Local Leaders Meet at Jonesboro Community Banquet
Rus ton Chamber of Commerce secretary ML McKnight and W E McBride plus City Judge E L Walker spoke at the Jonesboro Hodge Lions Club annual community gathering in Jonesboro held as a banquet. District Attorney E L Hammon presided with talks by W D Womach Gia Farmer J Shows and S E Mischaud. The Advance Bag and Paper Co band performed and H L McKnight praised the turnout of roughly 150 Jackson Parish citizens highlighting progress and goodwill.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
ML. McKnight
Ruston Chamber of Commerce
W. E. McBride
E. L. Walker
Jonesboro
Jonesboro-Hodge Lions Club
E. L. Hammon
W. D
Advance Bag Company
H. L. McKnight
Jackson Parish
Hunting Trip on Chenire Island Delights Gulf Coast Visit
Mr and Mrs G A Adams return from a four day gulf coast hunting trip by car to Lake Arthur and Chenire Island where they bagged greenheads mallards and teal The island’s French descended residents have lived there nearly a century with shared public schooling Protestant and Catholic residents living amicably Chenire yields cotton and fur with muskrats as main pelts Winter shooting praised but wild geese were scarce Also note anti Young plan bill fails in German referendum.
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G. A. Adams
Gulf
Lake Arthur
Chenire Island
Adams
Chenire
Coach Rockwell Loses Father At Michigan Home
A letter to Major and Mrs. Perry Cole reports the death of Coach Rockwell's father at his Jackson Michigan home. He died suddenly after December 26 in his sixties, turning a joyful Christmas reunion into sorrow for the family. An illness marked by a heart attack caused the death, drawing sympathy from friends and colleagues.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Perry Cole
Coach Rockwell
Jackson
Michigan
Mr. Rockwell
Gues
Ruston Ein
Farm Bureau Supervisor Visits Ruston
State Farm Bureau field supervisor W. 8. Slaughter, based in Baton Rouge, spent yesterday in conference with T. C. Alexander, secretary of the parish farm bureau in Ruston. He noted improved farmer cooperation with the Co operative Cotton Association and more cotton entering the association under the farm board plan, bolstering confidence in production credit.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Slaughter
State Farm Bureau
Baton Rouge
Ruston
T. C. Alexander
Parish Farm Bureau
Farm Bureau
Co-operative Cotton Association
Farm Board
Local Traveling Man Davis Tops Field Sales in North Louisiana
George C. Davis of Ruston, Louisiana, a traveling salesman for Marshall Field Co., returned from Chicago where he placed second in the national box goods sales contest. J. E. Slaughter of Shreveport won first place for the firm’s general sales force. Both men cover the territory north of Alexandria, visiting customers every five weeks. Davis was born in New Orleans and came to Ruston fourteen years ago.
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Ruston
George C. Davis
Chicago
Marshall Field Co
J. E. Slaughter
Shreveport
Marsal Field & Co
Mr. Slaughter
Mr. Davis
Alexandria
Evangels of Commerce
George Davis
New Orleans
Secretaries Of Farm Bureau Meet In Alexandria Today
A group of parish farm bureau secretaries leaves Arcadia for Alexandria to attend a two or three day session of state secretaries. North Louisiana representatives include T. C. Alexander Lincoln parish Joe Marsalis Claiborne parish J N Thomas Webster parish E Colvin Union parish. The meeting will be addressed by Harry F. Kapp Baton Rouge secretary of the state organization W B Mercier director of extension L S U Baton Rouge and other agricultural officials.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Parish Farm Bureau
Arcadia
Alexandria
North Louisiana
T. C. Alexander
Lincoln Parish
Joe Marsalis
Claiborne Parish
J. N. Thomas
Webster Parish
E. ©. Colvin
Union Parish
Harry F. Kapp
Baton Rouge
W. B. Mercier
Kentucky Man Is New History Prof. At Louisiana Tech
Frank 8. Hale of Louisville Kentucky was appointed assistant professor of history and sociology at Louisiana Tech. He holds a BA from the University of Louisville in 1925 and an MA from Virginia in 1926. He began PhD work at NYU in 1926 27 and studied at the Library of Congress and Louisville library. He has taught at Louisville and held fellowships at New York and Virginia universities. He is unmarried.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frank 8. Hale
Louisville
Louisiana Tech
G. W. Bond
Hale
University of Louisville
University of Virginia
New York University
Library of Congress
New York
Virginia
Marriage Licenses for Ruston Residents and Nearby Areas
Marriage licenses issued for White H. L. Beard and Cleo Hinton of Ruston and Horace Howard and Lola Givens of surrounding areas. A House vote on a Hoover commission inquiry in Haiti and a move to lift the Mexican customs ban affecting Laredo were noted.
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White
H. L. Beard
Ruston
Cleo Hinton
Horace Howard
Lola Givens
Hilly
Hoover Commission For Inquiry
Haiti
House
Washington
Meka
Laredo
Intelligent Families at La Tech Lead Honor Roll Rank
Six students from three families at Louisiana Tech share straight A or high B averages. Blanche and Mabel May, Ruston sisters, excel in mathematics and English foreign language. Eula Enete of Jonesville and her brother T. D. Enete, a junior in mechanical electrical engineering, also posted top marks. Carrie and Margaret Hatch of Rayville, both juniors, study English foreign language. Overall, 119 students made scholastic averages from A to B minus. 17.35 percent were girls and 15.47 percent were boys.
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Louisiana Tech
Blanche
Mabel May
Ruston
Eula Enete
Jonesville
T. D. Enete
Margaret
Carrie Hatch
Rayville
May
Mabel
Carrietlin
Enete
Carrie
Margaret Hatch
Tech
Local Dealers To Attend Chicago Buyers Mart
J C Ritchie and Walter Wilder of Ruston Hardware and Furniture Co will travel to Chicago for the Americana Furniture Mart January 6 to 24. The semi annual exhibition attracts merchants and buyers from many regions to view furniture from over 700 manufacturers. Ruston will select merchandise for local trade while WI stores also attend. the pair plan to be away about ten days. A survey notes Wisconsin derives pr ison revenue.
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J. C. Ritchie
Walter Wilder
Ruston Hardware and Furniture Company
Ruston
Chicago
Americana Furniture Mart
Shreveport
Monroe
Wilder
Ritchie
Directors Named By Chamber Of Commerce Group
The chamber of commerce board has named five nominees to fill vacancies for a three year term. Eligible members may vote at the James Building on Monday from eight to five as ballots are prepared. A three person committee will count and publish the results.
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Chamber of Commerce
Aire
Jess S. Harris
Louis Langford
Jack Ritchie
Gen J. Shadow
Howard Uhpmith
Diepeters
Chamber of Come Meres
Ute
James
Farm Council Meeting Set For Lincoln Parish
The Lincoln Parish Farm Council will meet on Wednesday at 2 PM on the James Building second floor. J A Shenty says a special program on modern farming and progress will feature Dr A Colvin discussing Building Up The Farm Council For 1940, FL McKnight with parish-wide farm contest plans, D A Shealy on the 1929 fertilizer campaign, and H Sanders from Baton Rouge to address farm work.
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Linccoln Parish
James
J. A. Shenty
Loeat
A. Colvin
FL. McKnight
Chamber of
Ram Merce
D. A. Shealy
H. ©. Sanders
Imposters Work Ruston Streets And Receive Aid
Imposters roamed Ruston streets on Tuesday morning posing as Mrs Clark and a younger woman with two infants, claiming house loss by fire to solicit aid. They collected over $25 in cash from kind residents before officials intervened, leaving town when pressed for proof. Authorities urge residents to demand evidence before giving and note prior similar scams in recent weeks.
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Ruston
Clark
Jackson
Mississippi
Rinston
Gayne
Bernice
Chamber of Commerce Room
Yur Crids
Rustow
C B S Instruction School To Be Held By Dubach Chapter
Large delegations from B S Chapters of Beruies Marion Downs Vitle Cihondrant and Ruston are expected to attend a district school or destruction to be held with the Oubaets chapter Wednesday at seven oclock Arron tie due teectors for Une vent wee Mrs Biculor B. Dyin As tater Crean Conductress Coraiad Chapter Abeluidtie Mrs Nettie of Bagley district deputy praid patron Chandleout Magi Chanter No a4 Rus toh has been requested to put on the initiatory work for the evening Members of all chapters in District No 23 are invited and if officers of the district are expected to be present Refreshments will follow the evenings program Washington sake Soviet aig la search fox pileleon
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Beruies
Marion
Downs
Vitle
Cihondrant
Ruston
Oubaets Chipter Wediunday
Biculor
Dyin
Astater Crean
Coraiad
Abeluidtie
Nettie
Bagley
Praid
Kiwanis Ladies Night Banquet Held At Kiks Hall
Local Kiwanis club held an annual Ladies Night banquet at Kiks Hall. Married members introduced wives with full names and marriage proposals stories, while bachelors introduced guests and explained why they were unwed. New club president G. W. Bond was installed by Rev. S. E. McFadden as district liaison stood in for ill Governor J. E. Doughtle. Music by Mrs. B. E. Kidd Diana Haskell Elbert Haskins and Harry Howard accompanied the program.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kiwanis Club
Kiks Hall
G. W. Bond
Tech
H. J. Campbell
S. EB. McFadden
Kiwanis
J. E. Doughtle
Monroe
BE. 8. Kidd
Doris Haskell
Elbert Haskins
Harry Howard
Health improvement work in Lincoln parish shows progress
Report by Dr. R. H. Allen covering July to December 1929 highlights active public health measures in Lincoln parish. About 2,620 people received typhoid serum and 1,435 received diphtheria serum, 276 got anti small pox vaccine, plus dairy sanitation upgrades, new dairy bars, and 46 Virginia Pit privies installed. Health certificates issued to dairy workers. dairy cows tested for tuberculosis. midwife training resumed. birth and death statistics now kept. water analysis shows over half wells free from contamination. ongoing effort to ensure drinking water purity.
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R. H. Allen
Lincoln Parish
Allen
PD. Jackson
Fire destroys two buildings at Simsboro
A morning blaze in Simsboro Louisiana destroyed the mercantile store of Isaac Latof f and the bank, with losses about 12000. Firemen lacked equipment and the origin is undetermined though suspicion falls on cedarism. Lincoln Parish officers investigated but could not confirm causes. Telephone lines were out, delaying contact with officials.
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Isaac Latoff
Simsboro
Latytf
Uneistan
Lincoln Parish
Eforta
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Rockwell
Visite Ruston
Kentucky
LA. Tech
Teula Encte
Hatch
Maeet
Buyers’ Mart
Wisconsin
Chamber of Commerce Group
Farm Council
C. B.S
Dubach
Blaze
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