Three Jailed On Burglary Charges
Ouachita Parish sheriff holds Arlie Young Jr Evelyn Slocum and Calvin Barrington on burglary charges. Young and Slocum confess to two Ward 7 daytime burglaries while Barrington admits to the Cypress Street West Monroe store theft with $403.84 taken. All are jailed with no bond set.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ouachita Parish
West Monroe
Arlie Young, Jr
Matewan
W. Va
Evelyn Arlene Slocum
Towners
N. Y
Texas
E. L
Pop) Walker
Young
Abilene
Tex
Odessa
Calvin Barrington
Wilson Street
Monroe
Cypress Street
West Monrece
Sheriff's Department
Barrington
Annual Meeting Of C O C Is Slated Tonight
The Monroe West Monroe Chamber of Commerce holds its 34th annual membership banquet at 7 30 p m Tuesday in Hotel Frances. James Williams secretary manager says the highlight is the 1956 officers announcement. Principal speaker Tom Collins ex newspaper man of Kansas City Mo is a noted humorist and philosopher. Olin Mathieson Corp West Monroe plant officials will be introduced and Shelby Cage current chamber president will present the 1955 annual report.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Monroe - West Monroe
Tom Collins
Kansas City
Williams
Chamber
Olin Mathieson Corporation
West Monroe
Shelby Cage
Treasury Award Is Presented To Benton Wakefield
Benton M. Wakefield Jr vice president of Ouachita National Bank Monroe and district savings bonds chairman for District 6 received a treasury award for promoting the savings bonds program. Ernest L Roberts praised Wakefield at a Bayou De Siard Country Club banquet with Northeast Louisiana parishes represented.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Benton M. Wakefield, JR
Treasury
Ernest L. Roberts
Wakefield
Roberts
T. H. Grissom
Ouachita National Bank
Monroe
U.S. Savings Bonds Division
Louisiana
Bayou DeSiard Country Club
Little Theatre Curtain Call on The Little Foxes Tryouts
The column previews Little Theatre’s third 1955-56 production The Little Foxes with January 5 tryouts. Director Ivan Uttal works from New Orleans on set and costumes with Le Petit Theatre input. Holiday notes mention Berniece and Jim Balluff’s return and charity efforts by Gallery Circle Theatre in New Orleans. Curtain Call goes on holiday until January 3.
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Little Theatre
Little Foxes
Ivan Uttal
New Orleans
Ethel Brett
le Petit Theatre
Ivan
le Petit
Berniece
Jim Balluff
San Francisco
Jim
Texas
Monroe
Gallery Circle Theatre
Charity Hospital
Dramatic Club
Recreation Center
Little
Plans Mapped For Epps State Park
EPPS December 13 Special plans were discussed for a state park at Poverty Point Bayou Macon where large ancient mounds lie. Lions club representatives attended as Robert Neitsell explained recent archeological interest in the 2700 year old earthworks by investigators from across the nation.
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EPPS
Poverty Point
Bayou Macon
Lions Clubs
Robert Neitsell
Neitsell
Permit Issued to Demolish Breard Street Dwelling
City building inspector S. H. Awl and P. W. Copeland issue a permit to demolish a one story frame dwelling at 517 Breard.
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S. H. Awl
P. W. Copeland
Breard
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C. O.C
Boark Bros
Jackson
Benton Wakefield
Dial
Phelps
Louisville Ave
Monroe, la
Phelps’ Distributors
Ideal Venti
Epps State Park
Goodyear’s
Goodyear
Wonderful Toyland
Murray Tricycle
Columbia
Berkshire
Ronson
Ccooveae Hoys
Washington
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