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Ruston Leader

Location

Ruston, Louisiana, United States of America

Date

Feb 28, 1957

Page

6

Weta In Long While For Exams Roar at Grambling Dayton

A garbled roster lists students and transfers connected to Grambling College and nearby towns. Names include Tileston Elbert Ed Eubaths Jr and Virgil Albert Hen with various affiliations and origins from Clyde, Choudrant, and Rockport areas.

Weta Onddts Grambling Dayton Ronaldees Srey Harrell North Homer Rué Transfer Tileston Elbert Ed Eubaths Ridley Ng Eebeath Sete Jones Raxton Lemuel Pein Lorwanded Coleman Crambling College

Southwest Gas hires tech grad as staff engineer in Monroe

Fred Plitt, a Louisiana Tech graduate, is appointed staff engineer at Southwest Gas in Monroe. He will handle engineering tasks tied to drilling, producing and processing for the company. Previously with Carter Oil in Seminole Oklahoma, Plitt, his wife, and two sons reside at 1805 North Third Street.

Southwest Fred Monroe Louisi[era Es Ag Joiing Plitt Carter Oil Company Seminole Okita Pltt North Third Street

Water overflow harms forests in Lincoln Parish

In Union and Lincoln Parishes, excessive water from a railroad spill killed all Turge trees on about three acres. Landowners salvaged usable timber while many dead hardwoods remained. Oil contamination reduced soil quality and disrupted regeneration, prompting health department action to halt further pumping near streams.

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Proposed Pension Plan Analyzed in Louisiana Statement

Mary Evelyn Parker, commissioner of public welfare, comments on a plan to pay every citizen over 65 a $75 monthly old age pension. She notes welfare policy is for the Legislature to decide whether to adopt a need based program or a straight pension, and cites the Federal Social Security Act as imposing conditions.

Mary Evelyn Parker Commissioner of Public Welfare Louisiana

State to consider income in aid programs and pension clash

The text discusses federal matching for state aid, noting Louisiana would need to adapt its pension program to avoid federal funding issues. It cites a joint Old Age Assistance setup and a projected annual expenditure of about 40,009,000 dollars, detailing monthly payments and the involvement of the federal government.

Isiania Louisians

Pension figures loom over island residents agenda

A discussion notes 20 000 Laue Island residents aged 65 plus would receive 900 annually under a straight pension plan costing 198 million dollars with an 158 million dollar rise in state expenditures. Also cited are silos tax revenues of 80 million and administrative costs like postage. The talk also covers church group activities and leadership.

Laue Island

Presbyterian Laymen Stage Annual Meet

More than 250 men from North Louisiana congregations gathered at Camp Alabama Bay Choudrant for the 38th annual meeting of the Presbyterian Laymen's Association. The event, held on George Washington’s birthday, featured speakers General Joseph L. Brien and Rev. Debi William Lancaster among others, addressing Christian citizenship and church cooperation.

North Louisiana Camp Alabama Bay Choudrant Hed Hiver ‘Preylery Presbyterian Church George Washington Doseph Brien VWSA Hinesville Gan Abe Debi Willian Lancaster

Newfound Lake Formed by Glacial Dam in New Hampshire

Newfound Lake in central New Hampshire covers about 4 015 acres of water. It formed when glacial ice dammed a deep river valley. The resulting rise in water level created surrounding mountains and hills around the lake.

Newfound Lake New Hampshire

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