Vacation trip and local social notes appear in ragged entry
The fragment lists families leaving Sunday for Rin's Mountain and visits in Homer. It mentions Mrs Rae Malone, a trip to a Baptist event, and various local residents including Mr and Mrs Hudson Avery, the Trathmellis, Doyle Brantley and Enloe family members.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
A.B. Ball
Hudson Avery
Rin’s Mountain
Déleney
Siater
Rae Malone
Homer
PhD
Henry Owers
A . Pensdergrass
George
Community note of thanks and family updates in Ruston
Mrs G H Thurmon Culbertson thanks friends for visits during illness at Ruston hospital. She credits doctors Hall and Marion Green and nurses, notes appreciation for ecards and flowers, prayers, and welcomes a quick return to health. Also mentions Annie Hiltott of Alexandria visiting, Fritz Borde and family from Germany delayed return, Curley Borde in U.S. Army in Germany, recent rain, and local visits from Monroe, Mineral Isley, Jamestown, and El Dorado relatives.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hall
Maryin Green
Mme
Ruston Hospital
Annie ‘Hiltott
Alexandria
Find
Ber
Frasier
Fritz Borde
Jon
Germany
Texa
Billie
Mack. Otwell
Monroe
Otwell Ively
Shreveport
Simimons
Sons
el Dorado
Ark
Bud Martin
V.G. Kelly
Jamestown
Rock
Corner Fort
Weekend Visitors Reported From Riser and Surrounding Areas
Riser residents and relatives spent the weekend visiting in Marshall Texas and with family in Baton Rouge Cleveland and Saline. Mr and Mrs Billy Nelson and children traveled to We Monroe to visit his parents. Mrs Wesley Carroll Venable visited Saline grandparents. Clay resident Mrs O P Willett visited her aunt. Roy Bryan and children went to Cleveland for a few days. Riser HDC ladies prepared a fair booth as part of a larger exhibit effort with nearby clubwomen joining in.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
L.h.adams
Marshall
Texas
Billy .Nelson
Monroe
J. W. Nelson
Wesley Carroll Venable
Saline
Dewey Williams
O. P. Willett
Clay
G. A Edmondson
Ben Jones
Baton Rouge
C. E. Causey
Roy Bryan
Cleveland
P. B. Stone
Riser Hdc
Shreveport Visitors and Neighborhood Socials
Shreveport visitors Friday include Miss Patsy Dilagers and others leaving for Memphis. Mrs A N Tatum and daughters Domia Gai and Teil plus Lyn spent Sunday in Life Book, Ark. Mrs Dewey Campbell hosted her Sunday School class Friday evening. Weekend guests included Mr and Mrs Leon Davis and family with Beulah Farley. Mrs Doyle Cobb hosted Eddie’s sixth birthday on Thursday. Charles Ray Murphy and daughter of Winnfield visited Mrs and Mrs Harry D Murphy for the weekend. Mr and Mrs Charlie James Doss of Port Arthur and Dallas were guests of the Doss and Green families. Mrs Webster Meggs and son Gary of El Dorado visited. Green plans stay in Port Arthur. Mrs Milton Hall of Monroe visited Mrs M T Hall on Tuesday afternoon.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Shreveport Vistors
Patsy Dilagers
Memphis
Tenn
A.n. Tatum
Domia Gai
Lyn
Life Book
Ark
Dewey Campbell
Leon Davis
Gon
Harvey
Shreveport
Hona
Beulah Farley
Doyle Cobb
Eddie
Charles Ray Murphy
Winnfield
Harry D. Murphy
Charlie James Doss
Port Arthur
Dallas
Texas
Johnny Doss
Chester Green
Webster Meggs
Gary
el Dorado
Green
Doss
Milton Hall
Monroe
M. ‘T. Hall
Noati
Slides Of Holy Land Shown At Bernice Church
Dr. Avery Lee pastor of First Baptist presented slides of scenes from the Holy Land at Shiloh Church in Bernice on Thursday evening September 24. He led a guided Middle East and Europe tour in summer and commented on his experiences as the slides played. Lee is an author and contributor to the Baptist Message.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Holy Land
Bernice Church
Lee
G.avery Lee
First Baptist Church
Shiloh Church
Bernice
Birth of Barbara Lynn Mannings in Shreveport
Vienna notes the birth of Barbara Lynn Mannings, daughter of Gene Ball and Frank Manning, born in Shreveport last Tuesday. The family includes Nell Ball and others in Vienna, with this being the couple’s first daughter and second child.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Barbara Lynn Mannings
Nell. Ball
Shreveport
Gene Ball
Vienna
Frank Manning
Ruston
Jim Barker
Tallulah
Nannie Watts
A.D. Lyon Sr
Eliott Nelson
W. M. Elkins
Dorado
Moh
Elkins
J.D. Sandige
Longview
Tex
Tlis
Mary
Durden
J. E. Wheeles
Ball
Girl Scouts Sell Historical Ruston Booklets Project
Mrs Stella Garrison announces that 17 Ruston Girl Scout Council troops will sell a limited 70 page historical booklet from the 75th anniversary period. The volume, titled American Frontiers, traces Ruston’s beginnings and growth with factual and pictorial content, issued during the Diamond Jubilee period.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Stella Garrison
Ruston Girl Scout Council
Ruston
Garrison
Ruston’ Girl Scouts
Miss Maude McAllister Dies in Monroe Rites Here Tuesday
Miss Maude McAllister aged about 38 died in Monroe after a lingering illness. She was the daughter of the late Mr and Mrs J K McAllister and the last of her family. Funeral services were held Tuesday at 10:30 a m in the Darby Speers Kinnell Chapel with Rev James Lipscoulb officiating. Burial followed in Greenwood Cemetery. Miss McAllister began work on The Ruston Leader as a young girl learning to set type and write stories. She served as society editor for about twenty years and contributed to news after retirement under the pen name Kerry Kyle.
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Hter
Ryyars
Darby-Speata-Kinnell Chapel
James Lipscoulb
Jing
Greenwood Cemetery
Miss Maude
Ruston
Kerry Kyle
Louisiana
Fifth Battalion Reunion To Bring 200 Buddies From Wide Areas
The Fifth Battalion reunion of the old 114th Signal Battalion Detachment 9 10 and Bh will be held with about 200 buddies and wives attending. Organizer Frank Worrell notes attendees will travel from Maine to California. The battalion originated at Camp Beauregard and initially included men from Arkansas Louisiana and Mississippi but later expanded to 500 with recruits from nearly every state. Ruston members include Robert Mount Claude Nelson Lou Staples Ernest Johnson and Frank Worrell.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Benny Hote
Alexandria
Ruston
Robert Mount
Claude Nelson
Lou Staples
Ernest Johnson
Frank Worrell
Higgs elected proxy geology group president 1959 60
William Higgs of Louisiana Tech has been elected president of the southeast Section of the National Association of Geology Teachers for 1959–60 and appointed to the 1960 national nominating committee. The annual meeting will be in Lexington Kentucky in spring 1960 with emphasis on strengthening basic science requirements in geology.
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William ‘R. Higgs
Louisiana Tech
National
Assocltion of Geology
Association
Lexington
Quitman Man Dies Sunday Rites Tuesday
Sherwood E. Adcock, 59, of Quitman died Sunday after a brief illness. Services were 4:00 p m Tuesday at Antioch Church near Quitman with Rev. Joe Pace officiating. Interment in church cemetery under Edmonds Funeral Home of Jonesboro. Survivors include widow Cornelia Adcock of Quitman, a son Billy Joe Adcock of Shreveport, two daughters Ray Walsworth and Faye Stevenson, both of Quitman, four sisters, two brothers, and other relatives.
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Sherwood EE
Adcock
Uitman
Hodge
Loveime
Antioch
Quitman
Joe Pace
Church Cemetery
Edmonds Funeral Home
Jonesboro
Cornelia. Adcock
Billy Joe Adcock
Shreveport
Johnny Perritt Returns Home From Mayo Clinic
Johnny Perritt Sr. returns home from Mayo Clinic in Rochester Minnesota recovering from leg surgery. He watches Ruston Bearcats game against Homer and relishes being back in town with friends. Jubilee sales fund Girl Scouts mainly to supplement trip funds. booklets sold via Girl Scout Center and local orders.
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Johnny Perritt Sr
Mayo Cunic
Rochester
Minn
Jist
Joun Dr
Ruston Bearcats
Homer
Mr. Perritt
Asi
Af Hly
Rena Andrews 86 Dies After Long Illness
Rena Andrews 86 died Sunday in a hospital after a long illness. She was a member of the Hilly Methodist Church and a World War I widow. Funeral services at Kilpatrick Funeral Home Chapel Tuesday with Rev. Worty Means presiding. Interment in Providence Cemetery under Kilpatrick Funeral Home direction. Survivors include three daughters and five sons, 13 grandchildren and great grandchildren. The body will lie in state at the funeral home until time of services.
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Rena Andrews
Andrews
Kilpatrick Funeral Home
Aim
Worty Means ‘Otfieldling
Providence Cemetery
Kilpatrick
Masons Confer Special Degrees Thursday Night
Masons announce a special communication at Ruston Lodge No 106 F and ALM on Thursday evening October 8 at 7 p.m. to confer the Entered Apprentice and Fellow Craft degrees. A chicken spaghetti supper will be served between degrees.
Choudrant Baptist Church Homecoming Sunday Plans
Choudrant Baptist Church will observe Homecoming Sunday with Revovenit E. Heya as speaker at 11 a.m. morning services. Following the services, dinner will be served to all friends of the church in the dining hall.
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Choudrant Baptist Church
Martha Leen Rites Held at Mt Zion Church
Martha C. Leen Lamkin died recently after a long illness. Funeral services were held Friday at Zion Church with burial at Mt Zion. She is survived by Hinton of Vernon, Clarence and Johnny Lamkin, and several great grandchildren.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Martha Cornelia Lamkin
Yen
Ale
Zion
Mt. Zior
Hinton
Vernoty
Clarence
Johnny Lamit
Forest Fire Destroys Six Acres In Parish
Forest fire in Linedin Parish destroys six acres in the northwest corner. Ranger Frathbsbri notes the loss and that efforts to control it continue as water supplies run low. He urges hunters to be cautious as fire risk remains high this month.
Jimmy Davis Opens Campaign In Monroe Wednesday
Former Governor Jimmy Davis formally opened his campaign headquarters for the Fifth District in Monroe on Wednesday October 7 at 7 p.m. Lincoln Parish campaign chair J C Howard announced that Davis and his ticket will be in the district again soon for a Ruston speaking engagement.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jimmy Davis
Monroe
Francis
J.C. “Howard
Lincoln Parish
Ruston
Simsboro Levies Special Taxes and Grants
A garbled OCR item notes Simsboro issuing special taxes and grants or franchise. The fragment mentions a rider and references local taxation actions, with unclear surrounding context and names.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Simsboro
Francise
Girl Scout Troop 40 Meets at House on October 1
Girl Scout Troop 40 gathered at the Girl Scout House on October 1. Peggy Géxon served refreshments and led a day of badge planning. They chose the bicycle badge first and discussed Jubilee booklets to raise troop funds, planning to sell them at the fair for 75 cents each. After outdoor games, those present included Page Gerow, Jerry Sears, Pat Tait, Ant Hogan, Méidejiné King, Virginia Mays, Susan Lowe, Jan Aycock, Patricia Rives, Cheryl Smith, Marion Kendall, Darien Méiinute, and Serbo Ann Hogan.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Peggy Géxon
Hodfass
Page Gerow
Jerry Sears
Pat Tait
Ant Hogan
Méidejiné ‘ King
Virginia Mays
Susan Lowe
Jan Aycock
Patricia Rives
Cheryl Smith
Marion Kendall
Darien Méiinute
Serbo
Ann Hogan
Dubach Post Office Seeks Substitute Clerk Carrier
The U S Civil Service Commission announces examinations for substitute clerk carrier at $2.00 per hour for Dubach Louisiana. Applications and details available at the post office or from the regional director of the eighth U S Civil Service Region in Dallas Texas.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
U. S. Civil Service Commissions
Dubach, Lousiana
U. S. Civil Service Region
Commerce Street
Dallas
Texas
Notable Family Shares Long Life With Ruston Kin
An elderly Ruston resident, surrounded by grandchildren and many relatives, celebrated a long life with a large family gathering. Attendees included Mrs Lee Audrey, Mrs Peadte, and several others as distant kin joined in the remembrance and recognition of the elder’s extended family ties.
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Bialoele
Sis
Tol Mus
Lee Audrey
Foster
Peadte Waarin Ian
Irs
Ruston
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Girl Scout News
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