Architecture of Monroe area invites visual tour
This first in a Monroe architecture series guides readers to view the city’s skyline, civic complexes, Cooley House, Layton Castle and Riverside Drive gardens. It notes historic residences, landscape plans, and a Saunders Monument, urging appreciation of artful design while warning of clutter and wires. It's free to explore Monroe.
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Monroe
Focal Chapter
American Institute of Architects
America
Baton Rouge
Layton Castle
South Grand
Bry
Henry Bre
Port Miro
Don Juan Filhiol
Baron de Bastrop
John James Audubon
Riverside Drive
Louisiana
Pargoud Boulevard
Deborah Drive
Old City Cemetery
DeSiard Street
Saunders
Ann Livingston
Sidney Saunders
Sidney W. Saunders
Annie Livingston
John M. Young
Justce
the Priace
City of St. Louis
John W. Rice
Frank Gregory
Mother Nature
Rivers Statement For Candidacy For School Board
Monroe City voters hear candidate Rivers seek one of five seats on the local school board. A father of five, he touts business and civic experience and pledges to advance quality education, update policies, and responsibly represent citizens without political ambitions.
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Monroe City
Monroe
Building Permits In West Monroe Listed Today
Twelve building permits for a total of $187,650 were issued in the West Monroe Building Co ordinator's office during March. New home construction permits totaled $97,000, business construction permits $77,000, and addition and alteration permits $13,650. Notable permits include West Consolidated Company to erect two brick veneer residences at 205 White Column and 204 White Column for $22,000 each, P. G. Zuber for 207 River Oaks at $17,000, and Dr. W. G. Beauregard for 1702 McMillian Rd. at $36,000. Business permits issued to Arrant and Thames for two brick veneer apartments at 801 Splane Dr. and 803 Splane Dr. for $29,000 each, Seven-Eleven Stores for a new building at 504 N. 7th St. for $15,000, and Jimmy L. Davis for a brick and ice cream parlor at 1209 Arkansas Road for $4,000. Addition and alteration permits went to Monroe Exterminating Co. for an addition at 2602 North St. for $2,000, Robert McClendon for 110 Crawford St. remodel at $200, Kory Korner for a frame addition at 402 Benson St. for $800, and C. W. Miller for a frame addition at 204 Gulpha St. for $10,650.
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West Monroe
Clarence FE. Frost
West Consolidated Company
P. G. Zuber
River Oaks
W. G. Beauregard
McMillian Rd
Arrant and Thames
Splane Dr
N. 7Th St
Jimmy L. Davis
Arkansas Road
Monroe Exterminating Company
North St
Robert McClendon
Crawford St
Kory Korner
Benson St
C. W. Miller
Gulpha St
Hyman Lipman Patent Wins Eraser Pencil Breakthrough
In 1858 Hyman Lipman received a patent for the first pencil with an integral eraser attached to the opposite end. The design paired a wooden pencil with a removable rubber eraser, marking a lasting change in writing tools and classroom use.
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Hyman Lipman
Hortman to retire after 43 years with Southern Bell
M J Hortman line foreman will retire from Southern Bell in Monroe after 43 years of service. He began October 1 1924 in Louisiana Construction as an unlocated lineman, promoted to line foreman February 16 1941 in Alexandria, transferred to Monroe October 12 1941, serving nearly 27 years as foreman. He helped train many in the business as Monroe grew from 8000 to over 34000 telephone users. He and his wife live at 2806 S Grand Monroe and own a cattle farm near Minden. Their three sons two grandsons and one granddaughter are part of his life.
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M. J. Hortman
Southern Bell Telephone and Telegraph Company
Monroe
Hortman
Louisiana Construction Department
Alexandria
Hartman
S. Grand
Minden
Voting Books In City To Close On April 10
Mrs. Mae Lucky registrar of voters announced that Monroe city registration books close Wednesday April 10 for municipal elections on May 11. Ouachita Parish residents outside Monroe may register, Monroe residents cannot. Bring proof of residence: one year in state, six months in city.
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Mae Lucky
Monroe
Ouachita Parish
Lucky
North Korea asks US for apology over Pueblo crew
North Korea broadcast a letter alleged to be from USS Pueblo crew member Earl Murray Kisler a third class petty officer. It demanded the United States apologize to help protect the 82 imprisoned crewmen.
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Tokyo
UPI
North Korea
Earl Murray Kisler
United States
Yeager Names West Monroe Chamber Committeemen
Sam Yeager the newly elected president of the West Monroe Chamber of Commerce selected men to head chamber committees for 1968. Names include Gordon Mitchell Beautification Roy Brooks Education George Daniels Fire Protection Dr W B Beauregard Health and Sanitation Jack Steele Housing and Construction Russell Bourland Long Range Planning Bill Hoover Finance Gene Scott Police and Traffic Truett Thorn Recreat e 2 UD UE COP Streets John Cordaro Industrial H B Balfour Legislative and Tex Kilpatrick membership. Chairs will choose members and Yeager will meet with heads soon to outline planned work for the year.
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Sam Yeager
West Monroe
H. B. Balfour
Tex Kilpatrick
Yeager
Ouachita High Announces Fourth Six Weeks Honor Students
Principal T Howell lists honor roll for Ouachita Parish High School. Including 10th grade names Judy Sharp and others, plus 11th or 12th grade entries such as Sandy Carlton and Doug Stadter, with full rosters across grades.
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Ouachita Parish High School
T. Howell
Sandy Carlton
Carol Gates
Anne Hanna
Norman Johnson
Linda E. Jones
Gall McCasland
June Thompson
Kathy Baldwin
Dianne Deggans
Suzanne Diffey
Bruce Swindie
Martha Wroten
David Parker
Anne Roberts
Terry Wilson
Cary Steen
Kane Youngbrood
Irma Hutchinson
Georgia Powers
Aaron Stout
Dianne Sullivan
Jane Taylor
Charles Carter
Clifton Douglas
Donna Douglas
Donna Morris
Joan Quimby
Karen Rowell
David Shoemaker
Delane Alger
Donna Cagle
Allen Deloach
Wheeler Liles
Carolyn Pumphrey
Robbie Robinson
Lynn Rosser
Paul Smith
Brenda Westerburg
Cecils Arrant
Leslie Brock
Brenda Cruse
Wayne Evans
Ted Finkbeiner
Darlene Horstick
Shelia Sasser
Mary
Debbie Powell
Roy Warner
Sheryl Foster
Jane McKinzie
Deborah Shadie
Rita Warner
Johnny Hawkins
Dennis Harvey
Carol Hixson
Mark Kennedy
Linda Lewis
Debbie McCann
Becki Smith
Phyllis Stephenson
Gloria Taylor
Rosanell Trichel
Delena Tullos
Eddie Waytt
Bobby Baker
Ricky Bennett
Gloria Cascio
Eddie Cox
Gary Crumption
Charissa Dean
Gwen Egloff
David Eubanks
Kenneth Hart
Judith Lowery
Dan McNair
Patti Merver
Jack Murphy
Shaui Quimby
Dale Roberts
Mark Stevenson
Byron Temple
Susan Wible
Davie Young
Judy Sharp
Francis Campbell
Beth Massingill
Linda Styron
Becky Feeney
Rodney Ferguson
Gayle George
Terry Hough
Freddy Karn
Lois Parker
Pat Hixon
Brenda Lawrence
Jerry Miili
Free Delivery Service Notice for Cypress Street
A compact notice advertises free delivery at 1408 Cypress in West Monroe with contact phone 323 8403 for ordering or inquiries.
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Cypress
West Monroe
9th Grade Class Roster Fragment Highlights Names
A partial OCR list shows student names across grades including Betty Jo Moos Emmett Biggs Jane Smith Mary Alice Jacqueline Price Sandra E Smith Donna Thorn ton Janet Vaughn David Whipple and many others in 9th grade such as David Foreman Bennett Laura McClaskey Donna Jolley Marleen Finley Janet Smith Claude Vernon Lockhart Linda Miles Janice Moore Janie Stanley and more.
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Betty Jo Moos
Emmett Biggs
Jane Smith
Mary Alice
Jacqueline Price
Sandra E. Smith
Donna Thornton
Janet Vaughn
David Whipple
Deborah Odom
Kathy Battaglia
Joe Chendier
Sue Cray
Janet Elliott
Barbara Gauthier
Jimmie McIlwain
Michael Morris
Carolyn Parker
Debbie
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C. Henry Wells
A.la
Uth Grand Street
Cooley
Walter Burley Griffin
Chicago
Capitol
Australia
Canberra
Mississippi
Ouachita
Southern Bell
Nh Co
Mobile Maid
Freezer
Lda Aly Appliance & Furniture CO
Southside Shopping Center
Ouachita High
Scott
Scott’s
Don Takewell
Oe Humphries
Henry Joseph Ledet
Tucker
Linda Sue Walker
Jery
Barbara Bullock
Lynda Covington
David Dey
Randy Green
Denise Knight
Mary Layburn
Gloria Murphy
Iyhanie
Elaine Ryan
Bobby Underwood
Jey Welty
Twin City
Eastgate
Dacron
Stockton
Ater
Lindsey
Morgan & Lindsey’‘S
Spring Lawn
Briggs & Stratton
P. Briggs
Stratton
Morgan & Lindsey
DeSiard St
Trenton St
Highland Shopping Center
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