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Newspaper
Ruston Leader
Location
Ruston, Louisiana, United States of America
Date
Sep 14, 1961
Page
2
Mrs. Calvin Simpson hosted Rhonda Joan Simpson for her 6th birthday with 12 children, decorations using 1 2 3s, cake iced by Aunt Dee Perritt, and favors of hats and candy. Relatives and friends from Arcadia and nearby areas attended, with many sharing visits and light chatter.
In Corinth the community shares joy as Eddie and Mrs. Thomas become proud parents of a baby girl born Monday morning weighing 6 pounds 4 ounces. The infant remains in a clinic in Bernice, Louisiana. The note also mentions school week start, Hico enrollment rising to 132, and ongoing prayers for the homeless and ill neighbors.
Mr and Mrs W J Tyree celebrated their Golden Wedding Anniversary on September 1 with an open house at 606 Chatham Avenue. They married in 1911 in Hico, have seven children Myrtle Elliott Oneida Musc ta Grady Chester Tyree Adenn Lamkin Beverly Dosen Murray Tyree and three others. Grandchildren and great grandchildren total: fourern and five respectively. Mrs Tyree, born in Alabama, known as Mama Tyree, is 69. Mr Tyree came from Anniston in 1909 and is 74, famed for syrup making and as chief host at reunions.
Major Jay Watts and kin from New Orleans spent the weekend with Mr and Mrs Wayne Waldir Woelnesdes. Dinners included guests from Shreveport Baton Rouge and Kentwood. Other locals hosting and visiting relatives, friends, and neighbors filled the community social schedule.
Elaine Allen reports on social visits around Monroe with Roy and Mrs. Murphy and friends traveling to Fullerton Shreveport and Rus ton. News includes Mrs. Boyd ill but improving and Bert Boyd heading to East Texas College to teach math, amid a reflection on school openings and parental relief.
Professor Robert C. Snyder delivered a two hour talk to a large American Legion gathering on Americanism and anti Communism. He warned individuals to act despite isolation and cited voices silenced in Congress by Communist influence. The event drew an unusually large crowd and was reported with emphasis on civic duty and vigilance.
Rosa Colvin, longtime Hilly Area church member, died September 2. Community members send condolences as they note her devotion and the loss felt by families in the area. Nearby visitors and church activities continue as fall plans begin.
In Culbertson families express relief as children return to school after a period of heavy rainfall and evacuations in south Louisiana and Texas. The community aided area refugees including the Frasier family and their relatives while others prepared for the school term and vacations ended.
In Mineral Springs Rev Ward occupied the pulpit Sunday night due to Rev Tillberry’s absence. Local residents and visitors include Mr and Mrs Roy Franklin and family of Straxbera Ma, Mr and Mrs Richard Franklin and baby from Ruston, plus several others visiting or assisting in community activities. Reports mention misread notes and unclear lines from the source.
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