Lincoln Parish Police Jury to appeal for rural road funding
At the Lincoln Parish Police Jury meeting a committee was named to travel to Baton Rouge and appeal to the Louisiana Highway Commission for more rural roads to aid farmers amid the drought. A seven mile road south of Dubach is planned, with calls to use local labor and farmland owners’ lands in road projects. The delegation includes Ad Thompson, Mayor Charles Goyne, W A Colvin, W A Sanderson, To H Mules, and others.
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Lincoln Parish
Baton Rouge
Louisiana Highway Commission
Drouth
Highway Commission
Dubach
Tocal
Tincoln Parish
Ad Thompsoen
Charles CG. Goyne
Ruston
W. A. Colvin
Dubard
W. A. Sandersen
Choud
H. Mules
Willy
W.trad
Simshoro
Clyde Rodgers
Tarston
Drouth Reick
Tech Bulldogs Face Magnolia A&M In Home Saturday
Louisiana Tech Bulldogs prep for a home game against Magnolia A&M on Saturday afternoon. The visitors arrive with a stronger squad this year, having shown solid form and a 6 0 win over Guachita College, while Tech works to build experience after tough early losses.
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Bee
Cough Dohler
Louisiana Tech Bulldges
Tein
Guachita College
Arkidie
Loyola
Bulldogs Prep as Freshmen Scrimmage Canceled by Rain
Rain prevented Monday scrimmage between freshmen and reserves. entire squad used in practice. Coach Bohler says varsity will scrimmage as before while rest of team stays home to prep for the invaders. All players in good shape and ready to start the season Saturday.
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Bohler
Bulldogs
Notice to Bidders for Property Insurance
Bids will be received at the office on October 22, 1936 at 2 p m for fire and tornado insurance on buildings and contents of the Louisiana Polytechnic Institute Ruston. Policies subject to co insur ance clauses and Louisiana Rating Bureau rates. Only authorized bidders may bid. Award for three years with annual dating from November 1 1930. President G W Bond signs.
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Louisiana Polytechnc Institute
Ruston
Lousiana Rating & Fire Prevention Bureau
Louisiana
Five Thousand To Attend New Orleans October Conventions
New Orleans reports indicate October will host four national and two local conventions drawing about 5000 attendees. The American Hospital Association leads the group with related meetings from the Children’s Hospital Association and the American Protestant Hospital Association. The Investment Bankers Association expects around 1000 attendees. The Deutches Haus hosts the German patsonal society Concord, while Federated Catholic Societies of Louisiana and the Southern Losing Association also appear among the events.
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New Orleans
American Hospital Association
Ott
Children’s Hospital Association
Association of Occupational Therapy
American Protestant Hospital Association
Investment Bankers Association
Concord
Federated Catholic Societies of
Louisiana
Southern Losing Association
Long Says Allen Not To Make Race For La. Governor
New Orleans Huey P. Long and O K Allen state highway chair will not seek Louisiana governor in the near term. Long says Allen cannot run during the frontier of a $100,000,000 highway program in the next two years. Both leaders agree to keep the program free from political turmoil and focus on results.
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Long
Allen
New Orleans
Get
Go—-Chow
Huey P. Loner
O. KR. Allen
State Highway Commission
Em. Allen
Auen
Number Of Farms by Parishes In Louisiana 1930 1925 1920
A messy OCR fragment lists counts of farms by Louisiana parishes for 1930 1925 and 1920. It includes garbled text and multiple broken phrases but centers on parish level farm tallies and year comparisons. The readable portions point to preliminary data for agricultural counts across the state with dates and parishes referenced.
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Louisiana
Slashes His Threat Then Blows Self Up In Home
A man threatened harm and then detonated an explosion at his residence. Officials report a fatal self-inflicted blast with injuries to a bystander. a third party identified as Liiwllis Lady was sent to a local hospital for treatment.
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Vadis
Osahea
Boelaiped
V. Maurer
New York
Lewis Ticket Endorsed At Mass Meeting
A mass meeting in the James building endorsed the Lewis ticket for Ruston city offices in the upcoming election. The platform promised a municipal natatorium, modern city hall, airport, 25 cent gas rate, new court house with guard facilities, armory, gym, and a hotel, with no tax increases. Citizens over twelve urged to vote on Saturday, October 11.
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James
Lewis
Tammany Hall
Ruston
North Louisiana Dairy Products Company
Billy Lewis
Calvin Duke
John Walters
Alfred Brown
National Guard
Louisiana Tech
Card of Thanks for Kindness and Sympathy
We express gratitude to friends for acts of kindness and tender words during illness and after the death of our wife and mother. Thank you for the flowers and prayers. may God’s richest blessings rest upon each of you.
Optometric Society Plans Shreveport Meeting
The North Louisiana Optometric Society will hold a meeting in Shreveport on Thursday night October 9. Principal speaker will be Dr. J. H. Thomas with a talk on Correction of Crossed Eyes Without Surgery. Dr. S. R. Clay serves as president, Dr. W. R. Brown as vice president, and Dr. B. Heinberg as secretary.
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North Louisiana Optometric Society
Shreveport
J. H. Thomas
S. R. Clay
W. R. Brown
B. Heinberg
New Barge Line Now Operating On Miss River
New Orleans dispatch reports the Mississippi River gains a new barge line entering service. Details indicate initial operations began recently with plans for rapid expansion and increased cargo movement along the river corridor.
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Miss. River
Mississippi Valley Barge Line begins service in New Orleans inaugural arrival
The Mississippi Valley Barge Line Company starts operations with a barge leaving Cincinnati on October 5 and arriving in New Orleans on October 11 or 12. Civic leaders will greet the inaugural vessel. Full schedules begin around November 1 with weekly shipments. interim operations are planned.
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Cincinnati
New Orleans
Mississippi Valley Barge Line Company
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Cooktown
Guy Richards
Moffett's
Magnolia A. & M
Mac
Maknolia
Loyola Vane
Teyola
Gree
Uae
Ed Loedta
G. W. Bond
N. O
Phoebeeter
Badu
MASS
Optometric Society Meets
Service
Business and Professional Directory
the State Life Insurance CO
Indianapolis
Indiana
W. E. Owen
Ruston, LA
Cess
Ruston State Bank & Trust Company
J. E. Crawford, M. D
James Bldg
8. R. Clay
Optometrist
DR. L. F. Green
DE. W. P. Simpson
James Building
Osteopathic
Ollie
BSB
Euston, LA
Ellis Bailey
Sam Blaushild
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