Hearing on U S 165 By-Pass in Monroe Protests Arise
A Monroe public hearing on the proposed 9.55 mile U S 165 by pass drew four protests from local property owners and residents. Officials outlined the route, current status, and that compensation will reflect fair market value with FHA aid available for those displaced.
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Monroe
U.S. 165
State Highway Department
Wayne Huckaby
Bill Norsworthy
Highway Department
Baton Rouge
Norsworthy
Huckaby
Winnsboro
Milhaven Road
FHA
College Town
Long Lawyers Try Persuading Governor on Treatment
Mrs. Long pressed to have Governor Long submit to voluntary psychiatric treatment at John Sealy Hospital to avoid a sanity hearing set for June 16. She denied plans to run for office and traveled with unidentified companions after a Baton Rouge conference with the governor and his attorneys.
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William Decker
Galveston
Adrian S. Levy Sr
Hugh Gibson
Long
Former Monroe cotton buyer B F Tatum dies in Moro Bay Arkansas
B F Tatum retired cotton buyer and former Monroe resident died late Tuesday in Moro Bay Arkansas where he had lived for several years. He moved from Monroe to Moro Bay after retiring in 1950 and was connected with the McFadden and West cotton firm. He is survived by his widow Lena Tatum.
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B. F. Tatum
Monroe
Moro Bay
Ark
Tatum
McFadden and West
McFadden Cotton Company
Lena Tatum
Police Jury Sets Bid For Cement And Gasoline Plans
Ouachita parish police jury accepted a cement bid of 4.70 per barrel from Southern Lumber and Box Co for road work, named News-Star the official journal, and planned gasoline bids for July. They hired 16 youths for 10 weeks June to August to clear drainage right of ways, noted juvenile cases, and postponed July meeting to July 14.
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Ouachita Parish
Southern Lumber and Box Company
News-Star
Official
Parish Court House
L. B. Pettit
Ward 3
Richard Hale
News-Star—World Publishing Company
Irving Kilpatrick
Ward
Tte
Willie J. Harris
Parish
F. G. Studdard
Sterlington
Ward 7
Cheniere Purchase Meeting Slated At Bosco For Tonight
Bosco area residents will meet at Union Church at 7 30 tonight to discuss the proposed Cheniere Lake purchase by Ouachita Wildlife Unit. A June 22 tax election is set to fund 150 000 purchase from Dixie Lumber Co with maps to be displayed.
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Bosco Area
Union Church
Cheniere Lake
Bosco
Wildlife Unit
Sterlington
Tidwell
Contracts Signed For Asphalt On Monroe Streets
Mayor W L Howard signed contracts with Coastal Asphalt to improve Riverside Drive and Forsythe Avenue in Monroe using Monroe bond funds totaling 5 1 million plus private participation. The projects include 22 inch hot mix overlay with work to begin soon weather permitting.
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W. L
Jack) Howard
Monroe
Howard
Riverside Drive
Pine
Park Avenue
Forsythe Avenue
Riverside
Georgia Governor Defends School Segregation Policy
Gov. Ernest Vandiver asserts segregation remains the official policy for Georgia schools. He states there is only one policy, segregated schools, and issues the remark through his office. The comment emphasizes the administration's stance amid ongoing debate.
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Atlanta
Georgia
Ernest Vandiver
Hollywood asks Army to release space monkey for film
A Hollywood studio requested the Army missile command release space monkey Baker from scientific research to co star with Mamie Van Doren and Mickey Rooney in The Private Lives of A Adam and Eve. Naval stores is a trade term for turpentine and resin. It dates from wooden sailing vessels for rope handling.
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Movies
Monkey Hollywood
UPI
Hollywood
Army
Missile Command
Monkey Baker
Mamie van Doren
Mickey Rooney
Adam and Eve
Regional Planning Board to Study New Monroe Maps
The Monroe Ouachita Regional Planning Commission will review two draft maps at a 7 30 p m meeting in City Hall. One map shows current land use including residential, commercial and public spaces. The second maps neighborhoods to guide future school areas and prevent thoroughfare splits.
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Monroe - Ouachita
Parsons
Commission
City Hall
Mrs. Barnes 82 Dies. Funeral Thursday in West Monroe
Dollie Barnes nee Barnes 82 of West Monroe died early today after a long illness. Funeral service at 10 a.m. Thursday Hall Funeral Home chapel with Rev. E L Tanner officiating. Interment in Jonesboro Cemetery. Native of Jonesboro she resided in West Monroe for years. Survived by daughter Myrtle Hitt Gregory Ark three half brothers and three half sisters twenty one plus grandchildren and great grandchildren.
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Dollie Barnes
West Monroe
Hall Funeral Home
E. L. Tanner
Jonesboro
Barnes
Myrtle Hitt
Gregory
Ark
Steven Diffey
Ira Diffey
Tommy Diffey
Hodge
Pearl Godwin
Monroe
Dora Borland
Emma Bittle
Cleveland
Ohio
Two Arrested in Ouachita Theft Probe
Ouachita Parish Sheriff’s deputies booked James Spruill, 33, and J D Porter, 56, on theft charges. Spruill remains jailed on a theft by check count. Porter posted $750 bond and was released. They face Fourth District Court action. Monroe traffic court logged four accidents with one minor injury and 204 tickets, 196 for parking.
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Ouachita Parish
Bailey Grant
James Spruill
Star Route
West Monroe
J. D. Porter
Spruill
Porter
Fourth District
Monroe
James C. Kelly, Jr
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