Ruston Wins Long Sought New Post Office Facility
A September 1960 announcement credits Congressman Otto Passman and Ruston leaders, including Postmaster Mrs. Villiers Pearbe, with securing a $200,000 air conditioned post office building. The project ends years of crowding and outages, promising more boxes, air conditioning, and space for growth.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Otto
Ruston
Raston
Villiars Pearbe
House of Representatives
Otto Passman
Chamber of Aree
Dulath Methodist WSCS Honors Elderly With Tea
The W S C S of the Dulath Methodist Church honored shut in and elderly ladies with a silver tea held at Rev. and Mrs Jerry Means home on Tuesday September 95. Corsages were given to each guest and the room featured yellow fall flowers with lupin centerpiece. A short program preceded refreshments for guests including Mrs George McMullen Mrs P D Cox Mrs Ethel Caver Mrs O Fontenot Mrs Dell Robinson and others. Dinner guests later included Ada visitors and local families. Mrs Joe Ossenbeck hosted a skating party for Mary Joe Ossenbecks 12th birthday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
A. B. Ball
W.S.C.S
Dulath Methodists Church
Jerry Means
Mon Punch
George McMullen
P. D. Cox
Ethel Caver
Fonteiit
Dell ‘Robinson
George Trammell
Robert Driggers
ER McNeil
Rab Davidson
Lane Norris
Lorraine Smith
Bills Ferguson
Joe’ Osenbeck
Tanya Cox
Terry
Flower Show Scheduled October 11 at Bernice Club House
Flower show set for Tuesday October 11 from 3 to 6 pm at the Bernice Club House with the theme Do You Remember. The item lists and local social notes include residents and visitors such as Mrs Seth Tatum of Oceanside California visiting relatives, Nee Olene Biggar of New York Nige ra Artie Boatright of Spearsville and others. Local reporting covers social calls, shopping trips, and community events with several names and places in the region.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bernice Club
Seth Tatum
Oceanside
California
Stinson Heard
E. Tatum
Duhach
Jimmy Biggar
Olene Biggar
New York
Nigera
Artie Boatright
Spears
Rust
Charley Gardner
Sterlington
A. L. Smith
Sam Patterson
Elinic
el Dorado
G. M. Colvin
Mike
Mire
Danie Rhodes
Arkansas
Quitman High Classes Elect New Officers For This Year
In the ninth grade the following officers were elected president Lester Sizemore vice president Gayle Harvey treasurer Sylvia. Driving over Saturday from Winnsboro visiting friends and relatives were Mr and Mrs Archie Colvin and daughters Sharon Vicki and Sandra. Mr M R Roberson and son Mickey of Shreveport visited relatives here Sunday. Friends of Mr and Mrs John McKeithan deeply sympathize with them in the loss of Mr McKeithan's brother in California Friday. Mr McKeithan returned Tuesday from California Miss Jan Burgess celebrated her 8th birthday Tuesday afternoon with a party. Dent Colvin of Magnolia Miss spent the past week with his mother Mrs Burns Colvin. Mr and Mrs Dewey Campbell spent Friday and Saturday in Natchitoches, T L Smith of Oak Ridge visited his mother Mrs J L Smith Monday and Tuesday, Mrs Herman Cobb entertained Thursday afternoon with a skating party celebrating Gail Cobb's 9th birthday. Thursday night Mrs Cobb entertained with a skating party in honor of her son Roger's 14th birthday.
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Winnsboro
Archie Colvin
Sharon
Vicki
Sandra
M. R. Roberson
Mickey
Shreveport
John McKeithan
Mr. McKeithan
California
McKkeithan
Jan Burgess
Mrs Henry Visits Friend Met In Memorial Hospital
Mrs Henry and Mrs Watkins bonded during February hospital stays in Shreveport and Jonesboro as both underwent operations. The item also mentions church visits, local social guests, and student class officer elections for 11th and 12th grades with names such as Elmer Lamkin Carolyn Blalock Joy McConathy Jean Tidwell Carolyn Koonce Arnold Ramsey Sue Bridges and others.
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Rossroads
Henry
Memorial Hospital
Avs Fone *Medge
Wee Stevenson
Wayne Anderson
David Nunn
Elmer Lamkin
Mary Blalock
Carolyn Blalock
Joy McConathy
Jean Tidwell
Carolyn Koonce
Arnold Ramsey
Sue Bridges
Local residents noted in Ruston and Dubach visits
Mr and Mrs J L Swint and others visited in homes of Henry Hammon Harrison and related families Tuesday weekend. The group included Mr and Mrs Billie Joe Harrell and family of Shreveport visiting H C Henry and Elmer de Ge. Several business trips were recorded in Ruston Hall Summit Dubach and Homer with multiple Henry and Harrison family appearances.
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Mr. McCullen
J. L. Swit
Co. B. Henry
A. F. Harrison
Henry
A. F. Hattizon
Ruston
J. L. Swint
Hall Summitt
C. B. Henry
Maud Sanders
Homer
Johnnie Smith
Advisory Council
Douglas Mrs Chandler Attends Charlotte Wedding Trip
Mrs Waylon Chandler and two children leave for Charlotte North Carolina to visit her parents Mr and Mrs S P Curlee and attend the wedding of her brother Floyd Ellerman and his wife. Floyd Ellerman and baby of Winnsboro join relatives in Charlotte with Louis Brewster family from Jackson Mississippi. Family frames include Howard Halstead Arington Rinehart and Lane Pennell. J A Baker of Ruston visits with son and family before departure.
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Waylon Chandler
Charlotte
N.C
Shreveport
J. W. Pennell
Monroe
Lane Pennell
M. C. Baker
J. A. Baker
Ruston
D. M. Baker
New Students Enroll at Chowdrant Aggie Prattle
Chowdrant school welcomes five new students in ninth through twelfth grades Kenneth McQuilin Glen Swant Sammy Barnett Jimmie Holatead and Larry Brown returnees Welcome notes highlight Iowa Test taken by juniors and newly elected officers across both senior and junior classes with staff rosters and sponsors named plus family visits over the weekend.
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AGGIE
Chowdrant
Kenneth McQuilin
Glen Swant
Choudrant
Jimmie Holatead
East Meadow
New York
Larry Brown
New Theta
Sammy ‘Barnett
Heflin
Iowa
Douglas Banks
Robert
Richard Nicholson
Jerry Jones
Charles Pennell
Baster
Baker
Thomas Emory
Raymond McVay
Annette Kirkham
Lucy Holder
Judy Dugdale
Birth announcement for William Will er of New Offeats
Dr and Mrs Williard Mr Wild er announce the birth of their first child a son born September 16 The maternal grandparents are Mr and Mrs C P Strange of Colishatta paternal grandparents sell ads for the annual The future FHA members will be initiated Tuesday wearing a toe sack makeup jewelry vegetable necklace stocking of the head and nail polish The girls cannot talk to them all day
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Williard
Wilder
New Offeats
William
Mra
C. P. Strange
Colishatta
Arid
FHA
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Ruston Leader
Clarence. E. Foulk
W. Mistission Ave
Lincida Parish
Pi Ferg
Lincoln Parish
Pyidimatial
USA
Dubach
WSCS
Richard McCloy
Ada
Wilbur McGee
Ted K. Nowles
Joe Ossenbeck
Mary Joe Ossenbeck
Dudley -Cowan
Besl
George Fosting
Henry W. Grady School of Jo’ Rndlisiftt
The
University of Georgia
Pnett Cerf
She
Quitman High
Lowell Lynde
Lester Sizemore
Gayle Harvey
Sylvia
Hartford
Homer Watkins
Jonesboro
J. Ls. McCullen
Elmer Harrell
Salem
Lou Harrell
W. FP. Cassela
Ison Bill
G. H. Dye
A. d. McCullen
Jim Byas
Arcadia
Ee Miwassss
le. McCullen
Laura Mae McCullen
G. W. McCullen
Farmerville
McCullen
Douglas Mrs. Chandler
F. Edmiston
Irene Hogan
Deserter
Edmiston
Bell‘ Hadmmet
Buck Pipes
Wade Pipes
Are, My
Aaike
Lyaeniity Sett
Phang'a
Joe
Seth Aya
Ruston State Bank
Go Trust
Ruston, Louisiana
Ford
Va National Fashion Authority
Centro
Italiana
Victoria
Turnpike
Park Ave
Alba
Doare
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