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Washington
How Much Is 80 Million for Louisiana Bonds
Louisiana plans a state wide public improvement program with a total bond issue of 80 million dollars. Bonds are issued in denominations of 1060 each, totaling 30 000 bonds to be signed by Governor Huey P. Long State Auditor L B Baynard State Treasurer H B Conner and Secretary of State Alice Lee Grosjean. The governor and officials must affix seals after signing.
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Louisiana
Huey P. Long
L. B. Baynard
H. B. Conner
Alice Lee Grosjean
State of Londslang
Conner
Bonds Signed at Speed: Officials’ Time for Names
The text estimates an official signs 7,208 bonds weekly at top speed, with 1,200 bonds signed per day. It suggests about 11 weeks to sign $0,000 bonds, equating to a fourth of a year, implying a quarter to eighth of time by four state officials spent writing their own names. The first 15,000 bonds have arrived and are prepped for sale with most remaining set to be sold in the next year.
Births Surpass Deaths in Lincoln Parish in 1930
Dr R H Allen parish health unit director reports parish statistics show 1930 births 393 versus deaths 184 a surplus of 209. Typhoid cases declined to five from 18 in 1929 while 644 children received diphtheria anti toxin and 306 smallpox anti toxin and 2733 typhoid serum doses. Board commends health unit work.
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Lincoln Parish
R. H. Allen
Allen
Parish Health Unit
U S Goes To Court To Fight Volstead Ruling
Washington December 31 the justice department filed in the supreme court a motion to advance for early hearing the case brought by Judge Clark of New Jersey challenging the 18th amendment as invalid The move seeks prompt resolution of the Volstead Act issue before the high court
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Washington
Justice Department
Supreme Court
Clark
New Jersey
Look Up Mr Collidge Receives Cedar Chest Gift
In Northampton an old cobbler friend presents ex president with an ornate cedar chest holding $100 in gold coin. The gesture prompts reflections on age retirement and the value of literary exercises. The reshaped note ends with a congratulatory tone toward the shoemaker.
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Collidge
Northampton
Fishing Congressman Fish Expands Probe Against Communists
The congressman vows to rally his Communist hounds once Congress reconvenes to trace a New York bank rum and failures elsewhere to Communist plots. He aims to blame Moscow for a World mood to ease American consciences, but critic notes his results remain fishy and biased.
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Congressman Fish
Congress
New York
Moscow
Fish
N. O. Item
Renomination odds and Democratic hopes in Hoover era politics
A politics writer compares Hoover renomination odds to a lively Democratic convention with rival candidates named including ROOSEVELT and BYRD. He notes several possible contenders from multiple states, suggesting the Democratic field could be entertaining and competitive.
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Roosevelt
New York
Ritchie
Maryland
Byrd
New Jersey
Senator Bulkley
Ohio
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Kansas
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James A. Reed
Missouri
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Mississippi
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Georgia
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Gross
Connecticut
Eled Hull
Tennessee
Melville Trailer
Illinois
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