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Newspaper
Ruston Leader
Location
Ruston, Louisiana, United States of America
Date
Jan 07, 1960
Page
4
The text lists names such as AnH Theis and Alfred Willig among attendees and mentions Mrs. HVGd delivering a service and guests receiving cream. References to Vita Geittin's mother and various unclear phrases indicate a brief, partial social notice with multiple unreadable segments.
A fragmentary local notice reports sleet and weather effects as households mention visits and guests. Names such as Melton Frasier and Mrs J R Braiser appear among scattered references to family events and weekend arrivals.
Mrs Alvin Davis reports on Christmas gifts to members with fruit and candy plates wrapped in saran and ribbons. Many members delivered greetings and blessings. remarks note sickness and gratitude for a year filled with church activity. Mentioned are families traveling to Oak Ridge Tennessee and Portia Mich for holidays. John Hammons and Fran Harrin are named in connection with the church.
The article recounts a holiday visit by GreenWooD J A Mobleys and relatives to Texas and Louisiana. It notes family members including Mrs Betie Broughton and Mr Broughton of Wicksburg Mills, and other relatives staying with the Mobleys during the New Year holiday. Several local residents are mentioned as guests or visitors in Spoon, Ruston, and nearby areas.
Local social notes recount many holiday visits among families and friends in Ruston Monroe and Bernice. Gerald Lee of Norfolk and Mrs. Mollie Griggs hosted relatives while the Lee family traveled to New Orleans. A Norman Oklahoma feature recalls Sen Josh Lee's student days and frugal meals to make ends meet.
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