Peach Crop Here Faces Blight From Spring Cold
Reports from the north east district indicate prospects for a good peach crop are dim due to cold spring weather. In Calhoun the late varieties were largely destroyed. Morehouse and Ouachita parishes report skimpy yields and losses to late blooming varieties. Monroe area markets have been active.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
North Louisiana Experiment Station
Calhoun
Morehouse Parish
Ouachita Parish
J. J. Joyce, Jr
Monroe Area
Burial cave finds amid bone and horn deposits
Excavators report a corridor with layers of bones and horns from oxen, rams, and gazelles in a burial site. Goneim suggests the bones were dumped centuries later as sacrificial offerings. The funeral chamber entrance remains partly blocked by rocks, resembling a prehistoric subterranean cavern.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Goneim
Robber demands cashing money order during break in
A young man wearing dark glasses followed Mrs. Lee into a building and forced her to hurry opening blinds and the vault. The robber instructed her to lock the door and not raise the other blind while he asked to cash a money order.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Grapeland
City Courts Dole Out Fines in Monroe West Monroe Cases
Judge W M Harper presided in Monroe City Court with sentences for several defendants including Johnny C Edwards fined 500 dollars or 300 days for drawing a dangerous weapon Ada Lee Young 350 dollars or 350 days for the same offense Rafael Escalon 400 dollars or 400 days for drunk driving 60 days for reckless driving Leon Oatley 37.50 dollars or 37 days for disturbing the peace Edgar B King 25 dollars or 25 days for reckless driving Charlie McBride 15 dollars or 7 days for public drunkenness Viola Nelson 15 dollars or 7 days for public drunkenness Ira Spears 15 dollars or 7 days for public drunkenness W E Smith Bond forfeited 15 dollars on public drunkenness charge James Lewis 30 days for unauthorized use of movable property West Monroe cases heard by Judge Howell H Heard Luther Hester 35 days for fighting and disturbing the peace Willie Hodge 20 days for reckless driving Mrs R E Thompson 15 dollars for disturbing the peace
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. M. Harper
Monroe
Johnny C. Edwards
DeSiard
Ada Lee Young
Moore
Rafael Escalon
Route 4
West Monroe
Leon Oatley
Ruston
Edgar B. King
Watson
Charlie McBride
Adams
Viola Nelson
Short Wood
Ira Spears
Spencer
W. E. Smith
North Third
James Lewis
Howell H
Luther Hester
North Seveth
Willie Hodge
Benson
R. E. Thompson
North Seventh
Health Levy Aims To Boost Parish Health Unit
Health Officer notes current funding at about 32 cents per person versus the American Public Health Service recommendation of 2.00 per person. Ouachita levy would increase the unit’s value for parish citizens and is not for building new facilities. The unit, housed in the old Post Office building, would use funds to maintain current efficiency with 20 full time staff including a medical director nurses sanitarians clerks and X ray personnel.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mately
American Public Health Service
Dr. Summer
Summer
St. John and
Grammont Streets
Pierce Warbled His Way From Clay Hills To High Pay
Northeast State summer registration on day one set records with nine week term enrollment ahead of last year. Webb Pierce the country star says he will earn at least 150000 this year and discusses his Sears Roebuck past and big hit songs. He plans film work in Hollywood after July and now lists Nashville as home with wife Audrey and newly adopted daughter.
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Goneim
Zoser
Sanakht
Webb Pierce
Jimmy Davis
Louisiana
Lake Bruin
Pierce
West Monroe
Twin Cities
Davis
Eerebert
Clay Hills
Northeast State
Ouachita Parish
Sears Roebuck
Sears
Shreveport
Webb
Guy Lombardo
Decca
U.S
Canada
Wichita Falls
Tex
Bob Hope
New Orleans
Mobile
Baton Rouge
Hollywood
Universal-International
Nashville
Audrey
Obituary Notice Zulma Hill Farmerville Resident
Zulma Hill, 71, died at her Marion residence after a short illness. Services set for Sunday at 10 a.m. at Marion Baptist Church officiated by Rev. Henderson. Burial at Concord Cemetery under Kilpatrick Funeral Home guidance. Survived by two daughters Mary Lee Phillips and Louise McDermott and one granddaughter R W Bordens.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Zulma Hill
Farmerville
Marion
Marion Baptist Church
Henderson
Kilpatrick Funeral Home
Concord
Mary Lee Phillips
Louise McDermott
Mel Rouge
R. W. Bordens
Durham
N.C
Funeral services for Jeff Caples
Jeff Caples 51 of Ward 8 West Monroe died at home from a self-inflicted gunshot wound. Funeral Sunday 3:00 pm Mt. Vernon Church officiated by Rev J D Smith. Interment Mt. Vernon Cemetery Hall Funeral Home. Survived by wife three sons four brothers four sisters. Pallbearers listed. Body to residence Saturday afternoon.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jeff Caples
Ward 8
West Monroe
Mt. Vernon Church
J. D. Smith
Hall Funeral Home
Mt. Vernon
Caples
Billy
Courtney Caples
J. L. Caples
West Wood
California
Sam
Ollie
Eugene
Monroe Caples
Bessie Wheeler
Neely Martin
Nora Hobbs
Rosie Lee Hoy
E. M. Frith
Marion Sims
Thomas Burnett
Howard Brown
Wilbur Tyler
I. B. Ingram
John Young
Carlton Herrod
New York City Defendants Open Fire in House Chamber
Four New York City defendants opened fire from the visitors’ gallery near 2:30 pm on March 1 to dramatize Puerto Rican independence. Each faces five counts of assault with intent to kill and five counts of assault with a dangerous weapon with a maximum 75 year sentence. Mrs Lebron sat quietly as guards monitored entrances and checked IDs for the 100 spectator seats.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York City
Lebron
Mundt Seeks New Action Amid Party Rift
Mundt calls for new action while the inquiry continues. Republican leaders push Harmony moves by Mundt and McCarthy as they seek a way to end the GOP family fight and protect chances in the upcoming November elections.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mundt
McCarthy
Rebels Capture Two Strongholds Close To Hanoi
Red forces seized Quan Phuong Ha port near Hanoi after four hours of fighting. Communist troops overran Che Nai in the Red River delta, opening southern approaches to the rail and highway Lifeline between Hanoi and Hai Phong. The losses mark a major setback for the French union since Dien Bien Phu.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hanoi
Quan Phuong Ha
High Command
Red River
Che Nai
Haiphong
French Union
Dien Bien U
Methodists Call for Peaceful, Racially Unified Policy
The General Conference of the Methodist Church declares a world church mission to unite all races and nations in fellowship. It urges calm, non rancorous examination of integration and asks state leaders, school authorities, and citizens to pursue paths that preserve inter racial goodwill, order, and equal rights for all.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
General Conference of the Methodist Church
Jes Ramblin pass features Louisiana lakes trip
The writer notes Bas trop Natchitoches Pineville and Winnfield as honored cities and praises the artificial lake at Chatham with white water lilies. It suggests a trip to observe nature at its best and mentions a safe driving record with no fatal accidents.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bastrop
Natchitoches
Pineville
Winnfield
Central
North Louisiana
Chatham
Trick that fails at cafe ends with customer swindle
In Paris France a Monroe World note reports a cafe incident where a customer tries to swap bills and takes aim at getting change back. The waitress counters the scheme, ten dollars short, and the suspect exits in a bad mood. The note also highlights a letter from G Wetzel of Paris seeking US business contacts to develop a new exchange market with France and Europe.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Paris
France
G. Wetzel
Rue de Courcelles
United States
New Orleans
Monroe
Europe
Property transfers and real estate sales listing
A compiled notice lists numerous land transfers with buyers and sellers including Mo Le Owens to T Parker Lot 50 in G B Haynes subdivision for 5000 dollars and Lakeshore Construction Co to Jody Rodden Lot 7 Block 3 Extension 1 Lake shore Subdivision for 9650 dollars. Several other parcels change hands under varied sums, detailing blocks, lots, subdivisions, and purchasers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mo le Owens
T. “J. Parker
G B.haynes
E. M. Watkins
Thomas D. Almond
Cage
Watkins
William Fred Lafferty
T. E. Flournoy
J.D. Myles
Jack Statum
McKaskel Street
Joseph Webb
Sherrouse Realty Co., Inc
Booker T. Washington
Robert D. Baker
James A. Rutledge
Connella
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Gonelm
Basila
Wilverstein
Botiste
Vieverstein
H. P
United
Lewisville
N. E
Northeast State Laboratory School
Solon
Methodists
Jes’ Ramblin
Roark Bros
Rubye Holloway
Guy Frantom
Turkey
Beleve
G. E
Calvert Frantom
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