City Funds Shift to Street Improvements Plan
Mayor W. L. Jack Howard announced that about 87000 dollars from the general fund will be allocated to establish a street improvement program. The move aims to bolster infrastructure and accelerate repair work across the city.
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W. L
Jack) Howard
Howard
W. D. H. Rodriguez
Park Avenue
Rodriguez
Lee Ave
Grammont
Gordon Ave
Marie Place
Washington
North 4Th
North 5Th
Park Ave
Employment Gains in Ouachita Parish May Figures
Ouachita Parish employment rose in May from a year earlier with non agricultural payrolls at 27 125 up from May 1958 while agricultural figures remained nearly the same. Construction added 100 workers as building projects began and retail trade strengthened with department stores and eating places opening vacation season gains. Unemployment should rise modestly as graduates enter the labor market and weather improves outside work.
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Ouachita Parish
Louisiana State Employment Service
West Monroe man charged after minor accident police report
Millard H. Craughn of 228 Oakland Street West Monroe was charged with driving while intoxicated drunk and disorderly reckless driving profanity and improper brakes after a minor collision. The report notes theft of 70 dollars from a nurse's locker and lists eight injuries in yesterday's traffic violations with 129 parking tickets.
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Monroe
West Monroe
Millard H. Craughn
Oakland Street
Tommy Thompson
Alabama
St. Francis Sanitarium
New Phone Books Reflect Area Growth
The Monroe area sees growth as 36 254 new telephone directories are distributed to homes and businesses, up from 32 699. The peach covered editions include revised civic pages and yellow pages with alphabetized business listings. W E Whetstone of Southern Bell notes expanding services and ready reference content.
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W. E. Whetstone
Southern Bell Telephone Company
Twin Cities
Whetstone
Deaths in Northeast Louisiana Funeral Notices
Funeral services honored Frank Bush 68 in Walnut Grove Baptist Church with burial in church cemetery. Moses Biggs 74 buried in Welcome Home Cemetery after long illness in Graystone area. Ida Thedford 72 died in Monroe. service at Mulhearn chapel with Hasley cemetery burial. William Henry Anderson 84 of Delhi to be buried in Delhi Masonic Cemetery. L E Taylor 58 of Columbia Miss died unexpectedly. funeral plans pending arrival of son 1st Lt. E G Taylor in France. Survivors named for each, including spouses children and siblings where listed.
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Frank Bush
Walnut Grove Baptist Church
D. W. Nix
C. K. Brooks
Hall Funeral Home
Church
Bush
Monroe
Jenette Bush
Melvin
Willie
J. T. Bush
West Monroe
Boyd
George Bush
Sallie Walpole
Hodge
Renna Wink
Bulah Browder
Dora Bonnettee
Columbia
Moses Biggs
Welcome Home
J. W. Lee
W. M. Causey
Biggs
Grayson
State Department of Highways
Riser and Son Funeral Home of
Ruth Biggs
E. L. Brown
Melba Cody
William Hammett
R. L. Yeager
Morris Hearne
Billy Hearne
J. W. Biggs
H. L. Foster
J. A. Adkins
Jimmy George
Ida Thedford
Thedford
Mary St
Lea Joyner
Mulhearn Chapel
Hasley
West
Catahoula Parish
Southside Methodist Church
R. T. Heckman
Ralph Thedford
A. G. Hurt
Bert Thedford
Spencer
Ira Barnett
Stillman Fletcher
Harry Swaggart
E. J. Graves
Robert Warner
Pete Medak
Otis Bell
William Henry Anderson
Delhi
Mulhearn Funeral Home
Delhi Masonic Cemetery
Mulhearn
Lois Griffin
Harry Anderson
Biloxi
Miss
Joe Anderson
Winnsboro
Bob Lattimer
Jackson
Anderson
L. E. Taylor
Thelma Gregory Taylor
E. G. Taylor
Chambley
France
Taylor
West Monroe Collision Injures Roberts. Charges Set
An accident at Plum and Montgomery in West Monroe involved a late model sedan and a pickup. N. C. Roberts of 1615 Coleman Street was hospitalized, and Parker Johnson and Dwight W. Gish faced charges for no license and reckless driving respectively. Damages exceeded 100 dollars.
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Plum and
Montgomery
West Monroe
N. C. Roberts
Coleman Street
Dwight W. Gish
Parker Johnson
Jonesboro
Roberts
Johnson
Gish
Selig Grandson Dies In Ohio
Ralph Fuhrer of University of Michigan dies in Shaker Heights Ohio from acute encephalitis. Oldest son of Mrs. Martin Fuhrer and former Miss Nannette Selig of Monroe. Grandson of the late E Jack Selig prominent Monroe merchant. Survivors include grandmother Mrs E Jack Selig. Funeral plans not yet set. The article notes Afghanistan length about 600 miles and area about 250000 square miles.
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Ralph Fuhrer
University of Michigan
Monroe
Shaker Heights
Ohio
Martin Fuhrer
Nannette Selig
E. Jack Selig
Two Men Arrested for Dice Game at Robinson's Bar
Ouachita Parish Sheriff's deputies arrested John Rockymore, 47, and James Hicks, 44, for operating a dice gambling game in the rear of Robinson's Bar in College Point, outside West Monroe city limits. Each was released on $750 bond, with a pool hall noted in the front section of the building.
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West Monroe
Ouachita Parish
College Point
John Rockymore
North Seventh Street
James Hicks
Wristwatch Found Inside Shark Off Southern California
Two dozen sharks were seen off Southern California as researchers report a wristwatch found in the stomach of a 12% foot white shark shot near Catalina Island. The watch’s age remains unclear due to stomach digestion. A separate fatal attack occurred at La Jolla when Robert Pamperin was killed by a large shark.
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Los Angeles
California
Catalina Island
Robert Pamperin
la Jolla
Comanche
Mrs A C Pipes Fractures Legs in Fall at Home
Mrs A C Pipes of Washington Street West Monroe fractured both legs yesterday in a fall at her home. She is hospitalized at St Francis Hospital. This marks her third accident in about 20 years following a prior leg fracture and a broken hip.
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A. C. Pipes
Washington Street
West Monroe
St. Francis Hospital
Special Needs Of The Gifted Child Emphasized
A Northeast State College conference urged supplying materials for gifted students and slow learners. Dr J Levelle Haynes aims to provide kits for bright and retarded pupils by fall. Members endorsed confidential reporting by a licensed official to route data to health and welfare agencies.
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Northeast State College
Special Education Department
Jlevelle Haynes
Iby
What to Do About Your Voice
A July Reader's Digest article notes executives surprised by emotional traits in their own recordings. It offers clues on how voice control can improve your personality and mentions the issue on sale at newsstands.
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Reader’s Digest
Reader's Digest
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Earl K. Long
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Depot St
Sam Messina
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