Pair Buys Town For $85,000
Kenneth Krueger and his wife Jeanette bought the Nevada town Currie consisting of 75 acres, houses and businesses for 85000 dollars. They plan to move from Menlo Park to run the general store service station bar and trailer park becoming town officials. Currie lies near the Goshute and Ruby mountains 76 miles north of Bly. The couple sought a life resembling 1859 with a year round living.
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Jeanette
Nevada
Menlo Park
Calif
Currie
U.S. 92
Krueger
Wilds
San Francisco Bay Area
Goshute and
Ruby Mountains
Bly
Dairy Month Speakers Cited In Ouachita Parish
In Ouachita Parish, Dairy Month speakers are highlighted as civic clubs are urged to participate. West Monroe’s A T T Harrelson praises Twin Cities clubs for using the Twin City speakers bureau to spread awareness of June Is Dairy Month and the dairy industrys economic impact. Meanwhile in Dar es Salaam sea slugs, seen as a luxury soup additive by Eastern gourmets, are noted.
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Ouachita Parish
TT. Harrelson
West Monroe
Harrelson
Twin Cities
Twin City
Eugene Smith
Dar ES Salaam
Tanzania
Accidents Kill Two Persons In Area
Two northeast Louisiana residents died Sunday in separate incidents lightning strike killed Oak Grove man James Donald McPherson 36 as he graded tomatoes near Zion community Chat ham teen Barbara Ann Shows 19 died when her car swerved into a second auto four miles east of Jonesboro on La Hwy 4 Injured were the other driver Owen P Garner 60 and his wife Shows was a Chatham native Ebenezar Baptist Church funeral services scheduled for Tuesday in Jonesboro burial at Ebenezar Cemetery Survivors listed for both families including spouses children and parents
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Oak Grove
Chatham
James Donald
Rucky) McPherson
Route Four
Zion
Formny
McPherson
Barbara Ann Shows
Jonesboro
la Hwy
Miss Shows
Owen P. Garner
Garner
Ricky Conn
Macking Henning
Devonne Kennedy
Tommy Stewart
Jimmy Earl Stewart
Sonny Gay
James Nix
Elzie Shows
Albert Shows
Margie Mitchell
Shreveport
Mr. McPherson
Kidder - Cox
Darlene McPherson
Oak
King and I Tryouts Slated for Child Roles
Tryouts for children to play parts in the summer Little Theatre musical The King and I will be held from 2 to 5 p.m Tuesday and Wednesday at Strauss Playhouse. Guest director Paul Bressaud says 6 to 14 year olds with dark hair and eyes are preferred. about 15 children are needed, including one set of twins, no formal singing training required. The show opens a 10 performance run on July 23.
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Strauss Playhouse
Paul Bressaud
Bressaud
Theft Probe After $200 Missing From Hill's Barbecue
Monroe police investigate a burglary at Hill's Barbecue on Texas Avenue where about $200 in cash was taken from a rear door entry. Robert Hill reports the money was in a box. Other actions include two juveniles detained for unauthorized use of a pickup truck, and multiple arrests for DUI reckless driving speeding.
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Monroe
Hill
Texas Avenue
Robert Hill
Benton
Ark
Sam Levy
Howard L. Horton
Washington St
Wood Street
Luncheon Honors Morgan and Lindsey Warehouse Staff
About 150 persons registered for an appreciation luncheon Tuesday for personnel of the Morgan and Lindsey warehouse and merchandising center at Selman Field. Monroe Chamber of Commerce official John Rudisil will host ceremonies at the Paragon Club, with city and civic leaders attending. An open house for the facilities runs 2:30 to 4:30 p.m.
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Morgan and Lindsey
Selman Field
John Rudisil
Monroe Chamber of Commerce
Paragon Club
Man Sentenced For Escape In District Court
Judge Hillyer S. Parker in Fourth District Court sentenced Malakoff Texas man Ben FE Drummond to one year in the Quachita Parish jail extension for simple escape. He also fined 25 dollars and costs for driving with a revoked license. Drummond pleaded guilty to escape and not guilty to driving under the influence set for June 25. Parker fined Robert E Lee II of Shreveport and James H. Packer Jr of Monroe for speeding. A warrant was ordered for Sherman S. Shaw of Delhi after he failed to appear.
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Hillyer S. Parker
Fourth District Court
Malakoff
Tex
Quachita Parish
Ben FE
Drummond
Parker
Robert E Lee, II
Seven Weekend Deaths Noted In Louisiana
The Associated Press reports seven weekend fatalities in Louisiana across three traffic crashes two drownings one fire and one airport incident. Victims include 15 year old Wayne Faulk of Baton Rouge who was struck by a spinning plane propeller near Crowley and 3 year old Raymond Acosta Jr of Houma who died from burns in a garage fire. Other victims listed include Barbara Shows 19 of Jonesboro Vernon Perry 43 of Forest Hill Norbert Broussard Jr 45 of Jeannerette Leroy Johnson 11 of New Orleans and 2 year old John L LeMaire II of Sulphur several drownings occurred in pools and ditches.
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Associated Press
Louisiana
Wayne Faulk
Baton Rouge
Crowley
Barbara Shows
Jonesboro
Vernon Wayne Perry
Forest Hill
New Orleans
John L LeMaire II
Delcambre
Drowning at offshore well near Eugene Island
A 22 year old oil field worker Wilford Joseph Menard of Rayne drowned Sunday in an offshore well accident near Eugene Island in St Mary Parish. Menard worked for Grigsby Inc of New Theria.
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Morgan City
UPI
Eugene Island
Wilford Joseph
Menard
Rayne
St. Mary Parish
Grigsby, Inc
New Theria
Chamber Chiefs Schedule Trip to Alexandria Meeting
Roth Twin Cities Chamber of Commerce managers travel to Alexandria on Friday for a regular Louisiana Association of Chamber of Commerce Managers meeting. The 10 a.m. session at the Bentley Hotel includes Bentley West Monroe president Eugene Smith in charge, with Monroe manager Jim Williams attending.
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Roth Twin Cities Chamber of Commerce
Alexandria
Louisiana Association of Chamber of Commerce Managers
Bentley Hotel
West Monroe
Eugene Smith
Monroe
Jim Williams
Smasher The Doabled American Veterans Meet Schedule
The J. H. McClendon Chapter will meet on the third Thursday of each month. Adjutant Carl FE. Storo announces the meeting will be held at 7 50 p m in the Virginia Hotel.
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J. H. McClendon
Carl FE. Storo
Virginia Hote
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