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Newspaper
Ruston Leader
Location
Ruston, Louisiana, United States of America
Date
May 22, 1958
Page
2
A damaged OCR fragment lists names and events from a Saturday gathering. Mentions Mr. and Mrs., families and neighbors, with several unreadable items and scattered personal names such as Ronald, Johnny, Randy, and Leesa.
An elderly couple hosted a family birthday event with relatives in attendance. Several soaps and toys were given as presents to young guests while others helped with the cleanup and organizing of the gathering. The report notes a fishing incident near the Ouachita River and mentions a resident returning from Germany.
Three Vienna residents were hospitalized in Ruston after a Sunday auto crash on U S 167 two miles north of Ruston. Mrs Evelyn Bracken suffered a broken collarbone, Gerry Bracken a broken right forearm, and Richard Bracken a mild concussion. The car went off the road, overturned, and struck a utility pole at about 2 55 p m.
Anne Virginia Thurmen, 16, a Ruston High sophomore and Arcadia resident, died from injuries after an automobile crash Friday night. She was daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Newton Thurmen and a member of several school clubs. Funeral services were held Monday at Trinity Methodist with Rev. Jolly P Harper. burial in Greenwood Cemetery under Kilpatrick Funeral Home. Jerry Chambers survived with minor injuries. driver of the first car fled the scene. Surviving family includes sister Janet Marie and paternal grandparents Mr. and Mrs. Walter Thurmen.
In Ruston the You Auto Buy celebration moves forward as about 290 people turn in two dollar bills and dozens of local merchants issue payrolls and wages. The event runs through May 31 with car dealers’ promotions downtown next to the park and a nightly drawing for a $200 government bond. Participants must register at any showroom during the period.
Fragmentary OCR indicates a social column mention of Ed McFadden visiting friends and a Sunday dinner with Mr and Mrs J Ruston. The text also notes Mr and Mrs L Brewster motoring to New Orleans last week and purchasing a new O Neal beer in the home Watpale.
A local program featured a college cast performing a blend of modern musical monologue and traditional opera scenes. Reviewers praised the music and some performances, noting strong rendering by Mollie Teffean and Harry Thompson in Rigoletto, with others delivering solid turns in Madame Butterfly and The Masked Ball.
Jimmiy Broughton, Katherine Brown, Jerry Lynn Colvin, Priscilla Colvin, Thomas Colvin, Priscilla Ann Davis, Charles Fuller, Don Gay, Maxwell Green, Mary Alice Creen, Melvin Green, Robert Maycden, Gen Tory, Earnestine Hunt, Terry Knowles, Chester Miller, Nancy Owen, and Dean Tubbs listed as graduates. Charles Fuller, son of Mar, is Valedictorian. Jimmy Tivoughton is Salulatorian. Other graduates include Prisil all Calvin, Mary Alice Green, Dean Tubbs, and Johnny Tiridgis.
A note from Ug C of C explains a plan to merge offices as an economy move. The decision follows a high workload in each office and aims to streamline operations, with the FIA division consolidating remaining offices after an inquiry.
Congressman Overton Brooks reports a transfer of a Prisoner of War camp site west of the town to the State Department of Hospitals under a ten year deed dated May 22, 1997. The deed has expired and HEW states the land is not state property. A national emergency recapture clause remains. Legislators from neighboring parishes visited the site and may push a bill to place disposal under a state commission for best use.
Students who plan to work this vacation should obtain their social security cards now and have them ready when they start. J Doud Brooks, social security district manager in Monroe, urges applying at the post office or local social security office if lacking a card, and obtaining duplicates if lost. The move ensures proper wage reporting and benefits.
Scouts from NW District participated in a Council Circus event at Lincoln and Monroe with Troops 47 and 49 sponsored by churches and civic groups. The gathering included Pack entries under neighborhood leaders, the event showcased annual displays, tests, and leadership activities across multiple denominations and a youth committee.
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