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Monroe News Star

Location

Monroe, Louisiana, United States of America

Date

Jun 25, 1942

Page

2

Louisiana Tech to preview $10,000 organ recital

A 10 000 dollar three manual pipe organ installed in Howard auditorium at Louisiana Tech will be previewed by Marshall E. Bretz in a Sunday recital. Only invited guests will attend with a public dedicatory program planned for the fall. An informal reception follows in the Little Concert hall.

Ruston Howard Auditorium Louisiana Tech Marshall E. Bretz New York City L. V. E. Irvine Tech Philharmonic Society Irvine

Pilot training quota set at 10 for civilians at Tech

Ten elementary navy full time students will be Louisiana Tech's quota in a civil pilot training course. Roy Sessums, CPT director, said authorities advised the plan. The eight week course is open to navy reservists not in college with no fees. Applications determine start date. Past courses at Tech enrolled about 130 students with over 60 percent now in navy army or marine service.

Ruston Navy Louisiana Tech Roy T. Sessums CPT Sessums Army Marina Corps

Maneuvers 10 to be Held Again in State Training Area

The war department announced Army maneuvers in the state from August 3 through early November. The Eighth Army Corps, about 60 000 men, will be present August 3 to September 20, followed by the Fourth Army Corps September 20 to November 8. Training includes South Carolina Tennessee and a desert center. Secretary Stimson called it the most thorough training yet. Schools are not expected to be delayed due to smaller forces.

War Department Eighth Army Corps Fourth Army Corps South Carolina Tennessee Stimson

Bus Schedules Slowed Statewide For Rubber Emergency

Wartime orders from Washington curb bus services to conserve rubber. A bus load limits to 37 passengers, with waits for another coach once reached. Ten buses each way over the Tri-State route will run every two hours. Top speed capped at 40 mph lengthening trips to Shreveport and Meridian. Interurban lines from Monroe also adjust schedules to meet the government rule.

DDT Washington Tri-State East West Shreveport Meridian Tri-State Transit Company Interurban Transportation Company Monroe

Court Forfeits Bonds in City Drunk Driving Cases

Judge W. M. Harper ordered forfeiture of bonds for B. F. Goza and W. B. By num, both $100, on driving while intoxicated charges. Mrs. C. H. O Neal had $32.5¢ forfeited for indecent exposure and drunkenness. C. A. McGee fined $7.50 or seven and a half days for drunkenness. Bonds of $7.50 forfeited for O. D. Benefield and J. G. Packer on drunkenness charges.

W. M. Harper B. F. Goza W. B. Bynum C. H. O’neal C. A. McGee O. D. Benefield J. G. Packer

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