Hinton and Shows named Most Valuable at Ruston banquet
Charlie Hinton and Pat Shows were named Most Valuable at the Lions Club football banquet marking another successful Ruston season in 1958. The event honored LSU bound Hinton as top end and Shows as standout interior player, with Bobby Bryan earning Most Competitive. Joe Aillet and Louisiana Tech officials presented the awards, followed by a theatre outing for the Bear cats and their dates.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Walt Opecuamastina i Lions
Charlie
Lions Club
IY Bock
Louisiana’ Tech
Joe Ailfet
Ruston
Y Bryan
Kenny Anderson
David Kotar
Tarcat
Charlie Hinton
Pat
Wiley Hilburn
Charlie, Hinton
Pat Shows
Anderson
Bobby Bryan
Inton
LSU
Kenny Jhrower
Bryan
Joe Aillet
Louisiana Tech
Bearcats
Lion Bob Dutour
Dixie Theatre
Bearcats surprise with cash gift to RHS athletic fund
Coach St arrete and the Bearcats surprised the RHS athletic department by presenting a cashier's check for $100. Carter and KRUS organized a fundraising drive to support the RHS athletic fund.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Starrete
Bearcats
Ftheight
Carter
Krus
RHS Athletic Fund
One-Man Gang Leads Backfield in Motedall District
Coach Garrett eyes a hard aerial game around junior quarterback Ken ny Anderson after a season where he blocked superbly from signal calling. The staff will select a kid fitting a fiery, competitive profile for the trophy, with Bobby Bryan as a strong 140-pound guard candidate.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Motedall
Shaws
R. W
Moose) Phillips
Bobby Bryan
Greenwood family notes brighten Sunday singing
Local report from Greenwood records attendance at a Sunday afternoon singing. Guests include Mr. and Mrs. Armor Whyman of Greggton with sons visiting from Greggton, Lee Edmonds of Mississippi, and relatives in the Harrison home. Drilling work continues at Holloway well. miscellaneous hospital and visiting news appear in the column.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Koes R.N. Harris
Beard
Standiay
Mrs. Oldprish Hit
Armor Whymanis
Greggton
Texas
Lee Edmonds
Mississippi
Shreveport and Son
Pfc
Raymond
Camp Pendleton
Calif
Holloway Well
Dubach Garden Club Meets for January Regular Session
The Dubach Garden Club met at Mrs. C. S. Fuller’s home on Thursday January 16 at 3 15 pm with fifteen members and two visitors attending. Mrs. Robert Wynn lectured on creating a permanent garden using native Louisiana plants, aided by colored slides. Mrs. Fuller reported the year’s progress and announced plans for a landscaping school in 1959 and a Spring Flower Show in March.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dubach Garden Club
Robert Wynn
Louisiana
Minden Contractor Wins Highway Project Contract
BATON ROUGE L T Brown of Minden has won a 9383,883 contract for 5.3 miles of blacktopping on state route 556 from Choudrant to Cartwright in Lincoln and Jackson parishes. Work includes grading drainage structures base courses and bituminous surface. 20 feet wide. Project spans six months with local traffic maintained.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Baton Rouge
L. T. Brown
Minden
Louisiana Department of Highways
Choudrant- Cartwright
Lincoln
Jacksoy
R.B. Richard‘son
Choudrant
Cartwright
Fred M. Talk
Monroe
State Board of T High- Swats
Bifth
Richardson
Cantor's of
Palmerville
Wayne H
Electsifica a Tech Dormitory elects new officers
Tech Dormitory elects Pat Newman of Gibsland as president of Adana Hall of Loutalana Teel. Other officers listed include Sharon Vaughan Springhill as vice president Sandra Moore secretary Bast Shreveport treasurer Helen Walters Alexandris social chair Linda Lou Atlen Speltighti cw representative Susie Enguse Shreveport WRA representative and multiple floor representatives from Mary McCormick Minden Ruth McDonald Tallulah Frances Tea gie Springhill Charlotte Brown Columbia Susie Bell Nesom Shreveport and Rita Varnado Bastrop.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sharon Vaughan
Springhill Wee
Sandra Moore
Fl Doredo
Lynette
Bast
Shreveport
Helen Walters
Alexandris
Linda Lou Atlen
Speltighti
Susie
Enguse
WRA
Floot
Mary McCormick
Minden
Ruth McDonald
Tallulah
Frances ‘Teagie
Springhill
Charlotte Brown
Columbia
Susie Bell Nesom
Rita Varnado
Bustrop
Thirteen Initiated In Tau Beta Pi At La. Tech
Thirteen men have been initiated into Tau Beta Pi, the national engineering honor society at Louisiana Tech. P. B. Tomlinson of Shreveport joins as an alumni member. Seniors initiated include Jackie R. Crain Mansfield Alan Blackwood Ruston Chaves Young West Monroe juniors Willard Hancock Dale LeTias Pine Prairie Harrel Bassett Monroe Alary Devilbiss Roanoke Hugh Fuller Shreveport Bob Midgett Stonewall Tommy Richardson Ruston George D Exell Monroe.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Louisiana
Tech
P. B. Tomlinson
Shreveport
Humni
Jackie R. Crain
Mansfield
Alan Blackwood
Church of Redeemer Elects Vestry And Delegates
Major Lawrence J Rox of Ruston elected Senior Warden and Edgar L Spruill Jr of Jonesboro Junior Warden at the Church of the Redeemer Ruston annual meeting on January 14. New vestry members include Major Lawrence J Fox Clinton R Palmer and Edgar L Spruill Jr. Delegates to the Diocesan convention to be held in Lake Charles January 21 22 are Clinton Palmer Edgar Spruill George B Hoggs Jr Sam White and Arthur W Stone with Arthur J Detrie and William A Marbury Sr. as alternates. George Biscomb chosen vestry clerk and Mrs Sam E White named parish treasurer.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lawrence J. Rox
Ruston
Edgar L. Spruill, Jr
Jonesboro
Episcopal Church of the Redeemer
Lawrence J. Fox
Clinton R. Palmer
Arcadia
Edgar L. Spruill
George ©. Biscomb
Arthur J.detrie
William A. Marbury
Wiliam A. Marbury
Arthur IV. Stone
Sam White
Episcopal Church
Lake Charles
Church of the Good Shepherd
Edgar L. Spruitt
George B.hogs, Jr
Sam B. White
Arthur W. Stone
Serbia’s Transformation From Osmanli Rule To Independent Kingdom
Serbia, once a vassal principality under the Ottoman Empire since 1489, emerged as an independent kingdom following the 1878 Berlin Treaty, marking a crucial shift in Balkan geopolitics.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Serbia
Turkey
Berlin
Louisiana Farm Bureau to hold state convention in Alexandria
Charles Shuman president of the American Farm Bureau will address the climactic session at 3 p.m. Tuesday January 20 in the Hotel Bentley Alexandria. The program includes a citizen ship drive to interview candidates and boost registration and voting. The event also features an award to The Daily Town Talk for agricultural reporting and previews the 1959 legislature with topics on the 1958 agricultural act taxes inflation labor and production payment issues.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles 5. Shulman
American Farm Bureau Federation
Louisiana Farr Bureau
Conterthoe
Alexandria
San
Shuman
Bentley
Akien
Edmond Burke
Fanny
Louisiana Board of Directors
Farm Bureau
Daily Town Talk of
Louisiana Daily Newspaper
Lovell and Cotton
Paul Ransom
Monroe
Harold Sonnier
Scott
Lafayette Farm Bureau
R. J. Badeaux
LFBF
John Filhiol
Ouachita Parish
Mrs Tarbutton Improves After Chest Vessel Burst
Mrs Tarbutton shows steady recovery in Ruston Hospital after suffering a burst blood vessel in the chest. Friends report she is recuperating nicely and progressing well, with well-wishers pleased by the improvement.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tarbutton
S. 5
Ruston Hospital
Largest in History Recreation Basketball Program Launched
Cobich Fred Migginbes Recreation Basketball announces the biggest season with three leagues for elementary seventh and eighth grades. Sixteen teams compete on Tuesday and Thursday afternoons with Dickie Hinton officiating and L. P. McLane directing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rogram Noiigginbeathamn
Cobich
Fred Migginbes
Rustch Momentary School
Vaaventh Find
Dickie Hinton
Fais Beer
Weekend Guests Visit Local Families in Shreveport Area
Mr. and Mrs. Freddie Price and family from Shreveport were weekend guests of his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Brad Price. Mrs. Frank Pengsel was home again and able to have friends visit. Mrs. N. C. Brownlee and daughter from Shreveport were guests of Mrs. Gladys Hedgepeth and Jennie over the weekend.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
RM. Bingham
Freddie Price
Shreveport
Brad Price
Frank
N. C. Brownlee
Gladys Hedgepeth
Jennie
Local Event Notes and Meetings In January
A record of community happenings cites Mrev Maund Seee and McGlellany with others attending a holiday gathering. Mrs Aliee Hinds returns home after a break with song acts, joined by Mrs Lamar Cargill. Antioch Home Remonstration meets January 9 with four members and two guests. A demonstration agent presents an illustrated talk on short splits in gardening. The Lelub votes to open for a shower for Bobby Witletts, who lost his home and belongings in a recent fire. Mr J C Russell visits Mrs C 2 Delt and Mrs Lu Russell on Sunday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Antioch
Remonstration Ciith
Korte
Mits
Tot
Duddy
Ona Blondih
Hota Dermion
Lelub
Bobby
Witletts
Jovelyey
J.C. Russell
C. 2. Delt
Lu Russell Sim
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Washington
Foreign Agricultural Service
Esti Nates
U. S
Dubach
Charles B. Colvin
Herschel Colvin
Joe L. Colvin
L. Fuller
King Gray
M. F. Henry
R. E. Roberson
Bert Warren
Sid Tatum
Jh. M. Featherston
Floyd Barham
Ruth Smith
Nancy Gray
C. 5. Fuller
Annette Davis
Abernlee
Junction City
Boatright
Elizabeth Boatner
Boatner
Church of Christ
Barmerville
Kenneth Brantley
A. IL Dolinson
Tuner
Rustan
Parmerville
George W
Bert Loan
Farmerville
Norwalk
Conn
Palumbo
Gene
Mbehic
Stelt Mills
Electsifica A
Pat Newman
Gibsland
Sax
Adana
Loutalana Teel
la. Tech
Church of Redeemer
Arthur J. Detrie
William A. Marbury, Sr
George Biscomb
Sam E. White
Far Ure
Heny Shuiman
L. L. Lovell
Tistrug
Gus
June Hor Hight
A. Phillips
L. P. McLane
Iowa
Mortons
HONEY
America
Pontiac
Sway
Jean
Chevrolet
Pontiac-Cadillac, Inc
East Georgia
Brinhs
Tere
Fisher
Chevroeet Ee
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