Drive for Better Homes Boosts Shreveport Progress
An editorial backed campaign urges improved homes as a civic duty, praising home pride and progressive society. Shreveport Times and local merchants promote the Better Homes drive with editorials and guidance aimed at elevating regional housing standards. Fire devastates Vicksburg dry kiln. 150,000 feet of lumber burned. loss about 75,000 dollars. Two steel-girder collapse crushes coal workers in New York. fatalities reported. In Freeport Illinois thieves steal eight cases of sample shoes, all right-footed.
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Mammoth Rocks
Shreveport Times
Shreveport
Vicksburg, Miss
H. G. Gooch Hardwood Company
Vicksburg
Freeport, Il
Original Members of Vivian Club Named
The club roster lists Vivian’s founding members as Miss Davidson Kathleen Hendrick Gillian Margery Dyson Alexandria Alice Hinton Ola Louise Taylor Lillie Ethel Wheeler Plain Dealing Floy Smelley Ruston and Thelma Digby Ruston. The names indicate a local civic group active in the Ruston area.
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Vivian
Miss Davidson
Kathleen Hendrick
Gillian
Margery Dyson
Alexandria
Alice Hinton
Ola
Louise Taylor
Lillie
Ethel Wheeler
Plain Dealing
Floy Smelley
Ruston
Thelma Digby
Deputy Braswell Leaves For Baton Rouge With Miles
Deputy Guy Braswell of the Lincoln sheriff's department left for Baton Rouge this morning with R C Miles, a prisoner convicted here this week of breaking and entering. Miles was sentenced by Judge S D Pearce to two to three years in the state penitentiary.
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Guy Braswell
Lincoln Sheriff's Department
Baton Rouge
R. C. Miles
S. D. Pearce
Third District Court
Queer Little Pets In Mr Dann's Fox Squirrels Display
A local note describes two queer little pets shown by Mr. Chas L Dann. The animals resembled newborn rats but are identified as six week old fox squirrels. Dann feeds them with milk from a medicine dropper and reports steady growth since acquisition.
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Chas. L. Dann
Mr. Dann
Marriage Licenses for Dubach Couples and More
White Grover S Colvin of Dubach marries Clare Bell Mangum of Dubach. J T Rasbury of Simshoro wed Delvin Gay of Ruston. Colored Brown Davis of Dubach weds La Della Watley of Dubach.
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Grover S. Colvin
Dubach
Clare Bell Mangum
J. T. Rasbury
Simshoro
Delvin Gay
Ruston
Colored
Brown Davis
la Della Watley
Coalition seeks reconsideration on sugar tariff action
Washington reports leaders of the coalition of Democrats and Republican independents say they have the votes to reconsider the sugar tariff measure, likely moving on Monday. Ellis Goodson of Camp, Louisiana, seeks a pardon after a 1929 trial convicting him of biting off part of another man’s left ear in an argument, with the only blemish a morning dislike.
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Coalition
Washington
Senate
Ellis Goodson
Campu
State Board of Pardons
Goodson
J. C. Vascoca
Natehis Faehies
Ise
New Orleans Negro College Merger Plans Form New Dillard University
Plans complete to merge Straight College and Flint-Goodridge Hospital with a new $2,000,000 Dillard University in New Orleans. City to raise $250,000 by subscription, added to $1,750,000 pledged by church boards and foundations. Hospital to keep its name separate and remain nonsectarian chair.
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New Orleans
New Orleans University
Straight College
Flint-Goodridge Hospital
Dillard University
Community Chest
Educational Board of
The
Methodist Episcopal Church
American Missionary Association
Ceneral Educational Board of New York
Julius Rosenwale
Chicapa
Redien
Dillard
Fishermen and Horses Lost on Ice Block Incident
Scattered fragments report a large ice floe breaking away with 137 fishermen and 45 horses aboard. Search operations by airplanes and vessels continued as crews struggled to locate missing people and safety equipment amid shifting ice and rough sea conditions.
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Abbakhan
Five New Pledges Announced By Local Social Club
Members of the 226b a new lacul ared Urgamenlivni at Louietudia announce five pledges including Liverinas, Vivian, Johnnie Lee Kelly Ruustum, Genevieve Meckyide, Ansley, Leah Sie, Huston Keshinai ai, Mary Blanche Pusyiur Bustugi. The club, lured here last fall, aims to become a local curiosity and then a national sorority, per president Evelyn Davidson.
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Louietudia
Andre Elvin
Loulé Liverinas
Vivian
Tesmian Johnnie Lee Kelly Ruustum
Genevieve Meckyide
Ansley
Junior Leah Sie
Huston Keshinai
Mary Blanche Pusyiur
Bustugi
Tresiyanal
Evelyn Davidson
Proclamation designates Disabled American Veterans Week in Louisiana
Governor Long proclaims March 7 to 14 1930 as Disabled American Veterans of the World War Week in Louisiana. The proclamation urges support for rehabilitation and service to veterans, noting congressional recognition of the organization and the need for ongoing aid for thousands of veterans in the state. The document is signed in Baton Rouge at the state capitol.
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ATE
Louisiana
Baton Rouge
New Orleans
Disabled Veterans Organization
Congress of the United States
Hury
United States
Loutesiana
Vague report of a deadly shooting incident
A chaotic account states a man named Hadley killed a boy and wounded two others. A woman aided a child and another woman noted bystanders, while authorities and family members responded amid confusion and grief.
Gains in Life Insurance In Force 1929 vs 1928
The Life Insurance Courant data show 1929 net gains in force for major firms. Metropolitan, Prudential, Missouri State, Sun Life, New York Life, and others are listed with varying totals. Sun Life leads year over year with a $100 million rise, Mutual Life of New York up $19 million. total legal reserve life insurance in the U.S. is about $110 billion.
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Lfe
Ruston
Life Inurance Courant
Metropolitan
Prudential
Missouri State
Group Insurance
Sun Life of
Canada
New York Life Eee
Mutual Life of
N.Y
Aetna Life
State Life of
Indiana
Pan American
Sun Life
New York
Legal Reserve Life
United States
Court of Honor Promotes 53 Boy Scouts in Ruston District
Fifty three scouts from Ruston district troops received merit badges and promotions at the monthly Court of Honor in the James building. M M Cragon presided. W B Hale of Louisiana Tech and Lt Lane Sharman spoke on aviation. Troop 12 Dubach, Troop 52 Spearsville, Troop 45 Ruston, Troop 46 Ruston, Troop 47 Ruston, and Troop 60 Ruston had members promoted based on recent activities.
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James
Ruston
M. M. Cragon
Court of Honor
W. B. Hale
Louisiana Tech
Lane Sharman
Kelly Field
San Antonio
Texas
Dubach
Spearsville
Troop 12
Lonnie Smith
Carlton Bowman
Frederick Schuller
Elton Stokes
Robert Colvin
Hugh Driggers
Joe Colvin
Joe Tom Green
Leon Neely
Beauford Tubb
Harry Mitchell
W. H
Jack Thigpen
Ernest Epps
John Keedy
Ruffin Keedy
Harper Willis
Sam Hines
Wallace Kendall
Alva Nethkin
Vern
Rabb Whitman
William Clark
John Walters
Calvin Uke
Ralph Smelly
Roland Vernon
Explosion Claims Four Edenburg Boys In Abandoned Station
Four Edenburg youths died when an abandoned railroad station blew up. Police linked a cigarette and gasoline theft to the blast as charred remains hinder identification while a recovered driver’s card and four missing youths tied to Edenburg mark the tragedy.
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Newcastle
Penn
Edenburg
Novel Courtesy Car Service In Dixie Garage
New Orleans announces a courtesy car service by Dixie Garage Inc running every fifteen minutes through the business section. Cyril O. Rousseau Jr, president, calls it the first such service in the South for patron convenience.
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New Orleans
Dixie Garage, Inc
Cyril O. Rousseau, Jr
South
Rousseau
Ruston residents transfer property in private deals
Colored-Charley Butler of Ruston to Theodore Snowden of Ruston, Robert Sanders of Ruston to Helen Lewis of Ruston.
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Charley Butler
Ruston
Theodore Snowden
Robert Sanders
Helen Lewis
Ruth Agrees to Two-Year Deal at 80000 A Year
St Petersburg March 8 Babe Ruth and the New York Yankees settled the contract dispute today. Ruth agreed to terms for the next two years at 80000 per year after a conference with club owner Col Jacob Ruppert. Formal contracts at the figure will be signed Monday.
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St. Petersburg
Fla
Tne
Babe Ruth
New York Yankees
Jacob Ruppert
Ruth
First Strawberries Of 1930 Crop Sell For Eighty Cents
Hammond Louisiana March 7 First strawberries of the 1930 crop brought in Thursday sold for 80c a pint Three pints were offered at the market The crop looks good despite the freeze the first of the week The first crop will be field back at least two weeks The bean crop was put out of commission.
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Hammond
War Minister Proposes Duels for Officers
Budapest dispatch reports M Goembus minister of war proposes allowing army officers to duel and use swords against civilians who insult the army, arguing for swift deterrence and strong discipline within the armed forces.
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DEUL
Budapest
M. Goembus
Maniac at Large in Sydney injures sheriff and deputy
A maniac who escaped from the State Insane Asylum wounded Sheriff James Nelson and Deputy Richard Carlson during an attempted capture in Sydney Nebraska. The incident underscores the escaped patient's dangerous status and ongoing pursuit by local authorities.
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Sydney
Neb
State Insane Asylum
James Nelson
Richard Carlson
Clean-Up Week Prompts Citywide Trash Haul
Ruston wraps up its annual Clean Up Week with Mayor Goyne praising citizen cooperation. Over 400 loads of trash were removed from the city. Health officer Dr White notes sanitary improvements and health measures spurred by recommendations to property owners. Inspector Wilson will continue inspections and residents are urged to comply for the public good.
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Ruston
Charles C. Goyne
Air Rates Shift to Boost Airline Profits
St Louis transport operators demand higher air rates to protect profits, arguing that current pricing fails to cover costs and could threaten service. They warn that without increases, carriers may cut capacity or service levels.
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St. Louis
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