New Auditorium and Fine Arts Building Begun at Tech
Workmen started a combined auditorium and fine arts building at Louisiana Tech in Ruston with a nine month frame. Nathan Wohlfeld of Dallas bid $462,832 for the project, which includes a 2000 seat main hall, a 40x37 foot little theater, a broadcasting studio, a concert hall, and various art and drama facilities.
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Ruston
Louisiana Tech
Nathan Wohlfeld
Dallas
Tex
Leche
Tech
L. A. Woodman
Monroe Central Trades and Labor Council Bingo Night
A bingo party sponsored by the Monroe Central Trades and Labor Council is set for Monday night at the Labor Temple. It will start at eight oclock.
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Monroe Central Trades and Labor Council
Labor Temple
Progress in Vidalia as new setback area advances
Vidalia Louisiana reports completion of relocating houses and utilities for the Mississippi river setback project. The Southern Bell exchange has been moved and service restored, WPA crews work on gas lines, and a new detour will route traffic to the town’s new area. Construction of the $100,000 courthouse and jail continues under Thomas Reed Co. with W. J. Riley Plumbing as a sub.
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Ferriday
Mississippi
Vidalia
Southern Bell Telephone and Telegraph Company
WPA
Thomas Reed Construction Company
Monroe
W. J. Riley Plumbing Company
Trio of Northeast Center Graduates Become Editors
Three former Northeast Junior College students secure editorial posts for 1939 1940 at Louisiana State University and Louisiana Polytechnic Institute. F Hodge O Neal Rayville 1936 named editor of the Louisiana Law Review. Karl Smith Monroe 1937 elected editor of the Daily Reveille. Johnnle Curry Rayville 1938 named editor of The Tech Review.
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Northeast Junior College
Baton Rouge
Ruston
F. Hodge O'Neal
Rayville
Louisiana Law Review
Louisiana State University
Karl Smith
Monroe
Daily
Reveille
Johnnle Curry
Tech Review
O'Neal
Law
Phi Kappa Phi Members in College Press Roles
Karl Smith served as business manager for The Chacahoula at Northeast Junior College and for Pell Mell at LSU while also advertising for the Daily Reveille. He edited the Daily Reveille in fall semester and attended the Southwide Students' press conference in Stillwater. Miss Curry, Northeast Junior College alumna, chaired Phi Theta Kappa and edited Pow Wow and later Tech Review at Tech. She contributed poetry to The White Heron anthology.
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Reveille
Miss Curry
Northeast Junior College
Phi Theta Kappa
Tech
Kidney Health Aid Promises Relief and Nightly Urges
An advertisement touts Gold Medal Haarlem O8 Capsules as a remedy to flush poisons and acids from kidneys and ease bladder irritation. It claims to reduce night waking and lists symptoms of kidney and bladder weakness such as burning, backache, leg cramps, and puffy eyes. Ady and a 55 cent package are mentioned.
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