Ruston Rally Highlights Track Meet Records
The tenth annual High School Rally at Louisiana Tech closed with a big crowd as Haynesville won the Class A track meet, Ruston second, Maugham third, while Summerfield led Class B with Bienville and Sicily Island close behind. Eleven records fell amid strong winds, with standout performances by McIntosh of Ruston and other rivals from Gasne Crowville Mangham Ouachita and Mangham aiding a memorable meet.
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Ruston
Maugham
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Bienville
Sicily Island
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Prisoners Dig Way Out Of Parish Jail Sunday Night
Three white inmates Lawrence Kay E L Thomas and Sam Pratt escaped from Parish jail during the night or early Monday sheriff A J Thigpen said all prisoners were trusties given extra freedom for good conduct Kay was jailed for shoplifting Thomas had served nearly all his time Pratt was held for transfer to the reform school following minor offenses in the past month The sheriff believed they would be recaptured soon and no trace had been found by late today A Sikeston Missouri farmer was killed by an airplane avoiding a crowd as it attempted to take off.
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Lincoln Parish
Lawrence Kay
E. L. Thomas
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Reform School
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Ean
Tech to Offer Cotton Short Course in July
R L Reese head of Louisiana Tech agriculture announces plans to host a July cotton judging and grading short course for Lincoln Parish farmers. Two licensed government cotton classifiers will come via the Bureau of Agricultural Economics to conduct the course at a nominal fee, aiding local growers.
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R. L. Reese
Department of Ugriculture
Louisiana Tech
Bureau of Agricultural Economics
Lincoln Parish
Reese
Otten
Confederate Veterans reunion at First Baptist Church
The U D C Confederate Veterans of No 7 will hold their annual reunion on the first Saturday in May with a luncheon at 1 o'clock in the Sunday School room of the First Baptist Church. A business session is planned at 11:80. The University of Oregon reports 7 percent of its students are completely self supporting, while 55 percent earn more than half their keep.
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First Baptist Church
University of Oregon
Wranston Elects Negro Graduate Harrad Ally as Councilman
In a stirring fight against the current regime of aldermen the city of Wranston elected Harrad a Negro graduate to the council, signaling a political breakthrough and change in local leadership.
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