Parish Roads May Be Kept Up by State
State Highway Commission may take over a large portion of parish roads for maintenance after inspection. Parish police jury president Add Thompson led a 75 mile tour with Ruston Chamber of Commerce officials to assess roads now parish maintained. They found roads in excellent condition with six miles ungraveled and crops in good condition along the route.
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State Highway Commission
Add Thompson
Highway Commission
Thompson
Pea Ridge
Whiskey Highway
Dubach
Hica
Corinth Church
Greenwood
Ruston
Gahagan
School Board Sets Special Session Thursday Morning
A parish school board will meet Thursday at 10 in the office of Superintendent H L Campbell to authorize advertising for bids on a $40,000 District three bond issue. Bids due sixty days after the May 14 bond election, barring any legal protest. The bond sale was approved by Simsboro district property owners.
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Parish
H. L. Campbell
Simsboro
New Shoe Department At Dry Goods Store Expected Soon
McDonald & Co installs new shoe department fixtures today with completion likely by Thursday. Manager says up-to-date accommodations will offer a complete line of shoes hosiery and accessories in the store.
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McDonald & Co
High School Graduates Turn To Business Schools
High school graduates are urged to consider Tyler Commercial College and School of Business Administration in Tyler Texas for business training. The ad claims faster, cheaper training with broad course options and strong graduate placement, inviting readers to request a free catalog by mailing the coupon. It mentions a scholarship note and prompts sign and mail to receive the catalog.
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Tyler Commercial College
School of Business Administration
Tyler
Texas
South
Tyler School
Tyler Commercial College and School
OF Bus ‘ Administration
Tyler, Texas
Special Session Records Lincoln Parish School Board May 14 1931
Lincoln Parish School Board met in Lincoln Parish La on May 14 1931 in special session. A committee opened ballot boxes from the Simshoro School District No 3 election and counted 66 ballots for 94,330 in favor and 15 ballots for 25,150 against the $40,000 bond proposition for 20 years at 6 percent. The board declared the proposition approved and ordered publication and records.
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Louisiana
Parish School Board
Lincoln Parish
Lincoln
Louisana
Theerof
Secretary of State
State of
Parish of
More Students Enroll At Tech Than Last Year
Louisi ana Tech reports record fall enrollment after two regular registration days. A total of 707 students began classes with 538 women and 169 men. Freshmen and seniors outnumber sophomores and juniors, and some additional students may enroll before the week ends.
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TECH
Louisiana Tech
Alma Burk
W. L. Mitchell
Lincoln Parish School Board canvasses May 15 1931
The Lincoln Parish School Board canvassed election returns locating the dates and signatures. Prop proposition carried 94330 to 25150 with a 69180 majority. Miss Stone received an assistant to supervise canning unit setup and training. Board adjourned after noting no further business.
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Lee Napper
F. E. Phillips
Parish School Board
Lincoln Parish
Louisiana
T. C. Alexander
J. T. Folk
E. B. Tatum
J. H. Frasier
M. W. Hood
G. W. Brewster
W. W. Durden
J.C. Owen
S. B. Colvin
Local Contractors Gather in Baton Rouge for Highway Letting
Representatives of local construction firms converge in Baton Rouge for the Louisiana Highway Commission letting. About 181 miles of concrete roads, 145 miles of asphalt surface, and 83 miles of grading and drainage structures plus one bridge are under bid. The current letting raises the highway bond allocation to 45 million dollars.
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Baton Rouge
Louisiana Highway Commission
Houston to Become Executive Secretary of Teachers Association
G. O. Houston, longtime assistant parish superintendent of schools in Caddo parish and former Louisiana Teachers Association president, will assume the post of executive secretary of the teachers association on August 1. He succeeds P. H. Griffith, who resigns after eight years to oversee correspondence courses at Louisiana State University. C. H. Stumburg will lead the German language department full time after directing university extension classes.
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G. O. Houston
Caddo Parish
Louisiana Teachers Association
The
Teachers Association
P. H. Griffith
Louisiana State University
C. H. Stumburg
Vivian State Bank Seized by State Examiner
The Vivian State Bank with about 400000 in deposits was closed Tuesday pending investigation by Louis Buckner state bank examiner. A report will determine whether the bank’s condition warranted continued operation. The note mentions a separate plan by National Coffee Roasters to spend 1000000 on advertising and promotion in newspapers.
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Vivian State Bank
Examiner
Louis Buckner
Where Beauty Starts Beauty Begins at Breakfast
A brief feature explores how daily habits shape beauty, tracing mornings from coffee to care routines and noting practical tips for starting the day with confidence.
Beautiful Tribute Paid Memory Of Fallen Soldiers
A small group of United Daughters of the Confederacy in Ruston held a Memorial Day ceremony at Greenwood Cemetery to honor Confederate and World War veterans. 63 graves were decorated with red and white colors and wreaths, followed by a program praising Jefferson Davis and Confederate veterans led by local chapter officers.
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United Daughters of the Confederacy
Greenwood Cemetery
Jefferson Davis
Louisiana
Army of the Gray
Ruston
Daughters of the Confederacy
Wow. Durden, Jr
Whe Bhie
The
Roy Glover
May Inney
W. TL Alia
Kiwanis Luncheon Features Dallas Goss Tenor
Kiwanis members and many absentees attended a luncheon program headlined by Dallas Goss, a popular tenor from the music department at Liberty University. Goss received praise for an unselfish five year service award at morning production exercises. The group planned a future meeting with a special guest and a change in seating arrangements.
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Dallas Goss
Luteinay
Deeree
Muys
Cheeptapany
Libs Vole
Jobin P. Caralaan
Goss
Thay
Bikellihe
Eash
Louisiane Newio
Wade Ab
Schedule Made for Boys Camp at Camp Rihtoebi
A reader fragment outlines a boys camp schedule with activities, dates, and routines. It mentions daily sessions, sleep hours, meals, and planned events led by organizers including J. Noble White and local groups. The text lists activities, meals, and times though many names and phrases are garbled.
Decline in American Exports to Veurste La Hive
American exports to Veurste la Hive declined due to curtailed petroleum development in that country. The principal decrease occurred in oil fields machinery and supplies.
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Veurste la Hive
Muachinery
Oak Grove Clerk Victim Of Sudden Aplopexy
An Oak Grove clerk collapsed and died, described as a fatal apoplexy episode. The incident prompted a medical response and is under investigation by local authorities. Nearby residents recall the clerk's routine and note a dentist was contacted during the event.
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Oak Grove
Youth Dies After Auto Crash near Shreveport
Jep Alexander aged 23 son of Mr and Mrs W H Alexander of Fairfield Avenue Shreveport died in Monroe sanitarium from a skull fracture after the car he rode in with another Shreveport youth ran off the highway and overturned A motorist rushed him to hospital where he died A slip of sleep was blamed by an aunt for the crash Funeral services will be Thursday at the family home with Dr M K Dodd officiating Interment in Forest Park cemetery He is survived by parents a younger brother Billy two sisters Mrs Jack Terrell and Mrs John Melton and another brother who died in a Byrd High football injury last fall
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Jep Alexander
W. H. Alexander
Fairfield Avenue
Shreveport
Monroe
Youngs Alexander
T. J. Pearce
Ruston
Alexander
M. K. Dodd
First Baptist Church
Forest Park
Alfalfa Cutting Begins Second Time at Local Farm
Alfalfa is being cut for the second time today at the Louisiana Methodist orphanage. Three and a half acres are under cultivation with four cuttings expected for the crop. The first harvest yielded about four tons for the orphanage dairy, per R W Vaughan supervisor, with J A Shealy parish farm agent promoting alfalfa as a profitable feed crop.
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Louisiana Methodist Orphanage
R. W. Vaughan
J. A. Shealy
Parish
Louisiana Man to Head Final Veterans' Meet
Montgomery Ala May 29 The Grim Teaper thins Confederate veterans guiding the 41st annual reunion set for two to five in Montgomery General L W Stephens to command with Glove Miller delivering welcome address Veterans will tour southern political landmarks and attend a large ball amid reduced attendance from 12 000 to 15 000 in early years to about 2500 today The old Confederate Capitol scene Jefferson Davis oath of office and Confederate Congress will be visited by the vets Also notes textile imports from Czechoslovakia valued at nearly 13000000 in the past year.
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Montgomery
Ala
L. W. Stephens
The
Veterins
Hioloxi
Mass
Mithering
Glovemuoe B.M. Miller
Sons of Confederate
Vebtsians
Inorkad Association
Bam
Confederacy
Jefferson Davis
Confederate Congress
South
Woo
Ihlney Lanter High School
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