Welfare bills approved by Louisiana house committee
Seven administration bills revising welfare laws pass committee with unanimous support. Key measures include H B 307 lowering residence for old age and aid to blind, extending aid to dependent children, and confidential client records under public records act.
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Moore
State Department of Public Welfare
Dayton McCann
Avoyelles
Welfare Department
Avoyelles Parish
Louisiana Training Institute
Monroe
State Industrial School For
State Welfare Department
Citizens’ Advisory Boards
State Welfare Board
Baton Rouge
State Hospital Board
State Board For the Blind
Department of Public Welfare
Welfare Organization
Department
State Pension Board
State Gas Tax Break Cut Weighed By Baton Rouge Panel
In Baton Rouge on June 13 the house ways and means committee reached a compromise on the administration gas tax bill. The plan reduces the existing three per cent allowance on gasoline tax payments to eight tenths of one per cent. The original bill would have added roughly $500,000 in gasoline tax revenue. the amended version projects about $375,000 in additional revenue.
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Baton Rouge
House
Ways and Means
Budget Recommended for Bookmobiles Expansion in Louisiana
Baton Rouge June 13 The house appropriations committee recommended a $200000 annual appropriation for two years to expand the parish library and bookmobile service of the Louisiana library commission. The measure drew praise from parish library boards as Essae M Culver noted it would educate the 60 percent of residents who do not finish high school.
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Baton Rouge
House Appropriations Committee
Louisiana Library Commission
Essae M. Culver
Commission
Gold Medal Haarlem Oil Capsules Adverts for Kidney Flush
An old ad promotes Gold Medal Haarlem Oil Capsules as a diuretic to flush kidneys and relieve bladder irritation. It lists symptoms of kidney weakness such as nocturnal urination, puffy eyes and backache and claims the product is safe, swift and inexpensive at 35 cents.
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Haarlem
Motorist Injured In Highway Crash Near Bolton
A motorist from Rayville identified as Bolton, age 0-20, was hurt when two cars traveling in the same direction side swiped on Highway. Bolton’s car was driven into a ditch. He was taken to St Francia senitorium, Mississippi. Police said investigation is not completed and the other driver’s name is unavailable.
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Bolton
Rayville
Bolte
St. Francia
Permits Issued for Church Additions and Duplex Housing
San H Aw city inspector lists permits for First Baptist Church addition remodeling a no brick building at 36 St John street costing 15000 dollars and Hattie B Saucier plans a one story frame duplex at 1 College avenue with unspecified cost. The Peruvian guanay is noted as the world’s most valuable bird for its guano production exceeding 100000 tons annually. Official returns show Canadians cast a record vote in the March elections totaling 4595743.
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San H. Aw
Monroe
First Baptist Church
St John Street
Hattie B. Saucier
College Avenue
Ministers Lunch With Kiwanis Honors Monroe Clergy
Monroes and West Monroes ministers attended the annual Kiwanis luncheon honoring them. E H Murrell urged stronger church leadership amid societal greed and moral decay and stressed keeping faith central to personal and business life. Guests included James Holland Harvey Harris Thomas Chinn Rev J M Alford and others. Ivy C Jordan and others prepared to attend Kiwanis convention in Minneapolis.
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Monroe
West Monroe
Monroe Kiwanis Club
Ivy C. Jordan
E. H. Murrell
Murrell
James Holland
Shreveport
Harvey Harris
Wichita Falls
Tex
Thomas Chinn
Little Rock
Ark
J. M. Alford
Ernest Holloway
D. C. Black
Ronald
The
Kiwanis Club
Minneapolis
Minn
Vernon Atkins
R. C. Stokes
Death note for Dixie-Overland highway resident obituary
A obituary notice states a long illness preceded death on Thursday morning. Survived by daughter Mrs All britton. Funeral services planned for Friday in Harrisonburg Louisiana with interment at Harrisonburg cemetery. Mulhearn Funeral Home of Monroe handling arrangements not yet completed.
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Allbritton
Harrisonburg
Mulhearn Funeral Home
Monroe
Bienville Parish Tubercular Association Meets In Arcadia
John M. McBryde executive secretary of the Tubercular and Public Health association of Louisiana visited Monroe en route to Arcadia for the Bienville Parish Tubercular Association annual meeting. He traveled with Miss Bernice Wright executive secretary of Ouachita parish association. Plans for the coming year were discussed after officer elections.
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John M. McBryde
The
Tubercular and Public Health Association of Louisiana
Monroe
Arcadia
Bienville Parish
Death notices from Bastrop and Ouachita parish
Gladys Johnson of Bastrop died in Mobile Alabama aged 26 and funeral rites were held at the home of Mrs. G. C. Cannon with Rev. Bennett officiating. Interment was at Christ Church cemetery. she left a husband and two children. Also funeral services for T A Reagan in West Monroe. interment at Hasley cemetery. Reagan, a retired merchant, leaves a widow and six children and several in laws with a list of pallbearers and honorary pallbearers. Robert Cowart, 77, died at his daughter’s home seven miles from Monroe.
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T. A. Reagan
Dixie Funeral Home
R. W. Rhodes
Farmerville
Hasley Cemetery
Reagan
West Monroe
Ouachita Parish
Frances Lulu Reagan
Fred Reagan
Monroe
Jimmie Reagan
A. M. Joiner
Timpie Wilson
H. H. Joiner
Joe Williamson
Noon Collie
Ivey Glass
Drew Kennedy
Fred Browning
Ed Tyner
Dr. Newsom
Joe Rutledge
Moley Browning
J. G. Cobb
Doc Moore
Harry Williams
Lloyd Warren
H. Warner
Robert Cowart
C. C. Allbritton
Girl Dies? Neck Broken In Auto Crash On Minden Highway
In Minden Louisiana on June 10 Elizabeth Jones seventeen suffered a broken neck in a car wreck at about eight o clock Wednesday night. Two others Kathleen Pennix and Mel bourne Weaver were seriously hurt. The car driven by Weaver veered and crashed ten miles east of Minden. Three other occupants not hospitalized. Local reports note zigzagging prior to the wreck.
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Minden
Elizabeth Jones
Howgutal
Kathleen Pennix
Melbourne Weaver
Sre
Weaver
Homer- Minden Oe
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