Tech to Have Six Weeks Summer Term at Tech
President G J Bond announced a second six week summer session at Louisiana Tech pending senate and governor approval of a $240000 annual appropriation. The term runs from July 14 to July 12, with classes in all fields except commerce and about 400 students expected.
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Louisiana ‘Tech
G. J. Bond
State House of Representatives
State Tax Commission
Louisiana Tech
Mate Tax Commission
House
Bond
Senate
Tech
Commerce
Pratt Retired From Rock Island Railroad After Twenty Years
W. R. Pratt, local freight agent for the Rock Island railroad in Ruston, retires effective today on pension after twenty two years in service and twenty years in the local freight role. C. P. Evans, former Lonoke agent, succeeds him. Pratt was honored by colleagues with a 21 jewel Tl-Unols Special gold watched presented this morning. Evans arrives from Lonoke and has twenty four years with the company.
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W. R. Pratt
Rock Island Railroad
C. P. Evans
Lonoke
Arkansas
Pratt
Evans
Ruston
J Kingsmores Dies at Home Cousin Sunday
Funeral services for J Kingsmore will be held at 5 30 p m at the Barnes residence conducted by Reverend H N Johnson pastor of Trinity Methodist. Kingsmore born in Newbury County South Carolina came to Louisiana as a youth and worked for forty years for Texas and Pacific railroad. He lived with Dr J E Schurmpert in Shreveport and was widely known and loved. Burial will be in Greenwood cemetery under B F McLure undertakers with survivors including an aunt Mrs EB 6.
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J. J. Kingsmore
J. H. Barnes
Barnes
H. N. Johnson
Trinity Methodist Church
Kingsmore
Newbury County
South Carolina
Louisiana
Texas and Pacific Railroad
J. E. Schurmpert
Shreveport
Greenwood Cemetery
B. F. McLure
Pica Beno
Arrest Two Negroes Tuesday One Lodged In Jail
J D Sanders living in Ward Three on the Larkin Williams farm was arrested Tuesday in Arcadia by Deputy Sheriff J C Currie Jr and later turned over to Sheriff Thigpen who lodged him in parish jail on a charge of breaking and entering the Williams home the night before. Sanders is said to have stolen clothes valued at 100 dollars and a 38 revolver. Deputy Sheriff Clyde Frasier arrested P Radford on Tuesday afternoon on a charge of cutting with intent to kill. Radford was released on bond and ordered to appear in court Friday.
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J.D. Sanders
Larkin Williams
Arcadia
J. &. Currie, Jr
Thigpen
Parish
Williams
Sanders
Clyde Frasier
P. Radford
S. J. Colvin
Radford
Colvin
D. Pearce
J. B. Sanders
State
J. E. Currie, Jr
Frasier
Louis Drewery
Choldrant
Drewery
W. W. Drewery
E. A. Spellers
Jonesboro
Neu
Dubach Lions Entertained by Hilly Club and Epworth League
In Hilly Louisiana the community hosted the Dubach Lions Club for a picnic lunch and a get-together. Speakers included J H Bourg of the Lions and Bert Warren of Dubach High School. H L McKnight of Ruston Kiwanis commented on Lincoln parish census growth. T P Hogan of North Louisiana Dairy Products spoke on farming fundamentals and milk checks. Doris Saint led singing as Lions finished with a roar.
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Priday’s
Hilly Community Club
Epworth League
Hilly Methodist Church
Dubach Lions Club
E. T. Payne
Hilly
J. H. Bourg
Dubach
T. P. Hogan
North Louisiana Dairy Products Co
Hogan
News Director Reports His Biggest Story
Kenneth F Hewins director at Louisiana Tech reports the birth of a daughter Marilyn June at Ruston Lincoln sanitorium at 1:00 am Thursday June 26. The baby weighed seven pounds and both mother and child are healthy. Marilyn June is the Hewins family first child.
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Kenneth F. Hewins
Louisiana Tech
Kenneth PF. Hewins
Marilyn June
Ruston-Lincoln Sanitarium
Hewins
Epi Raph
Ab Heck Tadey
Tick Eradication Bill Signed By Governor Long
Baton Rouge June 26 Gov Huey P Long signed the Peltier Ginsberg tick eradication bill creating a statewide program under the Louisiana livestock sanitary board. The bill provides free dipping for cattle unable to reach a vat and reimbursement of the fair value of cattle killed or injured. The governor expressed hope for funding and praised the measure as relieving farmer hardships. In court, J B Sanders was jailed a year for larceny and two Drewerys faced penalties for manufacturing liquor, while Mr and Mrs Pete Wallis and child of Winnfield visited Ruston.
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Baton Rouge
Huey P. Long
Peltier-Ginsberg
Louisiana
Lousiana Livestock Sanitary Board
Senate
Death of Harry J Hammett in Ruston at 63
Harry J Hammett 63 a traveling man died at his Ruston home at 4 55 this morning after months of illness. Born in Blackville South Carolina he worked for the railroad then as a traveling salesman and most recently with Monroe Automobile Supply. Survived by wife Jessie and three children Mrs R L Bransenhan Harry J Jr and Lillian Hammett with services Thursday at 9 in the family home conducted by Rev H N Johnson with interment Greenwood cemetery. Survivors include mother Mrs B J Hammett of Columbia and siblings W D Hammett J O Johnson N T Hammett and Dr B J Hammett Jr. He was a Mason.
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Harry J. Hammett
Mr. Hammett
Blackville
South Carolina
Ruston
Monroe Automobile Supply Company
Hammett
Methodist Church
Jessie Lewis
Billy Lewis
W. J. Lewis
B. F. McLure
Local Undertaking Company
B. J. Hammett
Columbia
J. O. Johnson
W. D. Hammett
Davenport
Iowa
N. T. Hammett
B. J. Hammett, Jr
Sheriff’s Department Officers Begin Annual Vacations
Deputy Guy Braswell started a two week vacation followed by Deputy Clyde Frasier, with Sheriff A. J. Thigpen and Deputy Bryan Thigpen to take theirs next. The office schedules annual time off each year during the quiet season after the busy period.
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Guy Braswell
Sherif
Clyde Frasier
A. J. Thigpen
Bryan Thigpen
Frasier
Thigpen
Guns Guard Jackson County Jail in Kansas City
Kansas City June 26. Jackson county jail bristled with machine guns as guards questioned pedestrians about a rumored jail break. Three condemned men Nasello Messino and Magniaracinawill hang July 25 for the slaying of patrolman Hap py Smith in the Home Trust robbery of June 1928. Ben Nordberg says a tunnel rumor exists. prisoners under 24 hour guard amid jokes about Messina’s boil. Robert Mondy, Louisiana Tech student, will teach in Ansley next year.
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Kansas City
Jackson County
Carl Nasello
John Messino
Tony
Magniaracina
Happy” Smith
Home Trust Company
Ben Nordberg
Messina
Will Radescich Enters West Point July 1st
Will Radescich of Winnfield leaves Ruston for West Point New York to enter the United States Military Academy the next day. A Winnfield High School graduate, he attended Louisiana Tech last year and earned his appointment through local connections after a challenging examination process.
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Will Radescich
West Point Academy
Ruston
West Point
New York
United States Military Academy
Young Radescich
Winnfield
J. H. Barnes
Louisiana Fech
Conpencil A
Soeter
Song Theme Born of Lindberghs Draws City Wow
New York reports a song based on Col Charles Lindbergh and his wife. The street corner rallying chorus praises Baby Lindy with lines about flying and parental pride. The cover features a baby in a red airplane towed by a stork.
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New York
Charles A. Lindbergh
Lin-dy
Baby Lindy
Madisonville group to tour Texas and Louisiana July 7
A Madisonville Texas group led by County Agent B F Vance plans an agricultural inspection tour through Texas and North Louisiana starting July 7. The delegation will visit Ruston and Lincoln Parish while seeking terracing dairying orchards crop demonstrations poultry truck farming and other agricultural interests plus mining manufacturing and lumbering opportunities. New Orleans engineers study facilities in the city prompted by national advertisers campaign by the New Orleans Association of Commerce Industrial Bureau.
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Madisonville
Texas
B. F. Vance
Ruston
Lincoln Parish
North Lousiana
H. L. McKnight
Madison County
New Orleans
New Orleans Association of Commerce
Industrial Bureau of the Association
Craven Funeral Set for Home and Greenwood Cemetery
H W Craven known as Pap Craven dies at Athens after months of illness at age seventy two. Remains to be brought to Austen for burial with services at the Athens home and a graveside finish at Greenwood Cemetery. Surviving are his widow and two sons H Craven deputy sheriff at Shreveport and Mrs J A Claasion.
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H. W. Craven
Ruston
Pap” Craven
Athens
Mr. Craven
Austen
Greenwood Cemetery
Cay
Ee Craven
Caddo H
Shreveport
J.A. Claaion
Local Health Unit reports strong service and vaccination effort
Dr. RH Allen reports high parish health unit activity with about seventy five visitors last Saturday and 172 student exams at the Model School. Seventy six pupils received anti typhoid vaccine, and 114 doses were given at Allen Green school near Grambling. Additional clinics planned at China Grove Negro school and more corrections advised for school children.
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Lincoln Parish
RH. Allen
Allen
Tech
Grambling
China Grove
Delta
Ransdell Opposes Louisiana Constitutional Convention
Senator Joseph E. Ransdell wired the Constitutional League of Louisiana opposing a constitutional convention. He urged there is no public necessity and warned it could extend discord, hinder business, and risk higher taxes, stressing peace and cooperation as essential for economic and industrial well being.
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New Orleans
Joseph E. Ransdell
Constitutional League of Louisiana
Louisiana
Union
Robin Fliers Announce New Flight Soon
St Louis pilots Dale Jackson and Forest O Brine vow to reclaim endurance record after Chicago beating by the Hunters. They plan a July 13 flight, to be funded by public subscription of 80,000 dollars or 35,000 dollars, and will names the ship Greater St Louis.
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ST. Louis
Dale Jackson
Forest O'Brine
Hunter Brothers
Chicago
John
Kenneth Hunter
Jackson
O'Brine
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Lonoke, Ark
Dubach Lions
Mrs. Hewins
Long
District of Senate
Peltier
Ginsberg
Pete Wallis
Harry Hammett
Sheriff's Department
Kansas
Robert Mondy
Lewisiana Tech
Ansley
A. E. Phillips
Mondy
Colonel Chas
Lindbergh
Dr. Allen
Ransdell
Robin Fliers
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