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Newspaper
Ruston Leader
Location
Ruston, Louisiana, United States of America
Date
Aug 18, 1960
Page
3
Postponed activities and weekly plans dusted with hospital and revival updates. Families report births, visits, and guests from Warren, Crossett, Ruston, and New Orleans as weddings and church events anchor community life.
Rev W P Cassels filled his regular appointment at Al Salem Methodist Church with both morning and evening services. The column lists local visitors and neighbors visiting family and friends in the area, noting a Wednesday rain and community activities.
Lincoln Parish will be represented by Van Max Ways and Thomas Rhodes Pixton of Ruston High School and Peter Bingham of Simshorn High at the Annual Boys State program on the LSU campus. The ten day training in citizenship and state politics is run by the American Legion with Dr. A R Choppin of LSU directing and Political Science faculty assisting. Participants campaign for state offices, attend lectures, draft bills, and conduct mock government culminating in a march to the State Capitol where the Governor and lawmakers take office.
Five juniors selected to attend Boys State, with training planned for their high schools. Sponsors for the Lin coln Parish group heading to Baton Rouge Thursday morning are Kiwanis and Lions Clubs and the local American Legion Post.
Three area girls from Ruston and Simsboro High attend the annual Pelican State Girls State in Baton Rouge. Nancy Garrison Catherine McBride and Ann Woodard are among delegates chosen for leadership and character. Session runs through August 23 under American Legion Auxiliary sponsorship to educate youths in citizenship duties and rights.
Ruston youngsters return from Camp Larcee at Lake Bistineau after two weeks. The first season of the camp for retarded children is hailed a great success by Lincoln Parish campers and camp director Kenneth Russell of Shreveport. About 100 children and counselors participated in the two week program.
North Central Louisiana saw eight completions in the past week, three in Union Parish led by Louisiana Gas Production Co. No. 17 and No. 18 and No. 19. Wells stirred around 2,100 feet deep with flows near one million cubic feet per day, while multiple fields including Calhoun, Lincoln Parish, and Simshoro reported new drillings and tests.
The Agricultural Stabilization Committee met Friday to name elected leaders and alternates from eight wards after a mall vote. Ward 1 selections include Wallace McCullin as chairman and Lou Louisiana Gas Production Co. nominees. Ward 3 lists Leroy Skinner and Roy Calloway. Ward 4 names L. C. Hammons with alternates S. J. Edmston and W. M. Bagwell. Ward 6 lists Emerson Roberson with alternates KE. H. Barnett and R. Fr. Reynolds. Ward 7 names Willard Barham with alternates Kenneth Barnett and Dennis Owen. Ward 8 names Bill Alexander with alternates Francis Wilks and Ww. T. Colvin.
A fragmentary report from College Station Texas discusses farm food costs and a proposed 3 cent reference with a remaining 62 cents allocated to farm tests. The text is garbled but indicates pricing factors affecting food production and distribution on the farm.
Texas A&M College reports that improper feeding and poor dry cow management can cut milk production in the next lactation by about 20 to 30 percent.
On August 26 chairmen of these committees will meet here to elect a county committee which is responsible for the cotton program. Community committeemen assist the county committee in the operation of the program.
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