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Ruston Leader

Location

Ruston, Louisiana, United States of America

Date

May 15, 1958

Page

8

Interior Design Art Exhibit Opens at Keeny Hall Tech

An exhibit highlighting interior design and commercial art opened in Keeny Hall at Georgia Tech. All works were created by students across Art 10, 611, Advanced Design, Lettering, and related courses, featuring scratch-hound silk-screen lay-out typography, posters, catalog designs, and three dimensional displays. Participants include Suzanne Sloane, Charles Athen, Granvel Lasby, Dale Mcduitter, Charles Allen, Take McChilee, Ruganne Sloane, Wehard Barron, and others showcasing diverse materials and techniques.

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Passman Seeks Reelection To U S House From Fifth District

Ammonices Passman filed Tuesday as a Democratic candidate for reelection to the United States House. The incumbent, first elected in 1966, has led foreign aid cuts and chairs key committees. He framed his bid as a continuation of fiscal conservatism and state rights advocacy.

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Simshore Voters Approve Water Bond By 46 To 1

Voters in Simshore approve a waterworks bond by a lopsided 46 to 1 margin in the May 6 election. The measure funds a village water system and fire department upgrades, based on property valuations around $12 per $1000. Results released at 7 PM reflect the single no vote among varied property valuations.

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Closing Expenses For GI Loans In Cash At Closing

William K. Hinds of the Veterans Administration contest office in Shreveport confirms VA no longer requires a down payment on a GI loan but closing expenses must be paid in cash by the veteran at loan closing. He notes the free down payment requirement was lifted April 4, 1958, and that lenders may still require a down payment as a condition for some loans.

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Ruston Cancer Drive Progress Report and Appeals

A Ruston Cancer Drive summary shows 3507.30 raised or allocated to the Cancer Fund with some figures garbled. It notes special gifts totaling 1616.20 and neighbor envelopes contributions of 1569.80 and store funds of 31.20, urging envelopes be returned to the person named on each. The event titled Taglay is planned for Tuesday May 1 at Louisiana Tech with the Tech Blue Jackets leading.

Culture Guild Louisiana Teen Tech

Groundbreaking for Interstate 20 in Louisiana set

The Louisiana Department of Highways announces the groundbreaking for Interstate 20 in Northeast Louisiana on Friday May 16 at 11. The event will be held on State Route 5 about 0.5 miles north of Choudrant and is expected to last four hours.

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C B Colvin Farm Longevity in Local Ministerial Group

The C B Colvin & Sons farm tenures span over 95 years with family ownership. 2,400 acres serve as the core, spread near Ruston and Dubach. A Ruston ministerial attendance day Sunday highlighted by the Colvin family story and rural education outreach.

C. B. Colvin Farm the Family

Health Department Reports on Lincoln Births and Deaths

Lincoln Parish records for April list White births and colored births with numerous newborns named by parents Mrs and Mr. Brister Chipman Glites Reynolds Jr Ruston and other locals. Thirteen white deaths are noted with scattered details of victims and locations across Ruston and Jonesboro.

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4-H Club Sheep for 4-H Projects

Four-H clubs announce twenty head of lambs for 4-H projects ordered by area members. Names of club sponsors and home clubs listed. Short Course Contests and Achievement Day tie to National Trips. completion required for some contests. Members urged to plan dairy and other projects, with lambs and pigs soon available.

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Fifth District Moves To Oust Rep Gravel As State Party Chairman

The Fifth District Democratic Committee seeks Chairman Gravel's resignation amid a reform push in Monroe and Shreveport. They condemn his Civil Rights support and pre-segregation stance, threatening to withhold funds until the resignation is tendered. Delegates and attendees at the upcoming convention are noted, with plans showing heavy participation and organizational strains across districts.

Gravel

Parade planned for JC pageant to choose beauty queens

A two part beauty pageant planned by Austin Jaycees and Louisiana Tech Student Senate will start with a parade in Ruston on Friday May 28 at 2 pm. Contestants ride in Convertibles past the engineering building and a second event at 2 30 pm features appearances and talent segments at the auditorium 2530 pm. The pageant aims to select Miss Louisiana Tech and Miss Louisiana Paris for the July Lake Providence contest.

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Homemakers Welcome to Demonstration Clubs in Parish

A long notice details Home Demonstration Clubs inviting homemakers to join in a May event. It explains aims to teach better homemaking methods such as food preservation and sewing, and notes clubs are part of the Association of Country Women and linked to the World Federation. Mrs Jon Hinvertitows speaks on pioneering family life, while participants are urged to take active roles in community projects and citizenship.

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Agricultural Possibilities in Hills and Parishes

Visitors to Hills in Louisiana learn about agricultural diversification including fat dairy sheep and swine used with timber and fruit crops. Report covers extension tours, local banks, committees, and ongoing plantation and processing efforts, noting practical hurdles and prospects for new markets.

Lincoln Parish Resolution Calls for Camille Gravel Resignation

Lincoln Parish Representative Robert Sims led a meeting where a resolution demanded Camille Gravel resign as Democratic National Committeeman for Louisiana. The action cited Gravel’s conduct and called for ceasing further party contributions until his departure. Signed by Sims and other party figures, the document frames the central dispute within the state party.

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Mrs. R. M. Foster Buried At Harmony Chapel Church

Mrs. R. M. Foster aged 76 was buried Monday at Harmony Chapel Methodist Church. Funeral services at 3 o'clock with Rev. J. Lane and Rev. A. D. Ashby presiding. Foster, longtime Lincoln Parish resident, is survived by husband R. M. Foster of Hico, a daughter, two sons, a stepson, sisters, a brother, and other relatives.

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