New Record Flight Is Announced
At Westover AFB Massachusetts a KC135 jet tanker set an unofficial record for a Los Angeles to New York flight and a follow up to Boston with times of 3 hours 42 minutes 45 seconds and 4 hours 2 minutes. The crew included 1st Lt. Donald E. Holloway and Smithville Mississippi navigator.
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Westover Air Force Base Mass
Los Angeles
New York
Castle Air Force Base
Boston
Eighth Air Force
Forty- Fiftieth
Los Angeles International
Floyd Bennett Fied
N. Y
Donald E. Holloway
Smith
Donald F. Holloway
Area and Town News Roundup From Various Louisiana Locales
Transfers and appointments highlight the regional brief. A Wel don Dickerson leaves Fros High School for Cameron High School for 1958-59, with Mrs. Dickerson moving to Cameron elementary. J. W. Lee elected parish supervisor in Madison Parish. Mrs. Ada Mai Fisely retires after 37 years. Bernice reports a burglary captured by town marshal Ottis Elliott, with Jack Ailes charged. H. D. Gray withdraws from Jonesville Ward 7 school board race in favor of Wes White Jr. Lake Providence honors with American Legion awards to Bob Muirhead and Sybie Ann Warner. Columbia completes a climbing lane on Highway 165 south of Columbia, a unique road feature in the state, costing about 112000 dollars. Crossett and Hamburg Rotary clubs install Ned Hastings and Leon Evans as presidents.
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Tallulah
Madison Parish
J. W. Lee
Ada Mai Fisely
Mary A. Clark
Lawrence C. Bingham
G. S. Langford
Tallulah High School
Jonesville
H. D. Gray
Catahoula Parish
Gray
Wes White Jr
White
Ward 7
Lake Providence
Bob Muirhead
Sybie Ann Warner
American Legion
Lake Providence High School
C. J. Wyly
Crossett and Hamburg Club Installations Highlight Evening
Robert Nason became vice-president of the Crossett Club with H. M. Braswell as secretary and R. E. Bell as sergeant at arms. Bill Morrison was named vice-president of the Hamburg Club, assisted by Bob Drake as secretary. Bo Rowland of Reynolds Metal Company was the featured guest, with Claud Haswell as installing officer.
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Robert Nason
Crossett Club
H. M. Braswell
R. E. Bell
Bill Morrison
Hamburg Club
Bob Drake
Bo Rowland
Reynolds Metal Company
Claud Haswell
Vermont man holds 62nd birthday party for himself
Nate Flint celebrated his 62nd birthday two days early after his family’s deaths. He invited Barre and Montpelier to the party in Washington. About 5,000 people attended and a 35 gallon oil drum stored the birthday cards.
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Washington, Vt
UPI
Nate Flint
Flint
Barre
Montpelier
Former French Premier Pierre-Etienne Flandin Dies at 69
Former French premier Pierre-Etienne Flandin died Friday at his Riviera villa after a long illness. He served eight months as premier in 1934-35 and fourteen months as foreign minister in the Vichy collaborationist government.
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St. Jean Cap Ferrat
France
Pierre-Etienne Flandin
Riviera
Flandin
Vichy
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Eighth Air Force Headquarters
Baldwin
Roark Bros
Jackson
Monroe
Northeast
Louisiana
Clip & Mail
American States Development Co., Inc
Ouachita National Bank Building
Monroe, Louisiane
Hettie Craddock
W. W. Smithers
State Department of Health
Mrs. Craddock
Area News
EROS
A. Weldon Dickerson
Fros High School
Cameron High School
Dickerson
Jonesboro
Cameron School
Bernice
Ottis Elliott
Jack Ailes
Payne
Columbia Hill
Columbia
Campbell Construction Company
Shreveport
R. B. Richardson
Crossett
Ned Hastings
Leon Evans
Hamburg
Crossett and
Dixie Moving & Storage
Arthur Harris
P.O
Alton Howard
DeSferd
Twin Cities
Catalpa
DeSford
Peru
Vove Savings el
The
People’s
Savings and Loan Corner
Assoctatio
Montgomery Ward
BIG Husky
Adjustaire
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