Ruston Peach Festival Schedule Outlined for July 7 8
Ruston prepares for the two day Louisiana peach festival with a parade at 3 30 p m featuring four Louisiana Tech music units, a public pageant at Howard Auditorium, a variety show, peach cobbler contest, and a flower show. Queen Dixie Gem and Princess Peach finals crown Miss Patricia Kavanaugh.
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Ruston
David P. Colvin
The
Festival Association
Louisiana Tech
Louisiana Tech Music Camp
William H. Baker
Jonesboro
Howard Auditorium
Patricia Kavanaugh
Princess Peach
Ona Blondin
J. D. Murry
M. H. Jiles
Tech
Lincoln Motel
Jack Ritchie
Ruston Lions Club
Ruston Country Club
Ben-Gurion and de Gaulle Hold Second Talks in Paris
Prime Minister David Ben-Gurion of Israel met President Charles de Gaulle in Paris for a second day of diplomatic talks. Neither side provided specifics on the subjects discussed.
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Paris
David Ben-Gurion
Israel
Charles de Gaulle
Seeking Site For Rustons Post Office
W J Griffis real estate officer of the Dallas Region Post Office Department toured Ruston to survey possible post office sites. He said final statements would await more property owner contacts while continuing the active consideration of a new Ruston structure and would visit Ruston next month. One mentioned site is the back half of Ruston Junior High School property.
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Ruston
W. J. Griffis
Dallas Region Post Office Department
Posible
Griffis
Ruston Daily Leader
Post Office Department
Winnsboro City Recreation Program Cited
Alderman Ma rioneaux and W B Scriber present Winnsboro summer recreation report praising parks pool and facilities. Baseball has 250 players ages 8 to15 while pool lessons draw about 350 weekly with 75 from Wisner and 65 from Gilbert. Tennis has 70 in instruction with one court. a new court at 1500 is urged with donations to back it.
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Winnsboro
W. E. ‘Frenchie
Marioneaux
W. B. Scriber
Wisner
Gilbert
Sheriffs Department
Local Hodge area notes honor degrees and school events
Frank Edington Durham earned a Doctor of Philosophy from Rice Institute last week. Wanda Lawrence made Northwestern State College education honor roll for spring, with student leaders named. Ma rie A. Guinn, Harrisonburg High School teacher, won LSU scholarship for summer counseling study. Steve Bell reports first 1960 cotton bloom in Catahoula parish after March 31 planting. Bear sighting noted by Concordia Sentinel staffer Cardwell Arnold in Foules area. Newly elected Jonesboro Hodge FHA officers for 1960-1961 announced: Linda Abercrombie president, Norma Vines vice president, Linda Cul-
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Hodge
Frank Edington Durham
J. B. Durham
Rice Institute
Durham
B. F. Edington
Shreveport
Jonesville
Wanda Lawrence
J. D. Lawrence
Parhams
Northwestern State College
Marie A. Guinn
Harrisonburg High School
Louisiana State University
Steve Bell
Archie
Catahoula Parish
Jonesboro
FHA
Jonesboro Hodge High School
Linda Abercrombie
Norma Vines
Linda Cul
Stolen Army Tank Case Leads to Arrest
Alexandria report states Raymond Markle, 30, of Pitkin, is held for investigation of theft after an old army tank disappeared from Camp Claiborne range England Air Force Base and was found cut up and sold for 35.91. FBI agents are questioning him as the theft involved government property.
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Alexandria
Rapides Parish
Federal Bureau of Investigation
Novelist Sagan Accuses French Authorities
Paris reports Fran coise Sagan claims French authorities tortured 22 year old Algerian Djamila Boupacha to coerce a confession about a cafe bombing in Algiers. Boupacha arrested February 10 in an Algiers suburb, jailed illegally until March 1, charges filed, trial postponed.
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Paris
UPI
Francoise Sagan
Algiers
L’express
Miss Sagan
Djamila Boupacha
Jackson Parish School Board Race Scheduled
Two candidates qualified for Ward 6 and Ward 7 seats in the Jackson Parish school board race set for the July 23 primary. In Ward 6 M. G. Perry seeks re election against James P. Pierce while Ward 7 pits incumbent E. Flanagan against H. C. Womack both from Chatham. Harvey Spillars was unopposed in Ward 1 at qualifying.
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Jonesboro
Jackson Parish
M. G. Perry
James P. Pierce
E. Flanagan
H. C. Womack
Chatham
Harvey Spillars
Local Official Praised for Community Service
The notice lauds unselfish service to the community and civic matters. It notes actions were inserted and paid for by business associates without his knowledge or consent, credited to P. L. Buddy Foreman, chairman.
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Business Associates
P. L
Buddy Foreman
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Concordia Sentinel
Cardwell Arnold
the Sentinel
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Jackson Parish School Board
Ruston Pickling
Home Crown Tomatoes
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