Noted Educators Set At Workshop At Northeast State
Four renowned remedial reading educators will lecture at a six week workshop starting June 19 at Northeast Louisiana State College. Lecturers include Dr. A Sterl Artley Dr. William Eller Dr. Emery P Bliesmer and Mrs Eloise Dent. Public sessions run afternoons at Panhellenic House with schedule June 21 June 27 28 July 12 and July 21.
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Northeast Louisiana State College
A. Sterl -Artley
University of Missouri
William Eller
State University of Iowa
Emery P. Bliesmer
McGuffee
University of Virginia
Eloise Dent
Mississippi Southern Reading Clinic
Sarah Nell Taylor
Ing
Special Education Center
Northeast State
Northeast Louisiana Reading Association
Artley
Eller
Dent
Antley
Bliesmer
Levelle Haynes
Valley Scout Encampment Slated Sunday
The Ouachita Valley Council announces a four to five week summer encampment at Camp Ki-Ro-Li starting Sunday for about 120 boys the first week. Weekly attendance may reach 150 scouts in weeks two through four, with 15 leaders aiding. Scouts from 15 parishes will attend. all must pass a physical exam overseen by Dr. R. T. Armstrong Jr. and two physicians assist Sundays. a dietitian will supervise cooking.
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Boy Scouts of the
Ouachita Valley Council
Ki-Ro-Li
Jase Johnson
Council
Johnson
Gene Hagen
Jack H. Pankey
Jack E. Pankey
Mississippi River
Arkansas Line
Lincoln- Claiborne
Concordia - Avoyelles Parish
Two Tech Students Win Prizes in Essay Contest
Louisiana Tech prize winners in an Alcohol Problems study contest are Dallas Baillio Jr of Shreveport who wrote Alcoholics Anonymous An Asset to the Community and Jerry Haris of Pineville for A Vanguard of Civilization. Baillio receives $15 and Harris $10 with another Tech winner later announced eligible for a $30 scholarship to the Intercollegiate School of Alcohol Studies at McMaster University in Ontario in September.
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Tech
School of Alcohol Studies
McMaster University
Ontario
Wesley F Wall 80 Dies After Illness Services Held
Wesley Filmore Wall 80 of 1313 Ride Ave West Monroe died Friday after a two month illness. Funeral services will be at 3 p.m. Saturday at Kilpatrick's Funeral Home with Rev S A Watson and Rev Harvey Starling officiating. Interment in Hasley Cemetery. Survived by widow Nanie Heath Wall of West Monroe three daughters Natalie May Morgan City Camille Morgan Brookhaven Miss Nita Hinton West Monroe one brother Charles G Wall Sr West Monroe seven sisters Clara Cobb Jennie Lassiter Elva Haynes West Monroe Emma Malone Farmerville Frankie Howard Winnsboro Hazel Lee Florida and an overseas sister and six grandchildren.
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Wesley Filmore Wall
Ride Ave
West Monroe
Miss
Nita Hinton
Charles G. Wall
Clara Cobb
Jennie Lassiter
Elva Haynes
Emma Malone
Farmerville
Frankie Howard
Winnsboro
Hazel Lee
Florida
Peach Growers To Exhibit At Ruston Festival
Peach growers will exhibit at the Louisiana Peach Festival in Ruston June 22 and 23 competing for over 50 dollars in prizes plus the grand champion’s plaque. Entries include displays of 20 and nine peaches with cash prizes ranging from 2.50 to 10 dollars. Entrants must place fruit by 2 p.m. June 22 in the Student Center Building at Louisiana Tech.
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Ruston
F. O. LeVasseur
LeVasseur
Woolly worms a public health problem in southern states
Houston physicians report in the Journal of the American Medical Association that puss caterpillars cause painful stings with swelling and hours of distress. In a survey of 1 280 physicians in southeastern Texas 601 responded reporting 2130 stings, with eight hospitalizations and five convulsions. Treatments include adhesive tape to pull out spines, ice packs, antihistamine lotions, corticosteroid preparations, epinephrine for allergy symptoms, and pain relievers. No deaths reported.
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Houston
American Medical Association
Texas
Ask Doctor Q A Reader Health Q and A
Readers ask about germs on pillows and infection risk when dry. Clean pillows periodically and ensure drying to reduce germs. Aspirin irritation in children discussed and stomach sensitivity noted. A note explains ruptured disk differs from slipped disk and describes cushion disks and potential pressure on nerves.
Tobacco and Anxiety Conflicting Health Hint
A health note suggests smoking over stimulates some people and may trigger unease, but anxiety is usually emotional in origin and not linked to smoking. A reader asks about post meal thirst and is advised cravings stem from past experiences or salt intake, and fatigue is cited as a factor in accidents.
Hebron Church Homecoming Set in Winn Parish
The annual homecoming at Hebron Church Winn Parish will be held Sunday. The old church sits on highway 126 between Grayson and Sikes. All members and friends are invited to attend with an all-day singing and participation for singers. Rev. A. A. Calhoun will speak at 11 30. Lunch will be served at noon on the church lawn.
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Hebron Church
Winn Parish
Hampton Rites Scheduled Today
William Joseph Hampton 98 died after months of illness. Services 10 a.m. at Hixson Brothers Funeral Home chapel with Rev. Leon Ivey of Temple Baptist officiating. Interment Memorial Park Cemetery. Survived by four sons Oscar Arthur Hubert Hampton of Monroe Norris Hampton Jonesboro. two daughters Dell Spell Monroe and H C Ravencraft New Orleans. sister Mrs George Jones Clarksville Tenn. 17 grandchildren 25 great grandchildren.
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Hixson Brothers Funeral
Leon Ivey
Temple
Oscar
Arthur
Hubert Hampton
Monroe
Norris Hampton
Jonesboro
Dell Spell
H. C. Ravencraft
New Orleans
George Jones
Clarksville
Tenn
Local Teen Dancers Illumine Running Wild Show
Clever costumes and vivid taffeta enhanced dancing choruses of teenagers in Running Wild staged Thursday and Friday in the local school auditorium. Sponsored by American Legion Post No. 80, proceeds benefited the Legion cash scholarship fund as large crowds attended both nights.
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Vidalia
American Legion Post No. 80
Legion Cash Scholarship Fund
Measles Struck One Seventh of ANV Army in 1861
Between July 1 and Sept 30, 1861, records show one of every seven men in the Army of Northern Virginia contracted measles, affecting unit strength and readiness during the early Civil War campaigns.
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Northern Virginia
Polio Vaccination Clinic Schedule Issued
Concordia Parish Health Unit lists regular polio vaccination clinics at Vidalia on Mondays 8 to noon and Ferriday Wednesday 8 to 4. Health officials urge residents to receive all four required polio doses.
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Ferriday
Concordia Parish Health Unit
Vidalia Health
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Barber G Beauty Supply CO
Catalpa St. Ph. FA
Wesley F. Wall
Faulk-Collier
Bonded Warehouses, Inc
Josie
Allied
van Lines
Theodore van Dellen
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Tobacco and Anxiety Co
L. M
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Bridge ST
U.S. 80
Hampton
William Joseph Hampton
Albin P
Lassiter
Montgomsen
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