Simsboro Well Tests At 8500 Feet In Calhoun Field
Oil field report lists multiple wells across Unionville Bienville Ouachita Jackson Parish and Calhoun area with test depths around 8500 to 10600 feet. Notable entries include J C Trahan No 16 in Simsboro and Calhoun Field Gulf Oil No 3 Calhoun Unit 24-9 among others. Gas discoveries, testing results, and planned drill depths are noted for several wells including Union Parish Monroe and West Bryceland areas.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. C. Trahan
Newton Kavanaugh
Ldncoln Parish
Cavioun
Gulf Oil Corp
Calhoun Unit
Hilles Horthines Af Cathourt
Lula Q. Shin
Calhoun
Franks & Cray
Myrdie Vining
Simskoro
J. C.trahan
Simson
Unionville Field
Grisby- McCord
Shadow
Unionville
Bienville Parish
Wildcats
Skelly of
J. D. Godfrey
Castro Field
Castor
Bear Creek
Jack W. Grigsby
Continental Can Co
Liberty
Southern Natural Gas Co
W. C. Lowery
Barnwell-Ander
Chatham
Barnwell Drilling Co
Barnwell-Martin Timber Co
A. J. Hodges Industries Inc
R. Jones
Vernon
Barnwell Drilling
Ouachita Parish
Discovery- Cheniere
Paul F. McBride, Jr
Lauran Wiltz
Nese
Monroe
Calhoun Field
Gulf of Corp
Socony Mobil Oil Co
J. W. Russell
Cheniero Creek
Pan American Petroleum Corp
Olin Mathieson Inc
West Monroe
Monta Gas Co
J. O. Lindsey
Union Parish
Austral Oil Co., Inc
Olin Oil & Gas Corp
Monroe Field
Monla Gas Co. Inc
D‘arbonne
Monla Gas Co
D’arbonne
Olin Gas Transmission Corp
United Carbon Co
No. C-17 Union Producing Co
United Carbon Co. No. C-19 Union Producing Co
Explosion at gas well causes major fire and damage
Explosion damaged the J. E. Hoy gas well heater on parish road camp road at about 7 p.m. Saturday. Estimated total damage $8,000 with $6,000 to the heater and $2,000 to the well. Gas fed flames from two directions. fire burned over an hour before gas pressure could be cut. No injuries or other property damage reported. Residents felt the blast and some mistook it for an airplane crash.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Johnson
Ruston Youth Injured in City Limits Crash
John R. Thompson, 2, Ruston, sustained chest bruises and facial cuts when his small foreign car left a frost slick curve at the east Ruston city limits near 3 a.m. Saturday. He regained consciousness after the crash, walked to a nearby home to call for help. Thompson is an advertising salesman for the Ruston Leader and a senior at Louisiana Tech.
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John R. Thompson
Ruston
Thompson
The
Ruston Leader
Louisiana Tech
Faulkentertainment for Leader Employees in Westwood Hills
Ruston Daily Leader staff were hosted at the Westwood Hills home of Mr. and Mrs. Clarence J Faulk for a buffet supper on a Saturday night Festive holiday decorations filled the house A turkey dinner was served in the dining room Gifts were exchanged and publisher Mr Faulk gave each employee a bonus check Present for the annual affair were Mr and Mrs Tom Werline Mr and Mrs Ronnie Barton Mr and Mrs Wayne Eskridge Col.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ruston Daily Leader
Westwood Hills
Clarence Je. Faulk
Faulk
Tom Werline
Ronnie Barton
Wayne Eskridge
Christmas Party Schedule At West Avonvoe And Simnsbore
Future journalists report a Christmas party in West Avonvoe Saturday night with SP and Mrs Bill Yowerd. The following day in Simnsbore, Mr and Mrs Lerane Crandford are noted for a Sunday afternoon gathering as locals wish everyone a merry Christmas.
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West Atonvoe
Bill Yowerd
Lerane Crandford
Simnsbore
Eyeglasses Drive Continues In Ruston This Week
The Ruston Lions Club extends its eyeglasses drive through the end of the week. Chair Tom Hertine urges residents to donate old eyeglasses or lenses. Drop locations include Dr. Lederer’s office and Green Clinic among others. many local families are listed as hosts and supporters.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ruston Lions Club
Tom Hertine
India
Fi.rs. C. Lederer
R. Vy. Sandefur
Green
Hevline
Mrs Ricks Heads to California for Christmas Visit
Mineral Springs Mrs W W Ricks leaves Wednesday December 14 for California to spend Christmas with her son and family MeaAdog Ricks. Mr and Mrs Mix Tritt receive congratulations on the arrival of a daughter Sharie Lisa born Monday December 19. Mr and Mrs Richard Franklin were Sunday guests with favorable card Mrs William Franklin Sormy Ans, 2 ha Pieurklin remains on the sick list. Theodore Franklin attended a celebration with Bil Culver and family near Shyshore.
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W. W. Ricks
California
MeaAdog Ricks
Mix Tritt
Sharie Lisa
Richard Franklin
William Franklin Sormy
Pieurklin
Ant
Bil Culver
Davis Simmons
Shyshore
Theodore Franklin
Annual Yule Party by KRUS Set at Dixie
KRUS will hold its annual Children's Christmas Party at the Dixie Theater on Thursday December 22. The program is free to children 12 and under and will feature prizes a free movie and lots of fun. Free tickets are available at local stores.
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Raciiss
KRUS
Dixie Theater
Wigfly
J. C. Penney
Morga
Lind
Mrs. Pearce Promotes Early Christmas Mail Campaign
Postmaster Lillian Pearce appeals for early mailing to ease holiday congestion. She urges use of Air Mail to speed gifts and asks customers to send all Christmas records by First Class, include return addresses, and clear labels. Workers brace for final Christmas Eve deliveries as the 1960 campaign winds down.
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Lillian Pearce
Navy Seeks Tech Skills for Polaris Era in Monroe
Navy Recruiting Station Monroe announces openings in high tech Navy Rating fields. Eligible are high school graduates with at least one year of further study, pass the Navy Applicants Qualification Test and Armed Forces Qualification Test, and meet strict physical and color vision standards. Fields include Nuclear Field as the service highlights its Polaris program. Christmas Eve reference appears as stray text.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Navy
Monroe
Washington
Armed Forces
Virgil Thompsont Rites Conducted In Shreveport
Funeral services were held at 2 p.m. in Osborne Funeral Home Shreveport for Virgil A Thompson a 40 year resident and World War II veteran who died Saturday after a lengthy illness. The late Mr Thompson son of Mrs Murné Blair and the late George Aytha Thompson, grandson of Virgil A Thompson of Ruston and Monroe, belonged to First Methodist Church and served 19 months in Europe.
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Virgil A. Thompson
Shreveport
Moffay
Osborne Funeral Home
D. L. Dykes
First Methodist Church
Thompson
Stephenson St
Ehursh
Ruston
Monroe
Ard’ M Fis Re Poole
Samuel A. Poole
Navy recruiting ad seeks men for technical fields
Chief in Charge Navy Recruiting Station Monroe says Navy needs men for Nuclear Field, Metal, Polaris Fields, Electronics and Launcher. Educational requirements noted. For details contact Navy Recruiting Office Room 303 Post Office Building Monroe by letter or in person or call collect Fairfax 2 8840 if no answer FA 5 2425 FA 3 0958 or FA 5 1101 to make an appointment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
We C. Choitz
Navy
Monroe
Navy Recraiting
Fairfax
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Es Simsboro
Custer K. Primos & He Jd
Nicholas Assoc
D. B. Crow
Louisiana Gas Producing Co
Gas Producing Co
Olin Gay Transmission Corp
NI ME
No. CA
Union Producing Co
F. M. Kali] Et al
Ain
John Thompson
City Limits
Drea Quartelt
Tulane Ave
New Orleans
C. E. Faulks
Tour
Mi Oe
Ruston High School
Ann Knight
Danny Gray
Pat Chandler
Dowell Roy
Gandy
Ray Aycnck
Teeno Ebert
Larry Taylor
Loretta
Clarence E. Faulk
Jennaig
Linde Taylor
Mies Charlotte
Ann Temple
Doris Jiles
Bobbie Boyd
Billie Lewis
McLeroy King
Aviaue
Detrie
Id Kirkpatrick
Tevoest Shaw
Bill Cockerham
Travis Norman
Mutehins
John Mouse
Allen Morse
Ad Wa
Anal
Max Brown
Young Pewler
Jim Hur
Vermith Conrad
David Wand
Atr
McLeroy Kings
Mrs. Faulk
WW. Ricks
Franklin
Dixie
Pearce
Virgil Thompsont
Stokely
Hemet
Rhye
T. J. Bayles
Charmin
Allen
Swift
Hormel’s Food Sale
Hormel
Gro
Milt
Trenton
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