Junior Senior Banquet Held at Ruston High School
The Ruston high school Junior class hosted the annual Junior-Senior banquet for the Senior class in the building Saturday evening. Pastel crepe decorations highlighted the first floor, while a planned program featured faculty in charge, a surprise bouquet for Miss Edith Whittington, welcome from Miss Mildred Brice, music by the boys’ quartet and solos by A E Wilder Jr. Inspirational talks were given by H E Townsend, Mrs Dell Thatcher, and H Schroeder with Bob Seegers of Eastland grammar school also singing.
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Ruston High School
Harvey Nelson
Wallie Nelson
Edith Whittington
Mildred Brice
Mary Terrill
A. E. Wilder, Jr
H. E. Townsend
Dell Thatcher
H. Schroeder
Bob Seegers
Eastland Grammar School
Miss Whittington
Lena DeFreese
Alice Cheatwood
Jo Ellen Posey
Irene Taylor
Ladie Mall
Marjorie Hinton
Bessie Mae Riser
Hortense Calahan
New Orleans to Advertise Bids for Drainage Link Project
The Sewerage and Water Board authorized bidding for the Florida Avenue Canal link in the $14 million program. The unit is estimated at $850,000 to relieve downtown flooding. Plans also call for accepting Fairbanks Morse bid for equipment and wiring for plant upgrades. Water mains and sewer extensions increased totals citywide, while two enlarged pumping stations to be dedicated April 29 will be among the largest globally.
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New Orleans
Sewerage and Water Board
Florida Avenue Canal
Commission Council
Fairbanks-Morse Company
Mississippi River
Carrollton
Algiers
New Orleans Association of Commerce
New Fraternity At Tech Feted On Friday Night
Twenty one members of the O. K. club newly organized men's fraternity at Louisiana Tech were entertained at a theatre party by the New Astor theatre and were served complimentary refreshments after the show at Marbury Drug company last night. President F. C Haley led the group including L. L. Brewton W. H L Britt J M Britt Jo H H Green CJ Gilbert N W Walpole G S Bowers Jimatle Fyche H C Kanipua J B Colvin C S Parker Jo A Custeet IL E Pirkle G H Walker F Blank H Nutt C FE Page B F Shell BK Andrews and J H Hogen.
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O. K
Louisiana Tech
New Astor Theatre
Marbury Drug Company
F. C Haley
L. L. Brewton
W. HL. Britt
J. MM. Britt
Jo H H. Green
CJ. Gilbert
N. W. Walpole
G. S. Bowers
Jimatle Fyche
H.C. Kanipua
J. B. Colvin
C. &. Parker
Jo A. Custeet
E. Pirkle
G. H. Walker
F. Blank
H. Nutt
C. FE. Page
B. F. Shell
BK. Andrews
J. H. Hogen
Massed Band And Choir Concerts Planned in New Orleans
New Orleans will host a massed concert of commercial, professional, and fraternal bands and a massed choir from four local Presbyterian churches at municipal auditorium. The event is under the New Orleans Association of Commerce for National Music Week May 4 10. A concert by the Greater New Orleans Choral Society with about 60 voices will also be staged during the observance.
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New Orleans
Wie Men Municipal Auditorium
New Orleans Association of Commerce
Greater
Loyola chimes mark weekly band performances schedule
A series of public events presents bands performing nightly this week. The Loyola chimes will sound each evening at six o clock, accompanying the performances.
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Loyola
Oil geologist asserts lost gold mine near Monroe
R A Neatherland, an oil geologist from Jackson parish, claims a placer gold mine lies in Cypress Hills Ouachita parish about 12 to 15 miles west of Monroe, near Old Cadeville. He recounts legends of solid gold nuggets found in a Cypress Hills creek by John Salisbury and later by a mill worker, prompting renewed belief.
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Monroe
Cypress Hills
Ouachita Parish
Old Cadeville
R. A. Neatherland
Jackson Parish
Neatherland
John Salisbury
Mr. Neatherland
Revival ends at three churches this Sunday
The week's revival at First Baptist First Presbyterian and Trinity Methodist churches concluded Sunday. Pastors reported good attendance at nightly services and several additions to each church roll as the revival closed.
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First Baptist
First Presbyterian
Trinity Methodist
Firemen Rescue Kitten After Two Day Effort
A starving kitten trapped between walls of an apartment building required two days of rescue work by Washington firemen. Grappling hook attempts failed and crews feared partial wall demolition might be needed to save the feline. Brazil is bordered by all South American nations except Chile.
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Washington
Fire Department
Local schools boast 85 perfect spellers in state tests
Hillcrest Grammar School and Eastland Grammar School report 86 perfect papers across grades 2 through 7 in statewide spelling tests. Hillcrest totals 52 perfect papers with many names listed. Eastland records 33 perfect papers. Certificates will be issued by the state department of education and school principals.
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Misa Hattie Kendall
Hillcrest Grammar School
Bob Seegers
Eastland Grammar School
Hillcrest
Eastland
State Department of Education
Roland McKenzie
LaVerne Taylor
Merle Harmon
Eloise Fowler
John Davis Calhoun
Evelyn Chandler
C. W. Colvin
Florence Smith
Velda Baxter
Doyle Whelton
Shirley Brooks
Fred Wright
Donald Hall
Billy Davis
Maxine Wynn
Elbie McDaniel
Henry Mitchell
Lou Staples
Vernice Lawrence
Sara Alice Norris
Lurline Sanderson
Norman Kendall
Howard Griggs
Pierce R. Mooney
Nellie B. Wallace
Martha Gill
Fannie Mac Colvin
Mozelle McCullin
Mary Maud Robinson
Charles Grady David, Jr
Jack Graham Null
J. E. Goodjoin
Claudie B. Norris
Wade Sanders
Kince Davis
Edna Franklin
Carl Edwin Edwin Morgan
Bobbie High
Lucile Boddie
Mavis Baxter
Mabel Hall
Baughman Reagan
Mary Hubbard
Blanche McCullum
Florence Rolgers
Lena Griggs
Dovie Hanna
John Walters
Jack Palmer
Lila Frasier
Mary Alice Beck
Mary Benefield
Dalton Works
Annette Farmer
Sibyl Tomlinson
Margie Burch
Helen Green
Alvin Fields
Frances Jones
Jack Minter
J. W. Thompson, Jr
Elizabeth Folk
Helen Crump
Vaughan Atkins
Judith Tomlinson
Maurie Jiles
W. J. Odom
Sam Gullatt, Jr
Jane Hayse
Nell Boddie
A. D. Hogan
Annie Mae Whitman
Gertrude Lyles
Marjorie Beard
Faye Odom
Edward Tucker
Olive Riser
Inda Mae Wright
Mary Mabry
Changing Color of Leaves on Private Estates
The idea of altering tree leaf color to please a lady or match gowns may become a future fad. The notion is presented as a novel and seemingly feasible fashion trend in the discussion.
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Kent
Milady
Louisiana Crop Contests Offer Eight Official Tests
Louisiana farmers may enter eight crop production contests across cotton corn potato and truck crops for adults juniors and 4H clubs. Entries should be filed promptly. rules available from county agents vocational instructors or LSU Agricultural Extension.
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Agricultural Extension Service
Louisiana State College of Agriculture
F. R. Curtis
Louisiana
Chilean Nitrate of Soda Educational Bureau
Possible colored leaves from tree experiments at Davey Lab
Scientists at Davey Tree Surveying research laboratories note that future possibilities include pink maple leaves and yellow elm leaves. They have already altered leaf color from green to crimson and violet during trials to immunize trees by trunk injections. Researchers emphasize not aiming to surpass nature but to control pests via chemical injections and lab spraying methods.
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Davey Tree Surgery Research Laboratories
Liberty Magazine Declares One Eyed Giants Race
A brief note in Liberty Magazine proclaims the existence or concept of a race of one eyed giants.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Liberty Magazine
Calamitous Fire Destroys Kaluka Village
Kaluka village near Laibach sees 90 houses burned in a disaster blamed on a child upsetting a can of fat on a stove. The child perished in the blaze and damage costs run into thousands. Local authorities report the extensive loss and ongoing investigations into the incident.
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Laibach
Jugoslavia
Kaluka
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Chile
WEEV
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Gasranty Bank Blig
Alexandsie, la
Franklin
Dewitt
Herbert Reiszner, J
C.J. Skeyser
Parker
S-acre
J. O. Parker
Earl Icarrol
Cyclops
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THE
Louisiana Rating and Fire Prevention Bureau
Cone Bank Huiliding
Shreveport
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