Lincoln Parish School Board Minutes and Notices
The Lincoln Parish School Board met on Thursday at 7:40 p.m. in Ruston to discuss sabbatical leave, staffing, and budget items. Attendees included Dr Felton Green and members Terrill, Nobles, Whitman, Colvin, and Napper with various assignments for librarian transfer and bus purchases. A tentative 1960-61 budget was reviewed and adopted after presenting salary schedules and a detailed employee list. Also noted are posted notices for land and pond postings in Lincoln Parish and property owners C. F. Alexander, P. B. Tomlinson, and W. D. Calhoun.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bolt
Batish
Oftide
Ruston
Slant
Feltoh
Green
Ly Nobles
Strichie Whitman
Terelli
William’ A. Marbury
Lamar Colvin
Jaanita Fochter
Emmions
Myrte, Payne
Lin Ti Blémeritary
Sarah Berry
Lincoln
Ritchie
Terrill
Way
Mire Napper
Finane
State Department “Education
A. Lst
Udeet
Nobles
Strie
Finapeg’ Committee
Industrial expansion and tourism plan to reverse job losses
The board endorses a two phase program centered on industrial expansion first, followed by tourism. An aggressive national ad campaign will run starting in November in Fortune, Factory, Chemical Week, Business Week, Wall Street Journal, and Journal of Commerce. Executives will travel to promote expansion and attract investment.
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Wohunecerom
Fortune
Factory
Chemical Week
Wall Street Journal
Journal of Commerce
Patterson
Henry Davis
Louisiana Industry Drive and Tourism Ad Campaign
A speaker praises Gillis Hundemer and Fetty for national magazine ads promoting Louisiana industry climate and tourism. The plan targets Holiday Magazine, Saturday Evening Post, and National Geographic with Mardi Gras themes and regional tours. The talk urges local chambers to join the Commerce and Industry Board, urging greater dues and visits to manufacturing sites to attract plants and growth, noting Ruston’s potential and contrasting proactive communities with inactive ones. The note ends by citing Homestake Mine’s gold production as regional economic context.
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National Magazine
Holiday
Saturday Evening Post
National Geographic
Commerce and Industry Board
Chamber of Commerce
Orleang
Riser Named President of Presbyterians
Henry G. Riser a key layman and chairman of the deacons at Ruston Presbyerian Church was elected president of the Lay men's Association of the Red River Presbytery at the Fall Meeting held at Camp Alabama near Sibley on September 10 19 Approxiately 300 men from North Louisiana churches attended the semiannual gathering Riser succeeds Alex Boyd of Ruston as president Other officers named for 1961 include Wilson Magee Ted E Haynes Dr Walter J Ernst Col Leroy B Bible Donald Logan Williann Richardson spoke at the fall rally addressing So Great a Cloud of Witnesses and A Christian's Responsibility as a Citizen with discussions and a noon dinner at Hutton Hall The Laymen's Association holds two meetings yearly one near George Washingtons birthday and another in the Fall
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Henry G. Riser
Ruston
Riser
Alex Boyd
Wilson Magee
Shreveport
Ted E. Haynes
Walter J. Ernst
Monroe
Col
LeRoy B.’ Bible
Donald Logan
West Monroe
Williann Richardson
Tyler
Texas
Citizens First National Bank of
Camp Alabama
Red River
Tian
Louisiana Tech urged to visit Governor for capital funds
At a campus meeting Rep. Wrapper urged sending a delegation to Baton Rouge to lobby Governor Davis for capital outlay funds. President Ropp offered a college bus for 35 people and said he would cancel all appointments to make the trip if needed, arguing funds should be allocated by need, not equally.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ropp
Baton Rouge
Rep
Napper
Fire Destroys Seven Acres Of Planted Pines
Forester Frank Gibson reports a Sunday afternoon blaze west of Simsboro consumed seven acres of planted land during the past week. The fire started after noon and officials are investigating the cause.
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Une Tre
Incom Parsa
Reggals
Frank Gibson
Simsboro
Cotton crop expected to equal last year in state parishes
Louisiana Farm Placement officials say this year’s cotton crop should match 1959 yields in the cotton parishes. Slow start with about 3,000 pickers vs 10,000 last year. Wage for cotton pickers set at 2.00 per cwt. Cane planting delayed by rains. 65 single male jobs available in Houma for cane planting and harvesting with housing provided and transport paid. Contacts: Houma office UP-3-8595 and Baton Rouge Farm Placement DT 8-2783.
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Louisiana Division of
Richard E. Brown
Brown
Houma
Frank Calandro
Louisiana Division of Employment Security
Palandro
Claudro
Wood St
Louisiana Employment Service
Pentagon Courts
Baton Rouge
Films Will Be Made Of Bone Cells
Houston researchers led by Dr. George Rose will create motion pictures tracing bone cell development at Hermann Hospital. Funded by a 3600 Easter Seal Research Foundation grant, the three year project uses high power light microscopy and new culture chambers to watch bone cells grow in functioning form and respond to compressive forces.
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Houston, Tex
Hermann Hospital
George Rose
Easter Seal Research Foundation
Rose
Night Classes In Engineering Set at Tech
Advanced reservoir engineering is scheduled as a night class by the Department of Petroleum and Geological Engineering at Louisiana Tech. Dr. M. A. Nobles, head, said the class meets one night weekly for three hours, offers three hours of graduate credit, and costs $16 per semester. It targets petroleum field workers and covers high speed computer programming, hydrodynamics, compressible fluids, well spacing, water and gas drive reservoirs, secondary recovery, and difference equations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Department of Petroleum and Geological Engineering
Louisiana Tech
M. A. Nobles
Louisiana Senate Cap Overrides Ban On Completions
Louisiana Conservation Commissioner James Gill eased a previous ban on multiple oil completions. Dual and pop completions in new fields may resume September 1 for four months to study impact on production and finances. The policy shift aims to prevent waste and support Louisiana’s oil industry amid global oversupply and defense needs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
James “Buddy'’ Gill
Louisiana
Gill
Gulf of Mexico
Dubach Church Revival Set for Next Week
Revival services at First Baptist Church in Bubad begin Monday September 19 and run through Sunday September 25. Evangelist is Rev. B A Doughty from Donedville La with James McNair of Laurel Heights Winnfield directing music. Public invited to attend under the banner New Life For You.
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First Baptist
Bubad
Sunda
B. A. Doughty
James McNair
Fir
Baptist Church
Donedville
Olby Love
Laurel Heights
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Shadow
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Union Oil Mill
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Homestake
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Louisiane
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