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Newspaper
Ruston Leader
Location
Ruston, Louisiana, United States of America
Date
Jun 05, 1958
Page
3
In Ruston a city leader underscored the first week of June as National Youth Fitness Week, urging programs and activities to boost youth health, strength, and well being through targeted physical activities and community engagement.
An article recalls popular bicycle fitness activities and contests. It notes tests involving balance, steering, and footwork, plus a crowd-pleasing event where riders jump a bicycle over a line. The piece cites the Bicycle Institute and the American Bicycle Institute praising physical health benefits and public health value of cycling activities.
Worry over loose dentures prompts a pitch for a powder that claims to stabilize and soothe teeth plates. The ad asserts the product improves comfort and reduces wobble, portraying it as a simple solution for embarrassed wearers.
A public call urges Louisiana to curb waste and avoid further taxation. It argues the state is heavily taxed, funds are squandered, and money could be redirected to teachers and state employees with proper savings. It calls for committees to identify waste and for citizens, businesses, and public bodies to tighten budgets.
The Leader endorses funding reforms for Louisiana school lunches, opposing universal free meals. It argues most pupils should pay and state aid should target those in need, calling free meals a political construct and urging cost containment while preserving support for the truly needy.
Local society notes report Mrs. Brooks and Mr. Lewis visiting Highland and relatives in Mes. Lamar Cargill and Mrs. Hinds receive prayers during hospital stay. Mr. Sutter and others attend Annoely Methodist events. Mr. McGehee discusses Cabacas trip as evangelistic mission rep. Miss Jerry Dean Lewis visits New Orleans for a family birthday event.
Maybin Bordelon, a Lat Grand Jr. high math teacher in Lake Charles, was elected president of the Calcasieu Parish Classroom Teachers Association. He has held a straight A average, plans to finish his Master's this summer at the University of Mississippi, and is a Phi Delta Kappa member. He is the son of Dr. and Mrs. W. J. Bordelon of Ruston and a Louisiana Tech graduate.
Hobby Hawks from Rustan's club took top honors at the Tri-State Meet held Sunday in Lannew. Rustate's two members finished high in the standings, with Chuck Anderson of Ros Tort Club leading the team effort and securing a first place in the event.
Delinquent tax list for Lincoln Parish Ruston shows properties in Ward 1 City and colored sections offered at public auction. Listings include owner names and assessed taxes with amounts due, lot and block descriptions, and parcel references facing the June 18, 1958 judicial sale at 10 a.m. at the parish courthouse.
Delinquent real estate taxes for 1957 lead to a tax sale at the Cook House in Ruston on June 18 1958. Mortgagors and creditors are warned to protect their rights as notices advertise properties and costs with redemption possible within three years. Ex Officio Tax Collector Jesse J Riser issues the notice.
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