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Newspaper
Ruston Leader
Location
Ruston, Louisiana, United States of America
Date
May 07, 1930
Page
7
Betty Abrams a six year old rescued from a Mississippi river boat faces new hazards from excessive candy and detention at a local home. She recalls beatings chained to the hull and being burned with newspapers. her father awaits parole in Indiana and her mother is jailed for cruelty.
Mrs Evelyn Marshall Field sails to Reno to seek a divorce from Marshall Field 3rd. Reported pre trial agreement would grant her over 1 million dollars yearly, ownership of the Field town house at 4 East 70th Street, and custody of children Marshall Jr 14 Barbara 11 and Bernice 6. The couple wed in 1915 and Field, a Chicago merchant prince, holds vast interests and is a New York brokerage firm member.
Baton Rouge May 1 Miss Dorothy Davis of Ouachita parish high Monroe has won the state essay contest on how the pact for renunciation of war can be made effective Her prize is an all expense paid European trip if she wins the national competition Her paper surpassed more than 20 Louisiana high schools and was judged by a committee led by T H Harris state superintendent of education The contest is sponsored by the National Student Forum on the Paris Pact
Washington May 1 Senator Jones urged President Hoover to call a special session if Congress adjourns before action on the President's law enforcement plan. After a White House meeting he pressed enforcement measures from a recent message and warned Congress to meet promptly or face a special session the day after adjournment.
May 1 Voltabarozze Italy local promoters hail 22 year old Camporese a possible second Primo Carnera He stands six feet six inches tall and weighs 242 pounds after a month of training he shows speed and ring generalship Camporese served with mountain artillery two months ago comrades recall his strength lifting five soldiers on his shoulders and presenting arms with a 15 millimeter field piece
Texarkana Texas May 1 A Texarkana motorist fired at a prowler after hearing a noise in his garage. A neighbor’s pet monkey appeared with a neck wound from the stray shot. The owner plans a chain to keep the animal from roaming at night.
Millsaps triumphs over the Bulldogs in a second tilt as Brown hits for Gilbert in the ninth and Robinson serves for Lawrence. Pitchers Baker and Passo allow eight and nine strikeouts respectively, with a 1 hour 35 minute game time.
A Chicago Academy of Sciences expedition will spend six weeks in Louisiana coastal marshes gathering and photographing specimens for the museum. Alfred M. Bailey, director, said coastal estates including Joseph Leiter’s will be open for study, with emphasis on reptile life especially alligators to build a photographic life history.
In Bastrop Louisiana on May 1, Ted Rose 32 a pianist and organist died of internal injuries and a fractured skull after a truck driven by Dave Oberley Bastrop struck their parked car on the Bonita road two and a half miles west of Bastrop Sunny Clapp 33 leader of a dance orchestra suffered only bruises and cuts and was expected to be discharged soon Clapp had minor injuries and Rose died an hour after admission to Morehouse hospital's emergency ward
Southern Natural Gas and affiliates Mississippi, Georgia, and Alabama Natural Gas, announced plans to extend pipelines and distribution in the southeast at a cost exceeding 15 million dollars. Nearly 860 miles of new line will serve communities including Meriden, Jackson, Laurel, Hattiesburg, Moss Point, Pascagoula, Salem, Montgomery, Mobile, Opelika, Auburn, and Milledgeville among others. Mississippi project about 7.5 million. Alabama about 4.5 million. Georgia about 2.09 million.
A city note reports a merger among ship owners in New York affecting several lines. The item notes connections between maritime firms and shipping cities, outlining changes in company alignments and routes.
Cleveland Hornsby petitions for letters of administration on the estate of Susan Jane Hornsby deceased. Citizens are given ten days to show cause why the petition should not be granted by order of the court dated April 30, 1930.
A commission to sell issued by the Third District Court of Lincoln Parish Louisiana directs sale by public bid at the Ruston courthouse on Saturday May 31 1930. The property includes two parcels totaling about 24 acres described by metes and bounds starting at the NW corner of A D Bagwell’s land and running various lines to establish two tracts.
The Lincoln Parish Louisiana sheriff announces a public auction on May 17 1930 at the Ruston court house front door. Seized is the Hinton Shoe Store stock and fixtures in the New Astor Theater Building on North Vienna Street Ruston for L. C. Hinton. Terms include cash with appraisal value, costs, and proceeds to satisfy the writ.
Notice in the Third Judicial District Court for Lincoln Parish Louisiana states a jury order for sale of real estate belonging to the estate of John Hogan. The sale will occur at the front door of the Ruston Court House on Sunday February 24, 1239 A D. The property listed is described as the east half of the southeast quarter of the northwest quarter.
In the Northeast corner of Section 32 Township 18 North Range 2 West and undivided interest in the Northeast Quarter of the Southwest Quarter of Section 32 Township 13 North Range 2 West Lincoln Parish Louisiana, as described in the inventory and appraisement. Sale for cash to last and highest bidder to pay debts. Administratrix Nancy Hogan signs April 19 1930.
Sheriff A. L. Thigpen of Lincoln Parish issues a writ of fieri facias and will offer for sale at the Ruston courthouse on May 17, 1930, the 80 acre parcel described as N of NE of Section 1, Two 18 N, R 1 West, to satisfy the writ and costs. Cash with appraisement, terms.
Ordinance No 146 authorizes a one cent per gallon levy on gasoline and motor fuel in Lincoln Parish Louisiana for one year to fund parish roads and bridges. The measure requires wholesale dealers to collect and remit, with penalties up to 100 dollars or 30 days in jail for violation. The ordinance was read section by section, discussed, and carried unanimously.
Lincoln Parish adopts Ordinance 145 restricting movement of tick infested cats cattle and horses into or within the parish and sets quarantine and disposal measures with penalties for violations. Section 1 prohibits any person from moving or handling animals under quarantine and assigns enforcement by the police jury in regular session.
The Lincoln Parish ordinance requires cattle to be certified free of fever ticks by a Louisiana Live Stock Board inspector before transport between areas. It forbids possession of tick infested cattle, horses or mules except when dipped regularly, and allows inspectors to seize and impound such animals. Penalties include fines up to 50 and imprisonment up to 30 days.
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