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Newspaper
Ruston Leader
Location
Ruston, Louisiana, United States of America
Date
Oct 26, 1961
Page
2
The Louisiana business index charts a mixed, cautious outlook with petroleum, department store sales, employment, freight carloads and other factors shaping an overall trend. Dr. Francis Boyer notes the index is not infallible and weights vary with sector shifts.
Marine Lance Cpl. Billy E. Smelley, son of Mr. and Mrs. W. H. Smelley of Quitman Louisiana, completed an Atomic Biological and Chemical Defense course on September 29 at the First Marine Division Schools Center Camp Pendleton California. The four week program covered detection and identification of chemical agents, biological warfare decontamination, and defensive measures against blast heat and radiation.
A regional guide offers safe practices for Halloween including nonflammable makeup and soft rubber props, age grouping, and adult supervision. It also suggests neighborhood community parties with shared punch and doughnuts and clearing floors for safe indoor activities.
A noisy convoluted sotry argues about United Nations actions in Katanga and anti communism. The piece criticizes U.N. intervention as imperial, claims Western free enterprise support among Africans, and questions funding and motives behind responses to Katanga and Cuba. It references Kennerly administration stance, Russian involvement, and U.N. neutrality versus Western interests. The summary reflects a strong editorial voice with many named places and entities.
A seemingly garbled report notes a scholarship award by the Monroe Deanery Council. It references Miss AT renue Coeten Sela Fitalap and various distorted names and terms, with unclear dates or places. The text appears as OCR noise, offering few decipherable facts beyond the awarding entity.
Fragmented report lists Quitman High events and defense programs on Tuesday and Thursday. It references basketball, clubs, and various individuals tied to Quitman scenes, with unclear details and several garbled names.
A city court session Monday handed fines to sixteen individuals for disturbing the peace and related infractions. Fines ranged from 15 to 45 dollars with costs in several cases. Some defendants also faced license or vehicle operation penalties and suspensions pending good behavior.
Building permits valued at 1 751 746 dollars were issued in September. The report lists construction activity across residential and commercial projects including repairs and improvements, with detailed figures by project type and location.
Fragmented OCR text appears to report a political event involving Senator Ellender and a vacancy context. Key entities include Senator Ellender and possible references to places and dates, but the text is garbled with no clear date, location, or outcome to confirm. The readable portions suggest a political debate or session with mentions of a public figure and parliamentary actions.
Mercint Mes. Rey Murphy spent the weekend in Lake Charles visiting their daughter and family. Mrs vel Mays and Mrs. rank Gibson are staying with their daughter Mrs. Johnoy Turner at West Manvov helping with granddaughter Gown who is ill. Visiting Sunday were Mr. and Mrs. Ganeh Thrasher and Brenda, Mr. and Mes Bert Skains and Douglas, Mr. and Mrs. Tom Thrasher and Mrs. Fanny Thrasher, all of W. Monie. Mrs. B. MacNabb and Mrs. Connie Sanderson of Plea sum Grove visited in the afternoon. Mr. and Mrs. Bob Eldridge of Fonwna visited her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Leotl Pesnetl.
Airman Maxwell of San Diego served aboard the USS Bennington during Sea Shell operations off the West Coast. The article notes joint Canadian American actions with 150 ships, submarines, and aircraft, and touches on public works funding views by Senator Islender and the National Rivers and Harbors Congress.
The column lists numerous weekend visits by residents to relatives in Ruston and surrounding areas including the Laird, Broussard, Gibson, Speights, Boyd, Murphy, and Garrett households. A separate note from New York reports a shift toward smaller families with married women ages 20-24 expected to bear 3.1 children in 1968, down from 2.8 in 1960.
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