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Newspaper

Ruston Leader

Location

Ruston, Louisiana, United States of America

Date

Apr 07, 1960

Page

7

Baton Rouge Day Opens With Talks And Elections

A Day To Be Held In Baton Rouge on Saturday April ninth will host a luncheon featuring Wilbur Grayson, founder's relative to LSU. Mrs Grayson and others from Shreveport and Baton Rouge will attend as state officers are elected. Reservations for the meeting were noted.

Baton Rouge Allie ‘Ofiapters Shreveport New Oceans Moriros Alex Mucus Lafavelle Regat Ney Busi Anese Nell Flekson Shreve Oretary Io V Enicee Shrevéport Province Fogle C. Slaughter Ardies John K. Brice Alexandria Therheeting Ore Wilbur Grayson Grayson Annie Boyd Kappa Delta Louisiana State University LSU Thomas Boyd Alan Re "Foglef Hugh’ ‘Middleton Baton Chaltihan Y'tilé Donald WW Will Het J. Tigg Wood Baton’ Rouge Chaiman Mary Reed Carol Rutty

G Harris Rites Held Saturday At Bernice Church

G Harris Sr 69 died Friday in a Bernice clinic Funeral services were held at 10 a m Saturday at the First Baptist church with three ministers officiating Burial followed at Arlington Cemetery near Homer under Kilpatrick Funeral Hone Survivors include his widow a son G G Harris Jr of Bernice a daughter Mrs M H Greening of Shreveport a brother the Rev C B Harris of Magnolia Ark a sister Mrs Roy Evans of Shreveport and four grandchildren

Bernice G. G. Harris, Sr First Baptist Church R. B. Middleton Billy Smith M. F. Copeland Arlington Cemetery Homer Kilpatrick G.’G. Harris Jr M. H. Greening Shreveport Rev C. B. Harris Magnolia, Ark Roy Evans

Folk Receives Kiwanis Honor Membership in Ruston

Folk, a former Kiwanis charter member and 1924 club president, was named an honorary member of the Ruston Kiwanis Club. He received the past-presidents badge from President Buddy Kendall after the weekly meeting. He joins L.V.E. Irvine and Mary in Ryland as the club’s three honorary members.

JyleFolk Ruston Kiwanis Club Sterling Hartel Folk Buddy ‘Kendall L.V.E Irvine and Mary Ryland Kiwanis ‘Club

Tech Names Winners Of Music Fete At District Festival

Vocal groups at Ouachita Parish High School Monroe directed by Lloydelle Birdsong swept the large ensemble division at the District State Musical Festival at Louisiana Tech with superior ratings. Bossier City High School band led by Kenneth Green won top trophy with superior sight marching. Winnsboro High band also took the top trophy under Director Glenn Gardner. Several vocal groups and choirs earned superior ratings including Haynesville elementary chorus General Junior High Bas trop Lakeshore Monroe Neville Monroe Winnsboro OPHS choir and mixed ensemble. Excellent ratings went to Ruston Jr High Ruston freshman girls Neville girls glee club Winnsboro Junior High Winnsboro mixed chorus Springhill girls glee club Winnsboro girls glee club Central Junior High Bastrop and North Caddo Rebel choir. Superior ratings for bands included OPHS Junior High Bossier Belcher Plain Dealing Lakeshore Monroe Winnfield Columbia Oak Grove Neville Winnsboro and Monroe all-elty youth.

Ouachita Parish Monroe Lloydelle Birdsong Louisiana Tech Haynesville Genitral Bastrop Lakeshore Ruston Winnsboro OPHS Neville Girls Glee Club of Thomas Jefferson Springhill Central Junior High Central Ray Ville North Caddo Vivian North Caddo Rebel Choir Bossie High Belcher ‘High Plain Dealing Lakeshore Junior High Winnfield Columbia Oak Crove Neville Neville High

Passman Flies To Europe For Investigation

U S House Foreign Operations Appropriations Committee Chairman Otto E Passman pauses hearings amid a confidential probe into foreign aid programs and European orchestra conditions described as shocking while considering this year’s fund requests. Notable mentions include multiple high schools and elementary schools listed with their orchestras and bands in several towns.

U. S Otto E. Passman House Foreign Operations Appropriations Committee Mareh

Public Hearings Set On Zone Reclassification Changes

Zoning Commission announces hearings at City Court Room about April 14 to discuss applications for reclassifying areas on California Avenue from Residential A2 to General Business C2 and blocks near 550 North 200 West 400 North 300 West from B1 and A2 to C1, with property owners urged to attend to state interests.

Zoning Commission Cy Hall California Avenue Brigs Wes California Avenue Westwind State Street Farmerville Highway Southmcant

Signa Tau Delta Hosts Annual Honor Fete at La Tech

Signa Tau Delta held its annual spring honors banquet at a Louisiana Tech local restaurant. The event honored senior Ash Strma and featured a formal fete style program in the campus area.

Signa Tau Delta la. Tech Strma Tau Delta Louisiana Tech

Unclear historical note on elections and anniversaries

Fragmentary OCR sums show names such as Pat Boo, Pearly Brumble, and Ave Loffiées with Sigma Tat ties. Mentions vitae and fellowships, a vice president election, and a spring semester, plus a reference to Kansas celebrating 100th anniversary of statehood in 1961.

Nist Sigma Pat Boo Bert Kansas

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