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Newspaper
Ruston Leader
Location
Ruston, Louisiana, United States of America
Date
Oct 22, 1930
Page
2
The notice lists the Office of Publication at Leader Building East Mississippi Avenue and a telephone number 126. It identifies the Official Journal Parish of Lincoln and Lincoln Parish School Board with options for subscription periods: One Year Six Months Three Months.
The Ruston dairy product plant opens as a forerunner to future facilities, funded at two hundred thousand dollars. Advocates urge rapid tick eradication statewide, noting two thirds of the Legislature support it and warning that Louisiana’s agricultural prosperity hinges on finishing the campaign. The Lin coln parish facility benefits from a long tick-free history and aims to attract Southern investment against a backdrop of entrenched infestation. Extension Service.
A historic caution about fires causing not just money and lives but irreplaceable records and documents. It cites the FTC headquarters blaze as an example and notes essential records for businesses, industries, and heirs often vanish, threatening long term losses unseen in price tags.
A report from a well known authority predicts the United States will reach a new high in automobile deaths, estimating 36000 fatalities by year end. The piece recalls thousands already killed as safety lapses and reckless driving persist.
Hundreds of thousands of incompetents roam public highways. Inadequate driver licensing and outdated traffic laws contribute to a high fatality rate. Advocates urge strict license exams and modernized enforceable codes nationwide to prevent accidents and protect communities.
Olmstead a Coast Guard man on patrol against rum runners fired on a boat he mistook for a rum vessel and killed a fellow guard. Rear Admiral Billard ordered a court martial for culpable inefficiency in duty. The Government prosecutes since the victim was a Coast Guardsman, illustrating federal vs civilian prosecution ethics.
The Louisiana Legislature, in a special session, created a state highway system covering over 1325 primary and secondary roads. The act provides immediate state control of hard surface local highways and plans to assume gravel roads as finances permit, aiming to unify and finance road maintenance nationwide.
The Monroe Morning World notes that Louisiana undertakes ambitious construction and maintenance projects, surpassing other southern states. With tourist attractions and emphasis on road quality, the state is positioned to become a premier travel area in the American Union.
Lincoln parish has moved to advance dairying by launching a 200000 dollar dairy plant at Ruston, aiming to cash in on a tick-free region. While two thirds of Louisiana still battles cattle ticks, Lincoln and Ruston are praised for creating a ready market for dairy products and potential prosperity, with broader state gains hinging on tick eradication and funding.
In north Louisiana half of the families in 20 parishes will soon need food and clothing per the Louisiana Drought Relief Committee. Senator Ransdetl in Washington urges liberal farm credits for hard hit areas as late rains may revive pasturage and some crops. Many tenant farmers and laborers face winter with limited resources as livestock and garden supplies fail.
Dr. Pearl Hogrefe becomes head of the English department in 1925 as the only woman with a doctoral degree on the Tech faculty. Her education spans Southwestern College, Kansas University, and the University of Chicago. She has published in Modern Philology and studies Sir Thomas Moore. The article also notes drought relief, farm and labor hardship, a call for federal aid, and mentions Miss Elizabeth Bethea leading Tech’s art department since 1926 along with issues in hog production and supply chains for New Orleans stockyards.
A campaign to raise hog production in South Louisiana starts this week as farmers lag behind demand. National pork per capita use is 74 pounds and lard 15 pounds. if New Orleans consumed like the nation, all Louisiana hogs would be needed to feed the city, leaving the rest of the state under supplied.
A survey by Claiborne Parish agricultural agent shows dairy cows reduce drought relief needs. Farmers with six or more cows largely avoid relief, while those with fewer or no cows rely on public funds for family and farm supplies. The report credits tick-free Claiborne and Homer creamery with stabilizing incomes and reducing distress in drought conditions.
Marriage licenses issued show White W C Miller of Marian to Lucille Brown of Marian as a couple seeking a union.
Local merchants visited The Buzz office on Christmas Day for holiday advertising copy. This item notes festive business activity and promotional drafting during the holiday period.
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