Newlyweds Visit Ruston Promises Home Boost Plan
A northern state newlywed couple visits Ruston at the invitation of Booster Bill Jones. He guides them to real estate agent J B Staples and Ruston Abstract Co to secure titles, then to Angus and Co for building and Manhattan Cafe for meals. The plan includes a house by Miller addition, bank relations with Ruston State Bank, and hiring Standard Plumbing and Sheet Metal Works and Adams and Denehart for finishing. The piece highlights Ruston’s growth, local businesses, and the couple’s preparations for a new life.
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Bert
Booster Bill” Jones
Ruston
Booster Bill
Our City
Booster Bil
J. B. Staples
Price Building
Louisiana Tech College
Staples
Ruston Abstract Company, Inc
Court House
Ruston Abstract, Co., Inc
Bill
Duston
Duston Boalding
Synternatie
Duiberest
Miek
Hustunding and Lown Association
Mitched
Phone 341
W. Mitchell
Rustan
Manhattan
Vienna Street
301
Arthur Kutper
Ruston State Bank
Booster bin
Lines Avenue
Uberal
Adios
Ranehart
Adams
Dieti Entets
Wiel
North Louisiana Brick Co. P
Variegated face brick showcased in new home display
In Ruston the North Louisiana Brick Co. promotes variegated face brick as a durable, paint-saving material. Booster Bill and others discuss local shopping for seeds, insurance, and home needs, with plans for a Miller addition and a fine home nearing completion. The piece previews continued coverage next week.
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L. M. Fearer
Ruston
North Louisiana Brick Co
John Mantsville
Gliddon
Miller
Booster Bhll
Booster Bill
McCallum Seed Co
Mississippi Avenue
E. D. McCallum
McCallum
James Building
W. F. Pearce
Tam
Dubach School Reopens After Five Day Suspension
Dubach high school resumed Monday with full attendance after a five day shutdown caused by a burst boiler in the heating plant. Superintendent H L Campbell and Principal Bert Warren approved a new wood heater for classroom heat for the rest of winter. Buildings were in good condition and gas heater installation is planned for next fall, with town plans to pipe natural gas in within months.
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Dubach High School
H. L. Campbell
Dubach
Bert Warren
Arrest of a Black man in tire casing theft near Ruston Motors
John Willie Lee, a Black man, was arrested after removing two tire casings from a truck near Ruston Motors Company. Two accomplices, named John Willie Mayfield and Theo Lewis, fled when Officer Tal ly Holland arrived at about 12 o'clock this morning. A fourth unnamed person rode away in a nearby car. Lee is jailed. officers pursue the others.
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John Willie Lee
Ruston Motors Company
John Willie Mayfeld
Theo Lewis
Tally Holland
Mayfield
Lewis
Uday
Gulf Public Service Co. Improves Ruston plant interior
Gulf Public Service Co is repainting the interior and upgrading machinery. Two new electric motors of 200 hp and 75 hp will be installed, totaling 130 hp, making the plant among the best equipped in the state. Oil engines remain reserved for operation if needed. power will be supplied by the City of Ruston Light and Water Plant.
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City of
Ruston
Marriage Licenses For Manning and Lee Noted
Colored Nathaniel Manning of Choudrant and Wille Mae Lee of Parnerville obtain a marriage license marking a union in the records of the parish bureau.
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Nathaniel Manning
Choudrant
Wille Mae Lee
Parn[erville
Shreveport Opera Seats On Sale For Two City Debut
Shreveport will host the Chicago Civic Opera in a two night engagement at the new Municipal Auditorium with Carmen on Monday March 10 and Thais on Tuesday March 11. Tickets go on sale February 3, with a floor plan mailed on request. Madame Maria Olszewska and Rene Maison lead the cast joined by Giacomo Rimini and Edith Mason in a program praised for its acoustics and dramatic appeal.
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Shreveport
Municipal Auditorium
Chicago Civic Opera Company
Lincoln Parish
Fritz Kriesler
Kriesler
Shreveport Civic Opera Association
Carmen
Seville
Spain
Madame Maria Olszewska
Rene Maison
Chicago Company
Jose
Edith Mason
Micaela
Giacomo Rimini
Thais
Anatole France
Athanael
Theban Desert
Alexandria
Anthanael
Mary Garden
America
Theodore Ritch
Win Hot Fight For Dry Funds
Washington January 20 the attempt to rule out of the Treasury appropriations bill the 15 million dollar appropriation for prohibition enforcement next year was squelched in the House when Chairman Snell of the rules committee upheld the legality of the appropriation. Snell presiding over the House sitting at committee of the whole. The decision came on a point of order by Representative Fiorello Laguardia who challenged the constitutionality of the 18th amendment contending it had not been properly ratified by the states.
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Washington
Treasury
House
Snell
Rules Committee
Fiorello Laguardia
Republican
New York
Local Jail Empty For Second Time In Past Thirty Days
Sheriff A I Thigpen announced the parish jail had no prisoners this morning marking the second blank day since January 1. He noted weather has tended to spoil his plan of keeping the jail open and ready for bringing out inmates.
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A. I. Thigpen
Thigpen
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Old Uncle
Marshal Holland
Gulf Public Service Co
Acorn Stores
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Business and Professional Directory
Mississippi Ave
Ruston Mattress CO
J. E. Crawford, M. D
Gleasea
James Bldg
DR. L. F. Green
Reon
Buston, LA
W. P. Simpson
Desidence Telephone
S. BR. Clay
Optom E-Trist
Ellis Bailey
Phous
Sam Blaushild
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