North Louisiana High School Rally set for April 10-11
Plans for the eighth annual North Louisiana High School Rally are underway at Louisiana Tech under Major J. P. Cole. The event runs Friday and Saturday April 10-11 with literary and athletic contests, 147 high schools invited, and substantial trophies and shields donated by Ruston businesses and banks.
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Louisiana Tech
J. P. Qole
Major Cole
Ruston
Ruston State Bank
First National Bank
T. L. James and Company
City of
Milam Drug Company
O. BE. Hodge
Boya
Vogue and Ruston Pharmacy
Bong Ee Tere Per Arhmrecay
Ouachita Parish
Glimpses of Our City Life from Old Daily Leader Files
Old file papers from the Daily Leader 04 05 reveal social life snippets of our town. A buggy accident injures a little Braswell girl, and Baby Eleanor Cargill is named prettiest at The Electric Street Carnival. A wedding notice reports the marriage of Clarence Moffett and Regina Bond at Col Fred W Price’s home on Vienna Street with R H Wynn officiating.
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Daily Leader
E. R. Braswell
Baby Eleanor Cargill
J. L. Cargill
Fred W. Price
Vienna Street
Clarence M. Moffett
Regina Bond
R. H. Wynn
Trinity Methodist Church
Lake Charles couples tie knot in quiet Lake Charles home
A marriage linked Ruston and Lake Charles circles was quietly solemnized at the Eisler home on 1302 Louisiana Avenue. Miss Alline Kisler, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. J. C. Kisler, wed Glen Hathaway of Ruston with Rev. R. H. Harper presiding. Best man Frank Rodrigues. The bride, in blue chiffon, is a Lake Charles High School and S.L.S. graduate and West Lake faculty member. Hathaway works for Lake Charles Grain and Grocery Co. They will live at 823 Kirkman Street.
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R. H. Wynn
Traumeret
W. D. Turrentine
Lawler
Ruston
Court House
Mrs. Lawler
Wynona
Magi
Lake Charles
Alline Kisler
J. C. Kisler
Glen Hathaway
Eisler
Louisiana Avenue
R. H. Harper
M. E. Church
South
Frank Rodrigues
Lake Charles High School
Westlake High School
Mr. Hathaway
Easter party for girls hosted by Bunshine McAllister
Fifteen girls aged four to eight enjoyed an Easter themed afternoon at Bunshine McAllister’s home with Lucille Land as co host. Centerpiece rabbit and smaller bunnies plus chickens decorated the scene while Dorothy Wright won a rabbit prize for eggs found. A picnic lunch followed indoors due to threatening weather. Attendees included Virginia Bailey Marjorie Lee Gullatt Evelyn Gullatt Bonnie Gullatt Mary Edna Cole Odile Goslin Allie May Land Lucille Baker Norma Lillian Lomax Mutd Eloise Broadnax Mary Ruth Harris Cassy Truss Lucille Land and Sunshine McAllister.
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Dorothy Wright
Virginia Bailey
Marjorie Lee Gullatt
Evelyn Gullatt
Bonnile
Gullatt
Mary Edna Cole
Odile Goslin
Allie May Land
Lucille Baker
Norma Lillian Lomax
Eloise Broadnax
Mary Ruth Harris
Cassy Truss
Lucille Land
Sunshine McAllister
U D C Meeting With Miss Howard Tuesday Afternoon
The local United Daughters of the Confederacy chapter met with Miss Kate Howard on Tuesday afternoon. Two new members were received, bringing the total to fifty four, though several of the members reside in Monros.
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Miss Howard
United Daughters of the Confederacy
Kate Howard
Monros
Chamber of Commerce Meets on Intermediate Credit Bank Plan
The Ruston Chamber of Commerce board discussed the potential establishment of an Intermediate Credit Bank to aid Lincoln parish farmers. A Rayville bank representative may visit Ruston to explain workings, while leaders consider inviting bankers for the parish to attend.
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Intermediate Credit Bank
Chamber OF Commerce
Rayville Bank
Ruston
Lincoln Parish
Rayville
Veterans Dinner Plans Highlight May Event and Talk
Afternoon business included planning the Veterans dinner, held on the first Saturday in May. Mrs. B. F. Smith presented a paper on Historic Shrines of the South while Mrs. Z. T. Gayne contributed Women of Colonial Times. A refreshment hour followed hosted by Miss Howard for a long list of members.
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B. F. Smith
South
Z. T. Gayne
Miss Howard
Mamie Graham
Davis
V. C
Guppy
Mes
Btayinilen
W. F. Rosge
Ea Ore
Wei
Lou Riser
Watson Durden
C. C. Neilson
Marie Adams
Beloved Grandmother of Local Woman Dead
Mrs. Patience Sherburne, aged ninety one, died in Baton Rouge after years as a gentlewoman loved by Dr. and Mrs. Davis of Ruston. She had recently witnessed the birth of their little daughter’s arrival. Funeral services were held in Baton Rouge with interment in a city cemetery.
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Paul Davis
Baton Rouge
Patience Sherburne
Trinity Bible Class Social Meeting In Rainwater Home
The Trinity Bible Class met last Thursday afternoon at Mrs. B. H. Rainwater home. Mrs. Haltom led a devotional and Mrs. C. E. Tooke presided over a brief business session. Plans to beautify the classroom were approved with committees named for flowers and decor. Members shared baby pictures for a guessing game. Mrs. R. M. Brown won a corsage for the largest number guessed. Mrs. Brown and Mrs. J. B. Crane excelled in a Women of the Bible contest. Refreshments by Mrs. Rainwater and co-hostesses followed for about thirty five attendees.
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Trinity Bible
B. H. Rainwater
R. M. Brown
Bridge Tea Honoring Mrs. Robert Thurman at North Vienna
Mrs. W. H. Cook and Mrs. J. W. Thurman hosted a Wednesday bridge tea at Mrs. Cook's North Vienna street home to compliment Mrs. Robert Thurman of Shreveport visiting relatives here this week. The note adds that Mrs. Thurman will soon join her husband, moving away from Ruston friends.
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Robert Thurman
W. H. Cook
J. W. Thurman
Longview Hosts Garden Flower Gifted Home Party
In Longview Texas a charming home hosted by Mrs Cook featured fresh garden flowers sent by friends and neighbors. After games a refreshments course was served to a large group of attendees including Mrs Robert Thurman Mrs J H Mays Mrs A M Ponder and many others from Dallas and nearby communities.
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Longview
Texas
Cook
Robert Thurman
J. H. Mays
A. M. Ponder
Marie Adams
E. 5. Kidd
Ardis Marbury
George Pankey
Joe Perry
Reggie McFarlane
S. P. Rawlins
Dallas
W. W. Davis
Wyatt Hadley
Montford
Norman McDonald
D. 8. Calhoun
R. L. Clark
CG. G. Latimer
Leland Brown
Fred Crosby
Cosmos Club Meeting Focused on Pop Fiction
The Cosmos Club met Friday afternoon at Mrs. J. J. Bennett's home with co hostesses Mrs. B. H. Talbot and others. The program featured Mrs. G C H ibman speaking on Humorous Writers including Will Rogers and Irvin Cobb. Mrs W A Marbury reviewed Irvin Cobb's Sketch Speaking of Operations. A concluding session included a wine reader titled Reason Was.
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Cosmos Club
J. J. Bennett
B. H. Talbot
G. C Hibman
Will Rogers
Irvin Cobb
W. A. Marbury
Golden wedding memories bring old classmates together
Mr and Mrs Turrentine host a meal for guests from Atlanta Arkansas Magnolia and Rus ton while recalling a golden wedding anniversary of Mr and Mrs Jeans in Atlanta. Attendee Miss Matilda Early aged eighty three traveled eighteen miles to join former pupils and share reminiscences of school days sixty five years ago.
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Mrs. Turrentine
Arkansas
W. D. Turrentine
Messrs
C. W. Jeans
R. H. McLendon
Atlanta
Dr. Jones
Magnolia
T. J. Green
Ruston
Business and Professional Women's Club Meeting Hosts Minstrel Plans
Mrs Jettie Timon presided at the Home of Mrs E L Holland for the Business and Professional Women's Club meeting. Twenty one attended as plans for a live minstrel show to benefit the scholarship fund were discussed. Three new members joined: Mrs J E Jones Miss Winnie M Campy and Mrs Emmerson Morgan, with Mrs Margaret Smith welcomed back. Refreshments were served.
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Jettie Timon
E L. Holland
Cate
J. E. Jones
Winnie M. Campy
Emmerson Morgan
Margaret Smith
Timon
Teenie Scaife
Blanche Heard
Eula Kidd
Bennie
Judging on His Talk by Uncle Mhen
A Washingter Star note quotes Uncle Mhen decrying talk that pretends others are in the same trouble as the speaker. The remark likens such speeches to self pride and moral judgment with a regional voice.
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Mhen
Gounda
Washingter Star
Keeping a Garden Levels the Temper of Humankind
City gardens and flower beds are kept with care as citizens from Galveston to Seattle prepare for seasonal planting. The essay notes gardening can rise to art or sink to vice, and observes backyard vegetables and decorative flowers bring edible produce and home adornment, while pondering why scholars overlook this gardening craze.
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Ruston
Galviston
Bangor
Jacksonville
Seatttle
Carner
Weekend Diary Of A College Student
A fragmented diary recounts a week of college life with plans for a Sunday School picnic and a potential dance. The writer notes social hopes, family support, daily classes, a bout of sneezing, and emotional ups and downs as spring terms progress. The entry ends with disappointment over postponed plans and reflections on youth.
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Saterday
Martech
Omega Kappa
Tim
Celia
Pete
Diary
Bond
Mr. Webster
Jone
Danny
Stella
The Mystic Purpose of a Home Garden
A meditation on gardening as more than growing food, viewing soil work as a rite that reconnects modern people with nature. It speaks of life appearing from earth, the wonder of seeds, and the deeper rhythm shared by farmers and faith.
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Eli
C. K. Lewis
Progressive Trail
Minnie Jackson Kidd
Mansfield
W. H. Ragan
Hary Jackson
King's Table
Moffett
Bunshine McAllister
J. C. Ritchie
The
Civic Committee
Charles O ‘Gagne
Ritchie
Louis Langford
Transportation Committee
Illinois Central
Shreveport
Monroe
C. E. Faulk, Jr
J. W. Thiesman
J. H. Barnet
L. M. Feasel
Blind Institute
Alpha Lambda Tan
Alpha Lambda Tan Fraternity
Pugh's Pond
G. W. Bond
W. L. Mitchell
J. Paul Jones
Alma Burk
Sam Griggs
Committee On
J. R. Crosby
Timothy
Eunice
Lois
D. M. Pyburn
G. W. Band
Pankey
Z. T. Goyne
J. E. Gable
A. T. Jackson
W. ¥. Galloway
J. T. Sanderson
GC. B. Parrish
Clyde Frasier
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