J Baxter dies after months of illness in Shreveport
J Baxter aged 60 of Burgess community dies Tuesday night in Shreveport after months of illness. He was active in Lin Parish North Louisiana singing circles and a longtime member of the Baptist church. Survived by widow, three sons Urmon Sam Fred all of local area, and two daughters Miss Mar and Miss Emmie Lee. Funeral at 10 o clock Friday, burial in Douglas cemetery.
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J. Baxter
Burgessie
Shreveport
Baxter
Lin 1 Parish
North Lonfor Bia
Urmon
Sam
Fred
Miss Mar
E. L. Lan‘aon
Charity Hospital
Shreveft
Emmie Lee
Douglas
Insects at the 1930 Louisiana State Fair Exhibit
Port, Sept 17. W E Anderson announces a comprehensive entomology display by the Louisiana Department of Agriculture at the 1930 Louisiana State Fair starting Oct 25. The exhibit will educate visitors on insect development, pests and beneficial species, birds aiding in pest control, and demonstrations of sprayers, dusters, insecticides, and manufacturing chemicals used in pest control.
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Port
W. E. Anderson
Louisiana Cement of Agriculture
Anderson
Anon McLaughlin Dies After Months of Illness at Antioch
After months of illness, Annon McLaughlin of Antioch unity died Saturday afternoon shortly before his seventy ninth birthday. Funeral services were held Sunday in Antioch under Reverend Robert W. Vaughn. Interment followed in Antioch cemetery. He is survived by his wife, an only child Mrs Bert y of Ruston, and several grandchildren.
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Annon McLaughlin
Antioch Unity
McLaughlin
Antioch Ih
Robert W. Vaughn
City
Antioch Cemetery
Berty
Ruston
Fall Gardens Damaged by Orm Appearance in August Rains
County Agent Shealy and home agent Miss Bophie Stone report early fall gardens will benefit from the first rains late in August. Leaf worms attack nearly all vegetables including fall collards and also damage pasture grass. Cotton leaf worm appears in many fields and may reduce grazing value of cotton fields.
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Shealy
Enrollment Surges at Louisiana Tech Amid Drouth Fears
Louisiana Tech reports 814 students registered after the first week of the fall term, surpassing last year’s figure. Freshmen total 364 with 201 men and 163 women, while women total 444 and men 370. Training school enrollment stands at 232, including 76 high school pupils and 156 elementary. An extra late-entry fee is in effect as additional registrations are anticipated.
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Louisiana Tech
W. L. Mitchell
Alma Burk
A. E. Phillips
Tech
Confederate Widow Mrs T J Robertson Dies At Home
Mrs T J Robertson eighty one died after a lengthy illness caused by injuries from an accident. A Mississippi native who lived most of her life in Louisiana she passed away at her South Farmerville street home. Funeral planned at home with Rev W J Bolin officiating and Greenwood Cemetery burial beside her Confederate soldier husband. She leaves three daughters Mrs Gilmore of Simsboro Mrs Gimore of Dodson and Miss Emma Robertson of Ruston along with several grandchildren.
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T. J. Robertson
Robertson
Mississippi
Louisiana
South Farmerville Street
Gilmore
Simsboro
Gimore
Dodson
Emma Robertson
Ruston
Impeachment Charges Withdrawn by House Vote 70 to 20
In Baton Rouge the Louisiana House of Representatives voted 70 to 20 to abandon the 1929 impeachment charges against Governor Long. The move dismisses the 1929 board of managers and signals the Senate must act to finalize the withdrawal. Several members explained their votes, including Perrault and Dupre, while Ellender defended the resolution’s aim to erase the case from official life.
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House OF Representatives
Baton Rouge
Louisiana House of Representatives
Long
State Senate
House
Senate
Representative Ellender
Ellender
Sere
Orleans
Perrault
St. Landry
Morgan
Cad
Dupre
Mahoney
Pergues
DeSoto
Cutter
Tangipaboa
Roberts
Lincoln
Edwards
West
Carroll
Morvant
Board of Liquidation
Public Service Commissioners
Fournet Held
Canving Work in Parish Aids From LSU Expert
Miss Sophia Stone, Lincoln parish home demonstration agent, and Miss Hazel Bratley LSU nutrition specialist discussed winter plans to expand the parish canning program. A chicken canning demonstration is set for Downesville Tuesday at eight, with future club organization and state specialists Iris Davenport aiding in clothing and demonstration work.
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Sophia Stone
Lincoln Parish
Hazel Bratley
Louisiana State University At
Baton Rouge
Ruston
Miss Stone
Miss Bratley
Downesville
Negro Forger Arrested Here By Tom Richardson
Warren Love, a Negro, forged two checks totaling 8.70 on local traveling man W. H. Spinks. Arrested Sunday by Ward Marshal Tom Richardson after investigation begun last week. Love claimed ownership of his home in Gite sand and admitted writing the checks and signing Spinks’s name. He will be tried in the county court.
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Warren Love
W. H. Spinks
Jetty
Tom Richardson
Love
Gitesand
Spink
Mayor Goyne Returns From Baton Rouge Visit
Mayor Charles C. Goyne of Ruston returned from Baton Rouge where he represented the city in a district court case against Western Union. He had sought extended telegraph hours beyond eight o clock, a request granted by the Public Service Commission, with Western Union appealing the decision and the case now under advisement after further testimony. The local office currently opens at eight and closes at eight with two one hour midday and evening reductions. A public demand for longer service hours was noted.
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Charles C. Goyne
Baton Rouge
Ruston
Western Union
Gayne
Public Service Commission
District Court
Carruth Jones
Grand Jury Reports In Union Parish 32 True Bills Found In Probe
Palmerville Sept 19 The grand jury empanelled this week completed work and reported 76 complaints examined with 33 true bills, 39 no bills, and 5 continued for further investigation. No felonies were found in the true bills and the Union parish jail was described as in good repair.
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Union Parish
Palmerville
Grand Jury
Grand
Negro Cabin Destroyed by Fire Near Hillcrest School
A northwest town Negro cabin owned by Homer Howard and his family burned early today after eight thirty. Firefighters arrived to find the structure enveloped in flames. A child playing with matches started the fire. Most household goods were saved by volunteers. The house, valued at 250 dollars, had no insurance.
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Hillcrest
Homer Howard
Negro Resists Officers and Is Killed in Kansas City
Sam Moore a 32 year old Santa Fe railroad employee was shot and killed after resisting Officers Ward Marshall Richardson and deputy T J Green in Kansas City Missouri. A warrant had led to a confrontation at Frances Harris's home with Moore grabbing for a gun before Green fired. Coroner's inquest absolved the officers of blame.
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Sam Moore
Santa Fe Railroad
Kansas City
Missouri
Ward Marshall
J. T. Richardson
T. J. Green
Richardson
Frances Harris
Officer Richardson
Moore
Parish
W. 8. Rutledge
Care of Eyes Is Topic for Article No 2
Dr N C Genevay argues eyesight is the most precious sense and warns that careless use, long close work, and poor lighting strain the eyes. He notes millions wear glasses, many suffer uncorrected defects, and urges parental care in infancy and childhood to improve outcomes.
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N. C. Genevay
Law State Association of Optometry
Earth
United States
Highway Open From Here to Shreveport
Information from this morning states the final link of the highway between Ruston and Shreveport was opened to traffic Thursday afternoon. Traffic may travel Monroe to Shreveport without detours except for a few blocks near Minden, closed until Sunday for paving to set. Two short detours on Highway 80 east of Monroe remain and are expected to open within weeks, making this the first paved highway across the state. The completion should greatly speed travel through the region, likely boosting through traffic since the paving program began over a year ago.
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Ruston
Shreveport
Monroe
Minden
Bank Robbery In Farmerville Nets Up To 13000
Four unmasked bandits robbed the Bank of Farmerville just after noon taking between 10000 and 13000 dollars. A customer, Mrs. J D Baughman, and cashier W W Porter alerted authorities after the gray Ford sedan fled. License Louisiana 1853. Two suspects described: a tall slender light man in a light suit and a short dark man in a dark suit. Other two unidentified. Police alerted across nearby towns.
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W. W. Porter
Bank of Farmerville
Porter
J. D. Baughman
Baughman
Runaway from road brought back to Ruston
R. E. Cole, jailed for four months on a larceny conviction in Lincoln Parish, was recaptured in Minden by Webster County deputies after escaping from the road crew north of the parish. Sheriff Thigpen said additional charges would follow for a third escape, with a 10 percent penalty added to the original sentence. Separately, Corpus Christi reports a planned Sunday attempt to cap the Ryals No 3 gas well at Refugio.
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R. E. Cole
Minden
Webster Sheriff's Department
Sherrif Thigpen
Cole
Here
Clyde Frasier
Thigpen
Ring
Lincoln Parish
Corpus Christi
Texas
Sundey
Refugio
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