Canning Center Eases Work for Choudrant Housewives
A free Choudrant Canning Center on the high school campus offers time saving devices like shellers and corn cutters. Managed by Pat Emory, the center aids housewives in canning and freezing, with guidance on drying soaking and sugar cane storage. The facility promotes efficiency during wartime home economies.
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Canning Center
Choudrant Canning Center
Py Werant High School
Pat Emory
Celal
Cen
le Vegetable Department
Ihe
Pei
Shelley
Nlo
Colvin Family Reunion Ties Louisiana to Peerage and Military Service
The Colvin family history spans Louisiana to South Carolina with Andrew F Colvin Petrie Colvin and Jemima Petria Colvin among listed descendants. Reunions have gathered since 1948 on the third Saturday in August, now at Fellowship Church, after WWII pauses and Memorial Building fundraising led by Charles Ruel Colvin in Dubach La. Formal dedication planned for August 19 at the annual reunion.
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Wie
John
Chester
Cyhie
Louisiana
Katyra Yard
Vienna
Yanother
Andrew
South
Carolina
Jemima Petria
North
Ruston
Jemima’ Colvin
Colvins
Louigigna
Alfred Alford Colvin
William J. Colvin
Suzan Colvin
Hanle Colvin
Andrew F. Colvin
Petrie Colvin
Thomas R. Colvin
Mayberry Colvin
Martha F. Colvin
Garland H.isin
John P. Colvin
Ainsley HeColvin
South Olipia
Petrie
Dubach
Lie, Panual
Lincoln Parish Property Values Set by Tax Commission
Public notice announces that assessment values for all Lincoln Parish properties have been fixed by the Louisiana Tax Commission. The values will be open for inspection from August 1 to August 20, 1961. Taxpayers may inspect their property value at the assessor's office and protest at a police jury meeting if desired. Charles R. Hightower, Assessor, Lincoln Parish, dated August 29.
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Parish
Lincoln
Louisiana Tax Commission
Chas. R. Hightower
Lincoln Parish
State selective service raises August induction total
Raymond ce Fleming, State Director of Selective Service, advised that the August Induction Call for Louisiana has been adjusted from 175 to 285 registrants who will be delivered for final induction next month. He cautioned registrants to report any status changes to their Local Boards promptly as reclassifications can occur.
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Raymond Ce Fleming
Selective Service
Louisiana
Fleming
Commencement Ushers Named for Graduation Program
The graduates will be ushered by Katherine McBride Ruston Frances Gall Britton Zadora Ark Phyllis Caldwell Shongaluo Kathye Ann Caldwell Strong Ark Carole Ann Causey Shreveport Sara Emily Collins Lisbon Gull Colvin El Dorado Patricia Crawford Dub berry Patricia Fulton West Monroe Sue Anna Jones Grand Cane Mary Jane King Tallulah Rebecca Lowrey Lisbon Dorothy Peswell Ouoma Janet Torrence Springhill An informal reception will follow in the Student Center for graduates relatives friends and faculty.
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Katherine McBride
Ruston
Frances Gall Britton
Zadora
Ark
Phyllis Caldwell
Shongaluo
Kathye Ann Caldwell
Strong
Carole Ann Causey
Shreveport
Sara Emily Collins
Lisbon
Gull Colvin
EL Dorado
Patricia Crawford
Dubberry
Patricia Fulton
West Monroe
Sue Anna Jones
Grand Cane
Mary Jane King
Tallulah
Rebecca Lowrey
Dorothy Peswell
Uouma
Janet Torrence
Springhill
Durden recalls local budget and Ruston growth history
Durden details a budget of 12 150 for the city, larger than a rival town’s. He notes Ruston’s 41 year Chamber history with early vigor, near extinction in the 1930s, and a current sharp revival. He moved to Ruston in 1913 to be in a college town and cites Interstate 20 traffic through Lincoln Parish as a factor in regional travel changes.
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Durden
Ruston
Ruston Iself
UN College Town
Lincin Parish
Munroe
Ruston Views and a Lost Alabama Town
A Ruston interview cites a cotton and saw mill heritage and broad regional growth including schools, shopping, industries, and medical facilities. It recalls a childhoodDurden story of a landowner in Atkinson Alabama who refused railroad access saying 40H is your chickens, a line that echoes a town now vanished.
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Durden
Ruston
Avay
Atkinson
Barham Rites Held for Former Leader at Local Church
Funeral services were held at 2 30 p m Sunday at Dubach Baptist Church for Barham who served from 1952 to 1958. Burial followed in Hamilton Cemetery under Kilpatrick Funeral Home Rus ton. Survived by son, four daughters, a brother, eight grandchildren and seven great grandchildren. Ministers from several local churches officiated.
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Barham
Dubach Baptist Church
A. HH. Prewitt
Pine Grove Baptist Church
D. A. Daugiuiy
Jerry Means
Dubach Methodist Church
Hamilton
Kilpatrick Funeral Home
Ruston
Doris Garanflo
Tillen May
Shreveport
Kat Calvin
Kentwood
Lafon Calvin
Dubach
Hirother
C. C. Parham
No Need Of Rocking Chair In Modern Retirement
A retired Army engineer in Port Charlotte Florida avoids community activities until a rain squall prompts him to measure street water with a yardstick. Chuck McCarthy hires him as director of civil defense, turning the colonel into a key booster as the town grows rapidly toward 129000 residents, with plans tied to nuclear era concerns and civic defense.
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Jack
Fox
Unita Press
Port Charlotte
Pla
UPD
Gulf of Mexico
Chaarlotte
Chuck McCarthy
Avian
McCathy
Civil Defense
Donnie
McCarthy
Alleer
ITU
Ruston Lincoln Parish Growth Report Reveals Land Gifts
The Ruston Chamber of Commerce notes Act 68 of 1894 created Louisiana Industrial Institute with a $10,000 funding requirement. Lincoln Parish records show ten families donated land and a mix of cash gifts, shaping the institute and local library plans.
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Ruston
Chamber of Commerce
Louisiana Industrink Institute
Lincoln Parish
Negro Boy Injured in Street Crash Near Ruston
A six year old Negro boy, James Lee Crow, was struck by a car at 9 am Friday near the city line south of Ruston after darting into the street. Virginia Ann Liner, daughter of Lester Liner of Ruston, drove the car. no charges were filed. At Ruston Hospital, he was listed as improved with chest and minor injuries.
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James Lee Crow
Chatham
Virginia Ann Liner
Lester Liner
Ruston
Ruston Hospital
Not Satisfied With Space Contacts Legislation
Senator Russell Long said President Kennedy's space communication policy left many questions and vowed to press them at hearings starting August 2. The Subcommittee announced witnesses including Edward R. Murrow, James Webb, and numerous government and industry officials as it reviews the policy and its implications.
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Long
FCC
America
Leland Johnson
Rand Corporation
Radio Corporation of America
General Electric
Lockheed
General Telephone and Silectronics Co
International Telephone and Telegraph
American Telephone and Telegraph
Hiwwalian Telephone Co
Tropical Raitial Telegraph Co
Press Wireless
Telephone Cooperatives
Ht. C. Ryan North Electric Co
Small Business Administration
EL C Welsh
Space Council
Bendix Corporation
Xeruliver
James Webb
National Aeronautics and Space Administrative
Federal Communications Commission
Russell B. Long
Kennedy
Space Communications
Senate
Monopoly
Ehabeimian
Edyard R. Murrow
U. S. Information Agency
National Aeronautics Aid
Long Studeut
Puli
Ruston Leader honors retiring W W Durden for lifelong service
The Ruston Leader salutes W W Durden on his retirement from public service and his devotion to Ruston and north central Louisiana. He served on the parish board, advocated highways, and helped develop industry, farming, and community events like the Christmas parade and peach festival. the town benefits from his long hours and steady work.
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W. W. Durd
W. W. Durden
Hie Vocation Ag Socratery
Ruston
Durden
Louisiana Tech
Tech
Whaler
Gurdon
Hid
Rabe
Billions Sent To Aid Reds By THURMAN Sensing
Kennedy administration prioritizes foreign aid with a five year authorization proposal while critics argue it drains taxpayers and emboldens communist countries. The piece cites Yugoslavia Poland and the Soviet threat, warning that funds may undermine U.S. security and constitutional checks.
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Congress
Bureau
Urider
Yugoslavia
Tito
Tita
America
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Ruth Kinnan
Roy Hammitt
Elaine “Allen
Elgar
Bretz
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Lincoln Pariah
Wey W. Durden Sr
Frank P. Stubbs
James B. Aswell
J. B. Aswell
Robert J. Smith
Ad. W. Kea
B. F. Smith
Helen Mortis
Maggie O'Neal
L. A
H.C. Pugh
D. L
Guy Lo
Mitch
Myrtle Thompson
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The
Chamber of Commercce
Ruston Chamber of Commerce
General Development Corp
Detroit
Cleveland
General Development
Hemselves
Frank Mackle Jr
Board of
Antigonisi
Nova Scotia
Highland Society
University Park
Pennsylvania
State University
Fred Lewis Pattee
Feddhers
Aaveritus
Draerivan Maertune
Lousiana Polytechnic Institute
Dael Fletcher
Southwestern Institute
Musto
Gen Smith
T.L. James
T. L. James
Techs Graduate School
Board of Directors
G. Avery Lee
Lake D‘arbonne
Lee
T. C. Beasley
Hendrickson
Ben T. Bogard
A. IX. Golf, Jr
Moreland
Lewis
L. D. Napper
Dean C
Yr. Woodard
Burton R
Risinger
Office of the Chamber of Commerce
State Board of Education
Louisiana Polytechnic Institute
Rustin Chamber of Commerece
Ain
Satelle Communications
Small Business Committee
T Ho
Edward FR. Murrow
U.S. Ieformation Agency
State’ Department
Lee Loevinger
Dept.of Justice
Defense Dept
Lloyd Berkner
National Academy of Sciences
United States
Stortm
Europe
United Nations
Poland
Bornt
Boby Kennedy
Andisca
Khrushchev
Unité States
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