Death claims local woman this morning
Funeral services for Mrs. Cr.T. Johnson, 57, who died at 908 North Trenton Street, will be held Saturday at 3 PM at the family residence. Rev. J. W. D. Carroll and Rev. H. M. Michael will officiate. Surviving: husband, children Emmett Wilder, Emmett Johnson, Julius Johnson, Searcy Johnson, Charlie Johnson, and thirteen grandchildren. Interment in Cook's Chapel Cemetery, B. F. McLure Co. directing.
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Cr.t. Johnson
North
Trenton St
J. W D. Carrol
Temple Baptist Church
H. M. Michael
Arcadia
The
Baptist Church
Ruston
A. E
Emmett) Wilder
Emmett Johnson
Rusten
Wesley
Julius Johnson
Monroe
Searcy Johnson
Carlton
Arkansas
Charlie Johnson
Jackson
Mississippi
B. F. McLure and Company
Cook's Chapel
Nobles Pupils Win Legion Medals in Ruston High
Lorene Rich and Wayne Fallin of Nobles were named Legion medalists at Ruston High School for highest average among finalists. Commander L J Fox presented the awards. selection was by a special committee from faculty and senior class, based on honor courage scholarship leadership and service. Similar awards were made parishwide at recent commencements.
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Nobles
American Legion
McFarland
Simsboro school bond issue approved by voters
Simsboro parish voters approved a bond issue for school improvements by a large margin. Sixty six ballots representing 94,330 in property value favored the issue while 15 votes representing 25,150 opposed it. Bonds to be advertised and sold after sixty days. A new third unit facing the Dixie Overland highway will be built and serve as the main entrance. The board met at H L Campbell's office to promulgate returns.
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Simsboro
Parish
H. L. Campbell
Summer School To Open Here This Year
Summer school for high school students will again be held in Roston with classes starting Monday. Three regular faculty members teach six days a week to finish a standard nine week course in seven weeks. Miss Daisy White teaches mathematics, Miss Graham Price English, and J P Lynch conducts science sessions.
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Roston
Daisy White
Grahiam Price
J. PL Lynch
Poppy Day Plans Being Made For Saturday May Thirtieth
Two thousand poppies have arrived for the American Legion Auxiliary annual poppy day sale to be held Saturday May 3 aimed at aiding disabled veterans and families. Local Auxiliary directs event with Maus J B Barnes in charge. proceeds fund relief work locally and nationally.
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Legion Auxiliary
Dlvision
Americanm Legion Auxiliary
Flanders
Shuse
Rustin
Linwoln
Ational
Atesaligry
Maus
J. B. Barnes
Chile
Lincoln Parish Health Unit Ends Second Year Of School Pupils Work
The Lincoln parish health unit completes its second year of school pupil programs led by Dr. R H Allen. It highlights tonsil removals with Kiwanis, food aid via soup kitchens, smallpox vaccination for 1888 children, diphtheria and typhoid campaigns, and free glasses and dental care, saving an estimated $14,000 in hospital and physician costs. A preschool clinic is planned for next fall.
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Lincoln Parish
R. H. Allen
Allen
Kiwanis Club
J. E. Crawford
Ruston-Lincoln
Dreath
Red Cross
Wis
Lincoln Parish Health Unit
Mrs T B Finley dies in Shreveport at 77
Mrs T B Finley, 77, wife of a former Lincoln Parish sheriff, died Friday afternoon at a Shreveport hospital. Funeral services will be Sunday at 2 PM from Mrs W C Stanley's home with Rev H M Johnson officiating. Interment in Greenwood Cemetery beside her husband. No immediate relatives survive. Mrs J M Hoss of Hosston was at her bedside.
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T. B. Finley
Lincoln Parish
Shreveport
W. C. Stanley
West Texas Avenue
H. M. Johnson
Trinity Methodist Church
J. M. Hoss
Hosston
Greenwood Cemetery
B. F. McLure
Louisiana ships more than ever in strawberry trade
Louisiana remains the nation’s top strawberry producer as shipments to northern markets rise. B B Jones, Secretary of the Agricultural Bureau, notes continued undisclosed pricing for remaining cars. Past figures show 2388 cars worth 5 million dollars in 1930 from Hammond, plus cold pack barrels pushing crop value to 6 million. This year 2692 cars have been shipped, nearing the 1990 crop total, with at least 80 cars still to come.
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Louisiana
B. B. Jones
Agricultural Bureau
The
New Orleans Association of Commerce
Hammond
State saving deposits rise despite 1940 figures equivocal
State banks report no clear rise in savings deposits, with March data showing about $2.5 million more than 1940. The 1930 total reached $11,082,154, while Louisiana banks appear steady. A state bank commissioner notes tax matters while department store surveys indicate married saleswomen attend more and stay healthier than unmarried counterparts.
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Tia
State Bankie Department
Louisiana
Conmutisiacr
Taiasomne
Sermon Sunday Opens Week of Commencement Events
The baccalaureate sermon by Bishop H. M. Dobbs in the Main Building marks the start of the thirty fourth annual commencement at the local college. The week ends with ninety two graduates receiving degrees on Thursday May 28 at ten o'clock, with former Governor Patt M. Neff addressing the graduates. The program features Tech Band O Glee Girls and performances by Mrs. Stella B Kidd and Miss Doris Haskell. Faculty lead a procession from the Library to the auditorium in caps and gowns, with seniors seated on the right. Helsinefors Pinminshaw recently scored a slight victory over the drys, aiding Morough's parliamentary bill to raise beer alcohol content.
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H. M. Dobbs
Shreveport
Patt M. Neff
Texas
Tech
O' Glee Girls
Edbert Haskins
Stella B. Kidd
Doris Haskell
College Dudutontm
Helsinefors
Pinminshaw
Drys
Morough
Bad Check Case Highlights Strict Law Enforcement
In Summerfield, H. G. Thurman, a white youth, pleaded guilty to a bad check in district court and was fined $10 plus costs by Judge J. Walker. Sheriff A. J. Thigpen reported a gambling den and liquor operation on the town's south edge run by a man named Tommy Harris, with Harris arrested on gambling house and liquor selling charges after officers observed activity at his residence.
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H. G. Thurman
Summerfield
Thurman
J. Walker
A. J. Thigpen
Tommy Harris
Harris
Uquor
Spectacle Man Arrested For False Practice In Horatio
W B Williams listed Horatio Arkansas as home and claimed to be an optometrist from Kentucky. He was arrested for practicing without a license and pled guilty earning a $25 fine plus costs. He admitted selling spectacles at various locations for $5 a pair, costing him ten cents.
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W. B. Williams
Horatio
Arkansas
Kentucky
Williams
E. L. Walker
Jackson Parish
Willams
Time Worn Musical Program in Ruston’s Early History
The article recalls a 1689 program held at the old Houston College auditorium with residents and descendants named among performers. It notes figures like Miss C Smith and Dr. Siebert, and ties Ruston’s cultural growth to institutions such as Ruston College, the Louisiana Chautauqua, and the Tangutuna Industrial Institute later becoming LSU Polytechnic Institute.
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Ruston
Dtustot
Hale Gia
Mas
Une Weis
Braday
Fulta Ciudad Stieber
Vonsinbodl
Houston College
Daturnisti
Mig
Houston High School
C. Smith
W. Houles
C Lewis
H. Griffin
Mollie Budlés
M. Mayfield
Woe
J. Lane
Ashley
Mire LM. Kidd
Siebert
Jonas Meyer
Laura Delery
Breed
Jessie Semple
West Sumis Alu
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H. T. Johnson
Legion
Ruston High School
North Carolina
Sarah Brigss
Acorn
Bar. Allen
Roe
Dar Ty
John Trout
Manor
Trout
Louisiana Tech
Arthur Washington
Washington
Thigpen
Munroe
Ben
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