Tech Plans Memorial Plaque for World War I Dead
Louisiana Tech graduates plan a class memorial fund to erect a plaque listing all former Techsters who died in World War I. A senior committee will collect one dollar from each member this trimester and present the funds at the June 21 commencement.
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Ruston
Louisiana Tech
Bebe Wall of
Shrevenort
Myrtle Mincey
Melba Lee
Oak Grove
Jeanette Skinner
el Dorado
Ark
Miriam Robinson
Miss Wall
Miss Robinson
Tech
William L. Coleman
Last Trimenter
Thomas Shelfer
Minden
Many Missions Captain Chappell Receives Medals
Captain Bill G. Chappell has flown 63 bomber missions in Africa Sicily and Italy over 16 months overseas. He holds two air medals and four clusters and is the son of the late J T Chappell and Mrs Chappell of West Monroe. He recently visited his mother and relatives here.
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Bill G. Chappell
Africa
Sicily
Italy
J. T. Chappell
Typhus in Louisiana An overview of forms and control
Dr. Mengis surveys epidemic and endemic typhus, their vectors rat flea and body louse, mortality rates, and history. He notes rising incidence in Louisiana, rodent reservoirs, and eradication through rat extermination and drainage efforts with public health support.
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Europe
United States
Balkans
Polands
Russia
Nicolle
Tunis
Ricketts
United States Public Health Service
Mexico City
Louisiana
America
Cortez
Mexico
Peru
Boliva
Chile
Argentine
Rio Grande Valley
Alabama
Georgia
Louisana
State Board of Health
Iberia Parish
Lousiana
Montana
United States Biological Survey
Grant
Owens
Gunes
Lieutenant Bell Back From War Leave In West Monroe
First Lt. C. C. Bell Jr. returns on short leave to West Monroe after four campaigns and 22 months overseas. He recalls deserts in California, North Africa, Sicily, and Salerno, and expects a new assignment soon. He notes his unit shot down German planes and shares a home remedy for sunburn and bites. Argentina’s area is noted in passing.
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C. C. Bell Jr
C. C. Bell
West Monroe
National Guard
Pearl Harbor
Young Bell
Monroe
Texas
California
England
North
Africa
Tunisia
Bell
Sicily
Salerno
Italy
Central Savings Bank offers cheaper money orders at par nationwide
The Central Savings Bank and Trust Company promotes a new service issuing money orders cheaper than post office rates. Money orders are payable on a New York Bank at par anywhere in the United States with receipts provided. Additionally, New York City public school boys have built over 7,000 model airplanes for the army and navy.
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Central Savings Bank and Trust Company
New York
United States
Post Office Central
Dan Convedes
SSA
Aceceate Pie
Sigol Iivesko Sae
Ciccens
New York City
Army
Navy
Northeast Junior College Highest Honor Students
The graduating class of June 20 14 at Northeast Junior College lists the top ten in scholastic averages. Relda Farmer Gloria Hester Marion Love Simmons Bennie Hughes Mary E. McKeel Johnnie Floyd Alita Jackson Martha Gray Thompson Cora Lois Hampton Barbara Ogden. The three highest are awarded LSU scholarships based on their ratings.
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Northeast Junior College
Relda Farmer
West Monroe
Gloria Hester
Marion Love Simmons
Monroe
Bennie Hughes
Mary E. McKeel
W. Monroe
Johnnie Floyd
Alita Jackson
Martha Gray Thompson
Cora Lois Hampton
Barbara Ogden
Mer Rouge
Louisiana State University
Twin City Girls on Honor Roll
Ruston June 3 Special Bas ing then selections on scholarship leadership and extra curricular activities executive board members of the Women s League at Louisiana Tech have named 23 coeds to their annual freshman honor list Those women honored as being out standing during their first year of college are as follows Joy Bernhardt and Jean Kennedy Monroe Helen Cheeks West Monroe Margaret Haworth and Enid Gladden Alexandria Ruth Read Tallulah Lilly Volk Bastrop Alice Jean Sprawls Bienville Betty Bogan Castor Bobbie Roberts Jena Catherine Moore Haynesville Melrose Kelly Betty Anne Linquist Helen Stevenson and Kathryn Ziegler Shreveport Betty Ruth Ward Winns boro Betty Jane Duke Kelly Mary Lancaster Waterproof Virginia Anne Foster and Frances Anne Lockridge Ruston Joyce Dunford Winnfield Jean Estelle Mitchell Lake Providence and Mary Jean Mitchell Duach
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Ruston
Women's League At
Louisiana Tech
Joy Bernhardt
Jean Kennedy
Monroe
Helen Cheeks
West Monroe
Margaret Haworth
Enid Gladden
Alexandria
Ruth Read
Tallulah
Lilly Volk
Bastrop
Alice Jean Sprawls
Bienville
Betty Bogan
Castor
Bobbie Roberts
Jena
Catherine Moore
Haynesville
Melrose Kelly
Betty Anne Linquist
Helen Stevenson
Kathryn Ziegler
Shreveport
Betty Ruth Ward
Winnsboro
Betty Jane Duke
Kelly
Mary Lancaster
Waterproof
Virginia Anne Foster
Frances Anne Lockridge
Joyce Dunford
Winnfield
Jean Estelle Mitchell
Lake Provisey
Mary Jean Mitchell
Duach
Navy man Tommy Durch serves as chief commissary steward
Tommy Durch of Monroe has been in the supply corps for some time. He entered the service in December 1942 and is now stationed in Rhode Island. His mother lives in Marksville and his wife, a native of Jena, is with him in Rhode Island.
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Tommy Durch
Monroe
Supply Corps
Navy
Rhode Island
Marksville
Jena
Rural Letter Carriers plan state convention in Opeloousas
The Louisiana Rural Letter Carriers Association schedules its state convention in Opeloousas on July 21 and 22. Local post office representatives and members from across the state are expected to attend the two day gathering featuring meetings, discussions and community events.
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The
Louisiana Rural Letter Carriers’ Association
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