Ouachita Parish to expand courthouse in 1.7 million plan
Ouachita Parish Police Jury committee will recommend a 1.7 million expansion of the courthouse with three story end extensions and major internal improvements. A new 200 thousand dollar jail addition atop the building would be built to align with the ends, funded by a bond issue.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ouachita Parish
Ouachita
Robert Downing
Ward 10
H. H. Land Jr
Downing
Bailey Grant
Kiwanians Hear James W. Moore In Ruston Talk
James W. Moore, Fifth District Highway Board member, told Ruston Kiwanis the Cooktown Road to Louisiana Tech interstate is 67 percent complete with a planned four lane underpass at the Illinois Central crossing. He outlined a $100 million highway bond program over three years, including $45 million for farm to market roads, and cited a 72 percent drop in deaths on divided highways. A Monroe to Mississippi project starts this year with 1968 completion targeted.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ruston
Cooktown
Louisiana Tech
James W. Moore
Ruston Kiwanis Club
Moore
Fifth District Highway Board
Illinois Central Railroad
Tech
Louisiana
Monroe
Mississippi
Girod Family Reunion Held At Park Here
Descendants of Nichols Girod gathered for the eighth annual Girod reunion at Bernstein Park in Monroe. Attendees included numerous Girod relatives from Shreveport and nearby towns, with a June picnic marking the event as a recurring community gathering.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Girod
Nichols Girod
Bernstein Park
Monroe
Shreveport
P. W. Girod
James F. Girod
Grace Hammer
Lucille Cole
Kitty Eds
Debbie
Kathy
Frankie Colon
Bob Colon
Pam
Foster Poole
J. F. Andrews
Murry Hudson
Nelda
Litree
Joe Dickson
Bob
Mike
Judy
Ruston
W. B. Haile Sr
Benny, Parker
Bill Haile
Haile
Herman Earl Murphy
Marilyn
Ruth
Henry Edward
Amanda Dannehl
Dan McClanahan
Hebert
Hugh Baker
Cheryl
Russell Baker
Mack Spillers
West
Parolee Sentenced After Louisiana Robbery
Percy Joseph Martin a 35 year old Wisconsin Negro parolee was sentenced to 20 years in a Louisiana prison by Dist Judge Fred S LeBlanc after pleading guilty to armed robbery in the holdup of Crescent Furniture Co in Baton Rouge Brown co owner was pistol whipped and robbed of his wallet by Martin authorities arrested him minutes after the incident
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Baton Rouge
Percy Joseph Martin
Wisconsin
Louisiana
Dist
Fred S. LeBlanc
Martin
Welcome
H. L. Brown
Crescent Furniture Co
Brown
Pharmacy Faculty To Have Meet Roles
Northeast Louisiana State College School of Pharmacy faculty play key roles at the 83rd Louisiana State Pharmaceutical Association convention in Shreveport June 1965. Dr. Cronk acts as welcoming session host. Dr. Danti chairs the membership committee and presents a new trophy. Dr. Kern joins a hospital pharmacists panel on state law. Dr. Martin oversees Phi Delta Chi breakfast with Fred Tannehill as guest speaker. Mrs. Martin serves as delegate to the Women’s Auxiliary. Drs. Whitworth and Eickholdt attend. Whitworth earns Mead Johnson grant consideration for undergrad research. James Parker of Bastrop designed the convention program cover.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
School of Pharmacy
Northeast Louisiana State College
Louisiana State Pharmaceutical Association
Shreveport
Dale H. Cronk
Nlsc School of Pharmacy
Northeast Pharmacy
August G. Danti
LSPA
Danti
Joseph Kern
Northeast State
Frank W. Martin
Phi Delta Chi
National Pharmaceutical Fraternity
Fred Tannehill
Pineville
State Board of Education
Theodore Eickholdt
Whitworth
Mead Johnson
Fickholdt
American Pharmaceutical Association
NLSC
James Parker
Bastrop
War I Veterans Convention Continues in Twin Cities
A three day convention of the Louisiana Veterans of World War I and Auxiliary opened Friday and runs through Sunday. Events include 9 a.m. sessions at the Virginia Hotel, a joint meeting with the state department, remarks by Judge J. Claude Meraux, introductions of VA hospital unit speakers, and a 7 p.m. banquet at the Paragon Club. A 3 p.m. military parade and 6:30 p.m. banquet at Rendezvous Restaurant highlighted Friday activities.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Louisiana Veterans of World War I and
Auxiliary
Virginia Hotel
State Department
Twin Cities
J. Claude Meraux
Fannie Goldblatt
Auxilary
Paragon Club
Rendezvous
St Helena CourT Orders Faster School Desegregation
Dist Judge E Gordon West ordered St Helena Parish to speed desegregation of public schools following the Lockett case pattern. He mandated mixing across multiple grades this fall and cited a 1944 court order and 1964 timetable aiming to finish by 1967. The ruling builds on appeals court direction to end freedom of choice provisions.
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West
Circuit Court of Appeals
Lockett
St. Helena
VFW Auxiliary Plans Projects For Upcoming Events
Rodney J Hobbs Ladies Auxiliary to VFW Post 1809 met to discuss upcoming group projects and the state convention in Baton Rouge June 25 to 27. They planned a future party at the VA Hospital in Alexandria and a barbecue at the VFW Home on Love Road. Representatives at the state convention will be Mrs Odie Lee Gassett and Mrs Nona Cowan. A fun night was scheduled for July 10 with members bringing husbands and a pot luck supper.
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Rodney J. Hobbs
VFW
Baton Rouge
Alexandria
Love Road
Odie Lee Gassett
Nona Cowan
Judge Presides Over Monroe Traffic Court Docket
Judge W. M. Harper leads a Monroe City Court traffic docket with numerous cases. Names like Nolan Hollins and Alvis Ford appear among fines for DUI and theft, while several defendants faced bond forfeitures and varying speeding penalties.
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W. M. Harper
Monroe
Nolan Hollins
Johnson Circle
Nolle
Alvis P. Ford
7Th St
West Monroe
Larry Evans
Georgia St
Ann Brantley
Sterlington
John L. Walker
21St St
H. R. Brantley
L & M Railway Co. House
J. H. White
No. 3
Nelson
Henry Brothers
Pine Bluff
Ark
W. J. Noyce
Rayville
George Jacobs
Blanks St
James Ray
Forrest Hill
Judy Hullburn
Jonesboro Rd
James C Love Jr
DeSiard St
David Upton Jr
Phillip Duncan
Forsythe Ave
Nora Dawkins
Lawson St
F. W. Tanner
Lincoln Rd
Bennie Singleton
Vernon St
William Sherrouse
W. L. Garrett
Frederick St
John Lawson
D Littleton
Morris St
Theo Jones
Pecan
Monroe Laurie Harkens
Sth St
Bennie Duncan
Camillia Dr
Robert Clinton Jr
Adams St
James May
Hiler Smith
Foster St
Willie English
Charles Madison
Eaton St
Body Recovered After Boy Falls Into Pond
In Mansfield Louisiana an 11 year old boy Freddie Green drowned after falling into a pond while fishing. DeSoto Parish deputies recovered the body Friday with Sheriff Roy Webb confirming the incident occurred Thursday.
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Mansfield
DeSoto Parish
Roy Webb
Freddie Green
Sleepy Captain Blasts Back At Barking Dogs
Cyrus Tucker a 54 year old merchant mariner rigged a line from his bed to his car horn to drown out neighbor dogs in Newport Beach. He nicknamed himself Captin Horn blower as police investigate ongoing neighbor dispute with dog owner Gerhard Classen who plans court action.
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Newport Beach
Calif
Cyrus Tucker
Gerhard Classen
Tucker
Classen
Ernest Laurin
Grant Approved for Headstart in Lafayette Parish
A $204,286 grant from the Economic Opportunity Agency funds Project Headstart for Lafayette Parish. About 1,100 preschoolers from low income families will attend an eight week program at St. Paul’s Elementary Immaculate Heart of Mary and Holy Rosary Institute centers. Classes begin Monday.
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Lafayette
The
Economic Opportunity Agency
Lafayette Parish
St. Paul's Elementary
Immaculate Heart of Mary
Holy Rosary Institute
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Radioear
Mrs. H. M. Donald
Ouachita Bank
Calhoun
Dessard St. Across St
Spatafora’s
Washington Square
Jack L. Smith
Jamar W. Adcock
William Boles
North
Washington Street
Safeway Stores
Shainberg’s
Tg&y
Pharmacy
Furniture
Fintucky
Simi Whaley
Double Spring Distillery’s, Inc
Kentucky
Silver Park
Magnolia
H.P. Johnson Sea Horse
Brilliant
H.p
Johnson Dealer
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