Monroe man earns first solo in a glider at 71
Ivan Carlson of Monroe 112 Pecan Grove active in Aero Nutz Soaring Club at Huenefeld Airstrip Milhaven Road recently achieved his first glider solo. Carlson, 71, recalls his 1927 first flight in a Curtiss Jenny out of Modesto California and credits wartime training as a civilian radio engineer with the U S Army Air Force for his skills and ongoing hobby.
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Roberta remembered bold in Broadway musical lore
Voice Of Broadway recalls the 1938 Kern Harbach musical Roberta based on Alice Duer Miller's Gowns by Roberta. It had a rocky start with harsh reviews, a six week run, then a revived life in radio and later a 1935 film adaptation. Cast included Fay Templeton Lyda Roberts Ray Middleton and George Murphy. Max Gordon championed the show and Noel Coward offered blunt opinion. The article notes memorable songs like Smoke Gets in Your Eyes and The Touch of Your Hand. It previews a summer Strawhat revival at Pocono Playhouse with cast to be announced.
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Solid Gold Cadillac
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Kiroli School Honors Day Highlights Teachers and Students
Kiroli Elementary held honors day with Principal Wayne Clark leading. Mrs. Marjorie Buce Ducote, retiring this year, was honored. Senior students received P T A Scholastic Trophy for high six-year averages and multiple Citizenship and Athletics awards across grades K to sixth.
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Marjorie Buce Ducote
Charlotte Smith
P.T.A
Laurie Carson
Michele Easterling
Sandra Gilbert
Laura Ann Payton
Ashley Titus
Barry Trexler
Patty Ward
Robert Wheat
Laura Turner
Todd Swailes
Laurie Kent
Mark Hynam
Steve Cornelius
Melissa Tatum
Billy Murphy
Shay Harrison
Stephen Smith
Lara Lane
Chris Henry
Tracy Ledbetter
Ryan Kennedy
Lane Titus
Kim Finney
Tashaa Meredith
Tim Taylor
Stacy Spurlock
Jason Emory
Kim Barfield
Danny Honey
Julie Lassiter
Tommy Moore
Melanie Antley
Mark Valentine
Melanie Walters
Gregory Cook
Amy Fitzgerald
Mike Harvey
Cleve Saxon
Jan May
Randy Braddock
James Clark
Angie Baker
Mike Head
Barbara Westfall
Alan Greene
Lisa Thrailkill
David Williams
Susie Lundy
Mike Latham
Karen Henry
Allan Greene
Damon Jordan
Mitzie Webb
Angela Putnam
David Thompson
Devery Pearson
James Murray
Angela Fuller
Donovan Smith
Mike Hicks
Lisa White
Teresa Sanderson
Hugh Baker
Angela Jones
Joann Camn
Sheriff Reid Blasts Critics After Mass Calcasieu Departures
Calcasieu Parish Sheriff Henry Reid Jr. lashed out at a conspiracy to discredit investigations into the Jupiter Chemical Co. labor clash and a Jan. 15 mob attack that killed one worker and injured four. He cited 13 resignations since Friday and said two individuals orchestrated the move to undermine Ellender and Jupiter cases.
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Parkerson Seeks Opinion on Sharing Local Tax Proceeds
Parkerson asks State Attorney General William Guste for a ruling on whether Ouachita and City school boards may distribute sales tax proceeds to parish and city supervisors. Ouachita board delays funding supervisors pending opinion while teachers receive the 13th check.
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Credit Union Word Awaited for Ouachita Parish Employees
Ouachita Parish Manager Wallace Hargon said federal officials are expected to rule soon on a request to establish a parish wide credit union for all Ouachita Parish employees, not just those of the police jury.
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