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Newspaper
Ruston Leader
Location
Ruston, Louisiana, United States of America
Date
Jan 21, 1960
Page
7
Louisiana State Superintendent Shelby M. infi asserts education faces unprecedented needs as enrollment climbs to 33,000 new students and costs rise for teachers buses supplies and facilities. He urges funding to sustain quality from primary to higher education and warns delays threaten children's learning.
Local column reports church attendance counts rising and neighbors sharing visits. Rev. Morgan hosts at Laneford Hancock and Kierbow homes. families including the Duttons, Sharpe, Fraiser, and Brewster are mentioned with weekend visits and hospital updates.
Rev Roberts and wife honored by Young Married People Training Union with a going away coffee at the Howards home. Gifts given as surprise. others visited in Hammons area. Mrs Fannie Otwell at Ross Howard home. Maxine Woods honored with pink and blue shower at Bully Franklin home. farewell dinner held Sunday.
A church gathering drew a large crowd for fellowship after a service. Sunday visitors to the home of Mr. and Mrs. Ross Howard included Mrs. Ben Mobley and others from Vienna. Mrs. Wilova Crandford and her daughter from Simsboro visited and helped celebrate a 17th birthday. Aunt Lizzie lives with her daughter Mrs. Bill Howard. Shipper guests joined Mr. and Mrs. Wilda Franklin and family for Sunday night gatherings. Rev Don Roberts and wife leave their church for Grayson Louisiana.
Mrs. Sam Revu reports a Saturday housewarming for Mr. and Mrs. Howard Revel with many friends and gifts. The event featured refreshments after gifts were opened and attendees were invited to visit again, with updates on local residents and a note about A-2c Lamar Nick’s reassignment to Holloman AFB in New Mexico.
Editorial urges residents to persuade the police jury to request a one year state library demonstration in Lincoln Parish. It argues a library is vital for education and lifelong learning, urges quick action before other parishes take the offer, and notes a future maintenance tax will be needed to sustain the library.
Bruce Biossat examines quiet corporate theft by officers and employees, predicting billions in annual losses and potential price cuts if thefts end. The piece contrasts this with Castro’s stance on freedom from Communist taint, noting critics’ view of him as sincere yet possibly blind to Communist influence.
The new Ritz Hotel in Lisbon, Portugal, features no swimming pool or TV sets to preserve a past era. The Nelgn's first scientific weather bureau was founded in 1976 by 's .oomis of Western Reserve University.
The Lincoln Parish Police Jury discussed creating a new Grambling voter precinct amid voter density. They noted several voters must travel five miles to current precincts and congestion could rise at Ruston sites. bids were sought for gravel for road maintenance. They also approved raising hard surfaced road mileage by ward and set six miles for some wards, under a 1857 provs law.
The item mentions Michigan snow and ice, a school of missions with nightly speakers, and various local visits. It notes Rev Newmon of Tusian as supply pastor for New Hope chittiel and records local social exchanges and visits among Mrs Howard, the Collies, and the Whatleys. The piece ends with a discussion on press freedom and Castro.
A local quilting gathering at Mrs. John Quilting field drew many neighbors including Mrs. Mont Spudethie and Messrs Johnnie Smith and Melvin load who assisted. The community hosted visitors from Ruston and Goldonna, with Rev. Roy Flurry of Goldonna and Mrs. Jatin Hood among those stopping by. Several residents planned moves and noted Sunday visits and weekday calls at homes in Homer, Arcadia, Hall Summit, and Hammond.
Rev and Mrs Newman shared supper with the Willamsons Sunday night. Mrs Ida Richardson returned home after visiting relatives in Texas. Funeral services for Jack Ray Yohale at New Hope Thursday afternoon at 3. Kilpatrick Funeral Home of Luton handled arrangements led by Rev Artis Smith of Lownaville.
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