05 Nov 1930
Page 1
This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!
This newspaper page contains 12 articles. Subscribers can read the full text of each article.
Newspaper
Ruston Leader
Location
Ruston, Louisiana, United States of America
Date
Nov 05, 1930
Page
1
A Louisiana Tech Bulldog named Tech, famed for mischief, astonishes by attending Sunday School. The dog goes willingly, but fails to enter the classrooms. Pers Armatrone escorts him back to campus as the dormitory tale unfolds.
Gramb ling Normal eleven of Grambling defeated Louisiana Collegiate of Shreveport 19 to 13 at Memorial Park. Saddiewhite and Hearn led the backfield with Douglas and Applewhite on defense as Edgar starred for Shreveport before Grambling’s late pressure sealed the win.
A large black bear weighing about five hundred pounds was killed during a hunting party near Opelousas on Saturday. The bear was chased from a bank by a hunter named Kate Corhran and shot after a trailing chase concluded with a final strike. The event occurred as the party moved through a wooded area near the Bievou Chase, drawing a crowd of onlookers and drawing attention from local officials for display purposes.
A fragmentary report notes a youths victory described as Rapides Boy Is Champion, with scattered mentions of Paddy and DeWitt and references to races or matches. The text is garbled but preserves a core claim of a local boy becoming champion amid unclear details.
In a report on fiscal measures the state records a 30 percent reduction in income taxes over nine months. The incomplete notes reference corporate adjustments and debates on tax policy. Names, dates, and precise figures are obscured in the OCR text.
The Baptist ministry with about 40 years in Arkansas and Memphis faces deacon resignations led by Lloyd T. Binford a wealthy insurance executive and Sunday school superintendent. Dr Cox said requests for voluntary discharge from the church unless he resigns will be decided at a prayer meeting tomorrow night.
In New York near Times Square two men posing as telegraph messengers gained entry to a Broadway jewelry store before opening. They overpowered a watchman and tied clerks, then coerced the manager to disclose the store proprietor's combination. They opened the vault, removed gem trays worth about 290000 dollars and fled in an automobile.
Miss Carrie B. Lewis, 33, was unintentionally killed Tuesday morning in New Orleans when an unloaded shotgun in a corner discharged while she moved the gun. She lived with her parents at 611 Aurora Street in Bonna det place and is survived by five siblings and three siblings’ spouses.
A four pound boy named Harald Mizelle traveling from Houston to Lakeland Florida by bus stopped for breakfast in New Orleans. He wore a short pants suit overcoat and felt hat and was accompanied by his mother Mrs Leola Mizelle of Houston. The child, comforted by bus staff, was kept in the care of the company with fare and expenses in his pocket until delivery to Mrs J C Bunch in Barton, Mississippi.
AMITA La Oct 27 Lee Lanier New Orleans reporter said Carriere the fugitive who killed his wife would surrender to Tangipahua Parish sheriff today The interview in Heep Woods after dark described Carriere calm while two men waited for him near a timbered area and noted his intent to yield, with safeguards and a possible imprisonment for the act
The second Louisiana National Guard battalion will assemble in Ruston on November 22 to parade on the Tech Field before the Centenary Tech football game. Units from Shreveport Monroe Minden Natchitoches and Ruston will join in a review and athletic awards.
Fragmentary OCR text discusses government form and influence, suggesting a tension between democracy and oligarchy. Mentions elites, intelligence and moral considerations, with unclear author and dates.
We want people to find what they are looking for at NewspaperArchive. We are confident that we have the newspapers that will increase the value of your family history or other historical research. With our 7-day free trial, you can view the documents you find for free.
People find the most success using advanced search. Try plugging in keywords, names, dates, and locations, and get matched with results from the entire collection of newspapers at NewspaperArchive!
You can also successfully find newspapers by these browse options. Explore our archives on your own!
Browse by location and discover newspapers from all across the world.
Browse by date and find publications for a specific day or era.
Browse old newspaper publications to find specific newspapers.