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Newspaper
Ruston Leader
Location
Ruston, Louisiana, United States of America
Date
Jul 09, 1959
Page
3
A community note from Fellowship recounts holiday gratitude for a plentiful harvest of vegetables including corn beans potatoes tomatoes and peas. Neighbors shared produce and warm visits while families from the area joined in gatherings at various homes and locations around Ridecrest BC and nearby towns.
Mrs J G Vernon and Mr and Mrs Goorye Hunger with son Charles Holstead spent last week with Mr and Mrs Evid Holstead Vor the tule it heaid. Louis Brewster children from Jackson were there. House guests included Mrs S W Topachitate for a shower. W W Vernon of Freeport Texas visited with J C Vernon family. Arthur Texas visitors in Halgrend and Lane Pentel homes. Rinehart family visitors from Oak Grove Ruston and Shire join L White (Bud).
The text records a series of visits across family lines with names like Mr and Mrs White Mr and Mrs Carlos Verton Joan of West Mone and Miss Nancy Holtzetuw. Ontario California hosts guests arriving Monday at Mrs J C Mount for a short stay. Later plans include travel to Bis trop to visit son and family Mathew Holtzclaw.
The Greenwood revival closed with a good attendance especially at night. The pastor and his wife assisted through Thursday evening. Numerous local families and guests visited, including Mev. and Mrs. Lewis Layfield, Mr. and Mrs. B Colvin, Jo of Springhill, Sara Jo, Marie Badtyop, Mrs. Wilks, the Harris family, Mrs. Harold Burnham, Mrs. S. B. Colvin, Mrs. James Kilgore, Sandra, Bettye Ruth Martie, and Max Fite of Shreveport, with several others staying over weekend.
Local notes reveal moves to Monroe by Donald Beazzel and Sherrell Wayne and a flurry of visits among Corinth residents including the Hood and Burgess families. Eldon Young and Marvin Brazel enlist in the service via Wassell, while J M Strother recovers in a hospital. A dog health story about ruptured discs in larger breeds from Boston medical outlets closes the item.
Tutored by a friendly guide, the ad promotes keeping chewing gum handy for car rides and picnics. It claims gum calms children, curbs snacks before meals, freshens breath, and keeps mouths moist during games, suggesting a gum stocked picnic shopping slot yields extra thanks.
A vintage guide explains using a portable rotisserie to broil and roast on a table top setup. It details Rock Cornish game hens with lemon butter sauce, broccoli vegetables, and rolls, plus foil liners to catch drippings. Instructions cover prep, spacing, basting, and finishing sauces, with timing for small and large birds.
UPI reports the USDA finds the average American now eats about 167 pounds of wheat yearly, roughly half of the 319 pounds from fifty years ago and down from 240 pounds in the 1900s. Marksville near Alexandria hosts prehistoric Indian mound sites, while early jazz lore notes New Orleans street performances and the 1905 Louisiana State Fair at Shreveport.
Burlington Vermont UPI report cites Dr William Raab of the University of Vermont urging nationwide health centers to boost physical exercise. He says inactivity raises heart disease risk and that regular training improves heart metabolism and oxygen use, with young men benefiting most. Tests on Vermont students showed heart improvement after several weeks of exercise.
UPI reports Silvers Nish unit firebats lack developed resistance to DDT unlike some household insects. Household sprays with 5 percent POT prove effective against these pests per the US Department of Agriculture.
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