DeMolay District Meet Set For Ruston Saturday
Northern District of Louisiana DeMolay will hold its annual district meet at the Masonic Lodge in Ruston. Over 100 members from Shreveport Minden Hayneville Alexandria Monroe and Ruston attend. Local arrangements by Jimmy Owens Joe Oliphant adult leaders Ate McFaddin and W H Higgs. Mayor Clyde Fant Shreveport to speak at 6 p.m. banquet Ted's Café. Gilliam Shreveport district president presides.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Louisiana State Association Order of Demolay
Ruston
Masonic’ Lodge
Shreveport
Minden
Hayneavile
Alexandria, Monroe and
Jimmy Owens
Shreveporty
Joe Oliphant
Tech
Ate
McFaddin
W. H Higgs
Clyde Fant
Jolly” Gilliam
Adams Brother Dies in Arkansas Heart Attack
Mr. and Mrs. B. P. Adams were called to McGee Arkansas after the death of his brother N C Adams from a heart attack Saturday night. They were joined by Mr. and Mrs. Milton B Adams of Monroe for the trip. Funeral services were held at 10:80 a.m. Tuesday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
B. P. Adams
Arkansas
McGee, Arkansas
N.C. Adams
Milton B. Adams
Monroe
Mallory Former Resident Dies After Heart Attack
Max H. Mallory 58 a Natéchito de died Saturday evening of a heart attack. Reared in Rustorte de std he belonged to the Restor Yown Band Unit and worked for Feazel Motor Company and Standard Club. At his death he and his sons conducted business in Natchitoches. Funeral services were Monday at 10:00 a.m. in the First Baptist Church, where he served on the Board of Deacons. He is survived by his wife Violet Sherrard, one son Mas 1p Mal Jip, three sisters and several nieces and nephews.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mallory
Natéhitoja
Mallory Land
Rustorte de Std
Feazel Motor Company
Hardage Ford Co
Violet Sherrard
Stine Dard
Mr. Matlary
First Baptist Church of
Natchitoches
Menkey
Mr. Mallory
Mas
Mal Jip
Jack Riser
Rustin
Hattie Turnbow
Aml
Mies
Dane Haanmett
Shreveport
Monroe to Discuss Bermuda Grass at Cattle Meeting
W E Monroe LSU extension pasture specialist will discuss planting and proving Coastal Bermuda Grass with cattle raisers at 7 30 Tuesday evening March 28 in the Choudrant school lunch room. He will show slides and note Coastal Bermuda hay per nitrogen, with about 300 acres planned in Lincoln Parish for 1961. Local growers cited include George Carroll N L Moncrich Lou McGehee N L Henry Howard Barnett and Kenny Barnett. Buck Green will air a Coastal Bermuda program on KNOE TV Friday noon.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. E. Monroe
LSU Agriculture Extension Service
Choudriant
F. O. LeVasseur
Monroe
Lincoln Parish
Bermuda
George Carroll
N. L
Charles Moncrich
Lou McGehee
N.L. Henry
Howard Barnett
Kenny Barnett
Dennis Owen
M. A. Woodard
Knoetv
Buck Green
Ruston Native W Brown Dies In Shreveport Hospital
W Brown age painter died at 9 p.m. Sunday in a Shreveport hospital after a short illness. A Ruston native and Temple Baptist member, funeral services were held Tuesday at Kilpatrick chapel with Rev. Douglas McGuire officiating. Burial in Greenwood cemetery, Ruston, under Bitpatrick’s of Ruston. Survivors include two daughters Mrs Ray Rimes of Jackson Mississippi and Mrs Emogene Ainsworth of California, one son Douglas Brown US Air Force Biloxi, two sisters Mrs Tin Harcin and Mrs A J Schesnayder of Ruston, two brothers Qo B Brown Sr of Ruston and Jack Brown of Austin Texas, and six grandchildren.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cuwrown
Dea
Shreveport
Ruston
Temple Baptist
Kilpatrick Chapel
Douglas McGuire
Greenwood Cemetery
Bitpatuck's
Ray Rimes, Jackson
Emogene Ainsworth
California
Douglas Brown
Bilox 7
Tin Harcin
A. J. Schesnayder
QO. B. Brown, Sr
Jack Brown
Austin
Tex
Oo”E
Simshoro High Senior Play Desperate Ambrose Set Thursday
Simshoro High seniors present the comedy Desperate Ambrose Payton under Mrs Bump on March 23 1901 in Boston Mass. The satire follows two city stickers stranded in Dead Man's Gulch as gunmen threaten the West, with a large cast including Jimmy Ray Oganford Peter Bingham William Suemlin and Sally Sue Johnson among others.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Simshoro High School
Diameters
Jimmy Ray Oganford
Peter Bingham
William Suemlin
Olbiver Houck
Terry Rogers
Don Sayers
Man Woolard
Sally Sue Johnson
Charlotte Cook
Mildreck Alin
Glens Wailea
Kaell Words
John Bark Rogers
Lata Waldiun
Freeman Receives U of Arkansas Study Grant
Robert J. Freeman of Ruston gains a three year grant totaling 36 500 from the U S Department of Health Education and Welfare for graduate study in business administration at the University of Arkansas He is a senior accounting major at Louisiana Tech and will receive stipends totaling 2 000 for one year 2 200 and 2 400 in two years with 400 per dependent He is married and active in Beta Alpha Psi Delta Sigma Pi and Sigma Tau Delta.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
U. S. Department of Health, Education and Welfare
Robert J. Freeman
Ruston
University of Arkansas
Freeman
Louisiana Tech
H. J. Smotinski
Tech
School of Business Administration
Beta Alpha Psi
Delta Sigma Pi
National Business Fraternity
Sigma Tau Delta
Five Fined By Judge Jones In City Court
Five defendants appeared in City Court on Monday March 20 with fines issued by Judge Jones. Delmer T. was fined 15 dollars plus costs for disturbing the peace by appearing intoxicated in public. John H. Davis faced a 50 dollar fine plus costs for similar conduct. Jessie Joe Johnson, identified as Negro, was fined 15 dollars plus costs for disturbing the peace by appearing intoxicated in public. Joel Sheppard, also Negro, was fined 5 dollars and costs for disturbing the peace by appearing disordered in public. Mose Itova, Negro, was fined 50 dollars plus costs for operating a vehicle while under the influence of liquor.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Delmer
Thomas
dJohn Herbert Davis
Jessie Joe Johnson
Negro
Joell Sheppard
Mose Itova
Openaline Ie Maetor
Ruston Council Expands City Limits For School Land
Ruston City Council votes to add about 20 acres to the city limits at the Lincoln Parish School Board and other property owners’ request. The area primarily covers a proposed upper elementary school site near Cooktown Road and Kentucky Avenue, with a street dedication discussed but postponed. The council also plans three large transformers and pipe work for a new Lincoln General Hospital, plus distribution upgrades via Robert Sims subdivision.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ruston
Lincoln Parish School Board
Cooktown
Kentucky Avenue
WA. J. Lewis
Kentucky
Robert Sims
Highesdlay
Cypress Springs
Hap Delaney
Rus‘ton
City Ordnance
Absentee Voting Opens in Dubach and Grambling Elections
Absentee voting began in Dubach and Grambling for the April 8 Democratic primary, extending through Saturday, April 1. In Dubach, candidates for marshal are Billy G. Greene and Lawrence B. Singleton, while six seek five alderman seats. Grambling has eight candidates for five alderman posts including Ruth D. Bradford and Roy B. Moss.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dubach
Grambling
L. C. Ledbetter
Lincoln Parish
Sl. 7
Bilberry
William G. Greene
Lawrence B. Singleton
Marshal
Posily J. N. Butler
Marvin F. Fowler
O. C. Fuller
Joe C. Smith
W. B. Smith
George L. Trammell Jr
Ruth D. Bradford
Wallace Fe, Downs
Fred Ellis
Cooper Jenson
L. D. Land
Alvin J. McNeil
Roy B. Moss
E. T. Turner
Cook Baptist Leaders Plan Meeting Week of Gospel Revival
Cook Baptist church leaders and 46 groups will meet in the church banquet room at 0:30 pm Thursday to hear Dr Gray Allison revivalist outline preparations for upcoming gospel services. Allison, a Rus ton evangelist, is slated for Cooktown events from April 16 to 23.
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Cook Baptist Church
Gray Allison
Cooktown
Allison
Ruston
United States
February Bond Sales Hit 28 586 for 1961
February 1961 savings bond sales totaled 28 586. Fred W. Jones chair of Lincoln Parish Savings Bonds Committee said the parish reached 31 percent of its 1961 goal of 85 212. February Louisiana sales were 3 499 412, five percent below February 1960. Jones noted 1961 January–February sales amount to 7 750 419, up one percent from 1960. This marks a strong start to the Savings Bonds program entering its 20th anniversary year.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fred W. Jones
Lincoln Parish
Fines Handed Out in District Court on Thursday
Seventeen fines were levied by Judge J. R. Dawkins in District Court on Thursday March 6. Among those fined were Joe D. Dixon 300 dollars for drunken driving Lynn Boyd Wade Jr 25 dollars for reckless driving Larry Gene Blow 25 dollars for reckless driving Aaron Murphy fined and costs plus four months for local option violations Ronnie Drake and Jimmie Wayne later insertanit received two days for simple escape Robert Bass two days for aggravated assault Joe De Hixett 25 dollars and costs for resisting an officer.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. R. Dawkins
Ateiger
Joe D. Dixon
Lynn Boyd Wade, Jr
Larry Gene Blow
Aaron Murphy
Haw
Jimmie Wayne
Ronnie Drake
Robert Bass
Joe de Hixett
FHA Meet Slated Here On Saturday
About 1 700 high school girls from 17 parishes and Monroe city schools attend the 16th annual northern district meeting of the Future Homemakers of America at Louisiana Tech Saturday. Guest speakers include Mus J KB Jung a founder missionary from the United States in the Congo, and state officials Shelby Jackson Virginia Langston and others. The theme Good Times Cool Citizens, and the program includes home economics demonstrations and royal arrangements.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Monroe
Vomemakers of America
Louisiana Tech
Caddo
Bossier
Claiborne
Ouachita
Webster
Bienville
Caldwell
East Carroll
West Carroll
Frankie
Jackson
Lincoln
Madison
Morehouse
Richland
Tensas
Union
Mus
J. KB. Jung
United States
Congo
Shelby M Jnkson
Suzanne Lindsay
Pernice
PRA
Virginia Langston
Baton Rouge
Huth Tinh Minson
Tech
Vicki Albritton
Bersea
Onome
Af Leech
Royal Strangements
Bess Adams
Iona
PEA
It Tech
NH Parks
St. Joseph Press
Othe Sea Tha
Wil Pres Howard Auditoriuig
Stirting
Ely
Louisiana Peach Festival Dates Set for Rust Parish
June 22 23 mark the first Louisiana Peach Festival in Rust Parish with a flower show talent show peach cabler contests and cash prizes for best peaches and orchards. A parade follows a luncheon meeting and Queen selection in Howard Auditorium with a new robe and pink crown. Public outreach by county agents previews the crop forecast and festival plans while organizers warn of promotional materials and distribution by shippers and clubs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Howard Auditorium
Rust
Students Center
Louisiana Tees
Disie Gemith
Howard Auditorum
Scientist to Visit Tech on NSF Grant
Michigan State University forestry professor Lee M James will visit Louisiana Tech March 27 to 29 as a visiting scientist under the National Science Foundation. He will meet 19 forestry seniors, speak to the North Louisiana Group of Foresters, and present seminars on timber economics and landownership implications for forestry.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tech
NSF
Lee M. James
Michigan State University
Faust Lansing
Louisiana Tech
National Science Fountation
James
Department of For
At Tech
North Louisiana Group of Foresters
Thay Bey
United States
Department of Economies
Eel
Lay 2
Blackwell
Forester
Teeh
Society of American Foresters
Washington
Registrar Office Closure Scheduled Friday and Saturday
The Lincoln parish registrar’s office will be closed on Friday and Saturday for local observance. Staff will resume normal hours on Monday.
Funeral rites for Rev LaGrange and Mr. Arthur DoaCieanpe
Funeral rites were held for Rev LaGrange, a retired Methodist qunister, and Arthur DoaCieanpe of Alexandria. Interment followed at the cemetery in Alexandria, with services at Saint? church.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rev. LaGrange
Arthur DoaCieanpe
Cqieemguod Cemetery
Alexaneiia
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Cama
Weare
Moni
Lamar Colvin
George Carrall
David Lee Hays
Lincoln Parish Cattlemen’s Association
Bafiquet
Founarat
Max H. Mallory
Choudrant
W. Brown
Simshoro High
U of Arkansas
U.S
Red Adair Mein
Calhoun
Rerl Adair
AL Manteatie
Neel
Red Adair
Adair
Dan
Howard Butler
Jesse Aulcds
Vestal Purdy
J. W. Russell
Butler
Sinclair, i
Sunray
Gulf
Sinclair
Bitley
Acon
Ay Gee
Highway 80
Tom Harline
Cook Baptist
Q. LeVasseur
Marvin Fowler
Peach Prouwers
Mide
Queen BiNie Cerny
Ean
Tateresto UK
Gillis
Ibison
Opeluusas
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