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Newspaper

Monroe News Star

Location

Monroe, Louisiana, United States of America

Date

Dec 19, 1973

Page

2

Lenard IIs Named Cotton Farmer of the Year 1973

Huey Ilenard, Ouachita Parish Police Jury president, named Cotton Farmer of the Year for 1973 by Cotton Farming magazine Memphis edition. Award announced after January 9 Dallas conference where he will receive a plaque following nominations from 16 states and final committee decision.

Memphis Tom Griffin Griffin Lenard Lions Club Optimist Club Northeast Louisiana Bowling Associatio

Farm leader Lenard honored for community service

Lenard, paralyzed in an automobile accident three years ago, remains active in farming and local fairs. In 1973 he planted 468 acres of cotton, with floodwaters limiting to 900 acres. Griffin notes the award seeks a model cotton farmer.

Fin Lenard Griffin

Special Session of School Board Lacks Quorum

A special session of the Ouachita Parish School Board failed to transact business as only three members attended. Vice president Roy Brooks, absent president Marie Louise Snellings, said he would consider issues like dropping a discipline code clause and cafeteria fund deductions, but no decisions were possible without a quorum.

Ouachita Parish Roy Brooks Marie Louise Snellings F. Henry Hammonds William DeMoss Brooks J. T. Lee Clem Toston Snellings Hammonds J. O. Lancaster

Barns Destroyed By Blaze East Of Monroe

Pre dawn fire leveled two barns east of Monroe on Milhaven Road killing one cow and three hogs. Four fire units battled the 12:20 am blaze for two hours. Owner was J. D. Purvis of Norris Lane West Monroe. Cause is under investigation. Two nearby fireworks stands in the 5600 block of DeSiard exploded Tuesday night with no injuries.

Ouachita Parish Monroe Milhaven Rd J. D. Purvis Norris Lane West Monroe DeSiard

Political Grounds Cited In Nursing Home Refusal

Mrs. Charles Brown, wife of Sen. Charles Brown, charged that her Sterlington nursing home certificate of need was denied for political reasons. The NLAHPC cited a current bed surplus using a new needs formula and rejected the 104 bed proposal, noting 62 beds needed and 64 surplus in Ouachita Parish.

Northeast Louisiana Area Health Planning Council Nlahpc Charles Brown Tallulah Sterlington Louisiana Brown Louisiana Office of Comprehensive Health Planning and Area Planners State Office Hill-Burton Nick Stamatakos Area Council Ouachita Parish Mula Winnsboro Delhi Baton Rouge Monroe City Court Room

LTI Will Stage Christmas Party at Boys Institute

The Louisiana Training Institute for Boys hosts a Christmas party at 4701 S Grand at 7 p.m. Friday. Sponsored by the Catholic Daughters of America and co hosted by Women of Grace Episcopal Church the event includes a Christmas play gifts for each boy refreshments and games.

Louisiana Training Institute For Boys S. Grand Catholic Daughters of America Women of Grace Episcopal Church

Computer System Aids Anesthetized Patient Monitoring

A computerized technique developed at University Hospital in Cleveland records exhaled air samples and intravenous catheter data to monitor breathing patterns and lung activity in anesthetized patients. The method correlates measurements using a predictive diagnostic computer system.

University Hospil Cleveland Ohio

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