Retiree Bill Amended To Exclude Northeast State College
A retirement bill to allow state employees to work past 65 with supervisor approval is amended to exclude teachers and Northeast State College presidents. Sen. Sparks and Sen. King maintain the college retirement rules, returning the measure to the calendar amid ongoing opposition. President Lewis C. Slater plans to retire June 31, with Dr. George Walker set to succeed.
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Brenham Crothers
Fortiday
James Sparks
Monroe
Ralph E. King
Winnsboro
Sparks
Northeast State College
Fifth Congressional District
King
Senate
Euieian
Slater
George Walker
Northwestern State College
Crothers
Vail M. Delaney
Lake Providence
A. P. Tugwell
House
Young Mother Dies in Two-Car Crash Near Winnsboro
Four injured including three children after a rainstorm collision five miles south of Winnsboro on Highway 15. Victim is Mrs. Dorothy Cruse Sikes 27 of Ferriday. Surviving husband Joseph Sikes and multiple relatives. Funeral held at Riser and Son Chapel in Columbia.
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Winnsboro
Dorothy Cruse Sikes
Ferriday
Here
Chase
Highway 15
Joyce E. Davie
Louis St
Alexandria
Joyce
Sikes
Davis
Joseph
Sarah Lou
Sikes Auto
Police Return Stolen Clothes and Arrest Negro Charged
Robert Lee White of 205 Short Coleman St West Monroe was sentenced to 60 days on each of two theft counts after stealing from two cars that afternoon in downtown West Monroe. A victim claimed his property and two new shirts were left at the police station for identification.
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West Monroe
Robert Lee White
Short Coleman St
Jasper E. Jones
Coleman Suspends Convict Sentences
Gov. J. P. Coleman suspended the sentences of four convicts and revoked a 20 year old suspension. Elijah Griffin had his murder sentence in Perry County revoked after a new assault and battery with intent conviction in Jones County.
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James Merritt
Tate County
Roy McAllister
Lauderdale County
Three Die In Farmhouse Fire In Maine
In West Gorham Maine a house fire claimed the lives of two women and a man. Victims were Mrs Alice H Elliott 89 Ruth C Elliott and Clifford Elliott who died after returning to rescue his family.
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West Gorham
Maine
UPI
Alice H. Elliott
Clifford Elliott
Ruth C. Elliott
Clifford
Flood Losses Top 1 Million for Catahoula Parish Farmers
Catahoula parish faces an estimated 1 million dollar loss from the 1958 flood. E E Johnson, parish county agent, reports 725 of 1578 families affected and 225000 acres flooded including 54000 acres of farmland and 23000 acres of pasture. Losses include 4000 to 5000 acres of winter crops and 5000 acres of cotton corn and soybeans.
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Jonesville
Catahoula Parish
E. E. Johnson
Johnson
Trans port Cemetery Association elects new officers
Dodson special report lists Luther Walker as president Clarence Ford as vice president Miss Gladys Walker as secretary. Plans include cemetery beautification and Memorial Day to be a permanent graveyard working time. Dodson special notes Robert Gaar, son of Roy and Mrs. Gaar Route 1 Dodson, earned Magna Cum Laude in B A at Louisiana Tech Ruston and will enroll at University of Denver in September for a master’s degree.
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Dodson
The
Future Homemakers of America
Francis Campbell
Joy Taylor
Gloria Nell Jones
Mary Lou Lee
Connie Terral
Margaret Ann James
Annette Kelly
Coy Nell Higgs
Florence Green
Joan Weeks
Floyd Weeks
Betty Crocker
Transport Cemetery Association
Luther Walker
Clarence Ford
Gladys Walker
Robert Gaar
Roy Gaar
Louisiana Tech
Ruston
Denver, Colorado University
Street Work To Begin In Monroe City
Monroe to start street resurfacing as weather allows. Commissioner W D H Rodriguez says over 125000 dollars will cover about 20 streets. North Seventh and Eighth streets owners meet with Rodriguez and Mayor W L Howard to plan from Louisville Avenue to Hilton Street with full local cost. Bentz and Elmore Contractors named for the project. Breard Street from North Sixth to North 18th also slated once issues are cleared.
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Monroe
W. D. H. Rodriguez
North Seventh
Eighth
Rodriguez
W. L.howard
Louisville Avenue
Hilton Street
Bentz and Elmore Contractors
Breard Street
North Sixth
North 18Th Street
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J. L. Stevens
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Chester Richard Morris
Arlen
Outlaws
Paradise
Tim McCoy
Roar
Don Murray
Diane Vars
Bugs Bunny
En Ung
Special Harmony
Dacron
Harmony House
SEARS
Louisville Ave
Gaullist
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Premier de Gaulle
Paris
DIAL
Tyrone
Marlene Dietrich
Charles Laughton
Tory
Sty Artisis
Rialto
Hades
QEAL
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Ruston High School
LSU
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Pat Kavanaugh
Mary Holder
Patsy Brady
Mary Jo Atkins
Robert
Dodson High School
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FHA
Paramount
Presenta
Don Hartman
Eugene O'Neill
Desire the Elms
Idualane Een
Delbert Makn
FW Shan
Ata
Gary Cooper
Madeleine Carroll
Cecil B DeMille’ Oy Uma A
Ney
Mounted Police
Paulette Goddard
Arthur Murray
Arthur
Murray’s
Dancing
ST. John
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