Performance test details for beef cattle gains and testing
A historical note describes calf grading, weight records, and daily gain in beef cattle, with references to performance testing and its adoption by breed associations and land grant colleges. It mentions tests led by A. P. Parham, weights around 395 pounds, and the planned District Conference in Monroe on September 7 with local officials J. J. Stites and Horace Slaton attending.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Holly Angus Farr
Tre
A. P. Parham
Land Grant College
Dairy and
Poultry Induste
Lincoln Parish
J. J. Stites
Horace Slaton
F. C. LeVasseeur
Monroe
Reunion at Salem Church Draws Large Group
The Dye reunion gathered many relatives and friends at Salem Church for dinner and fellowship. The article lists numerous visitors from Ruston, Bossier City, Houston, and Shreveport, with notes on weddings, hospital stays, MYF Council, and sympathy for the family of Johnnie Ward.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Het Dye F
Salem Church
B. Henry Tha‘Henry Dye
W. P. Cassels
Salem Methodist Church
H. B. Wilson
Deloria
John Lane
E. M.davidson Wellesday
B.” Henry
John de Sanders
Maud’ Sanders
Texas
Wilbur Hammon
Bossier City
H. D. Hammond
Junior Berry
Ruston
Robert Wilson
Houston
Tex
Glenn Dye
G. H. Dye
Mike
Randy Harrison
A. ¥. Harrison
A. F. Harrison
E. M. Davidson
Mina Ann Stephenson
Perry Kirkham
Rayborn Cook
Shreveport
O. R. Singleton
John Hood
Ruston Hospital
Milton Henry
R. Singleton
Don Wallace
Jan
Arkansas
Johnnie Smith
Methodist
MYF Council
Grace Methodist Church
Johnnie Ward
Dubach Mrs Lewis Hosts Bowling Party Birthday
Mrs Elwood Lewis hosted a Friday bowling party for her daughter Paula turning 12. Multiple families were noted visiting and staying with relatives in Homer and Alexandria. A newborn son to Ted Knowles and wife was welcomed with siblings Rena and Rhonda, grandparents Wilbur and Mrs McGee.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Clyde Kay
Natchitoches
Dewey Campbell
Elwood Lewis
Paula
Pam
Hazel McGee
Donna Ruth
Peloney
Rey
Dp. A. Daughty
Filla
Lin
Rhinehart
Ted Knowles Jy
Rena
Rhonda
Wilbur McGee
Ted Knowles
T. T. Grafon
Treasure
Tate
Teachers List From Hico and Simsboro High Schools
A composite roster lists faculty at Hico High School and Simsboro High School with principals M. J. Barr and J. H. Napper. It names department staff including special education, speech, guidance, art, and administrative personnel across White and elementary divisions, plus Lincoln High and Lincoln Elementary staff.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lula MacMenry
Simsboro High School
J. H. Napper
Earl Bump
Elizabeth Cassidry
Gerald Cobb
David P. Colvin
Jane Cook
Lula Daniel
Mary
Durrett
Betty Fallin
Stella W. Garrison
Clarice Taylor
Garbara
Turner
Charlotte Ann Watkins
R. B. Taylor
Earl Nugent
Virginia Selle
Guy Dudley Leake
Georgina Russell
Judith C. Yarberry
A. EB. Phillips
Katherine Butler
Pauline Cassel
Dorothy Hines
Laura MccCullin
Bernice O'Neal
Maxine Pepper
Lavern E. Pyburn
Lenora Miller
Shirley P. Moore
Mildred Purvis
Doris Robinson
Leonard Roebuck
Robert Smith
Mary Louise Wilson
Willie James Wright
Lincoln
Albert McHenry
Norvis Bedford
Mary Bonner
Ciotiel Brewster
Annie M. Brown
Alonzo Davis
Johnnie Bell Davis
Lela Bunn Davis
Mavel P. Davis
Mary Duncan
Java Jackson
Willia Bell Jackson
Livestock Leaders Meet to Advise on Insecticides Use
A Thursday morning Livestock Advisory Committee session at the Agriculture Extension Office, led by County Agent F O LeVasseur and Specialist A P Parham, focused on cattle owners adopting approved insecticides, calfhood vaccination, and pasture improvement. The meeting, attended by district educators and principals, emphasized Bangs disease controls and responsible beef production.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
IF. C. Levasseul
Livestock Advisory Committee
Agriculture Extension Office
F. O. LeVasseur
A. P. Parham
David Ly Hays
Max Mathews
Lamar Colvin
Kenneth
Pet Durrell
J. EE. Stiles
Horace Slaton
Hal Barker
Ta. Tech Agri
Dept. Sillars Blaton
Rayme
Barbecue Armadillo Solution Offered by Opelousas Publisher
Opelousas Daily World editor John R Thistlethwaite writes a letter endorsing a barbecued armadillo recipe influenced by New Orleans columnist Hermann Deutsch. He cites Deutsch praise for armadillo meat with pork turkey notes and slow cooking on low heat. He urges North Louisiana readers to eradicate armadillos through culinary use.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John R. Thistlethwaité
Opelousas
Vinton Prodlem
Hermann Deutsch
Thistelthwatta
New Orleans States
Tiem
Deutsch
Thistelwaile
Louisiana
Hermann
Thistlethwaite
Armadillo Meat Preparations Across Regions
A recipe narrative describes curing meat by dissolving salpeter and sprinkling over flesh, grinding with other ingredients, forming patties, frying, and packing in hot lard. It notes using leftover armadillo for hash or soup, and claims armadillo is best in winter, prepared like coon or possum and sometimes baked in its shell with mince parsley.
Armadillo Recipes Spark Wider Interest
Interest in Armadillo as food grows from Ruston to Louisiana and beyond with a local recipe for armadillo sausage. The Leader reports a recipe including ground armadillo meat coriander salt pepper basil bay leaf onion brown sugar nutmeg garlic water. indicates growing culinary curiosity and possible tables in Lincoln Parish.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ruston
Louisiana
Lincoln Parish
Passman Reveals Flood Control Spending in Area
Congressman Otto Passman reports federal flood control funding for Louisiana’s Fifth District totaling 13.6 million dollars this year. He cites over 100 million allocated since his 14 years in Congress, detailing 8.4 million for Old River and 4.06 million for levees plus river stabilization, and 1.14 million for the Tensas River basin including Bayou Macon, Boeuf and Teas rivers work.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fifth Congressional District
Otto £. Passiman
Congress
Tensas
Bayou Macon
Boeuf
Teass
House
Ouachita River
Lake Providence
Mississippi River
Senate House
Senate
James M Kay elected Director of Extension for Louisiana Civitan
Henry G Riser reports James M Kay of Green Clinic Ruston Civitan Club has been elected Director of Extension for Louisiana Civitan International. The narrative notes Kay’s work for the local club and his deserved promotion. Additional items mention Mrs. Jack Riser’s birthday and local neighbors at the gathering, plus a note about John Nelson digging a channel to prevent pasture flooding with Soil Erosion aid.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Henry G. Riser
James M. Kay
Riser Road
Green Clinic
Ruston Civitan Club
Louisiana Civitan International
Kay
Civitan Club
Jack Riser
Alex Boyd
Bobby
Jack
Wayne Liner
Waynette
Karen
Jerry
Herman Ladner
Richard Springer
Johnny
Arcadia
John Nelson
Soil Erosion Department of
Louisiana
Special For Duck Hunters: Louisiana 充 Season Split Begun
The Louisiana Wildlife and Fisheries Commission announced a split duck season after reconsideration requests. The first half runs November 4 to 15, followed by a second half from December 16 to January 8. The changes affect ducks, coat and Canadian geese, and white fronted geese.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Louisiana Wild Life and Fisheries Commission
Golden Wedding Anniversary for Townsend couple in Ruston
Local column recalls Mr and Mrs Townsend celebrating their Golden Wedding Anniversary at Ruston High School era. Alex Boyd looks to start a home on Riser Road with fishing plans. Rev R G Valentine fills in at Westminister Church while Lipscomb vacationed on the Gulf Coast. Old-timers note signs of early fall after a hot summer. Lou M Nelson described as active in Civitan, Men of the Church and Trinity Methodist.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nity
Ruston High School
H. £. Townsend
Mrs. Townsend
Alex Boyd
Riser Road
Ruston Presbyterian Church
R. G. Valentine
Westminister Presbyterian Church of
Shreveport
Valentine
J. W. Lipscomb
Gulf Coast
Lou M. Nelson
River Road
Ruston
Area oil and gas six completions top activity
Rich Dodson reports a flurry of oil and gas completions across north central Louisiana. Notable wells include Union parish gas open flows of 810k, 900k, and 590k cubic feet per day, Lisbon Field oil pump at 17 barrels daily, and multiple test depths across Lincoln Parish Calhoun and Ruston-Simsboro regions, with several wells drilling past 8,000 feet and beyond.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Richard Dodson
Flye
Union Parish
Lincoln Parish
Lousiana
Tennessee Gas Transmission Qo
Lisbon
Corinth
Louisiana Gas Production Co
Olin Gas Transmission Corp
Jack Pryor
Union Primitive Baptist Church
Ruston Field
Feazel Interests No
J. W
Liberty Hill
Jackson Parish
Wildcats
Butler-Johnson
Davis Brothers Lumber Co., Ltd
Ignaw
Ansley
Texas Gas & Jett Drilling Co
T. L. Bearborough
Cartwright
Ouachita Parish
Calhoun Field
Arkansas
Louisiana Gas Co
E. C. Finley Et al
Calhoun
Gulf Oil Corp
Sinclair Oil & Gas Co
G. F. Butler
Socony Mobil Oil Co
J. W. Brusell
Cheniere Creek
J. R. Vinson
West Monroe
Randolph Field
A. R. Cook
Monroe Field
Llin Gas Transmission Corp
Drug costs for seniors higher than general public
New York report shows persons 65 and older spent an average $33 yearly on prescriptions last year, compared with $13 for all ages. The Drug Topics survey notes out of hospital drug costs were 37 percent higher for women than men in the 65 plus group.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Drug Topics
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Thunsday
Yenia Smith
Bulls
Rosa Dale Jenson
Mildred Melain
Curtis Verhall
Myrtle Payne
Maude W. Richards
Bessie Robinson
Lucilla Shyne
Aldora Singleton
Rosa Williams
Miona Willis
David Wright
Henrietta W. Carpenter
Elaie Turner
Ethel Collingham
Lenora Davis
Lucy McClelland Gibson
Effie Mae Mickey
Mary E
Hopewell Negro School
Oscar Williams
Avis Jonson
Lorene Porter
Naomi Dann Ross
Mil‘Me Spivery
Joege B. Williams
Liberty Hill School
Rufus Washington
Artis. Lewis
Jessie L. Pierce
Adelie M. Washington
Mary Ann Washington
Eddie Davenport
Willie Bell Davenport
Katye Gibson
St. Rust Negro School
Agnes Lewis
Mary Ashford
Claudia C. Lewis
Lola Welch
Rosie Lee Lodge
Theresa A. Garner
Grambling
James DuMaine
Furman C. Anderson
Robert T. Ennis
Humphries Leroy
Lucy B. MclIntosh
Mildred G. Moss
Mamie C. Scott
Clayton Wiley
Mes
Bessie W. Williams
Grambling Elementary
Alma d. Brown
Reuben L&, Goulden
Emma L. Gray
Nevada J. Hill
Clanton Jackson
Icelia R. Land
Eva Pearl Lewis
Delores B. Rolling
Irazone
Men's Association
Southeast States
Are
Wso
John Stuckey
Conway
Little Miss
Alice Anni
Mareitha
Miizabeth
Eugenia Smith
The
Agricultural Extension Service
Area Men On Commerce Board
State Board of Commerce and Industry
Ruston Area
Sam Jones
Charles
Wright
New Orleans
Sam Thomas
Quitman
Guy ©. Billups, Jr
Hammond
Commerce God Industry
Pat) Patterson
J. W. Bogsiey
Alexandria
Henry Davis
Cecil R. Middleton
DeRidder
William A. Marbury
H. ©. Meager
Monroy
Harold ¢. Tagsdel
Metgirie
Lester £. Kabacoff
New Qorlsons
Richard W. Freemgo
Q. W. Welch
Tourist Bureau
Gee
Jules M. Burguigres
Lewisg
F. H. Jackson
Bernard Bisaveny
Bafayette
Armadillo Mess
E. B. Terral
Vernon Street
Otto Lee
Simsboro
Lee
Eugene Walton
Colvin
Fellowship Church
W. A. Colvin
Dubach
Steven McClintack
Sallie Louw Colvin McClintack
Christine Colvin
Martin Colvin
Shraveport
Passman
Belisle
Hubert Belisle
Louisiana Vocational Association
Maneoe
Northeast State College
Ruston High
Louisiana Association of Industrial Arts Clubs
Louisiana Education Association
American Vocational Association
National Education Association
Duck Hunters
Steve Harmon
Grenville Parish
Bodcaw Co
Fee-Lbn
Saline
California
Robert L. Colvin
Bear Creek
Barnwell Drilling Co
Barnwell-Dris+ coll
Broyles & Holloway
Crown Evans
Brice Vernon
Bryceland
Crow — Evans No
Continemtal Can Co
Nwse
Smith @ Camperun No
E. Smithermar
R. J. Caraway
Continental Car Co
Liberty Ehill
Robert F. Roberts
Continental Can Co
Howard Turner
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