West Monroe Residents Back Kennon Appointment Critique
A Hudson Leedy Veterans of Foreign Wars official said a grass roots survey shows an overwhelming majority in West Monroe resent Gov Kennon's vacancies appointments. A M Hobbs senior vice commander visited homes across town to gauge opinion before VFW leaders pursued further action.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hudson- Leedy
Veterans of Foreign Wars Post
West Monroe
Kennon
A. M. Hobbs
Veterans’ Organization
Hobbs
Vv. F. W. Post
Rodeo Parade Preview Opens Rodeo Week in West Monroe
Local residents get a 3 PM preview of Rodeo Week with a 2 PM parade assembly on Cotton Street West Monroe. Gregg Sentell named grand marshal as mounted Monroe police lead the procession past Ouachita High School band and rodeo officials. Wild Bill Elliott and his horse Thunder ride after, with the Beatier Brothers stock and Red Boy among top entrants for the cutting horse competition drawing over 25 notable western horses.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Twin City
Gregg Sentell
Coton Street
West Monroe
Nore
Monroe
Cifilon
Sentell
Rodeo
Bill el
Eliott
Hooder
Beatier
Jn Elliott
Ventry
Red Boy
Freshmen Priority at Northeast State Fall Orientation
Northeast State opens fall term with Fresh Orientation Day on September 8 starting at 10:15 in Brown Auditorium with a reception in the gym. Student Council leaders Bill Harrington Donald ey Wilma White and Peggy ian announced. Escorts provided by Alpha Chi and Alpha The ft. A tea dance follows the program ending at 2 30 p m with campus tours and talks by Hamner the registrar and other faculty advisors.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Reshmen
Northeast State
Stu
Bill Harrington
Donaldey
Wilma White
Peggy Ian
Gene
Des
Alpha Chi
Alpha Theft
Colalent
Joe Milner
Soph
Dent Lewis C. Slater
Voters in Fifth District Poll Favor Eisenhower in News-Star Poll
Voters from 23 towns and many parishes in the fifth district voiced preference in the News-Star World presidential poll. Eisenhower held a wide lead over Stevenson, with rural parishes showing stronger support. Citizens were invited to mail ballots or vote in person, with names required for good faith yet not printed with counts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fifth Congressional District
News-Star — World
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Adlai Stevenson
Illinois
Eisenhower
Monroe
West Monroe
W. E Rape
Harry
H. H. Shaw
Winnsboro
Trurman
Roosevelt
Truman
Stevenson
News-Star— World
Associated Press
Louisiana
Public Forum
Presidential poll ballot solicitation in Monroe Louisiana
An old civic notice invites readers to vote for president by mailing ballots to the News-Star World in Monroe Louisiana or by writing a candidate on a postcard or letter. It lists General Dwight D Eisenhower and Governor Adlai Stevenson as options and asks readers to encourage friends to participate.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
News-Star— World
Monroe
United States
Hurricane Aims Labor Day Punch At U S East Coast
Hurricane warning efforts spread along the South Atlantic coast as a tropical storm named Able intensifies to 100 110 mph with a 15 mph northward drift. Forecasters predict a possible landfall near Charleston around midnight and a turn northeastward could affect Georgetown and Wilmington inland. Evacuations and holiday plans crumble from Tybee to Brunswick as Florida and Georgia beach areas endure strong winds and high tides.
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U. S
East Coast
Brunswick
Danger
Georgia
South Carolina
South Atlantic
Miami Weather Bureau
Charleston
Weather Bureau
Hur
Equator
Georgetown
North Carolina
Wilmington
Florida
Carolinas
Tybee Island
Savannah Beach
Savannah
Florida Beach
Jacksonville
Miss Birdie Hatton Wins Ford Foundation Scholarship
Miss Birdie Hatton Ouachita Parish High School art teacher receives one of two Louisiana Ford Foundation high school teacher fellowships. The award funds a year of study and salary coverage, with committee praise for her creative program and community service.
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Louisiana
Ford Foundation
Carrie
Birdie) Hatton
Ouachita Parish
United States
I. C. Strickland
James H. Trousdale
Albert Gerson
DeWitt Henry
Fred Cook
La. cotton yield highest in the South in 1951
New Orleans reports Louisiana led Southern states with the highest cotton yield per acre in 1951. Officials cite 81 percent of acres fertilized and an average of 260 pounds per acre, up from 195 pounds five years earlier, with fertilizer returning at least four dollars per dollar.
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New Orleans
Louisiana
B. B. Jones
Chamber of Commerce of
Jones
Silverstein Named General Chairman of 1952 53 Chest Drive
Monroe business leader David C. Silverstein accepts the post of general chairman for the Twin City Community Chest campaign, to open September 1, with C. D. McAdams named co chairman. The drive will use a central unit plan and operate from 412 Heninger Building with Helen Luckett overseeing headquarters.
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Fieod Madison
X. Evans Ethridge
Twin City
David C. Silverstein
Monroe
Silverstein
Madison
The
Community Chest
Merchants Retail Division
Chamber of Commerce
Louisiana Retailers Association
Rotary Club
Jewish Temple
United Jewish Appeal
Chest
Heninger Building
Helen Luckett
Miss Louisiana Delegate Heads to Miss America Pageant
Miss Barbara Barker Miss Louisiana of 1952 accompanied by her mother Mrs Rex Barker left Saturday by Delta Air Lines for Atlantic City to compete in the Miss America final. Barker who held Monroe state honors for reading The Fog will be sponsored as Miss Monroe by Silverstein's and after Atlantic City will tour New York with Monroe businessmen hosts.
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Barbara Barker
Louisiana
Rex Barker
Delta Air Lines
Atlantic City
Barker
New Jersey City
Monroe
Lake Providence
Silverstein’s
New York
Falsies Banned In Fleetwood Beauty Contest
In Fleetwood England the bathing beauty finals tested natural figures after complaints that some swimsuits used shaping aids. An interview checked contestants before the parade and two unknown entrants were found with forbidden aids. The winner was 18 year old Sydney June Walker who required no artificial enhancement.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fleetwood
Eng
Sydney June Walker
New Salvation Army Leader Arrives in Monroe
Capt. Louis Mockabee arrives to assume Salvation Army duties in Monroe succeeding Maj. Charles Stratford on leave. He is 30s with 15 years in the Army, married with two children, living at 3008 Gordon Avenue. Born in Guthrie Oklahoma, he followed a family path in Salvation Army work from Atlanta training in 1937.
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Salvation Army
Louis Mockabee
Monroe
Maj
Charles Stratford
Mockabee
Gordon Avenue
Stratford
Atlanta
Guthrie
Okla
Denver
Miami
Fla
The Taming Of The Saucer Poem Readings
A playful verse about a girl’s “flying saucer” idea that mystifies her family. The girl cites a red object in the sky while her father jokes and chides her for listening to radio gossip, urging music instead.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
E. Weber Cote
Papa
Irregularities Charged in GI Bill Veterans Housing Program
A House select committee reports wide irregularities in veterans housing under the GI Bill. Findings include gifts and bribes, favoritism by loan guaranty officials, and conflicts with outside business interests. The panel urges removal of Morgan B. Callahan and immediate reorganization of the VA loan guaranty division.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
House Select
Rep
Teague
D-Tex
Veterans Administration
Detroit
Loan Guaranty Division
Washington, D. C
Morgan B. Callahan
Oliver E. Meadows
Callahan
Southside Methodist Church Opens New Building Service
The Southside Methodist Church will hold its first service in the new building this Sunday at 9:30 a.m. Sunday School organized at 4:45 p.m. with over 130 registered. staff includes superintendent Mrs. G. F. Snapp and several named teachers across adult youth and children divisions.
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Southside Methodist Church
G. F. Snapp
C. E. Vaughan
Luther Harper
Robert Warner
James Dana
W. O. Danzly
Addie Holloway
S. E. Holloway
J. W. Tillman
W. P. Stewart
M. Hynam
E. A. Baudin
B. A. Hynam
Ray Cromwell
Irma Jean Dowdy
J. W. Jackson
Orval Stone
J. E. Brennan
D. D. Sins
Lawrence White
L.M
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Gentry’s
Twin Cities
W. L. “Smitty” Smith
Lawrence Hulin
Virginia
America
North
Y. Hamner
Roland
S. C
N. C
Fernandina
Fila
Birdie Hatton
South
C. D. McAdams Cochairman
H. Flood Madison, Jr
C. D. McAdams
R. Evans Ethridge
Leon Noland Jr
NEW Salvation Army
Capt. Mockabee
House Inquiry
V. A
Spection
Southside Methodist
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