Lacy M Carroll Acquitted of Manslaughter
A 12 man jury acquitted Mrs. Lacy M. Carroll, 32, of Monroe, on a manslaughter charge in the December 31 1961 fatal shooting of her husband John B. Carroll. She testified she did not intend to hurt him, denying any prior argument.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lacy M. Carroll
Monroe
Fourth District Court
Carroll
John B. Carroll
South Grand Street
James M. Ford
Victor B. Rutledge
Richard C. Guerriero
Ivy Orland Beavers
H. S. Asrey, Jr
Buford J. Buce
John L. Adair
W. G. Bennett
Cleo Murray
Bus Operators’ Lakefront Barbecue On Ouachita Park
About 350 members along with families and friends of the Ouachita Parish School Bus Operators Association attended a barbecue at the Cheniere Lake Park Area 4. Webb Roberts, president, presided and introduced guests. Guest of honor Shelby M. Jackson, state superintendent of education, praised the group’s safety program and pledged future support. Also present were Rep. Mike John Jr and Rep. Lawrence Gibbs with Dow Thacker and M. J. Welch in attendance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ouachita Parish
Cheniere Lake Park Area
Webb Roberts
Shelby M. Jackson
Mike John Jr
Lawrence Gibbs
Dow Thacker
Louisiana School Employees Retirement System
M. J .Welch
Annual Story Hour Begins On June 5th
The Ouachita parish public library starts its annual Story Hour for children in grades one through three on Wednesday June 5. Reading activities run from 10 to 11 a.m. each Wednesday through August 14 at the Anna Meyer and West Monroe branches. The theme is Step into Storyland and the program is free.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ouachita Parish Public Library
Sylvester Breard
Junior Charity League
North 18Th and
Stubbs Avenue
Anna Meyer
Jackson Street
West Monroe
Cypress Street
Quachita Parish
League
Jane Hobgood
Thomas Dansby
Fran Guthrie
William Higdon
Jack Snabnet
Local School Officials Named In Ouachita Parish
The Louisiana School Bus Operators Association lists Mr and Mrs O L Wyniger of Bossier City Milton Hall assistant superintendent of Education for Ouachita parish Maurice Griggs supervisor of transportation for the parish and Jack Young bookkeeper in the parish school board office.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Louisiana School Bus Operators Association
O. L. Wyniger
Bossier City
Milton Hall
Ouachita Parish
Maurice Griggs
Parish
Jack Young
900 Students Released From Carolina Jails
In Greensboro, North Carolina, more than 900 Black students were released from jail to the custody of North Carolina Agricultural and Technical College. A court order prompted by Gov. Santor cleared three temporary jails holding over 1,200 people tied to racial demonstrations, as more than 1,500 arrests occurred in the past week.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Greensboro
N.C
North Carolina Agricultural and Technical College
Terry Santor
Former Monroe Woman Enters Airplane Race
Mrs. Ray D. Jepsen, formerly Marian Moss of Monroe, will compete in the 1420 mile All Women’s International Air Race starting from Welland Ontario and ending in Hollywood Florida. Her co pilot is Mrs. Roy B. Bocardo of San Diego. They fly a Beechcraft Bonanza and will visit her grandmother Mrs. Ida Miller of Monroe en route home. Jepsen also plans to compete in the Powder Puff Derby on July 13.
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Ray D. Jepsen
Marian Moss
Monroe
Welland
Ontario
Canada
Hollywood
Fla
Jepsen
Roy B. Bocardo
San Diego
Calif
Ida Miller
Central School Site Study Group Appointed in Monroe
A Monroe Chamber of Commerce committee led by Jack S. May will study converting the old Central Grammar School site. Members include Fred Fudickar Jr and Charles Bird among others. Loftin calls the site strategically located and potentially worth 400000 to 500000 dollars.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Central Grammar School
J. C
Mose) Loftin
Monroe Chamber of Commerce
Loftin
Jack S. May
Fred Fudickar, Jr
Charles Bird
Ben Marshall
Garland Shell
John Birdsong, Sr
Howard Griffin
David Silverstein
Fred Beckett
George Moses
H. K. Touchstone
Kentucky Sue at 7 30 P M by West Monroe Junior High Choir
West Monroe Junior High School choirs present a one act hill billy comedy titled Kentucky Sue at 7 30 p m Thursday. Mrs Robert Russell directs the choir with admission set at 35 cents for adults and 15 cents for children.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
West Monroe
Kentucky
Robert Russell
Soviets Launch Cosmos 17 Satellite
The Soviet Union launched Cosmos 17, the seventeenth unmanned satellite in a space research series. Tass reported the craft functioned normally, transmitting data, orbiting Earth every 94.82 minutes with an altitude range of 161 to 488 miles, amid speculation of a forthcoming manned flight.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Moscow
UPS
Soviet Union
Tass
Earth
Tourism urged to fill oil industry gap in Louisiana
Wade O. Martin Jr. told the Lions Club that tourism should be promoted to replace the oil sector as a financial support. He noted Louisiana relies on tourism as its third largest industry after Florida and Georgia and said about 8.8 million visitors came to the state last year.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Delhi
Wade O. Martin Jr
Martin
Lions Club
Louisiana
Florida
Georgia
Concordia Parish Rejects Wheat Control Plan
Concordia Parish voted 23 against and 1 for the wheat quantity control referendum. Cecil Brooking, Vidalia Farm Bureau president, notes the action amid claims about tourism spending in 1961 totaling $590 million, up $70 million from the prior year.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Vidalia
Concordia Parish
Cecil Brooking
Concordia Parish Farm Bureau
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Ouachita Parish High School
Doyle Parker
Frances
Roland Carter
Roy Johnson
Parker
Yvonne Warner
Lake Front
ADV
Kelvinator
Carolina
NEMA
Begoodrich
Louisville
Soviets
B. F. Howell
Ray F. Howell
McGuire Street
Naval Academy
Young Howell
Neville High
Louisiana Tech
Academy
Concordia
Gladiolas
Mary’s Flower
Cadillac
Oldsmobile
Cadillac, Inc
Dacron
Zephyr Worsted
Desiard
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