Four Parish Teacher Parley Set For January 27 28
Lincoln parish will host a joint four parish education conference at Ruston High School January 27 and 28. The Lincoln Parish School Board announced the event planned by Tom Judd with supervision from Jackson Bienville and Union parishes. Dr Felix Robb of George Peabody College Nashville Tenn will speak at opening and closing sessions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Parley Gui Eant
Lincoln Parish
Ruston High School
Tom Judd
Jackson, Bienville
Union Parishes
Felix Robb
George Peabody College
Nashville, Tenn
Judd
Choudrant Man Jailed After Gun Incident
Joseph H. Ohneso f, 32, of Choudrant, posted a $750 bond and was released from Richland Parish jail after a highway gun incident on Highway 80 between Waverly and Tendal in Madison parish. He allegedly pointed a .32 revolver at a Bastrop youth and threatened to kill him while a companion remained in the car.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tallulah
Joseph H. Ohnesof
Choudrant
Richland Parish
Tallulah Sherriff
C.E. Hester
Johnson
Waverly
Tendal
Madison Parish
Paschal
Mélive
Reuben H. Hammett Funeral Services Held At Leesville
Reuben H. Hammett 74, a retired Baptist minister, died Sunday in a Leesville hospital. Funeral services were held at Cooper Baptist Church at 2 p.m. Monday with Rev. Aubrey Boswell officiating. burial followed in Cryer Cemetery under Hixson Funeral Home of Leesville. Survived by his wife, five daughters, and brothers Pat Hammett Ruston Bill Hammett Oklahoma City Walter Hammett Haynesville and Ophelia Hammett Ruston.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Reuben H. Hammett
Leesville
Cooper Baptist Church
Aubrey Boswell
Cryer Cemetery
Hixson Funeral Home
Rev. Hammett
Ruston
Pat Hammett
Bill Hammett
Oklahoma City
Okla
Walter Hammett
Negro Injured In Wreck Near Tremont Area
Louise Sampson of Route 2 Ruston was seriously hurt Monday afternoon when her car struck a bridge abutment at Tremont Bottom near Choudrant. She suffered a broken arm, broken leg, and head cuts. She was taken to Ruston Hospital for first aid and then transferred to Charity Hospital.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Louise Sampson
Ruston
Optimist Tree Lot Opens For Sales In Ruston
Ruston Optimists began selling Christmas trees at a lot on the corner of Vien na and Arizona. The stand will operate daily from 10 to 8 30 and Sunday afternoons until Christmas. Trees range from 2 to 15 feet and cost from 1 50 upward. Proceeds benefit the Optimist club boys work. Many residents have already bought $1 tickets toward a tree.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ruston Optimists
Vienna
Arizona
Aubrey Simmons
Simmons
Ruston
Simmons Adiled
Funeral Services For Mrs L Martin In Columbia
Mrs James Lyon Martin of Tron Rock Ruston Louisiana died Saturday December 3 in Columbia Louisiana. Funeral at Sinope Plantation Columbia December 5 at 10 a.m. with Rev Douglas Williams officiating. Interment Gardens of Iron Rock Ruston. Survived by two sons, three daughters, seven grandchildren, two sisters, and two brothers in Shreveport. Pallbearers listed.
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James Lyon Martin
Tron Rock Plantation
Ruston
Louisiana
Columbia
Loouisiana
Martin
Mattie Sue Leslie
William Henry Leslie
Emma Jorenda Wilson Leslie
Colquitt
Synope Plantation
Douglas Williams
Iron Rock
Soule College
Murpheesboro
Tennessee
Nashville Conservatory of Music
Nashville
Sullins College
Bristol
Virginia
Arcadia
North Vienna Street
James Lyon Martin, Jr
Wellborn Forrest Martin
Jennie Leslie Martin Reynolds
Matile Sue Martin Hays
Francis Martin Hays Whitman
San Antonio
Texas
Katherine Dery! Martin
Jennie Martin Reynolds Crump
Odie Neal Reynolds, Jr
Jorenda Sue Reynolds
John Martin Hays
Martha Susan Whitman
Clell Forrest Martin
Emma Lou Stringfellow
Eleanor May Murphy
Shreveport
L. Felton Green
William L. Hays
H. Richard Jones
Fred Bennett, Jr
Pat Riser
Clarence ©. Faulk
Charles T. Henderson
Miss Wilson Tops Band Magazine Sale Drive
Miss Ethylen Wilken won a watch for selling the most magazines in the first three days of the Ruston High School Band Magazine sale. She was also the top salesman in this year's entire drive.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ethylen Wilken
Ruston
Miss Wilson
Annual Lighting Contest and Accreditation Debate
The piece covers a lighting contest offering 150 dollars in prizes along with an extended critique by Dr. J B Wilson of Louisiana Tech against a Southern Association proposal to evaluate systems rather than individual schools. Wilson, at a Memphis meeting, called the plan impractical and dangerous citing definitional issues, voting structure, and risks to presidents and school autonomy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Southern Association of Colleges and Secondary Schools
J. B. Wilson
School of Arts and Sciences
Louisiana Tech
Dean Wilson
Tech
Southern Association
Memphis
Miami
Louisiana
Dominican
Christian Brothers
Fire destroys 12 acres near Simsboro in Lincoln Parish
Forester Frank Gibson reports last week a single blaze consumed 12 acres of forest land on Continental Can Company property southwest of Simsboro. The fire damaged an acre and a hall of timber, with efforts focused on containment and investigation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lincoln Parish
Frank Gibson
Simsboro
Continental Can Company
Ray Cook Dies City Pioneer's Rites Tuesday
Ray Cook 74, longtime Ruston Oil Mill treasurer and resident, died Monday at Ruston Hospital after a lengthy illness. He was born in Homer, lived most of life in Ruston, and was a Presbyterian. Funeral 11:00 a.m. Tuesday at Spears-Kimbell chapel with Dr. McFadden and Rev. Lipscomb officiating. Burial Greenwood Cemetery. Survived by widow Fannie Robbins Cook and many nieces and nephews.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ruston Oil Mill
Ray Cook
Ruston Hospital
Smnean
Cook
Ruston
Homer
Presbyterian Church
Spears- Kimbell
S. E. McFadden
J. W. Lipscomb
Greenwood Cemtery
Spears-Kimbell Funeral Home
Fannie Robbins Cook
Chicago Meet Links Federal Encroachment to School Debates
Lincoln parish representative L. D. Napper reports at the Chicago meeting that lawmakers see federal encroachment through injunctive powers as the real issue behind school integration fights. Louisiana delegates praised sovereignty messages from New York, Ohio, and Illinois and noted Congress should not pre empt state taxation and interstate contracts while warning media omit context. Napper voiced uncertainty over next moves in defending segregated schools and discussed Louisiana electors pledged to John F. Kennedy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lincoln Parish
L. D. Napper
Council of State Governments
Chicago
Wapper
Louisiana
New York
Ohio
Ilinois
Congress
South
General Assembly
Napper
John F. Kennely
Yule Mailing Speed-up Plea From Mrs Pearce
Postmaster Lillian T. Pearce urges faster Christmas mail handling in a campaign stressing careful addressing and complete informatio n. She warns against poorly wrapped packages insufficient postage and vague names and urges using full street numbers routes and return addresses to ensure delivery before Christmas.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Yule
Lillian T. Pearce
Olive
Christmas Decoration Contest Opens In Ruston
The Ruston Chamber of Commerce and Ruston Seacon sponsor a Christmas decoration contest with a $150 prize pool. Four-person teams may enter by calling the Chamber of Commerce at 2031 before 5 pm Wednesday December 21. Entries are limited to one per person in three classes: outside, inside, and most original decoration. Judging occurs December 22 after dark by a secret panel.
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Phe
Ruston Chamber of Canmerce
Ruston Seacer
Enshoutees
Chamber of Commerce
Reston
Camnoel
Awhlen
Tomes
Gibson Points To Green Gold Of Pine Trees
Lincoln Parish landowners can harvest a stand of pine seedlings in 10 to 20 years by planting young trees prepared for shipment from four state nurseries. Forest official Frank L. Gibson says lifting will begin soon at state tree nurseries. Seedlings sell for $4.25 per thousand. order through local forestry offices or soil conservation districts. Plantations set December through February could yield steady income by 1975, offering farmers a profitable alternative to cattle farming with less daily labor.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lincoln Parish
Rene Gee
Frank L. Gibson
Louisiana Forestry Commission
Gibson
Forestry Commission District
Monroe
Soil Conservation Service
Soil Conservation Distriet
Geridel Ryse
Lincoln School Board Support Honors By Governor and Officials
Resolutions commend Lincoln School Board and various officials for backing the legislature against integration. Governor Jimmie E. Davis and others including Newton LE. Athurman Raleigh Jor Wileson Ruston American Legion and Veterans of Foreign Wars endorsed sending telegrams to support the governor and legislature after the New Orleans school issue arose.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
We Wanna
Jimmie E. Davis
Legistature
Lincoln parish moves on white elementary sites selection
Lincoln parish school board voted to purchase options on three sites for new white elementary schools funded by a recent 1.8 million bond issue. Sites include Traylor and Wirgham near Cypress Springs, Lucky Avenue near Et 83, and Cooktown Road Kentucky corner, priced per acre ranging from 95 to 1000, with two members abstaining due to property interests. Another site for a Negro school will be chosen later as bond sales proceed.
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Lincoln Parish
Etten Traylor Aml
Wirgham
Rebinete Drive
Cypress Springs
W. W. Johnson
En Lucky Avenue
Morello Minmons
Aecomonms
G. Carroll Millman
Vetville
Tech Agriculture
Frbs. Coolks
Coaltown
Kkentucky
Dhe Blonidtin Property
Thierstite
J. C. Tulchie
W. A. Marbury
Kimmons
Binid
Gail
Beawsl
Factory Seeks Branch in Parish. Chamber Contacted
A manufacturing firm seeks a Northeast parish branch and has contacted the Restor Chamber of Commerce and the North Central Louisiana Industrial Commission. Officials from Ruston and Quitman were notified as details on building needs and land holdings were discussed. The Chamber owns 38 acres east of the Poloren Plank and the Commission holds 300 to 350 acres on the Old Prisoner of War Camp site for industrial development.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Parish
Restor Chamber of Commerce
North Central Louisiana Industrial Commission
Northeast
Louisiana
Nuptu
Monon
Servier
Austen
Lincoln Parish
Marbury
Chamber of Commerce
W.W. Darden
Ruston Chamber of Commerce
Commission
Jackson Vote Gives Okay To Library
Jackson Parish residents approved a three and one half mill tax to maintain the parish library and bookmobile services. The vote stood 722 for and 140 against with property figures of 1 071 332 in favor and 208 605 against. The levy runs five years.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jackson
Jonesboro
Jackson Parish
Leitizens
John L Young Funeral Rites Set Thursday
John L Young, 70, retired lumberman, died Tuesday evening at Ruston Hospital after a short illness. Wake held at Ansley Baptist Church where services will be Thursday at 2 pm with Rev. Pal mer Henderson and Rev. I E Henderson officiating. Burial in Ansley Cemetery under Spearss Kimbell Funeral Home Ruston direction. Survived by widow, one son Johnny of Alexandria, two daughters Mildred Henderson of Jonesboro and Lois Smith of Monroe, sister Mrs Ligeie Dwars of Jonesboro, eight grandchildren and many nieces and nephews.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John L. Young
Ruston
Prescott
Ark
Anstey Baptis, Ehough
Ansley Charch
Palmer Henderson
I. E. Henderson
Duviat
Ansley Ceemetery
Spearss Kimbell Funeral Home
Ile
Johnny
Alexandria
Mildred Henderson
Jonesboro
Lois Smith
Monroe
Ligeie
Dwarves
Yule Dinner Set at Tech December 13
Christmas dinner will be served in the Irene Tolliver Dining Hall at Louisiana Tech on Thursday December 13 from 2:45 to 6:00 p.m. Mrs Jamune Speights, superintendent of dining halls, says students are asked to wear Sunday clothes. Menu includes roast turkey, cornbread dressing, giblet gravy, cranberry sauce, vegetable casserole, holiday salad, hot rolls, butter, fruit cake, whipped cream, coffee, iced tea, toast, nuts, Christmas candy, and relishes.
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Irene Tollivey
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