Safety urged for July motorists in Louisiana
Louisiana public safety director J. Goldman Grant urged careful driving for the Fourth of July holiday. He urged car checks and lowered speed, dimmed night lights, and courtesy on the road. He noted 149 deaths in 1650 state police investigated accidents in four months of 1949, costing over 3.7 million dollars at $25,000 per fatality, and compared with 155 deaths from 1635 accidents the year before, calling for driver cooperation to reduce fatalities.
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Baton Rouge
Louisiana
Director of Public Safety Today
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City Court Fines Several in State Case Session
In a regular Thursday state cases session Judge J B Thornhill fined James Haggen 109 dollars and jailed him 30 days for simple battery. Willie Crawford of Monroe drew a 100 dollar fine and 30 days for simple criminal damage. Clifford Wilson and C W Northcut both of Monroe were fined 50 dollars and jailed 30 days each on charges of the same offense. James Smith, 19, Negro of 3710 Benson street Booker T Washington addition, fined 15 dollars and costs for simple assault. Arthur Kriger, 40, of 2410 South Grand street, fined 15 dollars and costs for driving without a license and reckless driving. Theo E McCarty, 33, of Dekalb Miss and Elmus W Corley Jr., 31, of Monroe, each fined 15 dollars for speeding. Otho L Morgan, 35, Monroe, fined 10 dollars for reckless driving.
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James Haggen
Monroe
Willie Crawford
Clifford Wilson
C. W. Northcut
T. James Smith
Benson Street
Booker T, Washington Addition
Arthur Kriger
South Grand Street
Theo E. McCarty
Dekalib, Miss
Elmus W. Corley, Jr
Calypso Street
Wer
Otho L. Morgan
Outing Reminder for Coke Bottles in Monroe
An outing tip urges readers to bring 24 bottle cases of Coca Cola for group use. The note promotes enjoying Coca Cola cold from the bottle and provides Coca Cola Bottling Company Monroe Louisiana contact as phone 184.
Ferriday Group Attends State Production Marketing Meet
A Concordia parish delegation travels to Alexandria for the Louisiana Production Marketing Administration conference. Attendees include Miss Marie Saxe parish administrator George A. Murray T. W. Compton C. B. Burley and C. B. Seab with Frank K. Wooley as a notable speaker. Concordia voters registrar Glover Burks reports 600 to 700 of roughly 3,000 potential voters have registered urging others to enroll before the election.
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Ferriday
Concordia Parish
Alexandria
Commodity Credit Corporation
Concordia
Glover Burks
Burke
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