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Newspaper
Ruston Leader
Location
Ruston, Louisiana, United States of America
Date
Jan 28, 1960
Page
7
The paper records a community update with names like Lizzie Gooleng of Ruston and the Brewster family. It notes illness such as pneumonia, visits from relatives, and weekend gatherings, including meals and hospitality across Ruston and nearby areas.
Miss Debra Wilson is honored on her birthday in Crossroads observations. W P Cassels filled his appointment at Salem Church Sunday morning and night with notable attendance. Mr and Mrs Billie Harrell and family of Shreveport visited the homes of HL Henry and another local family.
Visitors from Baton Rouge Minden and Ruston shared meals and conversations with local families. Crossroads Home Demonstration Club met January 20 with old members present and agent Klondin offering home counseling tips. Refreshments were served by A F Harrison and Wammons.
The Antioch Home Demonstration Club met at Mrs. J. M. Waldron’s home in January. Mrs. Meinrich Kruse was named outstanding member for the year. The group voted to support the Lincoln Parish library demonstration. A family supper night included a birthday flower fund offering. Local residents report illnesses with flu and colds. RL Garland Henley visits Savannah on business. The Hester McKibbon family hosted Sunday dinner. secret sisters were assigned for future gifts.
A look at prominent women researchers funded by the March of Dimes, advancing polio and virus studies at Johns Hopkins Yale Columbia St Louis Houston and beyond. Isabel Morgan, Hattie Alexander, Katherine Sprunt, Dorothy Horstmann and others lead efforts in vaccines, heredity factors, epidemiology, and protein roles in virus reproduction, expanding medical knowledge and tackling birth defects arthritis and polio.
The 1960 New March of Dimes campaign mobilizes five million volunteers in a nation wide door count reaching about 30 million homes to gather data on crippling diseases. Local offices urge remaining donors to send contributions via mailer envelopes distributed earlier.
Riston and nearby residents hosted or hosted by visitors with many names and places listed. Mrs Christopher Heary Miss Bat Taylor and others attended events on Sunday. Out of town guests included Mr. and Mrs. Gostien from Springhill and Mr. and Mrs. Prive from Ruston.
Members attend meeting as Mrs. Mandin leads minutes read and adopted. Reports cover Demonstration work and Family Life education. plans include rummage sale January 9, post office box sale, refreshments served to nine attendees.
Mrs Fordham and Mr Fordham of West Money were honored with a home shower Saturday night. Refreshments were served as friends brought gifts and shared memories. Mrs Fordham is remembered for play and generosity, with many nieces presenting tokens of affection.
In local notes from the St Frances hospital a patient underwent surgery. Weekend visitors include Mr. and Mrs. Walter, Mrs. Richwrd Bevan and family of Shreveport, Mr. and Mrs. Howard, Mr. and Mrs. Clovis Ricks of Ruston, Mrs. J. W. Duke, Mrs. James Franklin, Mrs. Fraiser, Mrs. Kentoynr Branklin, Mr. Robert Howard, Mr. and Mrs. Ross Howard, and others dining with hosts. Many sick with colds are reported in the community.
A fragmentary text mentions Bohones and Reis Lie Holtzdlaw with garbled phrases about staying with someone named Ieunth and a plan to go somewhere. The legible items are names and an unclear instruction, with no coherent event or outcome identifiable.
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