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Newspaper
Ruston Leader
Location
Ruston, Louisiana, United States of America
Date
Jul 21, 1960
Page
7
Hill Farm Stockman outlines strategies to reduce cattle costs and boost profits. Emphasizes using high quality bulls, culling poor cows, matching herd size to pasture, improving pasture, silage use, proper nutrition, increased calf crops, disease prevention, selective replacements, pregnancy checks, and timing sales with market highs.
HICcCO revival services are announced for July 24 to 31 at the Baptist Church with Rev. P. V. Owen of Lake Charles as guest speaker and B. S. Milley of Ruston directing song services. Public invited.
The edition reports a week of drilling activity across Monroe, Tangipahoa, and surrounding parishes with 49 new locations staked and three recompletions. Entries detail specific well results in CATARULA, LONG BRANEL, and SHERLA fields, along with numerous field-by-field listings, active rigs, and several abandonments. The piece also notes a political idiom origin for "dark horse."
Fragmentary obituary notes survivors including a spouse of Huston and Ruston connections. Mentions Winnsboro and Ruston areas, with names like J. L. and Sam M. Richardson, and four grandchildren. Text is garbled but indicates funeral notice content.
Rev J R Edwards a Baptist minister taught in Downsville Shiloh Vienna Lisbon and other places. Arcadia High School principal FT Hester compiled a list of students enrolled 1882 to 1887. The booklet names numerous students and descendants still living in the area, with many entries including surnames such as Larche Winbury Maxie Max McKenzie Hammons Laurence and McCormick. The list documents a wide range of teachers schools and locales linked to Rev Edwards and era education.
Ivan Roy Brazzel arrives in Shreveport with his parents Iwan and Alice Patton after two years in Germany. He plans to enter Tech in September while his parents and two brothers will remain in Germany for another year. Local residents share news of visits, family travels, and upcoming activities as peas and canning dominate seasonal tasks.
Mrs Addie King 91 died Wednesday in Jonesboro after a lengthy illness. Born in Harris County Georgia she lived in Jonesboro. Funeral services at Hodge Church Friday at 1 pm conducted by Rev J D Wagnon and Rev Loyd Williams. Burial at Prospect Cemetery near Clay. Survived by three sons L S and Q M of Jonesboro B C King of Ruston one daughter Mrs Lillian Lambin of Vernon eight grandchildren and eight great grandchildren.
Hattie Elizabeth Franks, 40, died Tuesday in a Monroe hospital. She lived in Guachila parish. Services were at Spears Kimbell Chapel at 10 am Thursday conducted by Rev. B W Caughron. Burial at Antioch Cemetery near Quitman. Survivors include four sons and four daughters, one brother, and 48 grandchildren.
Mrs. W. D. Willis died after a lengthy illness at her Grdpan residence. A long-time member of First Baptist Church, she will have funeral services at Kilpatrick's chapel at 3 p.m. Monday conducted by G. Avery Lee, pastor. Interment follows in the local cemetery under Kilpatrick's direction.
Funeral services were held for Mrs. Minnie Calor 62 Wednesday at Bear Creek Methodist Church with Rev. Childs officiating. Burial was in the cemetery under South Funeral Home direction. Survives include daughter Mrs. W. R. Anderson of Gallion two brothers and three grandchildren with seven great grandchildren and six great great grandchildren.
The funeral for Mrs. J. P. Jones, 86, who died in Ruston, was held at Conger Funeral Home with burial in Liberty Cemetery. Officiating were the Rev. A. N. Jones, the Rev. Jimmy Meare, and the Rev. W. E. Overstrent. Survivors include a daughter, Mrs. J. P. Dubey of Ruston, six grandchildren and great grandchildren.
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