Fine recital by Roger Lawson delights Ruston audience
Roger Lawson son of Mr and Mrs R W Lawson performed a master’s recital in Howard Auditorium as part of his Florida State University requirements. He traveled eighteen hours by bus due to weather and delivered a performance of Beethoven Liszt Bartok and Brahms with technical mastery and growing musical feeling. The audience, including former teachers and Tech students, gave enthusiastic applause and Lawson closed with Consolation in D flat.
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Louisiana Tech
Roger Lawson
R. W. Lawson
Howard Auditorium
Florida State University
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Duche
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Florida State
Tech
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Law
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Brahms
New York
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Rusten
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Abe
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Hico High 4 H Leader Carolyn Hunter Shines
Carolyn Hunter 16, a junior at Hico High, leads the 4 H Club with six years of work and multiple prize wins. She raises Hampshire sheep Black Angus and Poland China hogs, finances projects through prize money and sales, and earned a Governor's Award entry in livestock work while maintaining an A average and planning a college future in home economics.
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Carolyn Hunter
Hico High School
Baton Rouge
Mpete
Tom Herline
Tom Heriie
Hest
Hampshire
Poland
Cordiyn
Carolyn
Alexandria
Cara Ayn
Caraly
Orie
Lincoln Harish
Ruston State Bank
Joe
Angus
Lincoln Parish
Shreveport
Hunter
York
Hiro 4
Shaw
LSU
Hico
Buck Green
Snowstorm Strikes Lincoln Parish Saturday Snowfall
Heavy snow blanketed Ruston and Lincoln Parish from 5 am to noon on Saturday, melting by night with patches persisting Monday morning. The system formed amid a wider arctic surge across Arkansas and the region, following days of freezing temperatures and sleet.
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Ruston
Lincoln Parish
Arkansas
Low Bid For D Arbonne Bridge Near Farmerville
W R Fairchild Construction Company Ltd topped bids at 587 938 for the Bayou D Arbonne bridge and approaches on state routes 33 and 45 near Farmerville. The project covers 15 miles of road work and will elevate the bridge to allow filling of D Arbonne Lake to an 80 foot level. Also awarded was 117 464 for a 3.6 mile bituminous surfacing project on the Davis Fryeburg highway in Bienville parish.
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W. R. Fairchild Construction Company, Ltd
Bayou D’arbonne
Louisiana Department of Highways
Ray Burgess
Department of Highways
Farmerville
D‘arbonne Lake
Jimmie Howard
Highway Board
L. T. Brown Contractor, Inc
Minden
Davis- Fryeburg Hisway
State Rate SG
Bienville Parish
Leader Seeks March 1931 File Lost in Shuffle
The Ruston Daily Leader reports a missing March 1931 issue from its bound files during preparation for microfilming. Staff cannot locate the sole missing month and appeal to readers to return or help locate the scarce copy.
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Ruston Daily Leader
Incoln Patish
Milk Price War Investigation Moves to Opelousas Area
State Agriculture Commissioner Dave Pearce dispatched investigators to the Opelousas area this week to curb a new outbreak of a milk distributors price war in Louisiana. Pearce met with delegates to discuss the probe.
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Pearce
Baton Rouge
UPI
Dave Pearce
Burglary At Gulf Station Nets About $100
Police report a break in at Joe Gibsons Gulf Station Friday night. Entry occurred through a broken window on the wash rack and activists found an unlocked safe containing about $100. The burglary was discovered early Friday morning. Police chief O OG Oshansaid the safe was not locked.
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Joe Gibson
Gulf Station
O. OG
Oshan
Gibson
Fire heavily damages Vetville apartments at Tech campus
A fire at a married student housing unit on Louisiana Tech campus injured Thomas William Bice and Anne Teague and endangered six families. Fire started when a hot water heater ignited while the couple were painting their recently moved-into apartment. Firefighters extinguished the blaze, but smoke and water damage spread to seven nearby units and valuables were lost.
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Tech
Ruston
Vetville
Louisiana Tech
Thomas William Bice
Yech
Anne Teague
Bice
Anne
Haynesville
Cne
Blige
Temple Revival Meet Set With Starkey Directing Music
Posey L. Starkey Jr, Minister of Music, First Baptist Church, Montgomery, directs the week of revival music starting Sunday at Temple Baptist Church. A Roanoke native and graduate of Toward College Birmingham and New Orleans Seminary, Starkey previously led music and youth at First Baptist Church, Youngstown.
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Posey L. Starkey, Jr
First Baptist Church
Montgomery
Alabama
Temple Baptist Church
Starkey
Roanoke
Virginia
Toward College
Birmipeham
Alu
New Orleans Baptist Theological Seminary
First Baptist Chirch
Young City
Sea Temple
Welfare Families Reinstated After Roll Review in Lincoln Parish
Thirty of thirty nine welfare families removed from the Lincoln Parish rolls in August amid a legislative change on legitimate children and common law marriages have been returned to eligibility. Director Mrs. Lillie G. Foster reports the reinstatements.
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Lincoln Parish
Lillie G. Foster
Department of Welfare
Audio-Visual Demonstrations At Louisiana Tech Meet
Demonstrations of audio-visual materials are set for a regional conference on newer media in teaching at Louisiana Tech Friday. Attendees include parents, school admins, and teachers from 16 Louisiana parishes. sessions begin 8:30 a.m. in Edward Auditorium with Tech President Dr Ry B Roop welcoming.
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Louisiana Tech
James Ffawkins
Mirkwiy Dunloe Tigh Seliant
Shreveport
Tlaward
Ry B. Roop
Tech
Hip Iistars
Movelle Amimons
Lincoln Parish
Building Permits Issued in Ruston Last Week Totals
Building inspector Williamson Instouls issued permits in Ruston last week totaling 35000 dollars for residential projects. F. J. Mabry residence valued at 18500, Hazell Lewa residence 5000, Rul Marke residence 12000.
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Ruston
Williamson Instouls
F. J. Mabry
Hazell Lewa
Rul Marke
Mothers March Raises $58 In Ruston Tuesday Night
The Mothers March netted $58 in Ruston Tuesday night with area captains Sherry Miller Tira Mae Hankins and others aiding in the three hour canvass. Dubach contributed $85.42 as parish chair E R Hays Jr noted the overall turnout was near expectations but some members were missed and urged contributions via Hawkins' office.
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Rustert
Sherry Miller
Tira Mae Hankins
A Mae Hankins
Dubach
Margaret Fuller
Louise Bontn
E.R. Hays Jr
Mareh
Appointments To Faculty Of Tech Made
Louisiana Tech announces spring semester faculty appointments by President HR L. Ropp. James F. Butler becomes assistant professor of business and economics replacing James A. Slater who resigned. John Maxwell of Ruston joins as marketing and management professor replacing J Lage Bayless. James H. Zeagler becomes acting assistant professor in forestry with a master of forestry from Louisiana State University.
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Lousiana Tech
HR. L. Ropp
James F. Butler
James A. Slater
Arkansas State Teachera College
University of Apkangaa
John Maxwell
Ruston
Gaslyfart
J. Lagelie Bayless
Okla
Tulane University
James H. Zeagler
Forestry Department
Louisiana Tech
Louisiana State University
Senior Citizens Meeting Slated At Thursday Noon
Lincoln Parish senior citizens schedule a Thursday 11 a.m. meeting at the Girl Scout Center on Fast Texas Street to organize a more unified group. Miss Alma Burk calls the gathering a farsighted step to address aging issues and invites interested citizens to attend the covered dish luncheon.
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Lincoln Parish
Girl Scout Center
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