Mississippi primaries inch toward brisk Tuesday vote
Mississippi schedules congressional primaries for one Senate seat and five House seats with key GOP and Democratic contests. Prentiss Walker seeks Senate after earlier GOP gains in the 4th District as Travis Buckley enters race amid Klan ties. Dems feature Montgomery Hollis Collier and Gilliespie Montgomery in a redraw enlarged field.
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Jackson
Miss
Mississippi
Senate
Prentiss Walker
Prize
Walker
James Eastland
D-Miss
L. L. McAllister
Meridian
GOP
Gillespie V. Montgomery
J. O. Hollis
Carthage
Paul Lee
Clinton Collier
Philadelphia
Modernize Your Office Easy Way Ad
A Monroe advertisement promotes modernizing offices through Monroe Office Equipment. Gerald Myer, a West Monroe native living at 400 Ludwig Ave, offers expert advice and a range of equipment from 510 Walnut Street. Call 322-3152 or visit to discuss golf and fishing hobbies.
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Gerald
Monroe
West Monroe
Ludwig Ave
Gerald Myer
Monroe Office Equipment Co
Walnut
Dedication Set Today For New Home Of Club
Dedication ceremonies for the Columbus Social Club take place at 2 p.m. at the new Armand and 30th Street home in Monroe. The club originated in 1911 as the Cristofaro Columbo Club to unite Italian families and aid new arrivals toward citizenship. Founders include original members John Zagone and George Romano. Current officers are led by James J. Balsamo Sr. as president with Cascio as VP and Buttitta as treasurer.
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Columbus Social Club
Armand
30Th St
Monroe
Cristofaro Columbo Club
Italy
Charlie Guerriero
John Zagone
George Romano
James J. Balsamo Sr
Charles Cascio
Thomas Buttitta
John Roberts
Raymond Horne
Bennie Barberio
Sam Messiana Sr
Tony Jacola
Victor Zagone
Michael J. Fontana
John Sampagnaro
Joe Jacola
Buster Parker
Carl ‘Williams
Officer Election Set By Legion Post 13
American Legion Post No. 13 will elect new officers at 7:30 p.m. Monday at the Legion Home on Forsythe Avenue, announced Commander R. W. Sherman. He credited the Memorial Day flag distribution project as a huge success with almost 100 flags flown at businesses and residences.
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American Legion Post No. 13
Legion
Forsythe Avenue
R. W. Sherman
Sherman
Post
Broadway Study Plans For Eskimo Poet Role
Bobby Morse, rising star from How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying, may portray an Eskimo poet in his next Broadway appearance. The project is a musical adaptation of Mordecai Richler's novel Stick Your Neck Out, slated for autumn production by Wicket Company New York.
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New York
Bobby Morse
Mordecai Richler
Body found near highway in Houma La killed in hit-and-run
The body of Davis A. Billiot aged 51 from Montague was found beside a highway near Houma La on Saturday. Police said he apparently was killed by a hit and run motorist.
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Houma
Davis A. Billiot
Montegut
Death Penalty Heads Major Issues In State Legislature
In Baton Rouge AP reports the legislature debates abolishing the death penalty while a $1.047 billion budget for state agencies nears committee approval. Rep. William Polk and colleagues push a floor vote to end the electric chair, while Rep. George Blue advances a Senate bill on rate methods for insurers. The session also sees welfare, governor powers, and homestead exemptions on the docket as lawmakers weigh crime penalties and public spending.
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Dudley Guglielmo
Guglielmo
John Mc
Bert Adams
Vernon
Polk
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Jasper County
Travis Buckley
Spain
Buckley
FBI
Ku Klux Klan
Hattiesburg
Vernon Dahmer
William Colmer
Pascagoula
Eddie A. Khayat
Moss Point
Lawrence Guyot
Pass Christian
Guyot
Collier
Freedom Democratic Party
5Th
U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals
New Orleans
FDP
Tom Abernethy
Jamie Whitten
John Bell Williams
Eastland
Williams
Charles P. Mosby Jr
Clifton Whitley
Holly Springs
M.O.E
Gerald Myer, Jr
Armand and
30Th Sts
Kilpatrick
Central American Life Insurance CO
North 7Th Street
West
Kilpatrick’s Funeral Home
Keithen
House
McKeithen
Sam Jones
Judiciary Committee
Porsnens
Penncrest
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