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Newspaper
Ruston Leader
Location
Ruston, Louisiana, United States of America
Date
Jun 04, 1930
Page
8
A long list of local residents and relatives are noted visiting, hosting, or traveling to nearby towns including Monroe Ruston and Gibsland. The piece mentions nursing graduate Miss Francis Eula Templeton visiting family, multiple Sunday gatherings, a Ruston singing convention, a tacky party planned by the Epworth League, and concerns about crops after sudden weather changes.
Pleasant Hill notes Miss Audra West will leave for Tyler to finish a telegraphy course she has studied for eight months. Local social items include visits by the Pesnell, Stephens, Belton, and Whitman families and Miss Milledge Gullatt now employed at the telephone office. Sunday School attendance is encouraged with a 10:30 a.m. service.
In Terryville on June 2, Mr. and Mrs. Jesse Perritte visited Shreveport Saturday. Mr. and Mrs. J. T. Burnham visited homefolk, Mr. and Mrs. Billy Fields, Sunday, with their daughter Mrs. Kilpatrick. Mrs. Tom Fields visited Miss Bettie Woodard, bedridden two weeks, recovering slowly. Miss Marguerite Woodard and Katy Dee Reynolds were guests of Miss Rubye Woodard. Claude Perritte visited near Mt. Lebanon Sunday. Mrs. Lester Reese spent Sunday with her mother Mrs. E. H. Daniels. Mrs. Lesta Wetson and mother visited in the home of their daughter and granddaughter, Mrs. J. H. Daniels, Sunday. Mr. and Mrs. Milton Henry spent the week-end near Imaboro in the home of her parents, Ma. Mapper.
Mrs H Knight and daughter spent Monday afternoon with Mrs J E Baggarly. Ruston visitors included Mesdames Beard Trust and families. Wives and daughters of Hedgepeth Huey and Bell joined Mrs Gustafson. Bargain seekers attended a Ruston sale. Hazel DeFreese stayed with Mrs Delany. A new son was born to Mr and Mrs Hill on May 28. Many attended a singing in Ruston. Mrs Simmons and children spent the weekend with Mr and Mrs Jiles in Mineral Springs. Mrs Graham visited her daughter Mrs John Andrews. Miss Louella Martin visited her parents. Leslie and Leroy DeFreese were in town. The DeFreeses from Shreveport visited then planned to move to Texas. Mrs J W Simmons visits S B Colvin this week. Guests at Mr J M DeFreese’s Monday night included Mr and Mrs Colvin and Mrs Simmons and Mr Joe Colvin.
Antioch residents report a busy week with the community club meeting at the chamber of commerce planning a picnic for visiting clubs. Mrs. Earl Turner hosted the Women’s Missionary Society gathering with games and refreshments as Mrs. R. W. Trussell tours Gibsland.
The Ruston Leader calls for full participation from every town and community in Lincoln parish for the community news page. It praises current correspondents, urges silent communities to send names of strangers, marriages, parties, and weekly happenings to make the parish “one big newspaper family.”
June reports from Wesley Chapel describe farmers slaying grass amid backward crops, with fair weather hoped for. Several residents, including Miss Annie Belle Hinton and Miss Lucy Williamson, visit relatives and attend events. local families plan a Tech summer school seminar and a Singing Convention at Tech gymnasium with numerous households noted. A Fort Worth visitor, Clyde Tomlinson, briefly stays with his parents, and Mattie Green visits Lola Tucker.
West End residents gathered Friday night for a Sunday School class picnic at Sam Neilson's pasture. Attendees included Neva Neilson, Margaret Jarrell, Cortes McCullen, Virginia Colvin, J C Hilton, Cloyd McCullen, Lena Griggs, Dorothy Colvin, Preacher Gibson, Roy Gardner, Walter Gardner, Relia Hughes, Katharine Colvin, and Ross Jarrell. Willie Maude Gaines has returned from Shreveport to visit family, and Gertrude Griggs returned to her post in Hodge after a stay with Mrs. C A Griggs.
June items from Mineral Springs detail visits and family gatherings. Mr and Mrs E B Williamson and relatives visited Ruston with extended trips to Dubach Culbertson and Choudrant. Local girls finish school and many attended a Ruston singing. A missionary play is announced for June 6 at 8. B Y P U groups from Burgessville are listed. Local ads note used cars for sale and an odd locality inquiry about a young girl.
June 2 Downsville report highlights vacation start for teachers and pupils, new playground director Lolita Golden heading to Shreveport, and visits by Monroe and Baton Rouge residents. Local burglary at Hinton and Hamilton store, repeated break-in with gun and timer stolen. Community youth programs by Epworth League and B Y P U. treasure hunt planned. Several social columns tease readers with humorous “Who’s Who” questions and local curiosities.
Mrs R B Trussell left for Shreveport to visit daughter Mrs Dora McCarty. Miss Rubye Harris visited Ruston. E D Thomas L M Napper J R Smith W E Akin and R B Hester attended the zone meeting of the Methodist W M S at Farmerville. John May family visited Junction City Ark. L A Sutton of Arkadia visited relatives here. Mrs George Cook visited Ruston. Mrs C C King visited Shreveport and son in law Claude Ford at Tri State Sanitarium. Ollie and Minnie Gray week end visitors to Ruston. Virginia Sumlin Arcadia weekend guest of Francis Burt and Zowlena Barnett. W A Barnett went to Shreveport for doctor’s appointment.
Miss Clotilde Sutton of Ruston visits in Choudrant with Mrs. James Halstead while many Ruston Monroe Shreveport guests are noted. The Ruston chapter E S of Choudrant hosted a meeting with twenty members, and Mrs Adams shared a talk on her Scotland trip followed by refreshments.
Sibley and nearby communities record visits, travel plans, retirements, and health updates. Recounted are trips by J J Norris J A O Neal and families, Carl Littleton and J W Littleton departing for Nashville and Vic Miss, Rev D L O Neal and kin visiting Bastrop, teachers Bernice and Alline O Neal retiring for summer, and multiple social calls among O Neals Bagwell Holtzclaw and Dugdale families along with minor illnesses and vacation plans.
Mrs. Sarah Rives and Miss Jessie Rives visited Mrs. E. A. Brazzell while Mrs. Curtis Farley called on her sister, H. B. Farley. Sam Duke and Calvin from Ruston visited friends here. Several families including the Williamson and Matthews groups spent weekend with relatives. Hood Wilson and Lowey Reunion attendees listed among local families enjoying a large crowd, fine dinner, and social time under shade trees at the Lewis home.
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