East Carroll Parish Library Opens With Dedication
East Carroll Parish Library in Lake Providence held a brief dedicatory program Tuesday morning with Essie M. Culver presiding. W B Ragland Jr and May or J L Johnson led the ceremony while local officials and visiting patrons attended. The library will operate as a State Library demonstration for one year with parish support and a bookmobile planned for broader service.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lake Providence
East Carroll Parish
Essie M. Culver
Louisiana State Library
W. B. Ragland, Jr
George P. Bishop
J. L. Johnson
W. B. Cone
Elizabeth Cammack
T. M. Lancaster
C. A. Martin
Home Demonstration Council
Garden Club
Parish Library Board
Rotary
The
American Legion, Legion Auxiliary
Carroll Woman's Club
East Carré Farm Bureau
Junior Chamber of Commerce
Jaxveee Jaynes
Parent - Teacher Association
Mothers’ Club
Caldwell
Catahoula
Concordia
Franklin
Madison
Richland
Tensas
Ouachita
Fast Carroll Wilh
War Veteran Buried In Slanting Cement Tomb In Onarga
Frank Grove a 69 year old veteran of the Spanish American War Mexican border expedition and World War I died in a Washington soldiers home. His tomb in Onarga is set at a 45 degree angle and will be buried with cement. Mortician Elmer Natterstad will remove the casket wrap the body in canvas and reseal it in cement. The tomb bears the inscription He was well born and is sealed in cement beneath.
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Onarga
Frank Grove
Spain
Elmer Natterstad
Onarga Mortician
Letter travels 7000 miles from Owosso to Italy and back
Corunna Milling Co. sent a $109 check to Owosso dentist Dr. H. M. Allshouse two months ago. The letter arrived yesterday after a 7000 mile detour to Italy and back. An Italian note says it was found in a newspaper mailed to Dr. Vincenzo Spatore by his Owosso parents.
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Owosso
Mich
Corunna Milling Co
H. M. Allshouse
Italy
Vincempo Spatore
Segregation limits debated as Perez presses optional plan
Leander Perez, a Plaquemines St Bernard official, leads protests in Baton Rouge over House bills aimed at optional education plans and denying public funds to sectarian schools. He warns of a Negro vote surge to block the courts ruling on school segregation as committees reject his amendments 6-2. The House acts on numerous measures with mixed support and adjourns to 9:30 a.m. Wednesday.
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Baton Rouge
Leander Perez
St. Perez
Plaquemines
St. Bernard Parishes
House Public Education Committee
Ted Husser
Perez
Husser
Shelby M. Jackson
Jackson
Senate
Supreme Court
Thal
National Association For the Advancement of Colored People
HOUSE
Bruns
New Orleans
Villemarette
Murray
Jones and Cagle
Lake Charles
Board of Commissioners
Port of
West Bank
Mississippi River
Recorder of Morte
Orleans Parish
Ghazaffi
Mrs. Bruns
Calton
Hickey Et al
Hodges
Board of
Course Planned On Elementary School Science
A short course on teaching elementary school science will be offered at Northeast Louisiana State College from June 12 through 17. Education 141 B carries one semester hour. Dr. Paul E. Blackwood leads the program with NE State faculty and Campus Laboratory School observers.
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Northeast Louisiana State College
William M. Smith
Paul E. Blackwood
United States
U. S. Office of Education
Northeast State Science and Education
Louisiana
Northeast
Dean Smith
Blackwood
Glen Blough
U.S. Office of Education
Blough
Eighteen Jaycees Honored For Six Months Of Work
Eighteen members of the Junior Chamber of Commerce were honored at a recent meeting for six months of activity. Four members received keys, the highest local honors, while fourteen earned certificates of award. Keys went to Gene Williams, Jake Ussery, Jerry Sugar, and L Slade Brown. Certificates were awarded to Garland Shell, Mal Cooley, Hayes B. Clark, Carl Slakter, Ben Nal, M. Ballard, Alan Sugar, Dusty Rhodes, Shadow Holloway, John Kelso Jr., Bob Ellington, Ragan DeFreese, and David Russell.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chamber of Commerce
Billy Edmondson
Gene Williams
Jake Ussery
Jerry Sugar
L. Slade Brown
Amonson
Garland Shell
Mal Cooley
Hayes B. Clark
Carl Slakter
Ben Nal
L. M. Ballard
Alan Sugar
AH. M
Dusty” Rhodes
Shadow” Holloway
Stanley Ie John Kelso, Jr
Bob Ellington
Ragan DeFreese
David Russell
Navy Recruiters Expect Big Year
Navy recruiters in the New Oceans district forecast a busy 12 months with a target to enlist 214000 men from July 1 1954 to July 1 1955. Cmdr J E Hiter Sr said demand for applicants has tripled. eligibility spans ages 17 to 21 with moral and physical fitness. Recruits within the district train at San Diego California.
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New Een Leng
New Oceans
Navy
J. E. Hiter
Louisiana
Missippi
Newpacts
San Diego
Calif
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Rock Island Railroad
Hallam
Neb
Washington
Legislative Digest
Registrar of Voters of
Grizzalfi, Angelle
Aycock
Jaycees
Ea Es
Ua eMae
Flae
Jarman
Jarman Loafers
Jarman Canvas
Joe F. Smith Co
Joe F. Smith
Monroe
Sunner SportCop
S/le Mét
Cash
Amous Style Mart
Desiard
Monroe, LA
Fruit of the
Hickok
Style Mart
Egular
A Desiard
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