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Newspaper
Ruston Leader
Location
Ruston, Louisiana, United States of America
Date
Feb 05, 1959
Page
8
Local residents share visits and gatherings across Monroe and nearby towns. The column lists multiple families including Woodards, Eubanks, Hollerman, Turner, and Christian hosting and visiting over weekends, with distant relatives in Spokane and Lone Star Texas planning moves back soon.
Providence notes weekend visits from Mr. Howard Cooper and families including Mr. and Mrs. Isenny Arnett, Mrs. Fy Singleton's granddaughter Little Gail Cobb, and many others visiting local residents. The area reports frozen timber Monday and hopes for better gardening soon.
Mrs and Mes Et al visited kin in several towns over the weekend including Miniden and Lake Charles. Families from Camden Ark Quitman Palaska and Shreveport gathered for visits and hosting relatives. Grand Lodge attendees from Lodge 3634 traveled to New Orleans while Glenn Morris and family prepared for a three year post in Japan with support from local relatives.
Weekend guests included Mr. and Mrs. Rast and family of Shreveport and Mr. and Mrs. Jack Henry with Roy Beard visiting Lester Reese in West Monroe. Families visited Robby Jack Thrillkill’s home and met 2 month old Tim me son of Sarah and Bobby Jack. George C. Henry is hospitalized in Confederate Memorial with a kidney operation planned for a large stone. Friends joyfully anticipate Mrs. Henry Woodard’s release from Arcadia hospital.
Antioch MRS R M Bingham hosts visits as Mr Jack Smith visits Mooringsport with Mrs v F Dring. Cave Smith and Mr Mrs Bobby Causey stay with Mrs Smith's brothers in Rodessa Texas. Dean Cardwell and family visit Bossier City relatives. Overnight guest D C Alderman of Davis California with the Bingham family. Jerry Baremore and son visit Trussell family. Sunday visitors include Marshall Nobles and another couple.
4-H to Ann Stewart chaired a Saturday morning meeting at 4 30. Lincoln Parish Executive Committee set April 25 as Achievement Day and February 13 as leader recognition banquet. New committees were formed for invitation programs decoration and more. Officers elected for 1959: Barbara McGee president Charles Fuller V P Jo Ann Stewart treasurer Mary Fowler secretary Gary Townsend reporter Bruce Waller and Donna Tatum song leaders.
Soviet Deputy Premier Anastas Mikoyan praised his four bodyguards for blocking tossed eggs at a Russian Embassy farewell. He invited them as guests, then proposed a private party if policy blocked the invite. McGrath held a collective party for ex-Senate Secretary Leslie Biffle, ballooning guest lists to about 1200 after leaks. Perle Mesta, Luxembourg envoy, quit drinking, choosing ginger ale to stay teetotal and avoid loose tongues at gatherings.
The Little Big Inch pipeline tariffs drop March 1 1959 reducing gasoline rates to 40 cents per barrel and distillates to 44 cents into Chicago from Beaumont. Texas Eastern cites tax elimination, lower capital and operating costs, and higher efficiency as factors. Principal terminals include Little Rock Cape Girardeau Princeton Indianapolis Lebanon and West Chicago with propane shipments to Middletown Ohio under separate tariffs.
Relatives and friends from Ruston and nearby towns visited, attended services, sang and shared meals over the weekend. Families mentioned include the Farleys, Hunters, Hood, Burgess, Stephenson, Carter, and Carter relatives, with travel from Dolorado Ark and Homer. Ice is plentiful in the area and community gatherings centered on homes and church events.
The Hood family and friends share updates on visits with relatives in Ruston including Mr. and Mrs. Earnest Hood and Sandra, and Mr. Louis Barnest. The church and cemetery fence have been painted, and E D Hood's party visited Harnest Hood and family in Ruston.
A reader argues against the proposed bond for a new hospital in Lincoln Parish. Questions raised include reliance on a relieving organization, keeping an old building, high per bed cost, tax impact to retire bonds, Green Clinic linkage, location and cost of a new site, and suitability of a three story building as an old folks home. The writer urges voters to reconsider the bond.
Hill Farm Station held its semi annual report card day assessing cattle for fall and spring calving across experiments by Carter Claudette and Mr and Mrs C W Stephenson and family. Visitors included W E Vining Louie Barnett J N Bragzel Hilda Grady Bennett family. Groundhog day forecast hints at early spring and a reminder to attend church Sunday.
The Ruston Leader hosts a letter page urging support for a hospital bond issue. Citizens argue the hospital will modernize care, oppose federal interference, and emphasize a locally elected board and tax plan. The piece defends brick quality and urges signed letters for public input.
The text discusses cattle herd health and genetics, urging veterinarians to check cows after 80 days for conception, identify cows with cystic ovaries or diseases, and cull slow reproducers. It argues against hormone treatments and stresses breeding efficiency to ensure calves yearly, aiming for 400 pound calves by 210 days to keep beef operations profitable. It also mentions the value of farm records and profitability discussions among stockmen.
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