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Ruston Leader

Location

Ruston, Louisiana, United States of America

Date

May 06, 1931

Page

7

Louisiana College Students Win State Music Contest Honors

Four Louisiana College students won first place in the National Federation of Music Clubs competition held in New Orleans on April 18. Evelyn Butler, Dorothy Emma Walker, Barbara White Lisbon, and Marion Almand earned top honors in the quartet division with Leizt's Hungarian March. Walker and Butler also led in the duo division with Chopin Etude Op 10 and Arensky Valse. The federation aims to raise standards and motivate student excellence while encouraging regional and national contests. Milk facts follow as a separate note on dairy water needs.

Louisiana New Orleans United States National Federation of Music Clubs Louisiana College Evelyn Butler Pineville Dorothy Emma Walker Pollock Barbara White Lisbon Marion Almand Lake Providence Chopin Arensky Miss Walker Miss Butler

Women’s Clubs of Louisiana Convene at Natchitoches

The fourteenth annual convention of the eighth district Federation of Women’s Clubs opened in Natchitoches on Wednesday with twenty seven delegates in attendance. The gathering showcased local club initiatives and planned future activities across the district.

Women's Clubs OF Louisiana Eighth District Federation of Women's Clubs Natchitoches

Winners in Music Contest and New Officers Elected

Eight clubs and 63 visitors attended the music contest. New officers were Mrs. W. W. Tison of Natchitoches as first vice president, Mrs. C. W. Gladden of Winnfield as recording secretary, Mrs. C. J. Frye of Winnfield as treasurer, and Miss Camelia Gavel of Alexandria as auditor. A professor who mispolled 10 of 406 words won a spelling contest among Harvard faculty. Also guidance on testing butterfat in skim milk from a cream separator.

W. W. Tison Natchitoches C. W. Gladden Winnfield C. J. Frye Camelia Gavel Alexandria

Tech Young Women select delegates for national conference

Miss Clara Nettie Hemiler of Mangham and Miss Rtta Mae Cowser of Arcadia were chosen by Louisiana Tech Young Women’s Christian Association members to attend the National Conference at Blue Ridge North Carolina June 6 to 16. The Y M C A at Tech will not send delegates this year. Louisiana State University Louisiana College State Normal Centenary Southwestern and others will send student representatives. Tech has previously sent delegates and says former participants returned to lead college religious activities.

Clara Nettie Hemiler Mangham Rtta Mae Cowser Arcadia Young Women's Christian Association Louisiana Tech Tech Blue Ridge North Carolina Conference of Young Men's Christian Association Y. M. C. A. At Tech United States Louisiana Louisiana State University Louisiana College State Normal Centenary Southwestern

McLure Company Takes Over Columbus Marble Works Agency

B F McLure and Co local funeral directors have assumed the agency for Columbus Marble Works of Columbus Mississippi, enabling supply of all monument designs and prices. T Greer, factory rep, notes Ruston connection. The company, among the oldest and largest southern monument makers, supplied marble for the state capitol in Baton Rouge under construction.

B. F. McLure and Company Columbus Marble Works Columbus Mississippi T. ©. Greer Ruston South State Capitol Baton Rouge

Monument Erection Expertise Highlighted by McLure Firm

Fred Nivens of the McLure company has substantial experience in erecting monuments, says A. E. Robison, president of the firm, with personal attention to that phase of the business. For pastures on tillable lands, best practices include seed variety in grain mixtures to boost protein and provide palatable feed for cows.

Fred Nivens McLure Company A. E. Robison

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