Police Jury OKs Buy Stop Signs for Parish Roads
Lincoln parish Police Jury authorizes Secretary Eddie Evans to purchase stop and warning signs for parish roads at the meeting. Signs cost about 4.50 dollars each with reflective borders, plus small posts. Evans to buy as needed for dangerous intersections and accident prone areas, with plans to possibly open a parish sign shop deemed not economically feasible.
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Lincoln Parish
Eddie Evans
Evang
Ake
Evans
Eighteen Techsters Top Mathematics Placement List
Dr W B Temple announces the top eighteen Louisiana Tech freshmen by mathematics placement tests. Among the 18, 12 pursue engineering, with students named from Shreveport, Byrd and other high schools in Monroe Pineville Memphis and more. The top group will receive automatic college algebra and trig credit and may complete calculus by end of freshman year.
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Louisiana
Tech
W.B. Temple
Attec Itive
Choge
William Banks Boyd
Bi Dealing
John Lester
Bolton High School
Alexandr
Rodger —V." Harbih
Fair’Park
Jot M. Hoffman
Slidell
Glen W. Klug
SnPneville
Keey Tee
Sherman
Curericulum
James Davis
Spencer
Ruston
Engineering
Lincoln Parish approves school holidays for coming year
Lincoln parish school board announces holidays for the upcoming year. The schedule includes Thenkestving November 21 to 25, Christmas from December 2 to January 3, and Good Friday March 31. The school year will end June 2.
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Lincoln Parish
Parish School “Board
Thenkestving
Louisiena Teachers Association
Mrs. Fielder Named Teacher For Homebound
Lincoln parish school board appointed Mrs. J N Fielder to teach homebound children replacing Mrs Kathleen Ove who resigned The move aims to maintain instructional services for students unable to attend school amid ongoing staffing adjustments in Lincoln parish Louisiana.
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Fielder
J. N. Fielder
Lincoln Parish
Ward Marshall Salary Raises Questioned by Police Jury
The Police Jury of Lincoln parish discussed the Ward Marshall salary at a Monday meeting. Gayle B. Cruikshank receives 300 dollars monthly, the state minimum. Cruikshank asked the City Council for a raise, but no action was taken. Secretary Eddie Evans said the Ward Marshall’s city sets the amount, while the Police Jury must pay half the minimum. He noted questions about whether the jury would share the raise cost.
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Lincoln. Parish
Marshall
Gayle B. Cruikshank
Cruikshank
Eddie Evans
Evans
Three Roads Approved for Lincoln Parish Road System
The Lincoln parish police jury approved three roads for inclusion in the parish road system at today’s meeting in the courthouse. One runs north off Highway 80 for two tenths of a mile near the Lamar Dowling property. A second inward road will serve school bus routes to a Negro family. A third in ward five runs about half a mile from the Boy Scout road to the Mineral Springs Unionville road. Most roads were approved by petition. ward five pending adjoining property owner approval.
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Lincoln Parish
Court House
Lamar Dowling
Mineral Springs
Unionville
Ward Five
Cooktown Cemetery Fall Meet Set for Saturday
The Cooktown Cemetery Association holds its annual fall meeting on Saturday September 17 on the cemetery grounds. Lunch will be served at noon and a brief business session follows. Attendees are asked to bring baskets of food to share under the trees as plans for winter care are made.
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Cooktown Cemetery
The
Cemetery Association
Capital Outlay Push to Add Dormitories at Tech
Louisiana Tech President Ropp urged a Lincoln and parish delegation to press Gov Jimmie Davis for a fair share of the 60 million capital outlay bond. The State Board of Education prioritized a 750 300 engineering lab and 500 000 power plant upgrades, while dormitories were left off the list. Ropp emphasized dorm space is essential to growth, noting federal funds previously financed dorms and that more state dorms are needed to qualify for further federal building support.
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Rustoh
Chamber of Commerce
Lincoln
Jimmie Davis
Louisiana Tech
R. L. Ropp
State Board of Education
Tech
Ropp
Louisiana State University
Grambling
Civil Defense hospital demo debts unpaid in Ruston
The Civil Defense hospital demonstration held in Ruston this spring incurred $350 in expenses unpaid. The Police Jury was told Monday a request to pay the bills was sent to the Federal Civil Defense Agency for funds. The agency rejected the claim on August 9 due to a July 1 retroactive funding ruling. The $150 for insurance and $200 for transportation and lodging covered workmen moving the hospital from Lake Charles. The Louisiana Civil Defense director appealed, and the Police Jury postponed action pending that appeal.
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Civil Defense Hospital
Ruston
Federal Civil Defense Agency
North Louisiana
Lake Charles
Louisiana Civil Defense
Lincoln Parish Police Jury Seeks 50,000 State Aid
Lincoln parish police jury proposes two resolutions to qualify for 50,000 dollars in state road aid under Act 394 of 1960. 20,000 dollars from the parish for iron ore base in wards six and seven. 30,000 dollars from the general fund for road building. Senate and House approval required. Senator Patton has signed the resolution. Funds to cover surfacing bridges fencing and other road work.
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Lincoln Parish
Eddie Evans
General Fund
Parish Road
Patton
Court opens in twenty eighth district with varied sentences
Judge J R Dawking presided as the twenty eighth judicial district opened court this week. Willie McDaniel received three years hard labor suspended on five years probation for simple burglary. Sammie Singleton was fined 300 dollars and costs for drunk driving. Billie Edwards paid 100 dollars and costs for simple battery. Curtis Barmore faced 300 and 350 dollar fines plus 125 days in jail on a second drunken driving count. Terral Crawley pleaded not guilty to drunk driving and trial set September 26. A L Woodward and Joseph R Marlowe faced multiple counts of worthless checks with trials set for September 26. Jesse Lee Moss was fined 300 dollars and costs for drunk driving. Ralph Hudgins paid 25 dollars and costs for disturbing the peace. Jerry C Martin pleaded not guilty to drunk driving.
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Willie McDaniel
Sammie Singleton
Billie Edwards
Curtis Barmore
Terral Crawley
Cc. T. Hood
Claiborne Parish
A. L. Woodward
Joseph R. Marlowe
Jesse Lee Moss
Ralph Hudgins
Jerry C. Martin
Colvin Family Plans Memorial Building Site Work
The Colvin family in Lincoln Parish will level land on an old church site to prepare for a memorial building and public use. The project requires 200 to 250 yards of dirt, with the Colvin family supplying the material, and the work slated to proceed under parish oversight.
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Colvin
Lincoln Parish
Lincoln parish forms new parish health board
The Police Jury of Lincoln parish appoints a Parish Board of Health for the parish for a term matching the jury. Members named are Dr. O Wharton Browner Dr Bruce Everist Dr W J Kimbell Juror C M Mathews and Tom Judd. The board will meet after commissions are issued and will name a parish health officer. No salaries or per diem are provided. health officer expenses when in service will be paid.
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Parish Board of Health
Board of Health
O. Wharton Browner
Bruce Everist
W. Jt. Kimbell
C. M. Mathews
Tom Judd
Wreck injures man in Simsboro collision
In Simsboro at 6:30 am Thursday a pickup driven by L. Cranford collided with a car driven by Lamar A. Stroud, U.S. Army, on state route 407. Cranford is in serious condition, Stroud had minor injuries and was not hospitalized.
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Cranford
Simsboro
Shreveport
Simbsboro
Ener
Lamar A. Stroud
U.S. Army
U. S. Tishway
Amateur Rodeo Opens Tomorrow at Choudrant
The Choudrant Saddle Club hosts a three day amateur rodeo starting Thursday at 5 p.m. with a parade led by horsemen and clubs from north Louisiana. Events include bareback and bull riding, ribbon roping, calf roping, and girls barrel race with Grand Entry nightly at 8. Judges, officials, and stock from the club will oversee performances.
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Choudrant Saddle Club
North
Louisiana
Parish Court Faces Loss of Fines Revenue Change
Parish Court will lose a heavy monthly revenue from fines after a legislative session. The act bars separate bank accounts for court operations. funds will be paid only by one court order via the judge. Secretary Eddie Evans notes year end half of the money goes to the police jury general fund, with unclear future expenditures funded by the court.
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Eddie Evans
Marbury urges Ruston industry ties for growth ten year goal
William A. Marbury, Ruston board member, addresses Chamber of Commerce urging Ruston and northeast Louisiana to attract new industry and support existing plants. He cites state population shifts from 1950 to 1960 and notes tax exemption activity averaging about 180 million dollars annually from 1947 to 1960, highlighting regional economic challenges and opportunities.
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Wiliam A. Marbury
Ruston
Louisiana Board of Commerce and Industry
Chamber of Commerce Board of Director
Byston
Gui
Cotate Board
Marbury
William A. Marbury
Commerce and Industry Board
Louisiana
J. W. Patterson
Sant Pene
Tax exemptions fall as new jobs rise across years
The department processed 563 million in tax exemptions, then 239 million in 1957 and 197 thousand in 1958, dropping to 132 million in the last year. The 13 year average is the lowest since 1950. In the three year span, totals are less than 1856. New jobs rose in 1956 with 11,795 created, 1947 had 5,019, 1958 saw 4,367, and 1959 invested 132,041,000.
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Onp
Atwaet
Mareuby
Harper Lawyer Plans Suit Over Pay for Agriculture Teacher
Charles C. Barham, attorney for Mrs. Harper, announced to the Lincoln Parish School Board that a lawsuit would seek $918 claimed due under tariff Act 190 of 1958 for agriculture teachers paid late or underfunded in 1958 59. The board had paid $716.64 plus a $200 salary adjustment but did not list the adjustment in figures. Proceedings delay payment of the adjustment and other affected teachers while legal action is pursued.
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Harper
Jack Harper
Lincoln Parish
Glate
Lincoln Pariah
Geve 1
Hads
Cute
Plan for $1,800,000 school bond issue in Ruston district
The Ruston district proposes an $1,800,000 bond to build two white elementary schools, an upper elementary, and add four classrooms at Ruston High, plus a Greenwood elementary expansion and conversion of the old Negro High into a lunchroom. A $40,000 bond for a Choudrant high school shop building is also planned. Details show costs for each new building, auditorium gym, and equipment, with site locations based on population.
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Presentate
Départment of Education
Gevyen
New Negro
Schopl
Chowdrant
Choudrant High School
Ruston High School
Greenwood Colored
Lincoln “High School
Thastwe White
Ruston
Greenwood
Negra
Noves
Huet
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