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The Ruston Daily Leader from Ruston, Louisiana • Page 4

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PAGE POUR THE HUSTON LEADER, RUSTON, LOUISIANA Tuesday, July 13, 193? 17 1 1 Acadian Woman Defines Good Volunteers lo Meet Lrossett In i win Bill Tobacco.com FIRST BARGAIN DAY PROGRAM OF YEAR BE PLAYED AT MEMORIAL PARK WEDNESDAY Zerc Lewis Scheduled To Face Rob Roy McGregor in Open-' ing Tilt, With Aiken or Hinton Slated to Hurl Night-Cap for Vois; Result May Shove Locals Back Inside Top Standing Loper Cancels Fight Card At Camp This Week f'l'Pt twin-bill of the year at Memorial Park, the 1 itr.orrow will 1 ihc top rungs of Valley league standing by taking on the Crossett Millp.s Lewis, Lof.v li.nton and Jimmy in position to see duty from the hill, with Lewis hurl the opening Froscr has not yet V- pv i dec.dcd he stated Effort To Bring Barksdale and Homer Fighters Here After failing to line up his choiee for the OV ed suitable for a card here, I Promoter Al of th" Camp! the plate. and thf er will on for duty, alone w.th a now hinler the acMi'd up'ii the loss of Clarence "Lofty" Butler, who underwent appendicitis recently. Their line-up w.i; probably include Cfuvc Davi.s at fir.st. Shorty at Oik- and Varnado The Millers v. ir.nerfi uf the first iia-i-in arena today announced can- half flap, bring a strong; of the leiMihn Thursday he-IT for the day.

Tex nii'ht. b-jxim'. events tln.s week. 1 bf'rnncl Kff'il I. bei-n Under I' heavyweight Walker.

tall i f. h'-avv however, un. 1 ,11 -tul I 1-1 II il ii'i. 1 with Al l)oi ileii. l.MM-t'ii il'- th' 1 I'll i ih- who pi p.pu'ai ni'ie last year.

a.c lush McNeil, w.iinf'i ve; Ch I'ipes tv. nt shorl and thiid. Outfielders will probably be MrCiam, Mule Fryer Ol'id Sh. a will probably depend upon UK- same line-up that has taken iho Mnee the opening of th" half race, with Hartford Cau-x-y Milton at f.i.Si. iViij Hurt at second.

I.aBue at Panko.v (it- t.h;:<l. F5) i. VvMiiarn. Short and Su'riiali take rare of the if Pan relurn to the aft part of 1 ti sickness, Should add able to club, v. i L' the Vols or.

added left bond hitter. Willis is t'xpjcctcd the outfield -TI rt-tiir'ns i hi- regular playing position in left. For the first t.rne this yeai Manager hijfi an ion of f' for the t.hf- double header. The far have been to ail tree. Clen eral (ixJr.oj.s.oon to the!) will be 10 and 25 stated.

The and lightweight. II- woi king with IloiiKJi 1 ix in an effort brim; of the boy.s fnm that aiei here. Tin 1 hero-after will fiithl'T', with th im; crjitiuri uf Hie b.itl Ic-i uy- Suit Is Filed Over Work On Art in Vatican VATICAN CITY, July 13 the authority of LI i ii of arbitei.s oxtends will tie before tin: '('nhiiiial here soon in a After five loyn years in the dust bowl, plentiful spring rains have at last produced the makings of a bumper wheat crop for 1937. Texas wheat raisers on the South Plains of the Panhandle stand joyfully almost in golden grain as the great combines reap anywhere from 25 to. 50 bushels to the acre.

But even amid this rejoicing, trouble and disaster are threatening in certain sections ol bread basket." In the extreme northwest, block rust is already cutting In on the bountiful yield, while in NEWS Toy-Lending 'Library' a Success for thr Vatican Museums, and Sorafini. not of the city. The (lein jjoint: at is.sue the ommlssion appi.nl I by the to decide mi I 1 at 2:30, i to bep aid IVif I'l i. with iiow btinx made to for hi-, the lentil ii: approval ity to 'lie iirrrmnt i 1 1 1 busineiiS houses paid and wlL'thcr a fo. the game.

1 unaminous vote Till? COOL! COOL! COOL! VTVVVTVVVVT'VTVVTTTTirTfVirTTVVYTTTVVTVTVTVV TODAY AND WEDNESDAY Her Husband is a SUCCESS! SHE ht't frtudl mort won't you thii GAIL PATRICK. RICARDO CORTEZ AKIM TAMIROFF Tom Brown Morltl 6. f. iCHUlBIHS Piedvdien A Paramount PUtvn 5 LAKE CHARLES. La.

(UP) Joe" LeBleu still can "roll hor own" with the best, but lately she has decided that it's to smoke ready-made cigarettes. This 97-year-old pioneer Acadian woman of Louisiana, who once declined to accept money from Jesse James in payment for a meal prepared for the notor- lou.s outlaw refuses to accept the passage of the years. No one but "Grandma whose real name is Lanoise, can handle her business affairs, and she is pretty good at that, too. Only one thing can take her away from the worries and cares which she finds in running her plantation, five miles cast of here. That is when she receives a letter from one of her 28 children and foster-children, who aro scattered all over the world.

"Grandma Joe" came to this section as a bride- of 25. She started housekeeping in the home which not many years before often provided a night's rest for Jean Lafitte, when that famous New Orleans pirate would make one of his many trips to Texas. It was at this house that had her experience with the James brothers. "I was at the she recallecl, "when a couple of men came up on horseback. Something was 'tied around each head Oaf of them said, 'I you to fix us to eat'." "Grandma Joe" prepared them a meal, and when they had finished, the one she later identified as Jesse, offered her $50.

But refused. Only when they were gone did she find a note, which she later lost, thanking her for the meal and her hospitality. With all hci smoking, the little Acadian woman disapproves of the drinking and of the present younger generation, But, because she never "learned to read or she thinks all children Location NW (Continued from pagj one) dustry, having been one of the chief factors in the organization of General Motors, as well as the founder of Duraut Motets, which he combined with General Motors upon the latter's organization. He has also been vitally interested in organization and development of several other industrial organizations, one of which was the Independent Oil and Gas Company, now a subsidiary of the Phillips Petroleum Corporation, to whom he sold the company several years ago. Their holdings and operations were confined chiefly to the mid- continent oil fields.

Mr. Durant 'left Huston late today for New York, but will return here early in August, to resume active management of affairs of his associates through their Huston should have an education. "I she admits, "but nothing but cigaiettes. It used to be as a girl that I would roll my own out of twist tobacco and corn husks. Now there's a good smoke." SALES PEOPLE LINGUISTS MILWAUKEE survey -if the 1,800 employes of the three jutlets of a department stjre company here disclosed that 510 speak foreign languages and can dispense service in 23 tongues.

1 Too Late To Classify COOK woman to prepare meals for ten persons. See C. W. Edwards, Huston, La. 7-13-6td Itw FOR room furnished apartment, newly furnished, across street from Eastland School, 408 9.

Myrtle. Private front and rear entrance. Charter No. 11796 Reserve District No. 11 -4 Not until he was greeted by a kiss as he stepped from a train in Seattle did Gordon Adam know that he had been chosen captain of the 1938 Washington crew, which continued its triumphal sweep on the Hudson.

It was pretty Margaret Hub- ner'a way of informing the Husky junior of his election after he had left Poughkeepsie. He had not read any newspa- pers en route. Kin lias Fro tile Like Washington REPORT OF CONDITION OF THE First National Bank of Ruston IN THE STATE OF LOUISIANA, AT THE CLOSE OF BUSINESS ON JUNE 30TH, 1937 (Published in ro.sp..iise to call made by Comptroller of the Currency, under Section 5L'll, U. S. Revised Statutes) ASSETS Loans and discnuntH 282.J71.88 1,024.30 United Statos (jiivi-'rriiiioMt obligations, direct fully luiarniite.cd 83,282.11 Other bunds, and securities 238,868.21 Banking house, $1 2.3 Jo.i'.n.

Furniture and fixtures $4,465.40 16,791.00 uu-ned oilier than bunking house 12,700.00 Reserve with Federal Ko.serve bank 164,514.26 bn lances other banks, and cash Items in process of collection 396,786.89 Cash items not in process of collection 237.39 Other assets 568.58 TOTAL ASSETS $1,196,944.12 LIABILITIES Demand deposits of individuals, partnerships, and corporations 558,980.73 Time deposits of individuals, partnerships, and corporations 384,496.48 State, county, and municipal deposits 110,203.24 Deposits of other banks, including' certified and cashier's checks outstanding 18 102.23 Xot secured by pledge of loans Investments $1,071.732.68 TOTAL DEPOSITS 1,071,732.68 Dividends declared but not yet payable and amounts set aside for dividends not declared 1800.00 Class A preferred stock, 300 shares, par $66 Common stock, f.OO shares, par $100 per $70,000.00 Surplus 30,000.00 Undivided 1,138.35 Reserves for contingencies 2,273.09 Preferred stock retirement fund 20,000.00 TOTAL CAPITAL ACCOUNT 123,411.44 TOTAL LIArULITIES $1,196,944.12 STATE OF LOUISIANA, COUNTY OF LINCOLN, ss: A. E. Stlnsinn, cashier of the above-named bank, do solemnly swear that the above MM lament is true to the best of my knowledge and belief. (Signer) A. E.

STINSON, Cashier. Add Thompson. E. Undue. W.

N. McDonald, Directors. subscribed before me this 12 day of July, 1937. (Signed) W. F.

PEARCE, Notary Public. RECAPITULATION Sworn to itnd i Seal) Success of the toy-lending "library," recently inaugurated as an i oxpfniiH-Mt the Chicago Park District, and pictured above has imjmpk'd th. institution of additional units throughout the'city Children possess library cards, signed by their parents are permitted tu play with the scooters, dolls, trains, and puzzles provided, ar.d upm! making selection, are allowed to take the toy home fur a period. Breakage has been surprisingly ami lew. The playroom of the library is shown in the tup photo, and below, Miss Ma.xn.e Camp, librarian, checks out a doll to a waiting girl.

RESOURCES The same poiM.d find austeie. piulile whuh marks every like- ne.ss uf U'aihington, evident in lii.s grand-niece, Miss Ann a I Wusluiiglori, above, of Washington, in Paris, where she wiis the guest of the I'uri- fcian txpoiition. Company un duty or'dci uiiii 'A'ilS. H. -c, I tu 1 .1 111 il.Un man 'I 'A aik I': (Jcnt'l ill i i i.

uixlcib "CJcii- I 'i 1 will fmd li! I -I i i ii put h.in Could it Ml TVPE FASTER SCilOOI. KK(Oltl) I'KItl IX I KK.NT, O. i Stuto Uni- iv i-'iMiiniMcf students have in-j C-HEKNWICH, C'uim. dJl'i ie-i-ed their typing speed by 10 Durothy Prehe's ton and one-hall' i mmutf through use uf iiual instruction by 1 ite I.amrtr of the i-u! ronccin lo the' truant ullai'i She i hiisiness lulmimstr'ati MI elementary and wore un.v i-au-i' tor single IIUNTKHS l.ltKV Clll- YKNNK. Wyo.

'UP Tii Mine and fiMi coming Loans ami Discounts Overdrafts Unlnl-; and Securities Deposit wilb V. D. Hankinc, House, Furniture and Fixtures. Mlier Real Estate Accrued Interest Cash on Hand and Duo from Banks LIABILITIES 282,171.88 322,150.32 249.70 16,791.00 12,700.00 318.88 661,538.64 11,196,944.12 Common Stock Preferred Stock Surplus Undivided Profits Reserved for Taxes Reserved for Preferred Stock Dividend Reserved for Common Stock Dividend Reserved for Retirement of Preferred Stock Deposits 20,000.00 30,000.00 1,138.85 2,273.19 300.00 1,500.00 20,000,00 1,071,732.68 11,196,944.12 III ADDS M)s SAN ilJPi In I'hil i (llt it uo Hi I tall on olllu it ami 1 (i AJC1.K SI 1'flJKS ASSl diitl l.loo "i HuLLIMhK Cal. 5 garhc riav-iiani for the nation's xt IS USSUic'd.

Caii- llUlldleda ul' Tnt I SAU'iliV hSl II KlfHS HACINE. iUi') -Am i .) a'KJMLgiiy I. O.3CAU I II 10 1 Wl furnishes most of your-uld I'ruak Stegntr the supply of hai years ol blacksinitliiiiK, i.n'.y ma- i. undiM cult.vat. kicked him bard eooufb to do any Home Loans To Buy or Build We have the cash the loan plan that brings debt-free home ownership economically, conveniently and safely.

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1932-1958