LAKE ARTHUR — Residents here may soon notice some new features in their town parks.
The Lake Arthur Board of Aldermen was presented with a $15,000 rural development grant to be used for recreation from District 25 Senator Jerry Theunissen and District 37 Representative Dan Morrish during their regular meeting Wednesday night.
Mayor E.R. "Red" Giles said the grant money will be used to fund new and improved equipment and facilities at Lake Arthur Park and West End Park.
Jennings residents will be treated to an old time show as the Jennings Police Reserves presents "Doc" Tommy Scott's Last Real Medicine Show to be held at 7:30 p.m. Wednesday, May 1, at the Jennings High School Auditorium.
According to Reserve Vice President Steve Cormier, the show will feature tons of fun and music including sharp shooting, juggling and magic with "Gong the Gorilla." The show will also feature Ole Bleb and Snake Oil Band and a special added attraction will be the "search for talent contest."
A fire at the Bill Hennigan residence, 531 Lucy St., caused an estimated $8,000 in damages Tuesday night.
The fire was confined mainly to a bedroom, according to Fire Chief Charles Hill.
Hill said the fire stared during a time when the family was away from home. They had been in the room only a few hours before to dress for the evening, the family said.
Neighbors saw smoke pouring out of the windows and notified the fire department.
Jennings city attorney Jeff Millican told a group of 100 persons gathered last night in Jennings for the Goretti School fundraising supper that the purpose of the night was to initiate the Endowment Fund for the school.
Tracing the school’s history, Millican said grades one through three were opened in 1955 at the Goretti school with 144 students and six teachers who were the Oliveta Benedictine Sisters.
Frank West, Jr., right, purchased the first of the bright new bumper plates being sold by the Association of Commerce. The purple and gold plates advertise Jennings as ‘Louisiana’s Cleanest City’ and the Cradle of Louisiana Oil. The A of C has purchased 1,000 of the plates to be sold at $1.00 each. They are available now at the A of C office, and will be placed on sale at local business firms desiring to handle them.
The Jennings City Council Tuesday delayed naming members to a special law enforcement study commission, but decided the study group was necessary to determine whether or not the city has adequate police protection.
A Kansas widower who got married again in two weeks after his wife died went out and tried to hush up the charivari crowd by telling them that they ought to be ashamed to make such noise around a house where a funeral had occurred so lately.
This is pretty near equal to the story of a fellow who killed both his father and mother and then pleaded for mercy on the ground that he was an orphan.
The 8th grade French class of the Jennings High School went for an out last Saturday to Jaenke Bridge with Professor Hendrix and Miss Stovall as chaperones.
The day was spent fishing, swimming and romping about. A community lunch was served and enjoyed by all.
Among those who attended were William Randolph, Robert Schmidt, Lee Case, James Longman, Gwen Taylor, Frances Baker, Dorice Hubert and Ada Patterson.
