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Cotton School Nearing Close in Ruston Louisiana Tech hosts 15 of 48 to seek federal grading
In Ruston Louisiana on June 2 special report fifty farm men attend Louisiana Techs eighth annual cotton classing school with ten days of instruction. Fifteen will apply for federal government grading certificates after the course ends July 1. Instructors led a split between seasoned classers and students. List of 48 attendees includes Robert Allen Homer Albert Austin Homer Willie Bagwell Chaudrant Lucian Bonner Oak Grove John Calhoun Monroe Joe Calhoun Rayville E W Chisum Sicily Island James Clarkson Holly Ridge S H Clinton Clay W E Coats Dunn G P Dance Arcadia C B DeMoss Jr Arcadia Lloyd Downs Shreveport Rodney W R Fair Mansduson Alcin Fontenot Opelousas Walter J Frank Dubach L H Downs St Augustine Tex B Godfrey Rayville Emmett Grayson Jonesville William Harris Bernice Clarence Hawkins Epps W D Hays Jonesboro John Jordan Oak Ridge N K Kavanaugh Clay Jeff Keebler Rayville Carnal Kelly Downsville HK F Lanier Jasper Tex Robert W Ledbetter Shreveport Lewis Martin Delhi Frank Massoni Winnsboro Buck McDuff Winnsboro Z D Meachum Castor Edgar Mizzi Opelousas E C Parker Ringgold T C Pipes Chaudrant R A Riser Ruston M P Roy Cottonport C H Rumdell Vivian W R Sumlin Simsboro W E Taylor Chaudrant Percy Thomas Ringgold J J Varnado New Orleans E L Vestal Strong Ark R W Wasson Homer William Varne Cottonport Glen Colvin Ruston Ike Hamilton Monroe.