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Newspaper
Ruston Leader
Location
Ruston, Louisiana, United States of America
Date
May 19, 1960
Page
2
Mr and Mrs John Digby and their sons visited Mr and Mrs M M Colvin in Athens Texas during an Enroute to Athos Texas trip. Simsboro High School held its evaluation exercises on Sunday.
Reverend Thomas Wind sor preached at the Baptist church while Auss Boyle Woodard and Royce Lalescey received American Legion awards. Miss Woodard earned a scholarship to La Tech. Several families and individuals are listed as visiting, hospitalized, or traveling, including Mr. and Mrs. Warren Drake, the Mullins, the Nelsons, and Mr. H. J. Sienry.
Roy and Mrs. Davis left Monday at three for Chicago and a tour of the Pacific Northwest with Clifton Davis. Rev. and Mrs. Stewart and family visited from Oak Grove just before coming to New Hope. Guests from Oak Grove included Mr. and Mrs. Howard Brown and others. The Stansbury family and children stayed with Mrs. Davis and relatives in Lew Chapel Hill.
Social notes list dinners and visits among Gréell Far mers Stewart Callie Davis Hammon Whatley Patterson Griffin Banks Williamson Holtzclaw and others. Residents hosted relatives and friends in Shreveport and Monroe during the weekend, sharing meals and time with extended families.
Corinth residents plan a cemetery clean up on Saturday to honor Memorial Day with a preaching service and a meal on the ground. The note lists many local residents visiting family and attending church and social events nearby.
Uncle Herman Henry remains in serious condition at Ruston Hospital with visitors barred. Local social notes record numerous visits and gatherings among families in Arcadia Monroe Ruston and Farmerville areas, including D. Stewart and Odie Singleton families, extended kin and friends attending events and dinners through May.
The community shows strong interest in building the pastor’s new home as site clearing and leveling near completion. Work on the foundation steps forward with the parsonage project advancing through the week.
A Saturday gathering saw workers, men from the church, and volunteers organizing upkeep in Farmereville. The pastor plans a field visit next week as the community thanks helpers and notes several members recovering at local hospitals.
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