Why Does a Man Want to Be Governor
Columnist Walt Senton Eaton-Seat on argues about why ambitious men seek the governorship. He notes Morrison’s drive for higher office and Jimmie Davis’s choice to return to power, suggesting motives range from public service to political ambition and personal victory. The piece reflects on local figures and the relentless political bug.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Capitol
Walt Senton
Nan
Criti
Ruhoff
deLesseps Morrison
Povern
U.S. Senate
Ville Platia
Beieve Morrison
Jimmie Davis
Criens
Davis
Wave Shven
Jimnnie Davis
Ingo
Garry P. Wileson
Filing Date Set For Civil Service Exams in Union
D H Moreland director of Union Parish Tracks School announces State Civil Service exams will be held February 13 at his school if enough candidates are scheduled. The final filing date is January 29. Applications must reach the Department of State Civil Service by 5 00 p m on the filing date. Forms and information available from the local Employment Security Office Parish Welfare Office or Parish Veterans office.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
D. H. Moreland
Union Parish Tracks School
Department of State Civil Service
Parish Welfare Office
Parish Veterans
Fall Boll Weevil Count Above 1958
Fall boll weevils were found in woods near southerly cotton fields taking winter clover, with a higher infestation in Mississippi, Louisiana, Tennessee, and the coastal plain of North and South Carolina, according to the December 15 Cooperative Economic Insect Report from USDA.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Department of Agriculture
Cooperative Economic
USDA
Agricultral Research Service
Mississippi
Louisiana
Tennessee
Costal Plain
North
Carolinghan
Graduate of Tech Is Promoted by Arkansas Fuel Co
Lloyd Cook is promoted to assistant general superintendent of production division at Arkansas Pier 011 Corporation. AFQ vice president 4 T Weyland announced the expansion of Cook’s duties to all production division operations. Cook, formerly gas production supervisor, will continue in that role. He is married to Evely Gallot and resides in Shreveport. A native of Tulia, Texas, he graduated from Louisiana Tech in Ruston with a mechanical engineering degree in 1947.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lloyd Cook
Arkansas Pier O11 Corporation
Farm Population Dropping Across U.S. Since 1950
A cooperative Census Bureau and Commerce report shows farm residents shrinking to 21.2 million today from 9.1 million in 1950, with only one in eight Americans living on farms. The trend marks a 15.4 percent drop, or 3.9 million people, since 1950.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Buerea
Department of Commerce
Agricultural Marketing Service
Also Mentioned on This Page
Emo
Ieeeeeerl
Union
Tech
Arkansas Fuel Co
Chick Stellembosch
South Africa
UPT
Herman Schuimer
Schumer
Christopher Columbus
Nicaragua
Service Office
Trade School
Capitol Station
Daton Rouge
Lincoln
Union Parishes
Dick Nealy
Lincoln Parish
B. R. Patton
Ruston, la
John C. Roberts
Kingsway
Winthrop
Grace Walker
Suedes
Ydnnigans
Grace
Walker
Debs
Gems
RED Goose Children’s Shoes
Drew's Shoe Store
This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!