School Auditorium Damaged By Fire At Monroe Elementary
Firefighters battled a blaze at Sherrouse Elementary School in Monroe on Tuesday afternoon, damaging the auditorium and causing a roof collapse and a leaning west wall. No injuries were reported, and the building is expected to reopen August 28. The cause and total damages remained undetermined. Six Monroe Fire units fought the fire from 4 30 to 6 15 p m, using water to prevent a resurgence.
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Sherrouse Elementary School
Sherrouse Ave
Monroe
John I. Fogleman
Sherrouse
Sidney Seegers
Seegers
Monroe Fire Department
Carpenters Mark 39th Anniversary Banquet Here
Carpenters Local Union No. 1811 observed its 39th anniversary with a banquet for members and wives on Saturday. D C Spears of the International Union and L L McMillan, former executive secretary of the N E La District Council of Carpenters, spoke. Pins for 25 and 30 years of membership were awarded to numerous members including R R Ainsworth and Troy Adams among others.
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Carpenters Local Union No. 1811
D. C. Spears
International Union
L. L. McMillan
N. E. la. District Council of Carpenters
R. R. Ainsworth
K. J. Amason
J. W. Anding
Walter C. Bell
Oliver Millien
W. T. Mitchell
Lee Morris
Marshall Parker
Jack W. Ray
Duke Rogers
C. R. Sanders
W. K. Sharp
R. D. Shelly
Boomer Spruell
Dalton Taylor
Chester Turnage
Dallas Varnell
B. F. Wilhite
Tom J. Wilkes
W. T. Hemphill
C. B. Club Sets Picnic Meeting
The Northeast Louisiana C B Club holds its monthly meeting Saturday with a picnic supper at Area 4 of Cheniere Lake. Dick Thomas, president, says the picnic starts at 6 30 p m with members bringing a picnic basket. A list of members and charter member W A Dunn is noted.
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Northeast Louisiana
C. B. Club
Cheniere Lake
Dick Thomas
District Governor Addresses West Monroe Rotary Club Meeting
Hubbard Boucher District 619 governor of Rotary International spoke to the West Monroe Rotary Club urging members to engage more in community service. The Springhill native said service above self is limited only by one’s willingness to serve and noted the district covers all North Louisiana clubs.
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West Monroe
Rotary Club
Hubbard Boucher
Rotary International
Boucher
Springhill
Rotarians
Rotary
North Louisiana
Many Firms Using Lie Detector Tests
Dallas based report notes rising use of polygraph exams in pre employment screening. Texas firms hire large polygraph staffs and 260 licensed examiners operate statewide. Experts claim under proper controls accuracy around 92 percent with costs under 20 dollars per test.
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Dallas
Tex
Ray Hubbard
Texas Association of Polygraph Examiners
George Danish
San Antonio
Texas
Truth Verification Inc
Smith Protection Services
Hamilton
Texas Civil Liberties Union
Hank Albach
Albach
TCLU
Canty
Polygraph Examiners Association
Parkerson Delays Jury Hearing on Howard Probe
Ouachita Parish Grand Jury will not convene until August 28 to hear evidence in the investigation of former Monroe Mayor W. L. Howard. DA Parkerson cited need to gather jurors and subpoena about 30 witnesses as delaying factors while opponents call the move a political ploy before the district attorney race.
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Ouachita Parish
Monroe
W. L
Jack” Howard
Johnny Carr Parkerson
Jack Brook
Howard
Parkerson
Brook
Alexandria
Grand Jury
John Jordan
Paul Henry Kidd
Jordan
Kidd
Dividends On Insurance Returns Backed By State Directive
Star Capital Bureau reports Louisiana insur ance firms may return dividends to workmen compensation clients under a Tuesday directive from State Insurance Commissioner Sherman Bernard. The rule would lower costs for some employers by tying dividends to premium size and loss experience. predecessors banned such dividends in 1962 and 1966. Acapulco reference and Parkerson remark appear in the discourse.
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Star Capital Bureau
Baton. Rouge
State Insurance
Sherman Bernard
Bernard
Leaves Determine Hardwood and Softwood Classification
Leaves define wood type with broad leaved trees classified as hardwoods and needle leaved trees as softwoods. The distinction hinges on leaf morphology and tree family.
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Carpenters
Troy Adams
D. K. Aldridge
Murray Anderson
Jesse C. Anding
Jim Anding
James A. Arledge
Lee P. Bayles
Jackson Bennett
F. A. Mooney
Floyd O’neal
D. W. Osbon
Joseph A. Petch, Sr
W. R. Pierce
Walter L. Pruner
T. L. Rabalais
Fred Roberts
George L. Roth
L. A. Shows
Ira C. Smith
James C. Thompson
Vernon Tidwell
A. L. Twitchell
Bailey Weston
Cecil Clyde Brumley
W. A. Dunn
Acadia
Eunice
Louisiana
T. K. Giddens, JR
Jim Hamilton
Henry Canty
State Board of Polygraph Examiners
Acapulco
Paul Hewitt Music CO
Lamy Lane
Kmart
Billy Banks
Constitutional Convention
Morehouse
Ouachita Parishes
D.A
Ivy.c. Jordan
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