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Newspaper

Monroe News Star

Location

Monroe, Louisiana, United States of America

Date

Aug 01, 1949

Page

4

Tallulah Hosts Sixteenth Annual Production Credit Meet

The Tallulah Production Credit Association held its 16th annual meeting at the high school auditorium with about 1500 attending from Madison East Carroll West Carroll Concordia Catahoula Franklin Richland Morehouse Caldwell Tensas Ouachita. A. L. Sevier presided as president. W P Sevier gave welcome. speeches urged diversified farming and optimistic outlooks, with financial reports presented. Sevier re-elected president. a barbecue luncheon followed. The note about US clay tile production appears as a separate, misplaced fact highlighting a shift in industry.

Tallulah Tallulah Production Credit Association Madison East Carroll West Carroll Concordia Catahoula Franklin Richland Morehouse Caldwell Tensas Ouachita A. L. Sevier Shirley Briggs W. P. Sevier Harrington Hilzim Production Credit Corporation of New Orleans Production Credit Association C. B. Hadden State Agriculture Experiment Station St. Joseph J. M. McGruder Federal Intermediate Bank of D. M. Kell J. S. Green Madison-Tensas Farm Loan Association

Longines watch honors 25 years of Woolworths service

In Monroe Mrs Emily Barlow Griggs receives a 17 jewel 14 karat Longines wristwatch and a scroll from employer F W Woolworth and Company for 25 years of service. She began in Texarkana in 192? and moved to Monroe in May 1930 as cashier. She is active in First Baptist Church and civic groups and plans a Pasadena reunion trip with husband J L Griggs in late August. Sugar energy equivalent noted: 300 billion tons of coal annually.

Emily Barlow Griggs South Grand Street Monroe Park Avenue F. W. Woolworth and Company Texarkana Texas First Baptist Church Civic Music Association Mary Preston S. S. Preston Jerry Barlow J. L.joe Griggs Jefferson Standard Life Insurance Company Pasadena Calif Huntington Hotel

Nation's fire losses decline in first half of 1949

June fire losses total 51.787 million, 9.7 percent below 1949 six month total. first six months of 1949 reach 348.607 million, down 9.7 percent from a year earlier. For 12 months ending June 30, 1949 losses estimated at 673.441 million, down 5.1 percent from 709.839 million. Also notes polecat misattribution to skunks.

United States W. E. Mallalieu National Board of Fire Underwriters

Radio schedule highlights from KMLB 1440 listings

The schedule lists daily programs and times from 3:00 PM to midnight and features a mix of Local and ABC network shows. Names include Irene and Allan Jones, Ella Mae Time, Henry J. Taylor, Dudley LeBlanc, and music acts like Rendezvous With Song and Congress Hotel Orchestra.

Irene and Allan Jones ABC U. P. News Johnny Luja Marvin Miller Ella Mae Henry J. Taylor Dudley J. LeBlanc Eimer Davis the Tops Earl Godwin We Hall Tomorrow's News Joe Hasel Stevens Orch Palmer House Orch Congress Hotel Irene Johnny Lujak Elmer Davis Stevens Palmer House

Radio Schedule Listing for KNOE Station

A chronological rundown of programs airing on KNOE from midafternoon to midnight including Indians vs Redsox, Cavalcade of Music, various news segments, and musical shows such as Guy Lombardo, Jane Pickens, Chesterfield Supper Club, and Edgewater Beach Orchestra with interleaved NBC World News and local updates.

Indians Redsox Cavalcade of Congressman Passman News of the World KNOE Louisiana News Strange Wills Guy Lombardo Jane Pickens Carnation Chesterfield Supper Club NBC World News WMW Harknece Harry James Johnny Bradford Hotel Congress Orchestra Edgewater Beach Orchestra

Radio Schedule for KWKH Shreveport Evening Lineup

KWKH Shreveport radio guide lists daily schedule from 3:00 PM to 1:05 AM with a mix of Hunt programs CBS News Local shows Angling to musical hours including Saddle Serenade Harmie Smith Groovie's Boogie Weather and sports segments plus 1130 Club and late News segments.

Radio Schedule Guide for KWKH FM Local

The listing shows KWKH FM daily lineup from 3:02 PM to 9:30 PM including Hint Hunt Groovie's Boogie News Sports Weather Herb Shriner Time Larry LeSueur CBS Young Love Leave it to Joan Breakfast With Barrows Straw Hat Concert and Blue Barrow's Orchestra Local.

Hunt Hunt CBS Harmie Smith Curt Massey Charles Collingwood Larry LeSueur Joan Barrows Blue Barrow Frank Page Hint Hunt Groovie Herb Shriner Inner Sanctum Young Love

Why Carrots Turn Yellow Roots Hold Carotene

The yellow color of a carrot comes from carotene. While most green plants keep carotene in leaves, some carrots move part of it to their roots, producing yellow vegetables.

Evening Radio Schedule Highlights CBS ABC MBS and More

A dense listing of daily broadcast times and programs across networks CBS ABC and MBS including news newscasts dramas music concerts variety shows and kiddies hours from 6:00 PM through 12:00 AM with multiple repeats and network transitions.

Christian Youth Elects Leaders in Monroe and West Monroe

The Christian Youth Association elected officers for the coming year at Memorial Methodist Church Monroe. Jane Steed was named president with Max Dillingham as vice president Beverly Martin as secretary and Jimmy Irby as treasurer. Sponsors include Mr and Mrs Pitt Rev Cadwallader and Arthur H Matthews.

Christian Youth Association Twin Cities Jane Steed First Presbyterian Church Memorial Methodist Church Max Dillingham College Place Baptist Church Monroe Beverly Martin First Christian Church Jimmy Irby First Methodist Church Thomas Pitt C. S. Cadwallader, Jr Arthur H. Matthews Vernon Sanders West Monroe

Bastrop 730 Club Radio Schedule Highlights

Broadcast listing from Bastrop shows a day’s lineup on station 730 Kilocycles with programs from 2:00 to 7:15 including News Reports at 2:55 and 6:55, Local Melodies, Veterans tribute, Harlem On Parade, auction program, Juke Box Revue, Lazy Boys, Sportsman show, Sing For Your Supper, and Bill King Trio.

Bastrop 730 Club KTRY Airlane Melodies Harlem Auction Barn Pgm Sportsman Bill King

Farm Borrowers Annual Meet In Ferriday Louisiana

More than 100 attendees gathered for the annual farm ownership borrowers meeting of the Farmers Home Administration in Wildsville. Speakers included FHA officials from Washington, D C and the state office in Alexandria plus local supervisors and agents. Reorganization of the farm was the main topic. A joint meeting for Negro borrowers from Concordia and Catahoula parishes followed.

Ferriday Farmers Home Administration Wildsville James Lee Washington, D. C FHA Joe W. Rhodes F. L. Spencer Grace P. Brashier Alexandria E. M. Grayson C. P. Seab Marie Saxe PMA Inez Calloway Barney Cain Catahoula Parish Concordia Catahoula Parishes

Roosevelt’s First Great Grandchild Expected

In Portland Oregon Van H Seagraves husband of the former Eleanor Sistie Dahl says his wife is due to enter a hospital next week for the birth of Roosevelt’s first great grandchild The couple met at Reed College and married last year Mrs Dahl is the daughter of Anna Eleanor Boettiger and as children she and brother Curtis Dahl were White House favorites

Portland Ore Roosevelt van H. Seagraves Eleanor Sistie) Dahl Reed College Curtis Buzzie) Dahl White House

Tallulah Girls Win 4-H Honors at State Short Course

Mary and Frances Krueger won first place in the general girls demonstration team at the state 4-H short course in sewing. Betty Sue Horn took first in the clothing contest for her school dress. The Talulah High School 4-H Club members earned trips to the National 4-H Club Congress in Chicago this December.

Tallulah Mary Frances Krueger Betty Sue Horn Tallulah High School Chicago

Petroleum tools aid Louisiana Tech students in 1947

Louisiana Tech petroleum engineering students will use a TOTCO unit loaned by Technical Oil Tools Limited of Los Angeles to study directional surveys in drilling. The equipment, valued at over 1000 dollars, will be used in junior labs with a simulated well next spring as the new department trains students to become production engineers.

Ruston Louisiana Tech Technical Oil Tools, Limited Los Angeles Glen L. Corrigan Tech TOTCO Corrigan School of Engineering Oklahoma Texas University of Texas

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