Louisiana Tech to Host First Education Meeting March 22
Superintendents and high school principals from 23 north Louisiana parishes will gather at Louisiana Tech March 22 for a first of its kind meeting to discuss classroom problems. Dr. Gustaf Freden announced the event after inviting 153 school leaders to suggest topics and speakers. The program includes talks on content versus method, results vs methods, and improving teacher training, with sessions in the Academic building and free lunch for attendees.
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Louisiana
Louisiana Tech
Gustaf Freden
Louisiana Tech Education Department
Freden
Tech
Dr. Freden
Joe Farrar
Haynesville
C. F. Lindberg
Bienville
P. L. Chambers
Dayline
Negro Woman Cut In Brawl At Sanctified Church
Alice Sherrard, a Black woman living in the East part of town, was seriously cut in a fight at a Sunday night meeting in the sanctified church. Deputy Clyde Trasier is investigating, with charges not yet determined. Also noted, Senator Smoot says tariff debate spanned 2,638 pages of the Congressional Record, Democrats using 1,108 pages and Republicans and insurgents sharing the rest.
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Sanctified Church
Alice Sherrard
Clyde Trasier
Washington
Smoot
One Man Faces Trial in Texas Hog Slaying Case
Boston Texas March 12 Dave Goodwin 40 a farmer was convicted and sentenced to death for the murder of Elliott 22 a hog camp operator in a feud over a stolen hog Bud Goodwin Dave's younger brother now stands trial as an accomplice with the extreme penalty possible if convicted. Bud testified against Dave at the trial which ended after a short jury deliberation.
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Boston
Texas
Lloyd Felsiatt
Dave Goodwin
Dave
Bud Goodwin
Bowle
Bud
Elliott
Goodwins
Here
Sheriff Thigpen Urges Payment On Movable Property
Sheriff A J Thigpen urged all citizens who have not paid movable property taxes to pay immediately. He said taxes are long past due and a collector may be employed with added costs to owners. The warning especially targets automobile owners not assessed with other property.
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A. J. Thigpen
Mr. Thigpen
Miss Crawford Forms Louisiana Tech Girls Varsity Honorary Team
Ruth Crawford appoints an honorary girls varsity team from about seventy-five co eds, selecting 18 for three color named sextets green blue and red. After three weeks nine players earn places on Tech’s first honorary varsity squad amid interclass play. Denver. James McCurdy, hearing screams, saw a hearse on fire and alerted neighbors, firemen rescue two children.
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Louisiana Tech
Ruth Crawford
Miss Crawford
Tech
Denver
James McCurdy
Negro Pastor D M Brown Dies After Long Illness
The Rev D M Brown 04 year old Negro pastor of New Hope Baptist Ruston died at his Washington Heights home after more than a year of illness. He led the church built at about 30000, served Mt Olive Gramb ling Salem Shongaloo and moderated Liberty Hill Baptist Association aiding Allen Green School. Funeral at New Hope Sunday 1 PM with burial at St Peter Cemetery. Survived by widow and adopted son.
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D. M .Brown
New Hope Baptist Church of
Ruston
Washington Heights
Brown
New Hope
New Hope Church
St. Peter
Master Farmer Titles Sought By Lincoln Parish Farmers
Ten Lincoln Parish farmers join a program to qualify for the Master Farmer title under Progres sive rules administered by the Extension of Louisiana State University. Nominees include Colvin Son of Vienna Cargill of Antioch Tom fucker Hinton Boddy Norris Alexander Colvin Hogg Unionville and others. County Agent J A Shealy and local officials will judge the contest, with $300 set aside by the chamber of commerce for prizes including rural yard beautification.
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Lincoln Parish
Extension
Louisiana, State University
T. C. Alexander
Parish Farm Bureau
Frank 8. Price
Auriscultural Committee
Chamber of Commerce
W. W. Colvin
Henry Hinton
B. F. Cargill
Lord's Acre plan boosts church benevolence in Ruston district
In Rus ton district Methodist churches plan to grow cotton under the Lord's Acre program to fund benevolences. Rev R M Brown says six churches produced 27 acres last year and projects 145 acres this year with totals possibly reaching 250 acres. Churches list acreage, organized by charges, with local pastors and lay leaders supervising the campaign.
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Ruston
R. M. Brown
Wall Street
Rev. Brown
Lord's Acre
Brown
Douglas
Wilhite
Calhoun
Bethel
Antioch
Athens
Wesley
Bernice
Bernice Church
Choudrant
Clay
Clay Church
Wesley's Chapel
Dubach
Harmony Chapel
Arizona
Eros
Chatham
Dodson
Eros Church
Gibbsland
Oak Grove
Hodge
Quitman
Marion
Birds Chapel
Downsville
Simsboro
Hilly
Salem
Strange Church
Strange Church, 5. the Campaign For the “Lord’s Acre
J. S. Hensley
J. F. Dring
R. H. Staples
W. F. Henderson
F. P. Moss
F. A. Weaver
C. J. Dring
G. A. Watson
Two Arrested Here Last Night Charged With Breaking In
Ed Grant and Willis Matthews of Little Rock Arkansas were arrested last night at about 10 30 by night officer Dan Colvin for attempting to break into Nick Poulas’s home. They were jailed to await investigation but released this morning on promise of good behavior and departure from town. A Farmerville district court grand jury session was convened today with Judge S D Pearce presiding.
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Ed Grant
Willis Matthews
Little Rock
Arkansas
Dan Colvin
Nick Poulas
District Court
Farmerville
5. D. Pearce
Story Of Louisiana In April Geographic Magazine Page Article
National Geographic announced the April issue will feature a page article on Louisiana with 20 colored illustrations and 83 drawings. Wilson Callender of the Association of Commerce, national advertising, disclosed the plan on Wednesday.
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National Geographic Magazine
Louisiana
Wilson Casllender
Association of Commerce National
Mitiog
Deputy Thigpen Heads to Little Rock for Extradition
Deputy Sheriff Bryan Thigpen and Lincoln parish police jury secretary Roy Rinehart left for Little Rock Arkansas with extradition papers to secure Monroe Locke custody. Locke escaped from Lincoln parish road crew while serving a liquor conviction and has repeatedly fled to El Dorado where he was arrested but refused return to Louisiana. He is currently held in El Dorado with no charges pending there and would be released if permitted by the governor.
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Bryan Thigpen
Roy Rinehart
Lincoln Parish
Little Rock
Arkansas
Monroe Locke
Locke
el Dorado
Louisiana
el Derady
Permuits
Suit Seeks Damages After Wife's Fatal Crash
Newport Indiana March 15 Frank Gugas filed suit for 10000 against a car driver claiming his wife supported him before the fatal accident. The aged husband says he has lived on charity since his wife's death and alleges the driver caused the fatality.
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Newport
Ind
Frank Gugas
Bly Wits
Risinger Tackles Three Liquor Violations This Weekend
Ruston marshal W D Risinger arrested Hosie Dge on a drunken charge and Willard King with Gale Falson for possessing liquor for beverage use. All three cases are set for city court Wednesday.
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Hosie Dge
W. D. Risinger
Ruston
Willard King
Gale Falson
Former Dubach farmer slain near Rayville
Rayville March 15 Billy Barham aged 44 is dead and R J Burt aged 40 is jailed in Richland parish after an affray at their home 14 miles southwest of Rayville between Archibald and Alto Barham was beaten with a double barreled shotgun Burt says Barham fired first. Burt seized the weapon and struck Barham. The motive cited is a land rentals dispute. Burt was arrested by Deputy Sheriff Leo Ferguson. An inquest was held by Coroner J C Sartor. A murder warrant was sworn this morning by a Barham brother from Dubach. Barham body shipped to Dubach for funeral and burial. Both men were tenant farmers on T W Price plantation and had been living apart from their wives.
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Rayville
Mar
Billy Barham
R. J. Burt
Richland Parish
Milles
Here
Archibald
Alto
Barham
Burt
Leo Ferguson
J. C. Sartor
Dubach
T. W. Price
Sawed off guns found in hands of local sheriff
Ruston March 14 sawed off shot guns once tied to Chicago racketeers now in possession of Sheriff A J Thigpen who seeks their origin. Two 12 gauge double barrel hammerless Springfield Arms guns numbered 80398 and 79445 were likely stolen before Christmas. A planned Birnice bank robbery was aborted by heavy snow leading to detective work and discovery of the weapons in Union parish and Dubach. One suspect, J S Mangum, is serving a 3 year term. more cases pending.
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Ruston
Chicago
Louisiana
A. J. Thigpen
Springfield Arms Company
Birnice Bank
Union Parisi
Jaber
Pat Murphy
Farmersville
Shere Whigpen
Prasier and
Hraswell
Dubach
Murphey
Lincoln Parch
J. 5
Mangum
Homer
Hlishon
Tech spring enrollment rises to 684 students at Louisiana Tech
Louisiana Tech reports 684 registered for the spring term, up from 677 a year ago, with 419 women and 265 men. Twenty eight freshmen begin callype careers, two transfer students, and 500 more study via extension and correspondence. Winter quarter had 751 and fall above 850.
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Louisiana Tech
C. W. Bond
Hyures
Tech
Mauggum Explanations Sought On Bank Robbery Schedule
The report notes that Mauggum may explain why the Bernice bank robbery did not occur as planned and why the two murderous Puns were altered for special convenience. The inquiry highlights gaps in the timeline and possible adjustments to the incident sequence.
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Mauggum
Bernice Bank
Arrest Report From Gibsland Ward Three
Black resident Calvin Wolland was arrested last night by Deputy Scott Durrent of Ward Three and jailed in Ruston on a charge of attempting to move another Black person named David off the Dinvett farm after sundown.
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Calvin Wolland
Gibsland
Scott Durrent
Ruston
Wage David
Dinvett
Railroad fined for soil shipment to Ford plant
The Pennsylvania railroad was fined 1400 for shipping several carloads of dirt to Dearborn Michigan used by Henry Ford in recreating Edison’s Memo Park Laboratories. The soil was not chemically treated to remove Japanese beetle larva.
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Trenton
Pennsylvania Railroad
Dearborn
Michigan
Henry Ford
Edison
Memo Park Laboratories
Redpath Week promises a diverse Chautauqua lineup
An April 4 start for Redpath Week unveils five days of entertainment in Ruston featuring Herbert Sprague's The Ble Pond and The Rivals, the Vietrus Hawaiians, Vierras Hawaiians, Vienna Cymbalong Symphony with Pulay, Lombard Entertainers, Cathedral Choir, a famous magician, and lectures by Theodore P. Graham on Keeping America American and Elwood Buasley on Full Steam Ahead. The lineup is praised as one of the best yet with exciting attractions drawing strong local interest.
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Redpath
Vietrus
Disse Pulay
Theodore P Graham
America
Tmmij
Etatition Authority
Elwood
Buasley
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Man In Suit Claims Wife
Risinger
Would Be
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Gibsland Negro
Redpath Week
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