Roaring Fifties Ruston Growth and Major Industries
Ruston surged in the 1950s with growth in churches colleges and retail. Major additions included Western Hatcheries Diamond Industries and Lincoln Enterprises along with new courthouse and power plant expansions. Notable events: 1950 strike at Lincoln Parish Colored High School. 1951 first Ruston Peach Festival. 1954 Diamond handle plant opening. 1956 Lincoln Enterprises begins barbecue production. 1958 Diamond Jubilee planning. 1959 Interstate 20 four-lane completion to Calhoun. large housing and hospital projects continued through the decade.
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Western Hatcheries
Diamond Industries
Lincoln Enterprises
Rise
Ruston
Lincoln Parish
Ruston Building and Loan Association
Millon-Dallar
Chatham
Éla
News Rtone
H. T. Richardson
Colored High School
Schoal
Anne Hills
Pigghy Witely
Janay
Olun
Lincoln
Tewets
Ted Burgess
Vienna
Farmerville Road
Ruston Industries
Toyote
Industry
Corinth
Mississippi
Teeh
Midwest
Western Halcheviesegan
Ruston Hospital
Lincoln Builders
Nyw
Roberts
Sonthem Bell
Lincoln Enterprises, Inc
Lincoln Enterprise
Phinstor Lake LY Arbonne
Peon
Feehvint
Ruston National Guard
AAA
Tech
Sind Iducation
MINERAL SPRINGS Community Weekend Visits and Casual Gatherings
Local residents and relatives filled gatherings across Mineral Springs over the weekend with visits from Rose Howard Theodore Franklin and many others. Highlights included Sunday afternoons with Mr and Mrs Wilbar Williamson and Mrs Will Williamson of Ruslon, and Penny Howard planning to visit relatives in Ruston. A hospital visit and a note of wishes for quick recovery were also mentioned for Mrs John Franklin. In international news, Chancellor Adenauer plans further actions to curb antisemitism in West Germany as authorities arrest neo Nazi youths in Berlin.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wilbar Williamson
Will Williamson
Ruslon
Paul Dean Otswell
Ross Jloward
Billy Howse
Jeff Sandy
U. S. Army
Georgia
BJ Howard
Penny
Howard
Ennis Holloway
Ruston
Bud Howard
Bon
UPI
Kenrat Adenaier
West Germany
Adenauer
West Germain
West Berlin
Howards Entertain Young Married Class At Coffee Sunday
The Young Married People's Training Union Class met and shared coffee Sunday night with Mr and Mrs Stebert Howard. Mr and Mrs Richard Bryan and family of Shreveport spent the weekend with their parents.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Thomas Howard
Garland Duke
Richard Franklin
William Franklin
Howards
Ale. Franklin
Young Married People’s Training Union
Stebert Howard
Richard Bryan
Shreveport
Funeral Services for Mrs. Holloway Held at Kilpatrick's
Residents from Hilly attend the funeral of Mrs. Jind Holloway of Vienna at Kilpatrick's Funeral Home with many relatives visiting beforehand. Church services were held Sunday morning at 9 30. Local families, including the Upchurchs, the Delanys, and the McKeees, were among visitors and worshippers during the weekend in Hilly and nearby towns.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hilly
We Cc. Larane
Jind Holloway
Vienna
Kilpatrick
J. T. Detony
V. Leranes
Upehurehar
Apes
Ros Laranne Visted
Press Colvin
Tolstot
B. G. McKee
Hilly Church
T. A
John ©. Upchurch
Baby
Jimmie Delany
Ruston
Charles Delany
Grayson
Buster Delany
Dubach
W. FP
Bill Jones
Childven
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Dustry
End
Horkh
L. Ropp
Loulsiang Tech
Claybrook Collingham
Buskessmen
Rukson
Greater Tech Club
Entoy Lst
Ruston High School
Hans
City Bakery
Shire
Cok
Cap Barham Wats Dleetert
Danian
Bal Kenanon
Chattoarr
Samuel G. Reiser
Georgia Avenue
Areadia
Lamir Hays Graegory
Apeatio “Emetery
LSU Hix
Sturgis-Nmi' J Lumber Company
Alge
Price
North
Park Ave
Asm Sino
The
Jaycees
Barta Ri
Teel
Louisiana Methodist Orphanage
Louisiana Children's Home
Nelson Rockefeller
Choudrant
Grambling
City of
Houston
D'Arkonnia Lake
Floyd Mubbard
Jerry Andre
Andrews
Lake D Ar
Sherifl
Atong
Seathorn Bell
Musten
Hiehiwaya
First National Bark
Rusion
Piu
Heck and
Rustom
Fhe
Buddy Napper
Thas I
Calhoun
Sibley
Rose Howard
Theodore Franklin
Ben Mohrey
Olwell
Brucie
Adiga
Otto Austin
Bull
Nettles
Jonas Franklin
Th. 1. Hardaway
Louisiana’ Tech
Southwestern Electric Power Co
Kerry Elton Stokes
Merrick
Hugh Lee Fuller
Robinson
M. Sharpcenter
Southwestern
Stakes
Fuller
Thomas Kimbell Clinic
Spears-Kimbell Funeral Home
7. R. Greer Jr
J. C. Greer
Mir
KE. Hallen
Eesp
Bermuda
Johsnar, Grata
Alpha - Okla
Clarence €. Foulk
FT Oussian
Mos
Assott Atiow
Lincoln Parish Police Jury
Alpine
Lincoln Parish School Board
Lincoln Pasian
U.S.A
United Press
Southern
Assn
WEA
Texas Bank
Gldg
Wilson
Ted Bayles
Stokely
Shermin
LARGE
Jar Kraft
Miracle
Autocrat Plain
Wisconsin
Cudahy Wicklow
Hormel
Trenton
Cadillac
East Georgia
Intiac-Cadillac, Inc
Rustor
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