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Newspaper

Monroe Morning World

Location

Monroe, Louisiana, United States of America

Date

Jun 29, 1957

Page

15

Six Mecom Oil workers rescued from Gulf hurricane

Six Mecom Oil Co. workers were rescued from life rafts in the Gulf of Mexico off Cameron Louisiana after riding out Hurricane Audrey for 24 hours. Ray mond Devlin was hospitalized for exposure. other five identified as Gerald Still Billy Cox Charley Johnson Lyness Hebert and William Bennin. Still Cox and Johnson were en route to port by tugboat while Hebert and Bennin were picked up by a second helicopter at Hackberry Louisiana.

Houston Mecom Oil Co Gulf of Mexico Cameron Audrey Mecom Oi. Co John Mecom Raymond Devlin Lake Charles Oher Gerald Still Billy Cox Charley Johnson Lyness Hebert William Bennin Still Cox Johnson Herbert Bennin Hackberry Mecom

Radio TV Schedules Open Courtesy Column Note

Radio and television schedules are published as a reader courtesy and the paper disclaims responsibility for station supplied inaccuracies.

Ark-La-Tex Jubilee and Farm News Docket

Radio schedule fragment lists programs and times such as Jubilee and Farm News on Ark-La-Tex stations. Names include Gene Goss News and Johnny Mitchell plus Army Show and Treasury Show segments. No clear event or outcome is stated.

Lalez Jack Timmons Esso Gene Goss Elvis Pressey Drake Amos Run Andy Treasury

Louisiana Hayride and Radio Schedule Highlights

Radio lineup lists Hayride programs and country shows across stations KUZN and others. Notable acts include Harmon Sots Lil Willie Billy Folger Rev Swaggart Carter Family and Baptist Hour. Scheduling notes feature multiple Sunday Serenade and News slots with varied times and hosts.

Swaggart Bobby Brown Billy Folger Carter Family Baptist Hour

TV Schedule Fragment From Jackson Miss Channel 12

The page lists a dense television lineup with programs and times including Dizzy Dean Show Capt Kangaroo GumbyHow. It records many shows across dayparts and dates with anchors like Jimmy Durante George Gobel and Roy Rogers along with cartoons and theatre slots.

Dizzy Dean Frontier Playhouse Bob Cummings Dr Christian Happiness Exchange SRO Playhouse Jimmy Durante George Gobel Ford Theatre Roy Rogers Julius la Rosa Bill Pennell Sky King Mystery Theatre Ackson Miss Jimmy Dean Western Theatre Billy Graham Lawrence Welk Jim Neal Buccaneers Gale Storm

Television Schedule Rough Readout

Regional station listings for Alexandria El Dorado Crossett and KAGH detail daily programs including news sports shows big picture theatre wrestling and music hours across multiple channels with time stamps and program names such as the Grand Ole Opry Elvis Presley and Lawrence Welk. The scan shows scattered typos and missing data but preserves channel lineups and show order for local viewing.

Motorist Charged After Homicide Near Baton Rouge

A 39 year old Denham Springs man Wilton Street died when an auto struck the rear of his stalled car near Baton Rouge about 11:25 p m. Joseph C Grimmer 53 of Baton Rouge was charged with negligent homicide in the death.

Baton Rouge Denham Springs Joseph C. Grimmer Wilton Street

Monroe Adopts Tight Budget For City Operations

The Monroe City Council approved a tight budget totaling 2,294,241.39 with general fund revenues of 2,299,092.25 and a 5,000 surplus. Major revenues include utilities pledge 615,000 sanitation 360,000 taxes 300,000 licenses 216,000 and bus revenue 243,500. Major expenses cover bus 254,714 fire 494,218 police 271,302 sanitation and streets 590,250 and other accounts 318,712.18. The council also ordered five street paving projects and debated a half-year liquor license for post July 1 operations.

General Sanitation

Flood Stage Readings Across Mississippi Valley

Hydrological data shows 24 hour stage changes at stations from St. Louis to New Orleans. Elevations range with rises at Memphis and Monroe while several locations including Shreveport and Vicksburg show falling stages.

Mississippi St. Louis Memphis Helena Arkansas City Vicksburg Natchez Red Avi Ldng Baton Rouge Donaldsonville New Orleans Atchafalaya Morgan City Ouachita Camden Monroe BLACK Jonesville OHO Pittsburgh Cincinnatic Cairo Arkansas Little Rock RED Shreveport Fall Alexandria Pearl Jackson

Board To Open Bids On School Stadium Project

The Ouachita parish school board will open bids July 2 at 7 pm for the understructure of West Monroe High School stadium. Plans and specs are by H. H. Land's Monroe firm. Contractors bidding include Jesse F Heard and Son, West Monroe. W. C. Salley, Monroe. W. G. and J. G. Haynes, West Monroe. H. W. Chapman, Monroe. Harry FE Carpenter, West Monroe.

Ouachita Parish West Monroe H. H. Land Monroe Jesse F. Heard and Son W. C. Salley W. G. and J. G. Haynes H. W. Chapman Harry FE. Carpenter

Real Estate Transfers in Ouachita Parish

Real estate conveyances recorded Thursday in Ouachita Parish Clerk of Courts show Truett B. Carter transferring Lot 8 Block 1 in Gross Subdivision West half of Sec 28 to Joe B. Clemens for 10521 dollars with 1200 cash. Warren Lasgone transfers Lot 3 Block 18 Morningside extension of Morningside addition for 4750 cash to Henry George Cherry Jr. Bobby Papas transfers Lot in Square 18 Hudsons Riverside addition to Monroe near Fifth Street for 13000 cash to Wilbur Ernest Turrentine.

Clerk of Courts Ouachita Parish Truett B. Carter Joe B. Clements Carter North Range Warren Lasgone Henry George Cherry Jr Block 18 Morningside Masonic Plantation Bobby €. Papas Wilbur Ernest Turrentine Square Hudson's Riverside Monroe Fifth Street J Street

Thompson Rites Are Held Here

Funeral services for Max E Thompson 39 sales manager at United Electric Company who died Thursday were held yesterday at Hixon Brothers Funeral Chapel Rev Ben Oliphant officiated Interment was in Memorial Park Cemetery Survivors include his wife Claudine one son Steve Thompson one daughter Glenda Thompson all of Monroe parents Mr and Mrs Thompson Plain Dealing three brothers Ray and Joe Thompson both of Shreveport and Bill Thompson Atlanta Ga two sisters Mrs Paul Watkins Shreveport and Mrs A C Musgrove of Atlanta Ga

Max. E. Thompson United Electric Company Hixon Brothers Funeral Chapel Ben Oliphant Memorial Park Cemetery Claudine Thompson Steve Thompson Glenda Thompson Monroe Thompson Plain Dealing Ray Joe Thompson Shreveport Bill Thompson Atlanta, Ga Paul Watkins A. C. Musgrove

Monroe issues four building permits yesterday

Building inspector Sam H. Awl reported four new permits in Monroe. J. E. Holmes obtained permission to build a frame residence at 1400 9th Street for 11 000 dollars. Motor Supply Co. Inc. received a remodel and addition permit for a masonry warehouse at 408 Washington for 4 000 dollars. Hunter and Duboise secured permits to erect brick veneer residences at 2101 and 2104 Sherwood Avenue for 11 000 and 9 800 dollars respectively.

Sam H. Awl Monroe J. E. Holmes Motor Supply Co., Inc Washington Hunter and Duboise Sherwood Avenue

Ex Postmistress Dies At Laurel

Mrs Pink Hartfield Morrison aged 80 a former Heidelberg postmistress dies in Laurel Mississippi Survivors include her daughter and a sister Funeral services set for Sunday She served 27 years as postmistress retiring in 1942 and taught school 15 years before that

Laurel Pink Hartfield Morrison Heidelberg Morrison

Aged Circulation Manager Expires

Funeral services were held today for Hal Fort Atkinson 70 former circulation manager for The Laurel Leader Call who died en route to a hospital yesterday in Laurel Mississippi.

Laurel Miss Hal Fort Atkinson Laurel Leader-Call

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