Weekend visits span Cross Roads area families
Me and Mrs Henry, Cynthia, and Henry visited Mr and Mrs Billie Joe Har rill and children in Shreveport over the weekend. Locals hosted many guests at homes of G R Caver and G H Dye with quilt making and fish supper gatherings.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mrs
Henry
Cynthia
Billie Joe Harrall
Shreveport
Johnnie Smith
Jim Byas
G. R. Caver Thrussday
C. B. Henry
Mal‘yin Hood
G. R. Green Friday
Glenn Dye
Ruston
G. H Dye
Ester Foster
J. &. Foster
Mulvin Hood
A. F. Harrison
Evelyn
Charles
School Staff and Students Listed Across Grades
The 1959 A E Philips School roster lists students by grade with names from Eyefish to vocal music and biology subjects. Also shown are Ruston Elementary School student teachers and classroom staff across first to sixth grades with location details and teachers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles Stewart
Austen
Patsy Tale
Delhi
Maxine Traxler
Epps
Jo Ann Tullos
Budora
Ark
Martha Vines
Jonesboro
Willard Wallace
Crowley
John Wilder
Jena
Rebecca Bird
el Dorado
Jerri Shipp
Minden
A. E. Philips
Anna Sue Ewing
Mary Jo Hotey
Ruston
Joy Richardson
Jonesville
Marilyn Lawrence
Monterey
Eric Beth Greer
Bossier City
Ann McCaleb
Winnsboro
Marilyn Joyce Peters
Quitman
Jessie Mae Frazier Ruston
Geraldine Gandin
Sarah Beth Cooper Walters
Mary Virginia Stovall
William FE. Ward Mind
Mary I
Brossett
West Lake
Patty Sue Johns
Joan Newell
Glenda Sue Moffett
Marilyn Feguson
Sarah 8
Betty J. Oakes
Tallulah
Gertrude Simonton
Gloria Nell Odom
Varmerville
Amis
G. Staples
Gaynell Robinson
Lola Mae Stuckey
Billie Jean Duck
March calendar for landscape school and hospital vote note
A calendar notice invites residents to a March lawn and shrubbery clinic staffed by soils horticulture and entomology specialists with an afternoon and evening session. It also urges voters to consider on February 24 whether a hospital is needed and to participate in the decision.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dane
Marchard
Nancy Joy McConathy 16th Birthday Party Held at Ansley
Mr and Mrs Ermon Ti McConathy hosted a party in honor of their daughter Nancy Joy McConathy turning 16. Guests from Ansley Jonesboro and Clay attended, with cake and fruit punch served. Attendees included Pat McConathy Brenda Thrift and Mrs J C McConathy along with Mary Wildrip and Nancy McConathy at the FNMA PLA event.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ermon Ti
McCo- Lynthy
Meir
Nancy Joy
Willa
Nancy
Naneas Ehusins
Pat McConnthy
Barbara Blalock
Paula Tudor
Ray Gerald
Tudor
Jonesboro
Woody Stags
Madge
Mike Carr
Dean Washam
Robby
Marie Thompasiyy
Dudy
Jeanne M Sue Bridges
Te le Brooks
Kennether
Smuart Toms
Malcolm “George
Eddie Bare Walderp
Dean Corley
Wayne Torfan
Paul Walsworth
Quitmans
J. C."mcconathy
M.A. Blalock
Mavis
Jessie Noired
Charlotte Lee
Carolyn Koonce
My. Stoy Ent
Greenville Birthday News and Family Visits
Local notes from Greenville cover birthdays and hospital visits. John White turned nine, Judy Brothers misses school with a sore throat while friends Glen and Annie Mae Puckett visited, and relatives from Minden to Magnolia share updates. Leslie Bryant returns home from Shreveport Hospital, two more operations ahead, and Ann Chandler heads to a camp in Washington state. The Greenville Home Demonstration Club met at Tom Colvin’s with demonstrations on hems and sleeve fullness, while a birthday dinner for John Griffin’s husband Loye White drew family from Ruston and Simsboro.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nonia Sinclair
Truston
J. W. Greens
Leslie Bryant
Shreveport
Toby
Ann Chandler
Ann Otiwell
Washington
Oregon
Ann
Greenville H.D.C
Morday
Sid
Tom Colvin
Velma Pylant
Floy Colvin
Annie Lee Brewster
Nina
Jerry Rogers
Simsboro
Barbara
Sylvia
New Hope
Love
Frank Priebe's Poultry Letter
Dear Friends, producers need to focus on competition from beef and pork, not other poultry. When chicken prices rose briefly, hog prices fell and retailers shifted to pork, lowering chicken demand. Egg prices also fell while egg sales jumped in some stores, illustrating price and demand moves.
Tadies of St Rest church quilts for Monroe orphan home
The Tadies of St Rest church met at the church to quilt nearly two quilts and plan two more. Contributions included quilt tops from Mrs Joe Holley and Mrs Mollie Doss and two quilt pieces from Indies. Visiting and dinner guests included families from Arcadia Minden Ruston Pineville Monroe and Arkansass.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Terryville
BR. O. Stewart
Arcadia
Tadies
St. Rest Church
Orphan's Home
Monroe
Joe Holley
Mollie Doss
Indies
Community Notes and Market Rumors From Local Ledger
Long letter from residents detailing visits from relatives from Arkansas and Louisiana, a new pastor, and local social happenings. It covers family travel to Shreveport and Houma, a wedding, students teaching, and weekend visits, plus commentary on consumer prices for eggs and chicken and the impact on sales. Also mentions fishing at Cat Island and community events like Stunt Night.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tuck Roberts
Train
Arkansas
Hobbs
Tillie
Sybil Spiller
Shreveport
Virginia Brister
Leon Pesnell
Carolyn
Houma
Arlen Mizell
Deats
Travis Norman
Jena
Weekend visitors and hospital notes in Alabama church column
Mr. and Mrs. Harold Daughdrill of Port Sulphur visited relatives in Alabama. Dee Perritt and George Henry remained hospitalized in Shreveport. both expected releases in a couple of weeks. Friday Day of Prayer services referenced with prayers and biblical quotes, and social notes on Friday night guests Mr. and Mrs. M. A. Wondard and family.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
A. FL Holsteau
Harold Daughdrill
Port Sulphur
Arvell Rogers
Dee Perritt
Willis Knighton Hospil
Shreveport
Downing
Alton Perritt
de Ferritt
George Henry
George
Jesus
Dave Henry
Benton
Ora Belle Clinton
Theo Reed
Magnolia
Ann
J. F. Wendall
David Clinton
Farmerville
Sandy
Jean Clinton
Prentiss Willis
Icie Willis
West Monroe
J. J. Allen
Jonesboro
West
Quittran
Corallarvey
W. W. Brooks
Rushton
J. &. Neuville
Charles Harris
Harris
Mansfield
True Worship and Religious Messages at Clay Church
On St Valentines Day the local flora bloomed as oats and grasses grew greener. Rev Westbrook led a Sunday morning service with the theme True Worship. Rev Luman Douglas, Ruston district superintendent, preached Sunday night before a conference, with his message titled Jesus Stood Solid. Mrs. Fannie Spencer was honored.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Clay
F. A. Hinton
Westbrook
Luman Douglas
Ruston
Clay Burely
Douglas
Jesus
Fannie Spencer
Hill Farm Stockman on Keeping Cattle Prices High
A National Cattlemen's Association fact finding committee led by Dr. Herrell DeGratt explores cyclical price variation. The column argues for smoothing supplies to sustain high producer prosperity, noting 1957 58 inventory growth risks and potential price drops if marketings surge. The piece links consumer beef preference to stable supply and outlines historical cycle dynamics.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
National Cattlemen's Association
Herrell DeGratt
Also Mentioned on This Page
Cross Roads
G. R. Caver
Ellie Hood
Ruby Harrison
Filta Lee Hood
Cora Trood
Ora Tabor
Homer
John Mood
H. J. Wilsom
FE. M. Davidson
Sudan
National Geographic Magazine
Pogo
Rambler Automobiles
International Harvester
Firestone
Briggs and Stratton
Poland
Tractor and Rambler Co
Arcadia, LA
Barnum
John Ringling
North Enst Mine
State Fair Youth Center
Tae
America
John
Jones
Greenville
Harold Griffin
John White
Judy Brothers
Glen
Annie Mae Puckett
Judy
W. C. Sims
Magnolia, Ark
Mrs. Sims
Hugh Hill
Baldwin County
Ala
Frank Priebe
Poultry Letter
Cleveland
Ohio
Mac Looney
Clara Spillers
Janette Magie
Lake Charles
Alabama
Norman Moncrief
D. Simpson
Palner Henderson
Gladys Richardson
Vera Grigsby
McLeod
Wright
W. F. Wilhite
N. Moncrief
Spencer
Lester
Gayl
Gizemore
Catalpa
James L. Martin, JR
Ruston, Louisiana
Ponti
AG Samiel Ag, Inc
East
Georgia Ave
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