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Newspaper
Ruston Leader
Location
Ruston, Louisiana, United States of America
Date
Mar 03, 1960
Page
5
Four of five fraternities kept door to door drives for the Red Cross despite freezing rain and bitter cold, totaling 816.43 dollars. A fifth group delayed solicitation to next Tuesday night, with Kappa Sigma planning a later town street campaign.
A government and university effort places quarantines around two sections near Ruston and Hays with a restrict plant advisory for sweet potatoes due to sweet potato weevils. Notices are issued locally by U S Department of Agriculture staff led by Cody Williams. The report notes student fraternity solicitation results for the Red Cross with Lamia Chi, Phi Kappa Alpha, You Kappa Epsilon contributions and plans for a commemorative plaque by Rusin Hardware Company.
Fragmentary line recalls drivers on the wrong side of the highway near I-20 at an atc lanes area. A speaker named Thompson notes luck in avoiding a fatal accident and mentions the highway being open.
Murray Cleve land Jenkins 84 died Sunday in a Shreveport hospital after brief illness. He was a retired electrician. Funeral services were 2 p.m. Monday at Jonesboro Methodist Church with Rev. Lloyd Smith officiating. Burial followed in Jonesboro Cemetery under Amond Funeral Home. Survivors include his widow and son Willie Jenkins of Houston Texas.
Lincoln parish 4-H youths battled rain and cold at the parish livestock show. Entries included 1 lamb, 15 dairy animals and five hogs with purple and blue ribbons awarded in multiple divisions led by Ancie Smith and Stanley Colvin. Dairy show premiums funded by the Cooperative Store Council. future entries and sale potential discussed.
Mrs G W Asswell Sr, 81, died Sunday at her Choudrant home after a lengthy illness. Funeral services Monday at 2 pm at Choudrant Baptist Church with Rev. Bob Willey Rev. J O Dumas and Rev. Dave Corley officiating. Burial in Longstraw Cemetery under Kilpatrick Funeral Home. She leaves two daughters Olivia Bennett and Cil Edmiston of Choudrant, three sons W L Aswell Howard Aswell of Choudrant and C W Aswell Jr of Quitman, a brother L C Embry of Choudrant, nine grandchildren and four great grandchildren.
The Ruston Junior Chamber of Commerce will hold a Miss Lincoln Parish contest on April 22 at Howard Auditorium. Eligible entrants are single girls ages 12 to 28 who graduate high school by September 1. The winner receives a cash prize and a formal wardrobe and advances to Miss Louisiana at Lake Providence on July 4.
A Faubus for President movement launched in Shreveport as 325 attendees formed a planning committee. Col. Von C. Igoe of Huston praised Faubus as a bold knight while delegates from Alexandria and Dallas sent regrets due to high winds and cold.
An ice storm knocked out power to about 60 percent of Ruston residences as limbs brought down lines and damaged trees. Crews worked overnight to restore service but many areas remained without electricity into morning. Telephone service was briefly disrupted with outages fading by midmorning. Weather warnings persisted with cold rain and possible snow in the forecast for Friday.
John T. Coffee services were held here Saturday with burial rites for multiple residents. The services honored several local residents, including Albert, Mos, Adis, and Brandehile, with survivors listed and listed family arrangements noted.
A survey team led by Ruffin Doton with Alex yc and Lael Brasselt, plus Ural Betmer, works with three locals Rex Piteg Yonuny Hinton and others to produce a hypographical map of Stowe Bereal and tributaries. The goal is to identify dam sites and storage capacity, then estimate costs and impacts. Contour lines at four feet intervals topography is rugged with thorn bushes and bulais, delaying precise mapping. Plans call for completion by June 1 before engineers begin detailed planning.
William Jaugene Saint 77 a lifelong resident of Brookhaven Mississippi died suddenly in Brookhaven. He was born in Breton and a member of the Methodist church. Services were Thursday at Spears-Nint Phell chapel with burial at Unionville. He is survived by his daughters Mrs M He ilater of Brookhaven Miss and Miss Lee Nobles. two sons Batе of Bator Huonge and a son in Michigan. seven great grandchildren.
The event supports rehabilitative and educational programs for youths with special needs in Lincoln parish. Community groups and leaders, including Mrs. W. A. Mac burs.ha and others, back the cause as plans proceed for a formal executive meeting and future fund allocations. The article notes estimates of about 22 thousand Louisiana residents needing specialized schooling and guidance after school years, with clubs and cultural groups involved.
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