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Newspaper
Ruston Leader
Location
Ruston, Louisiana, United States of America
Date
Sep 16, 1931
Page
6
Local residents host guests from Washington D C Shreveport Ruston and nearby towns. A league social at the school, a community club meeting, and plans to aid Bruce Price at Veterans Hospital are reported. Teachers Miss Verste Russell and Miss Mildred Saint return to posts. many travel between Simsboro Nobles and McCamey Texas for visits and teaching.
Local notes report Mrs D M Wilshire returning to Texas and many guests visiting area families from Jonesboro Monroe and Winnfield. Names include Harold Ross Barnard Bud Head Wardman Kavanaugh Miss Mattye Edna Hinton Misses Loree and Vera Wintree and families from Marshall Castor and Castor. Visitors also travel to schools and attend services while a local resident recovers from a serious operation.
Hilly Misses Mildred and Myrtis Saint return to Antioch and Greenville for another year as teachers. Mr. and Mrs. G. F. Alexander and daughter Lois were Sunday guests of Mr. and Mrs. R. S. Lar ance Jr. and Mrs. Louie Barnette visited Frances Wilks. Mina Larance leaves for Sibley to teach. A. B. Larance made a business trip to Baton Rouge. W. A. Larance hosts guests including Lane Colvin of Dunehach.
Douglas residents host family visits and guests over the weekend. Several households report relatives traveling to nearby towns, with teaching starts and hospital visits noted. Sarah Leachman plans to enter O. P. HS, Monroe excursion mentioned.
Pleasant Hill residents hosted relatives and friends during a busy weekend. Mrs. George Simpson stayed with sister Mrs. George Barton in Winnfield, while Miss Myra Stephens visited Miss Ollie Vee Gilbson in Ruston. Other gatherings included Mr. and Mrs. R. B. Taylor and children from Farmerville with Mr. and Mrs. George Carroll, and a trip for Mrs. Pruitt to a Shreveport hospital.
Miss Bertha Eaves honored at a Simsboro gathering hosted by Mrs. A. Brooks. Three tables of bridge were played with fall flowers and gifts piled on the honoree’s table. A plate luncheon followed as guests named include Eva Houston Gladys Best Ina Kelley Mary Madden Ively Smith Emma Dring Sunshine Mel Kinney Margaret Burt Zoulena Barnett and Mrs Claude Ford.
The Community Club met Friday night September 11 with co chairs Spart McGlau titin and Louise Trustell leading discussion. Members welcomed teachers Miss Mikired Saint and Miss Sylvia Willis back to their posts, noted a grammar school opening with good attendance, and praised community promotion efforts. Saturday night a youth social was organized by Miss Edith Skinner.
Greenville residents share travel and family visit updates as Misses Myrlis Saint and Gladys King return as teachers. Relatives attend funeral of Mrs Bil White in Colfax and Mrs Ben Farmer dies at Downsville with kin traveling for the service.
The Dancing Masters of America convention in Los Angeles features Dixie dancers and a notable deployment with Miss Willie White taking up teaching duties in New Orleans. The scene shows the youngest master from Dixie beside the oldest, while prominent figures like Frederick Kebl of Miami and Thomas W. Sheehy oversee arrangements at Barnett Springs school in Chicago.
Simshoro Mrs b M Napper and Miss Zoulena Barneth visited Sleveport. Mrs Howard Robison left for Longview Texas to join her husband. George Sumiih of Tallulah guests of his parents. Vain Cole and Mary Buswell of Coushatta weekend visitors. Ardis Robison returned from Dallas after visiting his brother J W Robison. Mrs George Dye and son of Hilly guests of S E Sanders. Ernestine Thomae of Mississippi visits her brother B K Thomee. Teachers leaving week end for positions include Mrs L Brooks Manifest IA Eva Houston Norma Sanders Shreveport Esther Calahan Grass Roads and Carrie Bethy Vienna.
Chaudrant and O Neals hosted guests from Delhi and Wyoming travel. Visitors included Bagley friends, Ruston residents Misses Brewster and Richmond spent time in Ruston, and Miss Ross hosted by Monroe friends. Teachers Hogan and Norris head to Franklin schools. Burnside and Eldd hosted guests. Clinton and Sisemore families visited.
A round of new titles features Henry Bordeaux’s Wich Was Le Greater Love set on the Pretieh Riviera, Kay Boyle’s Plagued by They Niglengale about an international marriage, plus James Oliver Curwood’s Falmer on the Inland Seas. Warwick Deeping’s The Bridge of Desire, Irwin BR. Franklin’s Knights of the Cockpit, and a crime mix including The Threm Ri by Gampat, Eskimo translated by Peter Freuchen, and Death in a Bowl by Raoul Whittind.
Greenwood Mrs. W. H. DeFreese returned Wednesday after a few days near Bad Schoolhouse. The Rev. and Mrs. T. H. Campbell left Thursday to return home. W. E. B. Simmons and daughter visited Mr. and Mrs. S. Neilson. Mr. and Mrs. W. J. Baggurley and children visited the Rev. and Mrs. J. B. Baggiley in Ruston. Dorene Wright underwent tonsil removal in Shreveport. Mrs. J. Simmons visited daughter Mrs. S. B. Colvin. Leroy DeFreese spent the weekend with his parents. Hazel DeFreese left for the Ruston teachers meeting and will teach at Eastland Grammar School. Dorothy Nolan resumed work as primary teacher in Vienna. Mrs. W. E. Sammons returned from a week in Shreveport with Mr. and Mrs. J. Derreese. Nannie Alexander of Barnett Springs visited Sunday and attended church. Leonard Gustafson and wife spent Sunday near Ruston with relatives.
Sunday visitors included Susie and Miss Susie Vining with the Har ris family and Miss Maurice Howell with Mrs Lurline Evans visiting Mary and Sylvia Wills. Mrs J J Gill and Coushahta grandchildren stay with Grady and Mrs Grady Lewis this week. Bennie Olia Talbert and Mary Willis will teach in Winnsboro this year. Frederick Mitchell of Baton Rouge visited Willis j Tuesday. Bob Hires of El Dorado was guest of J B McGuire Thursday.
Cooktown residents Mrs. Fisher Cook and daughter Allie Bell and Mr. and Mrs. David Cook visited Winnfield. Miss Margie Cook hosted Kathryn Colvin and Louise Carter. Rev. J R Edwards celebrated his eightieth birthday. Miss Nannie McCullin visited Mr. and Mrs. Robert Baggerley. Helen Hilton left to teach in West Carroll. A daughter Virginia Louise born to Mr and Mrs Robert Wilder. J G Broughton and W E Simmons guests of Wilder family. Farmers busy trench silos as cotton harvest speeds with hot dry weather.
Blue Ridge Miss Belwa Walker of Monroe and Miss Mattie Mae Davis of Ruston and Miss Martha. Kate Frazier spent Wednesday with Mrs. Charles P. Frazier. Mr. and Mrs. Clifton Pilcher and daughter Miss Elizabeth of Chaudrant spent a few days with May and Mrs. Luther Frazier last week. Allen Larance with Mrs. Myrbell Holsteid of Chaudrant visited brother Graves Larance of Greenville Community Friday. G.T. Kelley, Allen Larance, Chas Frazier, B. T. Berguson, Clarence Frazier visited Luther Frazier on. Mr. and Mrs. Chas. P. Frazier had as their dinner guest Sunday Mr and Mrs. Bob Ferguson, Miss Bernice King of Vienna, Messrs. Bob and Lavelle Ferguson of Dubach, aither and J. D. Frasier, A. 32, Lar ance, Bob Ferguson and Miss Jinnie Frazier, and Mrs. J.W. Chedtwood and Mr. G. T. Kelley of Ruston.
Longstraw BR reports BR Whitman and Mrs Ross of West Monroy visiting Shreveport relatives this weekend. Hermatt Pesnell and daughter Helen LaVenda hosted by L L Pesnell. L L Pesnell’s son Walker born September 17. H M Pields and daughter Lela from West Monroe visit relatives. A truck load of youths went to Walker bridge for a Sunday baptism. The list includes Miss Thesta Whit.
Mineral Springs residents hosted relatives and friends over the weekend with Mrs. L. M. Frasier and daughters entertaining, followed by visits from Mr. and Mrs. Bill Howard, Mrs. H. W. Revel, Mrs. Rob Howard, and others. New arrivals include Rassle Langston, Hamel M. Colvin, Lora Webb, and Trina Lee Banks arriving to begin school work in the area.
Campbell says all senior pupils must register on Monday September 14 and prepare requisitions for their school books or face difficulties. Several named students and chaperones are listed after the notice, followed by a social hosted by the B P U of Longstrat at the church yards.
Mrs. Ben Farmer 69 of Downsville La died at her home Friday night at 8 15 after an extended illness. Surviving besides her husband are two sons Omar of West Monroe and Robert of Downsville four daughters Mrs Berta Dell Pineville Mamie Walker Downsville Mrs Bessie Hennen Choudrant and Miss Gladys Farmer Downsville. Services will be held at 2 o clock this afternoon from the Downsville Methodist Church with Rev Lanthrop officiating and interment at Downsville Cemetery.
Numerous Ruston locals host relatives and friends from nearby towns and states including Haynesville Junction City El Dorado Monroe and Shreveport. Students and teachers depart for new terms in Kilbourne Wisner DeQuincy Belcher Vivian Natchitoches Delhi and other locales while several locals return from visits.
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