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Newspaper
Ruston Leader
Location
Ruston, Louisiana, United States of America
Date
Jun 06, 1957
Page
6
Fragmented OCR text describes a detective Wood burning scene and a unit of fire. It references a building occupancy by the Plant family over years and mentions a shower of clothing and household items to be given. The readable portions are uncertain.
Ezekiel Loyd of Lincoln died reportedly at 8:30 Tuesday morning. The funeral service was to be held this afternoon at 3 o'clock with Hicks officiating and burial at Sharon Cemetery. Surviving relatives include Mrs. Alice Strother of Dubach and Mrs. Callie Robinette of Coust, plus seven Loyd brothers Toby Loyd A Loyd W G Loyd Jess Loyd Meeler Loyd of Dubach C Loyd and Ode Loyd of Shreveport.
The clipping touts a 1957 Buick with complete styling and engineering overhaul. It promises Buick quality and roominess while delivering a new driving experience, claiming the car stays true to Buick virtues even as it undergoes a major transformation.
Mrs Mattie E. Gilmore 87 a Welong resident of Lincoln Parish died at 8 30 Tuesday night at her home 203 East Georgia Avenue Ruston after a lengthy illness Funeral services were held 4 pm Wednesday at Calvary Baptist Vienna with Rev A S Newman in charge burial in Greenwood Cemetery Kilpatrick Funeral Home directed She is survived by four sons Clyde E B Gilmore Ruston Jamey Gilmore Shreveport Abner F Gilmore West Monroe and Clarence W Gilmore Epps La and one sister Miss Emma C Robertson Ruston
Winners in the Essay Contest on the general theme of alcohol were announced. Gadaya El Dorado and Bil Mancuso of Boston City each won $5. Noble of Ruston and Alton Brown of Baton Rouge also earned $5. Mancuso will represent Tech at the Nebraska meeting. Prizes, gifts from Hill Roberts of Yakima, Washington, will be awarded August 29 at Nebraska Wesleyan University Lincoln. The International Inter collegiate School of Alcohol Studies sponsors the event.
Riston municipal swimming pools will open the 1957 summer season on Saturday, June 8. Red Cross baby sessions and abstinence discussions were outlined. Registration for the first beginners course is set for Monday, June 19 at the American Legion Hall Memorial Park at 2 p.m. Intermediate and senior lifeguard courses follow with schedules announced.
Louisiana Bankers Association and LSU Agricultural Extension Service report five Banker's Farm Clinics drew 850 bankers and 650 young farmers across the state. The events, held at five farms, aimed to deepen bankers' understanding of modern farming as a business and to show farmers the banking services available. The effort shifts views of both sides, highlighting farming as a business and banking as a reliable credit source.
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