Workshops For Teachers To Open Here
Several training sessions are planned for local teachers featuring music education. James A Cosart and others will direct workshops aimed at introducing a new elementary music program and classroom activities during school days at multiple sites in Ouachita Parish.
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pPavisa
Wednesdas
Tsursvil
James A Cosart
Pei Hea
Tiyan Te Wr
Burdett Company
Publis
Louis Uasitiects
Faulka Saeed Gobié
Ouachita Parish
Vaaka
Carlese
Colye
Buckitl
Bur Vis
Amanrenses
Ategic Sheehan
Uni'1
Caver
Fred Waring
Japanese Business Leaders Brace for Job Loss as Troops Withdraw
Japanese employers expect further job cuts next spring as American troop withdrawals unfold. DOE estimates suggest many workers will face layoff despite a recovering economy.
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Aeyants
Tokyo
IOI
DOE
Real Estate Boards Say FHA Liberalization Hurts Mortgage Access
Realtors report banks are hesitant to fund FHA down payment loans after liberalization. Nationwide survey shows money tightness persists, with 46 percent in autumn reporting tightness for new homes and 58 percent for existing homes. Districts show lenders selective, demanding high down payments or strong earnings.
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Washington
National Association of Eal Estate Boards
Eeene
FHA
Sagzingene
National Association of Home Builders
South
North Central
West
Bayou Macon Dam Contract Awarded in Delhi
The Tensas Basin Levee Board awarded the Bayou Macon dam project at Delhi to Morrison Engineering and Construction Company of New Roads for 33,687 dollars. The earth fill with concrete spillway will raise bayou levels during low water. Board President Roy Snider reported the contract last week.
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Delhi
Tensas Basin
Rev Newsome Elected President of Local Baptist Association
Rev Newsome pastor of South Side Baptist Church in Jonesboro was chosen president of the Jackson Parish Baptist Association at a meeting held at Fellowship Baptist Church. Officiating officers include Rev T J Crosby as vice president Rev Jessie G Smith as secretary treasurer and Rev Wayne Toms as program chairman. The next gathering is set for November 5 at 7 00 pm at McDonald Baptist Church.
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Jonesboro
Warren Newsome
Southside Baptist Church
Jackson Parish Baptist Association
Fellowship Baptist Church
T. J. Crosby
Jessie G. Smith
Wayne Toms
McDonald Baptist Church
Down Payment Options for Long Term Loans Discussed
The note outlines loan terms proposing down payments of 10 to 20 percent and repayment periods ranging from 15 to 20 years. It signals lender flexibility and long term financing considerations for borrowers.
Senate probes Shefferman links to payoffs and shakedowns
Senate investigators said hearings will link Nathan W. Shefferman's consulting firm to payoffs and shakedowns as the committee continues its examination of Labor Relations Associates Inc. and Sears, Roebuck. Kennedy said new facets will be explored after current focus on Sears in Boston and possible checks in Indianapolis and Pittsburgh.
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Washington
Senate
Nathan W. Shefferman
Robert F. Kennedy
Shefferman
Sears, Roebuck and Co
Sears
Boston
Indianapolis
Pittsburgh
Teamsters Union
Union
Kennedy
Teamster
East Carroll Bus Drivers Tested
East Carroll parish bus operators underwent visual acuity testing with exceptional results. C B Coney and Byron Parker led the program as school transportation officials, joined by safety and bus inspection staff, at a meeting with operators. Psychophysical tests were administered and buses inspected for mechanical defects.
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Lake Providence
East Carroll Parish
C. B. Coney
State Department of Education
Coney
Byron Parker
Department and Safety and Bus Inspection
Mississippians Plan To Attend Music Festival
The South Mississippi Youth Symphony, led by conductor Frank Crockett, has been nominated to join the International Youth Music Festival in Brussels next summer. Crockett said a selection is not guaranteed but the nomination honors the group.
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Hattiesburg
Miss
South Mississippi
Busby Elected FFA President at Lake Providence Chapter
Glen Busby was elected president of the Lake Providence Chapter of the Future Farmers of America at an organizational meeting in the agriculture room. Billy Harper became first vice president and Alseen George second vice president.
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Lake Providence
Glen Busby
The
Future Farmers of America
Agriculture Room
Billy Harper
Alseen George
Wayne Patrick
Frank Yee
Johnny Foster
Wallace Shelton
James Myers
East Carroll Police Jury Meets Reviews Parish Aid and Contracts
The East Carroll police jury discussed Act 128 of 1955 on parish aid during the October meeting. Two contracts were approved for washed gravel on state projects 713-03-62 and 702-13-35 awarded to Paul A. Lambert and Howard C. White respectively. A resolution asked the public works department to survey areas for inadequate drainage.
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Lake Providence
East Carroll
Charles Lawrence
State Department of Highways
Louisiana
Paul A. Lambert
Howard C. White
Department of Public Works
Doctor Treats Student Hair Rub With Cement Spill
In Shampool Cedar Falls Iowa a Iowa State Teachers College doctor prescribed a scalp rub of ether acetone and boric acid after a student spilled rubber cement on a crew cut. The odd case highlights a curious medical mishap reported by local papers.
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Cedar Falls
Iowa
V. D. French
Iowa State Teachers College
NAACP Shifts Longview Meeting to Dallas Area
An NAACP official announced that the Longview meeting set for November 13 will be moved to Dallas to ease threats and unrest in Longview and nearby communities. Dr H Boyd Hall cited pressure from hostile rhetoric and named tensions surrounding Longview News-Journal publisher Carl Estes after an incident involving an NAACP field secretary Edwin Washington.
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Corpus Christi
National Association For the Advancement of Colored People
Longview
Dallas
H. Boyd Hall
Texas State Conference of Branches
NAACP
Hall
Carl Estes
Longview News-Journal
Estes
Edwin C. Washington
Washington
Publisher Faces Turmoil Owing to NAACP Activity Across States
The report cites unrest in multiple states following strong NAACP actions. A publisher expelled Washington from his office after the man refused to depart, illustrating the tense conflicts described in the record.
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NAACP
Washington
Woman Seeks Crowned Union as Daughter Plans Royal Marriage
In Beirut on October 26 Mrs. Mumtaz Solh Gaacemedi says her 19 year old daughter Fessal may wed King Saud of Saudi Arabia. Saud, with four wives, could divorce one by a triple utterance. He reportedly has many concubines in Riyadh palaces. The marriage is not yet definite and a final decision is expected within a week.
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Beirut
Lebanon
Mumtaz Solh Gaacemedi
Fessal
Saud
Saudi Arabia
Sami Solh
Prime Minster
Seth
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A. D. Foreman
John G. Lewis
L. A. Fourmy
Don Weil
John Oldenburg
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Marv’s Flower Shop
North 2Nd, Monroe
Bayou Macon
Rev. Newsome
Styles
DEPT
Vilverstein
Busby
FFA
C. A. Hodgkins
E. Carroll Police
Shampool
Jersey
Ilverstein Y
Wilverstein
J. H. Watkins
West Monroe
Eugene Shows
Monroe
Stonewall Lodge No. 8
Knights of Pythias
Paul Burks
Howard Bros
DeSiard
Myron Chantilly
France
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