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Newspaper
Ruston Leader
Location
Ruston, Louisiana, United States of America
Date
Mar 01, 1956
Page
3
Final tabulations show precinct by precinct results for the second Democratic primary. The article lists totals per precinct with candidates including Hinton and Vanion among others, noting final tallies across 29 precincts and local clerical and election officials.
Mrs. Oren Sholars was honored by her husband and family with a dinner in her home on Sunday. Guests included relatives from Texarkana Baton Rouge Ruston and Shreveport. Sholars has twelve children and sixteen grandchildren with several great grandchildren.
Fragmentary OCR item lists names including Mrs ak Wall and Mrs Joes Moore with dates in February and mentions of Met TL White and MnP GO Agenck in Shreveport. References to Qislahama and PEL Week 1 mass suggest irregular notices or schedule items with unclear context.
A jumble of names and trips fills the page as families host and visit relatives. Miss Makita Jean Laranee spent the weekend with her parents, while Mr. and Mrs. Shelton Lacanve hosted. Visitors from Andover Air Force Base, New Orleans, and Fort Bliss are noted, with birthdays celebrated and neighbors greeting each other.
Local notes record several visits among families in Shreveport Bossier and nearby towns. Names include Mr A F Harensan Mrs Mes BC Afenry and Mrs Gillie dng Flarrsst aml with hospital cards and well wishes for a speedy recovery.
Fragmented OCR text describes visits by Henry to a Confederate hospital for a wife, mentions Sgt visits and a Mrs Claud Allen of Dubag Jett, plus references to Monday and Saturday events. Names and places are garbled. details are unclear.
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