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Newspaper

Monroe Morning World

Location

Monroe, Louisiana, United States of America

Date

Jun 23, 1958

Page

11

Two Missing Teen-Agers Found After Runaway Union

Helen Jones 16 of Kearny New Jersey and David Horne 17 of East Orange were found registered as man and wife in a Petersburg Virginia hotel after 11 days away. Police retrieved them before dawn and returned them to their parents amid disapproval. They said they left June 11 to marry but youth delayed plans. They had traveled by train and bus from Newark to Philadelphia to Richmond then Petersburg, seeking privacy and family support.

Petersburg New Jersey Helen Jones Kearny N.J David Horne East Orange Horne Miss Jones New York W. H. Stewart Francis Jones Explorer Scout Horne Jones Young Horne Joneses W. H. Price Jones Newark Philadelphia Richmond W H. Price Caribbean Ft. Lee Prince George High School

Deaths in Crossett and Jena Honor Local Notables

Funeral services for Sam E. White 82 Bastrop who died in a Monroe hospital will be held in Crossett at 2 p.m. with Rev. Arthur White officiating. Interment Pinewood Memorial Park. Thomas Jefferson Kendrick 74 lifetime Jena merchant died yesterday with services at Nolley Memorial Methodist Church at 4 p.m. Interment in church cemetery. Survivors include widow Lula Kendrick two daughters Mary Nicholson Ferriday Betty Jane Torrey son R D Kendrick and several siblings. Kendrick was a member of several local fraternal orders.

Jena Thomas Jefferson Kendrick Nolley Memorial Methodist Church A. G. Taylor J. P. Owens Church Kenner-Stephens Funeral Home Lula Watkins Kendrick Mary Nicholson Betty Jane Torrey Ferriday

Blondes Dominate Miss Germany Contest in Baden Baden

In Baden Baden Germany the beauty contest judges chose blonde Marlies Behrens of Garmisch Partenkirchen as Miss Germany on Sunday. Second place went to a blonde while brunettes outnumbered blondes nine to five. Measurements listed show height four feet seven inches with bust 34, waist 22, hips 36.

Baden - Baden

Oscar Levant Cancelled Show Returns After Reconciliation

Oscar Levant’s KCOP program was briefly suspended after on air remarks about a sponsor and rival stations. He and general manager Al Flanagan reconciled, planning to return Monday night. Levant teased a move to another channel but said he would stay to restore relations with Philco and continue 85 minute broadcasts.

Hollywood Oscar Levant Levant Alvin G. Flanagan KCOP Channel 13 Flanagan Oscar Philco

Funeral Services Held For Rester In Bogalusa

Funeral services were held Sunday for J. Harvey Rester Louisiana Commissioner of Administration and top budget officer who died of a heart attack while gardening. Gov Earl Long and other officials attended as honorary pallbearers. Rester, 65, was a native of Picayune Miss and had lived in Bogalusa 10 years. Survivors include his widow two sons a daughter and four brothers and two sisters.

Bogalusa J. Harvey Rester Rester Louisiana Earl Long Allison Kolb Ponemah Picayune Miss Bogalusa Paper Company Gaylord Container Corp Baton Rouge Sam Jones Jimmie Davis Robert Kennon Jones Kennon Robert Rester Travis Rester Mobile Ala Otha Rester H. C. Rester Springhill R. W. Lee Etha Lee

Special Vote In Franklin Is Considered

Gov Earl K Long weighs a call for a special election in Franklin Parish to fill the late Rep Walter Chachere seat. Sen Ralph FE King says a decision could come in 3 4 days while Long awaits the regular election set for late 1959. Dr King and Long attended the funeral of budget officer J Harvey Bester who died of a heart attack. The Franklin Parish Executive Democratic Committee filed for a special election last Friday.

Crowville Franklin Parish Democratic Committee Long

Beach ban after Black group swims at segregated shore

At Boynton Beach Florida a Black group swam at a beach once reserved for whites. Mayor Chadwell ordered them off and closed the beach indefinitely. He said 30 to 40 Black bathers left after a one minute warning. A Black spokesman said they only want a separate place to swim and not integration.

Boynton Beach Fla L. S. Chadwell Chadwell City Commission William H. Miller Miller Delray Beach

Masons Meet at Lake Charles Sixth Day Session

The 95th Annual Communication of the Most Worshipful Prince Hall Grand Lodge was held at W. C. Boston High School in Lake Charles from June 15 to 19 with over 600 attendees. The Georgia Female College, established in 1836 in Macon, Ga, was the first college chartered to grant degrees exclusively to women, now known as Wesleyan College.

Prince Hall Grand Lodge Lake Charles W. C. Boston High School Georgia Female College Macon Wesleyan College

Most Trusted Missiles Can Be Beasts

At Vilseck Germany a U S Army showcase of Honest John missiles faltered as three launch attempts failed to release practice warheads due to electrical faults. Despite the embarrassment observers saw the unit as ready to deliver a nuclear deterrent in Western Europe with 84 nuclear launchers and several artillery pieces.

Vilseck Germany UPI U.S French War College Iron Curtain Nurnberg Grafenwohr U.S. Army Erwin Rommel Afrika Korps Honest John Europe

Cold Records Mark Second Day of Summer Across Nation

The Associated Press reports a chilly start to summer as Brookville Pennsylvania reached 35 degrees and Cleveland and Pittsburgh logged June 22 record lows of 45. Cool air cleared across the northern and central Appalachians while rain moved to coastal areas from Maine to Virginia. Dry 50s settled in the mid Mississippi and Ohio valleys with light northerly winds reaching the Gulf states.

Associated Press Brookville Appalachians

Births fill June with newborns across multiple Louisiana towns

The June birth announcements list numerous families from Monroe Rayville Bastrop Mangham and surrounding areas welcoming newborns. Timoth y Austin Deborah Sue Martha Ann Rachel Diane Gloria Jean Victoria Ann Victoria Ann Rowena Berta Jean Cassandra Willie Edward Woodrow Johnnie Mae Linda Lorraine Bobby John George Jr Billy Ray Wanda Faye Gregory Dale Barbara Barbara Ann Beverly Ann Carolyn Ann Sandra Faye Winfred LaVerne Deborah Joyce Ann Patricia Ann Angela June 19 notes include several couples and towns such as Delhi Amos Rayville Ferriday Bas trop West Monroe Oak land Gilbert Bastrop Bastrop Bastrop Bastrop Bastrop Bastrop Bas trop Bastrop Bastrop Monterey.

Ernie and Mary Level Warden Willie Edward Sol and Mary Lee Robinson Monroe Woodrow Ollie and Margaret Jones Epps Johnnie Mae Lennie Morris Mack Farmerville Linda Lorraine Joel Lucinda Simmons Monroe Bobby John Lee Gusta Bernice Hall Mangham Gregory Dale Johnny and Beatrice Webb Amos and Janie Mae Coleman Rayville Barbara Bobby Ray Lula Mae Brown Columbia Bobby Jr

Arrest in Bonifay Ax Murders Tied to Florida Case

Police in Springville New York arrested 27 year old Frank Peterson on serious charge linked to two ax murders and an alleged Florida incident. He was held pending Florida authorities arrival after denying involvement. The Bonifay family killings occurred June 11, with Ira Carnley and his 2 year old daughter among the dead.

Springville N.Y Bonifay Fla Frank Peterson Richard Walter Peterson Florida Ira Gene Carnley Ernestine Hershall Geraldine Carnley

Seven Inch Rainfall Drenches Lower Texas

Rains up to nearly seven inches swamped wide areas of lower Texas on Sunday as a cold air mass moved in. Weather warnings covered streams in the hill country west and northwest of San Antonio while Dallas to the Panhandle reported significant rainfall and minor tornado activity.

San Antonio Tex Texas U. S. Weather Bureau Orange Lufkin Temple-Killeen Waco Panhandle Garza-Little Elm Lake

Sample Want Ads One Month One Year Sample Want Ads

A compact collage of old classified lines shows rates and items from a newspaper want ads section. Entries mention multiple product types, vehicle details, rental services, religious items, and local business contact codes, reflecting historical ad formatting and pricing per day.

Anniversary of Hitler Invasion Marked by Kremlin Claims

MOSCOW AP Sunday marked 17 years since Hitler invaded Russia in 1941. Soviet press renewed charges that Britain and the United States funded the invasion and warned of a new Western attempt at war. Red Star accused the United States and Britain of arming Hitler and of building atomic and missile bases to ignite conflicts abroad.

Moscow Hitler Russia Britain United States Red Star Army Soviet Union West Germany Lebanon Indonesia

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Sam F. White Thomas J. Kendrick McLand Oklo Franklin E. A. Conway Memorial Hospital Lacy Martin W. Monroe Timothy Austin Alton Heckford Deborah Sue Robert Evans Martha Ann Roy Free Archibald Rachel Diane Gordon Stanley Lake Providence Gloria Jean Fred Burchell Victoria Ann Robert Emily Cherry Rowena Lovell Eunice Singleton Berta Jean Martin and Albarn van Buren Cassandra George and Magnolia Williams George Jr R. D Betty Jean Brice Rt. 2 Delhi Billy Ray Herbert Joan Stevenson Wanda Faye Earl and Louisa Arberny Arkin Helen Jean Ernest and Rosa Mae Elaine Deborah Arthur and Beatrice Bell Bastrop Arthur Gene Willie and Janie McGee Joyce Ann Eugene and Mattie Johnson Patricia Ann Marjorie Wilson Willie Albert Steve and Marie Mathis Julius Thelma Austin Beverly Ann Virgie and Lenoria Harrison Oakland Carolyn Ann Lillie Walters West Monroe Sandra Faye Reuben and Dorotha Brown Gilbert Barbara Ann Albert Martha Odom Angela Theodorai Margaret Johnson Winfred Samuel and Ludella McFee LaVerne Carolinas Want AD Department News-Star— World WORLD News-Star Grammont St Bbetty Forsythe Shopping Center Pine Crest Addition Memorial Park Acacia Il Memorial Park Eason Highland Park North Side Brig Myrtle’s Winnsboro Rd Louisville Ave Elizabeth Wood Whiteman Motors Securities Walnut St Salvation Army AVON Linet Irene Dendinger Gayne News-Star—World Twin City Ann Etcetera Nea Brown Rivers-Scogin, Inc FORD van Trow Olds Cadillac Lowsville Ave Volkswagen Coleman Edwards Motore Inc Olcott Motors, Inc Chrysler Plymouth 2Nd St Monroe Auto Mart Dodge Cal Kidd Alpine Ruston Choudrant Qergins Chevrolet Winnsboro BUICK Eater Heatx Plym FA Terry's DeSiard Washington Steele Motors, Inc Jackson Motors TOM Vining Studebaker-Packard 4Th Washington St Boyce Motors Hall St Dial Nena Pontiac Paul’s Natichitoches W. M. Dial Miller’s Cypress W.M. Dial Edwards Cadillac Drive By & Save Southern Battery DeSiard St Consolidated Auto Parts M. Ph SUN Motor CO Coleman W.M. Jos Oldsmobile Dudley Odom Good Motor Heater Glasco Auto Sales N. and & Olive St Fogleman Harlan Prestridge Anderson's Lou Craig Louisville Louisville Motors Lab Louisville Dial C. M. Motors Powell PY Central Bank Studebaker Lennon Hatten Motors Pine Tire Service U. S. Royal Distributor Edwards & Sons Garage DeSford N Man With A.R A
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