Ruston Business Trend Outpaces 1958 Yet Slips in April 1959
Ruston business conditions remained stronger in April 1959 than in 1958, though April figures lagged March. The Louisiana State University College of Commerce report cites department store sales postal receipts wholesale grocery sales telephones in service freight carloadings and bank deposits as the six key areas. April 1959 saw gains over March in only two categories while most fell, yet all fields showed year over year improvement.
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Ruston
Louisiana Business Review
Tefont
Tha Calnadin
Eae
College of Mimerce
Louisiana State University
Brighthr
Hico H D Club Women Ice Cream Supper Held
The Hico Home Demonstration Club hosted an ice cream supper on Monday night June 1 for husbands and children with special guests Rev and Mrs Jesse Bryan of Hico Baptist Church. Seventy five attended, up from fifty last year, with thanks given to all who helped.
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Hico H.D. Club
Hico
Jesse Bryan
Legion Auxiliary Hold Joint Meeting
A joint Legion and Auxiliary supper was enjoyed at the Legion home with Commander Bill Veazey reporting on the Spring program, school awards, Boys' and Girls' State, Memorial Day and Legion baseball. Veazey praised T. & James Co. for sponsoring the baseball team and announced state convention dates. Hunter Lewis was named chair of the delegation. painting plans for the Legion Home were discussed with Auxiliary volunteers ready to help. Commander Veazey awarded former post and state commander Larry Tex a life-time membership card in the American Legion.
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Legion
Auxiliary
Bill Veazey
Veazey
James Co
Comrate Hunter Lewis
Homer
Larry Tex
American Legion
H D Club Women Attend Meeting In Baton Rouge
Seven Home Demonstration Club women attended the State Home Demonstration Council meeting in Baton Rouge. Mrs. W L Aswell chaired the installation service for 1959 1960 officers and served on the Program of Work Committee. Mrs. Ollie Davis served on the finance committee of the council.
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Home Demonstration Club
State Home Demonstration Council
Baton Rouge
W. L. Aswell
Chaudrant
Northeast
Ollie Davis
New Hope
Mes
N. L. Moncrief
J. W. Brewer
Ays Station
Clyde Enloe
Frank Chayes
Hico, Sr
W. RR. Stewart
Hien
W. Ll. Aswell
Brahma Breeders of State Set Field Day for June 23
Baton Rouge Louisiana Brahma Breeders Association will hold its annual field day at Watkins Greene farm near Youngsville on Tuesday June 23 at 10 a.m. H S McFatter LSU Extension Service associate livestock marketing secretary treasurer notes the program includes a tour of the Greene farm a look at Brahma cattle from an Angus Brahma cross and pasture program T J Arcenaux Southwestern Institute Dean of Agriculture will be principal speaker A barbecue dinner will be served Officers are Lock Paret Jr president and H E McFutter secretary treasurer.
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Baton Rouge
Louisiana Brahma Breeders Association
Watkins Greene
Youngsville
H. S. McFatter
Louisiana State University Agricultural Extension Service
Association
Greene Farm
McFatter
T. J. Arceneaux
Southwestern Ta, Institute
The
Brahma Assn
Lock Paret, Jr
Lake Charles
H. E. McFutter
Johnny Perritt Returns From Mayo Clinic
Friends report Johnny Perritt has returned home to Ruston from Mayo Clinic in Rochester Minnesota after several weeks with surgery. He will use crutches for some time but is glad to be back.
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Johnny Perritt
Mayo’s Clinic
Rochester
Minn
Perritt
Ruston
Delegations of Four To Represent La At 4-H Conference
Four Louisiana 4-H members Donald Daigle Akadia parish Don Guagliardo Tangipahoa parish Sylvia Malbrough Tensas parish Mimi White East Baton Rouge parish will attend the 1959 National 4-H Conference in Washington DC the group led by L J Pesson will be guests of United Gas Corpora tion and Extension Service The state plans to present an 800 check to the National 4-H Foundation for a room in Warren Hall to honor Louisiana pioneers of 4-H work The presentation will be June 16 and the funds were raised during the 1958 50th anniversary celebration by Louisiana 4-H members
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Ode
Lewisland
Washington, D. C
C. S. Shirley
Louisiana State University Agricultural Extension Service
Donald Daigle
Acadia Parish
Don Guagliardo
Tangipahoa Parish
Sylvia Malbrough
Tensas Parish
Mimi White
Wast Baton Rouge
Parish
Washington
L. J. Pesson
United Gas Corporation
Extension Service
New Orleans
Chevy Chase
Shirley
Louisianea 4-H Club
National 4-H Foundation
Warren Hall
Louisiana
J. G. Richard
LSU Agricultural Extension Service
Louisiana State 44H
Louisiana Club Organization
Man of the Month Is LSU Agronomist
Ford W. Self associate agronomist at LSU Experiment Station was named Man of the Month by Seedsmen's Digest. The May issue lauds his cotton program work, Stardel variety development, and a foundation seed program begun in 1956. It notes widespread distribution, fiber advantages, and expected impact on the southern cotton economy. Born in East Oklahoma, Self has conducted USDA and LSU AES research since 1958, with a year in Minnesota.
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Baton Rouge
Ford W. Self
L.U
Perd W. Self
South
LSU
Oklahoma
Self
Stillwater
Okla
USDA
Louisiana Aes
University of Minnesota
Dangers of Plastic Bags Warned by Medical Society
The Louisiana State Medical Society urged members to tell parents of the risk from thin plastic bags used by dry cleaners. After two Louisiana child deaths from suffocation, officials plan further bulletins and press alerts urging bags not be given to young children and to destroy bags after use.
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Louisiana State Medical Soiciety
W. Robyn Tardy
New Orleans
Karlie
Louisiana ‘State Medical Society
Hardy
Louisiana State Medical Society
The
Medical Society
Miss Jo Ann McElduff Weds Glenn Neaville in Clay Church
Miss Jo Ann McElduff daughter of Mr and Mrs J A McElduff Choudrant and Glenn Neaville son of Mr and Mrs gd E Neaville Dorado Ark exchanged vows Friday May 29 at Clay Methodist Church. Rev W L Westbrook officiated a double ring ceremony. Guests included family and attendants Miss Gloria McElduff maid of honor. After a reception the couple plans to reside in Clay with Neaville joining Ruston State Bank and entering Louisiana Tech in fall.
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Dola Leachman
Claude L. Leachman
Mr. Leachman
Bobbye Ben Taylor
Ben Taylor
Choudrant
Douglas Methodist Church
David Corley
Jo Ann McElduff
Glenn Neaville
J.A. McElduff
Clay
Gd. E. Neaville
Dorado
Arkansas
W. L. Westbrook
Clay Methodist Church
Writers' Club Holds Final Meet of Year
The Rusian Writers' Club held its final meeting of the 1958 59 season on May 14 at City Mall. Miss Alma Burk directed a lecture on poetry with student and her own compositions. Guests Mrs Margaret Love Miss Jessie mine Filsworth and Miss Karan Fiehler attended. Officers elected for next year: president John Graham vice president Addison Thompson secretary treasurer James J Bridges.
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Rusian Writers’ Club
City Mall
Alma Burk
Grammiar School
Helen Graham
Burk
Cuguerel
Margaret Love
Jessie Mine Filsworth
M Karan Fiehler
Rudolph Fiehler
John Graham
Addison Thompson
James J. Bridges
Ruston Writers’ Cuub
Herbert
Hache
G. W. McGinty
Frances Fletcher
Frances Fietcher
Addison
Thompson
Kathleen Graham
Rudolph Fieiehey
Penick
James H. Bridges
Mes
Hwky Townsend
Fred Beckett
Mrs Culpepper Wins In Coffee Co Contest
Mrs Culpepper of Linervilla at 104 S Fare Linervilla has been named winner of an electric skitter in a Coffee Co contest. The award was given by the administration coffee in the contest for describing the favor of the coffee.
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Hf. C. Culpepper
S. Fare Linervilla
Am Electric
Admiration Coffee
Friebees Poultry Letter On Eggs And Potatoes Market Shifts
Frank Priebe discusses shifts in the poultry and egg markets, noting widespread processing of potatoes into 36 forms, rising convenience of ready-to-use foods, and ongoing pressure to adapt pricing and product strategy to cheap eggs and chicken. He argues convenience competitions with mixes, frozen products, and ready meals are reshaping demand and how producers price and promote eggs and poultry.
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Farii
Tve
Professor At Tech Awarded Economics in Action Fellowship
Allen C Perry assistant professor of economics at Louisiana Tech was named an Economics in Action Fellow for four weeks of graduate work at the University of Wisconsin this summer. Named by Tech School of Business staff, Perry joined Tech in February and plans to return this fall. He holds a BA from Harvard and expects an MBA from the University of Alabama this month. His mother, Mrs Wyatt Perry, lives at 99 South Hull, St. Spinto Mery, Alabama.
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Allen C. Perry
Louisiata Tech
Economics In
Hie
University of Wisconsin
this _ Bumader
School of Business
Tech
Perry
A. Hegren
Hagvard
University of
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Mayo's Clinic
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