Survivors Recall Audrey's Tidal Wave Tragedy and Rescue
Eye witness accounts tell of homes washed away and people stranded on roofs as Audrey blasted the coast. Mrs. Ernest Miller of Grand Chenier lost her husband and young son, while James L. Miller from Cameron describes hours of peril with nails tearing at him. Separately, Milton Susman and his wife attended two college graduations across 1500 miles in 18 hours in Hartford.
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Ernest Miller
Grand Chenier
James L. Miller
Cameron
Hartford
Conn
Milton Susman
Michigan State
Wellesley College
Paul Beauchaud
Donald
Kaplan
Granville Theriot
John B. Nunez
John Jr
Rodney Guibeau
Steve Sturlese
Alcide LeBlanc
Alberta
Janice
Lalithia
Alice Bishop
Margaret Barber
Cecil W. Clark
V<
Roverhead
David
McNeese College
Elray Lesle
Identified Dead List Mounting At Lake Charles
Partial list from sheriff and civil defense sources identifies hurricane Aud rey victims in Cameron and nearby areas. Names include Granville Theriot 28 Cameron Alcee LeBlanc 68 and family members, and several Cam eron residents with ages from infants to adults. Also lists survivors and unidentified individuals aboard vessels near Galveston and other Louisiana communities.
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Lake Charles
Civil Defense
Doctor's Wife Found Alive After Floods
A woman described surviving a flood by riding in a pickup to Cameron as waters swept the road waist deep. She and others sheltered at a neighbor's home until afternoon, with injuries reported as non fatal, while authorities directed injured to the courthouse.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jimmy
Cameron
O. B. Carter
Lake Providence Parade Highlights Float Winners and Groups
The Lake Providence event featured a colorful parade with 26 contestants in swimwear, the Confederate Cannoneers, a famed marching band, riding clubs, and many groups. Rainbow Girls took first in the float contest. St Patricks Mothers Club placed second in a parade that ran from Main Street to Legion Field starting at 2 30 p.m.
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Confederate Cannoneers
Lakes Providence
Rainbow Girls
St. Patricks’ Mothers’ Club
Main Street
Legion Field
Broussard Family Member Relates His Fight For Life
A Broussard family member recounts surviving a devastating lake flood that broke their attic raft apart. He describes lifting infants and rescuing children while waves, driftwood, and huge moccasins threatened their makeshift refuge overnight. The family drifted to the Stanolind camp as dawn broke and a rescue boat approached around eight this morning.
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Broussard
Larissa
Veronica
Carolyn
Grandma
Cameron Parish Aftermath From Late Hurricane Wave
Emergency crews massed in Cameron as 1 000 rescue workers searched for survivors after a hurricane and tidal surge. Doctors treated the injured in the courthouse where Dr Cecil W Clark remained on duty.
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Cameron
Joe Hertel
Atlanta
Southeastern
The
Red Cross
Cameron Parish
Joe Flanagan
Calcasieu Parish
Lake Charles
Rayville Teen Hurt In Car Crash Near Shreveport
Frances Thompson a 13 year old from Rayville was thrown from a car Friday afternoon and taken to Confederate Memorial Hospital in Shreveport with a compound left arm fracture a dislocated shoulder and possible head injury. Driver Victor Best 22 was shaken up and released from the Rayville clinic. Three other passengers Stella Firdey 14 Eddie Wayne Thompson 7 and Helen Thompson 15 were also released Friday night. The car rolled over multiple times and was demolished.
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Frances Thompson
Rayville
Confederate Memorial Hospital
Shreveport
Victor Best
Stella Firdey
Eddie Wayne Thompson
Helen Thompson
Lend It Come In Let Us Reduce Your Car Payments
Local lender advertises loans to reduce car payments and offer extra cash. Promises quick cash on almost anything with terms depending on ownership status.
St Joseph Church in Monroe Groundbreaking Bid Report
Bids for the St Joseph church on Benton Avenue were opened with lowest bid from Harry Carpenter at 75870 for a three-building masonry group including a two story sanctuary a one story rectory and a St Josephs hall Architect Paul Stewart designed the plan The site lies at the corner of Dick Taylor street The project awaits decision A watermelon sale is planned at 1406 Louisville from July 1 to 3 organized by Twin Cities YMCA and North Monroe Kiwanis to fund day camp for reserving youth proceeds support YMCA YWCA programs.
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Monroe
St. Joseph
Benton Avenue
Dick Taylor Street
Harry Carpenter
St. Joseph’s Hall
Paul Stewart
YMCA
Charles A. Wood, Jr
Twin Cities
Louisville
YWCA
North Monroe
Pie Gaspard Rescues, Family Sees Tragic Boy Die
Witness describes Pie Gaspard pulling victims from water into a small boat. A larger boat arrives with Streeter Broussard Earl Hardin Steven and children. Steven Jr. is bitten by moccasins, suffers severe swelling, and dies en route to hospital at Little Prairie. The speaker questions why they survived.
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Pie Gaspard
Monroe business notes and new dealership opening
Jerrol E Taylor returned to work after completing a four week course at the Institute of Insurance Marketing. James A McConnell of Commercial Solvents was elected a director alongside leaders from Farm Foundation and the Lehigh Valley Railroad. Herbert G Bailey visits as executive vice president of Bank of Greensboro. Coleman Edwards Motors opens Monroe as the first franchised Volkswagen dealer with Lee Edwards and Bob Coleman displaying the full VW line.
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Jerrol E
Gene” Taylor
Monroe Insuranceman
Blanks ‘Street
Institute of Insurance Marketing
Taylor
Commercial Solvents Corporation
James A. McConnell
Lehigh Valley Railroad
The
Farm Foundation
Foundation For American Agriculture
J. Albert Woods
Commercial Solvents
Monroe Chamber of Commerce
Herbert G. Bailey
Bailey
Bank of Greensboro
Greensboro
Monroe
Coleman - Edwards Motors
Hall Street
Lee Edwards
Bob Coleman
Volkswagen
Grease Fire Damages Benjamin Street Home
At 5 p.m. yesterday a grease fire splattered and ignited wallpaper behind a stove at 703 Benjamin Street. Fire companies 102 and 104 responded and checked for smoldering walls after removing some wallpaper. Occupant Laura Guinn, a Black woman, resides in the house owned by J. V. Russell.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Benjamin Treet
Laura Guinn
J. V. Russell
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