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Newspaper
Ruston Leader
Location
Ruston, Louisiana, United States of America
Date
Nov 05, 1930
Page
2
A printed entry lists second class matter at Ruston under a 1879 act, mentions the Leader Building on East Mississippi Avenue and a publication office. It references the Lincoln Parish School Board and shard contact details such as a telephone line and subscription options.
A reflective travel through November’s austere beauty and the month’s mood, contrasting leafless trees and leaden skies with crisp air. The piece links nature’s desolation to a broader cultural note on printing strikes and the public’s reliance on newspapers for timely ads and notices.
A public call urges Prosperity as the people’s choice, arguing a free market supports 120 million workers and their families. It stresses buying into jobs, wise spending, fair prices, and steady business to avert stagnation, urging voters to back virtuous economic behavior and reject fear and pessimism.
During that time business in the department stores fell off 50 percent. A wedding announcement posted publicly might be read by a few, but the same notice in the local paper would be read by every subscriber. The Uvalde Leader-News urges placing ads in newspapers printed for the people to read.
The piece warns that turnout in the upcoming election may remain low, noting only about 60 percent voted in the previous bitter contest and that registration lags behind 1928. It argues apathy undermines representative government as half or fewer enfranchised voters could determine who makes laws and controls spending.
Miss Helen Graham head of the home economics department at Louisiana Tech was elected president of the Ruston branch of the American Association of University Women at a Tech campus meeting. Graham, at Tech since 1907, holds BS from Columbia and MA from Peabody, with graduate work at Chicago.
The speaker argues that voters should blame lawmakers if the seventy second congress fails. He cites a defect in the political system where the least qualified often vote first while the most qualified abstain, urging public censure on those who did not vote.
The Associated Press reports nearly a billion drafted dollars restore health to American prosperity. Private home-building contracts rose in October to 1.92 million daily, while West Coast cities fund traffic arteries with large budgets. Corporations and states bolster wages and invest in plant adds, signaling recovery ahead despite delays from government projects. Mississippi politics heat up as Governor Bilbo’s tour stirs a gubernatorial campaign, with his record and potential run for education chief shaping the race and attracting crowds.
The Lord who tempers the wind to the shorn lamb is credited for reviving rabbits in many Mississippi counties after years of absence. Rabbits return as winters approach, aiding hard pressed country folk facing low cotton prices and scarce cash. Governor Theodore G. urges truth as Bilboim announces a state wide campaign for December and the law inspects brakes to test safety.
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