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Newspaper
Monroe News Star
Location
Monroe, Louisiana, United States of America
Date
Jun 21, 1962
Page
6
Tony Henderson of West Monroe is nearing completion on a 26 by 12 by 8 foot boat built with the top of an old bus as the hull. The craft, weighing about 2000 pounds and powered by a 10 hp motor, will cost roughly 350 dollars thanks to donated lumber and materials.
West Monroe will swear in Mayor J Allan Norris and five new aldermen Earl Duncan Mrs Joyce Smith George Wylie Charles Anding and Buddy DeLoach in ceremonies Monday July 2 Norris begins his third four year term and the others take up their first term in office.
In Ardmore Earl Byrd and Bill Godwin, who work side by side in the same shop, have a combined 103 years of barbering experience. They share decades of clients and stories, reflecting a long service to the community.
Hen ry Y Cyrus a longtime Illinois Central Railroad employee of Monroe was honored with a testimonial at the Negro recreational center marking his retirement after 41 years of service. He began with the old VS P Railroad which later joined the Illinois Central system. Local workers and friends attended along with representatives from the Vicksburg district office.
A 9 year old with juvenile delinquency history was ordered released to foster parents after 12 days in jail. Juvenile Court Referee Al Tull described the foster couple as a young upper middle class pair with a son their age. The boy, who has died in his cell since June 8, was at the hearing but quickly taken back to jail. His name was withheld. The court said release may not be permanent and the child may visit with his biological parents. an appeal to Superior Court is possible.
Funeral rites for Joe Holton 78 will be held at 2 p.m. Friday in the Latter Day Saints Church at Eros. Burial under Kilpatrick's Funeral Home Monroe will be in Eros cemetery. He died Wednesday in a local hospital after months of illness. Survived by Verna Holton widow and ten other relatives including three daughters and two sons. Grandsons will serve as pall bearers.
Ouachita Parish voter registration books opened Wednesday in the courthouse office of Registrar of Voters Mrs Mae Lucky for one week. They close next Wednesday at 5 pm thirty days before the July 28 election to name six parish school board members and fill a third Fourth District judgeship. Voters must prove parish residence for six months with at least three documents such as utility bills tax receipts or bank statements.
Louisiana State Police tourist aid and information program will be explained to Wisconsin highway patrolmen next week. Tourist Bureau Director Bill Welch and State Police Capt. E C Lyles will speak at regional patrol meetings in Wausau on June 26 and in Madison on June 27.
In Valdosta Georgia city hall workers received free ice cream after a vendor misread a report that they were preparing to churn their own. Police Lt D W Whaley said the vendor feared competition and closed the supply, prompting amusement and questions about motives.
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