Former Local Man Killed in Oil Well Blast
Isaac Adams a 37 year old oil field worker formerly of Ruston was killed near Mansfield when a gas well blew while he cleaned a pipe on a derrick. He left Ruston 18 months ago for employment with Arkansas Natural Gas Company. Survived by widow, father J E Adams, sister Mrs O M McKenzie, and five children including twins under a year. Funeral arrangements not yet set. family departed Ruston for Mansfield.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ruston
Isaac Adams
Mansfield
Adams
J. E. Adams
O. M. McKenzie
Marriage Licenses: George Holland and Dovie Pace
George Holland of Ruston marries Dovie Pace of Ruston as list of licenses shows.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George Holland
Ruston
Dovie Pace
Negroes on road work amid fines and larceny cases
Reports from Sheriff A. Thignen list Hine Negroes serving road sentences after terms on liquor charges with fines paid. Names include Alonzo Walker Sim Walker and Ross Mayfield plus several others convicted of possession of intoxicating drink or larceny. White defendants also mentioned. A cow named Rose, Mrs Emma Meads’ 21 year old, recently bore a calf, her twenty second offspring, after previously straying to a still mash.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
A. A. Thignen
Will Preeraft
Addie Slayton
Ross Mayfield
Amos Woodard
James Miller
Wade Williams
Lou Younger
Bill Scott
Bennie Woodard
Ocie Aulds
White
Hyuer
Raceland
Rose
Emma Meads
English aviator to attempt Atlantic crossing
English aviator Captain Wynantgton arrives in St Johns with a De Havilland craft shipped from Nova Scotia. He plans a transatlantic flight to outdo Charles Lindbergh, aiming to duplicate the 1927 crossing. He served as Royal Air Force squadron leader in World War I and now pursues civil aviation goals.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
ST. Jouns
Weine-Byten
Eiglish
Nova Scotia
Wyantlgton
Charles
Ashdbergh
Atlanta
Wynrn-Eytot
Royal Air Force
Civil Aviation
Still Destroyed After Two Days Vigil Near Dubach
After two days and nights watching a farm six miles east of Dubach, Sheriff A. J. Thigpen and deputies destroyed a modern underground copper still with 150 gallons of mash. They had suspected owners and acted Wednesday morning, noting it was one of the finest outfits seen.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dubach
A. J. Thigpen
Thigb’n
Milk Plant Meeting Series In Parish Dairy Education
A series of farmer meetings tied to the North hl Dairy Products Co plant schedule for August 15 opens with talks by T P Hogan and county agent J A Shealy. Sessions at Antioch and Wesley's Chapel drew large turnouts with active farmer and farm wife participation. Further meetings span Simsboro Hilly Cross Roads Downsville Greenville Culberson Douglas and more, plus three dairy schools for negro farmers at Grambling Live Oak Liberty Hill led by I H Lewis and F B Batton. Attendance is encouraged, tuition free.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
North Hl
Er Dairy Products Co., Inc
T. P. Hogan
J. A. Shealy
Antioch
Wesley's Chapel
Messrs. Hogan
Shealy
Simsboro
Cross Roads
Downsville
Greenville
Culberson
Douglas
Hico
Chamber of Commerce
Grambling
Live Oak
Liberty Hill
I. H. Lewis
Louisiana Negro Normal
Lincoln Parish Training Institute
F. B. Batton
Golf Club Fourth of July Contest Draws Winners
About fifty Ruston Golf Club members attended the Blind Bogey event starting at 1 30 pm. Four formats were played with 18 holes scored then names drawn from a hat for prizes. Major Perry Cule led men with 75, while Mrs Frank Willis topped the ladies with 51 for nine holes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ruston Golf Club
Delph Ponder
Dud Holland
Bully Thuringa
Frank Willis
Perry Cule
T. L. James Named Outstanding Citizen at Lincoln Legion Event
T. L. James received a silver loving cup as the community’s outstanding citizen at a Ruston Legion celebration. A nine-organization committee selected him for long service to Lincoln parish, with remarks by state commander Roland Howell and an address on citizenship and Legion aims.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
T. L. James
Lincoln Parish
American Legion
City Park
Roland B. Howell
Ruston
American Legion Post
McFarland No. 2
Sanders Baskin
The
Legion
Harvey Nelson
Frank Monroe
H. N. Nelson
Perry Cole
Legion Post
Republic
T. J. James
Stabbing Case Ties Farmers in Louisiana Parish
N B Rogers a young farmer from Pleasant Hill is seriously injured at Ruston Lincoln sanitarium after a Tuesday morning altercation with M Hanson also a farmer. Hanson jailed with investigation focusing on Rogers condition and the dispute over a phonograph sale to Hanson by Rogers. Six Ruston preschoolers attend Louisiana Tech, aiding home economics class with child care observations and health habit rules including milk fruit vegetables water outdoor play and hygiene guidance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
N. B. Rogers
Pleasant Hill
Ruston-Lincoln
M. Hanson
Rogers
Hanson
George Carroll
Ruston- Lincoln Sanitarium
Ruston
Louisiana Tech
Nell Elizabeth Fox
Bobby Nethken
William Norris, Jr
Jack Harris
Milton Shinpock
Ann Reese
Helen Graham
Home Economics Department
Driving Contest Winners at Local Event
The driving contest saw H. Campbell win for men with an average 178 yards per drive. Mrs. Perry Cole led the ladies with an average of 100 yards and was declared winner.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frank Willis
H. 4B
Campbell
Perry Cole
Hoover's Virginia School Teaches Rudiments of Sex Education
President Hoover oversees a backwoods Virginia school that after teaching the three R’s has begun sex education and hygiene instruction for mountain families. Miss Christine Vest teaches practically during cabin visits, addressing individual cases and offering guidance. The Blue Ridge site serves a population long isolated from outside influence, with traditional views and complex family issues cited as context.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Hoover
Virginia
Christine Vest
Kentucky
Miss Vest
United Press
Rapidan
Kimily
Hoover School
Blue Hidge
Babe Ruth
Charles A. Lindbergh
Riley J Wilson Arrives Home For Vacation
Congressman Riley J Wilson of Louisiana's Fifth District returns from Washington to Ruston for summer recess. He announces his bid for re election in the Democratic primary on September 9 while remaining in Ruston to oversee district duties and flood control work. Also mentioned is Alley Anderson visiting home from the West to see his mother Mrs Fannie Anderson.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Riley J. Wilson
Louisiana
National Capital
Ryston
Washington, D. C
Congress
Wilson
Mississippi Valley
Ie House
Ruston
Washington
Wild
Alley Anderson
West
Parsons, Kansas
Fannie Anderson
Coach Bohler Arrives to Begin Duties at Louisiana Tech
Coach George M. Bohler, newly elected basketball mentor at Louisiana Tech, has landed in Ruston after a six week East tour visiting major colleges. He says he is ready to begin his duties and will outline plans shortly.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bohler
Tech
George M. Bohler
Louisiana Tech
Ruston
Ruston State Bank Marks Forty Years Of Service
The Ruston State Bank celebrated its fortieth anniversary on July 1 marking the charter dating from July 1, 1890. The article lists original directors and officers, notes continuous service by Captain E. L. Kidd, details charter amendments doubling capital to 50,000, and records name changes to Ruston State Bank and Trust Company with current officers F. H. Tarver and E. L. Kidd among others, highlighting the bank as a longstanding Lincoln Parish institution.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ruston State Bank
L. M. Kidd
R. M. Hardy
J. J. Booles
W. A. J. Lewis
J. J. Kidd
E. L. Kidd
W. S. Smith
T. C. Standifer
Eugene Howard
A. H. Mayfield
W. W. Booles
J. A. Colvin
E. L. Kiddasst
S. S. Gurlatt
O. M. Wright
Eb, &. Kidd
J. M. Smith
M. Wright
W. A. J.lewis
S.S. Gullatt
W. J. Lewis
J.5. Cargile
S. D. Pearce
H.W. Smith
D. M. Atking
I. H. Tarver
EB. L. Kidd
J. M. Atkins
WH. Tarver
Ruston
Lincoln Parish
Meeting at Antioch Aids Dairymen Before Plant Opens
A community meeting in Antioch, held with the Autlogh Community club and local officials, explained the Ruston Dairy Products Company milk plant set to open next month. Knight, secretary of the Ruston Chamber of Commerce, spoke on agricultural development and the plant's impact on Lincoln parish. The talks, first in a parish series, move to Wesley Chapel tonight Simsboro Thursday Hilly Saturday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ruston Dairy Products Company
Ane Hoon
Autlogh Community Club
Hoi
Mu. Knight
Ruston Chamber of Commmerce
Thomas Bo Ho- Kats
Guillitwey
Che
Ines
Lincull Parish
Wesley Chapel
Simsboro
Hilly
Statewide meeting for Louisiana Jersey Cattle Club planned
A statewide Louisiana Jersey Cattle Club meeting will be held in Homer Claiborne Parish on Wednesday July 16. Prominent dairy authorities such as Prof J B Moore and J W Ridgway will speak on dairy development and management with a luncheon by the City of Homer and parish visits to inspect livestock and feed crops.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Louisiana Jersey Cattle Club
Homer
Claiborne Parish
J. 8. Moore
Department of Dairying
Mississippi A. & M. College
Starksville
Mississippi
Louisiana
J. W. Ridgway
Mistletoe Creameries
Ft. Worth
Texas
Mary Mims
J. Melton Oakes
Homer National Bank
C. H. Staples
Baton Rouge
Bernice Youth Electrocuted at Roseland
Virgil A. Knowles ages 21 son of E. D. Knowles of Bernice died Saturday morning while working as a construction lineman for Phoenix Utility Co. in Roseland Lew Island near Kentwood He was brought home by undertaker staff and burial set for Wilder Cemetery near Ruston This tragedy occurred under Phoenix Construction Co management E & Pritchett Monroe served as general manager The second item notes a one cent gasoline tax approved by taxpayers last Tuesday and taking effect yesterday with funds earmarked for parish road maintenance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Virgil A. Knowles
E. D. Knowles
Bernice
B. F. McLure Undertaking Company
Roseland
Lewisland
Kentwood
Phoenix Utility Co
Louisiana Light & Power Company
J. T. Knowles
H. M. Knowles
West Monroe
Essie
Romain Knowles
Valera Roberts
Amarita
Texas
Wilder Cemetery
Ruston
Ruston Iy
J. M. Carr
Knowles
Baptist Church
E. & Pritchett of
Monroe
Phoenix Constriction Company
Judge Fred M. Odom Visits Ruston Today
Judge Fred M. Odom magistrate of the Court of Appeals Bastrop visits Ruston today. He is a candidate for Supreme Court Judge of the Fourth District to succeed retiring Judge H. N. Thompson. Odom, a Lincoln parish native, is a Ruston guest of Dr. and Mrs. Talbot and step brother of Dr. Bennett.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fred M. Odom
Court of Appeals
Bastrop
Ruston
Odom
Dintodinedi Hisell Ay
Supreme Court
Fourth Supreme Distriit
Louisiana
H. N. Thompson
Farmerville
B. H.talbot
Talbot
D. A. Bennett
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Isaac Adams Brown
Derrick
Atlantic
Thomas P. Hogan
Alexandria
Red River
R. B. Williams
J. A. Williams
Colfax
Paris
Worthing
Utah
Jean Beaufire
Grover
Colo
Golf Club
LA. Tech
la. Jersey Cattle Assn
Sureme Court
D. N. Thompson
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