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Newspaper

Ruston Leader

Location

Ruston, Louisiana, United States of America

Date

Jan 21, 1931

Page

10

Alumni Tech radio program praised by Louisiana Tech leaders

The first alumni broadcast over Station KKWEH in Shreveport drew praise from Louisiana Tech Alumni Association president Charles C. Goyne and secretary treasurer D. G. Armstrong. The 30 minute program featured glee club music and talks by Goyne, President G. W. Bond, and H O H. White, with greetings from Ruston and surrounding towns. Follow-up programs and local club formations were announced to boost the college, and an afterglow social hour closed the event.

Alumni Association of Louisiana Tech EWEH Shreveport Charles C. Goyne D. G. Armstrong Glee Clubs College Mr. Goyne G. W. Bond H O H. White State Board of Education W. 8. Moore Ruston Houston Texas Dodo Stewart Evelyn Davidson DeRidder Alpha Lambda Tau Theta Kappa Nu W. B. Hale Tech Scceagg

Mission Study Meeting Opens Year at Trinity Methodist

Members of the W M 8 enjoyed the first Mission Study meeting of the year at Trinity Methodist church Monday afternoon. They studied The Training of the Conquistors and discussed relations to Caribbean neighbors in politics economy Christianity and justice. Mrs P D Neilson will conduct the course which aims to educate on opportunities and responsibilities. Attendance was good but organizers urge others to attend all year.

Trinity Methodist Church P. D. Neilson

Man Saves 20 Men In Cave-In Near Livermore

Welby Morgan warned of danger during a January cave-in at the Mitchell tunnel of the San Francisco municipal water project near Livermore California. He dropped a four inch pipe to mark the center of the collapse enabling twenty trapped men to escape unharmed.

Mitchell Tunnel San Francisco

Trinity Bible Class Holds Prominent Business Meeting

A Trinity Bible class meeting was held at Mrs. 8. A. Griffin's home with president Mrs. C. BE. Tooke presiding. Attendance surpassed expectations, reflecting strong local interest in the reorganized class. Plans for the year were formed, including daily prayer and Bible reading, followed by a social with salad plates.

Trinity Bible Class 8. A. Griffin C. BE. Tooke

Gottschalk Music Club Meeting A Pleasant Evening

The Gottschalk Music Club met last Monday night at Mr. and Mrs D L Lomax home with Mrs John Thurnih as co hostess. Election of officers for next year named Rodney Crins president and others in roles. The program led by Miss Helen Graban featured instrumental music.

Gottschalk Music Club D. L. Lomax John Thurnih Gitlers Rodney Clin Lomax Doris Haskell V. CG. Cupp Harry Howard Katholleen Graham Abe Cann Helen Graban

City election date set for city judge race Jan 27

The Democratic Executive Committee of Lincoln parish fixed Tuesday January 27 for the Democratic primary to select a City Judge to replace EB L Walker who left to become Third District Court judge Five candidates J B Halstead B L Barksdale Reverend J L Stevenson C A Barnett and C B Roberts announced Their next step if needed is a second primary on February 10 with the parish committee meeting attended by proxies and local officials.

Democratic Executive Committee Lincoln Parish EB. L. Walker Third District Court J. B. Halstead 8. L. Barksdale J. L. Stevenson C. A. Barnett C. B. Roberts C. W. Tatum Simsboro I. F. Halstead Choudrant G. W. Brewster T. L. Waugh Hico J. P. Owen M. Lewis Ruston A. H. Colvin Vienna W. B. Rabb J. H. Matthews W. E. McBride

Forger Arrested At Choudrant And Lodged In Jail

H. C. Strickland was arrested in Rus t on Sunday afternoon by deputy Guy Braswell after charges by J. W. Sizsmore of Choudrant. Strickland allegedly passed a check signed H. F. Strickland that was fictitious. He confessed to forgery and said he recently escaped from a Meridian Mississippi road gang. he is held in the parish jail.

H. C. Strickland Rust Guy Braswell Sheriff's Department J. W. Sizsmore Choudrant Strickland H. F. Strickland Meridian Mississippi

Young Man Faces Murder Charge in Union Parish

Farmerville January 17 a formal murder charge was filed by District Attorney W E McBude against Curthel Holloway a resident near Bernice for the December 20 shooting death of Fuller Evans another local man. The case goes to the grand jury in March with a possible April trial. Special counsel Harvey G Fields will assist prosecution. Holloway has been jailed without formal charge since the shooting following a quarrel at a farmer’s home near Bernice.

Farmerville W. E. McBude Curthel Holloway Bernice Fuller Evans Harvey G. Fields Holloway Evans Eats

Three Convicted For Conspiring To Kidnap Family

Monroe January 17 Three men were found guilty of conspiracy to kidnap an aged couple and their three children. Defendants Frank Carby 29 Albert Landry 33 and Jack Prevost 60 await sentencing at district court. They were accused of drawing Thompson and his family into the plot after liquor disappeared at the Thompson home. No charge was lodged against Thompson.

Monroe Prank Carby Albert Landry Jack Prevost Geeusd Tarrying Gill Co Thompson

Accused Forger Poynter Arrested in Alexandra La

Janu.s A. M. Poynter charged with forgery in connection with cashing a $2000 check and forfeiture of $1540 bond, arrested at Alexandra Louisiana. Local officers reported he is wanted in Dallas Oklahoma City Chicago and St. Louis.

Marshall Janu.s M. Poynter Alexandra Sheriffohn Sanders Poynter Dallas Oklahoma City Chisage St. Lous

Tech gym hosts five basketball teams and more

The Louisiana Tech gymnasium serves as a practice site for five organized squads the Bulldogs Pups Bearcats Outlaws and Tech High. High school prep teams use the Maple floor alongside intramural student games as officials schedule post class sessions and night drills.

MAC Louisiana Tech Bulldogs Pups Bearcats Tech Ruston Hith School Tech High Five Ruston Bearcats Outlaws

Ford Gas And Oil Company First To Pay Licenses

J B Thigpen the office deputy and tax collector reports Ford Gas and Oil Company led Lincoln parish in paying state and parish business licenses for 1931.G W Caver of Ward Two follows as second. many other firms paid soon after.

J. B. Thigpen Ford Gas and Oil Company Lincoln Parish G. W. Caver Ward Two

Not Yet Entirely Over Attack Of Flu

Baton Rouge Jan 17 Gov Huey P Long remains under the weather from a recent influenza attack though aides report no cause for alarm and say he is feeling better and resting in bed as he recovers from illness.

Baton Rouge, Jran Huey P. Long George Wallace Atles Widlave

Too Sweet For Words And Figures Don't Lie

Washington January 1 The national sweet tooth is growing bigger in 1949 or 12.98 pounds per person for adults and children. The commerce department says total candy consumption reached 4,574,074,000 pounds, higher than any prior year.

Washington, Jan. Lé Comerce Department

Food shipments bring aid to destitute Nebraska farmers

A fragment from Sleiri town reports a carload of potatoes and 20 sacks of beans sent to Gayamivne land farmers in need. Mayor W. QO. Williams said the disaster relief effort was underway, aiding starving wives and children two weeks after a local harvest failure.

BML Ang Abueetia Sleiri Neb Gayamivne Bn W. QO. Williams

Crop Values For 1930 Are Told In Bureau Report

Louisiana's principal crops in 1930 totaled farm value of 107,787,000. Cotton 710,000 bales valued at 39,315,000. Rice 13,257,000. Corn 11,345,000. Sugar cane 10,626,000 with molasses 2,261,000. Strawberries 6,507,000. Truck crops 3,933,000.

New Orleans Louisiana Lionel L. Jones Bureau of Agricultural Economics U. S. Department of Agriculture

Editors to Meet on February 13 14

Shreveport January 18 outlines the semI annual meeting program of the north Louisiana division of the Louisiana Press association. The Arcadia gathering will run February 13 and 14 with a Friday banquet and Saturday business sessions. Conrad Lecoq and others are slated to speak. John N Brandlin may serve as banquet speaker.

Shreveport Semni North Louisiana The Louisiana Press Association C. L. Breazeale Natchitoches Arcadia Conrad J. Lecoq New Roads John N. Brandlin Isaac Chapman Association

Texas inaugurates Ross C Sterling as Governor

Ross C Sterling of Houston was sworn in as Texas governor amid ideal weather and a large crowd. Chief Justice Cureton administered the oath at 12:20 PM, with Edgar B Witt as lieutenant governor. Retiring Gov Dan Moody and former governors W P Hobby and Pat M Neff attended the ceremony.

Austin Texas Ross C. Sterling Houston Oiman Sterling Union Capitol Dan Moody C. M. Cureton The Supreme Cureton Edgar B. Witt Waco W. P. Hobby Sternline Houston Post Dispatch Pat M. Neff Vallrean Commission

Governor Long Near Full Recovery in Baton Rouge

Governor Nuey P. Long is markedly improved after an influenza relapse and rose briefly today. His secretary George Wallace reported the governor was well enough to sit up for a short while, marking the third straight day with no fever as state circles anticipate a swift full recovery.

Baton Rouge, la Nuey P. Long George Wallace

Bombs bursting in air described by Francis Scott Key

Chicago Tribune notes a wartime memory of the national anthem with lines about proving through the night that flag remains, alongside remarks on front wall damage and missing windows suggesting a persistent wartime impact.

Francis Scott Key

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