Winners listed in Lincoln parish women’s fair divisions
Ona Blondin names winners in the Lincoln parish fair women division for Home Demonstration Club booths. Awards cover metal tooling leather and many crafts, with Mary Jo Truitt and Mrs. C. J. Farley among top finishers and a long list of ribbon recipients across numerous exhibits.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lincoln Parish
Ona Blondin
Blue Ribbon Group
Hica
Wesley Chapel
Antioch
Red Ribbons
Cooktown
Hica Sr. Fellowship
Oak Grove
Vienna
New Hope
Hilly
Center St
Burgessville
Greenville
Douglas
Dubach
Hays Station
Rocky Srpings
Riser
C. J. Farley
Mary Joe Truitt
C. F.farley
Mary Ann Neas
Mary Jo Truitt
Paul Echols
Cattle Judging Today at Lincoln Parish Fair
Rain showers and wind surround the Lincoln parish fair as crowds flock to exhibits and the midway. Judging continues under livestock sheds with sawdust keeping grounds dry while youngsters tend to animals. Donald Quick wins grand champion in junior market hog, Harlson Forbes reserve, with further judging set for dairy, beef, and sheep categories.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lincoln Parish
Donald Quick
Juni
Sogley
Poland
Harlson Forbes
M. J. Kava
Southside Holds Four Prayer Meetings for Revival
Southside Baptist Church schedules four prayer meetings this week to prepare for a revival. Each night from Wednesday to Saturday at 7 30 p m the meetings end with an inspirational address. Speakers include Rev Paul Morgan Rev A H Johnson Dr AS Newman and Rev Jesse Bryan. All members and neighbors are invited.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Southside Baptist Church
Paul Morgan
Sionary
A. H. Johnson
Emmanuel Baptist Church
AS. Newman
Ruston
Jesse Bryan
Choudrant First Church
Southside Church
J D Blondin Leads in National Junior Dairy Show
J D Blondin, a Ruston 4 H Club member, won second place with his Holstein cow Colantha Pontiac Curtiss Candy at the National Junior Dairy Show in Memphis Tennessee. He was one of two Louisianans to place second, with LSU extension noting 35 Louisiana 4 H and Future Farmers of America members exhibited cattle at the Mid South Fair dairy show.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
D. Blondin
Ruston
Memphis
Tenn
Blondin
Colantha Pontiac
E. W. Neasham
LSU Agricultural Extension Service
Louisiana 4-H Clubs
Future Farmers of America
Baton Rouge
Presbyterians From Ruston Attend Monroe Rally
A Ruston Presbyterian congregation plans a trip to Monroe for an evangelistic rally uniting about 25 area churches at First Presbyterian in Monroe. Speakers include Dr. Robert F. Jones from Fort Worth, Dr. Andrew Edington of Kerrville, and Dr. Ernest L. Stoffel of Charlotte.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ruston
Monroe Church
Robert Franklin Jones
First Presbyterian Church
Fort Worth
Tex
Andrew Edington
Kerrville, Tex
Ernest Lee Stoffel
Charlotte
North Carolina
W H DeFreese Funeral Rites Held in Ruston
W H DeFreese 82 retired Louisiana Tech worker died at Ruston Hospital after a short illness. Funeral services were Conducted at Kilpatrick chapel with Greenwood Presbyterian pastor presiding. Burial followed at Pine Grove cemetery. Survivors include wife three daughters one son two sisters three brothers eleven grandchildren and 15 great grandchildren.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. H. DeFreese
Louisiana Tech
Chautauqua Street
Ruston Hospital
Kilpatrick
Greenwood Presbyterian Church
Pine Grove
Kilpatrick Funeral Home
Ruston
J. S. Willis
Doyline
Lois Giles
Elaine Land
Bastrop
Leroy
May Mitchell
Sicily Island
Nevie Mitchell
Joe
Lonnie
Marvin
West Monroe
Linoln Fair Dairy Winners Dominate Competition
At the Lincoln fair J D Blondin and Ancie Smith led dairy divisions sweeping 4-H Jersey and Holstein classes. Blondin claimed grand champion Holstein and Jersey titles while Smith swept 4-H Jersey awards including grand senior and junior champion. Multiple winners named across junior and open shows with Blondin and Smith repeatedly atop listings.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lincoln Fair
J. D. Blondin
Ancie Smith
Cham
Linda Brewer
Scott Dowling
J. P D. Blondin
Halstein
Blondin
Jersey
Jimmy Quick
Jimmy Hanna
Robert Britt
Caroline Hunter
Charlotte Smith
Annette Smith
Ancle Smith
Jesey
Acti Dorsey
Jimi Hanna
An Smith
JJ Blondin
Coninie Smith
Jesse D. Blondin
Concert Series Opens With Marine Band at Tech
United States Marine Band opens the Louisiana Tech Concert Association season with two Oct 10 performances. Students pay 50 cents for the matinee at Memorial Gymnasium 2:15 PM, public 8:00 PM in Howard Auditorium. Lt Col Albert Schoepper will conduct and provide program notes. The band tours 15 southern states and was praised by the Daily Gazette for its varied program.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States Marine Band
Louisiana Tech Concert Assa
Memorial Gymnasium
Howard Auditorium
Concert Association
L.V.E. Irvine
LTCA
Albert Schoepper
Morris
Town
Tenn
The
Daily Gazette
Thig
Tegh
D Arbonne Lake to be held at eighty feet level
Armand Rabin of Farmerville told the Ruston Lions Club that D Arbonne Lake will be built to a controlled level of 80 feet and that about 4,000 acres will be cleared. He noted the dam and spillway foundation are completed and a new high level bridge will improve drainage while raising the highway level. He outlined plans for maintenance funding via one mill in Union parish and a half mill in Lincoln parish to generate about 26 000 annually.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lake D'Arbonne
Armand Rabin
Farmerville
D'Arbonne Lake
Louisiana
Rabun
Rantile Terral
William Smith
Dubach
Rabin
Ruston
D'arbonne
di Arbonne Lake
Loftin
Woodard
Delhi
Highway 15
Department of Public Works
Union Parish
Lincoln Parish
D‘arbonne Lake
Funeral Rites For Mrs Holloway At Mineral Springs Church
Mrs Holloway 87 died Friday at 5:15 p m at Route 3 Dubach after a lengthy illness. Born in Alabama she was a member of Mineral Springs Baptist Church. Funeral services were 3 p m Monday at Mineral Springs Baptist Church with Rev Robert Holloway officiating. Burial in Mineral Springs Cemetery Dubach. Kilpatrick Turner at Home Ruston in charge. Survivors include son Finis C Holloway Ruston three daughters Ella May Tinsley Shreveport Violet Howard Dubach and Wilver Crawford Simshoro two sisters Annie Orwell and Fannie Orwell Dubach 16 grandchildren and 12 great grandchildren.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alabama
Mineral 3 Springs Baptist
Mineral Springs Baptist Church
Robert Holloway
Mineral Springs
Dubach
Kilpatrick Tuner
Ruston
Finis C. Holloway
Ella May Tinsley
Shireveport
Violet Howard
Wilver Crawford
Simshoro
Annie Orwell
Fannie Orwell
Buses Carrying 534 Students Less Than Mile
Lincoln parish officials report 534 students live within a mile of the school and are bused, with 365 white and 169 Negro pupils. State asks for district figures. transportation within a mile isn’t funded. The board defends the policy as a safety measure on regular routes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lincoln Parish
Morelle Emmons
Emmons
Emmans
Hunters Use T L James Land for Forest and Game
The Austen Leader reports Don Burkholter promotes hunting on T. L. James Company lands in Louisiana. The piece highlights a 49 year lease on 92,000 acres, fast reforestation via direct seeding, and open access for quail hunters. It notes forests, lakes, and wildlife plots, plus land stewardship aims and public use across 135,000 acres.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
T. 1. James and Company
Don Burkholter
Argosy
Grig Greshant
Austen Leader
Den
Don
James Company
Louisiana
T. L. James
L. James Company
Burkhalter
Rapides Parish
Jaycees Urge Passage of Ruston School Bonds
The Ruston Junior Chamber of Commerce calls on qualified voting property owners to support a school bond issue for three new white elementary schools, a Negro elementary school, and additions to Rustin High School. The resolution urges civic clubs to join in advocating bond passage for needed district facilities.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ruston
Jaycees
Rustin High School
Two Fires Burn 31 Percent Parish Acres In Week
Two fires at opposite ends of Lincoln parish burned a total of 3 acres of timberland last week. Forester Frank Gibson cites two locations: two acres owned by Charlie Calvin at Mineral Springs and one and a half acres belonging to Miss Charlene Riser on Riser Road.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lincoln Parish
Frank Gibson
Charlie Calvin
Mineral Springs
Riser Road
Charlene Riser
Absentee Voting On Bond Election Scheduled This Fall
Absentee voting for an $1,800,000 school bond election starts and runs two weeks to October 19 in Lincoln Parish. The plan funds three new white schools a new one and additions at Ruston High School in School District No. 1. A separate $40,000 shop building bond for Choudrant High is on the same ballot with absentee voting open through the 9th.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
LL. Cy Ledbetter
Lincol Parish
Cerk of
Cour
Ruston High School
Ruston
Chuoudrant High School
Funeral Services Set for Mother of Tech Teacher Mrs McDow
The mother of Dr John J. McDow of Louisiana Tech faculty died at 5 PM Tuesday at her Covington Tennessee home. Funeral services are slated for 10 AM Thursday at Melay Funeral Home in Covington.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tech
R. S. McDow
John J. McDow
Louisiana Tech
Covington
Tenn
Melay Funeral
Coyington
Ledbetter Funeral Rites Held for Blanchard Ledbetter
Blanchard Ledbetter, 59, Ruston businessman and Ledbetter Sewing Machine Center owner, died early Tuesday at Ruston Hospital after a brief illness. Services were held Wednesday at Temple Baptist Church, with burial at Greenwood Cemetery, under Spears-Kimbell Funeral Home. Survivors include his wife, mother Mrs E Ledbetter, three sisters, and Mrs John Pavis.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Blanchard Ledbetter
Ruston
Ruston Hospital
Simshoro
Ledbetter
Temple Baptist Church
Temple Church
Ray
H. Johnson
Doug McGuire
Greenwood Cemetery
Spears-Kimbell Funeral Home
E. Ledbetter
Mary’ Lov
Edbetter
5. G. Hill
Mrg
John Pavis
Cation Valley
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W. V. Hogan
H.L. McKenzie
George Carroll
J. J. Young
Mary Ann Neal
A. H. Hanks
Ester King
Earvin Ryland
Frank Graves
Mark Davis
C. W. Enloe
Lucille Lea
Barvin
Ryland
Dorothy Jarmon
Pagamas
J. M. Britt
Herschel Colvin
C. C. Hunter
Stella Barmore
A. G. Speights
Saarekraut
Lima Beans
E. L. Blackwelder
Jeanett Blackwelder
Field Peas
M. V. Hogan
Southside
Dhe
South
W.H. DeFreese
Presbyterian Church
Anniston, Ala
Pion
Holstein
H Holstein
J.D. Blondin
Jorsey
Holloway
G Molloway
Piriday
Route 3
sDubach
State Board of Education
Emmions
Schuuyl
T.L. James
B. Ledbetter
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