Blood Samples Compare Normal and Retarded Children
Dr. Bruce W. Everist, Ruston pediatrician, leads a study testing 300 children from Lincoln Parish schools and the Children’s House for mental retardation. Blood, height, weight, and body measures are compared at Tech’s Bio Chemistry Lab with Swift, Smith, Patton and graduate assistants assisting. The study targets differences in trace elements and physical development to help prevent mental illness. results hoped by fall.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dr. Everist
Chester Hilburn
Bruce W. Everist
Ruston
Bio Chemistry Laboratory
Tech
Everist
C. E. Swift
Charles Smith
Selma Patton
Builder Robert S Wynn Seeks Ruston City Council Seat
Robert S Wynn, retired Louisiana Tech electrical engineering professor of 34 years, announces candidacy for Ruston city council. He cites land development, residential subdivisions, balanced economy, and attracting permanent industries as key goals, urging voters to register and vote on April.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ruston
Robert S. Wynn
School Construction Plans Headed for April Board Vote
School officials discuss construction plans and submission to the school board for approval at the April meeting. Bids would be opened at the May meeting, studied, and awarded at a later special board session.
Style Show Benefit Planned by Ruston Clubs
Final plans for a benefit fashion show were made by presidents of the Louisiana Federated Women's Clubs of Ruston. The event, on March 15 at 3 30 pm at Ruston Country Club, will aid the Lincoln Parish Retarded Children's Association. Committees include Lewis and Company for the show, E B Tatum as overall chair, Arts Club for tickets, Culture and Junior Guild for chairs, Coterie for cleanup, Cosmos for postshow cleanup, Plerian for flowers, and Littera for publicity.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Louisiana
Federated Women’s Clubs of
Ruston
Ruston Country Club
E. B. Tatum
Arts Club
Culture Guild
Junior Guild
Coterie Club
Cosmos Club
Plerian Club
Littera Club
Agriculture Students Head to LSU Livestock Show
Forty five Ruston High agriculture students travel to Baton Rouge for the LSU Livestock Show. Ruston Optimist Club funds support for the trip as Cliff Dry thanks club president Bob Darland. Attendees include Eddie Ballance Eddie Baxter Fred Baxter Ronnie Bell James Brooks James Bryant Everett Cathy Mike Colvin Raymond Duke Bernard Dutton Hartson Forbes Elvis Franklin Jerry Grigsby Romnye Hester Ronald Holloway Doward Jackson Tommy Jenkins Kavirnaugh Bobby Lytle Wayne Martin Jimmy Martin Kenneth Monroe Gerry McCormick Micky McCullum Joel Nolan Marold Orwell Tom Parker Wayne Parkman Jerry Parr Albert Penny Billy Quarles Richard Rexon James Riser John Riser Leroy Skipper Gerald Snipe Raymond Snipe Leroy Spillers Joe Stephenson Terry Stewart Dusty Taylor James White John Williamson Larry Williamson.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Eddie Ballance
Eddie
Joe Baxter
Fred Baxter
Ronnie Bell
Jesse Bennett
Thomas Black
Bobby Brewer
James Brooks
James Bryant
Everett Cathy
Mike Colvin
Raymond Duke
Bernard Dutton
Se Hartson Forbes
Elvis Franklin
Jerry Grigsby
Romnye Hester
Ronald Holloway
Doward Jackson
Tomy Jenkins
Tragic Kavirnaugh
Bobby Lytle
Wayne Martin
Jimmy Martin
Kenneth Monroe
Gerry McCormick
Micky McCullum
Joel Nolan
Marold Orwell
Tom Parker
Wayne Parkman
Jerry Parr
Albert Penny
Billy Quarles
Richard Rexon
James Riser
John Riser
Leroy Skipper
Gerald Snipe
Raymond Snipe
Leroy Spillers
Joe Stephenson
Terry Stewart
Dusty Taylor
James White
John Wil Lamson
Larry Williamson
Rescuing Father Dies in Mount Zion Fire
Varee Swift a 32 year old Negro of Mount Zion in northwest Lincoln parish died from burns after attempting to save his five children from a rural frame house fire that leveled the home. His wife escaped after rescuing two infants and calling three older children from another bedroom. The blaze left the house a total loss with no insurance. cause undetermined. The family is staying with a neighbor as Ruston disaster committees prepare clothing and aid. Funeral services for Swift are pending at Our Christian Funeral Home in Ruston.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Varee Swift
Mount Zion
Lincoln
Parish
Swift
Flournoy Bunn
Darrell
Ricky
Varilee
Jerry
Mary Helen
T Hem
Flournoy Dunn
Ruston Junior
Chamber of Commerce Disaster Committee
Ilume
Ruston
Lincoln Parish to award Ruston High alterations bid
The Lincoln Parish School Board met in special session February 28 1962 to open bids for Ruston High School alterations and additions. Several firms filed base bids with alternates. Lincoln Builders of Ruston submitted the lowest base bid 14626400 and was approved after executive session, with meeting adjournment to March 5 1962.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lincoln Parish
Ruston
Louisiana
Specia Merpfing
School Board
Felton Green
William A. Marbury, Jr
S. J. Noebles
Simmie Whitman
C. A. Terrill
T. W. Green
William J. Smith
R. M. Foster
Lamar Colvin
Cy Ritchie
LM. Nappes
Foster
Green
Ruston High School
Ritchie
Colvin
Brard
Q. Canley Construction
Jesse F. Heard & Sons, Inc
West Monroe
R. J. Jones & Sons
Alexandria
Lincoln Builders
Ruckstuhl & Fick, Inc
New Orleans
Terral Construction, Inc
Farmerville
Marbury
Nobles
Whitman
Terrill
Smith
L. Felton Green
Morelle Emmons
Tidw. M5
Williamson Family Hosts Port Arthur Guests and Relatives
Mr and Mrs E B Williamson host Airs Smedley and children from Port Arthur for a Wednesday night visit. Margaret Ann Bryan spends her first night with grandmother since marriage. Visitors Lexie Prose Chace Turner come to see Aunt Lydia Franklin and Aunt Julia Bryan’s family also joins.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Airs
Smedley
Port Arthur
E. B. Williamson
Margaret Ann
Bryan
Mr. Smedley
Johnie Bryan
Johnie Clon
Thelma
Margaret
Willis Curtis
Curtis
Lexie Prose
Chace Turner
Minton
St. TE. Williamson
Julia Bryan
Lydia Franklin
Annie
Longstray Mr Norman Johnson Had Guests From West Monroe
Social notes from Longstray list visits among local families including Mr and Mrs Roy Murphy Mrs Masley and children visiting Mr and Mrs Ray Murphy and Grandpaw Andrews. Visitors from Fort Worth Tex Mrs Ray Fink and daughter Kay and Sandra. Also mention of Texas death in family and sympathy extended. The piece closes with a note on the National Education Association reporting average pay for college teachers coaches.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Elaine Allen
Roy Murphy
Bill Barnett
William
Ruby Stephenson
Ruston
M. FE. Boyd
W. Monroe
Roy
Masley
Ray Murphy
Grandpaw Andrews
Leon Pesnell
Houma
Carolyn
Bob
Charles Allen's
Gordon Pesnells
G. C. Boyd
Ray Fink
Kay
Sandra
Ft. Worth
Tex
Fink
Bessie Toye
S. H. Boyd
Texas
Raymond Coltier
M. E. Boyd
Roy Hammett
Charles Allen
Norman Johnson
Miss Ruth
Greg Hammett
Jessie Crosbys
Davis Whitman
Monroe
Jimmy Lyn Traylor
Baby
Simsboro
Bob Gibsons
Red Cross Officials Visit Ruston for Fund Drive Kickoff
Leslie R. Boyd assistant field director from Atlanta led a Ruston visit to launch a month long March fund drive. National leaders Beatrice Gould Sylvia Porter George Meany Robert Sarnoff and George Murphy will oversee campaign efforts across regions and industries to boost Red Cross donations and membership.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tell OF
Organization
Red Cross
Ruston
Leslie R. Boyd
Fiiand Red Cross
Atlanta
Boyd
Southeastern
National Red Cross Organization
Ntional
Elisha Gray II
Benton Harbor
Mich
Whirlpool Corp
Fred A. Bantz
Pawling
Navy
Gray
Bantz
J. C. Penney Con
Beatrice Gould
Ladies Home Journal
Sylvia Porter
Amer- Georgia
John W. Russell
Louisiana
Shreven
George Meany
Aflcio
Lahor
Robert W. Sarnoff
National Broadcasting Company
National Press and Broadcasting Media
George Murphy
Campaign
Ratio Industries
Ote
Tech Opera Workshop On TV Program On Campus March 27 29
Tech's Opera Workshop will present excerpts from two operas on KNOE TV on March 10 at 2 p.m. The program features scenes from Bernstein's Trouble in Tahiti and Puccini pieces with students from Ruston Shreveport Opelousas and nearby towns, accompanied by John Enis. The on campus excerpts preview performances in Howard Auditorium March 27 and 29 with costumes and stage effects, led by G. Luck and Mary Elaine Wallace.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Louisiana
Tech
Opera Workshop
Knoe-Tv
Sununsday
Xe¢Erpis
Howard Auditorium
Leonard Bernstein
Tahiti
Pat Wells
Ruston
Bill Hudson
Bossier City
Bankie Hollis
Pat Wilson
Shreveport
Deanna Strickland
Opelousas
Newton Harg
Tallulah
Mike Spears
Farmerville
Lee Davis
Mid Land
Texas
John Enis
Junction City
Puccin
Newton Horn
David Wylie
Becky Clark Anderson
Wisner
Mary Beth Wilekins
Alexandria
Bud Thames
Mungham
Richard Moore
June Maddux
Brookhaven
Uns Group
Doris Evans
Caseyville
HHL
Howard Auditory
Monroe
G. Luck
Tech Radio
Mary Elaing Wallace
Tech Opera Workshop
Choudrant to Sponsor Independent Basketball Tournament
The Choudrant Athletic Club announces an independent basketball tournament at Choudrant High School Gymnasium on March 19 24. First, second and third place trophies plus all tournament team awards. Sessions nightly except Wednesday. Entry deadline March 14. Fee 10 per team. Restricted event. Players must not be college basketball lettermen and may not play for more than one team. Send matrinee fees to Mitton Odom, Choudrant High School, Choudrant, Louisiana.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Choudrant Athletic Club
Choudrant High School Gymnasiaumn
Matranee
Mitton Odom
Choudrantigh School
Choudrant
Lonigivna
Flight B Named Winner Of Contest In ROTC Wing
Flight B of Squadron 6 won the Flight of the Month honor for the 205th AF ROTC Cadet Wing at Louisiana Tech. Cadet Lt Allan Lewis led the Hight from Shreveport to sixth in inspection and top in drill, edging rivals by four points. The scoring averaged inspection and drill proficiency to determine final rank. Second, Flight A Squadron 3 placed fourth in inspection and second in drill under Cadet Lt Robert Vincent of Bunkie, with Flights B Squadron 5, BQ Joby Paterson Craysen, B Squadron 4 James Biles Ruston, and A Squadron 5 Lt Jimmy Lee Shreveport rounding out top finishers. Squadron 6, led by Feet Gupta Lilly Sullivan of Sondhei hiner, was named Squadron of the Month on the strength of its two-flight average. Squadron 2, commanded by Cadet Capt Chad Breaux of Alexandria, placed second in the overall standings.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Louisiana ‘Tech
Allan Lewis
Shreveport
Flight A Squadron 3
Robert Vincent
Bunkie
Flight B
Joby Paterson
Craysen
Flight Bo
James Biles
Ruston
Jimmy Lee
Shreeveport
Squiaron 6
Die Feet
Lilly Sullivan
Sondheihiner
Colpelndun Wasp Squadron
Chad Breaux
Alexandria
Louisiana Con Commission orders shut in Cadeville Sand wells
A Louisiana Conservation Commission study prompts shut in on 27 Cadeville Sand wells across Ouachita Lincoln and Jackson Parishes due to rapidly declining bottom hole pressures. The order, effective last Thursday, requires unitization and a definite secondary pressure maintenance program with a hearing to determine continued shut in, as operators risk resuming production only after grants. Roles include Arkansas Louisiana Gas Co nine wells, John Franks Milton Crow Inc one, Gulf Oil three, Ohio Oil three, Sinclair two, Socony Mobil two, Scott Invest Gag Producing four, Sun Oil one. A safety note mentions a New York eye surgery device trial at Presbyterian Hospital.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Louisiana Conservation Commission
Cadeville
Calhoun Fields
Ouachita
Lincoln
Jackson Parishes
James Gill
Gill
Southwest Natural Production Company
John Franks
Milton Crow, Inc
Gulf Oil Corp
Ohio Oil Company
Sinclair
Socony Mobil
Scott Invest
Sun Oil Company
Tens Neco and
Tidewater Oi
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Billy Goins
Bruce Evesistie
McLeroy King
Dr. Eversit
Methodist Children's Home
L.S.A. School of Medicine
Charity Hospital
Childrens’ House
LSU
Ruston High Selo
LSU Livestock, Show
Baton Rouge, Sy
Ruston Optimist Club
Raymond Shipe
Ruston Ffa
Cliff Dry
Ruston High
Optimist
Bob Darland
Williamson's
Mattie Loudancock
Mike, George
John Younie Faye
Charlie Royce
John Howard Henry
Thomas Revel
Longstraw
National Education Association
FFA
Bill Darland
Ruston Future Farmers of America
Baton Rouge
Lhender Steff
Megrey King
W. E. Vining
James Tarver
Tech Opera
Calhoun
Presbyterian Hospital
New York City
Fease Cottonseed
Hulls
Arcadia Cotton
Arcadia, LA
Cooktown RD
JR. High
Calvin ST
Cloverdale Subdivision
Arcadia Drive
Elizabeth ST
Carson
Wakefield Forest
Ferma
Barger
Grambling Heights
Colvin Realty and Construction Co., Inc
Georgia Avenue
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