Science Workshop Opens at Tech for K–12 Program
A comprehensive K to 12 science program will be showcased when the Science Workshop opens Thursday, June 30, at Louisiana Tech Institute. Howard P. McCollum of the State Department of Education announced plans covering scope and sequence, science facilities, and demonstrations with consultants Lucille England Agnes Miller Joseph Glorioso and Theodore Griffin.
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Louisiana Polytechnic Institute
Howard P. McCollum
State Department of Education
Lucille England
Southeastern Laboratory School
Agnes Miller
Plum Street
Monroe
Joseph Glorioso
Theodore Griffin
Miss England
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Rites Held For Mrs. M. Harmon
Funeral services for Mrs. Mary Ellen Harmon 83 of Sterlington were held at Memorial Methodist Church El Dorado with Rev T T House officiating. Interment followed in New London cemetery near Strong Ark. She died Tuesday in Sterlington and is survived by daughter Mrs W T Poole of Sterlington two sisters Mrs A G Mumford of Strong and Mrs J D Wells of El Dorado two grandchildren and two great grandchildren.
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Mary Ellen Harmon
Sterlington
Memorial Methodist Church
el Dorado
T. T. House
Hall Young
Mollie Berry
Winnsboro
Crowville
Young
Crowville Methodist Church
W. H. Bengtson
Ken Norton
Crowville Masonic Cemetery
Dewey Allen
W. T. Berry
Gilroy
California
Walter Hill
Tyler
Texas
Ophelia Sisson
Shelby Wooldridge
Antlers
Oklahoma
Joe Day
Solons Receive Area Peaches From Bastrop
Baton Rouge dispatch reports Morehouse parish peaches from the Bastrop country were distributed to lawmakers in the Legislature. Three cartons were shared at desks as Rep. Woodrow Wilson and Sen. W. T. Carpenter led the Morehouse delegation with Bastrop Mayor A. P. Carter and Police Chief Ray Sibley observing.
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Baton Rouge
Morehouse Parish
Baron de Bastrop
Woodrow Wilson
W. T. Carpenter
Morehouse
Bastrop
A. P. Carter
Ray Sibley
Gov Davis Signs Bill to Sell Governor's Mansion
Baton Rouge authorities report Gov Jimmie Davis signed 66 bills including a measure authorizing sale of the governor's mansion with proceeds to fund a new home. The package also raises chief justice and associate justices salaries, expands boards, allows donation of human remains, tightens hospital admission rules, and adjusts hunting and fishing license costs.
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Board of Highways, Public Welfare and Institutions
Wild Life and Fisheries Commission
Bonita Night Marshal Testifies in Self Defense Shoot
Bonita night marshal J H Crosby told Morehouse Parish authorities he acted in self defense after Jonas Brady fled a jail arrest for drunkenness and allegedly attacked Crosby a second time, following a fatal shooting.
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Bonita
Morehouse Parish
Gable Installed As West Monroe Jaycee President
Ray Gable was installed as president of the West Monroe Junior Chamber of Commerce at a banquet last night. Ed West as treasurer, Richard LeBrun secretary, Gary Burford internal vice president, and Jim Watts external vice president also took offices along with several directors and Jaynes officers. Keynote speaker Billy Hargiss, state Jaycee president, urged building men who build the community and accepting responsibility.
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Ray Gable
Monroe Jaycees
West Monroe
Jaycee Jaynes
Jim Dana
Ed West
Lester Shivers
Wayne Franks
Charles Albright
Lawrence Guidry
Sunshine
F. A. Brown, Jr
Billy Hargiss
Jaycee
Junior Chamber of Commerce
Junior Chamber
Contracts Awarded for Northeast Dining Facilities
Northeast Louisiana State College announced three dining hall contracts for its new 200000 dollar conditioned cafeteria under construction. Passman Equipment Co. won kitchen equipment at 19620.30 dollars, Standard Office Supply for dining room chairs at 3437 dollars, and J S Waterman and Co. won dining tables at 6104.54 dollars. The 19000 square foot 450-seat hall forms part of a 1517000 dollar three-structure project financed by a Federal Housing and Home Administration loan.
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George T. Walker
Northeast Louisiana State College
Northeast
Walker
Turpin and Wells
Monroe
W. C. Salley
Passman Equipment Co
Standard Office Supply
J. S. Waterman and Co
New Orleans
Federal Housing and Home Agency
Bingo Bill Dead in Louisiana Legislature
BATON ROUGE AP The bill to legalize bingo for charitable and educational groups is dead for this session. A Senate committee gave an unfavorable report and indefinitely postponed the measure yesterday.
Two Injured In Accidents Here Tuesday
Two people were injured in separate Tuesday crashes in the Twin Cities. A child, Jimmy Douglas, eight, of 73 B Roy Drive, was seriously hurt after darting into a vehicle driven by Billy Ulmer of Monroe at Texas Avenue and Roy Drive. he was kept for observation at St Francis Hospital. In West Monroe, an elderly San Antonio woman, Mary McKenzie Childers, was treated at St Francis and later released after a chain collision at Cypress Street and North Seventh Street when three cars stopped for a red light rammed into another driven by Ruth Tucker of Dallas. Drivers Truman Walter of West Monroe and James Watson of West Monroe were involved. no charges were filed.
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Twin Cities
St. Francis Hospital
Jimmy Douglas
Roy Drive
Billy Ulmer
Jackson Street
Monroe
Texas Avenue
Cypress Street
West Monroe
San Antonio
Mary McKenzie Childers
North Seventh Street
Dallas
Texas
Truman D. Walter
Register Street
James C. Watson
Pinewood Road
Two Sentenced to Angola Prison for Crime and Burglary
Lee Harris aged 35 of Monroe and Louis Champion aged 23 of Monroe were transported to the state penitentiary at Angola yesterday. Harris pleaded guilty to crime against nature and drew a one year term, while Champion received six years for burglary after an attempted burglary charge was dropped.
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Angola
Ouachita Parish
Bailey Grant
Lee Harris
Monroe
Louis Champion
Harris
Fourth District
Jesse Heard
Champion
West Monroe
Cigarette Tax Plan Dies In House Ways and Means
The House Ways and Means Committee yesterday rejected a bill proposing a two cent cigarette tax increase to fund cancer research. Lawmakers cited concerns over burden on smokers and potential economic impact. No further action was indicated.
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Baton Rouge
House Ways and Means
News-Star World Wanted Job Lineup Birthday
Ken Reynolds notes a warm welcome as a reader jokes about lining up employment with the News-Star World Wanted program, suggesting local job opportunities and a spirited community exchanges.
Deaths roll from Crowville to Wisner in regional notices
Obituaries note Mollie Berry 77 of Crowville dying after a short illness with services at Crowville Methodist Church and burial at Crowville Masonic Cemetery. C. E. Lutrick 78 of Grayson buried Spring Ridge Baptist Cemetery after funeral in Columbia. Elizabeth J. McGrew 94 of Oak Grove to have last rites at Gay's Funeral Home Chapel. Lenoa Dell Williams 67 of Tallulah buried Silver Cross Cemetery after services in Crothers Funeral Home. Nellie C. Segrest 74 of Wisner dies at home with Wisner Methodist Church services.
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C. E. Lutrick
Columbia
Grayson
Oak Grove
Elizabeth J. McGrew
Chapel of Gay's
Funeral rites for Mrs. Mattie Hollis in Marion
Mrs. Mattie Lou Hollis 71 of Marion died Monday. Funeral services set for 2:30 p.m. at Marion Methodist Church officiated by Rev. W. S. McCullin. Interment in Shiloh Cemetery near Bernice under Kilpatrick's Funeral Home Farmerville. Survivors include husband J. T. Hollis and two sons.
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Mattie Lou Hollis
Farmerville
Marion
Marion Methodist Church
W. S. McCullin
Shiloh
Bernice
Kilpatrick
J. T. Hollis
Burial at Oakley Cemetery Near Gilbert
Burial was in Oakley Cemetery near Gilbert. Survivors include daughter Mrs. H. A. Cruce of Wisner and sister Mrs. J. A. Wilsdorf of Nashville Tennessee. Pallbearers listed as Rupert R. Scott W. C. Knotts R. A. Brown W. B. Huggins James A. Turner W. A. Tucker C. H. Foster Jr. and R. S. Roach.
Succession Bill Rejected By Senate In Louisiana
The Louisiana Senate yesterday rejected Sen. Charles Deichmann’s bill to allow a governor to succeed himself. The measure would limit governors to two consecutive terms, countering present law that forbids self-succession. Deichmann argued the proposal would motivate better governance.
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Baton Rouge
Senate
Charles Deichmann
Louisiana
New Orleans
City bill aims to force garages to accept all cars
New York council Majority Leader Joseph T. Sharkey proposed a measure Monday requiring garages and parking lots to accept cars of any size. He said garages had refused to park his Cadillac limousine because it occupied too much space, urging rules to prevent discrimination by vehicle type.
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New York
UPD
Joseph T. Sharkey
Sharkey
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