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Newspaper

Ruston Leader

Location

Ruston, Louisiana, United States of America

Date

Jul 08, 1931

Page

4

Lincoln Parish 4-H Campers Return From Mary Mims

Lincoln Parish delegates to Camp Mary Mims near Goldonna returned Friday after a week with 202 boys and girls from Desoto Lincoln Caddo Bossier Webster and Claiborne parishes. J A Shealy and Miss Sophia Stone led the group praising the camp and its Indian tribe divided program with training in poultry care dairying sanitation and other subjects and afternoons of athletics.

Lincoln Parish Mary Mims Strong Goldonna J. A. Shealy Sophia Stone DeSoto Lincoln Caddo Bossier Webster Claiborne Parishes Shealy Sarah Liner Olive Trussell Margery Trussell Louise Trussell Antioch Lena Doss Edna Fowler Hico Nelda Nobles Nobles LaVerne Hays Betty Joe Hays Ruston Edna Adams Verna Smith Dubach Velma Harris Choudrant Ruben Colvin Hightower Dring Miles Liner Harold Trussell Huey Liner

Deaf man held after public safety incident at church

Clayton Roane, a local deaf man, was jailed after he surrendered following a shooting of his estranged wife Gladys Reynolds with a public safety item at the Washington Heights church Sunday night. Reynolds’s injuries are not serious. Roane, previously arrested for injuring his wife and a boy, remains jailed pending court action.

Clayton Roane Washington Heights Gladys Reynolds Reynolds Roane

Railroads Seek 15 Percent Rate Rise in Louisiana

Railroads operating east of the Mississippi in Louisiana filed with the Louisiana Public Service Commission to boost freight rates by 15 percent. They argue earnings are far below allowed public utility levels and contend interstate rules limit competitive flexibility, with the Louisiana filing tied to ICC action.

Louisiana Mississippi River Louisiana Public Service Commission Interstate Commerce Commission

Wife's Dad in Hock for Booze in Cambridge

Mrs Emil Demers testified that her husband locked her in a room and pawned her clothes to raise money for liquor, leading to a divorce. The article notes air travel is safer than usually supposed, citing one fatal accident per 1,800,000 miles.

Hock Cambridge Mass Emil Demers

Dan Cupid Reports Seventeen Marriages In June

The Lincoln Parish Clerk of Court office reveals seventeen marriage licenses issued in June. Of these, twelve went to white couples and five to Negro couples, reflecting a rise from previous months this year. Ross C. Neill noted the figures this morning.

Toincoln Dan Cupid Ross C. Neill

Bandits Blow Pete Humphries Grocery Safe with Nitroglycerin

Two men dynamited the Pete Humphries Grocery safe in Paris Texas today, making off with about 12000 dollars. Local officers saw the bandits as they fled, pursued them out of town, but the thieves escaped with cash checks and jewelry after exchanging shots.

Paris Tex Pete Humphries

Louisiana Legion Plans Big Monroe Convention in July

The Louisiana Department of the American Legion will hold its annual convention in Monroe on July 16 11 and 18 with a record membership of 12800 up from 9623. The event will feature meetings of auxiliary Forty and Eight and Hight and Forty and a reunion of the 156th Infantry plus speakers like Wright Patman Dan Sowers Russell Cook and others. An election for state commander is expected at the closing session with candidates including General Allison Owen Dr William Hamley Thomas Robertson Charles Mitchell and T Ray Mobley.

Louisiana Department of the American Legion Monroe Sam H. Jones Lake Charles Roland Cocreham New Orleans Legion Louisiana American Legion American Legion Auxiliary Forty 156Th Infantry Wright Patman Texas Dan Sowers New York Russell Cook National Americanism Roland B. Howell The Cecil Parker Louisiana Federation of Labor Adjuta Ae Raymond H. Fleming W. L. Wharton Louisiana State University Allison Owen William H. Hamley Lake Providence Thomas W. Robertson Shreveport Charles M Mitchell T. Ray Mobley Baton Rouge Lafayette

Thompson Jury President Re-elected in Lincoln Parish Meeting

Thompson was re elected president of the Lincoln Parish Police Jury at its meeting Monday in the police Jury rooms of the Court House Roy Rinehart was re elected secretary of the organization Reports were given by J A Shealy a parish fair agent Dr R H Alien health director of Lincoln Parish and J T Sanderson tick inspector Committees were appointed for finance and purchasing and routine business was attended to Mr Thompson said today

Add .Thompson Lincoln Parish Court House Roy Rinehart Organsation J. A. Shealy R. H. Alien J.T. Sanderson Thompson

Hico High School Auditorium Dedication and Homecoming

A large crowd attended a full day of events in Hico as the new $10,000 high school auditorium was dedicated. The program featured speaker H L McKnight of Ruston Chamber of Commerce, homecoming remarks by John Cheatwood, a patriotic address by C A Barnette, and student musical drills. A picnic lunch for 500 followed in the school grove, with local officials and community leaders in attendance.

H. L. McKnight Ruston Chamber of Commerce McKnight Hico Emma Lou Owens Mr. Knight George Beveridge Atlanta Georgia Owen C. A. Barnette Ruston Legion Post Ruston Public C.L. Madden George Lomax S. L. Barksdale

Boy wounded by stray bullet near here on Thursday

Lee Milam, young son of Mr and Mrs Walker Milam, living beyond the city limits on Simsboro road, received a hand and leg wound when a bullet exploded as he hammered at a home project Thursday. The injury is not considered serious.

Apfold Lee Milam Walker Milam Simsboro

Fourth of July autoun crash toll doubles prior year

A survey shows four hundred Americans died in July Fourth incidents including auto crashes drownings and fireworks explosions. Texas reports ten auto deaths and six drownings with more than fifty injuries while Louisiana records one auto death five drownings and three other fatalities amid varied causes.

Chicago Til Texas Louisiana

Texas Killers Being Sought At Lake Worth

Port Worth Texas July 71 Row land Lewis 37 formerly of San Antonio shot to death this morning while seated with a woman in a car at Lake Worth. A car with two men pulled up and ordered stick em up. Lewis stepped from the car and was shot four times, dying instantly. He leaves a wife and three children.

Port Worth Tex Rowland Lewis San Antonio Lnb Lake Worth Here Lewis

Lincoln Parish School Board Meeting Approves Teacher List

Lincoln Parish School Board met Monday in H. L. Campbell offices and approved a list of teachers for the parish public schools for the coming year. A budget for receipts and expenditures was also discussed and other routine business of the board addressed.

Lincoln Parish H. L. Campbell

Henderson Honored as Lincoln Parish Citizen by American Legion

A H Henderson receives the Parish Citizenship Cup for outstanding service to Lincoln Parish over the past year. The award, presented at a city park gathering, honors his leadership with the Lincoln Parish Farm Council and his drought relief work. Rev Tom Roberts spoke on influence investment. Mayor Goyne and Legion Commander Lawrence Fox attended.

A. H. Henderson American Legion Lincoln Parish City Park Ryston Wenderton Drouth Relief Committee Tom Roberts Palmerville Charles €. Goyne Lawrence J. Fox McFarlane Post No. 2 Wich Henderson Frank c. Kelley John L. Boddie E. Cook James L. Richardson T. B. James

Value of Wholesome Milk in Ancient Cow Deity Discourse

Rosenthal cites ancient records and Helman Hasenthal of Dallas Laboratores to argue cow milk is vital nutrition yet risks arise from unsanitary production. He connects diet, infant health, and disease to milk quality, warns against unsafe milking and calls for sanitary practices and caution toward deifying cattle as in older civilizations.

Rosenthal Helman Hasenthal Dallas Liahboratores Ube Bern Eaton

Men Arrested After Washing Blood From Car

Two men, one seen washing blood from a car, were detained by Dallas police in the Roark murder case. Roark, 55, shot on a highway near here, parallels the Schreiber and Cormic killings last week. Victims pockets turned out, watches intact. forehead marks noted. Roark funeral set for Weatherford today.

Dallas Tex HR. L. Roark Abe Schreiber Pauline Cormic Schreiber Roark Weatherford

Winn Man Plants Melons Instead of Cotton

Hear Dodson farmer GCL Temple reports trial of watermelons on cotton ground yields higher profit. Last year he grew 1 acre and earned over 800 dollars, selling in Winn Parish and other towns. Temple also raises beans peas tomatoes corn and vegetables to stay self sufficient at home. Melons look ready to market in a few days.

GCL Temple Hear Dodson Winn Parish Mutiue Werri Mr. Temple Parish Materpriyg

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Lincoln Parish Club Legion Meeting ADD Thompson Jury President Earsybar New Yor Wiley Post Harold Gatty America Harbor Gate N. F England Crermany Moscow Siberia Alaska Roosevelt Field Lincoln Parish School Board Moses Joyitel Pace Howard Santhaey Saute Winn Man
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