Dr Allen speaks at Ruston banquet urging personal faith
Dr Charles L. Allen preached at the Ruston Chamber annual installation banquet. He warned that modern life erodes moral lines and emphasized individual responsibility to God over government. The event featured new Chamber officers Preston Tardage and James Spears, with W W Durden Sr honored for 50 years of service.
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Ruston Chamber of
Thomas Judd
C of C, Commerce
Preston Hardage
Pres- Judd
Chamber
Charles L. Allen
Prper
First Methodist Church
Houston
Tex
Ceedings
Tom Herline
Ruston
Tom ‘Judd
Preston Tardage
James Li. Spears
R. W. Lawson
D. C du- Bois
James L. Besird
D. C. du- Bois
Thomas Folk
J. C. Howard
R.W. Lawson
L. P. McLane
Glen Moncrief
James
W. Spears
Barney
Sumrall
C. T. Woodard
Judd
Dr. Allen
Georgia
Texas
IRS advises on 1960 income tax filing rules in Monroe
Tax information notes that individuals with net self employment earnings of 400 or more must file. Those under 65 with gross income of 600 or more and those 65 or older with 1200 or more may file to obtain refunds. IRS officer John L. Tolar says Monday hours aid, and callers may use FA 5-1712 or visit the Monroe post office building for help.
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John L. Tolar
Internal Revenue Service
Monroe
IRS
U. S. Post Office
Socialistic Spending in the Kennedy Era Debate
Opinion piece surveys 1960 platform critics and task force reports led by Purdue’s Frederick Hovde Paul Douglas and Paul Samuelson. It warns that calls for federal aid education housing and public works signal rising inflation and expansive planning that would threaten individual liberties under a Kennedy administration.
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Frederick Hovde
Purdue University
Paul Douglas
DI Til
Paul Samuelson
Douglas
Martha McLaughlin Funeral Rites Held In Ruston
Martha Louisa McLaughlin, 88, died Sunday in Jonesboro after a lengthy illness. Funeral services were held at 2 p.m. Monday at Kilpatrick Funeral Home Chapel in Ruston. Burial followed at Antioch Cemetery in Simsboro. She is survived by a daughter, Mrs. Bert Lomax of Ruston, three grandchildren, and six great grandchildren.
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Martha Louisa McLaughlin
Jonesboro
Kilpatrick Funeral Home
Antioch Cemetery
Simsboro
Bert Lomax
Ruston
Richard Succeeds Hightower in Post With State Group
Richard Succeeds Hightower as president of the Louisiana Assessors Association at its 29th annual convention. Leslie B. Richard Cameron Parish assessor elected to lead. other officers include Edward W. Duke Caldwell Parish vice president, Hubert B. Robichaux Lafourche secretary treasurer, Grady Dawson Claiborne entertainment chair. auxiliary officers named G G McGuffee Catahoula president and others in key posts.
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Charles R
Bod) Hightower
Lincoln Parish
Louisiana Assesors Association
Leslie B. Richard
Cameron Parish
Edward W. Duke
Caldwell Parish
Hubert PB. Robichaux
Lafourche
Grady Dawson
Claiborne
G. GC. McGuffee
Catahouta
Joseph H. Dupont
Iberville
Joseph Modenbach
Orleans
John M. Smith
Morehouse
Martin E. Krantz
Mail Schedule For Ruston Release Details Routes
Mrs. Lillian T. Pearce, Ruston Postmaster, released the latest mail schedule showing departures to Vienna, Dubach, Bernice, Junction City, Monroe, Meridian, Shreveport, Winnfield, and El Dorado along star routes and trains. Arrivals come daily from Winnfield and El Dorado with listed times for north, south, east, and westbound service.
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Lillian T. Pearce
Ruston
Pearce
Vienna
Dubach
Bernice
Junction City
Monroe
Meridian
Shreveport
Dlawada
Tuck
Winnfield
Wilson Payton's Father Succumbs Rites at Saline
Lee Payton, 78, Saline, father of Wilson Payton of Ruston, died after brief illness in a Jonesboro clinic. Funeral services were held at Magnolia Baptist Church Saline at 2 p.m. Monday. Interment in Magnolia Cemetery. Survived by widow Ozella Payton, two sons Wilson and Mason, three brothers Burt W Payton and Dee Payton, one sister Daisy Warren, and four grandchildren.
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Dalvin
Lee Payton
Saline
Wilson Payton
Ruston
Jonesboro
Magnolia Baptist Church
Magnolia Cemetery
Edmonds Funeral Home
Payton
Ozella Payton
Wilson
Mason
Son of Ruston Residents Dies At Hope Ark
A. Call Ball 44 son of Mr and Mrs E C Ball route 1 Ruston died at Hope Arkansas Friday Funeral services were held Saturday after noon at El ope for Mr Ball who was manager of Morgan and Lindsey s in Hope He is survived by his wife three daughters Dorothy Glenda and Mrs J B Henry of Texaco ma two sons A C Bailde and James Leonard his parents Mr and Mrs F C Bail of Ruston two brothers R D and C BR of Ruston and one sister Mrs H B Hickman Alice Texas Train 10 45 a m west Shreveport Star Route 8 15 a m south via bus first class only 9 95 p m west Meridian Shreveport Train 6 52 pan and east Monroe star route 70 pam All mail must be in the post office 30 minutes before departure time Mrs Pearce said To expedite the dispatch email that is mailed afer pam ta 8 pam it is advisable to mail the letters in the post office instead of the courtesy mail box in the front of the post office she said
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A. Call
E. C. Ball
Ruston
Hope
Ark
Elope
Ball
Morgan and. Lindsey's
Dorothy
Glenda
J. B. Henry
Texacoma
A. C. Bailde
James Leonard
F. C. Bail
R. D
H. B Hickman
Alice
Texas
Meridian
Shreveport
Meridian Shreveport
Monroe
Pearce
Rosy Picture for 1961 Painted by City Group
A 1961 outlook contrasts Kennedy era prospects with New Deal era urgency. It notes a narrow Kennedy margin, a strong GOP, and cautious need for foreign policy focus, with debate over welfare state proposals and defense priorities amid gold reserves concerns. It mentions Radio industry growth and South Mountain Park's size in Phoenix.
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City Group
South Mountain Park
Phoenix
Ariz
United States
Revivalist Meeting Highlights Ruston Economy Prospects
Ruston Chamber of Commerce directors at Ted's Cafe reviewed 1961 plans and local projects. Bar ney Sumrall cited a 1960 peach harvest of 450000 bushels from 600 acres with expectations of larger fruit and stronger sales in 1961. Edward Howard outlined interstate 20 work and road maintenance goals across Louisiana. Paul Kieno predicted Lincoln General Hospital occupancy by year end 1961 as Lay Hospital plans shift toward a nursing home. Morelle Emmons reported progress on four new Ruston elementary schools and a library expansion at Louisiana Tech. Community leaders discussed industrial growth, school system implementation, and a planned North Louisiana Industrial Development effort.
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Lincoln General Hospital
Ted
Barney Sumrall
Sumrall
Ruston Ald
Louisiana
Howard
Calhoun
West Monroe
Paul Kieno
Ruston Hospital
Tlineain General Hospital
Ruswil
Louisiana Tech
E. G. Schebraran
A. J. Colony
Morelle Emmons
Ruste
Hel
Lincoln Negro High School
Southern Association of Secondary Schools and Colleges
Gbbin Parish
Miai
Brent
Northral Louisiana Industrial
Lenge Iq
Ruston
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James Spears
Durden
Dre
Felix Robb
George Peabody College For Teachers
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Union
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Atlanta
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Youth Convation Corps
Panekis
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Hightower
el Dorado
Saline Foun
Hope, Ark
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Fidel Castro
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Woodhaven
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Southern Paloeale
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Hico High
Hampshire
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