Lincoln Parish starts 1960 61 with 5859 students
Three thousand one hundred thirty seven white students began the term as Lincoln parish schools open for 1960 61. Total enrollment reached 5859 with Negro students at 2722 and white at 3137. Ruston High School led white totals with 610, while Lincoln Elementary had the most Negro pupils at 645. classes start with a half day today and full time tomorrow.
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Lincoln Parish
Neera
Morelle Emmons
Grambling
Emmons
Ruston High School
Ruston Elementary
Dubach
Eastland
Hillcrest
Simsboro
Choudrant
A.E. Phillips
Lincoln Elementary
Lincoln High
Grambling Elementary
Fellowship
Grambling High
Hopewell
Liberty Hill
Saint's’ Rest
Pleasant Grove
Greenwood
Sparky Foster Named Dean's Aide at Tech
E. S. Sparky Foster formerly of Jonesboro has been named assistant to the dean of men at Louisiana Tech, a new post. He began duties after a career with the Boy Scouts, teaching math and coaching in Weston and Jonesboro Hodge, and is married to Gwen McDonald with a son Dennis.
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Sparky Foster
Dean
Tech
E. S
Sparky) Foster
Jonesboro
Louisiana Tech
Foster
Boy, Scouts of the Ouachita Council
Weston High School
Jonesboro-Hodge
Gwen McDonald
Dennis
Ruston Named as CD Project Site in Operation 100
Ruston is named among eight Louisiana cities chosen for the first phase of Operation 100 a five state civil defense drive. Brig Gen Francis A Woolfley says the effort aims to show residents how to protect themselves from nuclear hazards and to build and display demonstration fallout shelters.
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Ruston
Louisiana
Francis A. Woolfley
Arkansas
Oklahoma
Texas
New Mexicao
Region No. 2
U. S
Office of Civil and Defense Mobilization
Denton
Gen. Woolfley
Civil Defense
Owen Payne, Jr
Tom Brett
James H. Garner
Adair Gosset
New Mexico
Lincoln Parish foresters eye timber and hunting benefits
Lincoln Parish Forestry Advisory Committee reviews timber potential and hunting fishing possibilities. They note 1.25 million spent annually by residents on hunting trips, timber and pulp sales at 813000, and advise stock improvements on up to 75000 acres. Ford Fallin cites hardwood act availability.
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Lincoln Parish
T. C. Kirby
Leroy Skinner
W. B. Walker
M. A. Woodard
W. H. Smith
Burl Davis
Ernest Shaw
Frank Gibson
Ford Fallin
Don Spencer
Premium List Released For Lincoln Fair
The Lincoln parish fair premium list for October 3 to 7 has been printed and can be picked up at the County Agent's office in the Lincoln parish courthouse. President T. B. Raley announced the release, with categories including Cattle Swine Sheep Preserves Jelly Jams Pickles Relishes Fruit Juice Handicraft Art Flowers Home Improvement. A talent show and a junior auction show are set for October 6 during the event.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lincoln Parish
T. B. Raley
Lincoln Parish Safe On Holiday Observes Labor Day Weekend
Lincoln Parish reported a safe Labor Day weekend with only minor incidents. Two Friday afternoon fender scrapes were the total accidents in Ruston, and no injuries occurred statewide. UPIs tally 405 traffic deaths nationwide, 588 overall with 102 drownings and 83 other fatalities.
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Lincoln Parish
Ruston
Milannf Dusman Dalian A
United Press International
California
Texas
Pennsylvania
New York
Kentucky
Ben Bogard Named Member of Committee
Ben T. Bogard, dean of the School of Engineering at Louisiana Tech, was named a representative from the National Council of State Boards of Engineering Examiners to the Engineers' Council for Professional Development. He succeeds Stanley G. Palmer as the council maintains standards and accredits engineering curricula nationwide.
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Ben Bogard
Ben T. Bogard
School of Engineering
Louisiana Tech
Engineers’ Council
National Council of State Boards of Engineering Examiners
The
ECPD
American Society of Civil Engineers
American Institute of Mining, Meteorology and Petroleum Engineers
American Society of Mechanical Engineers
American Institute of Electrical Engineers
Engineering Institute of Canada
American Society of Engineering Education
American Institute of Chemical Engineers
Dean Bogard
Stanley G. Palmer
Rites Held For Rene Hancock In Fatal Motorbike Crash
Funeral services were held for Rene Morgan Hancock 19 of Mineral Springs at Rock Corner Baptist Church after a Friday motorcycle auto crash seven and a half miles south of Farmerville. State Trooper A C Buckley said Hancock pulled from a service station into the path of a northbound car driven by Johnny Atkins of Ruston. Atkins braked and skidded 51 feet, the car continuing 66 feet after impact. Hancock was thrown onto the car hood, then fell as Atkins skidded 30 feet. Atkins was alone in the car. Hancock died at Ruston Hospital at 11:15 p m.
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Rock Corner Baptist Church
Rene Morgan Hancock
Mineral Springs
Farmerville
Hanculck
Louisiana 33
Louisiana 151
Lincoln Parish
Johnny Atkins
Ruston
Ruston Hospital
A. C. Buckley
State Police
Skinenck
Atkins
Hancock
Lincoln Parish truck crops gross over 120000 annually
Lincoln Parish Crops Advisory Committee with LSU agents estimates the value of local truck crops including greens, okra, squash, watermelons and cantaloupes at more than 120000 per year. They identified needs for guidance on insecticide regulations, weed control, pasture grasses, economic fertilization and improved cantaloupe potential as cash income, plus review of cotton issues and fertilizer usage.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lincoln Parish
Food and Drug Administration
Tech Requires Registration Of All Cars
Louisiana Tech faculty and staff are notified to re register their automobiles with the campus safety director in the dean of new's office. Lewis, director of safety, says there will be no cost for a working permit for cars now re registered at the college.
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Louisiana Tech
New
Lewis
Funeral Held For Ex Governor Earl Long In Baton Rouge
Funeral services were held at 2 p m in the Baton Rouge First Baptist church for ex governor Earl Long who died of a heart attack in an Alexandria hospital He will be buried in Winnfield Long was a colorful and rambunctious figure and his death comes after a long political life Governor Davis offered to have Long body lie in state in the State Capitol rotunda in Baton Rouge U S Representative Harold B McSween expressed shock and sympathy for Long and noted their political rivalry in the eighth district race lasting through July and August
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Baton Rouge First Baptist Church
Earl Long
Ole Earl Long
Long
Winnfield
Ole Earl
Alexandria
Earl Kemp Long
Tig
Baton Rouge
Jimmie Davis
Tarl K. Long
Capitol
Davis
Long Hard
U.S
Harold B. McSween
Karl Long
McSween
Sncwmonent
Andy
Red River Laymen Set Big Red River Camp Alabama Session
Tyler lawyer Willion Richardson and John A. Richardson of Shreveport are named as key lay speakers for the Red River Laymen's Association meeting at Camp Alabama near Sibley on Saturday September 10 1960. Registration starts at 9 a.m. with dinner at noon hosted by Alabama Presbyterian Church. About 45 local Presbyterian men plan to attend.
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Willion Richardson
Tyler
Texas
Citizens First National Bank of
Tyler Chamber of Commerce
United States Navy
Tyler Rotary Club
River Laymen's Association
Camp Alabama
Sibley
John A. Richardson
Shreveport
Caddo Parish
Louisiana
Alabama Presbyterian Church
S. E
Me‘Fadech
Funeral services for Norman Martin 43 in Chatham Road
Coroner J. J. Bennett ruled Norman Martin died in a bathtub after an epileptic seizure while washing clothes. Funeral services are at St. Peter Baptist Church with Rev. G. B. Dunn officiating. Burial at St. Peter cemetery with King Funeral Home in charge. He leaves three sisters, two brothers, and 15 grandchildren.
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Norman Martin
Chatham Road
J. J. Bennett
St. Peter Baptist Church
G. B. Dunn
St. Peter Cemetery
King Funeral Home
Tickets On Sale For Minden Ruston Football Game
Reserved seats and general admission tickets for the Minden Ruston football game go on sale at Stegall's Ruston Pharmacy. The game is set for Friday night at 8 p.m. in Ruston.
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Minden-Ruston
Stegall
Ruston
Mrs. Moncrief Funeral Rites Are Conducted
Mrs J W Moncrief Sr 85 died at home in Ruston after a lengthily illness Funeral services were conducted Monday at 10 am from Kilpatricks Chapel with Rev Douglas McGuire officiating Interment was in Greenwood Cemetery near Ruston Survivors include seven daughters Irene Moncrief Spring Hill Mya Ester Hodgepeth Ruston Mrs Bert Webster Mansfield Sally Beasley Ruston Mildred Moncrief Baton Rouge Katherine Adams Tipoxi Miss two sons N L Monertef Tallulah J W Monertef Bastrop 20 grandchildren and six great grandchildren
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Kilpatrick
Douglas McGuire
Greenwood Cemetery
Ruston
Irene Moncrief
Spring Hill
Mya
Ester Hodgepeth
Bert Webster
Mansfield
Sally Beasley
Mildrecdt Moncrief
Baton Rouge
Virginia Anderson
Longbeach
Katherine Adams
N. L. Monertef
Tallulah
J. W
Two From Tech Instruct Course At Texas U
Dr M A Nobles and two instructors at Texas University lead a two week advanced course for 207 engineers from Texas Oklahoma and Venezuela on computer ethnology applied to petroleum engineering. The program runs through September 14 under College of Engineering and Extension Division with credit offered.
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Tech
Texas U
M. A. Nobles
Funderburk
Louisiana l Polytechnic Institute
Tex
Oklahoma
Venezuela
West
Univers.ty
Texas
College of Engineering and Extension
Institute For Advanced
VFW Meetings Resume On Thursday At Post 3615
Commander Thomas C. Lewis of Parnell-Burt Post 3615 announced the Veterans of Foreign Wars will hold its first meeting since the number update. The session begins at 7:30 p.m. at the VFW Home and will decide whether to continue the fair oath at the Fair Grounds, a matter previously discussed.
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VFW
Thomas C. Lewis
Parnell-Burt Post
Veterans of Foreign Wave
VEW
Lowla
Fair Grounds
Te Sia
J L Hood Dies of Injuries From Auto Crash Near Ruston
J L Hood 64 lumberman and grocer of Lincoln parish died at Ruston hospital after a car skid on White Lightning road near Ruston on August 22 severing his spinal cord. Funeral at St Rest Baptist church Dubach with Rev A T Johnson and Rev Bolby Franklin officiating. Survivors include his widow Katie Lavelle Trene Fallin Homer Woodard Dan Love two brothers and nine grandchildren.
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Ruston
J. L. Hood
Salem Church
Hood
White Lightning
St.Rest Baptist Church
Dubyel
A. T. Johnson
Bolby Franklin
Barlal
St. Rest Cemetery
Spears Kiovbell
Katie
Dubach
Lavelle
Trene Fallin
Homer Woodard
Dan Love
D. B. Hood
A. R. Hoood
Arcadia
Grace Church Ladies Selling Crinium Lilies
Grace Methodist WSCS group offers Ellen Bousanquet wine colored and Louis Bousanquet pink crinium lilies this fall to fund an aisle carpet. Nip priced at 1.00 for blooming sizes and 25 cents for smaller, orders through Mrs. Barnwell or WSCS members.
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Grace Methodist Church
WSCS
J. H. Barnwell
Funice
Miss Atlanta
Ellen Bousanquet
Louis Bousanquet
Barnwell
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K. Long
Runton
Eighth Congressional District
Democratic Committee
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Thave
Baan
Lasdor
Bernard Cheudoir
Bogalusa
Hammond
Opelousas
New Iberia
Natchitoches
Coushatta
Monroe
Lincoln
Lincoln Fair
Agriculture Extension
Louisiana State University
George Carroll
N. L. Moncrief
Forest Banks
S. W. Leachman
Lamare Colvin
Frank Graves
Baton Rouse
Will. Mann
Richardson
Red River
Presbytery
Minden
Mrs. Moncrief
J. W. Moncrief Sr
J. W Hougt
Spears-Kim-bell Funeral Home
Hood Lumber
Grace Church
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