Contracts To Be Signed April 6 In Richland Parish Road Program
Contracts will be signed April 6 and work will begin shortly thereafter on a comprehensive paving and road improvement program in Richland parish. The Holly Ridge-North road first section will be surfaced, with further work on Routes 208 and 15 and hard-surfacing planned for 11 miles of the Holly Ridge-North route along Highway 80.
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Rayville
Richland Parish
A. Douglas Booth
R. B. Richardson
State Highway Department
Holly Ridge-North Road
Booth
Holly Ridge-North
Epps
Highway Department
Mangham
Boughton Store
Hold Up Man Kills Two in Philadelphia
In Philadelphia on March 12 a holdup at a state liquor store at 725 South Street left manager Herman Weintraub aged 35 and clerk Howard R. Robinson, 57, dead. A second clerk, Fielder Jackson, 28, was seriously wounded as the intruder fled on foot after shooting them.
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Philadelphia
South Street
Herman Weintraub
Howard KR. Robinson
Fielder Jackson
Jason Potash
Jackson
Weintraub
Robinson
Aged Jonesboro Woman Honored On 86th Birthday
Mrs. W. H. Martin known as Grandma celebrated her 86th birthday with a family reunion at the Hughes home in Jonesboro. Seven children and many relatives joined a noon meal and a candle filled cake display. The gathering marked a decade since all children were present. Corrosion resistant drums noted for acid and chemical shipping.
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Jonesboro
W. H. Martin
W. A. Hughes
W. M. Sharp
Corsicana
Tex
J. L. Ray
Wacahachie
Alma Jones
B. L. Hutto
Dodson
Bill Martin
Jap Orren
Carl Hughes
Lavelle Hughes
Clayton Huckaby
James Robinson
Otis Maxwell
Jimmie Hughes
Quitman
Edward Neal
Chatham
T. M. Hughes
Hodge
Charlie Hutto
Monroe
Viola Ore
Bernice
Twin Lookalikes Stir Palace Store Crowd
Mrs. Ola Glenn and Mrs. Farrah Beasley, longtime Palace department store clerks, confuse customers and even their manager due to strikingly similar appearances. They recount wedding mix ups and mirror sightings, while office head Sam Davis and trainer G. E. Nelson struggle to tell them apart. Both deny relation but share a close, humorous bond.
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Farrah Beasley
Sam Davis
Glenn
Beasley
Dallas
Texas
Davis
G. E. Nelson
Queen's 63-year reign praised with health news
An old advertisement thread links Queen Elizabeth's long reign to strength and health. It promotes Udga tablets for stomach issues and promises fast relief. The copy cites 210 million units sold since 1928 and a double money-back offer if relief isn't felt within thirty minutes.
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England
Mrs James Named President of Monroe Quota Club
Mrs Bess James was elected president of the Monroe Quota Club at the Frances Hotel meeting for their March session. Other officers named were Miss Freeda Michel first vice president Mrs Frances Ritter second vice president Mrs Vivian Murray secretary and Miss Mamie McNeil treasurer. The group agreed members must notify Miss Betty Hodge of luncheon attendance or be charged for the meal. A public hearing in Baton Rouge March 22 will review use of liquid meters to measure condensate production in the Krotz Springs Field St Landry parish.
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Bess James
Monroe Quota Club
Frances Hotel
Alta Faircloth
Freeda Michel
Frances Ritter
Vivian Murray
Mamie McNeil
Betty Hodge
Mildred Swift
Olive Tomlinson
Emma Keene
Edith Huckaby
Eva Gne
Baton Rouge
Krotz Springs
St. Landry Parish
Capitol
S. L. Digby
Conservation
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Potash
Silverstein
Silverstein’s
Rayon
Shantung Dure
Denier
Humming Bird
Ilverstein
North Louisiana
Batiste
Bert Hatten
Morning World
Ola Glenn
Palace Department
L. C. Noland, Jr
Victoria
James
Monroe Printing Co
Monroe Printing Company
News-Star—World
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