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Newspaper
Ruston Leader
Location
Ruston, Louisiana, United States of America
Date
Apr 16, 1959
Page
10
Ruston offers limited Diamond Jubilee souvenir plates designed by Mrs. Drew Hayes for $1.50 at Jubilee Headquarters. Plates depict historic Ruston scenes including churches and landmarks up to 1905, with no re-orders once sold out.
Legal notice announces sale of Ling o Parish Louisiana Hospital Bonds totaling 860,000 with bids due May 1 at 10 a.m. in Ruston Police Jury room. Bonds bear interest not over 4.5 percent, payable semiannually, mature 1960–1979, secured by taxes. Bid must include $16,600 cashier’s check. Chapman and Cutler opinion provided at no cost.
The record notes a tentative determination of the delivery date for bonds. It lists John A. Mitchell as President and Eddie Ivans as Secretary with the reference marker 3tw-A15-22-29.
Miss Mable May registrar at Louisiana Tech will attend the annual convention of the American Association of Collegiate Registrars in Pittsburgh Pa in April 2024. Tech has been a member for more than 30 years, the organization includes most accredited colleges and universities in the United States.
Louisiana farmers are reminded that the Fair Labor Standards Act bans farm work by children under 16 during school hours, with an exception for work solely for a parent or guardian. Farmers should obtain an age certificate from local public schools and contact the Wage and Hour Division in Shreveport for details.
Wooden nickels with Jubilee imagery circulate in Ruston shops redeemable for five cents during May. People are urged to keep, send to relatives, and redeem at Jubilee Headquarters for up to fifty cents in trade value until April 15. Also mentions Cadillac 1959 engines and options.
Morgan and Lindsey & Co. merges with G C Murphy Co. in a $9 million cash deal creating Murphy subsidiary Morgan & Lindsey as a broad expansion move. We. C. Shaw and J B Mack announce the transaction with W. Lindsey and L. Latham detailing continued operation of Jasper offices, finance plans, and expansion goals. The combined group reports 1959 sales near $29.07 million for Murphy and $19.19 million for Morgan & Lindsey, with cross-state store growth and leadership credits.
The Ruston Leader reports Morgan & Lindsay elected W C Shaw Jr TN Griges and J Mack to the Board. Re-elected are CL V Lindsey lb EM Lat han J C Davis PL Lindsey and Co Morgan. J S Mack named Chair. B J Lethart re-elected President with I C Davis as Vice President and 3 J Hankaton as Treasurer, W W McDaniel as Assistant Secretary.
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