Dobson Payne Heads Local Future Homemakers Group
Annette Payne is 1961-62 president of the local Future Homemakers of America chapter with Ann Roberts as vice president Janet Smith secretary Martha Wilson treasurer Barbara Roberts historian Gloria Gaar parliamentarian Linda Broomfield reporter Deanna Durbin song leader and Kay Caruth pianist. Bids to paint ceilings of the dairy science building cow barn and an addition at the Northeast Louisiana Experimental Station St Joseph will be opened at 10 am June 16 at LSU.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
ST. Joseph
Northeast Louisiana Experimental Station
Louisiana State University
Concordia parish run off results in Beard victory
Voters in Concordia parish backed William A Beard Jr in the run off for tax assessor defeating Mrs Marcus Schuchs widow of the late incumbent. In Waterproof mayor Louis Preis Sr reports the combined fire station city hall and jail project nears completion with a new fire truck to be ready in August.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Vidalia
Concordia Parish
Marcus Schuchs
William A. Beard Jr
Waterproof
Louis Preis Sr
Delegates Urge Fast-Tracked Ouachita River Channel Work
Northeast Louisiana lawmakers urged Congress to speed nine-foot channel work on the Ouachita River from Camden to the Red River. Rep. Otto Passman and others pressed for 250000 planning funds and full budgets for related levee and dredging projects to boost tonnage and regional economic development.
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Washington
Congress
Northeast Louisiana
Ouachita River
Camden
Ark
Red River
House Public Works Appropriations
Otto Passman
Monroe
W. L. Howard
W. C. Brown
Jonesville
Tensas Basin
Lake Providence
Mississippi River
Boeuf Tensas - Mason
Tech Music Camp Set June 19 30
Louisiana Tech hosts its annual music camp June 19 to 30 already drawing 265 high school pupils from across the region. New staff addition is Bob Lowry, former 13 year head of instrumental music at Morningside College in Sioux City Iowa.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ruston
Louisiana Tech
Bob Lowry
Morningside College
Sioux City
Farmer protests appointment to Sen Ellender
Lake Providence special report: M R Bud Ragland a Farm Bureau director protests Kennedy era choice of a Lake Providence insurance broker for the Louisiana Agricultural Stabilization Committee. Ragland notes an unqualified appointee and cites the East Carroll Parish Farm Bureau May resolution opposing W Barry Mitchell’s committee seat.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lake Providence
Allen J. Ellender
Louisiana Agricultural Stabilization Committee
M. R
Bud) Ragland
State Farm Bureau Federation Board of Directors
East Carroll Parish
Sen
Ellender
Senate Agriculture Committee
Ragland
Kennedy
Louisiana
ASC
The
East Carroll Parish Farm Bureau
W. Barry Mitchell
Farm Bill Airing Set for Two Day Baton Rouge Meeting
A statewide two day meeting in Baton Rouge will discuss the Omnibus Farm Bill with Dr. James Ralph as principal speaker. LSU officials and Farm Bureau leaders will present views, with sessions starting 1 30 p m Wednesday and continuing Thursday, featuring local extension staff and LSU professors.
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Louisiana Farm Bureau Federation
Ralph
Joe Richard
Louisiana Agricultural Extension Service
LSU
Agricultural Stabilization Committee
Soil Conservation
Agricultural Economics Department
Ruston Firm Lands Lincoln Parish Road Contract
Paul M. Davidson Petroleum Products of Ruston won the Lincoln Parish police jury bid to furnish primer and AC-8 asphalt topping for the coming year. Davidson's price was 9.9 cents per gallon for MC-1 primer and 8.9 cents for AC-8 with no waiting or demurrage charges. Calumet Refining of Shreveport bid lower on base prices but added charges and a change of price clause. jury cited potential extra costs and awarded to Davidson.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ruston
Paul M. Davidson Petroleum Products
Lincoln Parish
Davidson
Calumet Refining Company of
Shreveport
Calumet
W. D. Delaney
Almanac highlights June 14 historical events
United Press International notes June 14 as the 165th day of 1961 with 200 remaining, listing key historical moments such as the founding of the U.S. Army in 1775, the Stars and Stripes becoming the national flag in 1777, Harriet Beecher Stowe's birth in 1811, and German forces entering Paris in 1940. George Washington’s Thought for Today stresses preparedness as a peace tool.
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U.S. Army
Continental Congress
Philadelphia
United States
Harriet Beecher Stowe
Tampa
Fla
Cuba
Paris
Ruston Firms Win Lincoln Parish Fuel Contract
Smith Oil Co of Dubach and Continental Oil Distributor Walter Savage won about 87 000 gallons of gasoline and diesel for the coming year from the Lincoln parish police jury. Smith offered 13 1/2 cents per gallon plus state tax for regular gasoline and 14 1/2 cents for diesel, with other Ruston bids at 14 9 cents and seasonal discounts. The jury accepted the contract unanimously after judging quality and delivery arrangements satisfactory.
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Ruston
Smith Oil Company
Dubach
Continental Oil Co
Walter Savage
Lincoln Parish
Smith
R.W. Hudson
Cities Service
Phillips 66
Feazel Oil Co
Mobil Oil Co
Peach Harvest In North Central Louisiana Employs 500
Ira Hill of the Louisiana Employment Service says about 500 workers are employed in the area peach harvest with peak activity expected June 15 to 22. Most orchards lie in Lincoln parish and 20 percent of the 191 crop is in. 50 percent of workers are school children. Daily payroll ranges from 1500 dollars, with harvests between 7,000 and 10,000 bushels per day at peak.
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Ruston
Louisiana
Ira Hill
Louisiana Employment Service Office
Hill
Lincoln Parish
Rapides Plans Library Bond Issue For New Headquarters
The Rapides Police Jury set a $600000 bond election for July 25 to fund a parish headqu arters library. The 20000 square foot building replaces the 1700 square foot space on the courthouse fourth floor. A 34 mill parishwide tax over 20 years will service the debt.
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Alexandria
Rapides Police
Court House
Beaird Lula Skow McKay Deaths Highlights
Funeral notices from Delhi Tallulah Winnsboro list J M Beaird 78 who died at a daughter’s home in Tallulah after a four year illness. Services at Mount Union Baptist church near Spearsville with Rev. Dearman. Interment Mount Union cemetery. Also Lula Skow 84 Tallulah died in Delhi Tier Clinic after long illness. Services Crothers Funeral Home. Garden of Memories. Oscar R McKay 73 Winnsboro died at local clinic after month long illness. services by Hartman Funeral Home in Brookhaven. Survivors named.
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Delhi
J.M. Beaird
Tallulah
Mount Union Baptist Church
Spearsville
W. A. Dearman
Gay
Mount Union Cemetery
Gay's
J. V. Spears
Hiwasse
Ark
A. McCullough
Burns
J. M. Fuller
Iowa
Everett Bedgood
Paul Hoover
Bobbie Gwinn
Rayville
R. E. Beaird
J. R
W. C
Angleton
Tex
F. M. Beaird
Lillie
Lou MacDougald
Dennis Lockwood
J. D. Nutt
Carl Elkins
Argo Elkins
Cromwell MacDouglad
Jack Beaird
Earl Beaird
Lula Skow
Tier Clinic
Crothers Funeral Home
Garden of Memories
Norbet Skow
San Diego
Calif
Delmar Skow
Walnut Creek
Warren
William Skow
Devils Lake
N. D
Harry Skow
Walker, Minn
Winnsboro
Oscar R. McKay
Hartman Funeral Home
Brookhaven
Miss
Hattie B. McKay
William H
Joseph L. Cox 84 dies at Oak Grove Pioneer home
Joseph Leonard Cox, 84, died unexpectedly at his Pioneer home about 1 a.m. Tuesday. Funeral services will be held at 2 p.m. Thursday at Goodwill Church of Christ with the Rev. Russell Johnson officiating. Interment will be in Red Wing Cemetery under direction of Gay Funeral Home.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Oak Grove
Joseph Leonard Cox
Goodwill Church of Christ
Russell Johnson
Red Wing Cemetery
Gay Funeral Home
Area Youth Hurt In Scooter Wreck
Marion Leach aged 14, son of Charlie Leach, suffered a left leg fracture when his motor scooter collided with a car on Highway 65 north of Lake Providence. He was taken to St Francis hospital in Monroe in reportedly fine condition. the other driver was Miss Eunyce Howard.
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Lake Providence
Marion Leach
Charlie Leach
Highway 65
Eunyce Howard
Leach
St. Francis Hospital
Monroe
Family ties listed in obituary notice
Daughter Mrs. Wessie Lee Barry of Wesson Mississippi. sister Mrs. Ross Guest of Mooringsport. two half-sisters Mrs. Lottie Kennedy of Gladewater Texas and Mrs. Jewel Fowley of Memphis Tennessee. one half-brother L. C. McKay of Memphis. nine grandchildren and two great grandchildren.
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Wessie Lee Barry
Wesson, Miss
Ross Guest
Mooringsport
Lottie Kennedy
Gladewater
Tex
Jewel Fowley
Memphis
Tenn
L. C. McKay
Finnish Youth to Attend Crossett High School
Karl Sakari Hakala a 17 year old student from Finland will join Crossett High School as a foreign exchange student this fall He is a senior and will reside with Mr and Mrs R J Lundgren during the school year as part of the Crossett community.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Crossett, Ark
Karl Sakari Hakala
Finland
Crossett High School
Crossett
R. J. Lundgren
New President Elected By Jury
Hilton Creed of Pineville was elected president of Rapides Parish Police Jury by acclamation after Ward 3 juror Wilbur Dyer withdrew. Robert Cloud of Ward 6 was elected vice president succeeding Dyer.
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Alexandria
Hilton Creed
Pineville
Rapides Parish
Creed
Ward 3
Wilbur Dyer
Robert Cloud
Dyer
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R-Tenn
William Miller
Republican National Committee
Capitol Hill Club
Reece
Carroll Reece
Howard H. Baker
Tennessee
FHA
Durbin
Kay Carruth
Tech
Sen. A. Ellender
Johnston
Ruston Firm
the Almanac
United Press International
George Washington
Rapides Planning Library
Eastman
Willard Parker
By Jimmy Hatlo
Sonny
J. J. Beaird
Virgie Cox
Byron
Fort Wayne
Ind
William
Edwin
Pioneer
Ona Woods
Joseph L. Cox
Oes MacArthur
Dorothy McGuIre
Fred MacMurray
Susan Hayward
Forest Rangers
Burt Lancaster
Jean Simmons
Elmer Gantry—Color
Allison Hayes
Dial
Jack Lemmon
ASD
Debra Page T
Rialto Dial
Roberts
RKO Radio Picture
Universal
Hell
George Pal
Metro Goldwyn Mayer
Anthony Hall
Joyce Taylor
John Dall
Yes
Jean AY Oks
DE Luxe
Hope Lange
Man
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Jules Verne
Bimbo the Great
Paramount
Rafer Johnson
John Ireland
Elvis
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