First National Bank opens new Ruston home with open house
A large crowd attended the First National Bank of Ruston during its regular hours to tour the new building. Thompson announced the Thursday open house from 2 to 6 p.m. as successful. Local and visiting bankers and dignitaries offered congratulations, with remarks broadcast on KRUS.
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Ruston
Add ‘Thompson
la. Bank and ‘Trust Co
Shreveport
Jimmy Akins
la. Bank and Trust Co
Norman Gunn
Ripides Bank and Trust Co
Alexantria
Jank Monroe
Ruston State Bank
Willie Lyles
Ruston Statawok
John Graham
Pauline Lain
Rust
KRUS
Bill Carter
Leaders from Five Parishes To Study POW Site Today
Five parishes leaders convene to study a WWII POW camp parcel once used west of Ruston. The land, acquired during the war, housed soldiers behind wire and was later considered for a hospital or civic use. The current state seeks public input on reclaiming or repurposing the site.
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Harhad
Ruston
Wonens Army Corps
Forest Fire Burns 60 Acres near Ruston
A forest fire scorched about 60 acres near Ruston damaging timber and delaying operations at the Ruston Tuberculosis Hospital. Officials say the hospital remains a key asset and a legislative committee plans to seek funding and a commission to preserve the property for citizens of Louisiana.
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Ruston
Rusten Tuberculosis
Louisiana
Birnville
Claiborne
Dicksar
Line Coln
Port Chatter Ark Man Completes Training Under Act Program
Dan Diwwson and eight others completed weeks of training under the Ru Act program at Port Chatter Ark. Army Pi. son Jp, son ph Er Rusten.
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Fort Chiakree
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Army Pi
Son Jp
Son Ph Er Rusten
Ning
Port Chatter Aik
Six Cases Heard By Judge Jones In City Court
Six cases were heard in City Court on Monday at 1 pm with Judge Fred W. Jones presiding. Harold Goree, colored, driving without a license, fined 10 and costs. James Adkins, white, disturbing the peace while intoxicated, fined 15 and costs plus 80 days in jail. Virgil Burgess, white, disturbing the peace while intoxicated, 30 days suspended. Lawson Bradford, colored, simple assault, fined 50 and costs with 90 days in jail. Elbert Dunn, colored, assault, 20 Riku Burton, colored, battery, 130 day suspended.
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Fred W. Jones
Harold Goree
James Adkins
Virgil Burgess
Lawson Bradford
Elbert, Dunn
Riku Burton
Dubach Gains Two Wins One Defeat In Week
Dubach High baseball pushes season to 10 2 with wins over Spearsville and Joneshoro Hodge. West Monroe beat the Oilers 4 3 last Saturday. Charlie Fuller shut out Swearsville 3 0 and then won 12 strikeouts with five hits at Daynesboro Hodge. Dubach meets Ruston in Ruston at 4 30 this afternoon.
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Dubach High
Spearsville
Joneshoro-Hodge
West Monroe
Oilers
Charlie Fuller
Swearsville
Fuller
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Ducky Colvin
Rustonigh
Ruston
VA Drops Two Percent Down Payment Rule for GI Loans
The Veterans Administration eliminates the two percent down payment on GI home loans effective today, requiring no cash down but still mandating closing costs. The move, part of seven housing steps announced by President Eisenhower to spur home building, includes loosening FHA and GI loan fees and raising GI loan interest caps.
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Veterans Administration
Eisenhower
White House
Prevent Fires In Forests Says State Ranger
State Forest Ranger Wrank Ry Gibson urges vigilance to prevent forest and brush fires. In a Leader exclusive interview he warns of destruction from fires and asks readers to watch matches cigars cigarettes and any fire in wooded areas. The Leader will display contact details for Ranger Gibson and forest fire information on its upper page corner daily.
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Wrank Ry Gibson
Gibson
Jonesboro Soldier Earns NCO Academy Graduation in Korea
Army Sergeant First Class Toward Burks of Jonesboro completed a four week course at the 1 Corps Non Commissioned Officer Academy in Korea. He studied map reading and leadership while serving with Company D, 17th Infantry, arriving in the Far East last August after duty at Fort Ord California. His mother Mrs. Tunice Burks lives at 312 North 1st.
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Korea
AHTNC
Burks
Castella
Jonesboro
1 Corps
17Th Infantry
Far East
Fort Ord
Calif
Tunice Burks
N. 1Th St
Onrec
Hilburn Cleaners Modernizes Plant and Installs Gear
Hilburn Cleaners will modernize its Ruston plant with all new equipment this weekend, including a Miraclematic cleaning unit, silk unit for dresses, coat unit for menswear, automatic conveyor, and new presses. The grand opening will occur once operations are fully underway.
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Milburn's Cleaners
W. WW. Hilburn
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Treladed
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