TIPS FROM EXTENSION TRIPS 100 Hear Monroe Discussion
Over 100 heard W E Monroe pasture specialist discuss Coastal Bermuda grass planting and growing at North Louisiana Farm Experiment Station. He noted cheaper winter cattle on Coastal Bermuda hay than winter crops and that 100 pounds of nitrogen per acre may level yields with common grass. Coastal Bermuda yields use less moisture and cures easier.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Monroe
Bermuda
C. Levassearn
W. E. Monroe
Agriculture Extension Service
North Louisiana
Warren
Easter Break Starts Early For Lincoln Parish Schools
In Lincoln parish Louisiana Tech and Grambling announce a brief Easter holiday ending Monday. Tech and Grambling close at noon Thursday and reopen at 8 a.m. Tuesday. Parish schools dismiss at end of day tomorrow and return Monday, per the school board office.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lincoln Parish
Louisiana Tech
Grambling
Tech
United Supply opens Ruston store on Farmerville crossroads
United Supply and Manufacturing, oil and gas field supplier, locates one of its 24 stores at Ruston on North Farmerville at Interstate 20. The move from Homer brings four staff including Frederick H. Beavers, Joe Seymer, EF B Payne, and Bill Williams. The Tulsa home office oversees branches across Oklahoma, Texas, Arkansas, New Mexico, and Louisiana.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United Supply and Manufacturing Company
Ruston
Farmerville
United
Homer
Frederick H. Beavers
Beavers
Joe Seymer
EF. B. Payne
Bill Williams
Louisiana
Arkansas
East Texas
Tulsa
Oklahoma
Sansas
Texas
New Mexia
Choudrant to Stage Independent Basketball Tournament
The Choudrant Athletic Club sponsors an independent basketball tournament from April 3 to 8 with sessions each night at 6 00 p m except Wednesday. Entry is 10.00 with fees sent to O L Baker at Choudrant High School. No college players or multiple team play. Deadline March 30.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Choudrant Athletic Club
College Selimman
O. L. Baker
Choudrant High School
Choudrant
Homer Student Wins Honor At FHA Meet
Bess Haley of Homer High School earned double honors at the Northern District FHA convention held at Louisiana Tech. Haley was elected area FITA president and won the essay contest with "What FHA Means to Me." About 2,000 attendees included 1,756 FHA members from 82 chapters in 17 parishes and Monroe city schools.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bess Ha-ley
Homer
Future Homemakers of America
Louisiana Tech
Miss Haley
FITA
F. C. Hiley
Claiborne Parish
FHA
Monroe
Ruth Richardson
Tech
R. L. Ropp
Howard Audiberian
J. B. Jung
United States
Congo
Virginia Langston
Baton Rouge
Eleelel
Ati Iluléy
Connie Kovac
Qak Grove
Tech Faculty Members Will Attend Meets
Fifteen Louisiana Tech faculty members travel to Dallas during Easter vacation for two regional meetings. Associate professor Fairy C. Meliride speaks on business writing changes for the American Business Writers Association. Other faculty attend Southwestern Social Science Association sessions, with historians and social scientists presenting on topics from war in Louisiana to the Versailles Treaty.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Louisiana Tech
Dallas
Fairy C. Meliride
American Business Writers’ Assn
School of Business Administration
Southwestern Social Science Assn
J. T. Johnson
Minnie B. Tracey
Jack N. Thornhill
Howard L. Balsley
A. W. Ford
William S. Knight
Dwayne L. Oglesby
Edward H. Mosely
Music Fete Set for Tech Hosts State Festival
Louisiana Tech will host the Annual State Music Festival in May with adjudicators for band orchestra and vocal events listed. Choral events run May 4, band and orchestra May 5 to 6. Eligibility requires superior ratings from 1960 or 1961 district festivals. Officials and registration contacts named for organization details.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Louisiana Tech
Louisiana Music Trducators Agsn
LMEA
Dairy Leaders Discuss Future of Industry at Tech Meeting
Pete Head moderated the Louisiana division American Dairy Science Association fourt h annual meeting at Louisiana Tech. Panelists A J Rhodes Luther Elkins and J B Frye Jr discussed career training and industry needs. Ernest Bryant spoke on milk quality control amid insecticide concerns, while Barker gave a dairying history and leaders urged student placement and responsibility.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pavel
Louisiana
American Dairy Science Association
Tech
Pete Head
Progressive Farmer
A. J. Rhodes
Louisiana Power and Light Co
Luther Elkins
Sealfest Fonds
Pr. J. B. Frye Jr
LSU
Head
Frye
Ernest Bryant
Lourisiana Tech
Ile
Rhodes
RHS Garners 117 Points At North Louisiana Rally
Ruston High School totaled 117 points to finish second at the North Louisiana Literary Rally behind LaGrange High School with 138. RHS students won nine firsts in literary events, with strong showings in spelling, English, biology, physics, and more, plus superior marks in music.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ruston High School
North Louisiana
LaGrange
High School of
Lake Charles
Rhs'ers
Patty Barnwell
Tenglish
Jennifer Cargill
Kathy McBride
Doris Jiles
Curtis Bayham
Philip T. Kitchens
Janet Sheppard
Robbie Ann Willards
Joel Tellinghuisen
Wesley Irby
Bonita’ ‘Worsham
Judy Ronner
Kathleen’ Uiggs
Linda DeFreese
Martha Hood
Mike McKee
J. B. Jenkins
Jimmie Hanna
Wayne Fontenot
12th Summer Music Camp Set for Tech
The Louisiana Tech music department announces its 12th Summer Music Camp with two sessions June 1 and June 30. The program grows from 47 in 1950 to about 300 in 1960, featuring 45 faculty including international instructors John Raymond and Dor Durand. It offers ensembles, vocal and instrument training, theory, conducting, and recreation, with applications due by April 11 for district festival qualifiers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Music Department
Louisiana Tech
Louisiana
South
Tech Music Department
John Raymond
Lafayette College Chorus
Fred Waring
Dor Durand
Minneapolis
Durand
United States
Dale Robins
Tyler
Texas
Robins
Joe G. Sheppard
At Tech
J. W. E. Irvine
Teely Station
Ruston
Four completions and one abandoned well in Union parish
The North Central Louisiana district reports four wells completed and one abandoned in Union parish, with multiple operators and fields across Lincoln, Calhoun, Ruston, Choudrant, and other nearby locales. Notable totals include deep tests at Calhoun and Monroe area fields, and several wells completed for sizable open flow gas production.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Richard Dodson Leaer
Union Parish
North
Louisiana
Lincoln Parish
Calhoun Field
Southwest Gas Production Company
B. B. McClendon
Calhoun
Southwest Gas Producing Co
Mrs. Lava
Smith Et al
Gulf Oil Corporation
Tidewater Ow] Co
W. Simmons
Choudrant Field
Calif. Co
Bank of
Choudrant
J. W. Hennen
Ruston Field
Ark
la, Gas Co
H. H. Mathews
Taylor Receives 2070 Dollar Stipend For Arkansas Study
Hilda Anne Taylor of Ruston wins a 2070 dollar precampus stipend to pursue a master's in English at the University of Arkansas starting in September. The grant covers 1800 dollars for the year plus 270 dollars in out-of-state fees. She will teach two sections of freshman composition while enrolled for up to nine semester hours. Taylor is president of the Associated Women Students Award at Tech and appears in Who's Who and is a Kappa Delta member.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hilda Taylor
Hilda Anne ‘Taylor
Ruston
University of Arkansas
Miss Taylor
Associated Women Students At
Tech
Kappa Delta Sorority
High School Rally Awards And Literary Contest Results
Awarded excellent ratings were given to a group including Philip Andrews, Joel Tellinghuisen, Van Max Mays, John Sachs, and others in a girls trio and vocal solo categories. Literary contests were split into three divisions, with medals for first place in Merary events and certificates for second to fourth places. C T Woodard of La Tach is rally general secretary. executive committee includes R G Manchey and J M Napper.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Niane Bola
Philip Andrews
Joel Tellinghuisen
van Max Mays
John Sachs
Koys
Johanna Andrews
Rety Tellingsworth
Sherry Williamson
Byron Lee
Sue Ellioet
C. T. Woodard
Tach
R. G. Manchey
Ruston High School
J. JM. Napper
Simshora High School
Culture Guild to Sponsor Sixth Cancer Crusade in April
Culture Guild will again sponsor the Cancer Crusade, beginning April 1, led by Mrs. Hale M. Walker as chairman of the Crusade Committee. The effort includes Neighbor-To-Neighbor canvases April 10 to 17, with education leaflets left in homes to stress health checkups and the seven danger signals.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
R. David M. Hall
Lineal Parish
American Cancer Society
Culture Guild
Hale M. Walker
Walker
L. J. Napner
C. A. Reed, Jr
Vann Pratt
Honey Campbell, Jr
George Unistead, Jr
J. W. Mize
W. A. Marbury, Jr
J. D. Napper
Yale
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Farm Bureau
Dubach
United Supply
Colvin Realty
Ronamy
Bath Home
Colvin
James Colvin
Peggy Watts
L.V.E. Irvine
Festival
Joyce Ostten
Columbia
Dianne Mouser
Shengatoa
Ann Middleton
Rayville
Patricia Latura
Fair Park High School
Shreveport
Joy Sue Crump
Haynesville
Zella Faye Brown
Ong
Dairy
Plantates
Elkins
Mal B. Barker
H. W. Anderson
Hayne Folk
School of Agriculture and Forestry
Robert H. Curry
State Board of Education
Alfred L. Toth
Fifth Missile Battalion
562Nd Artillery
Nika Hercules
Barksdale Air Force Base
Toth
Louise Temple
Tommy Larance
Tammy Pixton
T. Charles Frazier
Judy LeVasseur
Patricia Ann Jones
Charles H. Frazier
Mary T. Hendershot
Sue Elliot
Reba Wright
Sandra Selle
OIL, Gas Report
Union
Pure Oil Co
Harvey Boyles
Perry G. Holloway
Rienville Parish
Bear Creek
Southern Natural Gas Co
J. F. Harrigan
Jackson Parish
Wildcats
Gas Co
Newton H. Kavanaugh
Clay Field
Boyd Estate
B. BE. Gamble
Bacon
Ark, la
A. L. Maxey
la. Gas Co
T. A. Grant
Monroe Field
Crescent Producing Co
Union Paribit
Acuunvesc As Producing Co. Inc
J. J. Hamilton
Downsville
Olin Oil & Gas Corporaton
Olin Fee
Marion
United Production Co
H. DP. Green
Hale and
Roested and
Mt. Olive
M. H. Marr
Bernice
S .L. Unitis
Merlin
Monta Gas Co
Clayton &. Day
Monta Gas Co. Inc
J. A. Green
Monla Gas Co
Hilda Anne Taylor
First National Bank of
Ruston State Bank & Trust Co, Ruston Building and Loan
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