Peach Festival activities set for Ruston June 22 23
Ruston prepares for the Peach Festival with a two day program featuring flower shows peach culture and cobbler contests a giant parade queen contests and dignitaries. entries for Peach Queen open to Louisiana residents 17 to 25 with a 10 dollar fee. plans include bargain days store decorations Rotary peach displays and assorted civic events.
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Ruston
Clarence E. Faulk, Jr
Dick Taylor
Agenit
Ona Bondin
Junior Chamber of Commerce
Walter Savage
Louisiana
Rotary Club
Lions Club
Dixie Gem
Lincoln PJ to Build 60 by 120 Metal Shop for Road Camp
Lincoln parish police jury plans a 60 by 120 foot sheet metal building to house road equipment and shop space. The project includes partitioning space for an office and storage, with bids to be sought. Several road camp staff receive a five cent raise after committee recommendation.
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Lincoln Parish
A &0
Eddie Evans
Parish Road
Fred Duggan
Evans
Road Camp and
AIT
Detours Posted on Tarbutton and Cook Roads for I-20 Bridges
Detours were posted on Cook town and Tarbutton Roads to complete approaches to the Interstate 20 overhead bridges. Billy Jame of Atlay Construction said roads would be closed about three weeks barring bad weather. Traffic will detour via Cahutiqua and Kentucky Avenue for Cook town and Tarbutton Dairy roads.
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Cooktown
Tarbutton
Billy Jame
Atlay Construction
James
Cahutiqua
Entucky Avenue
Tarbutton Dairy
Dairy Field Day at Homer North Louisiana Hill Farm
Field day at Homer Station explores feeding and management practices to boost dairy profitability. Visitors view forage programs with Coastal Bermuda grass, millet, and crimson clover silage. Researchers discuss mastitis findings and three calf housing trials. Norvell Thiames of LSU Agri Cultural Extension speaks after lunch.
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Homer
Bermuda
Ndewiled Qauiry Eal
Norvell EK
Thiames
Northern District Avent
LSU Agricultural Extension Service
Ann Johnson Senior Recital At Louisiana Tech Friday
Ann Johnson presents a senior piano recital Friday May 12 at 3 pm in the Little Theater Louisiana Tech with David Wylie tenor assisting Mrs Johnson of Crowville former pupil of Mrs C L Moore Winnsboro now a piano student of Duchein Caredessus at Louisiana Tech Mr Wyth Ruston a voice student of A E Tellinghuisen The program lists Bach Beethoven Debussy Chopin works plus arias and songs by Arne Handel and Leoni invites public attendance.
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Ann McDuffie Johnson
Louisiana Tech Music Department
Little Theater
David Wylie
Johnson
Crowville
C. L. Moore
Winnsboro
Duchein—Care— Dessus
Louisiana Tech
Wyth
Ruston
A. E. Tellinghuisen
Bach
Beethoven
Debussy
Chopin
Ava Bernard Rites Held
Ava McConthy Bernard 82 of Quitman died at 1 a.m. Monday after a short illness. Funeral services were at Antioch Presbyterian Church Tuesday at 2 p.m. Rev. Toms officiated. Burial followed at Antioch Cemetery with Spears Funeral Home in Ruston handling arrangements. Surviving are three sons A. A. Bernard Ruston S. F. Bernard Minden and H. J. Bernard Quitman, seven grandchildren and five great grandchildren.
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Ava McConthy Bernard
Quitman
Jonesboro
Mount Olive Baptist Church
Antioch Presbyterian Church
Pan
Toms
Sweetwater Baptist Church
Antioch
Cemeery
Spears Funeral Home
Ruston
A. A. Bernard
S. F. Bernard
Minden
H. J. Bernard
Hail and Farewell for Harvey G Fields
A memorial notice marks the May passing of Harvey G Fields a noted area lawyer and senator. It recalls his public service in North Louisiana and notes his death at Marmerville on May 8 following a life of significant local influence.
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Harvey Fields
Tom C.igo
Louisiana
Ial
Marksville
Harvey G. Fields
Marmerville
Widening Of Two Streets Now Underway
Dirt work has begun on Mills and Vaughn streets to tie into the site of the new Lincoln General Hospital. The project is a joint venture between the parish and the city of Ruston with the parish doing dirt work first then the city preparing curbs and gutters. Completion is not dated but expected by hospital use. Harvey G. Fields, 79, died Friday in Farmerville after a stroke two months after his wife’s death. Services were held at First Methodist Church, burial in Farmerville Cemetery. Survivors include two sons Rep. T. T. Fields and Harvey G. Fields Jr., a daughter Mrs. Dwain Copeland. Pallbearers named.
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Mills
Vaughn
Lincoln General Hospital
Reagan Sutton
Sutton
Ruston
Sutter
Harvey G. Fields
Norris Booth
Farmerville
Fields
First Methodist Church
Tom Crosby
Luther B. Hall
First Baptist Church
Kilpatrick
Rep
T. T. Fields
Harvey G. Fields, Jr
Los Angeles
Memory of his lie and selfish service lives on
The memory of his lie and the selfish service remains in the hearts of Farmerville Louisiana and the nation that knew and loved him while readers are directed to see Fields Page 6 for more details.
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Farmerville
Louisiana
Twenty Three Parish Tree Farms Dedication in Lincoln Parish
Twenty three Lincoln parish tree farms totaling 900 acres will be dedicated Wednesday May 17 at 4 pm at Fellowship Baptist Church near Dubach. Ollie White of State Bank will give remarks. a fish fry will close the ceremony. Certificates from the Louisiana Forestry Association will honor Wyier Tree Farms with name panels and Tree Farm signs.
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Lincoln
Fellowship Baptist Church
Dubach
Ollie White
Far Back State Bank
Willid Bie
Tyouistates
Louisiana Forestry Association
Union Parish contract controversy over courthouse furniture bid
A protest was filed with the Union Parish police jury over a 58 977 furniture contract for the new parish courthouse awarded to Monroe Office Equipment Co as the high bidder. The firm asserts bids meeting specifications were lower by about 9100 and questions the legality of the award.
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Monroe
Union Parish
Parish
AL V W. Breard
Monroe Office Equipment Co
Cadda Office Supply Co
Shreveport
Standard Office Supply
Bundvicks, Inc
Recordax Corp
New Orleans
Dennis Long
Archi
Neild
Somdahl and
Smithermann
Scott Smithermann
Mohyov
Breard
Caddo Office Supply Co
Standard Office Supply Co
Caddo Office
Standard Office Supply Company
Funeral rites held for Frank Atkins in Walnut Creek
Funeral services were held Friday at Walnut Creek Baptist Church for Frank Atkins 64 who died of gunshot wounds Wednesday. native of Salem, he was a church member. Interment in Walnut Creek Cemetery. survivors include wife Myrtle Atkins Ruston. six sons and seven daughters. one brother. one sister. 25 grandchildren and one great grandchild.
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Walnut Creek Baptist Church
Cools
Frank Allpas
Salem
Walnut Creek
Joe
Cubhis
Local Telephone Service Connects Ruston and Dubach
Dudley Cowan of Southern Bell announces a new local telephone link between Ruston and Dubach for Lincoln parish residents to start by late June. Western Electric crews have installed equipment in Ruston and begun burying cable this week, using trenching gear and a polyethylene cover to protect the line.
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Ruston
Dubach
Market Plans For Peaches Told Growers
Six men from the Louisiana Marketing Commission visited the Growers Association in Dubach Tuesday evening. They outlined a plan to promote tree ripened peaches in southern metropolitan areas and announced an inspection program. Peaches must be inspected and carry a certificate to move out of the Ruston area. Marvin Fowler said ripening would start around June 1st barring adverse weather. Growers will supply peaches for advertising and aid in selling the crop this year.
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T Louisiana Marketing Commission
Growers Assn
Dubach
South
Ruston
Marvin Fowler
Irby Infant Rites Held in Ruston
Graveside services for the infant son of Mr. and Mrs. J. R. Irby of Shreveport were held at Greenwood Cemetery at 10 am Wednesday. The child died Monday afternoon at Shumpert hospital. Rev. P. B. Henderson of Southside Baptist Church led the service, with Spears Funeral Home of Ruston directing. Survivors include his parents and a brother J. BR. Irby, Jr., plus grandparents Mr. and Mrs. Irby of Houston and Mrs. Gertie Owens of Ruston and J. D. Owens.
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Greenwood Cemetery
J. R. Irby
Shreveport
Shumpert Hospital
P. B. Henderson
Southside Baptist Church
Spears Funeral Home
Ruston
J. BR. Irby, Jr
Irby
Houston
Texas
Gertie Owens
J. D. Owens
Lincoln parish welfare funds detailed in annual report
The Yard annual welfare report shows Lincoln parish total public welfare aid at 1,422,230.76 for the year ending June 30, 1960, with breakdowns by old age, aid to the blind, dependent children, disability, general assistance, and foster care. State totals, nearby parishes, and parish-by-parish figures are provided for comparison and context.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Linccoln Parish
Department of Public Welfare
Boenville
Claiborne
Quachita
Union
Jackson
Lincoln Parish
Bienville Parish
Claivorne Parish
Jackson Parish
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Peach
Simshoro
Frank Kaylor
Garden Club Council
LeViseur
Simaboro High School
Peter Bingham
A. M. Bingham
Ann Woodard
M. A. Woodard
Peter
Pelican Boys State
F.H.A. Beau
Lincoln PJ
Cook Roads
Kentucky
Chautauqua
Nelson Philpot
Ann Johnson
Ava
CC. Barham
R. T. Campbell
Stritor
Lincoln Kuish
W. ON
Chester Lewis
Harris Green
Claiborne Parish
Union PJ
Monroe Firm
Frank Atkins
Hico
Jimmie Sue Fulter
Carolyn Johnson
Hico High School
C. T. Woodard
Tech
Lincoln Welfare
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