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 17 articles. Subscribers can read the full text of each article.
Newspaper
Monroe Morning World
Location
Monroe, Louisiana, United States of America
Date
Jun 07, 1958
Page
1
The industrial committee of the West Monroe Chamber of Commerce met with Hugh Balfour presiding. The group discussed ways to attract new sites for industry and stressed seeking tangible results rather than offering rent free starters.
The industrial committee’s review notes 180 letters sent last year with no results. New brochures are planned to attract prospects. Willie Pinton and Lefty Winters will collect data on raw materials and industry fits. Bernon Butler and Benford Jacka will study sites with water, highway, and rail access. Regular meetings set for the second Monday monthly at 4 p.m. at the Chamber office.
Tay lor M. Phelps 57 senior accountant for Arkansas Fuel Oil Co died in a city hospital after a long illness. A native of Shreveport he played baseball with the St. Louis Browns in the early 1920s and for the Shreveport Texas League club in 1929. The article notes 1957 Texas oil production averaged about 17 barrels daily.
LSU. Board of Supervisors meets to shape policy ahead of House and Senate hearings. Proposals include shortening board terms, merging LSU and State Board of Education into a single higher education board, a 40 million dollar bond for the New Orleans campus, and constitutional status for the New Orleans branch.
The Soviet Academy of Sciences appeals to scientists abroad for data on Sputnik III. They seek tape recordings of the satellite signal during Earth shadow when chemical batteries power the craft after solar cells fail.
John Evan Wyatt Jonesboro special died at 66 in Chatham after a long illness. Funeral at Ebenezer Baptist Church with burial at Ebenezer Cemetery. Survived by widow Annie, two sons Ira and Roy, two daughters, siblings and seven grandchildren. Ed Jinnings Farmerville death at 88 after long illness. Funeral at First Baptist Church with burial at Enterprise Cemetery. Survived by widow Ed, two sons J C and Elmer, a daughter Velma, and 17 grandchildren.
Funeral services for A D Hanks 58 of Monroe set for 10 a m at Peters Funeral Home Chapel with Rev George W Pome roy officiating Interment at Riverview Cemetery He died when his dusting plane crashed near Franklin while flying for Curry Flying Service contractors in the state fire and eradication program He was a native of Arkansas and had lived in Monroe 25 years survived by his widow Marion Hanks mother M E Hanks Baton Rouge two daughters Anne Hanks and Mrs J C Liner Monroe three sisters Mrs Lee Hogan Talquah Okla Mrs Alice Geary Mountain Home Ark and Mrs Opal Ligon Baton Rouge four brothers A A Hanks Tigard Ore Laye Hanks Lincoln Park Mich George and W C Hanks Muskogee Okla and two grandchildren
Giovanni Sardo 74 was sentenced to 5 to 10 years for manslaughter of his bedridden wife Antonia after stabbing her and injuring himself. Judge suspended the prison term, granting another break as he had pleaded guilty to a lesser charge.
Helena Montana AP report indicates Lou W. Welch age 31 a millman for Anaconda Co will oppose Democratic Senator Mike Mansfield in the general election. Welch leads Blanche Anderson 82 votes for the GOP Senate nomination after Tuesday's primary.
Pat Neathery Sr. 69 died at his home in Holly Ridge. Funeral services set for 2 p.m. today at Bethel Baptist Church with Rev. Fred Keys officiating. Burial in McKnight Cemetery under Gay's Funeral Home of Delhi. Survived by wife Susie Neathery, seven daughters including Lois Herring and Dorothy Hardy, three sons, one half sister, one brother, five half brothers, a step mother, 19 grandchildren and three great grandchildren. Pallbearers named Ty Stone, Buford Fortenberry, Vernon Fortenberry, Eddie Payne, Claude Morgan, H. P. Squyres.
Monroe police detain George R Crocker 19 of Barksdale Field on reckless driving. arrested in Benton La by sheriff on local warrant. Held in city jail under 350 dollar bond. another bond set at 461 for property. Tony Valdez charged with public drunkenness driving while intoxicated and reckless driving. both to appear in city court June 11.
One person forfeited a $3.50 bond after a stop sign violation at the West Monroe City Court session held yesterday.
The 60 000 ton carrier Independence was christened in a Brooklyn Navy Yard drydock with Mrs. Thomas S Gates Jr breaking a bottle of champagne. No launch occurred. water was let into the dock to wet the keel as final work continues for a January completion and a full floating later.
An Air Force inspector general report cites pilots at Norton and George bases growing jumpy as private and civilian aircraft violate restricted airspace. It notes threats to morale and tactical effectiveness from midair collision anxieties and calls for stronger controls to prevent flights into prohibited military areas.
President Eisenhower asked Congress for an extra 590 million dollars to finance military pay increases for the new fiscal year starting July 1. He had signed a military pay raise bill on May 20 and the pay boosts took effect last Sunday.
Texas hosts a 2.4 million barrel per day refinery capacity, accounting for 27 percent of the United States total capacity. The figure underscores Texas prominence in national oil processing and energy infrastructure.
In Wisconsin's dairy country the official death count from Wednesday's tornadoes dropped to 28 as tolls were corrected for duplicates and a still living baby mislisted dead. Kansas reports separate twisters near Haviland and Sylvia. Relief efforts flood the area with donations while National Guardsmen assist in clearing wreckage and guarding sites.
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.