Ruston Daily Briefs Bond of Town and Surroundings
Ruston readers receive a bustling roundup of social calls visits and health notes. Mrs Marie Booles Adams visits Monroe and numerous locals including Misses Hymes Stocks and McCray stop by or plan trips. family illnesses improvements and travel to Shreveport Dallas and Chicago are logged alongside poetry and a jay talking bird in Bastrop.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Marie Booles Adams
Monroe
Mary Edna Polk
Shreveport
Jessie Wanless
Rosa Hymes
Winnfield
Helen Hymes
Mary McCray
Carrie Stocks
Myrtle Richmond
el Dorado
L. P
George Belton
GC. E. Mann
Gibsland
C. B. Gates
Florine
Lottie Pearson
West Monroe
Ruston
Monroe-News-Star
Thomas Bailey
Louise
Mary
Harry
Bienville
Mesdames
A. C. Harris
H. c. Miller
Bernice
Walker Riser
Frank Bynum
Nttleson
Colfax
Littlepage
San Antonio
Texas
Carraway
Betty Jean
Chicago
Neices
Thurman
Estelle Mendelsohn
Miss Mendelsohn
Downsville
Dr. Laurence
J. M. Martin
Jay
Neely Gayne
Roy Ledbetter
Coushatta
Leslie Ledbetter
Mary Moore
Homer
Louisiana Tech
Willie Belle Williams
Belcher
Mrs. Williams
West Ruston
Love
Little Rock
Arkansas
Gertie Gregory
Columbia
Herbert
Eastland Avenue
Ormond
Miost
Wesley
Barnett Springs Church to Present Play The Ghost Walks
Ruston friends anticipate the Bar nett Springs Baptist church play The Ghost Walks set for Saturday evening March 29. Proceeds will fund church improvements and supporters hope for strong attendance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Barnett Springs Church
Ruston
Barnett Springs Baptist Church
Cline i
Card of Thanks for condolence support after death
We express heartfelt thanks to friends who offered consoling words and tissues during our sorrow after the death of our loved one. Gratitude goes to Mrs. Luther Hedgepeth and daughters Marguerite and Jennie Lee and many others including Mr and Mrs J H McQuinn, Mr and Mrs A Hedgepeth, and numerous Hedgpeth and Trussell families across Antioch and Hanoa Texas.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Unis
Luther Hedgepeths
Marguerite
Jennie Lee
W. J. Hedgpeth
J. H. McQuinn
Weat Mource
Mrr
Former Raston Boy Matries and Friends in Ruston
Announcements report the marriage of Alinena Bridges to Marold Colvin Meeks at Episcopal Students Center Chapel in Baton Rouge on March 20 1930 with home in Jackson Louisiana. Melba Cox wed Harley Boss known as Lefty in Chattanooga Tennessee, after play as star athlete at Louisiana Tech. Boss moved from Washington Senators to Chattanooga team in the Southern Baseball League.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ruston
Harold Meeks
J.T. Meeks
Melba Cox
Harley Ross
Tech
Harley Boss
Lefty
Jackson Independent
Jonesboro
Chattanooga
Tennessee
Boss
Louisiana Tech
Washington Senators
Washington, D. G
Chattanooga,Tennessee
Southern Baseball League
Mourned Ruston matron Mrs. J. W. Skinner dies
Mrs. J. W. Skinner, widow of Ruston’s John W. Skinner, died unexpectedly Sunday at her daughter Mrs. Lora McMurrain’s home in Monroe. Her remains were brought to Vienna for burial beside her husband, with a large turnout from Monroe and Ruston. Surviving children include Mrs. McMurrain, Carl Skinner, Floyd Skinner, Sam Skinner, Miss Lillian Skinner, Clyde Skinner, and Roy Skinner.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. BE. Grambrel
Minden
Vienna
Mildred Kellar
Brownsville
Tennessee
Ruston
J. B. Thigpen
Nadine
Miriam
Nedra
Mary Foster
Jennie Galloway
Jonesboro
Beatrice Smith
Little Rock
Cc. H. Waldron
R. H. Coombs
Marshall
Texas
Sam Gullatt
Shreveport
G. F. Hudson
Columbia
J. W. Skinner
Lora McMurrain
Monroe
Skinner
McMurrian
Carl Skinner
Floyd
Sam Skinner
Milly
Lillian Skinner
Clyde Skinner
Santa Rosa
California
Roy Skinner
Mrs Rawlins and Lovely Baby Leave for Home Saturday
Mrs Rawlins and her year old son Bobby bade farewell to Dallas after a several week visit with Dr and Mrs H L White in her old hometown. The stay featured humorous social events in her honor and Bobby charmed guests with his lively manners and engaging personality.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. M. Tompkins
Arcadia
Ruston
Fane Anderson
Lucy Vanner
Jet Kida
Artadiu
Rome
E.S Kidd
Eleanor
Faye Crowell
Minden
Messrs
O. K. Davis
Chester Brewster
Feazer Motor Car Company
Dallag
Texas
Mrs. Rawlins
Baby
8. L. White
S. P. Rawlins
Bobby
Dallas
Davis Celebrates Seventy-Fourth Birthday at Hilton Home
Prom Monday's Bailey Mr and Mrs Rus Hilton on the Cooktown highway hosted a reunion for Mrs Hilton's father Mr O Davis as he turned seventy four. A noonday turkey dinner followed a cake bearing seventy five pink candles. The honoree and guests gathered in the dining room to admire the cake and candies while Mr Davis tried to blow out the candles.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rus Hilton
Cooktown
Mrs. Hilton
O. ¥. Davis
Mr. Davis
W.T. Hilton
J. M. McAllister
Sick Headaches Relief by Black-Draught in Paducah
Mrs. C H Hall of 222 Tennessee Street Paducah Kentucky reports long lasting relief from severe sick headaches and constipations using Thedford's Black-Draught a vegetable laxative. She says routine doses cure headaches, remove dullness and mouth taste and recommends it to friends and neighbors. The ad notes the product is made from herbs and roots, finely powdered for easy stomach extraction.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Paducah
Thedford
Birthday gathering for honoree with local guests listed
A private birthday celebration was held at a pleasant home with many well wishers in attendance. Guests included Mr. and Mrs. W. T. Hilton, Mr. and Mrs. C. C. Davis and sons Howard and Kinse, Mr. and Mrs. O. K. Davis and daughter Mattie May, Mr. and Mrs. Bill Beard, Miss Myrtis Davis of Delhi, Mr. and Mrs. Lee Tinsley of Simsboro, Mrs. J. K. McAllister and Miss Maude McAllister.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. Gay
Ol Gold" Tobacco Company
New Orleans
Ruston
J. L. Sherrard
Max Mallory
Little Max Jr
Minden
R. E. Harris
Simsboro
W. E. Owen
Ruston-Lincoln Sanitarium
William Norman Owen
A. B. Horton
Bobby Jean
Haynesville
Mary Louise
Oscar McAlister
Leland Brown
Tech
Ernestine Fider
Elizabeth Moss
el Dorado
Ark
Brown
Therese Milling
Sam
Junction City
Jane Ambrose
W. H. McLaurin
Shreveport
Lottie Pearson
Sterlington
Jock Mullins
Frank
Ida Crawford
T. E. Funderburk
W. L. Herbert
Monroe
Nick Poulas
Alexandria
H. D. Emerson
Rus‘ton
Tim Hardin
W. J. Brown
Alfred Shaeffer
Jim Bond
Wink
Texas
Bill Cook
4. M. Ponder
J. A. McDougal
Little Rock
Rock Island Railroad
Will Thurman
J. M. Thurman
Emma Odom
Julia Odom
Sarepta
Esther Miles
Annie Lee Sims
Lucille Dickard
Cameron
W. E. Dickard
Miss Dickard
Columbia
Missouri
Stevens
Louisiana Methodist Women's Missionary
Lake Charles
Spinks
E. L. Walker
Robert M. Brown
Methodist Church
W.T. Hilton
Mra
C. C. Davis
Howard and Kinse
O. K. Davis
Mattie May
Bill Beard
Myrtis Davis
Delhi
Lee Tinsley
J. K. McAllister
Maude McAster
Julia Robinson Circle Met at Mrs Barksdale Home
The Julia Robinson Circle held its regular monthly meeting at Mrs. E L Barksdale's home with member roll call including Hale Green Woodward McTeod L White, Price Lewis Walker Davis Warren. Devotional on The Home as a School for Citizenship led by Mrs. Hale.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lewis
Louisiana News
Green
Walter Braswell
Victoria White Circle Meeting With Mrs Hadley
The Victoria White Circle met with Mrs Bill Hadley on Monday March 27 1930 with nineteen members answering the roll call. The devotional by Mrs Upchurch focused on marriage vows and home life followed by prayer by Mrs N M Johnson. Mrs V C Cupp spoke on The Home as a School of Citizenship with discussion and helpful thoughts. Mrs Ford read items from the Louisiana Missionary Bulletin and business matters were discussed and voted. Hostess Mrs Hadley served a religious course of refreshments.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Victoria White Circle
Hadley
Bill Hadley
Upchurch
N. M. Johnson
V. C. Cupp
Legion Auxiliary Meeting Held Tuesday Afternoon
The American Legion Auxiliary held a Tuesday afternoon gathering at Mrs. J. Br. Kavanaugh’s home with Mrs. Sanders Baskin presiding. Twelve members attended as committees were formed to support visiting the sick and helping those in need. The Ruston unit earned one of five Louisiana certificates for meritorious services from National Headquarters.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ruston
Louisiana
National Headquarters
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Sasiety
John Travis
Oak Ridge
Leota Nixon
Bernice’ Jayroe
Lufkin
C. A. Morgan
Craft
Elle
S. H. Patton
Irene Parker
Clarks
A. J. Mashaw
J. W. Farris
Kate Mashaw
Farmerville
W. E. McBride
D. B. Calhoun
J. G. Davis
Florene
A. V. Merritt
R. G. Hamm
Don Richardson
Louisiana State University
E.S. Richardson
Lonnie Davis
Lloyle Davis
Port Arthur
Riuston
Child
Hodge
Davis
Loyle Davis
Miss Land
Famous
James Owens
W. A. Larance
Hilly
J. Ralph Goff
Court House
Jeff Kidd
E. S. Kidd
James Thompson
Delhi High School
I. B. Thompson
Frank Mays
Edith
Frances Meek
Ruston High School
Bradley
Ben Fpf. Smith
West Texas
Amarillo
J. M. McCarty
Chatham
J.W. Cheatwood
A. J. Bagwell
Choudrant
Emma Lee
Oliver Oscar Thompson
Ray Logsdon
Leader
West Carroll Gazette
Oak Grove
G. Johnson
Crosley Radio Corporation
J. C. Johnson
South
Monroe Street
George Holstead
Manly
Mr. Holstead
Wid
J. B. Holstead
Langley Field
Virgins
Mather Field
Fexis
H. J. Y. Moss
It Dorado
A.k
Everett Talbert
Earl
Mary Sue
Marion
Ralph
Village Mills
Murray Harvey
Hitle
Maurine
DeRidder
Cen
J. D. McCallum
Talbert
Tal
Bert
Harmolene Rowe
Graham Price
Dell Moore
Natchitoches
Presidio
Lane Sharman
W. R. Sharman
Schofield,Barracks
Honolulu
Hawaii
Wheeler Field
Lieuterxany Sharman
Sharman
W. K. Duncan
BE. N. Faulk
A. B. Hopson
Eugene Flournoy
W. L. Morris
JL Rinehart
Helen Morris Mitchell
B. D. Blackmore
Byrd
Lula Crawford
Elia Parker
Bastrop
Julia Foster
Emmett Foster
Heflin
Oliver Bryan
W. E. Yeagle
Ansley
Vr. O
Dodd Elis Fe
Redpath
Vienras
The
Lombardi
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