Southern Bell Officials Deplore Louisiana Rate Ruling
Southern Bell officials denounced the Louisiana Public Service Commission for ordering a roughly 4 million dollar annual rate cut while denying a requested 6.6 million dollar increase. The company plans an immediate appeal, warning the decision will curtail a 97 million dollar construction program and harm Louisiana telephone progress and service.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Southern Bell Telephone and Telegraph Company
Louisiana Public Service Commission
N. E. Franovich
Southern Bell
Franovich
Commission
W. K. Boardman, Jr
New Orleans
Louisiana
Ice-Mint Soothes Burning Feet Says Patent Remedy Ad
An old advertisement promotes Ice-Mint a greaseless cold lotion for burning feet. The copy claims immediate relief from stinging callouses with medicinal ingredients and a lanolin base, urging readers to ask their druggist for Ice-Mint today.
Real Estate Transfers Listing Numerous Monroe Property Moves
Real estate transfers include Arthur Smith to Ira Bonner for lot 18 and part of lot 17 in Highland subdivision at 3700, Wilmot McCain to Wilmot McCain Jr. in Broadmoor Place for 5000, Deborah Hill to Wayne Woods for Bayou View Place lots 29 47 48 at 18850, and other deeds from Broussard Greenlee to Greater Monroe Homes unit 2, plus several more parcels and sums ranging from 350 to 13250 and 1000 in various subdivisions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Arthur Lee Smith
Ira L. Bonner
Highland
Sterlington Plantation
Wilmot McCain
Wilmot Y. McCain, Jr
Broadmoor Place
Deborah Ann Hill
Wayne H. Woods
Bayou View Place
Humphries Airport
Frank Cloyd Eason, Jr
Curtis Paul Norman, Jr
Kate F. McGuire
J. S. James Construction Company, Inc
H. M
Mrs E Cook Serves as Supervisor at Northeast State
Mrs Ernestine Cook of Monroe works as a supervisor of student teaching in the summer campus Laboratory School at Northeast State. She also teaches first grade at Selman Elementary during the regular term and holds degrees from Northwestern State and LSU.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ernestine Cook
Monroe
Northeast State
Selman
Cook
ADE
Northeast Louisiana Reading Association
American Association of University Women
First Methodist Church
West Monroe
Miss Louisiana Pageant Set in Historic Lake Providence Town
Lake Providence Louisiana hosts the annual Miss Louisiana beauty pageant and three day celebration on July 2 to 4. The article recalls the town’s history from a 1700s trading post to Bunch’s Bend pirate hideout and Grant’s Canal linked to the Vicksburg campaign. A 1863 canal project is noted as unfinished and later filled in, with a marker marking the site.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lake Providence
Mississippi River
Bunch
Old River
Mississippi
East Carroll Parish
Providence
U. S
Grant
Vicksburg
Miss Concordia Parish Picks Miss Universe Contender
Miss Bobby Nell Massey of Ferriday was selected as Miss Concordia Parish in the Miss Universe contest held in Monroe. Eleven northeast area parish beauties were chosen from a field of thirty contestants to represent their parishes in Louisiana's Miss Universe contest. Other Concordia entrants were Miss Barbara Clanton and Miss Gail Dean.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ferriday
Bobby Nell Massey
Concordia Parish
Monroe
Louisiana
Barbara Clanton
Gail Dean
Ed Morris Back In St. Louis Hospital
Edward Morris a longtime Missouri Pacific lines freight agent formerly of Monroe is hospitalized at MOP hospital in St. Louis for the third time this year. He has undergone serious operations in the past and many friends wish for his speedy recovery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Edward Morris
Stubbs Avenue
Missouri, Pacific Lines
Monroe
MOP
St. Louis
O Neil Family Plans Move With Large Pet Companions
West side Chicago residents Mr and Mrs John O Neal prepare to move with a menagerie of pets including eight dogs five cats five parakeets four pigeons two love birds and three canaries in tow.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
John O’neil
O'Neils
West Side
Lake Providence Girl Named Grand Recorder for Rainbow Girls
Miss Linda Howard of Lake Providence has been chosen as grand recorder for the Order of Rainbow for Girls for the coming year. The honor was conferred at the recent grand assembly in Shreveport, with Howard already serving as worthy advisor for the local assembly, confirming her fitness for the state post.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lake Providence
Linda Howard
Air
Keener Howard
Order of Rainbow
Sliss Howard
Shreveport
Wiss. Howard
Monroe firm tops Ouachita sheriff air conditioning bids
Calin Electric of Monroe led four bidders for Ouachita Parish Sheriff’s Office year around cooling work with a base bid of 14 778 and 80 day completion. Other bids included Ballards Monroe 14 939 66 days Pogue Atkins Monroe 14 950 70 days and Hislop Monroe 15 170 60 days.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Calin Electric Company of
Monroe
Ouachita Parish
Ballards, Inc
Pogue-Atkins Co., Inc
Hislop Plumbing Co
Car back now at Louisiana College campus
Louisiana College officials found a driver training car missing from its garage. The vehicle had been driven about two miles and started without keys before being recovered on campus.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alexandria
Louisiana College
Proficiency Tests Highlight State Gathering Attendance
The report notes two proficiency tests completed at the state gathering. It mentions Mrs. Mildred Muir head mother advisor and Miss Elizabeth Davis from the local assembly among attendees at the Grand Assembly.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mildred Muirhead
Elizabeth Davis
River Flood Stage Change Report
Flood conditions persist with a 24 hour change in river stage. Authorities monitor water levels at multiple gauges to assess impact on nearby communities and transportation routes.
Explosives Found At Walton Jail Turret
Police unearthed a cache of high explosives at Walton Jail in Liverpool hidden by safe crackers at the top of a turret flanking the main gates. The quantity was described as large enough to blow up half the jail.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Liverpool
England
Walton Jail
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Monroe Temple No. 1
Pythian Sisters
Castle Hall
Frank Parker
H- H. Baur
Eugene Shows
Joe Dietrich
Jean Hendricks
Martha Dray
Velma Bennett
Mrs. E. Cook
N.E
Mrs. Ernestine Cook
Miss Louisiana
Bobby Massey
Ed Morris
St. Louis Hospital
Chicago Animal Lovers
Sheriff’s Office
Mississippi St. Louis
Memphis
Helena
Arkansas City
Isis Natchez Red
Rver Laung
Baton Honge
Donaldsonville
Atchafalaya
Morgan Oils
Quachita Camden
Black Jonesville
Ohio Pittsburgh
Cincinnati
Cairo
Arkansas Little
Fall Rock
Collectors & Gifts
North
Bissell
Bissell Breeze
Bissell Grand
Homer C. Cook, Jr
James Marvin Cook
Mrs. LaVerne Cook Williams
Charter Oak
Cavalier Vodka
the Great American VoDka
Dixie Belle
Continental B Distilling Corporatio
Philadelphia, Pennsylvan
Brock
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