From the files of The Eunice News

From June 1941 files of The Eunice News

Nilas Young of Mamou received a gold gavel, awarded to SLI students who participate in four or more intercollegiate debates, and LeRoy David of Eunice received a varsity letter in tennis.
Receiving degrees this month at SLI are James Montelaro, Margarite Hall, Louise Tate and Lorraine Andrus.
Ferdinand Quirk is new president of the Tri-Parish Fair Association.
Sidney Wright, son of Mr. and Mrs. Louis Wright of this city, received his law degree at Tulane.
Albert Andrus, president of the Young Men’s Business Club, urged the city to consider providing a swimming pool for public recreation.
Two former Eunice High principals -- Professor P.H. Griffith and Professor A.A. Sibley -- have resigned from the LSU faculty.
Eunice students Herbert Savoy and Belvan Fontenot were elected sate senators at Pelican Boys State.
The embezzlement trial of former St. Landry sheriff D.J. Doucet has been scheduled for September.
Champion Rice Mills of Houston, Texas is constructing a new building and warehouse between the Southern Pacific and Missouri Pacific tracks. Capacity of the mill will be 300,000 bags per season.