This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!
This newspaper page contains 8 articles. Subscribers can read the full text of each article.
Newspaper
Monroe News Star
Location
Monroe, Louisiana, United States of America
Date
Aug 30, 1963
Page
19
AP reports compulsory arbitration of rail labor disputes marks another shift in labor management. Moving beyond pay, negotiators seek extended vacations, automation bonuses, and safeguards against job loss while stressing public interest amid broader industry trends.
An audit by the Supervisor of Public Funds J B Lancaster was favorable for Ouachita Parish Police Jury led by president L B Pettit. The year ended December 31 1962 showed a surplus of 46545673 with 74117 in road maintenance 35663281 in the general fund and 3470680 in drainage maintenance. Pettit credited member cooperation for the positive result and predicted another year end surplus.
Ouachita Parish school system adult education program schedules registration for September 9 at 7 p.m. in Crosley School library West Monroe. Open to ages 19 and up aiming for a high school equivalency diploma. Instructors include Jack Young Wood Sers and Lou Hedgepath. Classes run Mondays and Thursdays 7 to 9 30 p.m. Over eight years 274 have earned diplomas including 25 last year.
In Toulon France a hand grenade exploded during a game injuring 19 and killing one boy Daniel Villien aged 14 who found a grenade half buried in the sand and struck it with a rock.
A roundup of property transfers shows multiple deeds recorded in Ouachita Parish. Transactions include Baskin A Tulles selling to the State Ways 1.6 acres for $685 and J E Holmes selling to the Wesley Foundation Student Center of Northeast Louisiana State College Lot 7 Block 46 Unit 0 Sherrouse Park for $17,500. Other transfers involve Katherine Morrison Oliver to Aylmer E Montgomery et ux, Roy Clarence Reed to Della Marie Peterson and to Eddie Hill, and Priscilla Zeigler et al to Murphy Oliver. Prices range from $1,407.50 to $21,707.32, with several parcels in subdivisions such as Pargoud Place and Woodmont.
Notices detail bids for sounder communicators and transcribers, zoning map amendments, public hearings, and bids for state buildings and city projects in Monroe Ouachita Parish Louisiana. Includes dates August 1963 and deadlines September 6 1963 with references to City Hall and Department of Highways.
United Press International quotes Albert C. Bel homme, a U S Army sergeant who defected to Red China during the Korean War, saying he is returning to the West with his wife and three sons because he thinks their children will have a better future outside China after the conditions he has seen in the past decade. A Tokyo radio broadcast accuses the Soviet Union of aiding the West by allowing Nationalist China to sign the nuclear test ban treaty, framing it as proof of betraying its socialist allies. In Washington Bayard Rustin urges jobless Americans to march for work, arguing federal and state governments would respond as they did to civil rights protests.
Announcement states a lost tow trailer between Monroe and Bossier City on Highway 80 and Interstate 20 with a $25 reward for return. Provides contact FA 2-2689. Also notes free three day Found ads for readers and excludes Lost ADS.
We want people to find what they are looking for at NewspaperArchive. We are confident that we have the newspapers that will increase the value of your family history or other historical research. With our 7-day free trial, you can view the documents you find for free.
People find the most success using advanced search. Try plugging in keywords, names, dates, and locations, and get matched with results from the entire collection of newspapers at NewspaperArchive!
You can also successfully find newspapers by these browse options. Explore our archives on your own!
Browse by location and discover newspapers from all across the world.
Browse by date and find publications for a specific day or era.
Browse old newspaper publications to find specific newspapers.