Ruston to Host Annual Rainbow Girls Convention 1931
Ruston will host the Grand Assembly of Rainbow Girls in 1931. Mrs. Osher Adams, Miss Margaret Wilson, Kathleen Fletcher and others helped secure the honor after Ruston delegates impressed in New Orleans. The visit included Ruston’s selection as next convention city and invites for about fifty young girls to attend next June.
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Ruston
Osher Adams
Margaret Wilson
Kathleen Fletcher
Grand Assembly
Adams
Miss Wilson
New Orleans
G. A. Adams
Dorothy Lomax
Order
Ruth ‘Robison
Elizabeth Taylor
Teche
Louisiana man M A Martin dies at home in Muskogee
The Muskogee Daily Phoenix notes the June 9 death of M A Martin of Union Parish Louisiana. A pioneer banking head active since 1904 he led Citizens National bank Muskogee and First National Wagoner Oklahoma. Survived by widow and three Muskogee children, his death and funeral were widely observed.
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Muskogee
Phoenix
Oklahoma
M. A. Martin
Union Parish
Texas
Martin
Shiloh
Louisiana
New West
Citizen's National Bank of
First National Bank of
Wagoner
Opening of Terrell’s miniature golf course draws crowds
Large crowds gathered for the opening of a new petite golf course east of town at Terrell's pasture built by Jeusse W. Hair of Haynesville. Ladies played free on opening night while men led in enthusiasm. The course mirrors larger layouts with hazards but uses only a putter. Ruston golf hands and enthusiasts attended, forecasting it to become a popular resort day and night.
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Petite
Terrell’s Pasture
Jeusse W. Hair
Haynesville
Ruston
Esteura
Wen
4-H Club Encampment Leaves for Rayville
About twenty five to thirty Lincoln parish 4-H members join peers from Richland Morehouse Ouachita Union East Carroll and West Carroll parishes on Monday morning for a week long encampment at Rayville. County Agent J A Shenly reports about fifteen registered and several more planning to go. Approximately four hundred 4-H club members are expected to attend.
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Lincoln Parish
Ruston
Rayville
J. A .Shenly
Richland
Morehouse
Ouachita
Union
East Carroll
West Carroll
Allen Bares Sums Paid To Solons Or Kin
Baton Rouge and Austin news dispatches report on state corruption probes. O K Allen, highway commission chair, testified lawmakers and kin received salaries and stipends, while five senators urged continued investigation and urged public aid. Separately, Gov Huey Long faces questions over remarks on succession and Cyr resignation. Field of nineteen candidates certified for Texas governor primaries, with 14 Republicans and 5 Democrats.
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Allen Bares
Solons
Baton Rouge
Senate
Highway Commission
O. K. Allen
Constitutional League
John M. Parker
Parker
Huey P. Long
Rigolets Bridge
United States Senate
Paul N. Cyr
Dr. Cyr
Austin
Tex
Texas
Promulgated City Election Held Tuesday Night
City Council met in the Mayor's office to promulgate the general municipal election held yesterday. Following a Democratic primary at the end of April, the officers were elected without opposition. results list Geyne as Mayor and Preak as Councilman at Large.
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Geyne
Counciman
Preak
All Night Crap Game Ends in Free For All Fight
An all night craps game at Norman Glover's east town house near the Ruston brick plant led to a Sunday morning melee. David Pope and Turner Davis fought with a brick bat leaving Pope seriously injured. Davis allegedly attacked with a knife. Charlie Trammel was bruised trying to separate them. Deputies found choc beer. all players were arrested except Glover who fled and were released on bond pending the next court session.
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Norman Glover
Ruston
David Pope
Turner Davis
Pope
Davis
Charlie Trammel
Thigpen
Glover
Local Ward Council Candidates Named in City Slate
Bogard and C. C. Alley are Ward One and Ward Two council nominees along with Jess Harris Ward Three Sanders Baskin Ward Four and T. A. Wright listed as the remaining council candidates for the upcoming election.
New Equipment Arrives at New Astor Theatre
Western Electric sound gear installed at the New Astor Theatre with work to finish by Friday or Saturday. Manager W H Oursler says the daily shows won’t be interrupted. Two Warner Brothers features will be shown before the opening, John Barrymore in The Man From Blank Page and Loretta Young with Ted Lewis in Ms Everybody Happy.
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Western Electric Sound
Astor Theatre
W.H. Oursler
Western Electric
Blank Jey
Loretta Young
Ted Lewis
Astor
Penitentiary costs rise in Louisiana audit testimony
Baton Rouge on June 13 W N Mc Farland former state supervisor testified before the senate penitentiary investigating committee that the institution cost the state about 931000 from May 21 1928 to March 31 1930. He said this includes permanent improvements and noted current year borrowing and outstanding debt.
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Baton Rouge
W. N. McFarland
Constitutional Legue
Louisiana
Senate Penitentiary Investigating
State Board of Liquidation
Hale Speaks On Quail Conservation At Kiwanis
Professor W B Hale of Louisiana Tech addressed the local Kiwanis Club at its noon meeting on quail conservation. He covered brooding hatching and feeding phases, quail habits, diseases, and the impact of hunters. Visitors included Joy Thomas Hogan of North Louisiana Dairy Products Company, J Baker, and Ragan Green.
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W. B. Hale
Louisiana Tech
Kiwanis Club
Professor Hale
Hale
Joy Thomas P. Hogan
North Louisiana Dairy Products Company
J. ©. Baker
Ragan Green
L. BU
Dubach Man McMullin Dies. Funeral Set
Mr. McMullin of Dubach aged seventy one died at his home Monday afternoon. Funeral services and burial will be held in Dubach. Surviving children include George McMullin Dubach Thomas McMullin Willis Point Texas Mrs Virginia Brooks Dubach and Mrs A P Colvin Little Rock. Grandchildren include Mrs Charles Grasso of Ruston. Grasso will attend with relatives.
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McMullin
Dubach
George McMullin
Thomas McMullin
Willis Point
Texas
Virginia Brooks
A. P. Colvin
Little Rock
Charles Grasso
Ruston
Manager for Milk Plant Arrives in Ruston
T P Hogan arrives in Ruston to assume general manager duties for North Louisiana Milk Products Company, as plant readiness proceeds with building complete and machinery shipped. Hogan, long tied to Kent Products Co since 1916, will tour affiliated plants before starting about June first.
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T. P. Hogan
North Louisiana Milk Products Company
Ruston
Mr. Hogan
Kentwood
Kent Products Company
Tanetpahoa, Concern
Kent, Dairy Products Company
Thomas P. Hogan
Hogan
North Louisiana Dairy Products Company, Inc
Louisiana
Arkansas
Oklahoma
Missouri
Kentucky
Tennessee
Kent Dairy Products Co., Inc
Kent Dairy
Exchange Club
Chamber of Commerce
Tangipahoa Parish
Billy
Nthle Paul
Tangipahoa
Judge Odom Visitor Here On Tuesday
Judge Fred M. Odom of Shreveport visited Ruston yesterday and spoke with supporters while outlining his campaign for the office of Supreme Judge of the Fourth Louisiana Supreme Court District. He seeks the seat vacated by Judge Thompson, who is retiring due to age.
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Fred M. Odom
Shreveport
Ruston
Lousiana Supreme Court District
Theoirth
Odom
Thompson
Mon
Court of Appeals
Brothers clash ends in stabbing at family home
Mack Fields, 38, lies seriously injured in Lincoln sanitarium after being stabbed in the abdomen by his brother Roger Plelda during a noon Friday argument at their father Ward Two’s home. Doctors say surgery was needed and a blood transfusion may be required. Sheriff Thigpen investigated but info from witnesses was scarce. Roger fled at large with deputies dispatched to locate him.
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Mack Fields
Furcher
Rabbis Lincoln
Rogey
Plelda
Acratia
Thigpen
Fields
Roger Pields
Roger
Piebds Homse
Henderson Featured In New Louisiana Magazine
The Louisiana Chamber of Commerce monthly issue highlights A. H. Henderson Jersey Farm of Ruston and its dairy farming progress since 1915. Writer H. L. Mice Knight credits Henderson with founding a 150‑strong herd, Louisiana’s first creamery in Ruston, and plans for a powder milk plant. Henderson serves as state chamber president and is a noted regional leader.
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Louisiana
Louisiana Chamber of Commerce
A. H. Henderson
Jersey
Ruston
H. L. Mice- Knight
Runton Chamber of Commerce
Henderson
Lincoln
State Chamber of Commerce
Sale of Patent Doo r Furnace Rights Across Parish
Report notes fifteen Lincoln Parish farmers sold rights to a questionable door furnace designed to protect the housewife who washes outside. Investigators find variations in how salesmen push contracts and deposits. the probe targets a phony scheme and the parish sale method.
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Lincoln
Davies Mt
Tate
Poy Pya
Hind
Weil
Perish Probehiy
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Raya
Commission
Johnson
Labbe
Hughes
Fairy Cave
Buchan
Australia
Oberon
McFarland
Judge Odom
Supreme Court District
H. Henderson
New
Daly
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