Prohibition Birthday Marked By W C T U In Nation Wide Observance
Ten years after the Eighteenth Amendment's enactment, the Woman's Christian Temperance Union plans a nationwide celebration. Church bells will toll for ten minutes at noon, and pageants will recount prohibition's history. Mayors and local clubs back the event, with leaders pointing to economic and social benefits of temperance and calling for continued personal observance of the law.
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Woman's Christian Temperance Union
United States
Ruston
United States of America
Gayne
Pierian Club
John C. Urquhart
General Feedration of Women's Clubs
Women's Law Enforcement Committee of
California
Workers For Temperance
Japan
Italy
Mussolini
Germany
Burma
Debate on local option in Burma leads to question
In Burma a debate unfolded on the local option as a solution to the drink evil. Mrs Urquhart noted the session included discussion of whether local measures should address the problem, reflecting attitudes of the era toward temperance and municipal control.
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Burma
Mrs. Urquhart
College Teams Grid Basketball Schedule 1930
The schedule lists games for January 22 23 1930 through February 25 1930. Teams include L A at Baton Rouge Louisiana College Alexandria Natchitoches Ruston El Dorado and Mississippi College with matchups against Southwestern Louisiana Louisiana Normal and Centenary. Key venues include Ruston Shreveport Natchitoches and El Dorado with multiple home and away games.
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Baton Rouge
College
Alexandria
Normal
Natchitoches
Ruston
Southwestern
Root
el Dorado
Mississippi College
Miss Bernardine McKnight Joins Ruston Chamber as Assistant Secretary
Miss Bernardine McKnight daughter of H. L. McKnight secretary of the Ruston Chamber of Commerce started work as assistant secretary to her father and as clerk for the Parish Farm Bureau and County Agent in the James building. She comes from Nacogdoches Texas where she served as private secretary to A. W. Birdwell of Stephen F. Austin State Teachers College for three years. She holds a graduate diploma in secretarial work from Columbia University and previously worked in the Texas A. and M. College extension department, with travel experience in Canada and the United States.
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Bernardine McKnight
H. L. McKnight
Ruston
Birdwell
Canada
United States
Columbia University
New York
Extension Department
Texas A. and
M. College
Furniture men return Sunday from Chicago exhibit
J C Ritchie and Walter Wilder of Ruston Hardware and Furniture Co returned Sunday from a Chicago trip to the American Furniture Mart, which runs Jan 6 to 25. They found buyers drawn to quality over price, with vast displays across 17 floors and over 5,000 buyers in week one, enabling selection of current, affordable, suitable merchandise.
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J. C. Ritchie
Walter Wilder
Ruston Hardware and Furniture Company
Chicago
American Furniture Mart
Ritchie
Your Great Year at Tyler Commercial College in Texas
A promotional piece urging readers to start their best year by enrolling in Tyler Commercial College and School of Business Administration. It touts courses in accountancy, secretarial studies, general business, banking, telegraphy, cotton classing, bookkeeping, stenography, radio, and business administration, promising placement assistance and a free book upon request. The ad emphasizes urgency and personal advancement.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tyler Commercial College
School of Business Administration
Tyler
Texas
Sheds Rebuilt at North Louisiana Brick Company
Drying sheds at the North Louisiana Brick Company, owned by Nava McDonald, are being rebuilt after heavy snow damaged them. Plant loss is about $1,000. Weber Chimney Company has ordered cement, sand, and stove materials for a new milk plant project to start soon.
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North Louisiana Brick Company
Nava McDonald
McDonald
Special Meeting of Magi Chapter 0. E. 8 in session
Saturday night January 16 Magi Chapter No 85 OES holds a special meeting to host Mrs Nettle Bagley district deputy grand worthy matron of the order with headquarters at Choudrant for her official visit to the chapter. A record attendance is expected.
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Magi
Lie Order
Nettle Bagley
Mutran
Choudrant
Wit
Worthy Matron Leads Community Meeting Tonight
The local chapter invites members to bring sandwiches and pie for refreshments while refreshments are provided. The session opens at 5 PM with Miss Ethyl Washburn as presiding officer and may include brief talks for the good of the order. The narration reflects on changes in women’s fashion and social roles.
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Ance
Ethyl Washburn
Rumination of a Rheumatic on Skirt Lengths and Social Change
A reader letter critiques male resistance to changing women’s dress styles, citing anecdotes from hotels schools and courts. The writer recalls his wife’s experiences with hair and fashion, arguing society’s fixation on length and appearance reflects broader psychology and habit.
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Laredo
Oklahoma
Louisiana
Fiditor
Also Mentioned on This Page
C. OF C
Nacogdoches
Business and Professional Directory
Mississippi Ave
Ruston Mattress CO
J. E. Crawford, M. D
James Bldg
DR. L. F. Green
Koour
Sages
Helephonr
Huston, LA
W. P. Simpson
Ruston, LA
Desidence Velephone
Ellis Bailey
Jewelery and
WAPCH
W. Mins
Ave
Phope
8. R. Clay
Scientife Rye
Sam Blaushild
J.C. Ritchie and
W. Wilder
Marbury Drug Co., Inc
A. L. Snider
Marbury Drug Company
South
Marbury Drug Co
All
Snider
Addrss
North la
Brick Company
Ruston State Bank
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