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Newspaper
Ruston Leader
Location
Ruston, Louisiana, United States of America
Date
Oct 22, 1930
Page
3
Greenwood and nearby towns report social visits church services and school events. Rev J B Baggarly won first prize with Buff Rocks chickens at the fair. several locals attended the fair and a Vienna church trip. Presbytery in Greenwood Oct 30 promises visiting ministers and the sermon theme A Day With Christ at Palestine.
Mrs L M Woodburn of El Dorado Ark spent the week end with her mother Mrs W N Parmer and was joined by Mrs Erman Woodburn and family. Ruston visitors included Mrs W W Norris Mrs Uriah Parmer Mrs W K Chandler and Misses Trene Roberson Idna and Catie Norris. Clarence White Clea Hale and Edna Norris attended a Ruston show Friday night. Dr and Mrs V F Carey and family drove to Vicksburg Sunday afternoon. Mr and Mrs Willie Clark and family visited Mr and Mrs A Jones Sunday. Grace Jones spent the week end in Spencer with Miss Bess Tucker. The fourth quarterly conference met in Marion Sunday night. Fellow Raleigh residents listed as present include Mr and Mrs Tra Hoster Mr and Mrs J B Hester Mr and Mrs AW Jones Mr and Mrs Willie Clark Mrs P J Ballard Mr Frank Ballard Mrs Robert Metchee Miss Pathalba Cristine Jones Chridys Sirmer Caner Jones Ethel Williams Charlotte Tester Mrs Delph Williams John Everett Hester and Jim Rink Jones. We regret to note that our pastor Rev HH Staples is away from us.
Oct 21 reports Miss Sarah Causey enjoyed visiting Vienna and Greenwood Tuesday night. Families gathered in Ruston for visits, fairs, and Sunday guests, withquiries into a Paris wedding and a missing child case in Monroe. A Madison telephone tip revealed Jean Marindi fled with her mother’s new spouse.
A fragment describes tornado motion tending northeast with occasional southeast paths. It notes storm speed around its center and warns that attempting to approach from the side risks dangerous shifts while observers may move at right angles to the tornado at high speed.
SIBLEY Oct 21 list includes F E M and J A Davis R D and W D O Neal Lonnie Parnell and Rev E P Smith traveling to Bastrop for the Red River Presbyterian meet. Other items note Lincoln Parish Fair attendance, neighbors visiting, and church figures moving to new posts.
A feature on Mrs. Lucinda Deck Moore of near Charlotte North Carolina who carves cedar wood into artful statuary and candlesticks sent to Mrs. Hoover for the sesquicentennial at King's Mountain. Also notes a Royal Service program at Temple Baptist church with leaders and volunteers. plus a local column arguing against harsh age wording in obituaries and news items.
Mrs Everett, daughter of Col Huey, married Lt William Everett in a 4 oclock ceremony attended by about forty guests. The service featured music by Vashti Rogers Griffin trio and Therese Reutinger singing. After a Yosemite honeymoon, the couple will reside in San Diego joining the navy social set.
Miss Willie Burns of Bernice and Prentiss Frasier of Ruston married Sunday in the McFadden home with Rev. J E McFadden officiating. The bride is a Louisiana Tech graduate and Farmerville High School teacher. groom, son of Deputy Clyde Frasier, works at Ruston Creamery. Former Ruston resident Mrs. J T Moore from Richmond visits Rev. and Mrs. Edwards, notes Ruston’s changes and enduring friendships.
New Orleans, Oct. 21. Gulf ports show gains in waterborne commerce as New Orleans recorded 11,681,870 tons in 1929, up nearly a million from the prior year and keeping a large margin over Houston. Exports reached 5,705,044 tons and imports 6,976,825 in foreign and domestic trade. Baton Rouge rose to 3,598,904 tons.
Baton Rouge, Oct. 18. Commenting on the Louisiane drought relief committee stance in favor of a special session of the legislature, voiced at a Ruston meeting Friday. Gov. Huey P. Long criticizes the committee's attitude during the remarks.
Governor Long cites prior session actions, notes a $95,000 loan for committee work and a $100,000,000 public improvement program to be voted November 4. He says constitutional amendments require full election procedures, making a special session unnecessary for November 4 submissions and relief aims for Louisiana.
NEW ROADS La Oct 16 The official call for the annual reunion of the Louisiana division United Confederate Veterans to be held in Alexandria October 30 and 31 has been issued by General L B Claiborne of New Roads commander of the division
New Orleans reports a strong earthquake yesterday affecting Southeastern Louisiana including New Orleans and Baton Rouge with no deaths or major damage. Mor gan City worshippers fled as walls swayed, while Pilot Town residents were shaken from bed. Other affected towns include New Iberia Franklin St Francisville Slidell Bogalusa New Roads Plaquemine White Castle Lockport and Donaldsonville.
Census figures show 161 514 farms in Louisiana an increase of 29064 as large plantations broke up into smaller units for truck crops poultry dairying and other cash crops St Landry parish leads with 7507 farms followed by Caddo Franklin Avoyelles Natchitoches Richland and DeSoto Parishes with the fewest farms are St Charles Orleans St Bernard Jefferson and St James Seventeen parishes gain or lose farms with 15 showing declines and 49 showing gains.
Israel Weinberg a 44 year old Miami tailor faced violence after his belief in free speech clashed with local views. He was beaten tarred feathered gagged and dumped from a car in downtown Miami. He asserts the right of thought and speech under the Constitution but recounts a hostile climate in Florida where independent ideas are attacked.
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