04 Aug 1960
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Newspaper
Ruston Leader
Location
Ruston, Louisiana, United States of America
Date
Aug 04, 1960
Page
1
Local families share meals and greetings from August 4 1960 events as neighbors entertain and visit. Saucy snippets describe weddings, baptisms, birthdays, gifts, and church revival attendance, with children visiting relatives in Shreveport and Ruston. The piece ends with a trivia note on a French Alpine cable car rising to 12 605 feet.
Among those at the Northwestern States College campus second annual writers and drum majors camp in New Orleans were Julia Farrar Ruthie Nell McIntosh Vanessa Burns Janie Lou Burns Ferguson Billie Sue Riordan. Other notes mention visits by Billy Knuppe of Shreveport and trips by Mrs Pat Feddar and family of Lufkin and Mr G W Loveland of Irving Texas.
Sympathy notes extend to the Pilgreen family of Anniston Alabama after the death of Join Henry Pilgreen from a heart attack. Services were Thursday at Spears Kimbell funeral home Ruston with burial in Douglas cemetery.
Randy Hood of Arcadia was bitten on the head and eye by a sleeping bird dog at his grandmother’s home. Four stitches were required and he was treated at Arcadia hospital with a tetanus shot. His condition improved by Tuesday.
Local notice urges community members to join Saturday morning cleanup of Corinth Cemetery. Visitor updates include Mrs Gladys Boyette from Monroe visiting her relatives, and multiple local families sharing recent visits and hospital stays.
In Baton Rouge the historical tactic of citing Negro votes to sway elections failed to split the white vote this time. Negro candidates advocated strongly for several major offices, not to win but to secure a substantive vote. Some Negro candidates drew larger totals than white rivals, though none stood a real chance of election.
Archie Colvins Dubach move to Winnsboro Louisiana announced during an evening gathering for Sharon Calvin and her parents Mr and Mrs Archie Calvin leaving soon for the new home in Winnsboro. Numerous local visitors and trips to Memphis New Orleans Houston and Shreveport noted along with births and guests in the community.
Cottage prayer meeting was held at Mrs. M. R. Whatley's home with 14 patrons present. Guests from Houston and area visited A. M. Davis home. Various local families and relatives enjoyed weekend visits and gatherings. A watermelon party hosted by Mrs. O. E. Griffin featured National Guard members and others.
The piece notes how a bloc of black voters could decide local races and possibly statewide outcomes, with a July 27 law requiring candidates to declare race on ballots. It discusses fears of cross racial voting, the impact of a potential statewide black bloc, and how candidates may be forced to take sides in a tight governor race. The report also mentions community notices and local social updates alongside the political context.
Funeral services for Mrs. B. C. Billiot age 78 were held at St. Henry's Catholic Church with Rev. D. F. Maguire officiating. Burial followed in the Catholic cemetery under Edmond Funeral Home. She died unexpectedly Monday in a local clinic. Surviving family includes daughter Mrs. Mary Brasher of Hodge three grandchildren and four great grandchildren.
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