Legislative Bills Introduced and Actions in May 1962
A digest of introduced bills and actions including authorizations for deer hunting seasons, nursing school at Confederate Memorial Medical Center, crime definitions, mineral rights, transportation, public works, and state employment rules. Notable items cover appointive changes, tax and bond powers for drainage, parish court creation, highway and rail regulations, and funding for fairs, education, and retirement benefits. Senate adjourned to 4 pm next session.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jack
Workmen's Compensation
Confederate Memorial Medical Center
Shreveport
Fields, Lehmann and
Tribe
Mineral Board
Tidelands
Sanders
Schoenberger
Plaquemines Parish
Strother
Bernhard, Burns and McGehee
Commissioner of Labor Department
Vesich
Fields
Board of Commissioners
Bayou D'Arbonne Lake
Allen Parish
Registrar
Landrieu
House of Representatives
Raw
Rau
Beeson
State Department of Public Safety
Jefferson Parish
Ray
Jeferson Parish
Womack
Commissioner of Agriculture
Richmond
Gibbs
John
Jumonville
Falco Et al
Board of Review
Arceneaux
Donaldson Ville
Murtes
Flood
Fondren
Boorman
Natchitoches Parish
Claudia Beth Williams Stevens
McGehee
Louisiana Youth Commission
Rau Et
First Parish
Jefferson
Rau Et al
Ammons
Steen
Supreme Court
Courts of Appeal
Ordeneaux
H. Allen
Turkey
Louisiana
Triche
Crais
Louisiana Board of Pharmacy
Knowles
Board of Com
Lake Charles Harbor
Adams
Leesville
Fort Polk
Anselmo
Louis A. Lay
Department of Highways
Beeson and
Louise Mertz
Fields Lehmann
Riche
U.S
House
Fields Et al
Rockefeller
Public Welfare
General Fund
Veterans Bonus Fund
Sills
Cleveland
Lafayette
St. Martin and Iberia
O'Hara
Montgomery
State of Louisiana
Rappelet
Reppelet
Cameron Parish
Adcock
Savings and Loan
Montgomery Et al
State Department of Education
Federa Minum
Ward
Acadia Parish
Fruge
Gilven Christ
O'Keefe
Lockrider
Davis
Hickey
United States
Orleans Parish
Louisiana Wild Life and Fisheries Commission
Louisa State
Deichmann
Religious Society of Friends
Morton Rites Today in Area for Mrs Morton
Funeral services for Mrs. Mary Corina Morton 87 of Ruston and Monroe were set for 4 p.m. at Ruston Presbyterian Church with Rev. J W Lipscomb and Rev. G W Pomeroy officiating. She died Sunday afternoon at her granddaughter’s Monroe home after a brief illness. Burial followed at Greenwood Cemetery under Kilpatrick's Funeral Home Ruston. She was a native of Marin Georgia and a member of Ruston Presbyterian Church. She is survived by another daughter.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ruston
Mary Corina Morton
Monroe
Ruston Presbyterian Church
J. W.lipscomb
G. W. Pomeroy
Greenwood Cemetery
Kilpatrick
Marin, Ga
Morton
Family line extends with many descendants in roster
The obituary lists daughter Mrs E E Baugh of Rus ton along with eight grandchildren, 23 great grandchildren, and six great great grandchildren as part of a large family memorial.
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E. E. Baugh
Ruston
Recovery of Natchez Laborer From Lake Thornburg
The body of 23 year old Alfred J Payne a Natchez laborer was recovered from Lake Thornburg Sunday after drowning Saturday when a fishing boat capsized he and three companions fell into the lake the other three escaped. The body was found at 10 am after nightdragging efforts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Natchez
Lake Thornburg
Alfred J. Payne
Wagering at New York racetracks chiefly at $2 windows
Records show that 32.83 percent of the wagering at New York thoroughbred racetracks in 1961 was done at the $2 windows.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Deep South Writers and Artists Conference in Lafayette
Four North Louisiana artists attended the second annual conference at the University of Southwestern Louisiana in Lafayette. Published authors gave talks, and Betty Woodhead demonstrated bookbinding using West Monroe High School’s Scrolls From Many A Quill. William C. was the keynote speaker.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lafayette
North Louisiana
University of Southwestern Louisiana
Jacque Biegenwald
Peggy Garnett
Betty Woodhead
Glen D. Guilkey
Jane Lucas de Grummond
Jean Labonde
Amos Lee Armstrong
Sterlington
Wreck Victim Still Serious
Ferriday authorities reported E. H. Curry Sr., 58, of Tallulan, improving but still unconscious after a collision on highway 65. He and his son, E. H. Curry Jr., were in a car that struck the rear of a tractor, sustaining chest and lung injuries Saturday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ferriday
E. H. Curry Sr
Tallulan
Ferriday Hospital
E. H. Curry
E. H. Curry Jr
Highway 65
Aqueduct Race Track Expands from 23 to 203 Acres
The original Aqueduct race track was built on 23 acres. The present facility now covers 203 acres, reflecting a substantial expansion of the grounds and racing operations.
Also Mentioned on This Page
Ronnie Sims
Charles Snap
Richard Trimble
Claud Epperson
Doug Haynes
Wesley Walters
Ben L. Bradford, Jr
Legislative Digest
Civil District Court of
Orleans
Vesich Et al
McGilligan T Et
New Orleans
J. M. Brown
Calcasieu Parish
Judiciary B
Tapper
St. Bernard
Bertrand
America
Home Office
Trenton
West Monroe
Elgin
DeSiard
Beath
Southern Bell
Guy
Cosmopolitan Magazine