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Newspaper
Ruston Leader
Location
Ruston, Louisiana, United States of America
Date
Jun 03, 1931
Page
2
Banks will be charged at regular advertising rates for obituaries resolutions of respect and personal cards. The policy outlines standard pricing and placement rules to ensure consistent accounting and availability across editions.
Ruston merchants push to replace jute with cotton bags for grain and cotton products, aiming to curb cotton surplus and boost U S cotton use. Parish meeting next Monday at City Hall will form an organization to promote cotton, contrasting wheat belt inaction and urging collective action by merchants and farmers.
Industrialist Charles M. Schwab addresses the American Iron and Steel Institute warning that wage cuts spark broad economic harm. He argues labor costs can be reduced by efficiency rather than payroll reductions, noting modern methods cut costs without lowering workers' living standards.
Widespread adoption of cotton wearing apparel is reported as thousands of women in the Deep South push for a cotton dress style amid rising prices and fashion influence. The Georgia State Congress and Mississippi watchers back the trend, with public school authorities urged to respond.
A 63 year old Miss Reiley resisted eviction from her cottage on Lilac Street as land was condemned for a river parkway extension. City officials and a police matron finally removed her to allow progress, highlighting the tension between collective welfare and personal attachment to home.
The drift of city population to farms shows fewer retreat motives than expected. After decades of industrial growth and restricted immigration, labor needs drew workers from farms. Farm youth income gaps spurred the shift, but many movants seek rural life satisfaction and better amenities. Urban to rural effort may offer future potential. Indianapolis News.
An old Supreme Court opinion by John Marshall on the power to tax versus destroy is discussed amid references to later justices Holmes and Sutherland. The piece surveys debates over federal authority, state taxation, and limits on government power, noting how dicta have influenced jurisprudence across eras. It highlights the evolving tension between taxation and unavoidable government powers.
A sermon reflecting on Jesus crucifixion at Calvary, the theft of his garments, and the mockery of rulers and soldiers. It discusses the deep biblical setting of the event, the lamb slain from the foundation of the world, and the relation between suffering, redemption, and the resurrection life for believers.
Five young people from Greenville enrolled the summer session of Louisang Teele in Ruston last Monday. They are Carl Calvin Glue Green Adrian Gren Lorena Burmier and White.
Mr and Mrs Vining of Choud tant were called to Treman Sunday by the death of John Vining, lifelong Lincoln Parish resident, father of Mr Vining.
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