Trial Trip Made in Gulf by Big Vessel De Bardeleben
New Orleans November 17. The re converted 8S H. F. De Bardeleben carried distinguished visitors on its trial run around the Port of New Orleans. It is claimed as the first American owned self discharging steamer in the Gulf and can unload 7500 tons in 10 hours. Operated by Bulk Transportation Company for De Bardeleben Coal Corporation Alabama, the steel vessel is 380 feet long and valued over 1 million dollars. It is designed to load Alabama coal from Pensacola and Mobile and features auto discharging system with scraper tunnels and a patented boom device for shore unloading.
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New Orleans
H. F. DeBatdeleben
Canal Street
Gulf of Mexico
Atlantic
Pacific Oceans
DeBardeleben
Bulk Transportation Company
DeBardeleben Coal Corporation of Alabama
Pensacola
Mobile
Jahncke Dry Docks
American Bureau of Shipping
Gulf Waters
Sheriff Sale in Lincoln Parish Third District Court
Notice of public auction in Ruston Lincoln Parish Louisiana on December 6 1930 at the court house front door. Writ of Fieri Facias issues seizure of Sam McGuire property SW quarter of NW quarter Section 19 Town 19 North Range 3 West. Cash with appraisement. costs. November 5 1930 Sheriff A J Thigpen.
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Third District Court
Parish of Lincoln
State of
Louisiana
Third Judicial District Court
Court House
Ruston
Lincoln Parish
Sam McGuire
A. J. Thigpen
Negro Faces Charge Of Allowing Monkey To Run At Large
Kager Ogumve, a negro, is accused of allowing a monkey to run on city streets without a muzzle. The case was continued to Saturday, Nov. 22, after Bobby Grafton, 4, was severely bitten on Milam Street. The boy’s arm was torn and he was treated at North Louisiana sanitarium before returning home. The monkey was taken by Humane Officer Treadway and observed by Dr. Bryson. infection status was not yet known.
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Kager Ogumve
L. A. Grafton
Bobby Grafton
Milam Street
North Louisiana
Dalzell Street
Humane
O. D. Treadway
G. A. Bryson
Shreveport Journal
Administration Plans Sixty Million Seed Loan Program
The administration seeks a 60 million dollar loan program for farmers in drouth areas to buy seed fertilizer and other planting necessities for next year. The plan, drafted in Washington, will be among the first measures presented to Congress when the short session opens December 1. Senator McNary of Oregon is expected to sponsor the bill in the Senate. Loans would be available to farmers in 21 states within the growth area during the emergency relief period, likely administered by the Department of Agriculture.
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Washington
Drouth
Capitol
Congress
McNary
Oregon
Agriculture Committee
Department of Agriculture
Growth-area building program outlined for Congress
The administration will give first attention to a building program aimed at relieving unemployment. The plan targets 21 growth states including Virginia, West Virginia, Maryland, Pennsylvania, Ohio, Indiana, Illinois, Kentucky, Missouri, Iowa, Nebraska, Kansas, Wyoming, Montana, Oklahoma, Arkansas, Tennessee, Louisiana, Alabama, Texas and Mississippi.
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Congress
Grouth
Virginia
West Virginia
Maryland
Pennsylvania
Ohio
Indiana
Illnois
Kentucky
Missouri
Iowa
Nebraska
Kansas
Wyoming
Montana
Oklahoma
Arkansas
Tennessee
Louisiana
Alabama
Texas
Mississippi
Byrd Recalls Frigid Antarctic Conditions in Lecture
Rear Admiral Richard E. Byrd described extreme cold in the Antarctic during a lecture in St. Louis on November 15. He claimed breath freezes at 65 degrees below zero, noting lamps fail at 55 below and antifreeze freezes solid at 60 below, challenging the idea that Eskimos could endure such cold.
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ST. Louis
Richard E. Byrd
Byrd
Traveling Man Gets Bacon in Early Morning
Local traveling man P. W. Baskerville reports his two year old German police dog Fritz treed a possum overnight and held it at bay atop a trellis by Baskerville’s North Bonner Street residence. Baskerville quips the dog lives the slogan bring home the bacon.
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Fritz
P. W. Baskerville
Mr. Baskerville
Partition Sale iNo. 8515 in Lincoln Parish La
Notice of partition sale issued by Third District Court Lincoln Parish Louisiana. Sale of 4 1 2 acres in SW 1 4 of NW 1 4 Section 30 Twp 18 N R 2 West at court house steps Ruston for cash without appraisement. Sheriff A J Thigpen to sell November 5 1930, to settle partition between plaintiff and defendant.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Third Judicial District Court
Lincoln Parish
Third District Court
Louisiana
Towit
Ruston-Chatham Road
Ruston- Chatham Road
A. J. Thigpen, Shertit
Seven Sweet Potatoes Weigh Twenty Pounds in Sullivan
Virgil King of Sullivan Indiana proclaims the tithe of the town’s sweet potato king after growing seven potatoes totaling 20 pounds on November 17.
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Sullivan, Ind
Virgil King
Advances on the 1930 cotton crop in New Orleans
New Orleans reports the American Cotton Cooperative Association shows 1930 crop receipts and advances totaling 63,970,971.86 on 1,544,020 bales delivered as of November 12. Deliveries exceed last year's totals, with seasonable pool deliveries receiving 90 percent of market value from the association.
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New Orleans
American Cotton Co- Operative Association
Fay
Bas
Kruschen Salts touted as magic for youth and fat loss
An unnamed speaker claims Kruschen Salts rejuvenate health and aid fat loss. They recount buying an 85 cent bottle at Milam and Marbury Drug Co, swearing by daily half teaspoonfuls in hot water before breakfast while following a lean diet to feel years younger and energetic.
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Sly
Kruschen
Milam Drug Co
Marbury Drug Co
Public sale of estate in Ruston and Texas mineral rights
Notice of a Third Judicial District Court order to sell at public outcry all property rights belonging to the estate of Alva A. Shaw in Ruston Lincoln Parish Louisiana and additional oil and mineral interests in Blanco County Texas, to raise debts. Sale set for November 29 1930 at the deceased’s front Ruston residence. Administratrix Ida Bell Shaw signs.
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Third District Court
Lincoln Parish
Louisiana
Third Judicial District Court
Alva A. Shaw
Ruston
E. C. Stewart
Ruston- Lincoln Sanitarium
Dabney
A. A. Shaw
Houston
Texas
Blanco County
A. B
Ida Bell Shaw
Windwreck Devastates Rapides Parish Homes and Church
In Rapides parish near Lamothe bridge, a strong wind on Saturday afternoon destroyed a residence and barn on Joe Matthews’s property and damaged several other buildings. A house and barn on Howard Layssard’s land were demolished, a mule was killed, and a negro church was blown down. One man was killed and four others injured. Nearby roofs and stock were damaged, including R W Robertson’s residence near Ball.
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Alexandria
Rapides Parish
Lamothe Bridge
Joe Matthews
R. J. Cruik
Shanks
Howard Layssard
Beauregard Layssard
R. W. Robertson
Ball
Negro forger jailed in city on Saturday
City Marshal Risinger arrested a young Negro man named Lee Wilson on forged orders case. One order was cashed by Clarence Saunders Company. Wilson, an old offender in forgery, has served in the state penitentiary and faced multiple prior arrests.
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Risinger
Lee Wilson
Clarence Saunders Company
Wilson
Ward Marshal Sale of Vehicle in Ruston
Ward One Lincoln Parish Louisiana. By writ of fieri facias the Dodge Victory Coupe described as M-17273 M-30-582 license 2-119 seized as property of defendant J S Shidel. Public sale at principal front door courthouse Ruston Saturday November 29 1930 cash. November 14 1930 J T Richardson Ward Marshal.
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W. H. Cook & Company
Shidel
Ruston
Linicoln Parish
Louisiana
J. S. Shidel
J. T. Richardson
Cotton Ginned in Louisiana Before Nov 1 1930
The Bureau of the Census released a preliminary report on cotton ginned before November by parish in Louisiana for 1930 and 1929. State totals show 807,554 bales for 1930 and 745,205 for 1929, with Lincoln Parish reporting 12,980 bales in 1930 and 29,208 in 1929.
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Department of Commerce
Bureau of the Census
Louisiana
Lincoln Parish
Truck Parked Is Responsible For 2 Wrecks
A large truck and trailer belonging to Tom Hicks Transfer Company of West Monroe, parked on the Dixie Overland highway west of Ruston, caused two accidents injuring two local women and several others. Cleo Gay suffered facial cuts and a serious eye gash. Ruby Hanna was only bruised. Press Young and two girls Lillie May White and Annie Lee White collided with the truck after mistaking a stop warning, causing major front-end damage. All injured were treated in Ruston. no charges against the driver had been filed.
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Tom Hicks
Lillie May
Annie Lee White
Younes
Tesh
Ruston
Marooned in Snow Shelter Near Glacier Park
More than fifty people marooned in snow drifts near Glacier Park south boundary reached shelter at Glacier Park station after two days. A woman and two small children were brought to safety. others were accounted for with no serious effects feared.
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Great Falls
Mont
Glacier Park
Glacier Park Station
Snowstorm Grips Montana Cities With Low Temperatures
A winter storm battered Montana, leaving abandoned autos in snowdrifts and forcing drivers to Kalispell for shelter. Rail stations and farmhouses served as warmth and refuge as Great Falls logged 2 below, Helena 4 above, and Havre 6 above in the cold spell.
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Kalispell
Montana
Great Falls
Helena
Havre
Demonstrator Sophia Stone Runs Canning Demos Across Parish
Miss Sophia Stone Tincoln parish home demonstration agent reports high female involvement as she leads canning sessions. Over 300 meat cans were prepared last week with eight to fifteen learners at each event, including 75 cans at W P Spinks in Downsville and 144 at A B Larance’s in Hilly. Additional sessions at Colvin’s near Dubach and upcoming at Hester’s in Choudrant are planned. A separate New Orleans dispatch notes the W C T U’s revived anti alcohol slogan and critique of Prohibition as moral decline, citing Ela Boole and wartime freedoms.
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Sophia Stone
Tincoln Parish
Miss Stone
W. P. Spinks
Downsville
A. B. Larance
Hilly
Joseph Colvin
Dubach
Hester
Choudrant
New Orleans
Ela Boole
No Substitute For True Love Carter's Liver Pills Ad
An old advertisement extols Carter's Little Liver Pills as the genuine remedy for constipation and torpid liver, warning against substitutes and urging readers to ask for Carter's by name. Red bottles are noted, with a playful misspelling in the brand line.
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Carter
Hoover Sees Small Deficit and Tax Rate Uncertainty
President Hoover forecast a small federal treasury deficit at year end and signaled possible continuation of the temporary 1 percent income tax cut. Senate figures, including Senator Smoot, weighed in on whether the reduction would be renewed as rates are set to revert unless Congress acts.
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Washington
Hoover
Treasury
Senate
Anante Committis
Smoot
Utah
Reed Republicans
Pennsylvania
Uthan
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Sam MecGuire
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Ronnie McMurray
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New York
Alexander Hamilton Institute
Demonstrator
Fort Worth
Kansas City
Shreveport Packing Company, Inc
Black Kings Highway
Shreveport
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