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Ruston Leader

Location

Ruston, Louisiana, United States of America

Date

Jan 26, 1961

Page

8

R Raaton Leader DUBAGH HI LITES Weak Hearts Not Made For Close Game

Wow What a game A near miss 73 72 as Dubagh leader R Raaton dazzles weak hearts in a tight scrap The upcoming January tournament at Menton City looms and Summerfield rivals will fear the trophy holders actions at school event reminders include student picture day and mid term test notes plus a brief exhibit report from the Ruston Lions Club on an atomic energy display for the local high school.

Raaton Dubagh Chouillant Everhade Bince Summerfield Iveryone Ruston Lions Club Pat Mann Pat Betsy Davis Bernice Rod Newsome

Family News With Births Visits And Ill News

Thursday January 26 196 likely local notes about births including a baby boy for Mr and Mrs Mes and a return of Ernestine Glass to home with family. Several visits to relatives in Ruston Shreveport and New Town mentioned along with well wishes for reader Mrs Brewster and updates on Mr Frasier laboring on a fence and cattle at the home place.

Grand Lamia Duke Aul Elavdlely Nonin Tueigy Hille Petlow Finn Misa Ernestine Glass Baelk Pacumonel Wid Mys de. Hancock Elilepen Hancock Mendray Clea Whitehead St Richard Dutton’s Svble New Tope Wry Clea Whitehead Manly Hanenek Jean Kierbow Ernestine Gross Shreveport Sanday Manly Dorothy Jean Wendell Moore Lenore Uoledey Ruston Dutton Sanday Eader News W. A. Brewster Brewster Pil Frasier Shreveport

Riser Civic Club Leader Clyde Causey Undergoes Surgery

Clyde EK Causey of Riser Road, president of the Riser Civic Club, had surgery at Ruston Hospital. Neighbors wish him a speedy recovery as he recuperates from illness. A local note reports Lake stocking news and asks about growth rates for stocked fish.

Clyde EK Causey Riser Road Riser Beymen's Association of the Red River

Allens Report On Addresses During January

A January addresses report is discussed with emphasis on noncitizen address filings, alien child records, and related administrative guidance. The notes reference diplomats, foreign representatives, and the need for timely reporting to immigration authorities, alongside local civic events and community notes.

Allens

LSU to Host Eight Week Foreign Language Institute

LSU will host an eight week foreign language institute starting June 18 for secondary French and Spanish teachers. Professor Cleland Hare leads the program under the Foreign Language Department with limited capacity for 68 teachers. Courses aim to improve teaching methods and audio oral skills, funded under the National Defense Education Act. additional sessions will be held at other colleges and abroad, with entries coordinated by parish officials.

LSU Clelind Hare Vis Abhor Cotleges Dhreeiughoug Ras Fom Mvg McNeely

Rural Life Improved by Widespread Electricity

In Louisiana, rural electrification expanded greatly since 1937 when only 2,826 of 170,216 farms had power. Floyd L. Fincher of Homer La., president of the local member owned cooperative notes the change as rural life modernizes with access to electricity.

Louisiana Floyd L. Fincher Rt. 1 Homer

Rural electrification boosts Louisiana farm progress and pride

Mr Fincher notes rural electrification lifts 98 percent of homes in Louisiana served by 13 electric cooperatives. Average monthly kilowatt use rose from near zero in 1940 to about 250 kWh, signaling improved basics and new markets. Co ops, owned by consumers, spur growth while reviving rural pride amid rising infrastructure and services. The Baton Rouge Capitol scene reflects debate on state outcomes and policies.

Mr. Fincher Louisiana Fincher U. S. Department of Agriculure USDA

Public Welfare Statistics For Parish Listed

Louisiana welfare figures for November 1660 show 177 197 dollars from sales grants affecting 217 403 people while Old Age Assistance grants total 125 503. Lincoln Parish reports 63 welfare recipients with 2 766 residents over 65, and counts include 52 Aid to the Blind 25 Aid to Dependent Children 146 Disabled 75 General Assistance 62 Foster Care grants.

Louisiana Jstiolis Rene Lincoln Parish

History Society To Hear Visitors Prof Winters Speak

Prof John D Winters of Louisiana Tech will address the North Louisiana Historical Association Sunday at 3 pm at the Shreveport Fair Grounds. He will discuss The War Comes to Louisiana as the centennial of the Civil War is commemorated. He has spoken widely on Mansfield and Louisiana war history and plans to publish his Louisiana war dissertation. Members in Ruston area were urged to attend.

Ales Dowd Tiameadinte Saint de More Feo de Chartoy Charen Westminster Presbstorian Monroe Tavis Miss Sovak Walter Berching Lake Providence Ambler Mijalie Dack Fiser Riser Road Jick Nelson Winnsboro John Wo Nelson Dro B.C. Lederer Dolly’ Ladner Tenderson Southside Baptist Church Civitan Club Civitan Phil Northeast la. Tech Tech John D. Winters Louisiana ‘Tech North Louisiana Historical Association Shreveport Fair Grounds Winters Louisiana Mansfield Lables New Orleans Houston Ruston Shreveport

Federalists Hopeful Plans Push Federalism and State Powers

A group argues that federal courts will restrain state action in tenant evictions and school integration, urging joint state action to curb federal influence. They anticipate rulings on property rights and legislative apportionment, while praising threats to boycott Louisiana businesses over school integration.

U. S .Supreme Court Tennessee U. S. Supreme Court NAACP New Orleans Louisiana

Campaigns and mail favoring state rights and segregation

A fragment suggests campaigns concentrated in northeastern cities like Philadelphia could spread nationwide. Strong mail from Philadelphia favors state rights and segregation, with reasons listed. The text notes that more than half of 118 passenger cars are under six years old.

Philadelphia

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Mickey Waller Clyde Causey Ruston Hospital Henry G. Riser Cow. Johnson Dishuet Nyitapilizie Upton Beriee Perkise Sammuat Beport Prospco Bs Utile Wey Pepin Lea Eaardian Snela Chiles Arden Femaigratiog Foreignanguage Institute Mas Levinia McNeely Shire Lp&t. Office Louisiana Power & Light Company Capitol History Society Federalism Nat'l. Farm Loan Association M. K. Weaver Sion Sporting Goods Distributorship America Sports Shelf Orp 2Nd Street Phila. 6 Ford Hardage Forl Ford Iston
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