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Newspaper
Ruston Leader
Location
Ruston, Louisiana, United States of America
Date
Feb 04, 1931
Page
5
Local residents share visits and visits confirmed from Mineral Springs on a string of midweek gatherings. Families such as Williamson, Frasier, Revel, and Holstead host relatives and friends, with a church event, a supper, and a Sunday dinner report.
Feb 3 report lists funeral attends for Mr. Jim Grigsby and a flurry of visits. Marguerite Larance spent Sunday at Cooktown while Avis Colvin and Adelle Colvin joined Miss Audra West visiting Mattie Mae Davis and Doris Terrill. Various neighbors hosted gatherings, visits from Ruston, Hodge, Burnett’s Springs, and Wesley Chapel, with party at Etna Beard’s and entertainments at Carroll and West households.
Miss Sarah Causey and many neighbors share visits and rides with families like Causey Ball Tomlinson and Riser in a bustling community roundup. Attendees attend church lectures, Sunday visits occur at Ruston and Arcadia, and Elbert Beatty hosts guests while Parson Fulton from Clay joins at a bird hunt.
Miss Sylvia Willis visits family in Crowley with several relatives spending weekends nearby. Attendees include Mrs. Dan Howell, Mrs. Lurlene Evans, and Aunt Sallie Harris. Local trips to Gibsland and Minden noted. spring weather praised as birds sing and poultry resume laying after a two month break.
Local line reports a death and funeral notices including Mr Jim and Mr Juintintgsbo with details of attendees like Mrs Bart Garigeby Miss Palarigeby and Mrs Lur lene Evans. Widespread condolences are expressed for the family of the deceased and for Mrs Grigsby and children.
Sibley, February section notes Ovie McDaniel of Calhoun visiting Miss Ethel Parnell.Multiple families gather for weekends with relatives in Calhoun and nearby towns. Visitors include O'Neal, Mack Clark, Jimmie Davis, and others from Monroe Delhi Downsville Hico Douglas community.
Mr and Mrs Louie Barnett of Hico were Sunday guests of Mr and Mrs John Lolty Miss Clara DeFreese of Ruston was weekend guest of Misses Norma and Neva Dell Alexander Mrs W F De Hlony is on the sick list Mr and Mrs A L Alexander Alyne and Emmett Saint motored to Shreveport Saturday Miss Alline Hinton was weekend guest at Wesley Chapel Mr and Mrs E T Payne and family and Milton Wilks dinner guests of Mr and Mrs Francis Wilks Sunday Mr and Mrs Floyd Rinehart of Ruston Mrs Shelton Alexander of Junction City and A L Alexander and James Barmore visited at the home of Mr and Mrs C F Alexander Sunday Miss Myrtis Saint of Greenville was weekend guest of her parents Mr and Mrs M L Saint Mr Emmett Saint honored on his birthday Saturday evening with a dance at his parents home
In Burgessville on February 3 and surrounding days residents share visits and illness notes. Mrs. W M Hammonds called on Mrs R L Baxter. Vergie and Arva Holloway visited sister Mrs B B Denham. Mr Emmett Edwards of Rayville was briefly hurt but not seriously, later returning to work. Mrs Elbert Beatty and child visited Mrs W M Hammonds. the Denhams hosted family guests at Bernice. Mrs Emmett Edwards stayed with her mother. Several local names including J T Burgess J O and Esther Burgess were mentioned among Friday night gatherings, with other visits by Loberity Vergie Arva Holloway and Valine and Nellie Mae Liner.
Douglas notes show visits and gatherings from February events, with the agricultural committee meeting in Ruston and numerous social calls among Baker, Rinehart, Halstead, Templeton, and related families. A youth league banner win at Ever Ready Union and a funeral tribute for Grady Liner are reported, plus Latin lesson remarks on supercilious.
Feb 2 summary of local events in Wesley Chapel including a home economics conference at Ruston First Baptist Church. Community members cleaned grounds, planted trees, planned with county agents J A Shealy and Sophia Stone, and noted ongoing garden planting and oat sowing. Social visits, family dinners, and weekend guests are listed along with a funeral in Columbia and a Methodist Missionary Society meeting.
Mrs Mollie Hood spent the week end with her brother and sister in law Mr and Mrs J B Pilgreen and other Cross Roads residents hosted visitors over the weekend. Various Hood family members and friends from Athens Mooringsport and La Tech gathered for dances visits and socials through the period.
SIMSBORO February 3 reports Misses Alina and Pauline Marshall of Arcadia visiting Mrs. Jel Napper, and Mrs. Blanchard Alexander of Ruston visiting Miss Emma Dring. Almeta Shepherd and Polard Shepherd plus Roy Calcote of El Dorado spent the weekend with relatives in Hico. Dr. A. J. Thomas of Shreveport was a Sunday visitor. Friends note Master Clayton Banders Jr remains at home recovering.
Miss Norene spent Saturday night with Miss Margi Broughton. Miss Ivah Lee Bennett and Joe Deason spent the weekend with Miss Audrey Desson. Several visits to St Francis Sanitarium in Monroe and from Sterlington to Dubach are recorded, with many local residents hosting guests and relatives over the weekend.
Mrs J M Green spent all day with Mrs Bob Truett last Wednesday. Mrs J G Brewster underwent removal of tonsils Friday. Mr and Mrs Earl Colvin and their son from Spencer visited. Estelle Matthews Ball's school community guest of Miss Marguerite White. Mrs H K Ford New Hope community visited. Watson Green and Doug las Pipes visited, meeting young nephew Warren Wade Pipes. C L Smith hosted Sunday guests including Joh L Green and Mack Smith from El Dorado and the Hasmon s from Downsville. Rev H M Michael and Mr Mrs H M Michael visited Truett. W C Anderson visited. Roy Hasimons from Hopewell visited Frederic Farmer. Mrs T P Farmer and Lorena visited Mrs J G Brewster.
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