Legion Plans Armistice Day Service Here
McFarland Post No 2 American Legion outlines Armistice Day events in Lincoln Parish Navy Louisiana Polytechnic Institute hosts a 10 am memorial service led by C A Barnette with color guards and Prof Leland Brown directing singing Two minutes of silent prayer follows a 11 am gong Taps and ad journ followed by school ceremonies in Rus ton Downsville Choudrant Simsboro and Dubach led by post members and parish superintendent H L Campbell Ex service men urged to attend with Legion or service calf on
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McFarland Post No. 2
American Legion
Lincoln Parish
Navy
Louisiana Polytechnic Institute
C. A. Barnette
America
Leland Brown
Tom Roberts
Farmerville
Chaplin
H. L. Campbell
Ruston
W. E. McBride
Tech Model High
C. A. Barnett
Hico High School
L. J. Fox
Downsville High School
G. W. Bond
Choudrant High School
Sanders Baskin
Simsboro
Bill Bagwell
Dubach
George Nicol
Legion
Red Cross volunteer surge and Louisiana role highlighted
An article notes that last year the Red Cross enrolled over a million Senior members and saw record volunteering due to the drought across 23 states. It cites national totals for garments, surgical dressings, and Braille volumes, with Louisiana contributing 762 garments and 102 Braille pages, among 75,007 nationwide volunteers.
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American Red Cross
Red Cross
Louisiana
Louisiane
Ttou Cross
Washington
Minute Men Fund Drive Mobilizes 500 Volunteers
Washington November reports the Democratic Victory Campaign organizing a 500 member Minute Men to raise 1.5 million dollars for the Victory Fund. John W. Davis announced at 809 Empire State Building New York, with 19 states already naming chairmen and women leading state armies to solicit at least ten dollars from 100 Democrats in each district.
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Washington
Democratic National Committee
Democratc
Democratic Womn
John W. Davis
Genral
Victory Fund Committee
Empire State Building
New York City
Davis
California
Colorado
Delaware
Florida
Georgia
Idaho
Illinois
Iowa
Kansas
Kentucky
Maine
Minnesota
Mississippi
Missouri
Nebraska
Nevada
North Carolina
Oklahoma
Oregon
Iruston Scouts Head to Shreveport Fair
Troop No. 45 of the Boy Scouts travels to the State Fair today leaving about 1 o'clock in a truck funded by the troop. Scoutmaster H. T. Hubbard accompanies the boys. They plan to stay through Saturday to attend the Centenary Texas Aggies game and spend nights at the Y M C A with reservations. The Presbyterian church scout group led by Rev. S. E. McFadden will join tomorrow to meet Troop 45 and tour fair attractions.
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Boy Scouts
H. T. Hubbard
Presbyterian Church
Presbyterian Church Led By the Rev. S. E. McFadden
Seniors Present Paul Revere Ride Drama At Hallowe'en Carnival
Downsville High School Literary Society met Friday at 3 30 pm. The Seniors staged the weekly program featuring a reading by Susie Mae Hovket a dialogue by James Bdsard Hamilton and Charlotte Hester a Home Economics Club Halloween Carnival offered booths with witches ghosts and fortune tellers and a song by the club. A burglar in England asked a judge to sentence him in the interest of economy.
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Paul Revere
Ube
Susie Mae Hovket
James Bdsard Hamilton
Charlotte Hester
Nine Cases Heard In Third Judicial District Court
Nine cases were tried in the Third Judicial District Court session Saturday morning. Four white defendants faced weapons and larceny charges with one acquittal and three convictions. Five colored defendants faced concealed weapons and liquor charges with mixed verdicts including fines and road time.
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Third Judicial District Court
Jack Rosbury
Mack Fields
Guill Fields
J. D. Owens
King Pringle
Son Peyton
Kate Jackson
Alton Gipson
Beatrice Stimson
Mayor Goyne Talks Gas Plan for Ruston
Mayor Charles C. Goyne spoke in an interview on Ruston gas issues praising a recent court action and predicting a municipally owned gas distribution system soon. He said once legal matters are settled, pipeline construction will begin to supply the town with gas.
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Charles C. Goyne
Ruston
Russian noblewoman slams Columbus visitors in blunt remarks
Mme. Marie Charlotte de Golier Davenport of Russia, age 107, educated in Vienna and Paris, criticized Columbus hosts during a recent visit. She called Americans stupid and unfriendly, saying progress and intelligence are lacking, while praising Americans as “darlings” overall.
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Columbus
Mme
Marie Charlotte de Golier Davenport
Russia
Vienna University
Sorbonne
Colmbus
Davenport
Scout commissioners report fair trip to Shreveport
Scout Commissioner reported that eighteen Scouts from Browne local Council Browne Went to Shreveport to attend the State Fair. The group spent Friday afternoon at the fair and Friday night at the M C A building, returning Saturday morning after a brief stay at the fair.
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CA. Barnett
Iegal
Turtins
Ie Chy
Shreveport
Wetendhe
M.C. A
Baton Rouge suit reply filed by Governor Long
State news item reports Governor Huey P. Long filing his answer to the Paul N. Cry lawsuit with six attorneys, while indicating he may represent himself. The report also notes other Louisiana incidents including a suicide in New Orleans and a train accident near Keatchie that killed three people.
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Baton Rouge
Huey P. Long
Paul N. Cry
Long
Eighteen Tech Beauty Nominees Named For Contest
Eighteen candidates were nominated for Louisiana Tech beauty contest with seven Ruston residents among them. Voting Thursday will allow each student to choose five finalists. Past winners Margery Dyson and Marjoris Jones are among the nominees, with petition nominating by 16 students and ballot counting by a joint faculty and student committee.
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Ruston
Louisiana Tech
Leah Knott
Alene Thurman
Lois Atkins
Agnes Robison
Marjorie Jones
Dorothy Harrell
Elizabeth Taylor
Gladys Crawford
Bienville
Edith Pardue
Choudrant
Avis Richardson
Jena
Leone Tracey
Alexandria
Frances McCarty
Shreveport
Louise Jackson
Colfax
Margery Dyson
Ellye Mai Donald
Downsville
Mable Bittick
Monroe
Lucille Honeycutt
Doris Chase
Chase
Tech
Marjoris Jones
Red Cross Aid Highlights Lincoln Parish Efforts
The Red Cross, active across 31 states and 12 disasters abroad, aided Lincoln Parish with drought relief. Local volunteers numbered 90, with $42,949 National and $1,186 Local spent in relief and seed oats. Yeast for Pellagra prevention was distributed to those unable to buy it as part of a broader drive beginning in April.
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American Red Cross
Insular and Foreign Service
Red Cross
Lincoln Parish
National Red Cross
Ariuilstice Kiay
Eight Days Left in Parish Pasture Improvement Contest
Notices mailed to all Pasture Improvement contestants announce final scoring by extension department on November 16 and 17. County agent Shealy urges immediate improvements to win one of thirteen prizes, with benefits extending to next seasons. Good pastures require effort as they won’t grow like weeds.
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Shealy
Lincoln Parish
Geo Riser Dies at Daughter's Home Near Lowa
George Riser a parish resident about u years old died at his daughter Mrs. Pierce Redwine's home 2 miles south of Lowa at 2 this morning. Funeral services were held there then burial in Bonner Cemetery at 3 40 this afternoon. Survived by four other children Frank Hilser Wilbur Taser Mrs Pam Rasbury and Mrs Ben Jiles all of Lincoln Parish.
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George Riser
Pierce Redwine
Lowa
Beln
Bonner
Redwine
Prank Hilser
Wilbur Taser
Pam Rasbury
Ben Jiles
Lincoln Parish
City Masrahl Finds Cloak At Circus Ground
City resident City Marstul Risinger reported to The Leader that he found a grey cloak in the circus bleachers likely belonging to a six year old child. The cloak can be claimed at the office of the judge in the James building. Risinger said old razor blades sent to Shriners Crippled Children’s Hospital fund are drawing strong support from townspeople, with a shipment planned for late this week.
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Marstul
Risinger
James Building
Shiriners Crippled Children's Hospital
Planters Turn In Cotton On Eight Cent Credit
L. O. Parsons district feed and seed agent for the Federal Government in Ruston this week received warehouse receipts from local planters for eight cent cotton to back federal loans. Over a hundred planters turned in receipts by Wednesday, with more expected. Planters may sell the cotton held as security. if market price exceeds eight cents, the surplus goes to the planter, while a shortfall requires repayment to the government.
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L. O. Parsons
District Feed and Seed
Ruston
Loeal Planters Ag Security
Governient Representative
Parsons
Kappa Sigmas from Ruston Meet in Monroe
Eight Ruston businessmen, members of Kappa Sigma Fraternity, traveled to Monroe to meet Dr. E. L. Stephens grand master of the eighth district. An informal banquet and gathering at Hotel Prentis will unite Monroe members with the Ruston delegation during Stephens’ stop en route to Ole Miss and Millsaps.
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Ruston
Kappa Sigma Fraternity
Monroe
E. L. Stephens
University of Mississippi
Milsaps University
J. C. Ritchie
Ardis Lewis
Capt
E. L. Kidd
Floyd Pierce
W. 8. Rutledge
Major Perry Cole
James Cole
Milam Drug to Move Location in Milam
The Miam Drug Co plans to occupy a rebuilt corner building at Mississippi and Trenton Streets within weeks. The Hedgepeth Barber Shop has moved. Milam will renovate floor to ceiling and combine space with the Blue Bird Coffee shop area. The store will be modern, with closed shelves and prominent drug merchandise.
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Miam Drug Co
Mississippi
Trenton Streets
Liu
Hedgepeth
Milam
Blue Bird
Acorn
Eighth-Cent Cotton Ode M. F. Drummond
A rustic editorial extols thrifty farming with modest yields and home preservation. It advises keeping poultry and cattle, growing vegetables, and curing surplus for future use to feed children, concluding with the signature M. F. Drummond.
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Rocky Mount
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North Carolina College For Women
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Fiftieth Anniversay Red Cross
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Downsville High School News
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3RD
Judicial Court
White Maen
Goyne
Yankees
SCOUT
Soto
G. Wilbur Cornelite
Los Angeles Flyer
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New Orleans
Fritz von Kurnatowski
Tulane University
Odis Anderson
Barton McCreary
Carthage
Bud Ebenezer
Southern Pacific
Keatch
Texas A. & M
Flint Higginbotham
David
Houston
Tex
James Joseph Thomas
Natchitoches
Francis Marion Witapatrick
Clothilde and
Lucile Hollis
Streveport
Tinsley
Hoover
Navy Geaple
Uhl Mur
Hoover Ie
Marley Dyson
Lagniappe
Charles Tooke
RED Cross OF
Shreve
Salt Lake City
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Ben Fk, Meyer
Beverly Hills
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Geo. Riser
Geo. Penton
Chicago
Kappa Sigmas
M. F. Drummond
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