VFW Scholarship Offered by Hudson-Leedy Post No 3993
Candidates for a four year VFW scholarship at Northeast Louisiana State College were submitted by Ouachita Parish High School and Calhoun High School. A post committee including Robert L. Kirkpatrick Bailey Grant and Lewis Slater will select the recipient. The award covers tuition textbooks and supplies for a West Ouachita parish resident with a C average.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Northeast Louisiana State College
West Monroe
Hudson-Leedy
Ouachita Parish
Calhoun High School
Robert L. Kirkpatrick
Bailey Grant
Lewis Slater
Northeast Louisiana State
Ouachita River
Boy Lost 30 Hours Returns From Wilderness
In Fort Frances Ontario a 10 year old boy wandered off during a blueberry picking trip and was missing for over 30 hours. Provincial Police marshalled 300 ground searchers and four planes until the boy was found cold and scared but alive. He recalled sitting on a rock and pulling out a loose tooth in the dark.
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Fort Frances
Ont
Here
Lloyd Langstaff
Lloyd
Margaret Kalil to Headline in Monroe July 26 Concert
Miss Margaret Kalil native of Monroe, praised by critics as a lyric coloratura soprano, will sing at Northeast Louisiana College auditorium on July 26, 1951 at 8 p m under Delta Rho Delta. Mayors of Monroe and West Monroe proclaim July 26 as Margaret Kalil Day to honor her hometown appearance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John E. Coon
Margaret Kalil
Coon
Freeda Mickel
Delta Rho Delta
Miss Kalil
Leon Noland, Jr
Monroe
Delta Rho Delta Sorority
Northeast Louisiana College
Rosa Ponselle
Isaac van Grove
Chicago Civic Opera Company
New York
Twin Cities
West Monroe
Luisiana College
C. C. Bell, Jr
Louisiana
Agricultural airplane flight demo at Selman Field Monroe
A new agricultural aircraft designed for seeding fertilizing dusting and spraying will be demonstrated at 11 a m July 24 at Selman Field Monroe. Fully qualified pilots may fly it and the public may inspect. The plane features low speed control high visibility reinforced gear and safety design. It is a joint project funded by the Civil Aeronautics Administration the U S Department of Agriculture the National Farmers Association and Texas A and M with Texas A and M overseeing construction and Fred Weick directing the design at the Personal Aircraft Research Center.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Selman Field
Monroe
Eiv
L Aeronautics Administration
United States Department of Agriculture
National Flying Farmers Assolcation
Texas A and M System
Civil Aeronautics Administration
Texas A. and
M. College
Fred Weick
Personal Aircraft Research Center
Sandifers to Take Vacation Trip Soon
Oak Grove La July 20 Special Pfe A C Sandifer will arrive on a 15 day pass from Sheppard Air Force Base Wichita Falls to visit his parents Mr and Mrs A L Sandifer. The family plans a vacation trip through southwest Texas and Old Mexico before he returns to serve as Instructor at the base.
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Oak Grove
Pfe. A
River stage readings and changes at multiple stations
The report lists river stage values and day-to-day changes for numerous stations across Camden Monroe Mississippi Arkansas and Tennessee. It notes rises and falls with markers such as a b or c pooling indicators and specifies yesterday and day before readings.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Camden
Monroe
Jonesville
Ohio
Mississippi St. Louis
Memphis
Helena
Ark, City
Vicksburg
Natchez
Baton Rouge
Ouachita Pittsburgh
Cincinnati
Cairo
Tennesee
Chattanooga
Cumberland E Nashville
Arkansas Little Rock
RED
Shreveport
Alexandria
Presbyterian Men Meet For Lunch at First Presbyterian
The Men's Club of First Presbyterian Church met Thursday July 12 at 6 30 p m in Fellowship Hall with 25 members and guests present. After a prayer the Refreshment Committee served hot tamales crackers cole slaw pineapple sherbet cake and ice cream The speaker Reverend David Jones of Grace Episcopal Church spoke on World War II and noted George Patton and Jones served as chaplain during the war A new committee slate for August 9 1951 was announced with Coonie Kiper as Refreshment and Program Chairman and A C Beale as Program Chairman.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
First Presbyterian Church
Fellowship Hall
Ange Glad
H. H. Baur
Tom Moore
Bob Ellington
E. A. Prater, Jr
F. W
al) Allison
David Jones
Grace Episcopal Church
George Patton
Jones
Coonie
Kiper
Girls to Attend 3 Day 4H Short Course in Baton Rouge
Madge Zumbro and Evelyn Sandifer will leave Oak Grove Louisiana on Monday for a three day 4H Club short course in Baton Rouge. A caravan of West and East Carroll parish club members will travel by school bus. Evelyn took first in a cotton slip and a cotton school dress while Madge won health in Achievement Day. Both are tenth graders and will return Thursday.
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Oak Grove
Madge Zumbro
Evelyn Sandifer
Baton Rouge
West
East Carroll
Evelyn
Madge
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Silverstein’s
Silverstein
Lilli Ann
Leeds
Barbara Blake
Betty Rose
Marce
Murray Sices
North Louisiana
V.F.W
Mayors Progl Miss Kal's Day
Kalil
Ilverstein
Eeee
Presbyterian
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