Pines Motel Change of Ownership in Hot Springs Ells
John Claude Keller sold Pines Motel and its 17 units on U S Highway 80 to Lena Berg of Hot Springs Ark The sale includes land and tourist cabin equipment leased to Bergs son Max Berg The restaurant building is included but its equipment will stay with Clyde Cannell who will lease and operate it The deal was recorded in Lincoln parish courthouse George Halstead notary public Berg plans to manage the business with his family and return to work
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The
Pines
John Claude Keller
Lena Berg
Hot Springs
Ark
Max Berg
U. S. Highway 8 West
Clyde Cannell
Berg
Lincoln Parish Court House
George 8. Halstead
Industries For Parish Are Listed
Nearly 1,800 people work in Lincoln parish industrial plants, per a Ruston Chamber of Commerce list being revised. The roster names employers and employee counts including Lincoln Enterprises 425, Southwest Gas Producing Co. 249, Sturgis-Nix Lumber 99, and others such as W. B. Young Construction 249, Ruston Coca Cola Bottling 29, and Ruston Oil Mill 49.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lincoln Parish
Ruston Chamber of Commerce
W. W. Durden
Arkansas Louisiana Gas Co
California Co
Hico
Young Construction Co., Inc
Monroe Concrete Co
Diamond Industries
Dr. Pepper Bottling Co
Farmer's Dairies, Tno
Leader Publishing Co., Inc
Lincoln Enterprises, Inc
Midwest Dairy Products Co
Montgomery's Feed and Seed Co
North Louisiana Ice Co
Pine Ridge Jersey. Farm
Farmers Pdairies
Quality Beverages
Ruston Brick Works
Ruston Coca Cola Bottling Co
Ruston Mattress Co
Ruston Oil Mill and Fertilizer Co
Southwest Gas Producing Co., Inc
Pubach
Sturgis-Nix Lumber Co
Trammell and Sons
Dubach
Western Hatcheries
Cruikshank and Raley Vie for Marshall Post
Incumbent Ward One marshal Cruikshank faces challenger Tom B. Raley in the Democratic race on July 23. Lincoln Parish Democratic Committee Chairman Max Mathews announced both candidates had qualified before the deadline.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
A. Crukshank
Ward Marshall
Tomp
B. Raley
Max Mathews
Lincoln Parish
Chaiman
Mathews
VFW Meeting Set For Thursday Night
Commander Tomas C. Lewis of Post No 3615 VFW announced a regular monthly meeting at 7:30 p.m. in the VFW Home Memorial Park on Thursday night June 9. He urged full attendance to discuss potential summer hiatus due to heat and lack of AC and the cancelled Gold Star Mothers Banquet last week. Refreshments at 6:30 p.m. prior to the meeting.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tomas C. Lewis
Parnell Burt
Veterans of Foreign Wars
VFW
Memorial Park
Lewis
Registration For Swimming Classes Set
Registration for Red Cross summer swimming classes will be held Friday from 2 to 4 p.m. on the porch of the American Legion hall. Nelda John, supervisor of the municipal pool, says lessons for beginners and intermediates will be offered. The first two week session runs June 13 to 24, with additional sessions June 27 to July 8, July 11 to 12, and July 25 to August 1. Mary Ruth Fowler and Wayne Tinsley teach under Mrs John, who invites Junior Senior lifesavers to contact her at the pool.
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Red Cross
American Legion
Nelda John
Mary Ruth Fowler
Wayne Tinsley
John
Ruston City Directory distributed to merchants
Mullin-Kille company and the Ruston Chamber of Commerce released a 482 page city directory this week. It lists names and addresses and telephone numbers of every family and business in Ruston and rural routes, includes a numerical directory, a buyers guide, and a classified business section with a prefaced history and civic photos.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mullin-Kille Company
Ruston
Alumni Favor Tech Ready for University Title
Tech President Ropp announced that the Alumni Association voted for a name change from Louisiana Polytechnic Institute to Louisiana Polytechnic University. He said the Senate may amend the bill to add University, arguing it would raise prestige while Tech remains fully accredited across its five colleges and graduate school.
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Tech Alumni Association
Senate
University of Louisiana Polytechnic Institute
Louisiana, Polytechnic University
Ropp
Sen. Patton
University
Tech
Southwestern
Southeastern
Northwestern
Northeast
Louisiana Polytechnic Institute
Business
Ruston to Hold Peach Festival in July 7 8
Ruston will stage its 10th Louisiana Peach Festival July 7 8 with exhibits cobbler contests a variety show the Queens pageant and lunch eon. Queen Dixie Gem Patricia Anne Kavanaugh will lead a delegation to the legislature to present Lincoln Parish peaches.
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Ruston
Pierce Colvin
Colvin
Calvin
Louisiana
Lafayette
New Orleans
Baton Rouge
Lincoln Parish
Patricia Anne Kavanaugh
Dixie Gem
Kavanaugh
Louisiana Tech
Mel Jones to Speak at Road e o Banquet Here
Mel Jones will be the banquet speaker for the Jaycees Road e o event Saturday. He is secretary and managing director of the Louisiana Safety Association, a state wide safety council backed by private industry, and will discuss Accidents Can Be Prevented. The state finals of the teenage Road e o occur at Ruston High School Saturday morning. Jones has lived in Lafayette, Monroe, Shreveport and Baton Rouge. He trained as an industrial engineer and worked seven years as a management consultant, with sixteen years in radio and television.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mel Jones
Jones
Louisiana Safety Association
Ruston High School
Lafayette
Monroe
Shreveport
Baton Rouge
Ward One and Ward Eight Board Seats Draw Races
Incumbents Dr L F Green and J C Ritchie in Ward One face Lamont Phillips and W Colvin in the July 23 Democratic primary. Ward Eight incumbent Lamar Colvin seeks re election with no opponent by the filing deadline. Phillips and Colvin are local businessmen with ties to National Jewelry and Cole Colvin Insurance.
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Ward One
L. F. Green
J. C. Ritchie
Max Mathewes
Parish
Lamont Phillips
Jonesboro Highway
W. Colvin
Eastland
Lamar Colvin
National Jewelry Co
Park Ave
Colvin
Cole-Colvin Insurance Agency
Three Seek Ward Seven Police Jury Post
Ward Seven faces three candidates for the vacant police jury seat left after the death of Paul Tubbs. Max Mathewes. Parish Democratic Committee chairman. H K Caldwell, defeated by Tubbs. Lamar C Brazzel. and Douglas C Barnett vie for the post. Tubbs died a week after being sworn in.
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Ward Seven
Max Mathewes
Parish
Democratic Committee
Wday
H. K. Caldwell
Paul Tubbs
Lamar C. Brazzel
Douglas C. Barnett
Hico
Monrovia Shopping Center Opens in Ruston Area
Ruston begins Monrovia Shopping Center a six unit brick and concrete complex on East Georgia. E D Whelan developer with a $25 000 permit says due by September and space remains for tenants. Lester Liner contractor. center includes 5000 square feet with three sided paved parking and future storefront land west of site.
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Ruston
East Georgia
E. D. Whelan
Whélan
New Orleans
Lester Liner
Whelan
Monrovia Shopping Center
Passman celebrates unopposed run for fifth district
U S Representative Otto E B Passman of Louisiana expresses gratitude after running unopposed for a 14th consecutive term in Congress. In a public statement he pledges continued dedication to duties, fiscal solvency, and states rights while serving on the House Appropriations Committee.
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Otto
Passman
Congress
Louisiana
U. S
Otto EB. Passman
Ife i
Hailstorm Douses Lincolns Peach Areas Mostly Misses Orchards
A downtown hailstorm in Ruston Tuesday afternoon caused minor damage with marblesized hail and strong winds. Peach growers report little to no damage. Sumrall begins harvesting and expects peak output next week while 1,000 pickers per day may join efforts through July. Mitcham irrigates and plans mid to late month harvest. power crews report no major outages in the area.
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miunEy
Rall
J. F. Mitcham
F. O. LeVasseur
Sumrall
U. S.80
Ruston
J. M. Mitcham
Sumratl
Lincoln Parish
Mitcham
Tie
Miller Harris
Lown
Car Flips On State Highway 33 Injures Four
A car carrying four Lincoln Enterprises workers overturned three times on State Highway 33 Friday afternoon. Driver Jimmy O. Bin ford of Marion and three companions were injured when the vehicle topped a hill at high speed to avoid a side-road car, state Trooper Haymond Frost reported.
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Murigh
Jimmy O. Binford
Marion
Lincoln Enterprises
Haymond Frost
State Police
Napper Named To Committee On Segregation
Rep. L. D. Napper of Lincoln parish is named to the Joint Legislative Committee on Segregation by Speaker Tom Jowell. The panel includes Rep. John Garrett Claiborne parish Rep. Ford Stinson Bossier Rep. Carroll Dupont Terrebonne and Rep. Herman Schoenberger Plaquemines. Senate picks are William Carpenter Bastrop Howard M. Jones St Joseph Jamar W Adcock Monroe and W Gravelet Jr. Garrett named as Jim Davis' favorite to chair, committee to organize later this week. The moves set the stage for segregation policy work alongside the new State Sovereignty Commission.
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L. D. Napper
Lincoln Parish
Napper
Tom Jowell
John Garrett
Claiborne Parish
House
Segregaton
Ford Stinson
Bossier
Carroll Dupont
Terrebonne
Herman Schoenberger
Plaque Mines
Senate
C. C. Aycock
William J. Carpenter
Bastrop
Howard M
Senators Seek Post Office for Ruston
Senators Ellender and Long urged the Post Office Department to establish a new Ruston post office. In a May 26 letter, they said they had already contacted the department and would respond again once a report is received.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alen J
Llender
Russell
Post Office Department
Ruston
Louisiana
Sens, Ellendey
Long
No Subpepta Is Received By Registrar
Mrs Pauline Culpepper Bienvilla Parish registrar said she had no comment about a suit filed Monday by the Federal Government accusing that 560 to 595 registered Negroes in the parish were denied voting rights due to racial discrimination The suit filed in Shreveport seeks restoration of the 560 and removal of ongoing challenges by Citizens White Council members of Arcadia and Gibsland The government claims Culpepper refused counter affidavits and that the council affidavits were not sworn, alleging race based misconduct from 1956 to the filing date and removal of the 560 from registration unless they re registered
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Pauline Culpepper
Bienvilla Parish
Culpepper
A.m
Shrevepartz
Sult
Walter L. Dance
Forrest R.mccallister
Joe A. Reeves
Robert J. Taylor Jr
Joe B. Williams
R. C. Woodard
Paul B. Phillips
J. Roy Caskey
Henry L. Walker
Arcadia Group
Algh Leon Charles E. Merritt
Melvin R. Miller
Hugh Pearson
Gibsland Council
Citizen Council
Wienville Parish
Caldwell to Speak at Kiwanis Club Meeting Thursday
A public service announcement lists Caldwell as the speaker for the Kiwanis Club meeting Thursday at noon at Reeds. The event is hosted by the Olin Mito Msitosan company of M and will feature a program on Wakeware Act.
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Ira T .Hill
W. M. Brown
State Employment Service
Alabama
Connell
U. S. Highway 80
Cruikshank
Raley
Marshall
Ruston and
Grambling
Pey
R. L. Ropp
Phillips, Colvin
Ruston Daily Leader
Rusto
Rights Act
Jim Gores
Fred W. Jones
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