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Newspaper
Ruston Leader
Location
Ruston, Louisiana, United States of America
Date
Mar 24, 1960
Page
8
Major General Raymond F Huff, state Director of Selective Service for Louisiana, announced the April 28 test will be the only offering for 1959 60. Scores guide local boards on deferment for college studies. Applications and materials available at local boards. postmark by April 7 1969.
Dubach high school baseball beat Marion 14 3 and Bernice 4 2 in a Saturday doubleheader to move to a 3 1 season record. Winning pitcher Tearman Smith starred with Watts and Isrell each going 2 for 3 in the Marion game. John Jeli Cout earned the win in the Bernice game, with Bagwell 2 for 2 and Britt 2 for 3 key bats. Dubach visits Farmerville today.
North Louisiana event crowns LaGrange and Lake Charles in Class A and Plain Dealing in Class 2B. Summerfield wins Class trophy by a 62 61 score over Lisbon writers. Listed results include LaGrange 126 Rus ton 120 Homer 110 Springhill 52 Dell 304 Farmerville 21 Monroe 19 Plain Dealing 101 Bernice Arcadia 54 Tunedos City 40 Dayline 40 Athens 39 Summerfield 62 Lisbon 61 St Joseph 50 Gibstand.
Baton Rouge Louisiana 4 H and FFA members are invited to enter a cooperative essay contest sponsored by the Triasilina Council of Farmer Cooperatives. State 4 H Club agent C Shirley notes topics cover financing marketing and management. constructive essays favored. Winners share 400 dollars with 200 to seven 4 H esigists and 200 to seven FFA contestants. Deadline is May 1 1960. Contact county agents or vocational teachers for details and obtain reference material by writing Co op Essay Contest Department of Agribusiness LSU Baton Rouge LA 3.
Finalist Mary Lynn Shaler of Ruston, a high school senior, was one of 20 finalists visiting Staunton Virginia for interviews and a look at student life as part of the 1960 Mary Baldwin College Honor Scholarships program. We corn tests listed numerous class winners across French to physics with Ruston, Homer, Bernice, Arcadia, Summerfield among the towns represented.
The Kappa Sigma fraternity begins construction of a $50,000 brick house on Louisiana Avenue east of Decums. Morgan says completion in 3 to 4 months, funded by $12,000 in treasury and alumni contributions totaling the rest. The 150 by 101 foot lot will house 10 rooms for men, a 12,500 square foot meeting hall, kitchen, equipment room, and ladies powder room, with a conditioned interior.
Ruston Senior Club outlines a barbecue at Matthew's Pond for Friday April 1 with each senior member bringing a date. Botts Mahaffey chairs the food committee. Lindi Jones and Dilly Calvin serve as recreation leaders. boys view slides on concrete mixing, girls receive a demonstration on organizing rag storage.
A murky 1966 foren sic tournament results page lists Byrd School of Shreveport scoring best while several other Louisiana schools such as Lafayette and St. John’s Shreveport place high. Remaining names include Natchitoches MeLagelle and St Vincent’s with various schools noted as finalists.
Fragmentary OCR notes list names and phrases across places and persons. The readable items mention Cathedral Levy Byrd CH Jeten and Mary Lynn Disiers with scattered references to Anne celsons and year two positions. Context and full facts remain unclear.
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