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Ruston Leader

Location

Ruston, Louisiana, United States of America

Date

Sep 24, 1930

Page

12

Ruston High blanks Arcadia in season opener 12 0 at Memorial Park

Ruston High School opened the season with a 12 0 victory over Arcadia Hornets at Memorial Park. Hiday afternoon marked the debut of Horace Williamson as director of local high school football with Ruston dominating on both lines and timely scoring drives.

Bear Ruston Arcadia Hornets Hiday Memorial Park Ie Williamson Wiley Hilburn Cat Ruson Hartford Causey Causey Arcadia Pankey McIntosh Bienvilles Rustonites Anthews Chandler Daniels Readia Ing Currie Cathey White Williamson Mgth Hilburn Hornet Brilliant Interferice Oval Ore Bienville Richardson Horace Alliamson Hendersontown Tom Ylor

Court names substitutes for several offices

A row of substitutions is listed for various offices including Campbell Hodde Odom Hall Goodgoin Nugent Hubbard and Lott, with names in parentheses indicating alternates or replacements for absent or conflicted officials. The note reads as a procedural roster detailing who stands in for whom.

Fodee Awbern Srtetitutide Ruston Causey Campbell Hodde Odom Hall Scaife Goodgoin Nugent Hubbard Lott Hilburn

Hatchet Buried At Banquet In Honor Of Gov Huey P Long

New Orleans September 19 Gov Huey P Long declared the hatchet buried at a testimonial banquet praising his victory in the senate race and vowing a 68 million dollar bond program for highways ports schools. He promised 3000 miles of paved roads 6000 miles of farmer gravel roads and 12 bridges within 60 to 90 days to spur industry and prosperity. Mayor T Semmes Walmsley urged unity for industrial progress while Long noted increased harmony and pledged continued cooperation with state leaders.

New Orleans Huey P. Long Louisiana United States Senate Joseph E. Ransdell T. Semmes Walmsley Long Senate Walmsley

Calls Doctor Fires Bullet Into Chest in hotel

Burkett Vann, 28, a hotel guest in Dothan Alabama, phoned two doctors then fired a pistol bullet into his chest after telling the switchboard to hold connections. The bullet struck just above the heart. Doctors rushed to the hotel. he is expected to recover. Domestic trouble was cited as the motive.

Dothan Ala

Three Children And Elderly Woman Die In Virginia Fire

Warrenton Virginia Sept 17 three young Wells children ages 9 7 and 5 and an elderly visitor Miss Mary Hall about 65 were burned to death when a fire destroyed their home five miles from Warrenton. The blaze was believed caused by an oil stove explosion.

Warrenton George Wells George Frances John Stewart Wells Mary Hall

Improvement Of Rail Facilities In RN O Is Planned

New Orleans Sept 17 Acquisition and construction of terminal facilities in New Orleans and a possible line from New Orleans to Slidell were announced after a Gulf Mobile and Northern Railroad Company of Louisiana meeting. The firm, with paid in capital of 200000, may raise to 1000000 and will operate with New Orleans Great Northern. Freight yards planned to be built on the west side of the Industrial Canal near the port board property, with about 200 acres recently acquired. Detailed plans will be announced soon.

New Orleans Slidell Gulf, Mobile and Northern Railroad Company of Louisiana New Orleans Great Northern Company Port Board of Commissioners

Automobile Accidents Increase During Year

Washington D C April reports from the American Motorists Association warn that automotive fatalities in 1930 may total about 36 000, based on a six month survey showing a 9 percent rise from 1929. If the trend continues, 36 035 deaths would occur, up 2 975 from 1929’s 33 000 plus.

Washington, D. C United States American Motorists' Association

Traffic study notes peak accident times for motorists

J Barton Weeks of the A M A reports to the Department of Commerce that most accidents occur between 8 a m and 6 p m during the homeward motor vehicle movement, with 7 to 8 p m the next peak. Sunday is the most dangerous day due to higher auto usage.

J. Barton Weeks Department of Commerce

Mrs. Huey Long Moves to Baton Rouge Mansion

Mrs Huey P Long wife of the governor relocates to the state capital with her three children and enrolls them at Convention Street school in the new executive mansion setting.

State House Baton Rouge Huey P. Long Executive Mansion

War Secretary Plans To Meet Louisiana Flood Plan Body

Secretary of War Patrick J. Hurley will meet Louisiana flood control plans by the state board of engineers and expects a party from the department led by Chief Harry to discuss the project in New Orleans.

Louisiana New Orleans Patrick J. Hurley Louisiana State Board of Engineers Harry

Hurley to review new plan over Basins and spillway flyover

Secretary Hurley will hold a consultation with Jacobe engineers in days to discuss a plan by Mr Jeedhe that removes unsatisfactory pill features. He aims to understand the proposal before an aerial inspection of the Boeuf and Atchafalaya Basins and a flight over the Bonnet Carre Spillway above New Orleans.

Jeedhe Hurley Atchafalaya Bonnet Carre Spillway New Orleans

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Isfeat Arcadia Jugent Chardson Arcadia Currie Harmon Comar Leander Jacks Nickelson Ator Oita Greer Tech Miss. College Hester Rusledge Simpson Vee RN. O Mrs. Long van Td Stearns Neady Fer Jacobs Enginesté Thedfords Kavanaugh’s Cheerful Fiber Group Kavanaugh Furniture Company United Furniture Stores, Inc Mississippi Avenue
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