Ouachita FFA members attend Louisiana convention at Lafayette
Ouachita Parish High School delegates Willis Kidd Arthur Matthews and instructor T L Crosby attended the nineteenth annual Louisiana F F A convention at Southwestern Louisiana Institute Lafayette June 7 to 11 They joined in a barbecue swim barn dance and parade and heard Shelby M Jackson and Wilbur Ray Dunk address the assembly The stock judging contest parliamentary law and public speaking contests drew strong interest Hamlet of Pollock was re elected president Hearne of Ruston won public speaking and the FFA talent show was staged by Coffey and Gilmore
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Ouachita Parish
The
Future Farmers of America
Ouachita Parish High School
Louisiana Association of the F. F. A
Southwestern Louisiana Institute
Lafayette
Ouachita High School
Willis Kidd
Arthur H. Matthews
T. L. Crosby
House of Delegates
Shelby M. Jackson
Jackson
Assembly
General Assembly
Wilbur Ray Dunk
Segovia
Tex
Dunk
Louisiana
Winnfield
Woodrow Hearne
Ruston
J. E. Hamlet, Jr
Pollock
Walter J. Laborde
Louisiana Association
H. O. Coffey
Progressive Farmer Magazine
Birmingham
Ala
Robert Gilmore
Southwestern Louisiana Institute Bands
Fire crews answer two calls on city streets
Firemen from companies 2 and 4 responded to 2205 South Grand Street, residence of Mrs. William McDowell, at 1 47 p m yesterday after a gasoline soaked rag ignited causing a minor blaze. Company 3 also doused a grass fire on the 1300 block of Milton Street at 12 22 p m yesterday.
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South Grand Street
William McDowell
Milton Street
Three People Jailed by Monroe Police After Arrests
Three individuals are in Monroe city jail after late yesterday arrests by police. Howard Swift, 28, of Riverbend Drive, held on 300 bond for drunk driving. Stacy Jackson, 34, jailed on 125 bond for destroying city property. Selmia Cherry, 38, of Pine Street, charged with drawing and displaying a dangerous weapon and held on 100 bond.
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Monroe
Howard Swift
Riverbend Drive
Stacy Jackson
Selmia
Selma Cherry
Pine Street
Two Guys And A Gal boosts Doris Day in Warners film
Hollywood gossip notes Doris Day leads Warner Bros next film Two Guys And A Gal with Jack Carson and Dennis Morgan. The project features a modern era musical number concept and stars from the Warners list to appear, with producer Alex Gottlieb praising the ensemble. Also covered are Fred MacMurray quitting independent producing and Mae Murray planning a comeback as producer actress. Community letters discuss reasons older audiences avoid cinema, praising clean entertainment and criticizing loud theater behavior.
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Hollywood
Doris Day
Warners
Jack Carson
Dennis Morgan
Doris
Les Brown
Alex Gottlieb
Fred MacMurray
California
Claudette Colbert
Mae Murray
U. S. State Department
David Niven
England
U. S
David
Real estate transfers in Ouachita additions listed
Elton J. Upshaw sold to Joseph C. Danna et al lot 10 square 44 Cole addition for 1100 dollars. R. TY. Faulk sold to Ida Jones lot 5 block 4 Massing's addition for 200 dollars.
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Clerk of Court of
Ouachita
D. Frank Smith
Billy M. Smith
Brazier
Alta P. Henry
First Methodist Church of
West Monroe
Railroad Avenue
A. L. Roberts
D. C. Crowson
Zeign
J. C. Ransom
Brownville
Beauregard Hibbard
Thomas J. Freeman, Jr
McGuire
Highland Park
Frank Moore
Sylvester James
Layton
Isaac Coronado
Zeigin
H. M. McGuire
Clair M. Hunt
Corinne Butler McDade
Frank Varrino
Filhoil
W M. May
Frank A. Howard
Cole Addition
Leroy Guyon
O'Dell Hammett Hargrove
Alexander
M. S. Dixon
J. C. Cooper
Clarence Frost
Woodroe W Hearne
Ouachita Cotton Mills
Elton J. Upshaw
Joseph C. Danna
Cole
R. TY. Faulk
Ida Jones
Massing
Bids opening for earth removal on Acme Cocodrie levee project
Bids will be opened June 30 for about 862000 cubic yards of unfinished earth work on the Acme Cocodrie levee in Concordia parish Louisiana The project covers Red river backwater area from Acme to Bayou Cocodrie north bank for about 12 miles The work is part of a larger levee project to protect overflow prone land Plans can be viewed in New Orleans district office and St Joseph field office Completion is expected in about 200 calendar days.
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Ferriday
Acme-Cocodiie Levee
Concordia Parish
John R. Hardin
New Orleans
Corps of Engineers
Red River
Black
Red Rivers
Acme
Bayou Cocodrie
St. Joseph
Oranges Stolen From Two Boxcars
Police report that three cases of oranges were stolen from two boxcars behind F. Straus & Sons Wholesale on Sunday night. The fruit, valued at $14, was recovered as the incident drew police attention yesterday.
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F. Straus & Sons Wholesale Company
Martha Stewart Seeks Divorce From Joe E Lewis
Los Angeles June 15 actress Martha Stewart filed for divorce from Broadway personality Joe E Lewis alleging cruelty. She said the main problem is they have almost no time together. They married in March 1946 at Miami Florida.
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Los Angeles
Martha Stewart
Joe E. Lewis
Miami
Fla
Chimpanzee to Receive Doctor’s Treatment in Hollywood
Hollywood June 15. Joe a 12 year old chimpanzee and veteran actor who has shown signs of emotional trouble will receive medical treatment. A second chimpanzee arrives tonight from Cincinnati to provide the competition officials say he needs for staged activity and performance. the move follows a period of mope and camera avoidance.
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Hollywood
Joe
Cincinnati
Chimp Joe to Try New Competitor as Psychoanalyst Debates Frustration
Veterinarians found no physical ailment in the chimp Joe. Bernard Bindes, a psychoanalyst, diagnosed severe frustration and inferiority, predicting Joe will improve with active competition. The studio will borrow a chimp named Billy from Cincinnati Zoo to enter the race against Joe tomorrow. The tomato is a native of Latin America.
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Bernard Bindes
Bindes
Joe
Billy
Cincinnati Zoo
Latin America
Plan to cure city utilities in Monroe a proven system
The speaker cites 1939 debt repaid by the city power and gas plants, noting $15.75 million and $5.28 million debts, with seven year reductions and full payments, plus expansions and bank surpluses. He pledges to implement a similar plan as Commissioner of Finance and Utilities, urging election victory next Tuesday.
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State Department of Education
News-Star
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Cudahy Packing Co
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T.C. P. CO
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C. H. Chaston
Victoria
B. C
National City
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Houston
Mrs. E. L
Farnbaugh
Bethlehem
Thomas Goodale
Harold Rocelle Carver
Kelma Berry
McEnery
Lee Avenue
O. W. Getchell
R. C. Pittard
Whitehandle
Sid
Nlameda Coffee
Guapele
Baber’s
Frank Cline
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