Local residents gather for visits and PTA meeting
Bernice locals share weekend visits including Mrs. Tray Foster in Spents VINE Dar visiting kin in Tyler and Dubach. Agnes Buford of Memphis joins the Orrens for a Sunday visit. The PTA sets a December 17 meeting at 1 20 pm with a Christmas pantomime The story of The Christ Child. Residents announce Sunday dinner guests and nearby social visits among Johnson Smith Lavtigar and Garner families.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
AL J. Lautigar
Colvin
Histoy
Tray Foster
Agnes Buford
Memphis
Wehti
Mrh
Travis Gray
Dubach
Floyd Orren
Shreveport
Little Allen
Dale
Ruston
Sam’ Johnson
Smith
Bert Warren
Shelton Laterence
Hilly
Billy Smith
Luther Colvin
Means
Dubaeh
PTA
Scool Auddlt
A. L. Smith
Charley Garner
Spencer
Thomas
Elfen
al Lavtigar
Foremerville
Local News Glances From Mineral Springs Community
Mrs. A E Franklin honors her mother Mrs Garland Duke with a birthday supper. Richard Franklin returns home from Georgia after four years U S Air Force discharge. Rocky Springs HDC met at Mrs Jeill Culver house with good attendance and Christmas gifts passed out. Rev Tuck Roberts preached at Mineral Springs. Residents visit relatives in Gibsland. Deer hunting has kept men indoors for two weeks.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
A. E. Franklin
Thomas Howard
Garland Duke
Dee
Wiliam Franklin
Richard
Georgia
U. S. Air Force
Rocky Springs Hdc
Jeill Culver
Elizebeth
Clarance Griffin
Gibsland
Dock Fraiser
J. W. Duke
Garland Dike
Cross Roads Women Society Thanks for Election Refreshments
The Cross Roads Women Society of Christian Service thanks all who aided the election day refreshments and mentions numerous visitors and social gatherings. Names of local families and guests, quilting help, funeral attendance, and birthday celebrations are listed alongside visits to and from area residents across Homer, Ruston, and nearby towns.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Women Society of Christian Service
Local Social Notes Highlight Weekend Visits and Family Events
A stream of weekend visits and gatherings across Alexandria Shreveport Springhill Fort Worth Winnfield and nearby towns includes Mr. and Mrs. C C Roberts of Denver Mr and Mrs J S Wright and family of Springhill Mrs Eligabeth Hastings Mr and Mrs Richart McCoy Ada Mr and Mrs Ted Knowles Jr Mr and Mrs Paul Aycock and Mr and Mrs C L White in Shreveport Mrs Sid Colvin hosting a Christmas party for Sunday School Mrs J R Jones of Bistrop visits Mrs Robert Colvin Priscilla Colvin and Wayne Marfield engagement announced at Rev Dayton Doughty’s home with family attendance and well wishers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gordon Brazzel
Carman
William Sunday
C. B. Henry
Henry Quilt
C. BY Henry
Maud Sanders
Kylie Johnson
Mire
S. P. Colvin
A. F. Harrison
E. M. Davidson
Marvin Hood
Mr. Hood
S. L. Weir
Bernice
Ted Weir
Gon
Farmerville
V. Z. Parkman
Donnie
Wayne
Ruston
Davis Tinnley
Simshoro
Johnnie Smith
H. H. Stokes
Mes
Walter Doucet
Gibert
Shreveport
Bill Hand
Wo P. Cassels
A. L. McCutlen
Bays Sutday
Wenry Lund
Mail Sanders
Yearey
Yeas Nunes
Megal
Mmi Daviderin
O. Monny Gant
Cynthia
Ate
Mile
Johnnie Sarigh
Atee
Melwin
Viet
Petey Matiley
Heary Quilt
Aall
E. B. Trammell
Alexandria
A. S. J. Nell
C. C. Roberts
Denver
Cole
Wright
Springhill
Eligabeth Hastings
Richart McCoy
Ada
Ted Knowles Jr
Paul Aycock
C. L. White
Sid Colvin
George Garingfle
Fort Worth
Texas
Garingilo
J. R. Barham
Teg Schuller
Essie Schuller
Barnet
J. R. Jones
Bistrop
Robert Colvin
J. P. Vos
Charles Kay Murphy
Winnfield
A. M. Tatum
Terri Lynn
Roy Fulco
Marsha
Jimmy Falco
R. M. Woods
Priscilla Colvin
Coy Colvin
Wayne Marefield
Melvin Barfield
Dayton Doughty
Call for more librarians as Louisiana recruits regionwide
Jamen S. Cookston, newly named director of the Louisiana Recruiting Project at the state library, urges high school graduates and college students to consider librarianship. The two year program, funded under the Library Services Act, aims to fill 76 Louisiana public library positions and support rural communities. Louisiana State University offers a master’s in library science, with LSJ. library school established in 1931 and about 800 graduates.
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Louisiana
Louisian
Jamen S. Cookston
Louisiana State Library
National Library Services Act
Sve
Arkansas
Mississippi
Miss Culver
Cotleges
Louisiana State University
Nll
United States
L.S.U. Library School
Baton Rouge
Cockston -Hokla
Louisiana Polytechnic Institute
Ruston
L.S.J. Library School
East Baton Rouge
In Library Ciiation
Nat Library Association
Barton Rouge Library Club
Sunday Dinner Guests and Local Reports
Sunday guests at the Driskill home included Ada Carney and many others from Shreveport Coushatta and Monroe. The piece notes visits by Hutchinsons and Turner in Shreveport and Baton Rouge events, plus a church service with Rev. Ashby. Cape Canaveral coverage was lifted after a miscommunication. Bids for water pipe work and highway projects are detailed, with parish officials discussing road surfacing and right of way.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hodge News
George Lowrey
F.O
Hodge
Dayton Driskilly
Ada Carney
A. Bissill
Shreveport
Roy Carney
John
George
Nelda
Sue
Linda
Sonny Wren
Coushatta
Fred McLaren
Donna
Rhonda
Alexandria
W. L. Hutchinson
Ovis Edwards
Shreve
Hutchinson
M. C. Cooper
Litle
Randall
Mavis Burson
Mary Neisler
Clint Turner
I. B. Peters
Louisiana State Committee On Political Education
Baton Roige
A. D. Ashby
Blanchard J
Jonesboro
Washington
IUPD
Cape Canaveral
Fla
United Press International
Donald Yates
Township 17
Teoh Farm
Highway Department
Vienna
Tyeton
Aiil
Aidit Rexport
Mar. Holblady
Tc, Meesley
Hale Ke Shadow
Wo AL Jo Lewis
Don McCommack
R. W. Lawson
B. Afax
City Council Approves Park Budget Plan
The council voted to approve a $15,000 park budget with a detailed breakdown for recreation programs, facilities, and maintenance. Allocations include youth leagues, softball salaries, a color recreation project, and capital assets, among others, with dollar figures and program names listed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Counk
Best
Furhege
Athens
Mrs Billy Webb Honored With Shower In Clay
Mrs Billy Webb later Charlotte Lam kin was honored with a tea shower Saturday afternoon December 12 at the home of Mrs Sizemore in Clay. Guests included many friends and relatives as Miss Louise Westbrook and Miss Kay Howard hosted the event with Christmas arrangements on display.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Billy Webb
Homey Sizemore
H. T. Edmiston
Charlotte Lamkin
Louise Westbrook Aind
Kay Howard
Chaudle Webb
Bobby Crownover
J. D. Lyndon
Jeanette
Esther King
Pearl Venable
C. P. Willett
Tommy Walsworth
Leo Tull
Ruby Turbeville
Georgia Fe Tundson
Autrey Edmundson
F. J. Simpson
W. ¥. Wilhite
Fannie Spencer
Don Spencer
Louise Westbrook
Homer Eaves
R. C. Mattison
F. A. Hinton
Fred. L. Parker
Mary Jo Atkins
Angus Knotts
John H. Kendall
Patricia Knotts
Sam Lamisin
Martha ‘Till
J. Ina Willis
James W. Davis
Linda Lou Kavanaugh
Newton Kavanaugh
Fannie Beatty
Aura Smith
Penicillin and Germ Resistance Warning
A humorous warning explains penicillin does not cure colds and can drive germs inside the body to become resistant. It cautions that misuse may leave pathogens stronger and harder to treat, risking more severe future infections and allergies.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gertie
Trim Your Tree The Expert Way To Save Trouble
New York report advises careful Christmas tree lighting. Myrtle Fahshendee of a lighting equipment manufacturer recommends plan before stringing lights, check for damaged sockets, test each string, start at the top, and space lights evenly down each branch. She provides a lighting guide by tree height with specific counts.
Toothpick Christmas Tree Idea Circles Styrofoam Balls
New York readers can craft a toothpick centerpiece by sticking rounds into sixteen styrofoam balls of 12 inch size. Arrange seven balls in a ring as a base then add successively smaller rings, spray with snow, and deck with colored ornaments for a festive display. The article notes rough leaf counts and suggests extra balls for fullness.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
UPE
District Retired Teachers Meet In Slater Home
Twenty retired teachers of the Fifth District met at the Slater home in Monroe on Thursday morning December 10. President absent, vice president presided. welcome to new members. discussion on recruiting members from other parishes. TPA voted to let retirees pay a dollar for a magazine, no voting rights. Refreshments served. Attendees from Ruston listed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fifth District
Louis Slater
Monroe
R. Ja. Vining
Hein
Margret McDowell
J. M. Baker
McMowell
Ales
Robert Auant
Ruston
McWowell
Plains
Mra
FE. Townsend
Ai. A. A TcFarland
M. Baker
Robert Mount
Winifred Haynes
Fidelis Class Christmas Dinner at Pyburn Home
The Fidelis Sunday School Class of the First Baptist Church held its annual Christmas dinner and social at the home of Mrs Hyram Pyburn on Dubach Street. Festive decorations filled the home with a lighted tree and elegant table settings in the Emily room as guests were seated at quarter tables.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fidelis
First Baptist Church
Hyram Pyburn
Dubach Street
Pyburn
Emily
Bearcat Band Christmas Concert Series Planned in Rusten
The Bearcat Band announces a Christmas concert series in Rusten with IHS musicians performing carols and familiar folk tunes. Activities include shows at Ruston Elementary School at 9:35 a.m. Friday, Eastland School at 9:15 a.m. the next day, downtown Railroad Park at 11:00 p.m. Saturday, and Hillcrest Elementary hosting the final concert on Tuesday, Dec. 22 at 9:15 a.m. Public invited to attend.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bearcat
Rusten
IHS
Ruston
Eastland School
Railroad Park
Hillcrest Elemintary
Bearcats
Real Spirit
Louisiana Tech hoopsters ranked high by two polls
Louisiana Tech gained solid small college ranking in two polls last week. The Bulldogs tied fifth in the Dunkel Rating and sixth in the UPI poll, trailing Evansville and Tennessee A&I in both lists. Tech defeated Mississippi State 71-62 after finishing last season 21-4 and eighth in final UPI small college poll.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Louisiana Tech
Tesh Bulldogs
Gulf States
United Press International
Teahnen
Tennessee A&i
Evansvile
Wittenberg
Akron
UPI
Mississippi State
Bulldogs
Tech
Por
Girl Scout Troop 33 Meets at Scout House
Girl Scout Troop No 33 met recently at the scout house. Elizabth Roy called the meeting to order and Sharon Aycock read the minutes. Names were distributed to interested girls. Marion Biggs served refreshments to Sharon Aycock Patty Barnwell Sue Capshaw Peggy Dyer Dee Kendall Judy Liner Elizabeth Roy Pat Smith Linda Stewart Mrs Carroll Biggs leader and assistant Mrs Faye English.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Elizabeth Roy
Sharon Aycock
Marion Biggs
Patty Barnwell
Sue Capshaw
Peggy Dyer
Dee Kendall
Judy Liner
Elizabeth
Roy
Pat Smith
Linda Stewart
Carroll Biggs
Faye English
Scribe
Ado
Gift From The Sea Carrageenin Ulcer Treatment Hint
Dr John C Henck of the Children Hospital Research Foundation in Washington DC reports an inexpensive seaweed extract carrageenin shows promise against peptic ulcers. The substance apparently blocks pepsin, and ulcers induced in rats were completely inhibited when carrageenin was added to drinking water.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
UFI
John C. Henck
the Children Hospital = Research Foundation
Washington, D.C
Houck
No Two of a Kind Shoe Store Break-In Reported in Mobile
A downtown Mobile shoe store was broken into and four items were stolen, each described as a small size and likely resembling a UPI dispatch. Police are investigating the burglary and reviewing surveillance for possible leads.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mobile
Ala
UPI
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Bernice News
Cookston
Essae Martha Culver
Jackson Parish
American Cast Iron Pipe Company
James B. Crow & Sons
Jeter
Department of Highways Project Control Engineer
Council
Helen Fielder
Claudette Smith
T. C. Beaslay
la. Tech
Louisiaana
Pharo
Bernard Choudoir
Myrtle Fahshendee
Chen Discyrines
Fahsbender
Slater
Bear Santa
Santa
Billy Dean Cockerham
Bill Cockerham
The
Leaday
Billy
Beng
Naylor
de Chdmes Chub
Charles Naylor
Carrol Rigas
Alléh Barksdale
Meg. Biggs
Christling
Allen Guthrie
John Thirman
A. J. Colodny
G. C. Hilman
G. L. Ayres
Glenn Taylor
J. L. Dodds
John Thurstan
Cosmos
G. Ayres
Sanders Baskin
Bearcat Band
Miss Gantt
Miss Clingan
John Ll. Mathewes
W. ‘J. Garner
C. A. Lee
Eugenia Dawson
G. B. Hogg
J. M. Patterson
Pyburs
Carol
Pybura
Mors. Tarooks
Durden
Girl Scout News
GIFT
Concordance Reference Bible
Echolare
Theotoglans
Moreon Burkram
Melson
Taenn de Luce
Taylor's Book Store
Park Ave
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