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Newspaper
Ruston Leader
Location
Ruston, Louisiana, United States of America
Date
Mar 28, 1957
Page
5
State Police report a multi-vehicle wreck about eight miles west of New Theria. Renaldo Charles 21 and Henry L Griffin 40 died from head injuries after a blowout forced their cars to the shoulder and collided with a third vehicle. Gritty drove alone as two vehicles were demolished.
Leonard Jasper White of Sidell in Douglas Parish is listed in a 10:25 a.m. clinic attendance record for the local Lincoln area. The note confirms his presence at the event and cites associated officials.
Lincoln Parish chapter of the National Foundation for Infantile Paralysis urges all children ages six months to 19 years who have not had polio immunization to visit local health units for free shots. Federal funds for vaccine purchase will end July, so act now to receive all three doses.
Glen Shadow On leads coverage of the National Sunday School Week with focus on the theme Sunday School Source Of Spiritual Strength and an emphasis on attendance nationwide through leaders in business and civic groups. Includes note on Shadow as Ruston Coca-Cola Bottling Company president.
In Lincoln Parish a poultry processing plant is discussed as a modern, scalable industry. The text notes large single-house operations with around thirty thousand baby chicks and high broiler production, highlighting the transformation of poultry into a full time occupation for households and aspiring business owners.
Commander Jeff Lain announced that new officers will be elected for Parnell Burt Post 3615 of the Veterans of Foreign Wars at a membership meeting Thursday at 7 30 p m for the 1957 58 term. The first nominees include Lescar W Harlan as commander Thomas C Lewis as senior vice commander Jay W ims for junior vice commander Rinehart for quartermaster. The meeting will be open for nominations if there are additional names record.
Dr. Marion Preminger described Albert Schweitzer as a mortal saint whose philosophy centers on reverence for life. Speaking to Louisiana Tech students and townspeople in Ruston, she noted Schweitzer’s universal respect and his influence on her own work in equatorial Africa.
The Lincoln Parish Science Fair at Ruston Junior High drew 165 entries from first through twelfth grade students across the community. Judging occurred Friday morning before the show opened, with exhibits including seismographs, an atom model, X ray and transistor displays, weather instruments, solar system displays, bird nests, and stations. Winners were named from Ruston High and Ruston Junior High, with additional entries from Dubach, and a subset of 21 grades one through six slated to appear in the fall.
Lincoln Parish Louisiana Forestry Commission under Frank Ly Gibson runs a around the clock fire prevention program during Army Exercise King Cole and Exercise Sledge Hammer. Four extra workers, two as towermen at Tilly fire tower and two as fighters, man three shifts to guard forests as troops move through the area. Rains have fallen, but authorities stress care to prevent sparking fires amid winds and dry brush.
Palmer Johnson, convicted in Third District Court for the October 11 1956 Bank of Choudrani robbery, is being moved from Angola State Penitentiary to Monroe to stand trial Friday on a federal charge. He allegedly robbed the bank, fled, and was captured after a deputy spotted his getaway car. Johnson pleaded guilty and received a suspended sentence in Ruston.
The third annual regional science fair at Louisiana Tech will run Friday 1 pm to 4 pm in the Tech Memorial Gym with exhibits from 18 physics and chemistry projects plus junior high and elementary divisions. Judging opens 8 pm Friday. public viewing Saturday 8 am to 2 pm awards at 2 pm with regional winners advancing to the national science fair in Los Angeles May 1–11.
The first annual conference for North Louisiana sheep growers will be held at Louisiana Tech on April 3. The program starts at 9 a.m. with welcomes from M. H. Folk Jr and W. H. Hendrickson, and demonstrations on grading market lambs, ram and ewe selection, parasite control, and shearing. After lunch, talks cover fertility, castration, docking, lamb carcass observations, and enterprise economics, with a custom shearer on site for itinerant services.
Northwest District leaders announce basic training for Cub Scouting Boy Scouting and Exploring to be held April 1 2 and 3 at 7 p m at Dubach Methodist Church Sessions run about an hour and a half to two hours each night with separate instructor teams for each program The Cub Scouting fundamentals session is listed for April 1 with Boy Scouting details on April 2 and the schedule page promises further information on April 3
Pat Hinton senior star at Louisiana Tech, an All-GSC football and track figure, will report for the draft physical at 8 am tomorrow. He signed with the Green Bay Packers and is among nine local parish recruits to head to Barksdale AFB for pre-induction exams. Hinton, six feet tall and a four-year Tech starter, earned multiple honors including All-GSC selections and Most Valuable Lineman, with family ties to Tech teammate brother Tommy Hinton.
Elisha Ladner, aged 89, father of W J Ladner of Riser Reel, died in a Poplarville hospital Monday afternoon after a one week illness with pneumonia. A respected Mississippian, he was a retired farmer and active timberman. Ladner's son-in-law and business partner run a dairy operation nearby. his wife works as a nurse at Thomas-Kinsbell Clinic, known as Donie.
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