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Newspaper
Monroe News Star
Location
Monroe, Louisiana, United States of America
Date
Dec 30, 1940
Page
6
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Announcement declares start of an intensive roadside improvement program by the state after January 1. The State Highway and Conservation Department will sponsor with support from flower garden and civic clubs and the Louisiana Federation of Garden Clubs pledging roadside beautification as a major 1941 project. Roadside work to be led by highway maintenance crews across parishes.
A Longview area oil boom emerges near Hawkins on the Dixie Overland highway three miles west of Longview. The first well was completed by Bobby Manziel, a former Monroe resident now living in Longview, as a farmer turned oil producer. The town rapidly gains attention with new activity and prospects.
West Monroe Kiwanis Club will install officers for 1941 at Thursday noon banquet in Church I. Incoming president Jesse S. Heard and vice presidents Pauli Reis ing and G. W. Welch head the leadership, with B. S. Eby as secretary. Directors from last year include Tom Hicks E Pritchett Harry Williams Marlin Hattaway Lee Hawkins D C Golson J L Warren and W Decker Moore.
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