Late registration at Louisiana Tech extended to Monday
Ruston La June 3 Special high school teachers or pupils whose schools close late may register at Louisiana Tech through Monday June . Dr Claybrook Cot lingham president of the college said the accommodation is for districts not closing until Friday. Late entrance fees apply as of June 2 per Registrar Ruby B Pearce. College urges those not yet ready for summer term to complete registration this week with 104 enrolled so far versus 4 percent freshmen last year.
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Ruston
Louisiana Tech
Claybrook Cotlingham
Ruby B. Pearce
Tech
Sallie Robison
Lions Club Program Highlights Dr Autrey Speaker
Lion M G Moore led the Lions club meeting at Hotel Frances with Dr C E Autrey pastor of First Baptist West Monroe speaking on the church role in a war torn world. He urged conservatism based on justice equality and liberty and praised the church for keeping mankind from fallacious theories while urging patriotism. Students whose fathers are Lions attended and were honored with gifts, and dance numbers framed the program.
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Lion M. G. Moore
Lions Club
Hotel Frances
C. E. Autrey
First Baptist Church
West Monroe
Germany
H. L McKnight
O. B. White
Joe Pechock
Betty Sue Jones
E. F. Jones
Betty Jane Masur
Edgar Masur
Elizabeth Ann Wood
R. L. Wood
Roy Cole
Guerriero
Shirley Parker
Anna Mary Johnson
Goldah Roan
Jean Kennedy
Marion Louise Marine
Violet Ethridge
Vaughn sues Dies over Communist affiliations claim
David B. Vaughn chief of the administrative management division of the Board of Economic Warfare files a $75,000 damage suit against Representative Martin Dies alleging that Dies called him an affiliate of Communist organizations.
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David B. Vaughn
The
Board of Economic Warfare
Martin Dies
New $16,000 Kimball organ donated to Ruston college
A Kimball pipe organ worth 16000 arrives in Ruston and will be installed in Howard auditorium under W Wortlep. Donors wish to remain unnamed. The three manual instrument with 1755 pipes will serve instruction and concerts, with a detachable console for stage mobility. The gift marks the college's largest donation aside from the political science library donated decades ago by Col A T Prescott.
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Ruston
Kimball
W. Wortlep
Chicago
Howard Auditorium
A. T. Prescott
Ferriday to Hold Graduation Friday
Ferriday La June 3 Special The annual commencement exercise for the Ferriday High School will be held Friday at 8 p m 40 seniors will receive diplomas Honor students will be principal speakers Principal Hugh A Bateman The Baccalaureate sermon was delivered to the senior class at the high school auditorium Sunday by Reverend David Simpson pastor First Presbyterian Church of Ferriday
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Ferriday
P.m
Hugh A. Bateman
Ferridey High School
Te High School
David Simpson
First Presbyterian Church
Poison Death of Mrs Elaine Bennett Weekley in Monroe
Mrs Elaine Bennett Weekley of Monroe died from self administered poison at her Harrison street home. Dr J T French, coroner, said domestic troubles were believed to be the cause and an inquest was planned. Survived by husband William C Weekley, a Monroe father A B Bennett, nine Bennett sisters and two brothers. Funeral services set for 2 PM tomorrow at the residence with Rev F L Tanner officiating. interment at Riverview Burial Park.
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Elaine Bennett Weekley
J.T. French
French
C. H. Evans
O. E. Wood
R. R. Russell
Monroe
T. H. Harris
Hourna
Winston Bennett
Buddy Bennett
F. L. Tanner
Assembly of God Church of
West Monroe
Riverview
Mulhearn Funeral Hore
Retired Marine Lieutenant Colonel Finds Duty in Shipyard
Baltimore June 3 4 A retired lieutenant colonel of the Marines sought any task after seven years of retirement. Pearl Harbor interrupted him and he joined Bethlehem Steel Sparrows Point shipyard as a material checker. Starting pay was about 7 cents an hour but he insisted on serving in some capacity. He cited duty from the halls of Montezuma to the shores of Tripoli as his guiding life principle.
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Baltimore
Harry G. Bartlett
Tripoli
Hai, Guero
France
China
Guam
Monitezuma
Pearl Harbor
Sparrows Point
Bethlehem Steel Company
Aaterial
Goudy Designs Last Type Face For Honorary Degree
Frederic William Goudy, a famed typographer who designed 113 type faces, is working on his last. He will receive an honorary degree from the University of California at Los Angeles and plans to name the final face Goudy 3. The new Roman type will have a gothic influence.
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Los Angeles
Frederic William Goudy
University of California At
Goudy
Bills Acted On In Legislature
Senate bills acted upon include S 196 creating a New Orleans police board, S 183 proposing city manager government via special election, and S 201 freezing officials in New Orleans to May 1 1946. several measures were passed, tabled, or withdrawn, with votes ranging from 0 to 39 in various combinations. House actions include H 45 road construction in state parks, H 46 park name change, H 71 clerks pay basis shift, H 87 tax relief funds for homesteads, H 88 constitutional move to empower H 87, H 242 levee board salaries, H 254 highway damages suit, and H 25 annual financial report removals, with strong party line outcomes.
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Goff and
Stafford
New Orleans
Goff
Orleans School Board
Commimtion Council
Tulane
Loyola
Bureau of Governmental Research
Cawthorn
Orleans Parish
Lanier
Central Bureau of Vital Statistics
James
U. S
Woodard
Heintz
Lottinger
H. S. Parker
Tensas Basin
Blais
Rayman Carra
Highway Department
Parker Jr in training at Ellington field Texas
Ellington Field Texas June 3 Special An American Axis blasting bomber will follow the victory course charted by Aviation Cadet Frank M Parker Jr 24 of Monroe Louisiana training to become a fingerman of the compass in the current army air force class for navigators Here he is son of Mr and Mrs Frank M Parker 607 Orange street Monroe A Ouachita Parish High School and Northeast Junior College graduate He was a salesman for A S Tidwell and Sons Monroe From Ellington Field he will go to an advanced navigator school Upon completion he will be commissioned a second lieutenant in the army air force reserve and ordered to active duty as a vital cog in the air force combat precision team
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Monroe
Northeast Junior College
Axis
A. S. Tidwell and Sons
Ellington Field
Army Air Force Reserve
Plan Ceremony Here on Sunday Avenger of Pearl Harbor Week
United States Navy recruiting station in Monroe urges men to enlist this week to join the Pearl Harbor tribute. Oaths will be administered Sunday at 1 25 p m central war time as six months since the attack, with volunteers returning from New Orleans to Monroe for the ceremony. Recruiters seek a strong turnout from Monroe and nearby towns to honor the war effort.
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United States Navy
Pearl Harbor
Honolulu
United States
Navy
Monroe
New Orleans
Axis
Idaho Governor Hoes Sugar Beets
Governor Chase A. Clark joined sugar beet field work to study the labor shortage firsthand. After five hours with a borrowed hoe he called the task hard and said the sugar beet crop hinges on thinning within days as military service and defense plant wages pull workers away. Merchants cut store hours and state employees volunteer to bolster field labor across adjacent states.
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Boise
Idaho
Chase A. Clark
Washington trip not complete dud in Kansas City
June Moore park board president went to Washington to obtain a priorities order for copper wire to finish Swope park improvement. He faced multiple approvals from government requirements offices and the war production board copper sections, but returned unable to secure any copper wire for sale.
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Kansas City
Moore
Washington
Park Board
Swope Park
Office of Government Requirements
Army and Navy Munitions Board
War Production Board
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DR. Autrey
Sues
Kimball Instrument
Iquid Capudine
Elaine Weakley
Harrison Street
Brook Mays & CO
Ghanivenan
Jaly Sis
Steinway
Ivers & Pond
Mathushek
Spinet
Knabe
Wurlitzer Lester
Wurlitzer Colonial
Mah. Reg
York
Jesse French
S. Grand St
Monroe, la
America
Lite OF Business
Longview, Tex
Pass Christian
Associated Press
Senate
Frank Parker, JR
Hoes
Cuticura
Fred Palmer
O'Neill Johansen
Coca-Cola Company
Ouachita Coca-Cola Bottling Company — Mowroe
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