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Ruston Leader

Location

Ruston, Louisiana, United States of America

Date

Mar 12, 1930

Page

2

Ruston Plant Exchange Day praised in Morning World

The Monroe Morning World commends Ruston for Print Exchange Day and Yard Beautification Week. The editorial notes the program extends through Lincoln Parish, led by the Ruston Chamber of Commerce civics committee, and highlights community effort to exchange rare plants and beautify the area amid spring renewal.

Monroe Morning World Ruston Lincoln Parish Ouachita Capital Ruste Chamber of Commerce Poanen Iet

Derision of the Cross in Soviet Russia amid atheism rise

The article condemns Soviet efforts to eradicate religion in Russia, detailing churches turned into rental halls and craft for farm implements. It contrasts Christian mission funds with state atheism, laments loss of worship, and cites prophetic lines about a global religious awakening and moral decline.

Jesus Christ Soviet Union Russia Desas Mae Soviet Erius Micah Atcibiias Faaie Dohovali Salah

Achieving Success in Business Book Promotion

An advertisement for a book titled Achieving Success in Business targets ambitious youth. It highlights business as a path to high income and rapid early success, details courses and programs at Tyler Commercial College and School of Business Administration in Tyler Texas, and invites readers to request the free illustrated book by sending the coupon pictured, noting no branch schools exist.

Lfe Tyler Commercial College and School of Business Administration General Business General Railroad General Western Union General Civil Service General Cotton Tyler Commercial College Tyler, Texas

Cigarette Use Among Women Predicted to Rise in Future

Modern toasting methods remove irritants in cigarettes and women increasingly smoke as a moderation aid. Statisticians forecast a huge rise in U S cigarette production, Moody’s says total output by 1939 could exceed 202,000,000,000. FOR SALE. Bargain Kitchen Cabinet and Wardrobe seen with Mrs J H Reagan 422 EF Miss Ave Ruston 3-1-2tw.

United States Moody's Investors’ Service J.H. Reagan Miss. Avenue Ruston

Oakland V-type Eight outsells hand made rivals

Gordon LeFebvre, vice-president of operations, credits lighter Oakland V-type Eight bodies for superior performance after production, noting the experimental chassis used heavier bodies from the Oakland Six.

Oakland

Death of Former Ruston Citizen Ros Ross

Relatives in Ruston mourn the death of Ros Ross, formerly of Ruston, who died at his Pelahatchie Mississippi home after a decade long illness. Survived by widow Miss Mary Jackson and two children. Funeral and burial were held in Pelahatchie. Mrs P Knowles notes new shrubbery arrivals for yard beautification.

Ruston Lockwood Ross Pelahatchie Mississippi Ros Mary Jackson

Negro Arrested On Larceny Charge Here On Monday

Brooks Dunbar a negro living at Vien na was arrested here Monday morning by Ward Marshal J T Richardson on a warrant sworn by B Burch a farmer southeast of Ruston charging him with larceny of automobile tools valued at 7 50 taken from a car belonging to Bureh a few nights before Dunbar was lodged in the parish jail but posted bond and was released to await trial

Brooks Dunbar Vienna J. T. Richardson B. Burch Ruston Dunbar Bureh Triad

Dairying Push gets boost from Mississippi cheese sale

The Milwaukee Sentinel editorial criticizing Wisconsin dairymen over a Mississippi cheese carload sale spurred comment across Mississippi weeklies. The piece highlights progress in Mississippi dairying, crop diversification, and rising prosperity from early dairy efforts. New creameries and cheese factories are under construction this year.

Milwaukee Sentinel Wisconsin Mississippi Milwaukee

Hillman Fuel President Drives New Pontiac Through Snow

Otto Hillman of Salem Oregon, president of Hillman Fuel Company, demonstrates grit as he drives a new Pontiac Six sedan from Oakland Michigan to Salem on one of the year's coldest days, the fourth Pontiac Six in his collection.

Otto Hillman Hillman Fuel Company Salem Oregon Oakland Motor Car Company Pontiac Mich Mr. Hillman

Cigarette Shipments For Women In 1445 Revealed

A fragment notes 1445 railroad shipments of cigarettes for women smokers in the United States, totaling 26414 short tons. The snippet suggests a sizable historic tobacco distribution, placing it in context of years prior when such tonnage was smaller.

New York United States Mars

Crop fertilizer sales surge in nine cotton states

Secretary Hester of the Cotton Exchange says fertilizer sales in nine cotton states this season exceed a quarter of a million columns heavier than the same period last year. The total, he asserts, reflects stronger demand and higher prices across the sector.

Hester The Cotton Exchange

Farmers Face Uncertain Acreage in February Analysis

In the seven months ending February the figure 1,434,000 hints farmers may cut cotton acreage or concentrate effort on fewer acres. The tone hopes for the latter while noting farmers as a class are not in as dire a financial fix as some pessimists claim.

Grasshopper Horde Devastates Crops Across Region

A winter invasion of grasshoppers spreads across the area, with vast swarms disrupting fields. Farmers report numerous Bulons killed and crops damaged, while the swarm shows no signs of diminishing. Authorities urged vigilance and possible relief measures.

Juror John Cruz's Language Sparked Trial Mystery

After 27 hours of deliberation in a New York case, juror John Cruz, a Cuban, reportedly could not speak English. He had attended the month long trial, but a subsequent charge claimed he could speak English, creating a new puzzle in the proceedings.

New York John Cruz

Soviet Paradise editorial on Russians fleeing for food

The San Francisco Chronicle paints a bleak view of the Soviet economy calling it a “Soviet Paradise.” It notes many peasants, traditionally prosperous workers, leave their homes to seek sustenance as the government confiscates surplus products under the cooperative plan. It mentions government campaigns againstKulaks, prosperous farmers.

San Francisco Chronicle Russia

Russia’s dream and the price of state ownership

The piece contrasts a supposed Soviet ideal of freedom with reports claiming the state brands productive individuals as threats. It questions communism’s aim to abolish private property and suggests the observed outcomes expose a different truth about Russia's economy and freedom.

Russia

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