Mass Meet of Farmers To Be Held Saturday
A parish wide drought relief committee named eight men will report to a two PM mass meeting at the Chamber of Commerce rooms Saturday. Expected attendance includes at least five hundred Lincoln parish farmers as the group appeals to Baton Rouge and the state government for aid after relief from national sources proved unavailable. Also notes loss of crops and resources, with emphasis on urgent action and government pressure. A stray dark bay mare with a wire cut on the front foot is missing from Clay, La., with a reward offered for whereabouts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dreuth Relief Committee
Long
Drouth
Chamber of Commerce
Lincoln Parish
Draith Relief
National Red Cross
A. H. Henderson
Baton Rouge
Clay
GOSS
Offices Not To Be Removed In Baton Rouge
The Louisiana Tax Commission and the State Supervisor of Public Accounts will stay in Baton Rouge. Governor Long ordered moves to free space for the Louisiana Highway Commission’s 68 million road program. The two offices will remain in Alumni Hall at LSU while plans for a new capitol annex proceed and anticipate permanent sites in the forthcoming 5 million state capitol.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Baton Rouge
Louisiana Tax Commission
State Supervisor of Public Accounts
Huey P. Long
Louisiana National Bank
Louisiana Highway Commission
New Orleans
Louisiana State University
Tax Commission
Union Bank
Trust Company
Supervisor of Public Accounts
Louisiana ‘Pax Commission
The
Highway Commission
Chairan O. K. Allen
Engineering
Boy Bites Dog And Makes News In Newberry
In Newberry Michigan on October 15 a local incident involved Gerald Peak, a year-old boy, biting a dog. The dog, larger than Gerald, knocked him over, sparking a small commotion as onlookers debated whether the event constituted news and journalism folklore.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Boy
Newberry
Mich
Gerald Peak
Gerald
Cierald
Mind Own Affairs To Find Happiness After Fifty Years
An elderly couple celebrate a long marriage at 1816 Lapeyrouse Street with a joyful gathering. Mr Huey and Mrs Huey, aged 0 and 75 respectively, share a wedding cake baked by Aliya as relatives enjoy the evening in a festive family reunion from the decades.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Simod Myre
Daca Halsey Sautittys
Trier
Huey
Alia
Hussy
Longtime printer turns to family care at home
Mr. Hussy, once with Garcia and Pauche printing, now tends to property and his wife, whom he affectionately calls "Mother." He has served as an elder at Claiborne Avenue Presbyterian Church for many years, and the couple have been members for 65 years.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hussy
Garcia and Pauche
Claiborne Avenue Presbyterian Churely
Radio Career Boost Promotes Tyler College Of Radio
The piece urges entering radio as a career citing rapid growth in broadcasting. It highlights Tyler Commercial College and School of Business Administration in Tyler Texas as a major established school with 50000+ graduates and government radio license success, inviting readers to request catalogs and apply.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Marconi
United States
Tyler Commercial College
School of Business Administration
Tyler
Texas
South
T. C. C. School of Radio
Seven Seas
Louisiana Forest Revenues Reach 154 Million Dollars
Baton Rouge report shows total state forest revenues hit 154 million dollars for the past year. State forester W H Sonderegger notes 40 percent of 1920 labor engaged in forest products. Louisiana leads in hardwood production, with an estimated four and one half billion dollars value of merchantable hardwoods under current plans.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Baton Rouge
Louisiana
W. H. Sonderegger
Sonderegger
Louisianna
Branch Office Of National Concern Opens In Crescent
The Liquid Charente Company announces a Crescent office opening to cover southern Michigan, southern Alabama and northwest Florida. It is described as the largest soda supplies manufacturer, serving bottlers and related industries with beverages and related products.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
National Concern
Crescent
New Plein
Liquid Charente
Ats
New Orleans
Oribe
Michdbelppi
Albama
Hortwest Florida
Min Miety
Esteela
Carbuube Yi
Ten Employees Dismissed By Miss Alice Grosjean
The State Department dismissed ten employees under Secretary Grosjean, with only seven retained. Officials released a list of personnel who were terminated, while declining comment on others affected by the shakeup.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alice Grosjean
Tate Department
Minas Alice Bee
Sterissia
Tate Dames
J. Hailey
What The Normal Man Should Weigh Obesity Advice
Leonard Williams M D outlines normal weights by height for men aged 46 to 40 and urges readers to check scales for overweight. Promotes the Kruschen Method with a four week plan to cut fats, avoid sweets, and eat lean foods. Recommends Kruschen Salts with a daily dissolving dose and lists Milam Drug Co and Marbury Drug Co as sources.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Leonard Williams
M. D
Milam Drug Co
Marbury Drug Co
Pledge to Hire 10000 Idle Men for Winter Work
In New York on October 16 a group of financial and business leaders formed an emergency employment committee to raise 150000 dollars weekly to employ 10000 idle men through the Society and the Association for Improving the Condition of the Poor. Plans include 3000 to 5000 park workers in Manhattan, the Bronx and Brooklyn at 3 dollars a day for a five day week, yielding 15 dollars weekly per man, said by Ann Kempshall of the charity organization society.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Steward Prosser
Bankers’ Trust Company
Charity Organization Society
Association For Improving
Ann Kempshall
Department of Parks
Manhattan
Bronx
Brooklyn
New Orleans Attaches Shreveport Oil property over gasoline tax
New Orleans civil district court on October 15 issued a writ attaching property of Shreveport Oil Company for failing to pay one cent gasolline tax on thousands of gallons sold in the city. The suit claims $3,687.07 is owed and lists attached assets including oil stations at Montegut Esplanade North Claiborne and Franklin avenues plus three lots at Louisiana Avenue Parkway and South Roman street.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New Orleans
Civil District Court
Shreveport Oil Company
Montegut Street
Esplanade
North Claiborne Avenues
Franklin Avenue
Dahlia Walk
Louisiana Avenue Parkway
South Roman Street
Heavy Increase In Amount Of Wheat Exported
New Orleans reports a sharp rise in wheat exports from July 1 to September 30, with 4,200,499 bushels shipped in 1930, up 2,389,728 bushels from the same period in 1929. September alone totaled 1,191,033 bushels in 1930 versus 652,133 in 1929, and corn exports for the month also rose.
Barehanded He Enters Woods To Live For Year
FORT MEYERS Florida October 4 W T Belvin a 45 year old Lee county farmer plans to live a year in the woods with only a set of false teeth and improvised tools He will establish a camp on Pine Island and will use no tools or weapons except those he can make from natural materials He aims to show how to survive in a tropical environment without modern aids.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fort Meyers
Fla
W. T. Belvin
Lee County
Acluy
Belvin
Pine Island
Ford Salvage Drive Reclaims 30000 Old Cars
Ford Motor Company reports salvaging over 30000 automobiles since starting salvage operations earlier this year. Cars and trucks from Detroit dealers are brought in as part payment for new Fords and the recovered materials are repurposed for use in making artificial leather and other products.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bord Motor Company
Detroit
Salvage Line Separates Cars for Reuse and Recycle
Cars of all makes move along a moving conveyor where workers strip them of materials. Model T Fords and other aged and chauffeur driven cars join newer models in the process, with aprons, padds, boards, and glass repurposed for building and craft.
First plane launches Dallas to Los Angeles mail route
The inaugural Southern Air Express flight from Dallas Love Field at 8 20 am carried between 5 000 and 8 000 pieces of U S mail on a westward route to Los Angeles California marking the start of mail service between Atlanta and the Pacific Coast with pilot Bledsoe Payne steering the tri motor Fokker.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dallas
Texas
Los Angeles
Cal
Southern Air Express
Atlanta
Pacific Coast
Love Field
K. S.T
Bledsoe Payne
United States
Cotton ginned in Louisiana before Oct 1 1930 1929
Department of Commerce census bureau released a preliminary report listing cotton ginned before October 1 in Louisiana parishes for the 1930 and 1929 crops. State total 399,557 bales in 1930 vs 542,426 in 1929. Lincoln Parish 7,362 bales vs 21,449. Jackson Parish 2,115 bales in 1930 vs 7,036 in 1929.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Department of Commerce
Bureau of the Census
Louisiana
Lincoln Parish
Jackson Parish
Prince Fined For Slapping Police Officer
Budapest Hungary Oct 14 Prince Karl Odescaicht was fined about 500 dollars after slapping and assaulting a police officer who attempted to arrest him for reckless driving. The court noted prior fines for running over and killing a pedestrian and twelve traffic violations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Budapest
Hungary
Karl Odescaicht
Widow Court Gunner Faces Third Charge
ENID Okla Oct 15 Mrs Dolly Douthitt an elderly widow who in September 1924 fired at three persons in the district courtroom here following a court decision unfavorable to her faced a third charge of attempted murder The latest charge filed in district court was for wounding H Z Wedgwood United States commissioner The other charges accused her of firing at Judge A C Sutton and Roy Elam an attorney Land is worth 20000 an acre just outside New York City
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Enid
Okla
Dolly Douthitt
H. Z. Wedgwood
United States
A. C. Sutton
Roy Elam
Haircut And 27 Cents For Bushel Of Wheat
In Sparta Michigan on October 16 barber workers agreed to accept wheat in place of cash for haircuts. A bushel of wheat buys one artistic haircut plus 27 cents, with wheat selling at 67 cents per bushel and a trim valued at 40 cents. Chickens owned by the barbers may benefit from the plan.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sparta, Mich
Sparta
Grain Shipments Show Big Increase In Port
New Orleans grain exports via local port facilities rose between July 1 and September 30, totaling 4,200,499 bushels in 1930, an increase of 2,359,728 bushels from the same period last year, according to Board of Trade figures. Corn exports for the month also climbed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New Orleans
Grain Inspection Department
Board of Trade
Mute for Fifty Years Recovers Voice in Tennessee
In Knoxville on October 16 Samuel Stover, silent since age five, unexpectedly regained speech after fifty years. He can now speak clearly to describe his home and continues to hear. Mrs. H. T. Poore of the Tennessee school for the Deaf notes no similar prior case. The cause is suggested as a functional loss of speech common in five year olds.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Knoxville
Tenn
Samuel Stover
Stover
H. T. Poore
Tennessee School For the Deaf
Paris Document Makes Orleans One Year Older
A fragment from the Paris archives notes New Orleans is shown as one year older in general history. The document hints at dating details and archival context without full confirmation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Paris
Orleans
New Orleans
Louisiana Fisterien Society President Speaks at Club
A. Parsons told the Orteane Co-operative club that a city treasurer was named in 1717, though 1718 is often cited as the founding date. He noted the Louisiana Purchase map showed no West or Northwest boundaries and shared anecdotes from New Orleans victory celebrations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
A. Parsons
Louisiana Fisterien Sociaty
Orteane Co-operative Club
Parsons
Leaps To Death From Skyscraper Kills Autoist
An unidentified man leaped from an upper window of the Equitable Trust building at 120 Broadway in New York. He crashed through a car top on Broadway, killing Alfred Kormsberger of North Bergen New Jersey who was driving.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Equitable Trust Company
Broadway
Alfred Kormsberger
North Bergen
N. J
Sheriff’s Sale In Ouachita Parish Fourth District Court
Notice of sale under a Writ of Fieri Facias from Ouachita Fourth Judicial District Court. The sheriff will sell at public auction at the Ruston court house to satisfy the writ, a Buick Coach Model 27-20 Motor 1829328 Serial 1747592 owned by defendant F M Pierce. Cash with appraisement benefit. Dated October 22, 1930. A J Thigpen Sheriff.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fourth District Court
Ouachita
State of
Louisiana
Fourth Judicial District Court
Ruston
Lincoln Parish
Buick
F. M. Pierce
A. J. Thigpen
Fieri Fatias
Third Judicial District Court
Succession Sale for Alva A Shaw Estate in Ruston Parish
Third District Court of Lincoln Parish Louisiana sets sale for November 29 1930 to pay debts of Alva A Shaw deceased. Public auction at Ruston residence includes real and personal property such as beds dressers library tables living room suites piano kitchen range gas heaters and various lots in Dabney Subdivision A A Shaw Addition and other listed parcels plus 10 shares in Ruston Lincoln Sanitarium and royalty interest in Texas minerals. IDA BELL SHAW as administrator signs the notice dated October 1 1930.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alva A. Shaw
Third District Court
Lincoln Parish
Louisiana
Third Judicial District Court
Ruston
E. C. Stewart
Ruston- Lincoln
A. A. Shaw
Houston
Texas
Flance County
A. D
Ida Bell Shaw
Rasbury in Justice Peace Court Ward 3 Louisiana
A fragment from Lincoln Parish Louisiana notes a writ issued by the Justice of the Peace Court of Ward Three in a case titled in the sleeve as the entitled cause. The text references a writ of fesgi tacias and procedures in the local peace court.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Justice Peace Court of
Notice of Seizure Sale of Property in Lincoln Parish
Seized and to be offered for sale at Justice Peace office in Limeboro on Saturday November 8 1996. Property lies Ward Three Lincoln Parish La described as the N W 1 4 of N W 1 4 of Section 16 Town 18 North Range 5 West 40 acres more or less. Seized on defendant W J Rasbury to satisfy writ and costs. Cash with appraisement. Date September 29 1931. J S McCrary Constable.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Talen
Justice Peace Office
Limeboro
Lincoln Paria
N. W
T. 18
N. Range
W. J. Rasbury
J. 5. McCrary
Public Auction Of Writ Of Fieri Facias Sale
In Third District Court Lincoln Parish Louisiana a writ of fieri facias will be offered at public sale at the court house steps in Ruston on a Saturday in November 1938. The sale will satisfy the writ and costs with cash terms and appraisement benefit.
Writ of Flori Facias Sheriff Sale Notice in Lincoln Parish
Writ of Flori Facias issued October 25 1930 in Lincoln Parish La lists one lot of groceries auto fires tubes and accessories as per inventory on file in the Sheriff’s Office at Ruston La N M Strain will be sold this day October 8 1930 by A J Thigpen Sheriff in Ruston Lincoln Parish La as stated in the notice
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Third District Court
Parish of
Lincoln
State of
Louisiana
Third Judicial District Court
Court House
Ruston
Lincoln Parish
N. M. Strain
A. J. Thigpen
Ruston Land Sale Notice in Lincoln Parish La
A notice of sale for four acres in Lincoln Parish Louisiana describes a tract in NEW Sec 25 T18N R4W beginning at the northeast corner and running 110 yards west 176 yards south and north between parallel lines, seized as property of the defendant E. J. Murdock and to be sold.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Third District Court
Parish of
Lincoln
State of
Louisiana
Third Judicial District Court
Court House
Ruston
Lincoln Parish
Towit
E. J. Murdock
A. J. Thigpen
Writ of Fieri Facias Sale Auction Notice
Notice of a writ of fieri facias issued for Saturday November 15 1936 in Lincoln Parish Louisiana. Auction to sell Lot Five and Lot Six parts in Dabney Sub-division Town of Ruston to satisfy the writ with costs. Cash with appraisal benefit. Dated October 11 1930 by Sheriff A J Thigpen. Nonstandard spelling kept as in source.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lincoln Parish
Dabney
Ruston
J. F P. Mount
A. J. Thigpen
Sharid
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Rasbury
Sheriff's Sale
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