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Newspaper

Ruston Leader

Location

Ruston, Louisiana, United States of America

Date

Nov 04, 1931

Page

5

Parish Premiums Lead Open and 4-H Show Winners

The parish fair highlighted award payouts with entries in open, 4-H junior, calf, heifer, and yearling divisions. Winners included Lincoln, Caddo, Beallon, J. W. Cook, Fallin, Margaret, Scalion, Nith, Joe Fal, Path, and others earning ribbons and cash prizes from $5 to $150.

Kins Beallon J. W. Cook Ward Fallin Margaret Scalion Nith Joe Falond Parish State Arcadia Allen Avoyelles Beauregard Blenville Bossier Caddo Calcasieu Caldwell Cameron Catahoula Claiborne Concordia de Soto East Baton Rouge East Caroll East Feliciana Evangeline Franklin Cant Iberia Jackson Jefferson Davis Lafayette LaSalle Lincoln Madison Morehouse Natchitoches Ouachita Pointe Coupee Rapides Red River Richland Sabu Tua St. Helena St. Landry St. Martti Paaisapa

Ruston Teams Face Tough Season With Few Wins

In Ruston a high school football season shows no clear winning teams as several schools like the Bulldogs and the Bearcats struggle. The Bulldogs lost to the Demons of Louisiana State and face Mississippi opponents in upcoming games while Pineville hosts the season finale.

Ruston Tech Bulldogs Bearcats Ech Canines Asers Bulldogs Canines Ason Mississippi Ladcats Pineville Plenty Bulldogs Wildcats Clinton Mississippi Sippi College

West Monroe Kiwanis Club Visits Ruston

The West Monroe Kiwanis Club visited Ruston bringing entertainment. Fred Thatcher led the talk with other members giving speeches. Miss Grover sang with piano accompaniment by Mrs. Fred Thatcher. A guitarist and a dancer performed. Ruston plans a return visit December 19 with a Ruston group. Tom Hogan handed out samples of Ruston butter.

West Monroe Kiwanis Club Ruston Club Fred Thatcher The North Louisiana Dairy Products Co Ruston

Bustin' Sale At Richardson and Son Draws Crowds

S. M. Richardson and Son have run a week long sale that drew packed crowds and huge trade. They advertised bargains and even gave away flour sacks, causing long lines and blocked traffic as shoppers queued before opening. The bustling event has created much talk in town.

S. M. Richardson

Rochester Schools Expand Programs For Handicapped Children

Rochester schools offer diverse education options for handicapped children including special and ungraded classes, behavioral and delinquency supports, orthoped ic facilities, and summer camps. Programs extend to tuberculosis wards, sanatoriums, and speech therapy with non English speakers also receiving special aid, while Otto Kahn retires as Metropolitan Opera Company president.

Preliminary cotton ginned report for Louisiana parishes

The Department of Commerce Bureau of the Census releases a preliminary report on cotton ginned before October 18 for 1931 and 1930 by parish in Louisiana. The statewide total appears in the publication issued in October. A separate note reports a one-year-old Buffalo steeplejack falling fifty feet but escaping injury and continuing work.

Louisiana Department of Commerce Bureau of the Census Parishes

Tick eradication stalls in Louisiana and sugar crop outlook

The report warns Louisiana faces stagnation in tick quarantine progress as the 1931 year ends, with several free parishes near collapse. It notes sugar production hopeful but marketing and tariff challenges loom, while farmers face low prices and debt as crops rise. Also mentions Navy patent case, Edison birthplace souvenirs, and a favorable film review.

United States Bureau of Animal Industry Florida Arkansas Texas Louisiana South Cuba B. B. Jones

Ruston Kiwanis to Lunch Guests at Saints Rest Church

Ruston Kiwanis Club and local business leaders will host a luncheon at Saints Rest Church near Cross Roads School. The event, on Thursday at six, promises plenty of food and welcomes non members who contact the club secretary at phone 427 for reservations. The church is about nine miles from Vienna via the Vienna Homer road. Information comes from the local committee in charge of the luncheon.

Ruston Kiwanis Club Saints’ Rest Church Cross Roads School Vienna Homer Saints’ Rest Ruston Kwants

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