Eisenhower Nixon Carry Louisiana Parish Victory In Parish
Latest Louisiana returns show Eisenhower leading with 303,166 votes to Stevenson's 234,441 as 1,923 of 2,040 precincts report. Lincoln Parish totals favor Republicans. constitutional questions and minor races reveal mixed results. Democrats gain control of the House and Senate, while Oregon's Morse victory shifts balance in the Senate.
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Nixon
Louisiana Parish
Magen Miles
Louisiana
United Press
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Telea
East Feliciana Parish
O'S
Lincoln Parish
Eisenhowit Nixon
Stevennel “Lefauver
Gote
Sharp
Lsted
Leslie C. Ledbetter
Hopewell
Douglas
Wisenhower
Stevenson
Mikvale
Misenhower
Pepuay
Branklin J. Roosevelt
Washington
Hefeal
Chicago
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Weeah
Senate
Wayne Morse
Isenhower
Oregon
Douglas McKay
Elbie
Clifton Youngs
Seni Kerle Clements
Kentucky
Thurston Morton
Francis Case
South Dakota
Kenneth Holum
Lincoln Parish Cotton Crop Up 106 Bales Oct 1
Lincoln Parish's 1956 cotton crop totaled 374,044 bales as of October 1, a gain of 117,981 bales from earlier estimates. In the same period, St. Landry Parish led parish production with 42,941 bales, up 13,975 bales from last year, while ginning continues.
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Lincoln Parish
Louisiana
St. Landry Parish
Choudrant Riding Club Plans Sunday Barbecue Fundraiser
The Choudrant Saddie Club will stage a Sunday barbecue to raise funds for a new 11 arena. The event will be at the proposed arena site east of Choudrant on Highway 80, serving begins at 12 noon. Plates cost 1 for adults and 50 cents for children, with drinks and candy available. Riding clubs from the area are invited to bring horses for afternoon contests.
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Choudrant Riding Club
Rodeo Fund
Choudrant
Lincoln Parish to Hold Special Road Tax Election Dec 11
Lincoln Parish Police Jury announces a special election on Tuesday December 11 to renew the old five mill road tax and approve a new five mill tax to fund hard surfacing of parish roads. Polls open at 7 a.m. and close at 7 p.m. Officials list polling places and officers for wards across Ruston Ruston area and surrounding communities. The tax would raise about $80 000 yearly for ten years starting 1951 to 1960 with rates adjusted inside and outside the city.
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Lincoln Parish
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Paul M. Davidson
J. T. Buckner
Ruston to Host Giant Balloon Parade Feature
A November 30 Christmas Parade in Ruston will showcase giant Jean Gros Balloon creations. The Retail Merchants Association and Ruston Junior Chamber of Commerce sponsor, with Boy Scouts pulling balloons and Santa arriving by plane at noon. Old Sam will hand out candy 12:30 to 1:30, then parade proceeds downtown.
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Ruston
Jean Gros
Retail Merchants Association
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North Pole
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Runton
Porky the By
Mimner
Monkey
Annual 4 H Club Picnic At RHS Saturday
Tit Nelson of United Gas Pipe Line Company will speak at the annual parishwide 4 H Club picnic to be held Saturday November 10 at Ruston High School. All 4 H Club members parents Demonstration Club members and families are invited bringing a covered dish if weather permits. Program begins 9:00 a.m. and will be called to order by Rabat Reader, Lincoln Executive Council president, at 10 a.m. Lunch at 11:30. The program will be presented by 4 H Club members with Home Demonstration Club assistance.
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Ruth Ropgers
D. M. Grigg
Choudrant High School
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Aswell
Howard Dugdale
L. L .Halstead
Brewster's
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D. D. McGee
R. A. Davidson
Hico High School
Dennis Owen
Douglas Barnett
O. O. Fowler
S. J. Williams
Home Demonstration Club House
Vienna
Lamar Colvin
B. C. McKee
W. F. Delony
Charles P. Fraajer
RHS
Tit Nelson
United Gas Pipe Line Company
Ruston High School
Tome
Tepistralion
Rabat Reader
Lincoln Neish Executive Council
Laineh
Highway Crash Sends Five to Hospital in Ruston Area
A series of three crashes within 24 hours near Ruston left five injured and caused extensive damage. Investigations report a Sunday collision at Farmersville Highway and Woods Chapel Road injuring multiple people, plus a truck rollover and a jackknifed butane tanker that blocked the road for hours. Police estimate vehicle damage around seven hundred dollars on one wreck.
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Spaningbroale
Shreveport
Erson
Piviterville U Highway
Woods Chapel Road
Ruston
Vienderson
Farmervilla
Rhinehart
Macy
Edith
Rinehart
Farmersville Highway
Douglas Road
Farmerville Highway
Bobby Joe Brogar
Dumas
Ark
Voight
Avfield
RHS Band Boosters Launch Christmas Fruit Cake Sale
The Ruston High School Band Boosters meet at 7:20 PM in the school auditorium to launch a sale of Manor Texas fruit cakes. The sale aims to raise funds to support a band trip, and all band parents are urged to attend.
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RHS
Ruston High School
Manor Texas
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