Fire Destroys Frame Houses in Winnsboro
A Winnsboro Saturday fire destroyed three small frame houses and partially burned two others along Fifth and Cypress Streets. Fire Chief Allen Robinson and volunteers battled flames for an hour and a half to stop spread. The origin was kitchens in one home, likely from an oil stove. Most contents were saved except the initial house. Owners included Mrs. Eileen Ellerbe. residents Earlene Bell, Cass Powell family, Austin Farley, Katherine Minniefield. Sometime around 2:30 p.m.
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Winnsboro
Fifth
Cypress Streets
Allen Robinson
Gested
Robinson
Eileen Ellerbe
Earline Bell
Cass Powell
Austin Farley
Katherine Minniefield
Heart Service Oscar Awards Are Presented
The Louisiana Heart Association District B honors Mrs. Fred Preaus of Union parish and Mrs. Corbin Turpin of Ouachita parish for outstanding service during heart fund drives. Paul Betts presents the awards at a district meeting.
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Paul C. Betts
District B Heart Organization
Corbin Turpin
Heart Sunday
Ouachita Parish
Bill Coleman
Heart Association
Fred Preaus
Union Parish
Louisiana Heart Association
Paul Betts
Lincoln
Caldwell
Jackson
Union
Morehouse
Ouachita Parishes
Heart Council
Ouachita
George Forman
Monroe
William Smith
Northeast Louisiana State College
Pat Mitchell
Irvin Hodge
The
Tragedy Strikes Shelby Family in Montrose Auto Crash
Tragic death strikes the Shelby family of Montrose Ark the second in two weeks and third in three years J H Shelby and Mrs Shelby were southbound on Highway 165 when Lew Meadows 45 of Dermott passed poorly and crashed the pickup overturning it killing Mrs Shelby Meadows held on involuntary manslaughter charge with 1000 bond Mrs Shel by died from concussion at Lake Village Infirmary later to Little Rock Hospital Funeral services set for Snyder Baptist Church with Jones Funeral Home of Hamburg directing Survivors include five sons two daughters and several siblings
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Montrose
Ark
Shelby
J. H. Shelby
Highway 165
Lake Village
Hamburg
Lewis Meadows
Dermott
Ashley County
William Jones
Little Rock
Meadows
Tillman Shelby
Raymond Shelby
Snyder Baptist Church
Jones Funeral Home
Snyder Cemetery
Raymond
Gordon
Portland
Thebes
Leon
Lovington
New Mexico
Tillman
Bauxite
Don Stewart
Bobby Murphy
Dee Bowen
Calif
Floyd
Guy Brown
Prescott
Will Hastings
Monroe man faces charges in City Court for gun use and battery
A 21 year old Monroe man James K. Warner Jr. of 209 N Sixth St was arrested in the 300 block of Walnut St after allegedly striking his wife. He is scheduled to appear in City Court on July 16 on charges of use of a pistol aggravated battery and simple battery after posting 350 dollars bond and being released.
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Monroe
James K. Warner Jr
Sixth St
Walnut St
Bike swapstunt leaves yard with substitute theft
Mrs. C. H. Moncrief of 600 Cole Ave. reported to Monroe police that a green and white boy's bicycle was stolen from her yard and another bicycle was left in its place as a substitute.
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C. H. Moncrief
Cole Ave
Monroe
Stone Mountain: World’s Largest Exposed Granite Rock
Stone Mountain near Atlanta Georgia rises 800 feet high and spans seven miles in circumference, marking it as the largest exposed granite rock in the world. The landmark draws visitors and geologists to study its massive profile and formation.
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Stone Mountain
Atlanta
Taxes To Be Higher In Miss
Mississippi residents face higher costs as the state increases taxes to cover rising government expenses and a new education program. A 3 percent statewide tax will apply to municipal electric gas and water customers and REA co op members while cigarette and cigar prices rise. News describes revenue gaps and the largest allocation to schools plus other new levies and fee hikes.
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Jackson, Miss
Fork of the Creek
Municipal Electric Plant
Municipal Gas Plant
Municipal Water Plant
REA Co-Op
Municipal
REA
Secretary of State Services
Land Commissioner Services
Weekend trips end in bigamy charge for man in Tennessee
The weekend absences of 56 year old John E Richardson led to discovery of a second wife in Jackson Tennessee. His wife reported he had been away every weekend since their April wedding claiming he visited his mother. A woman who said she married Richardson last August surfaced during a surprise visit. Richardson offered no defense at the preliminary hearing.
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Jackson
Tenn
UPI
John E. Richardson
Richardson
Law Aims to Distribute Surplus Funds to Cities
The law envisions no automatic repeat date and would apply indefinitely. It provides that $500000 of any year end surplus would be distributed among cities after the first fiscal year, and up to $1 million after the second year. It is uncertain there will be funds by June 30, 1960.
Lincoln Liberty Life Insurance Merger Forms Ten State Expansion
Lincoln Liberty Life Insurance Co of Lincoln Nebraska will merge with Liberty Life Insurance Co of Houston with Lloyd M. Bentsen Jr. announcing a seven million dollar purchase. The new Lincoln Liberty Life Insurance Co will keep offices in Lincoln and Houston and expand territory from three states to twelve including Texas Louisiana Oklahoma Arkansas Colorado Iowa Kansas Minnesota Missouri Nebraska South Dakota and Wyoming. The narrative shifts to a National Geographic note describing mahout guided elephants and their ear driven commands.
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Houston, Tex
Lloyd M. Bentsen Jr
Consolidated American Life Insurance Co
Lincoln Liberty Life Insurance Co
Lincoln
Neb
Lincoln Liberty
Bentsen
Texas
Louisiana
Oklahoma
Arkansas
Colorado
Iowa
Kansas
Minnesota
Missouri
Nebraska
South Dakota
Wyoming
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Heart Service
Featherlites
Dacron and Rayon
Dacron & Zephyr Worsted
DeSiard
Boban
Greece
Department of Agrculture
Krauss & Cahn’s
Dacron
America
Osa
Miss
Templette
Monroe Hearing
Bernhardt
Liberty Life Insurance Co
National Geographic Magazine
Jewel Bulova Watch Ladies
Peacock
Peacock’s
Sterling
International
Terling
International Sterling
Lifetime
Joan OF Abc
Royal Danish
Peacock's
Desiard ST
Moonnro
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