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Newspaper
Ruston Leader
Location
Ruston, Louisiana, United States of America
Date
Jul 02, 1930
Page
2
Official Journal of Lincoln Parish announces subscription rates in advance. The notice lists rates and contact details for the Leader Building on Fast Mississippi Avenue and the Lincoln Parish School Board.
The article argues for ongoing tick eradication efforts in Louisiana highlighting expected benefits to dairy and beef cattle, better meat and milk supplies, and statewide improvements. It notes opposition fades as towns and leaders educate communities, praising Chambers of Commerce and elites for educational work and urging continued cooperative extension service efforts.
The Mansfield Funterprise edited by J B Hewitt cautions Louisiana citizens against further raids on the treasury for Governor Long and his extravagant administration. It urges readers to reject more money for promises and notes recent penitentiary concerns and state debt problems.
A fragmented OCR passage alleges favoritism in state road projects. It cites district officials and local pay discrepancies involving gravel contracts, highway commissions, and payroll irregularities. Names and exact places are unreadable, but the gist points to biased awarding and questioned payments.
The Shreveport Journal reports that Winn parish receives more than its share from the state highway department while Caddo is omitted despite contributing about a million dollars annually to the road treasury. The editorial argues favoritism in parish allocations.
The Lafayette Tribune argues for organized charity over promiscuous giving and recounts two beggars on Jefferson Street. One a blind accordionist, the other a cranky crutch user, are said to have exploited well wishers then boarded a six-cylinder car claiming a need to reach another city.
A heated exchange between figures identified as Me Caldwell and a representative from Caldwell, including warnings of deportation and danger, leads to five days of political fray. The dispute centers on proposed attire and conduct, with calls for restraint and an effort to keep tensions from escalating.
A negro woman died yesterday after being severely burned at her home near Cirad. She reportedly poured a quantity of gas on a stove and it caught fire. The incident occurred Monday, and she died Tuesday at St. Phillips Sanitarium.
The Blenville Democrat of Arcadia La reports on Arcadia towns in the United States, listing 19 Arcadias in states including California Florida Louisiana and 16 others. It notes Arcadia Ga 2 25207 Arcadia Fla 4080 Arcadia La about 2000 and cites Arcadia Cotton Oil Mill as a major employer. New Jersey Act 74 allows sidewalks along state highways to protect pedestrians, a move echoed by Delaware and West Virginia.
By Helman Rosenthal a Dallas Laboratory director, the article argues drinking water purified by city systems reduces typhoid deaths. It cites Pittsburg 1907 125 per 100000 dropping to 23 by 1910 and notes widespread use of filtration chlorination and chemical treatment achieving safer supply at minimal cost per person annually.
Baton Rouge. The Louisiana House rejected the Wingrave bill to repeal the Hood act, 55 to 46, by indefinite postponement and a substitute motion. The chamber then advanced the Redmond senate measure granting about 40 percent sheriff salary increases, 74 to 8, while also passing a campaign ban on state property use and defeating a subjuror amendment.
G A Johnson, Union parish native and Tuskegee alumnus, tells a May's Chapel audience that Southern blacks lose personal and social gains by moving North. After a year studying Chicago, Detroit, Gary, Indianapolis and New York, he argues unskilled Southern workers gain no advantage and may forfeit local opportunities. Johnson cites De Priest meetings to buttress his view and asks blacks to trust Southern whites and local communities.
Read Admiral Richard E. Byrd joined Brooklyn in paying tribute to Floyd Bennett, famed aviator who aided Byrd in polar flights. Bennett died after sacrificing his life aiding the Bremen crew in 1928. Brooklyn also helped dedicate Mayd Bennett airport on Jamaica outskirts.
In New York on June 25 the Salvation Army opened a Bowery shop serving only buttermilk at 2 cents a glass. Lieut. Col. Wallace Winehell, who runs the Salvation Army hotel, said the move follows a deadly poisoning tied to alcohol and aims to curb drinking.
The piece notes Icelandic language remains the most preserved Norse form, yet newer forms appear in nearby regions. It cites recent royal decrees altering Norwegian orthography while Denmark restores older spellings, creating a tide of linguistic change across Scandinavia.
A Revolution era desk presented to the U S Military Academy at West Point drew interest for its ties to leaders who commanded there during and after Benedict Arnold's stay. It likely belonged to Colonel Beverly Robinson, with ties to Washington era events and West Point traditions. The desk was used by Generals Parson, McDouglas, Green, Paterson, Heath, St Clair and Colonels Lamb, Malcolm, Wade and Aaron Burr, and was later identified as fitting a position of honor in the West Point museum.
Infants and children are at risk from infantile paralysis a common communicable disease. Diagnosis is difficult until paralysis appears. Most cases occur in two year olds but can affect older children and young adults. Transmission is via infected humans and requires two weeks of isolation for exposed individuals under state and city health laws. Seek a family physician if illness begins with fever leg and body pains vomiting or diarrhea.
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