Bow hunting course unveiled by Ruston Archery Club
Pearson led a six hour trek to map a 28 target bow hunting course for the Ruston Archery Club with two 14 target segments and a refreshment stand. Harrell, club president, said the course will host the state bow hunter competition in September and must pass a National Field Archery inspection.
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Ruston Archery Club
Pearson
Halps
Tom Herlina
Tom
Wealing
Ben Pearson
Hunter
Ruston suffers severe power failure hit homes hard
Residents faced central heating outages and no thermostat or blower power as Ruston endured its worst and most complete power failure in years. Fire Chief Mabry warned on north side outages that fire reporting would rely on phones until power returns, with numerous calls about burning wires and outages continuing through the night. Mayor Beasley labeled the event the town’s worst power outage in many years.
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Ruston
Bire Atuvry
Tiny Mabry
Fire Department
Leap Year Babies Born In Ruston
Two leap year babies were born in Ruston on Monday a girl to Mr and Mrs Lawrence Ford at 2 39 pm weighing 7 pounds 20 ounces and a boy to Mrs W W Skains at 3 30 pm weighing 6 pounds 10 ounces both families have one other child each.
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Ars
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Roberts
Ruston Hospital
Fords Hive
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Bownsville
Thomas-Kimbell Clinic
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James Building Remodel Underway on Second Floor
The James Building on West Mississippi is undergoing renovations to the second floor for administrative offices and a reception room. The bottom floor will house the accounting department and board room with a circular reception area and a planned elevator. Work should finish in four to five months, said J C Love secretary of TL James and Company. Southern Builders of Shreveport are contractor and Nelld Somdal and Smithermann of Shreveport are the architects. Space is tight during construction as offices double up. The second floor has a history as a former city hall.
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Five Generations Visit In Wimberly Home Corinth
Mrs E C Hood reports a Sunday gathering at Mrs C G Wimberly's Coushatta Louisiana home. five generations joined by D J Robinett Curtis Farley Eldridge Farley Nina Ruth Farley Adams Jaquelyn Gale and many relatives. guests traveled from Haughton Bassier City Westlake Shreveport and other nearby communities. note mentions Hood family members and local events at Dubach Lab.
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Coushatta
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Curtis Farley
Corinth
Dubach
Eldridge Farley
Haughton
Nina Ruth Farley
Adams
Jaquelyn
Gale
Bassier
City
Allen
Carter
Claudette
A. G. Mood
Eldridge Parley
Reba
Gwendolyn
Alton Ray
Rita. Lee
Wayne Adams
Nina Ruth Adams
Bossier City
James. T. Farley
Callie June
Westlake
James Minter
Larry
Koa
James Loyd
Minter
Shreveport
W. C. Barneil
Hico
Tammy
Alma
E. D. Hoods
Leonard Hood
Melvin Hood
Cecil Hood
Willam Hood
C. C. Hunter
Allen Carter
Post
D. E. Fowler
Funeral Services For Mrs Revels Held Sunday
Mrs. Spencer Revels, 56, of Dubach, died after a heart attack at a Ruston hospital Thursday morning. Funeral services were held Sunday at Mineral Springs Baptist Church with Rev. Dan Roberts and Rev. Bobby Franklin officiating. Burial followed at Mineral Springs Cemetery under Kilpatrick's Funeral Home of Ruston. Survivors include husband Jone, daughter Mrs. Robert L. Stevenson of Frankfurt Germany, three sisters Mrs. Annie Mae Woods of Dubach Mrs. Morris Watts of Jonesville and Mrs. T. E. Edwarts of Springfield, three brothers Rual Weyland Barmore of Dubach and Founcil Barmore of Rockford, and one grandchild.
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Dubach
Ruston
Mineral Springs Baptist Church
Dan Roberts
Bobby Franklin
Mineral Springs Cemetery
Kilpatrick
Jone
Robert L. Stevenson
Frankfurt
Germany
Annie Mae
Boy Scouts Headed to National Jamboree in Colorado Springs
Lincoln Parish Boy Scouts of America will be well represented at the National Jamboree in Colorado Springs this summer. Eighty area scouts and explorers from Ouachita Valley Council have signed up to ride two chartered air conditioned buses from Ruston and Farmerville. Names include Billy Jack Colvin Tommy Ford John Fowler James Hatch Robert Holaday Jr Brandon Durden Jackson Thigpen Dunerin Young Paul Hendershot Preston Hardage Lee Mitchell James F.R. Stokes William Ray Alexander Robbie James Jimmy Seot and Barry Wade.
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Boy Scouts of America
Colorado Springs
Colo
Ouachita Valley Council
Ruston
Billy Jack Colvin
Tommy Ford
John Fowler
James Hatch
Robert Holaday
Brandon Durden
Jackson Thigpen
Dunerin
Young
Paul Hendershot
Preston Hardage
Lee Mitchell
James FR. Stokes
Farmerville
William Ray Alexander
Robbie James
Jimmy Seot
Barry Wade
Quitman Group Visits Rose Stewart At Bell City
Bell City guests Mrs Carrie Hennett Miss Sylvia Jones and Mrs Virginia H Jones visit Miss Rose Melba Stewart. Friends of Bart Waldvip note his return home from the hospital and improving. Bettye Bramsley opens Bettye's Tarbine and Sew Shop in Ftnston. Sympathy extended to Mr C W Aswell Jr on his mother’s passing.
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Jonen
Bell City
Carrie Hennett
Sylvia Jones
Virginia H. Jones
Rose Melba Stewart
Bart Waldvip
Bettye Bramsley
Ftnston
Bettye
Co. Wi Aswell Jr
Quilman High School
C. W. Asivell Sr
Editorial calls to abolish final exams at Tech Talk
An unsigned Tech Talk editorial from Louis and Tech in Southbridge Mass argues final examinations are unnecessary and impractical. It contends exams force cram-recall over semester work, burden teachers, and risk misgrading, proposing continued daily work and upfront assessment instead.
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Louisand Tech
Claude
Bach
Southbridge
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Alabama Church Votes To Brick Up Sanctuary
Alabama church votes Wednesday night to brick up its sanctuary in the near future. Plans of the building committee will be presented to the church later. The Rev. Charles Kerby and others attended a church conference at First Baptist Church in Homer Louisiana.
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Terryville
Sam Reese
Reese
Joe Storey
Avendia Hospital
Morris Murphy
Wendy Deanne Beard
Ralph Beard
Arcadia Hospital
Wendy Deanne
Jamney
Jesus
Two Ruston Beauties on Today Show
Ruston residents Helen Fielder and Patricia Annie Kavanaugh appeared on NBC's Today show last week. Both Louisiana Tech freshmen hold queen titles. Fielder is Louisiana State Forestry and Kavanaugh Sugar Bowl and Louisiana Peach Festival queen, interviewed by Dave Garroway.
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Helen ‘Fielder
Patricia Annie Kavanaugh
Dave Garroway
NBC
Fielder
Louisiana Tech
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Garroway
Helen
New York - Washington
Patricia
Louisiana
Ruston Fligh
Tech
Perry Como
Wallace Shields Guineas Not Laying Yet in Greenville
Wallace said he had only four guineas and they were not laying yet. Reports from Greenville include local visits by Billy Shields and family, neighbors Emma Crosby and Wallace Shirkls, and a death notice for M. Green, senior deacon at New Hope Church. Community notes cover bowling at the Ruston area, travel from Houston, weather mentions from Kalamazoo, and requests for reader news from neighbors.
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Billy Shields
Widle
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Wallace Shirkls
Frind
M. Laster Green
Ruston Hospital
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R. H. Griffins
Robby
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Clay Citizens Plan Library Grand Opening Visit
Clay residents plan to attend the Jackson Parish Library opening in the old post office building in Jonesboro Saturday afternoon March 2 30 to 5 00. The Mary Home Demonstration group will participate in the event.
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Jonesbaro Sayrday
Marely Home
County Agent Explains Fertilizer Ingredients and Use
County agent outlines 8-8-8 commercial fertilizer use at half cup per square yard, warns against overapplication, and recommends organic options like cottonseed meal and bone meal. Details analysis percentages for nitrogen, phosphate, and calcium, and advises soil conditioning with compost, barnyard manure, and mulching ahead of spring planting. The note invites turnout for an Open House program March 8.
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Elementary PTA to Sponsor Ham Supper and Games
The Ruston Elementary PTA hosts a ham supper on Thursday March 3 from 6 to 7 p.m. in the school cafeteria, with adults paying 1.50 and children 75 cents. Homemade pies and ham are donated by teachers and local businesses. Afterward a sixth grade basketball game pits Rockhold’s Ruston Elementary against Eastland, admission 10 and 25 cents, at 7 p.m. in the school gym. The PTA aims to fund school projects and invites community support. The piece notes Evan Pugh as first president of what is now Pennsylvania State University, inaugurated February 1869.
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