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Newspaper
Ruston Leader
Location
Ruston, Louisiana, United States of America
Date
Sep 23, 1931
Page
14
On a freighter at sea Dororthy and Dingo pursue a fragile romance amid a mission conference. Nellie and Dr Heath arrange quarters for two visitors as Dororthy resists pressure and Dingo plans a quick departure then a future together.
James George, a black man from Winnfield, was arrested by City Marshal W D Risinger on Friday after fleeing earlier in the day. He faced a Winnfield charge of securing goods under false pretenses and had been in Ruston for weeks, with Winnfield officials coordinating the capture. Two Winnfield deputies joined Risinger to return George to the scene of the offense for processing.
A report on Prof Miller’s latest discovery, described as epochal by fellow scientists, suggesting a potential leap toward answering the age old question of what life is. The lay reader may find the significance hard to gauge, yet the researchers hail it as a major advance in biomedicine.
Lowe, a Negro from Gramb ling, was killed Thursday when the lumber truck he rode from Ruston to Gramb ling overturned. Walter Jero, the driver, escaped with minor injuries after Lowe grabbed the wheel to avoid a collision with an oncoming car. The article also notes ongoing debates in biology and bio chemistry about creating life, citing Prof. William Lash Miller.
Haynes was brought to the parish jail by the sheriff after leaving Angola State Farm near Baton Rouge. He was serving six months for obtaining goods under false pretense in Caddo Parish and is wanted here on a similar charge. His case will be heard in the October term of the District Court.
J B Kendall president of Marbury Drug Co returned to Ruston Friday after visiting New Orleans for the initial showing of RCA Victor radio models to dealers and to buy a large stock of holiday goods. Attorney G C Kleine of Chicago stammered in his first case causing adjournment for a day.
A chicken dispute ended in a shooting injuring Sam Lee, a local Black man, with Ike Davis arrested on charges of shooting with intent to kill. Davis allegedly fired at Lee in the head and legs with birdshot from a double barreled gun. Lee received first aid and was deemed not in danger. Davis was released on a $750 bond to appear in October term. Also noted, Patrocinio Ruiz of Juarez, Mex. awoke to missing doors and windows from his house after leaving it unlocked.
Motorists asked about a man named L. C. Johnson of Kansas City who stood by the road frantically waving his trousers to explain that a hornet had crawled up his leg.
Report from New York announces Miss Artemisia Calles daughter of the former Mexican president will wed Dr Joseph J Evered. The bride attended a U S girls school last year as news desk notes a christened Atlantic City episode involving a mosquito and a lost sapphire wing.
A Mississippi man was arrested on desertion and related charges in Meadville as Sheriff Chase and Deputy Meagan Thigpen pursued the suspect. The case involves transportation to Ruston and a Wednesday hearing, with a cash bond set at 800 dollars. Local authorities identified the suspect as George Cipee.
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