Louisiana Market Poultry Show champions named in Alexandria
Willard Barham of Hico won the adult championship and Mrs C B Smith of Choudrant took reserve champion at the ninth annual Louisiana Market Poultry Show and Chicken of Tomorrow Contest in Alexandria. Lincol n Parish 4 H entries placed in junior purple ribbon group. Thomas Smith from Jamestown earned both junior and grand show honors in the Chicken of Tomorrow Contest.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Willard Barham
Hico
C. B. Smith
Choudrant
White Rocks
Lincoln
Joel Larance
Hilly
Carroll Barham
Billy Colvin
Ruston
United States
Thomas Smith
Jamestown
Bienville Parish
Charlotte “Bush
Assumption Parish
Mary Eleanor Harper
Colfax
Grant Parish
Louisiana
Sue Simms
LaSalle Parish
Ellen ‘Riser
Lincoln Parish
Smith
Alexandria
Hve
Barham
Jim
Hinton
Howond
Tornado hits Wesley Chapel area causing church and barn damage
A late Wednesday tornado in Lincoln Parish damaged Wesley Chapel Methodist Church near Ruston and nearby farms. Eight giant oaks fell in the churchyard, a church roof ripped, and a barn at Wes Lyle Farm destroyed. Damage estimated at 3000 dollars or more. No deaths or injuries reported.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lincoln Parish
Old Wesley Chapel Methodist Church
Ruston
Clyde Brooks
Wes Lyle
W. H. Simpson
Simpson
Mrs Kimbell to compete in Mrs Louisiana finals
The article notes Mrs. Kimbell of Ruston Louisiana, the new Mrs Louisiana, will travel to Fort Lauderdale Florida in early May for the national finals. She is a native of Hot Springs Arkansas and was sponsored in Louisiana by over 120 contestants. She will be accompanied by Mrs Mitchell and Mr Mitchell. The piece also mentions Cambridge Harvard University enrollment figures for the year.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mrs. America
New York
Fort Lauderdale
Fla
Ruston
Louisiana
Monroe
Oes
Kimbell
Exemption Deadline Clarified for Lincoln Parish Taxes
Lincoln Parish tax assessor Bud Hightower today announced April 15 as the absolute deadline to sign homestead exemptions. About 1,800 residents are eligible, with roughly 300 processed so far. Of the rest, around 200 are residents of Rus Tes and must own qualifying property to be eligible.
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Hightower
Lincoln Parish
Assesso
Yale
Rus
Sausage and Pancake Supper At Choudrant High School
A sausage and pancake supper will be held Friday at 5 p.m. in the lunch room at Choudrant High School to raise money for the First Methodist Church building fund. Chairman Mrs W Gukelly says the event will continue until everyone is fed, with a $1 per person charge and accompanying children. Sausage pancake mix and syrup will be furnished by local grocers and salesmen who will secret OKs. A box of biscuit vna.
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Choudrant High
First Methodist ‘Church Building Fund
Injured In Highway Crash Near Ruston
A 73 year old Ruston man John W. Chandler Route 4 sustained multiple fractures of the left arm and other injuries and is under treatment in Ruston Hospital. Royal J. Watson a 26 year old Shreveport Negro truck driver is jailed in Lincoln Parish on reckless driving charges after a collision on Highway 80 about 3 30 pm Thursday near Ruston. Chandler was driving west while Watson drove east and crossed center line sideswiping Chandler's car. Damages were about 200 to Chandler and 100 to Watson.
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Lincoln Parish
Ruston
John W. Chandler
Shreveport
Buck Voight
Chandler
Woodard Elected Mayor Of Grambling In First Polls
Grambling voters chose B T Woodard as mayor in the village election, the first since incorporation. Woodard received 1145 votes to Mike Osborne 91, and will serve four years. 205 of 220 eligible voters turned out. Aldermen elected were W E Downs Fred Ellis and Ray B Moss, with 108 129 and 98 votes respectively. Four candidates ran for the Democratic Executive Committee Board. John Emmanuel Arthur D Smith Rev Cooper Jenson and Bessie W Williams won seats. Emmanuel 89 votes, Jenson 150, Williams 144.
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Grambling
B. ‘T. Woodard
Woodard
Mike’ Osborne
Osborne
Board of Aldermen
W. E
Downs
Fred Ellis
Ray’b
Moss
Elis
Democratic Executive Committee Board
John Emmanuel
Arthur’ D. Smith
Rev
Cooper’ Jenson
Bessie W. Williams
Smith
Jenson
Williams
Emmanuel
Leader Today
Louisiana
Ed Offi
Mrs O Neal Dies Today After Illness In Ruston
Minnie Thurman O Neal 76 longtime Ruston resident died in Ruston Hospital after a prolonged illness. Funeral set for Shiloh Baptist Church Thursday at 3 with Rev. officiating, burial in Shiloh Cemetery. Survived by brothers Cecil C Thurman and T F Thurman and sister Mrs O K Huey. Pallbearers named: George Moore Billy Grafton Vaughn Fitzgerald Stone Harris Dale Goff James Buckley.
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Kilatrick
Bérnice
Shiloh Baptist
Murphy
Temple Baptist Church
Ruston
Shiloh
Parish 4-H youths win top honors at MidSouth Show
Three Lincoln Parish 4-H members traveled to Memphis for the 22nd MidSouth Live stock Exposition where Mims won reserve championship with a Southdown ewe, earned $75 prize money, and used it to add four more purebred sheep to his herd. Joan Stewart and Dewell Ray Gundy placed in weight divisions.
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Parish
Memphis
Lincoln Parish 4-H
Memphis, Tenn
Jackitis
Louisiana
Mims
Dalton Gandy
Lincoln Parish
Southdown
Wether
Ruston
Joan Stewart
Hico
Dewell Ray Gundy
Resident of Lilly Dies Wednesday
Jethro J. Butler a 57 year old Lilly resident died Wednesday at Ruston Hospital at 9 am Last rites were held today at Union Grove Baptist Church with Rev M R Rainbolt officiating Burial followed at Union Grove Cemetery Kilpatrick Funeral Home of Ruston directed services Butler lived in Lilly all his life He is survived by his parents Mr and Mrs N L Butler of Lilly and two sons C M Butler of El Dorado and Noel Butler of Dubach
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Jethro J. Butler
Lilly
Ruston Hospital
Union Grove Baptist Church
M. R. Rainbolt
Union Grove Cemetery
Kilpatrick Funeral Home
Ruston
Butler
N. L. Butler
C. M. Butler
el Dorado
Noel Butler
Dubach
Special Services Planned At Two Parish Churches
Rev. L. M. Sawyer schedules special services at Simsboro Methodist Church on April 15 and 17 at 7 30 p m and Easter Sunday at 6 00 a m. Antioch Methodist Church will host services on April 18 and 19 at 7 30 p m with additional services at 11 00 a m and 7 30 p m on Easter Sunday.
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L. M. Sawyer
Simsboro Methodist Church
Antioch Methodist Church
Evertings
Saster
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Cliff Conige
Purina Milling ‘Company
Bea
Chapel Church
Wesley Chapel Methodist Church
David Shepherd
Fornado
Wesley Chapel
Justice of the Peace
Wilford Robertson
Estes Rodrigues
Joe Best
Simsboro
Rodrigues
Westey Chapel
W. L. Westbrook
Syracuse
N. Y
Charles Andrews
Arthur Summersfield
Lillian T. Mars Fin
Martin
Russion
Post Office Department
Asm. Ane
Ruston State Bank and Trust Company
Hanover Bank of New York
Hot Springs
Ark
Harvard
Cambridge
Mass
Harvard University
Watson
Minnie Thurman O'Neal
Dewall-Rey Gendy
dSouth Livestock Exposition
Joan
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