76 Year Old Frank Hinton Leads Clay Dairy Pace
Frank A Hinton of Clay operates a dairy for 30 years and at age 76 maintains a brisk pace. He started with a few cows in 1920, added registered stock by 1932, and now milks about 40 head with modern electric gear. assisted by extension bulletins and county agent W C Abbott Jr he follows current dairying practices and aims to increase to 50 cows per day.
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Tom Herline
Frank
Frank Hinton
Billy
Clay
Jackson Parish
Ruston
Hinton
Tom Herling
Grambling Man Charged After Reported Ruston Incident
Eddie Davenport Jr. was charged Sunday with the reported incident and aggravated battery after a early morning event in Ruston. The 20 year old from Grambling faces charges connected to a dating relationship with an allegedly semi invalid woman who was reportedly harmed at the baseball park. Deputies note prior mental health treatment. case slated for September grand jury.
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Grambling
Ruston
Eddie Davenport Jr
Lincoln Parish Grand and Petit Jurors Named
Lincoln parish selects grand and petit jurors with session starting September 12 at 10 a.m. in the Ruston courthouse. Ward by ward lists include Walter Savage Jr and Walter Pratt among grand jurors. named petit jurors include Reed, Morton, Taylor, Merriott, Davis, and many others across eight wards. Jurors serve if needed starting October 9 at 10 a.m. and are summoned by clerk L. C. Ledbetter.
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Lincoln Parish
Grand Jury
Petit Jury
L. C. Ledbetter
Ward
Walter Savage Jr
Henry L., Campbell Jr
J. W. Thompson
Preston H. Hardage
M. Colvin
W. A. J. Lewis
W. L. Pratt
B. H. Rainwater Jr
S. A. Perritt
Lamar Dowling
Earl Harrist
Samuel Lee Smart
C. H. Aswell
Malcolm M. Norris
Davis M. Baker
Petit
C. A. Reed
J. W. Morton
Clyde Taylor
Ora M. Merriott
Carl Lee Davis
P. B. Colvin
T. L. Ledford
Loy Nelson
Larry Dickson
Roy W. Exell
Durwood Rea
Charles B. Carter
Mitchell Dugdale
Joseph C. Fallin
J. E. Henley
H. C. Anderson
J. R. Swanson
George E. Jones
Clinton
No Traffic Allowed On New 120 Strip
Contractors request the public not to drive on the unopen portion of Interstate 20 from Chou Drant to the Calhoun intersection. The new strip is not officially opened and is extremely dangerous, they say.
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Choudrant
Calhoun
Storey Explains Electoral Process To Lions Club
L. E. Storey, political science professor at Louisiana Polytechnic Institute, spoke to the Ruston Lions Club about how the president is chosen. He traced the constitutional method from Washington to today, noting the original elector plan, the twelfth amendment, and how electors, Congress, and the Senate determine the president and vice president.
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L. E. Storey
Louisiana Polytechnic Institute
United States
Ruston Lions Club
House of Representatives
Senate
Colvins To Build Memorial Colvin Memorial Meeting Recap
The Colvin reunion at Fellowship Baptist Church near Dubach drew about 200 attendees led by Archie Colvin. Justin Wilson spoke on humor amid turmoil. A noon feast followed, with 1961 officers elected and plans outlined for the Colvin Memorial Building to become a community center in Unionville, Ruston, and Dubach.
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Archie Colvin
Dubach
Winnsboro
Bertha Colvin
Rustom
Charles Ruel Colvin
Lamar Colvin
Emerson Roberson
Rubach
Nan Colvin Pearce
Ruston
Mary Rose Bump
Colvin
C. W. Colvin
Charles Ruel Calvin
Unionville
Reunons
Fellowship Church
Timber Stand Improvement Aids Lincoln Parish Land
Lincoln Parish landowners boost forestry with timber stand improvement. The Rural Conservation Service notes over 100000 acres of old forest need underplanting and deadening to revive production. Government programs offer $16 per acre, with contractors or do-it-yourself options and soil conservation oversight. Hardwood overgrowth to be replaced by pine seedlings where viable.
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Lincoln Parish
Ford Tralan
Sail Conservation Service
Timber
Fabelin
Fallin
A.S.C
W. L. Aswell
Agricultural Stabilization and Conservation Office
Aswell
Hin
Soil Conservation Service
P'Arbonne Sail Conservation Instrict
Tilly Alexander
Ruston
Don Spencer
Soil Conservation Office
Spencer
C. C. Jarham
W. M. Sisemore
J. W. Hammett
J. J. Delany
Jimmy Wade
Odessa Boddie
James Young
John P. Graham Dies at 79 Funeral Held Saturday
John P. Graham 79 died after a fall and stroke complications at Ruston Hospital. Funeral services were at Ruston Presbyterian Church with burial in Greenwood Cemetery. A longtime Ruston banker, he led Louisiana Tech connections, wrote Alma Mater, hymns, and helped local clubs and schools, survived by sisters Helen and Kathleen and a niece in Dorado Arkansas.
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John P. Graham
Ruston Hospital
Ruston Presbyterian Church
Spears-Kimbell Funeral Home
James Lipscamh
Greenwood Cemetery
Mr. Graham
Vienna
MM. Graham
Ruston
North Vienna St
Lowsiana Tech
Louisiana Tech
Ruston State Bank
Helen
Kathleen
J. J. McCarthey
Margaret
Mary
I Dorado
Arkansas
Palibvarers
Willie Lyles
John Jimary
Doughty Jenkins
George Land
A. S. Johnson
Ray Fraser
Four Break-ins Net Burglars $29 in Ruston
Two house break ins last night and two more Sunday morning netted about $29 for local burglars, reports Ruston police chief R L Goss. Thieves entered the Glen Maddox home at 208 Vaughn and the Ernest Grigsby home at 2022K Vaughn, taking from a purse $5 to $7 from a kitchen cabinet. A suspect was surprised in the Maddox home around 12:50 am today, jumped through a window, and fled without taking anything. A separate theft at the Glen Hunt home, 1306 S Vienna, produced $20, and the Robert Young house at 128 Jones yielded unknown gains. no clues are available.
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Ruston
Glen Mad Lox
Vaughn
Ernest Grigsby
Grigsby
Maddox
Madox
Glen Hunt
Vienna
Robert Young
Jones
Goss
Fair Officials Map Plans For Lincoln Parish Fair
Fair officers will meet Friday August 2 in the county agents office at 7:40 PM to map final plans for the Lincoln Parish Fair opening October 3. Tomp Refey, fair president, invites public input. Raley notes more display space for Ruston merchants and a redesigned main building with better visibility. Art entries gain a new category and judges will award prizes for best canvas. Admission remains free with events including a talent show and hog and sheep auction.
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Lincoln Parish
The
Fair Association
Court House
Tomp Refey
Raley
Ruston
August Christmas Tree Sales Begun
Ruston Optimist Club launches Christmas tree sales with $1 coupons toward trees up to $4.50. Ben Grafton and Bernard Chelet lead the effort as coupons help residents purchase trees ahead of December stand setup and tree shipments into Ruston. Tickets available from any Optimist member.
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Ruston Optimist Club
Ben Grafton
Bernard Chelette
Ruston
Optimista
Optimist
Funeral services held for Mrs R N Edwards at Longstraw
Mrs R N Edwards 77 of Shreveport died Saturday after a long illness. Funeral services were held Monday at Longstraw Baptist Church conducted by Rev Beasley. Kilpatrick funeral home of Ruston directed arrangements. Survivors include son Malcolm and four daughters, plus sisters, brothers, and an Atlanta based daughter. Honorary pallbearers were Dr Y I Campbell and hospital staff.
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Mrn
Robert N. Edwards
Shreveport
Alabama
Methodist Church
Longstraw Baptist Church
Beasley
Malcolm
Dorothy Edwards
W. & K. Hospital
Funeral Rites Held Here For Y B Olive Sr
Funeral services were held at p.m. Sunday in Kilpatrick's chapel for Y Burt Oliva Sr., 67, retired Ruston resident, who died Saturday at 1 a.m. after a heart attack. He was a member of Ruston Presbyterian church and born in Camden, Mississippi. Burial was in Greenwood cemetery. He is survived by his wife Mia, Y Olive Jr., four sons and one daughter, a brother and eight grandchildren.
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Kilpatrick
Y. Burt Oliva Sr
Ruston
Shreveport
Stewart B
Orange, Tex
George M
Atlanta, Ga
Jack EH
San Francisco
John W. Hazlitt
Trealey
Colo
Jack M. Olive
Memulds
Tenn
Roberson Rites Hold for Veteran Farmer in Dubach
Joe S Roverson retired farmer died in Homer after a long illness. He was born November 24 1888 in Bernice and a member of Fellowship Baptist Church. Funeral services were held Monday at Fellowship Baptist Church in Dubach with Rev J A Nichols officiating. Burial followed in Fellowship Cemetery under Spears Kimbell Funeral Home. Survivors include widow Exa Roberson four sons Garland Emerson Norris and Raymond two daughters Katie Madden ten grandchildren and two great grandchildren.
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Joe S. Roverson
Homer
Fellowship Baptist Church
Bernice
Dubach
J. A. Nichols
Fellowship Church
Fellowship Cemetery
Spears, Kimbell Funeral Home
Exa Roberson
Garland
Emerson
Norris of
Raymond
Pound, Va
Katie Madden
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