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Newspaper
Monroe News Star
Location
Monroe, Louisiana, United States of America
Date
Jun 28, 1957
Page
18
Mrs. Alvin Primeaux of Cameron says she floated eight hours on a rooftop with five relatives after Hurricane Audrey. The group endured 100 mph winds, 20-foot waves, and debris as they were rescued. her nephew died, others were saved by local evacuation efforts near Grand Lake.
Thirteen cases involve eight defendants slated for trial today in District Judge Jesse Heard's Fourth Judicial court. Four more cases will be continued to July 5 and a fifth to an undisclosed date. Docketed today are juvenile court cases.
West Monroe resident Dick Ware, 33, was arrested for driving while intoxicated after colliding with Arthur Spencer 17 at the Louisville Avenue and North Fifth Street intersection. Ware was taken to police headquarters. Spencer’s car was rear ended and pushed about 25 feet. Both vehicles were damaged.
Ouachita Parish School Board will open bids July 2 at 7 p.m. for West Monroe High School stadium construction plans by H H Lands architectural firm Monroe. General bidders include Jesse F Heard Son West Monroe MC Salley Monroe W G and J G Haynes West Monroe H W Chapman Monroe and Harry E Carpenter West Monroe. Also mentions arrest of Thomas Smith, 27, of Texas, on worthless checks in West Monroe yesterday.
Multiple public notices announce sealed bids for school projects and equipment in Ouachita Parish Louisiana. Items include a stadium understructure for West Monroe High School, janitorial supplies, band instruments, school building construction at Swartz Colored Elementary, general school supplies, and hospital equipment bids for Northeast Louisiana State College. Bids specify deadlines, locations, and required bid guarantees.
The Diablo device misfired during a Nevada test in 1957 delaying detonation. 1,900 Marines waited in trenches 244 miles from Ground Zero as AEC blamed mechanical failure and ordered evacuation while scientists prepared to disarm the 500 foot tower. Cement industry output noted for 1956 in Texas.
Six area men receiv promoted in the local National Guard battalion led by Lt. Col. Walter H. Johnson. Twin Cities residents Samuel B. Simpson Jr. and Donald L. Jones moved from first lieutenant to captain, while Monroe men Charles M. Parker and James E. Stuckey rose from master sergeant to second lieutenant. Eldred R. Harp of Ruston advanced from first lieutenant to captain. The Third Battalion, with 34 officers and 580 enlisted, will train at Fort Polk August 4 to 18, with units in Monroe, Farmerville, Ruston and Bastrop.
Three broken cogs on the old bridge over the Ouachita river between the Twin Cities sidelined the structure for about ninety minutes yesterday morning. Police redirected traffic via the new bridge with no major congestion. The failure occurred as the bridge swung open for an approaching barge due to sheared mechanisms.
Legal notices from Fourth Judicial District Court Ouachita Parish Louisiana detail administration and succession actions. LYNELL E. FLETCHER seeks private cash sale of two International Harvester vehicles. opposition within ten days. Also Kate Henry succession probate seeks letters of administration with show cause in ten days. Public notices list subscription rates and local ads for services and childcare.
Public notice from News-Star-World announces free FOUND ads for keys pets and similar items for three days. A silver leaf design earring with a pearl stone was found near the Post Office. Readers are asked to call FA 2 516 or 2 1658 to claim or report.
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