Campaign Sparks in Ruston Scout City Election
Vigorous Ruston race features Boy Scout candidates for a “Rule For A Day” city election on October 18 with two main slates Lewis and Thigpen led by Billy Lewis and Jack Thigpen. Officials to be elected include judge chief of police and city marshal with a busy schedule of campaign events and public meetings. A separate accident report notes a Jefferson parish wreck injuring a driver after a horse was struck on the Jefferson highway near Kenner.
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Ruston
Lewis
Billy Lewis
Hillcrest
Parent-Teacher League
Thigpen
Jack Thigpen
Eastland Parent-Teacher League
Calvin Dukes
John Walters
Alfred Brown
Donald Brown
Ardis Marbury
Jack Baker
Boy Scouts
Batulay
High School
Eastland
Tech Model School
Railroad Park
Ruston Ki- Wanis Club
Jefferson Highway
Kenner
Baptist Hospital
fFarl W. Rolling
Jefferson Parish
Joseph Caravoni
Alex Biscatti
Camp Street
Biscatti
Caravoni
Fire-Swept Acreage In U S Forests 81 Percent Decline
Forest Service reports national forest acreage burned this year fell 81 percent from 1929 totals despite adverse weather. By Sept 12, 7,450 fires burned about LyLbee acres, far below 978,107 acres burned in 1929. The drop reflects prevention gains and lower suppression costs during National Fire Prevention Week.
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Forest Service
U.S. Department of Agriculture
National
Wis
Sepember
Henry Would
Forest Services
Aloe
Tiapresy
Towetbeer
Wtven
S. Gud
Boy Injured While Attempting Car Repair in Motion
A report from New Orleans details a man severely hurt while trying to fix a car in motion. The incident involved bystanders and several individuals named in scattered OCR text, including references to motions and cars. Further readable details are limited, but authorities are investigating the sequence leading to the injury.
Weighing Guides for Men Over Fifty by British Doctor
A famous British physician who specializes in obesity lists normal weights for men over 50 at various heights from 5 ft 4 in to 6 ft 2 in. He notes indoor clothing weights and suggests weighing on scales. The piece promotes the Kruschen Method for fat loss, advising a four week plan with dietary restrictions and a daily dose of Kruschen Salts, available at Milam Drug Co or Marbury Drug Co.
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Milam Drug Co
Marbury Drug Co
Canine Pest Is Here Now Dog Arouses Yale Apartments Fire
New Orleans residents tell of Pluto the dog at 1410 Third Street who prowled and yowled at night until Tuesday when a fire broke out. The canine woke Harold Jackson on the third floor, who raised the alarm, and with Pluto guiding him, woke the tenants and helped avert disaster. Neighbors praise the dog for his heroism.
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New Orleans
Pluto
Yale Apartments
Third Street
Agnes Christiansen
Philo
Puto
Phito
Harold Jackson
Jackson
Plato
Yale
Detroit police shooting mystery unfolds amid long list of related killings
Detroit notes a 17 year old accidentally wounding a man and a series of linked killings and disappearances tied to 50 enslited panishers, including Inspector Henry Jo Ghurvin’s death. The report hints at a broad inquiry, naming Joe Marino and Jerry Buckley among victims, with uncertain future details as police pursue a wider pattern.
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Cutaltnutte
Dibs San Joh
Weiides Bol
Luips
Gui
Poe
Marion
Cheathair Tapatice
Jnana
Mandine
Melo
Chbee Statin
New Orleans Improvement Plans Set to Spend Big Funds
New Orleans to begin major improvements and expansions over the next several months totaling about 40 million dollars. City receives 36 million for public works under a state-city agreement, with 17 million for the Public Belt bridge and equal amounts to port expansion, paving 3.5 million, markets and a municipal airport each 1 million, plus other allocations. State program aims to spend about 100 million in two years, contingent on November election and Governor Long's plan approval.
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New Orleans
Long
Mississippi
Board of Port Commissioners
Thumb-wagger recovers lift after stolen car caper
CHICAGO Oct 1 A man named Harry W Olson had his car stolen and stood in the road to thumb a ride. A driver stopped and Olson rode along then accused the man Ralph Klingenmaier of stealing the vehicle when they neared a policeman. The odd episode ends with Olson seeking arrest for the thief who had stolen his own car.
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Chicago
Harry W. Olson
Olson
Ralph Klingenmaier
Long Calls Liquidation Meet On Big Loans
Governor Huey P. Long orders a liquidation board meeting for Wednesday at 8 pm in the executive offices. Items include finalizing new loans from the recent legislature such as 400000 for tick eradication and 100000 for children's aid work, and finalizing authority for the highway commission to move 2000000 from the paving fund to the general highway fund to speed rural road construction.
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Baton Rouge
Huey P. Long
L. B. Baynard
State Board of Liquidation
The
Highway Commission
General Highway Fund
Mob Tars And Beats 2 For Wife Abuse
HROOKSVILLE Flu Oct 1 Chief of Police W D Clark said he received reports of mob action near here last night in which no white man was flogged and another beaten and tarred and feathered. He said he was informed that a group abducted J Springhead 60 a
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Hrooksville
Flu
W. D. Clark
Springhead
Community Punishment Reported for Springhead and Berry
Sheriff John Cobb of Hernando county quotes officials describing neighbors claiming Springhead was accused of whipping his wife and Berry faced disapproval for suspected liquor selling. The two men were tarred and feathered as additional punishment after they allegedly detained and mistreated others.
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B. Berry
John Cobb
Hernando County
Springhead
Berry
Louisiana Leads Four States in Illiteracy Fight
New Orleans report cites census figures showing Louisiana tops four Southern states in illiteracy. 108,351 illiterates identified, praised by Nicholas Bauer of New Orleans public schools for the drive against ignorance. State Education head T H Harris credited for progress. effort focused on negro communities with night-school attendance.
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New Orleans
Louisiana
Nicholas Bauer
T. H. Harris
Rich Home Terrorized By Masked Bandit
Chicago, Oct. 3. A masked robber terrified the Lake Forest home of Mrs. Leverett Thompson widow of a former North Shore mayor. He flashed a light in a maid's face and demanded money and jewels. The intruder took $15 from a dresser and threatened Abram Poole a New York artist visiting Mrs. Thompson. Poole yielded $35 and persuaded the thief to retreat, while Mrs. Thompson, who is ill, was otherwise not harmed.
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Chicago
Lake Forest
Leverett Thompson
North Shore
Mrs. Thompson
New York
Robbed Salesman Found Floating in Alabama Lake
W E Massey a 59 year old driver salesman for an oil firm said three young men robbed him attacked with a sawed off shotgun and a pistol on his route home. He woke hours later in a lake near the amusement bark and was taken to a hospital.
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Birmingham
Ala
W. E. Massey
Massey
Ex King of Greece Not To Go Back On Throne
Premier Eleutherios Venizelos states Greece will not restore ex King George to the throne. The former monarch told a London newspaper he would return if the people wanted him, but the Greek premier denied any restoration plan. The exchange follows his London interview and clarifies official position.
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Greece
London
London News-Chronicle
Eleutherios Venizelos
George
State Fair to Feature Show in Dairy Work
Shreveport reports strong dairy exhibits at the Louisiana State Fair opening October 25 with eight entries in the new boys and girls calf club and four parish herd contest entrants. Jersey cattle from LSU and Henderson Farms boost the 86 head show. Washington notes Americans spend about 2.848 billion annually on intoxicants under prohibition, with estimates of potential spending without Prohibition ranging from 2 to 7 billion.
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Shreveport
E. W. Neasham
Neasham
Louisiana State University
A. H. Henderson Farms
Ruston
Louisiana
State Fair
Washington
Association Against the
Railroad plan links with major lines for gravel transport
A private railroad proposal intends to haul about 100 cars of gravel daily, connecting with the Chesapeake and Ohio and Lehigh and Hudson lines. The plan outlines a route and integration with existing rail networks to support material movement.
Treasury reports first quarter 1931 surplus of 52 million
The Treasury closed the first quarter of the 1931 fiscal year with a surplus of about 52.3 million dollars. Receipts totaled roughly 868.94 million while expenditures reached 816.65 million. Compared with 1930, receipts fell by about 150 million and expenditures rose by about 150 million. Key differences include a reduced sinking fund contribution and lower customs and income tax take.
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Washington
Treasury
New Railroad to Reach Gravel Pits Between Baton Rouge and Stony Point
Baton Rouge plans reveal a new 18 mile railroad costing about half a million dollars to connect the city with gravel pits at Stony Point on the Amite River. Rights of way have been purchased in the name of L. L. Jackson of Denham Springs. Plant at Stony Point expected. company personnel and operations to be announced.
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Baton Rouge
Stony Point
Amite River
L. Jackson
Denham Springs
Old Veterans Growing Weak at Texas Confederate Reunion
In Dallas on October 2 five hundred feeble voices joined in singing at the thirty-eighth annual United Confederate veterans of Texas reunion. Delegates wore from two days of sessions and tapped canes to hear speeches. T. W. Davidson, former lieutenant governor, praised federal pension rolls as proof of Confederate valor. The event ended with the annual parade of veterans and Sons of Confederate Veterans.
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Dallas
Tenas
United Confederate Veterans of Texas
The
Promised Land
Sons of Dixie
Sam
T. W. Davidson
Sons of Confederate Veterans
Five candidates vie for municipal judge seat
The race for the municipal judge position widens to five qualified contenders as the process moves forward. Supporters claim heightened scrutiny of proceedings while critics warn of potential partisanship affecting court impartiality.
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