Ruston Red Cross Fund Drive Names Dr. Bleich Chairman
Dr. LaMoyne Bleich is named chairman of the 1960 Lincoln Parish Red Cross Fund Drive in Ruston. Henry G. Riser announces a city parish wide effort with captains for sections, advance gifts coordinators, and business area leadership. Bleich notes strong citizen support and recalls past chairmanship while preparing for the Alexandria state convention next November.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dr. LaMoyne Bleich
American Red Cross
LaMoyne C. Bleich
Ruston Furgedh
Tits Lincolln Parish
Henry G. Riser
Arew
Dr. Bleich
Blelely
Dudley Cowan
B. H. Rainwater, Jr
Lob Dufour
Don C. McCormack
James A.tarver
Red Cross Fund
Bleich
Ruston
Lincoln Parish
National Red Cross
Bernice Boy Is Awarded Eagle Scout Badge at Court of Honor
Frederick W. Marsh Jr. received the Eagle badge from a Bernice led committee including J. B. Kendall Jr and X. Lewis. Several other scouts earned advancement pins as Donnie Gatts, Steve Martin, John Marsh, Billy Smith and William Lynn were honored. The ceremony featured the Bernice High School band, Rev Abe Connerly giving the opening prayer.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frederick W. Marsh, Jr
Bernice
Marsh
Ruston
J. 8. Kendal, Jr
X. Lewis
John A. Mitchell
Col. H. W. Atkinson
Court of Honor
Donnie Qotts
del. Atkinson
Steve Martin
John Marsh
Lewis
Billy Smith
William Lynn
Mr. Mitchell
Boy Scout Troop
Abe Connerly
B P W Backing Demonstration Library in Ruston
The Business and Professional Women's club of Ruston voted to endorse a demonstration library for Lincoln Parish. They will submit a resolution to the Police Jury and the State Library Board, asking Eddie Evans and the Ruston Chamber of Commerce to support the project. Mrs. R G Hanchey noted the group helped fund earlier library plans.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Business and Professional Women's Club of
Ruston
Lincoln Parish
R. G. Hanchap
Bap
Police
State Library Board
Eddie Evans
Police’ Jury
Police Jury
Ruston Chamber of Commerce
Louisiana Youth Adviser Attends White House Forum
John P Campbell superintendent of the Children's House for mentally handicapped children joins 33 Louisiana delegates for the White House conference on Children and Youth in Washington D C this spring. He and other state youth advisory committee members prepared a report for the conference to be held March 27 to April 2. Campbell, since October head of the Children’s House, may join a work group on The Role of Institutions focusing on issues faced by mentally handicapped youth.
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John FP. Camippel
Children’s House For
Washington, D. C
White House
Ence
Campbell
State
Eisenhower
Louisiana Tech
Green Clinic Named in Suit By Alabaman
Alabama patient sues Green Clinic for medical negligence in federal court at Monron claiming a surgical needle and instrument left in her shoulder after an operation four years ago. Dr. LaMoyne Bleieh, in charge of the operation, says a breast removal occurred for cancer and a routine X ray later found a small needle under the skin. He cannot explain how it got there and asserts all instruments were accounted for at the time. The suit names Aetna Casualty and Surety Co. as insurers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Marvin T. Green
Green Clinic
Saidihie Dittorneys
Alabama
Monron
B. H. Patterson
Cadhoun County
Ala
E. LaMoyne C Bleieh
Aetna Casualty and Surely Co
Ollo
Services for Mrs Jeneal Jordan in Castor on Thursday
Funeral services for 29 year old Mrs Jeneal Jordan of Castor will be held Thursday at 9 30 in the Castor Baptist church. She was the niece of Mrs E L Norman of Ruston. Burial will follow at Little Hope Cemetery near Bienville. Congers Funeral Home of Arcadia is in charge of arrangements.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jeneal Jordan
Castor
Baptist Church
Negro Takes Life Near Grambling
Willie Candler of Lincoln Parish died from a self inflicted gunshot wound at 2 p.m. Saturday near Grambling eight miles north west of Ruston. Coroner J. J. Bennett reported the death was instantaneous after he shot himself in the forehead with a 22 rifle. His wife was in the yard. deputies Simonton and Fallin investigated from the Lincoln Parish sheriff's office.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Willie Candler
Ruston
Grambling
J. J. Bennett
George Simonton
James Fallin
Lincoln Parish
Votes for Cosmos Club Support Library Demonstration
Cosmos Club members in Lincoln Parish, along with civic and business readers, endorsed a library demonstration. Mrs. Allen Guthrie said the club voted to back the drive. The Lincoln Parish Police Jury was asked to seek AI demonstration from the state library board for a year at about 2500 dollars. The state would supply 10 000 books two bookmobiles and library staff if approved, with setup possible by year end.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Allen Guthrie
Cosmos Club
Lincoln Parish
State Library Board
Depot at Clay Closed After 55 Years
The Clay depot of the Rock Island railroad permanently closed January 15 ending nearly 60 years of service. The railroad opened through Clay in 1900 on the Little Rock Winnfield route and built a depot in 1995. Cotton and timber shipments kept Halle station busy until about 1956 with 3000 to 4000 bales yearly before traffic shifted to trucks.
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Clay
Rock Island Railroad
Little Rock
Winnfield
Rock Island
Halle
Cattlemen's Directors to Select Delegates Monday
Extension agents report Cattlemen's Directors meet Monday Jan 26 at 7:00 pm in the County Agents Office to choose delegates to the state meeting in Alexandria on Feb 15 and 16 and plan the next regular gathering. Members urged to submit dues by Feb 1. 45 paid for 1960.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Catlemens Andra
Alexandria
Minister Gives Different Picture of Cuba Uprising
The visiting Dr Ernest T Campbell a nationally known Presbyterian minister from York Pennsylvania spoke to Lions Club and Juncheon group about Cuba offering a different view of the revolution. He said Cubans support Castro and his program feel safe with him and distrust foreign policy. He described Cuba as 50 miles wide 750 miles long with 1x and one half million people welcoming tourists and noted schools roads and public buildings rising while estates are divided and poverty remains. He argued Americans admire Cubans but oppose our policy and sugar embargo. He urged that science and faith can coexist and recalled the Scopes trial as a warning against extremism. He spoke to Tech students about moral impact of scientific progress and cited evolution debates as a cautionary tale.
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Ernest T. Campbell
York
Pennsylvania
Lions Club
Juncheon Club
Island
Castro
Campbell
Castro Brothers
Cuba
Castra
Japan
Tech
Ial
Dayton
Tennessee
Yount to Speak at Southern Farm Forum in New Orleans
Poultry expert Paul Yount will address the annual Southern Farm Forum in New Orleans January 21 22. The Roosevelt Hotel hosts the canel discussion on Changing Markets In Southern Agriculture with Yount drawing on decades in poultry and extension work. He is an Oklahoma A and M graduate and has held multiple leadership roles in poultry associations and extension services.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Yount
Farm Forum
Paul Yount
Agricultural Extension Service
Mississippi State College
Roosevelt Hotel
New Orleans
Oklahoma A. & M
Obbdwnia Agricul Eixtension
Oklahoma Farm Security
Poultrymnan
Mississippi State Cour Lege
Edmondson Rites Set at Southside Church
Edmondson 4 died Monday in a local incident. Funeral services planned at Southside Baptist Church with survivors including his mother Mrs Georgina A Moisond and several sisters. Burial listed in Ruston, Texas area with family members in Houston and Bakersfield.
Louisiana Tech Student Takes Own Life After Vanishing From Campus
A Louisiana Tech student disappeared Monday and was found dead Tuesday in a parked car in Texas. The incident ends the campus mystery and raises questions about campus safety and investigation timelines. Absentee voting details surface for Lincoln School election amid precinct changes and district updates. Voters in multiple wards have specified polling locations including Dye's Store, Simsbaro, Griffin's Store, City Hall, Choudrint, and Vienna, with notices of parish court decisions and maintenance concerns ahead of the vote.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Louisiana Tech
Texe Fkano
Lincoln Pirrist
Pirish
Jamie
Absenee
Eloyes
Muta Strane
Boston
Ie Idnois Central Tiilroad
Choudrint
Griffin's Store
City Hall
Dubach
Vienna
Readings in Auditing Book By Tech Professors
Tech professor James T. Johnson of Louisiana State University and De. Merny Brasseaux of Southwestern Louisiana Institute collaborate on Readings in Auditing. Published by Southwestern Co. in Cincinnati it aims at advanced auditing courses with topics broken into subsections for easy topic search. It covers developments and ideas from leading accounting authorities to broaden reader insight. The volume reflects Johnson's long tenure at Tech and Brasseaux’s graduate credentials from LSU.
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Tae
James T. Johnson
Louisiana ‘Teel
de. Merny Brasseaux
Agouunting i Techs
Boa
To. Johnson Hax
Tech
A Tech
Louisiana State University
Dr. Drasseaux
Southwestern Loussiann
YLBA
Loubiiana State University
Plenty Baloney In Civil Rights Fight Passman Says
WISINS veteran Congressman Passman declares that both Republicans and Democrats push for a mid level civil rights bill. He warns the House Rules Committee will decide fate amid strong opposition and national political implications. Passman argues the party machinery seeks the Northern vote in an election year and that such legislation threatens fundamental liberties. He vows to oppose all such proposals fully.
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Wisins
Olle
Passman Tod
Weeshine Fon
U.S
House of Representatives
Rules Committee
Congressival Ostitest Rivhis Advomites
Tne
Congress- Dlan
Healin Th
Bassman
House on Frazier Road Destroyed By Friday Blaze
A small frame house on Frazier Road was destroyed by a Friday afternoon fire. Off duty firefighters were summoned and local units from nearby towns responded to the blaze near the county line. No injuries are listed and the cause remains under investigation.
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Frazier Road
Chy
Frayer Road
Raston
Rhine
Sehieh
Cadeter
Larstrrestandi
Ruston Area Sees Rapid Phone Growth in 1950s
Southern Bell figures show Ruston phone connections rising from about 3 875 to 6 190 and a 12 percent gain in 1950s. Household adoption climbed from 58.3 percent a decade ago to 77.3 percent, with many homes now hosting multiple lines as the company expands dial offices and subdivisions.
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Southern Bell Amiiniger Wudtey
Cochin
Progress Iide
Tnea
AUS
Fourteen Acres Burned In Parish Last Week
A parish fire week summary reports 14 acres burned in West Simsbery and one acre north of Choudrant with Prank Gibson urging caution to prevent a major forest fire loss. The incidents occurred over the past week and highlight ongoing risk in Lincoln Parish.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lincoln Parsh
Gibson
West Simsbery
Choudrant
Ruston Senior Bandsmen Award Jacket Honors Few
Ruston Senior High School awards band members for service with jackets, honoring Aly services to the band. Names listed include Spencer, Jung, McKneely, Ladford, Byrd, Mahaffey, Townsend, Burthim, Hollis, Tolodny, Fowler, Stevens, Floyd, and Barnes. This concludes the old system. May 1960 will see new awards with a distinct emblem for RHS bandsmen.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Aly
Tames
Spencer, Jung’ ‘McKneely
Tommy” Ladford
Nancy Byrd
Betty Mahaffey
Don Townsend
Sue Burthim
Corie Hollis
Nancy Tolodny
Mary Fowler
Judy Stevens
Lanne Floyd
Blainy Barnes
RHS
Rev Cathcart's Sister Dies in Fort Worth
Leonard Stroudpolek, sigtar of Rev Joseph N Cathcart, died Tuesday after a long illness at All Saints Episcopal Hospital in Fort Worth Texas. Funeral services set for 11 am Thursday at All Saint Episcopal Church in Fort Worth. Burial planned in New Orleans at 4 pm Friday with McMahon Funeral Home. Memorials to the Episcopal Charity of the Rector, Ruston, via Mrs B White.
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Leonard Stroudpolek
Sigtar
Joseph .N. Cathcart
All Saints’ Episcopal Hospital
Fort Worth
Tex
All Sainte’ Episcopal Church
Fork Worth
New Orleans
Priday
McMahon Funeral Home
Canal St
Revicemer
Ruston
8. B. White
Singer Succumbs At Home After Lengthy Illness
Joseph Singer, 64, retired businessman of 303 Hazeltree, died at his residence at 4 20 am Tuesday after a long illness. He was a World War I veteran, member of Emanuel Baptist Church, and a native of Casco Arkansas. Services Thursday at 3 pm conducted by Rev A H Johnson at Emanuel Baptist. burial in Douglas Cemetery under Spears Kimbell Funeral Home direction. Survivors include wife Fula Baxter Singer a daughter Mrs E W Smellay of Nacogdoches Texas two sisters Mrs Louise Simpson of Buxton Texas and Mrs Helen Scarpengous of Shreveport and one brother J K Walt of California two grandchildren and one great grandchild.
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Joseph Singer
Hazeltreet
Emimanuel Bapua
Casco
Ark
Toe Tle
Veterans of Foreign Wars
A. H. Johnson
Emmanuel Baptist Church
Douglas Cemetery
Douglas
Spears
Kimbell Funeral Home
Fula Baxter Singer
E. W. Smellay
Nacogdoches
Tex
Louise Simpson
Buytony
Yex
Helen Scarpengous
Shreveport
J. K. Walt
California
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John P. Campbell
Jeneal Jordan Services
Jot Bernard, Sr
Clay Up
Cattlemen’s Directors
Buck Ugtcen
Emus
Clm
Causey
Riser Road
North Louisiana Artificial Breeders Association
Lincoln Parish Court House
J. H. Liner
F. H. Heard
Louisiana Revenue Service
Bernard Ciir
Iis
Mississippi Poultry Improvement Association
Nesley Washington
Mdmendson
Munday
Seatinide Aptist Church
WW Am
Weetuenday
Ile
Juanita Moore
Iiuston
Mira Conaway
Monroe
Vivian Hays
Bakersfield
Calif
Lincoln School
DR. Ames UP. Holnson
Southw Western Co. At, Cinciinati
Pr Johnson
CPA Cunditele
Dathipy
Otk Wilson Wes
Tarrival
Toxarkand Hospital
Vesarkand
Wilson
Hinself
Juha
Weeks
Tech Aludent
Wilso
Valtery Crune
W. c. Wilson
Henderson
Owas
Dari
A. Sal
Homer Gaff
Texarkana
Fair Park High School
Teck
School of ‘Arts and Gefences
Callage Officdals
Geran
Baloney
Passman
Odo
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