Civil War Arches toward Union wins as Memphis siege ends
In June 1862 the Civil War shifts momentum with Union victory at Memphis after securing Corinth and driving Confederate forces from the Mississippi. Halleck’s army and Sherman contemplate futures while Grant considers leaving the service. Ellet’s river ram fleet reshapes river warfare and closes the Confederate grip on the Mississippi with New Vicksburg remaining a key stronghold.
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Fair Oaks
Richmond
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New Orleans
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Beauregard
John Pope
Grant
Washington
Fort Pillow
Mississippi
Fort Randolph
Charles Ellet, Jr
War Department
Ellet
van Dorn
New Vicksburg
Anaconda
Filing System Is Advanced At Jackson Parish
Jackson Parish Clerk Carey M. Staples announced that records will be microfilmed in the parish office. Long-range plans cover microfilming badly worn records and all new filings to save storage space and book expenses. A cross filing plan may allow storage of Jackson Parish films for other offices in case of disaster.
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Jonesboro
Carey M. Staples
Jackson Parish
Staples
Expropriation Measure Killed by House Judiciary
Rep Lantz Womack of Winnsboro sponsored a bill to grant the State Department of Public Works expropriation powers for access roads to state lakes. The House Judiciary committee rejected the measure this week. Womack argued state funds fund lake development but the public lacks access, noting police juries already have expropriation authority but do not use it due to local politics.
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Baton Rouge
Lantz Womack
Winnsboro
State Department of Public Works
House Judiciary Committee
Womack
Manual on Communism Taught in Schools Approved for Publication
A joint committee of the American Legion and the National Education Association approved a teaching manual on communism for junior and senior high schools. Tentatively titled Teaching About Communism, the guide targets teachers and is set for distribution this summer.
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Washington
UPI
The
American Legion
National Education Association
Understanding ichthyosis A hereditary skin condition
A reader described ichthyosis as rough dry skin with fish scale like covering and lifelong discomfort. Replies note less active sweat glands, winter worsen, summer improvement, climate effects, and simple care such as warm bathing with milk or superfatted soap and post bath emollients. Personal anecdotes praise natural attitudes and locker room tolerance.
Can a person have multiple heart attacks and keep working
M C asks how people survive repeated heart attacks and resume heavy daily chores. The reply notes some survive ten attacks and keep working, explaining arteries have many branches and that obstruction of small branches can be less serious than main ones, yet both are heart attacks.
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Hypertension treatment and long term drug use
L C answers questions on whether blood pressure medication must be taken for life. He notes it depends on the condition being treated and that temporary cases may not require lifelong therapy. Doctors may vary medicines or take breaks to avoid tolerance and consider dosage reductions.
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Diet and lifestyle curb mucous colitis symptoms
A reader asks if diet can cure mucous colitis. The response notes that a bland diet helps but is only part of treatment, with drugs that relax the intestine aiding symptoms. It advises avoiding stress, fatigue, and stimulants like alcohol and coffee.
Anemia and leukemia linked by overlapping cases
Question asks if anemia can turn into leukemia if untreated. Medical reality: anemia does not become leukemia, though many leukemia patients present with anemia. Leukemia can cause anemia due to marrow failure, and some cancers share risk factors. Proper diagnosis and treatment plan advised by a clinician.
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Today's Health Hint Nosebleed Sit Up If Not Faint
A health tip advises sitting up during a nosebleed to reduce bleeding and keep breathing easier. If dizziness occurs seek assistance and monitor for signs of fainting. Maintain calm, pinch the soft part of the nose, and apply cold compresses to the bridge.
Real Estate Transfers In Ouachita Parish Volume and prices listed
The Ouachita Parish Clerk records multiple transfers including Kate F McGuire et al selling Lot 13 Block 56 Highland Subdivision unit 11 to Aubrey Ray Walker for 3750 dollars. Other transfers include R W Butler and Sons Lumber Co Inc selling Lot 5 Block 1 Butler Pinecrest Subdivision to American Homes Construction Co Inc for 1800 dollars and related follow ons to C D and Judy Gorum Hodges for 10750 dollars. Additional transfers cover North Monroe Builders Inc to James W and Donna Wooley Brady for 14500 dollars and Reuben Myles to Berniesteen and Charlies Hayden for two lots in Mt Gilead Subdivision, among others. The list also shows sales to Brownville Methodist Church Inc, Jimmy Lee McQuillin, Franklin Ezell Mabry, James Garvin, Wesley S Carr, John Wayne Coon, and John Gebhardt with varied prices and property descriptions.
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Ouachita Parish
Kate F. McGuire
Aubrey Ray Walker
H. M. McGuire
Highland Subdivision
R. W. Butler and Sons Lumber Co. Inc
American Homes Construction Co., Inc
Butler
Pinecrest Subdivision
Section PO
American Home Construction Co. Inc
C. D
Judy Gorum Hodges
North Monroe Builders Inc
James W
Donna Wooley Brady
North Park Village
Monroe
Reuben Myles
Berniesteen
Charlies Hayden
Mt. Gilead
Mack Lavender
Jessie Ellis
Booker T Washington
Lowe Thomas Bennett
Frank N Chambliss
Brownville Methodist Church, Inc
Brownville
John Gebhardt
Jimmy Lee McQuillin
Claude Morris Johnson
Franklin Ezell Mabry
Jack Battaglia
Lake DeSiard
Jimmy Lavelle Traylor
James Garvin
Fairlane
Lawrence W. McDonald
Wesley S. Carr
Greater
Monroe Homes, Inc
Riverside Realty Co
Charles Collins
John Wayne Coon
Winnfield High Senior Awards Announced With Scholastic Honors
Winnfield High School announced the graduating class awards with numerous scholastic honors and scholarships. Recipients include Cecil Taylor and Mary Lynn Wells for academic and VFW awards, Richard Evans for multiple scholarships and leadership honors, and numerous students earning Northwestern Louisiana, LSU, Georgia Tech, and other university scholarships as well as nursing and athletic awards.
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Winnfield
Winnfield High School
Cecil Taylor
Mary Lynn Wells
VFW
Gerald Long
Pilot Club
Richard Evans
Mildred Mann Vines
Scholatro‘phy
Mack Park
Bell Telephone
Cheryl Mixon
Billy Barton
Sears Roebuck
Louisiana College
Micheal Jordan
Mary Alice Taylor
Linda Brinkley
Judy Knight
Northwestern State
James Walker
Louisiana Tech
Bully Barton
Maybelle Lorene Main
LSU
Jan Freya Jensen
Northwestern
Carroll Long
Jon Jones
Georgia Tech
Mike Tinnerello
Wayne McFarland
University of Southwestern Louisiana
Zelma Long Frazier
FTA
Janine Robert
Crowded Winn Parish School Faces Space Crunch Next Year
Winnfield High School principal Eugene Love warns of serious space and seating problems due to rising enrollment. He notes Winnfield Westside Elementary's 150 graduates move to high school next term, with 81 seniors this year and about 107 seniors expected next year. When the new $1.2 million high school opens, the old building could become a junior high facility.
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Winnfield
Winnfield High School
Eugene Love
Winnfield Westside
Winnfield High
Love
Moss Said Better After Nasal Operation
London AP reports doctors said Sirling Moss’s nasal operation last Saturday was successful and his breathing is much easier. The famed race driver, injured seriously in an April 23 crash, continues to show general improvement.
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London
Sirling Moss
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