Seven Negroes Sentenced in City Court for Illicit Alcohol
Seven men were sentenced in City Court here Friday after convictions or guilty pleas on illegal sale of alcoholic beverages. Trials were conducted earlier in the week.
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Newspaper
Ruston Leader
Location
Ruston, Louisiana, United States of America
Date
Apr 09, 1959
Page
5
Lincoln Parish School Board approves Defense Education Act program
The Lincoln parish School Board voted to accept the National Defense Education Act to boost math science and foreign language instruction. Superintendent Moreile Emmons said local testing already in place remains, and more funds will buy equipment. The board also heard the Parish funds audit by J B Lancaster who praised orderly books.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lincoln Parish
Moreile Emmons
J. B. Lancaster
Deadlines Near for Tax Exemptions in Ruston Parish
The article notes deadlines approaching for Tromestead Exemption and 1938 federal income tax returns. It mentions eligibility rules for property owners, city taxes, and veteran exemptions, warning penalties for late filings without valid excuses.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Citigangs
Ruston
Lincoln Parish
Tromestead
Tr Omer
Tlomestead
Pageant book invites teen names for Jubilee program
Colonel Arthur Dietkie leads a committee offering space for teen and adult groups to list names in the Historical Program Book for the Diamond Jubilee. Names cost 50 cents for youths and $1 for adult groups. over 100 pages, 10,000 copies, priced 75 cents to a dollar at sale and distribution points. Episcopal Redeemer sellers seek advertisers and reserve space via Jubilee headquarters.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Arthur Dietkie
Jubilee
Episcopal Church of the Redeemer
Jubilee Parade Entries Urged
Officials urge clubs churches and groups to enter the Jubilee Parade. An estimated 300 spectators are expected to attend as participants comply with entry forms and parade guidelines.
Kiwanis Merit Award To L V E Irvine In Ruston
Kiwanis Club awarded L V E Irvine a Certificate of Merit for long service to the Louisiana Tech Concert Association. Irvine is the third recipient after Johnny Guy and Rev A Newman for community and church work.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kiwanis Club
L. V. E. Irvine
L.V.E. Irvine
Agiwanis Club
Louisiana Tech Concert Association
Mr. Irvine
Johnny Guy
A. Newman
Temple Baptist Church
My. Irvine
Convert Association
Clarence Faulk
Ruston
RHS Teacher To Attend Ariz Inst
Edward D. Perkins of Ruse ton High School is among fifty teachers nationwide chosen for a National Science Foundation Institute for High School Teachers of Mathematics at Arizona State University Tempe. Mathematics teachers from Vermont Florida Wisconsin and eight other states will gather June 22 for six weeks to work with leading mathematicians and teachers. The institute aims to strengthen teachers ability to motivate students toward careers in science or mathematics.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Edward D. Perkins
Ruseton High School
United States
National Science Foundation
Arizona State University
Tempe
Arizona
Vermont
Florida
Wisconsin
Ag Writers Honored by United Farm Agency Inc
United Farm Agency announces the first Agricultural Writers Awards with $1000 in cash prizes for editors and writers whose rural life coverage appears in U S newspapers. Deadline is October 15, 1959 for pieces published since January 1, 1959.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United Farm Agency, Inc
Robert M. Chamberlain
United States
Chamberlain
Seattle
Washington
Sparkman
Extension tips on lawn care and pasture for 4-H clubs
4-H Boys study lawn care tips by County Agent F. LeVasseur and 441 Club members who will take materials home for reference. The issue notes Achievement Day on April 18, political campaign style candidate voting for Prince and Princess, funds raised for camps and livestock shows, and local comments on Bermuda grass fertilization and millet as grazing crops. For more info call AL 35-3102.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
LeVasseur County
Pilot Forest survey projects big future income
Survey report by W C Adking of Continental Can Company chairman of the Pilot Forest project in Claiborne Bienville and Lincoln Parishes estimates about 570 000 acres of woodland could yield 4 275 000 dollars in new annual area income if fully produced. The plan, part of the Southern Pulpwood Conservation Association program, aims to boost productivity by about half a cord per acre per year and create steady rural employment. The Pilot Forest sits on the Lula Daniel and Earl McGuire farm four miles south of Aveardia on the Jonesboro Hodge Highway. Pilot Forests operate in 12 southern states as guides to better small woodland use.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lula Daniel
Earl McGuire
Oak Grove
Claiborne
Bienville
Lincoin
W. C. Adking
Continental Can Company
Claiborne, Bienville
Lincoln Parish
Southern Pulpwood Conservation Association
Lincoln Parishes
Three Perish
Adking
FDA
Luke Daniel
Dear McGuire
Aveardia
Jonesboro-Hodge
Souvenir plates depicting Ruston history on sale at Jubilee
Souvenir plates showing Ruston history are available at Jubilee Headquarters in the Ranlio Building designed by Mrs. Krew Hays. The central motif emphasizes cotton farming, with scenes of farming and a herder encircling it. Limited supply, no more orders, price 31.00.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rustan
Jubilee
Ranlio
Krew Hays
Ruston
Biston
Ol Hinthaarks
Vienna Pioneers Visit Ruston For Jubilee Celebration
Vienna Pioneers from Viens na arrived in two horse drawn wagons with police escorts to join Ruston Diamond Jubilee events. Twenty ladies wore historic dresses while being interviewed on Radio KRUS by Miss Gail Pearson. Mrs. Mae Tims Sims, 91, accompanied them and shared memories of old dressmaking and travel as the group toured to Austin and Ruston.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Vienna
Ruston
Jubilae Belles
KRUS
Diamond Left
Mae Tims Sims
Jubilee, Inc
Jubilee Belles
Viens
Ruston Diamond Jubilee, Inc
Radio
Gail Pearson
Austin
Doyle Peterson
Grace Cherry
Marlene Kirtland
Trenfin
Niefl
Ruston Students to Present Papers at ASME Meeting
Ruston students Joseph T. Rayburn and Charles J. Williams of Louisiana Tech will present papers at the ASME conference on April 7 8 at LSU. Rayburn discusses The Measurement of Small Deflections With a Strain Gauge Beam and Williams speaks on The Design of a Condenser Tube. Rayburn previously won $10 in a Tech prelim.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ruston
ASME
Louisiana Tech
American Society of Mechanical Engineers
Louisiana State University
Joseph T. Rayburn
Charles J. Williams
Rayburn
Williams
Tech
Tuslane
Southwestern Louisiana Institute
LSU
Jubilee Sales Day plan for April 30 to May 1
Retail Merchants' Committee outlines a townwide Jubilee Sales Day promotion running April 30 and May 1 before the Diamond Jubilee. Shops will display relics from the early 1900s and staff dress accordingly. parking will be arranged to ease traffic. local ads and a townwide TV pool are planned. final meeting set for April 10 at Ted's Cafe.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Retail Merchants’ Committee
Chamber of Commerce
Ruston
Gu Sue Coss
Ted's
C, . Barr
Louisian a Poetry Society Award Plan
The Louisiana Poetry Society announces a memorial prize funded by Mrs. Annabel Atkinson Pankey for the best college level poem. Entrants must be Louisiana college students in member colleges, with up to two entries and three original copies per poem. Entries due by May 30 and judged by noted Southern poets. winner to be honored at the October state meeting.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pankey
Louisvile
Sowety
Annabel Atkinson Pankey
Colege
Louisiana
Louie Williams Atkinson
The
Poetry Society
South
Ethel Harvey
Glenmore Ave
Baton Rouge
Ruston Queen Contest ticket sales drive pageant
Tickets aim to fund the historical pageant during the Huinand Week in Ruston. Advance tickets sell for 1.50 with 20 percent bonus votes for early buyers. Queen contestants are sponsored by the Habia Coin committees and supported by schools clubs merchants. Exchanges to final tickets begin April 27 with votes credited per ticket and per look sold.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Edho-Thuaaia
Huinand
Vale
Advaice
Ehilteen
Habia Cointittes
Cata: Ihdividkiels
Belpuds
Ruston
Mtr
Gilly Lewis
Hilly Baskin
Jauclivis
Tos Eneh
Tuin
Controlled Burns Credited for Three Woods Fires in Parish
Forest Ranger Frank Gibson reports three fires in Lincoln parish over two weeks burned 50 acres, with 38 acres of timberland impacted. Two fires burned 19 acres each on J. W. Chandler's and Doss places, one 6 acres on J. W. Chandler’s, and 13 acres in Mineral Springs. One small fire accounted for the remaining area, Gibson attributes to controlled burning and urges careful control.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frank Gibson
Lincoln Parish
J. W. Chandler
Mineral Springs
Doss Place
Gibson
Trinity Methodist Board Stops Church Council Donations
BIL Rogers secretary of Trinity Methodist Official Board announced the church will delete its 1959 budget contribution to the National Council of Churches. The unanimous vote was a protest against the council seeking diplomatic recognition of Communist China, an action widely criticized. The interdenominational body has offices in New York City.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bil Rogers
Trinity Methodist Church
National Council of Churches
Rogers
Council of Churches
China
Council
New York City
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