This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!
This newspaper page contains 8 articles. Subscribers can read the full text of each article.
Newspaper
Monroe Morning World
Location
Monroe, Louisiana, United States of America
Date
Jun 06, 1965
Page
5
Gov George Wallace arrives in Farmerville for 1 30 p m ceremonies honoring Woodrow Downs. The visit comes amid national debate over his TV appearances and his firm Southern stance drawing strong emotion and broad support.
A Monroe area group will travel by special bus to Pineville for dedication ceremonies at Maryhill retreat. Shrine funding raised by Mrs. L. F. Rolleigh totals 8000 to 10000 dollars. Bus leaves St Matthew's Church at 2 pm. shrine dedication by Bishop Charles P. Greco at 4:30 pm. The shrine features three white carrara marble statues, Christ on a redwood cross, St Francis, the Risen Christ, and 14 stations with carved plaques.
The Monroe Recreation Department will open ten playgrounds Monday morning for supervised summer programs for children aged six to fifteen. Activities run 8:30 to 11:30 a.m. each weekday for eight weeks with weekly special events and supervision.
Baton Rouge AP reports Gov John McKeithen presses through a 1.04 billion next fiscal year budget with 911 million general appropriations, 140 million in bonds, and a 52.5 million spending increase while facing racial unrest at Bogalusa and a looming term limits vote. Legislative session features long hours and a fragile honeymoon as leaders fear future tax raises. Negotiations on offshore boundary earnings and possible tax concessions frame Louisiana’s fiscal strategy ahead of November 1966 elections.
Freshmen at UC San Diego elected Elisabeth Heller a watermelon queen. They escorted her to the roof of a seven story classroom building and handed her a 20 pound melon. She dropped it over the side and it splattered onto a patio below.
More than 50 Eastgate merchants staff dressed for a sidewalk sale on Saturday. Top three costumes were Peggy Whitlock from S. H. Kress and Company first, Hazel Benford of Field's second, and Walter Brooks of Gordon's Jewelers third. cash prizes awarded.
Nine families were left homeless after a fire at a 10 unit apartment house on Madison Avenue in Monroe. Three Monroe firefighters were slightly injured. occupants reported unharmed. The blaze began in a kitchen upstairs and spread to three other apartments through the attic, with control achieved by 1:15 pm after an 8:20 am response. Building owner James W. Beaver said nine of the 19 units were occupied at the time and would not estimate loss until investigations conclude.
A Dallas bound Air National Guard KC97G tanker returning from a routine training flight ran off a runway and burned on Saturday. All 11 crewmen aboard escaped uninjured as two of the four engines were reversed to brake but failed to stop the aircraft, causing a ground loop.
We want people to find what they are looking for at NewspaperArchive. We are confident that we have the newspapers that will increase the value of your family history or other historical research. With our 7-day free trial, you can view the documents you find for free.
People find the most success using advanced search. Try plugging in keywords, names, dates, and locations, and get matched with results from the entire collection of newspapers at NewspaperArchive!
You can also successfully find newspapers by these browse options. Explore our archives on your own!
Browse by location and discover newspapers from all across the world.
Browse by date and find publications for a specific day or era.
Browse old newspaper publications to find specific newspapers.