History: Looking Back , 1958, Natchitoches Parish La
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The Natchitoches Times, February 8, 1998

Looking Back Through The Files of the Natchitoches Times
by Mary Jean Thomas

1958

The Natchitoches Garden Club Announced that Mrs. Raymond Breazeale has been
honored with the Garden of the Month marker for its fresh green appearance.
New members of the Club are Msdm. Don Lester, C. H. Gresham, H. R. Todd, R. W.
Daray and Miss Eve Mouton.

Northwestern State College's marching band directed by Dwight D. Davis, has
received an invitation to march in two of New Oreans'(sic)  oldest and biggest
Mardi Gras parades.  They will participate in the Krewe of Proteus and the
Mystic Krewe of Comus.

Sp3 John Hill Cunningham is en route home from Japan by ship following two
years of service in the U.S. Army.  His twin brother, SP2 Peyton, flew back to
this country and expects to be discharged in time to enter LSU Law School for
the second semester.

Mrs. Samuel Levy will speak to the Junior Garden Club instead of Miss Caroline
Dormom, who suddenly became ill.  Hostesses will be Mary Margaret Cloutier,
Lou Cloutier and Diane Dalme.

Former NCS Coach Harry "Rags" Turpin claims he didn't get excited until his 6
and 3/4 pound bass was in sight.

He was fishing in what is left of Lake Navarro after the dam was washed out by
heavy rains.

Forward Walter Ledet, a seasoned rebounder, leads the defense of the St.
Mary's Tigers with his consistent work on the back boards.  A dependable
"sixth" man for the Tigers in Sammy Fowler, who had a deadly jump shot.  Both
are sophomores at St. Mary's.

Camellias decorated the table for the luncheon of the Ladies Country club when
hostesses were Msdm. J. E. Keegan, Jack P. McCain, R. W. Hatch, L. J. Melder
and Miss Memie Jordan.  Mrs. Clayton Miller received the door prize and Mrs.
Russell Gahagan had high score for bridge.