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Ruston Leader in Ruston, Louisiana

03 Sep 1930

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Ruston Leader

Location

Ruston, Louisiana, United States of America

Date

Sep 03, 1930

Page

12

Louisiana primaries set with 922 candidates for 141 offices

Louisiana voters head to the September 9 Democratic primary with 922 candidates contesting 141 posts including one U S Senate seat three Congress seats 28 judgeships and 89 parish school board posts. The article lists district by district races across parishes naming candidates for state and local offices and notes the Sept 9 vote selects the Democratic nominee considered the effective election in the state. It covers United States Senate candidates Huey P Long and Joseph E Ransdell and details contests in First Second and Third Congressional Districts along with the Louisiana Public Service Commission and various district judgeships and district attorneys. Local parish races are itemized with candidate combinations and voting wards.

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Baton Rouchh Aig Democratic Party Louisiana Secretary of “Nite Fhis United States Senate Congress Louisiana Public Service Commisson Con- Rustdle Meer United States Senate Public Service Pitcher Mem Issippi Tonderwera Saas Huey P. Few Daj Joseph E. Ransdell A Gressman the Childre Rado Make and Plaquemines St. Berenter J. Teachermantle James O'Conner Orleans Jefers St. Charles St. James Paul Main Faloney Robert R. Rochester Dh Spearing Daughtigressman Asand Aaujon Theria Lafayette Lafourche Chiurtin St. Mary Terrebonne Abd Chillion Parishes Anesce J. Bourg Numa F. Monet Tie Service Commission la Salle Catahoula Harvey G. Fields Ruvian Charles Vick Tomi C. Jarrell E. B Charles Fall Ang “Sts Nash Caddo Parish John G. Gibbs E. P. Mills Berts J. H. Stephens Lal C. Blanchard A. Galloway Claiborne Land Rev Chariet Clendon Foster R. Taylor Idria L. Willams Bertram F. Barnette P. EB Brown William F. M. Meadors Third Lincoln Iwifhtekson Union Eswine Guy H. Holloway BE. L. Walkrative William J. Schoorman Walton E. McBride Eldifth Ouachita Ira ‘Orehouse Rand Pre David I. Alabarrttt George W. Lester Miss Arth West Carroll And Franklin Hone Rabpte C. Z. Mls, Jr John River Whitmi TD. J. Man Grant Harry Filer Walliam H. Mecon Ninth Judicial District Rapides Robert C. Culpepper Levon Th. Hope Allen Vo Wuindley Cleveland Dew PY Frith Wedi Mrenth Hyychites James Wirgy Aterney Bor and & P Fester Gordelou Coco Pourtecuth Dadiogil Fetuget Osieu Jellgragn Kaevin Abe Busi Aud Cameron Wallace A. Adaims Jersy Chue Charles H. Love Thoms
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Moody urges southern governors to buy cotton bale plan

Governor Dan Moody of Texas called on cotton belt governors to join a national buy a bale of cotton movement. He proposed purchasing 1930 crop at fifteen cents a pound to remove five million bales from markets, aiming to lift prices and aid struggling Southern planters.

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Austin Texas Dan Moody Moody
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26 New Faces Due In House Over Defeats, Retirements

Washington reports that at least 26 new faces will join the House in the seventy-second Congress due to retirements and defeats. Fourteen Republicans and seven Democrats relinquish seats or plan to. three Republicans and two Democrats are ousted in primaries. Most voluntary departures stem from senatorial aspirations, with six majority and one minority leaving for Senate bids, and most have since secured nominations.

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Washington Congress
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Booth Tarkington Reported at Johns Hopkins Hospital

Baltimore, Aug. 28. Booth Tarkington, Indianapolis novelist, was a patient Thursday at the Wilmer Eye Institute at Johns Hopkins hospital. Officials did not confirm a report that he faced renewed threat of total blindness. Tarkington had an eye operation in March 1929, described by Dr. Wilmer as a remarkable success. He later dictated to a secretary after abandoning longhand manuscript work.

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Baltimore Booth Tarkington Indianapolis Wilmer Eye Institute Johns Hopkins Hospital Tarkington William H. Wilmer
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Too Many Hubbies And Therefore Not Enough Evidence

Atlanta Aug 28 Fulton Superior court hears Cora Belle Barnes charged with assault with intent to murder L C Barnes. The state cannot use her husband witnesses Charlie Rice and L C Barnes, as Georgia law bars spouses from testifying against each other. The ongoing husband testimony issue dominates the proceedings.

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Atlanta Cora Belle Barnes Cora Fulton Superior Court L. C. Barnes Charlie Rice Charlie Barnes Charlie Wis & Huishound Georgia
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Chased Squirrel Killed By Contact With Power Line

In Bearmont Texas Alfred Duhon, 27, chasing a squirrel along a High Line pole of the Yuli Stubs Voices Co. was fatally electrocuted by a 300 volt contact. A car with Miltiy Abe aboard pursued the animal before the accident.

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Bearmont Texas Yuli Stubs VoiGes Company Alfred Duhon Graybar Lativiere Miltiy Abe Squetzel Dido
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Record plane to test speed at air show

Captain Hawks plans further speed tests for Texaco No. 13 at Chicago National Air Races after setting transcontinental records in 2,510 mile coast to coast hop. The Texaco monoplane, powered by a 400 horsepower Wright Whirlwind, will race against Navy and Marine aircraft including the Seahawk in pursuit of a $5,000 prize. Hawks aims to showcase improved wings and gear to push speeds beyond 240 to 250 miles per hour in the fall events.

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New York Los Angeles Roscoe Turner Charles A. Lindbergh Hawks Texas Company Chicago Ciand Manks Atlantic Seaboard California Frank M. Hawks Curtis Airport Long Island Travel Air Factory Witchita Kansas Lake Winnespesaukee New Hampshire Navy James Doolittle Marine Corps Captain Hawk
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Marriages for White Dunlap and Colorred Moore

In Lisbon on August 28, marriage licenses were issued for John H. White of Choudrant to Vivian Lee of Choudrant and Walter Moore of Ruston to Helen Bell of Ruston. Portugal endures a two week heat wave with many deaths, including Gulhermina Rosa Madera, aged 118, resident of Sacavem near Lisbon.

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John H. Dunlap Choudrant Vivian Lee Walter Moore Ruston Helen Bell Lisbon Portugal Gulhermina Rosa Madera Sacavem Here
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Notice of Admin Letters In Estate of Alva A Shaw Louisiana

In Lincoln Parish Third District Court Ton Belle Shaw petitions for letters of administration for the estate of the late Alva A Shaw, intestate. Cause must be shown within ten days why prayer should not be granted, by order of the Court dated August 26 1930.

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State of Louisiana Parish of Lincoln Third District Court Ton Belle Shaw Peri Alva A. Shaw
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David Baughman Shreveport Aechner Caar Nation Baltimore Hospital Squirrel Captain Hawks Kavanaugh Furniture Mien $ Awit United Furniture Stores, Inc
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