Local News Roundup From Mrs Magbie Greer Family Visit
Mite Alihorn visits with Mrs Magbie Greer and family from Kentucky. J W Green and relatives join for a Sunday gathering. Loraine Shrell spends weekend with kin. Grandparents take part in New Hope revival. Farrises and Griffin family travel to Springhill and visit Jewel Thomas and Billy Griffin at Springhill General Hospital. Clara Farmer reports The Pings in Sitverport with negative X rays. Clara now weighs 85 pounds and plans to come home after Sept 6. Josephine White and Clay visit Harlsnath Colvin and Robby Griffin in Camden Ark. Robby returns home suntanned. Cousins Etta Calhoun and Si travel from Jackson, Miss to visit relatives. Jewel Williamson brings melon. neighbor Wallace Shields kills a fox in yard. Health unit sanitarian advises bury headless carcass. Mrs Bryan and daughters brew grape juice. Lola Mae Strickland visits from Robstown, Texas.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Haliorn
George
Emile
Tom
Alexandrid
Sibley Aho
Madge
Sandra
Beth
Griffin
Springhill
Jewel Thomas
Billy’ Griffin
Springhill General Hospital
Clara Farmer
Mamie Smith
Little Brown Clara
Josephine White
Clay
Motorat
Jena
Robby
Glenda
Etta Calhoun
Jackson
Lula
Jonn Smith
Natchitochies
Jewel Williamson
Hex
Jane Williamson
Wallace Shields
Bryan
Jimmy Brewster
Ruston
Lola Mae ‘Strickland
Robstown
Texas
John and
Loye White
New Hope Area Celebrates Mrs Woods Birthday and Revival
The community gathered to honor Mrs Jane Woods on her 83rd birthday at granddaughter Rol ond Kennimer's home. Revival services at New Hope Baptist Church led by Rev Bob Wallace continue through next Sunday with morning and evening messages. Local families, visitors from Ruston, Vienna and Choudrant attended, sharing gifts and well wishes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W.A. Collie
Man Davis
Narry
Jerry Stansbury
Dalton Stansbury
Stansbury
Jatle Woods
New Hope
Roland Kenniter
Verna
Mae Moore
Monroe
Eck Kennimer
Ronnie
Donnie
Choudrant
Roland Kennimer
Dennis
Parnell
P. D. Ambrose
Ruston
J. E. Ambrose
Tom Rinehart
Douglas
Louise Davis
Wess
Odis Davis
John C. Davis
H. B. Stewart
Eula Richardson
T. R. Davis
Charlie Blackmon
Minden
O. E. McGee
Ray Wade
Roy Ir
Bob Wallace
West Carro
Bro. Wallace
Ruth Robinson
M. R. Whalley
R. O. Whitehead
Mann
Clayton Whitehead
Henry Family Visits With Folks in Terryville
Mr and Mrs J C Henry and family from Baton Rouge spent a few days with their parents Mr and Mrs C B Henry. Other visitors included Mr and Mrs Odell Stewart and family, Mr and Mrs Willard Neilson and two children of Minden, and relatives from Sulphur Ruston and Monroe. Dianne and Lane stayed with grandparents Jill while Neilson family returned home. Mrs Iva Sansford visited midweek.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
D. C. Stewart
J. C. Henry
Baton “Rouge
C. B
Henry Miv
Willa” Diel Dembhmh
Odell Stewart
Willard Neilson
Minden
Odie Singleton
Singletons
Curtis Chandlier
Arcadia
Bernie Williams
Joetta Williams
Ruston
Gayle Chandlier
Monroe
Bobbie Franklin
Andy Harrison
Matt Hood
Ricky Joe Hood
Alabama Church
Marianna Whitlock
Ricky
Lincoln Farm Week lecture and community notes
Lincoln Parish notes cover Farm and Home Week talks at LisU about Agriculture Chemicals and You with Pearce and Vernon, and remarks on timber values in Lincoln Parish. Baptisms, hospital stays, and local visits are listed amid community events and prayers. Names include Kerby, Woodard, Price, Halstead, Watts, Vern on, Bourdeaux, and Dutreutt with various local addresses and dates.
West Side News Mrs Lelia Vaughn Stroke Hospital
West Side reports Mrs Lelia Vaughn suffered a Monday stroke and is confined at Hodge clinic. Community notes several visits and gatherings as neighbors and relatives stop by, including the Hamm porch project and church events. The piece also features a longevity poem praising mothers and multiple social visits across nearby towns.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
West Side
Lelia Vaughn
Lelia
Vaughn
Hodge Clinic
R. G. Hamm
Olile Froscher
N. C. Colvins
Garland Houcks
Dubach
Charles Dahl
Rela‘dives
Alexandria
R.S. Belton
N. J
Denver
Colorado
W. C. Blackwelder
Monroe
Alfred Willis
Luke Blackwelder
B. R. Noah
Farm and Home Week group heads to LSU event
A Ruston and Dubach group departs for Farm and Home Week at LSU led by Home Demonstration Agent Ong Blondin. Attendees include Mrs Lula Mae Henry, Mrs Frank Graves, Miss Katherine Skinner, Miss Peggy Roberts, and others with 15 clubs. A talent show Wednesday August 17 features Katherine Skinner and Peggy Roberts with Dr Reid Gilgsby and C S Shirley directing, as state 4 H agents supervise.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
L.S.U
Lula Mae Henry
Frank Graves
Fuller
Dubach
Giron Calahan
Simsboro
Mary Ann Neal
Ruston
Katherine Skinner
Busbach
Peggy Roberts
Ong Blondin
Jo Ann Blondin
Jlan Blondin
C. S. Shirley
State
Telephone Directories Mailed for Local Subscribers
A large batch of telephone directories is being distributed this week to Huston Simaboro and Grambling subscribers. Delivery should complete by August 15. Mr. Cowan urges discarding the old directory and using the new one for number lookups to reduce wrong numbers and save time. Call information only if the number is not listed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rus ‘On. Bhd
Huston
Simaboro
Grambling
Cowan
Margaret Hall Funeral Rites Held Saturday
Margaret Hall 69 died Thursday in a Monroe hospital after a lengthy illness. Funeral services were held Saturday at 10 a.m. in the First Baptist Church in Dubach with burial in Hamilton Memorial Cemetery under Spears-Kimbell Funeral Home of Ruston. Survived by son Milton Hall of West Monroe, daughter Mrs. J M Woodward of Kenner, and five grandchildren.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Margaret Hall
Margaret’ Hall
Monroe
First Baptist Church
Dubach
Hamilton
Spears-Kimbell Funeral
Ruston
Milton Hall
West Monroe
J. M. Woodward
Kenner
Registration urged for Lincoln Parish students
W L Caldwell, Ruston Elementary principal, urged ahead of time registration for all first through eighth graders beginning school in Lincoln Parish. Parents must bring birth certificates for new entrants and transfers due to space, with enrollment at Ruston Elementary and other schools described.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. L. Caldwell
Ruston
Lincol Parish
Caldwell
Operia
Lincolns
Lincoln Parish
Thie
Pergoris
Ruston Elementary
Men Must Register by 18th Birthday Warns High Official
Major General Raymond F. Hult, director of the Louisiana Selective Service, says many inquiries come from young men about obligations under the Universal Military Training and Service Act. All men must register within five days after their eighteenth birthday, even if away from their usual residence. register with the local board nearest their usual address, as cards are forwarded to the proper board. Contact the nearest Local Board for details or questions about Selective Service status.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Louisiana Forestry Commission
Lincoln Parish
Louisiana
Agriculture Economics Dept
L.sum
Agriculture Extension Office
Raymond F. Hult
Louisiana Selective Service System
Fiufft
Geeral
Kart Warning Issued by Chief Osbon
Chief Osbon warns Russia residents about go karts and motor scooters on streets. All vehicles on public roads must be licensed and the operator must be licensed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Osbon
Russia
Aid Sought for Lincoln Farmers Irrigation Equipment
W. W. Durden of the Ruston Chamber of Commerce asked Congressman Passman for federal aid to help drought hit farmers in Lincoln area buy irrigation gear. He cited a 1954 bulletin describing financing for terraces dikes ponds tanks ditches and pumps and urged funds to assist farmers in purchasing necessary equipment. Durden called this one of the worst droughts in the region and appealed for local cooperation to get vehicles compliant with safety rules.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. W. Durden
Katias
Ruston Chamber of
Contmere
Otto
Passman
Durden
Also Mentioned on This Page
Terryville
Henry
Blu
Ran Orpen
Our Life Magazine
Deulur
Holson
East Georgia
Lincoln Quartet
Alabama
A. F. Holstead
Kerby
Ann Woodard
Dee Perritt
Alvin Price
Jackie
el Dorado
Ark
Lou Hedgepeeth
A. L. Price
M. A. Woodard
Emmitt Woodard
Birmingham
Ala
Estille Watts
Kentucky
Bro
Mandus
Levasseur County
N. L. Molierlef
Kérineth Peter Dutrétt
Simshoro
J. M. Britt
Agriculture Chemiéals
Lis U
New York
National Association of Agriculture Chemicals
Chemical
Edwin C. Boudreaux
New Orleans
Office of Food and Drug
Pearce
Vernon
Payne
LSU Farm
Emmons
LTA Group
Morelle
Teach
Gen
Huff
Lincoln
Taree
Meadogold Dairy Products
Farmerville
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