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Newspaper

Monroe Morning World

Location

Monroe, Louisiana, United States of America

Date

Oct 23, 1955

Page

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Diplomats See Little Hope For Geneva Disarmament

United Nations dispatch reports that Russia clung to old positions at the Geneva Big Four meeting, risking no agreement on inspection or disarmament. U S officials Dulles and Stassen sought clearer Russian openness on open sky plans and ground inspection as a possible starter.

United Nations N. Y Russia Disarmament Commission U. S State Dulles Eisenhower Harold E. Stassen Geneva United States

Jennings Paper Endorses Mayor Morrison for Governor

The Jennings Daily News endorses New Orleans mayor deLesseps Morrison for governor calling him the most outstanding man in the race. It praises his anti graft record in New Orleans, industry growth, South and Central America ties, and his military career, concluding he could lead a prosperous Louisiana built on expanded industry.

Jennings Daily News deLesseps Morrison New Orleans Morrison South Central America Louisiana

Index Yolass 1419A OU and Gas 12B Churches 14B

The page lists sections including radio and TV on 16B and editorials on 4A. It directs readers to sports coverage on pages 11 through 13A and notes entries for Gard and News on 15B. Theaters appear on 17B.

Yolass Ou&gas

Veteran Druggist Merton Bell Dies at 70 in Monroe

Merton E. Bell founder of Bell's Pharmacy on DeSiard Street Monroe died at home early Saturday. Born July 17 1885 in Monticello Ark he trained at Vanderbilt and practiced as a druggist for fifty years. He chaired local pharma groups and was active in Lions Club and Freemasonry. Funeral Monday at 10 a.m. at Hixon Funeral Home officiated by Rev W H McFadden. He leaves wife Daisy Connant son Harry M Bell and a grandchild Brenda Bell.

Merton E. Bell Bell’s Monroe Hixon Bell Monticello Ark School of Pharmacy Vanderbilt University Bell-McGuffey Drug Co Helena DeSiard Street Louisiana Fifth District Pharmaceutical Association Monroe Lions Club Pine Bluff Shrine First Presbyterian Church W. H. McFadden North Torth Street Daisy Connant Alexandria Harry M. Bell Brenda Bell le Vert W. Bell Jack Slater Jackson Otho Roddy L. M. Frey Street McGuffey Fred Meyer Ben Breard Bill Hardy V. J. Sampagnaro

West Monroyan Named President of Pulp Unions

Walter Brittingham resigns as president secretary of the Southern Assn of Pulp and Paper Industry unions. Executive vice president R H Chatham of West Monroe La, elected to serve the remainder of the term. The move relocates offices to West Monroe as the 45 000 member AFL affiliated group spans 11 southern states including Alabama Mississippi Louisiana Texas and Arkansas.

Mobile Ala Walter Brittingham Savannah Southern Assn Pulp and Paper R. H. Chatham West Monroe Brittingham AFL International Brotherhood of Pulp, Sulphite and Paper Mill Workers Chatham International Brotherhood of Papermakers AFL International Brotherhood of Electric Workers Alabama Mississippi Louisiana Texas Arkansas

Dulles Talks With Italian Leaders Before Geneva

Secretary of State Dulles met in Rome with President Giovanni Gronchi and Foreign Minister Gaetano Martino for about an hour as a prelude to Geneva talks. He planned a private audience with Pope Pius XII at Castel Gandolfo and will travel to Paris for final NATO discussions before Geneva.

Rome Dulles Geneva Italy Giovanni Gronchi Gaetano Martino Paris Pius XII Castel Gandolfo Clare Boothe Luce Washington Gronchi U.S America Eisenhower Martino Ambassador Luce Mrs. Dulles U.S. Air Force Harold Macmillan Britain Antoine Pinay France Gaetano Mar

Long Promises Pension Raise in West Monroe Speech

Earl Long pledges to raise old age pensions to 65 dollars a month if elected governor. He also promises free hot lunches for needy schoolchildren, no tax hikes, and bonds only with public approval. He spoke in West Monroe and toured north Louisiana with running mate Lothar Frazar and wildlife and fisheries candidate Ernest Clements, with plans for a southern swing next week.

Earl Long West Monroe State Capitol Long Louisiana Bernice Farmerville Rayville Epps Lake Providence Lothar Frazar Ernest Clements

District Lineups For Democratic Primaries In Northeast Louisiana

The Morning World state desk lists all candidates who will enter the Democratic primaries in fifteen northeast Louisiana parishes next year. Details appear on page 10 B of tocdsy's World.

Morning World Louisiana Tocdsy

George A Ball dies at 92 in Muncie mansion

George A Ball, aged 92 and heir to the Mason jar fortune, died in his Muncie Indiana home after a recent bout with influenza. He was the last of five brothers to help popularize home canning and became one of America's wealthiest men.

George A. Ball America Muncie Ind

Eisenhower to Leave Hospital in About Two Weeks

President Eisenhower, convalescing well after heart surgery, is expected to leave Fitzsimons Army Hospital in the week of November 5 to 12. Dr. Paul Dudley White said recovery is on track but full healing may take two to three more months. The doctors will not decide on a second term until fitness of the heart is fully assured.

Denver Paul Dudley White Eisenhower Boston White House White Fitzsimons Army Hospital Denver White House

Retired Grace Episcopal Rector Honored by Masonic Lodge

Edward Farren Hayward received a 25 year membership certificate from the Monroe Masonic lodge in a ceremony at the Graham Suringor lodge. Members praised the pastor of Grace Episcopal Church for his long service and leadership in the community.

Edward Farren Hayward Masonic Lodge Monroe Grace Episcopal Church Graham Surginor Lodge

Air Force Admits Mistake On Planes

The Air Force acknowledged a misunderstanding over transporting three U.S. senators. Senators John L. McClellan, John Stennis, and Dennis Chavez rejected a special four engine DC6 flight and will return on regular Military Air Transport Service planes from Europe.

Air Force Washington Europe U. S United States Madrid Spain John Stennis D— Miss John L. McClellan D— Ark Paris Germany

Preaus Calls for Uniform Law Enforcement Statewide

Lafayette Louisiana October 22 Farmerville auto dealer and gubernatorial candidate Fred Preaus denounces any governor deciding which laws to enforce arguing bad laws should be repealed by the Legislature. He favors enforcing all laws and supports four lane highways water conservation welfare for forgotten widows mental and penal reforms.

Lafayette Fred Preaus Preaus Farmerville State Highway Board

Colorful Homecoming at Northeast State Honors 1935 39

Northeast State celebrates its 23rd Homecoming with events honoring classes 1935 through 1939. The football classic features Coach Devone Payne's Indians against McNeese State Cowboys on Brown Field after Freshman Day activities. A Friday weiner roast bonfire and pep rally closed the celebration.

Annie Lee West Stahl Northeast State Tha Earring Dida and Gatun Gallu Odtumm Devone Payne Indians McNeese State Cowboys Brown Field Page Six-A

Vickery Named Lumber Division Chief For Olin

NEW YORK Oct 22 UP Paul R Vickery has been appointed sales manager for lumber products of the Forest Products division of Olin Mathieson Chemical Corp James Wallace sales manager for the entire division said Vickery had been field service representative for the forest products division prior to the incorporation of the newly purchased Brown Paper Mill Co Inc of West Monroe La The new division is breaking its sales functions down into lumber and paper.

New York Paul R. Vickery Forest Products Olin Mathieson Chemical Corp James Wallace Vickery Brown Paper Mill,, Co., Inc West Monroe

Geneva Delegates Backing Different Demands

The Big Four foreign ministers conference in Geneva will pit Kremlin aims against Western goals as Dulles Macmillan and Pinay seek a peace that includes Germany under Western influence. Molotov may seek to split the allies over unification or disarmament while Adenauer pressures Eisenhower to demand German unity in any truce.

John M. Hightower Geneva Russia Dulles Harold Macmillan Britain Antoine Pinay France Molotov Nikolai Bulganin Germany Europe Macmillan and Pinay Palace of Nations Washington Y Rome Paris Macmillan and Pinay United States East Germany Konrad Adenauer West Germany Eisenhower

State's Fund For Segregation Fight Facing Court Test

NAACP prepares to sue in state district court to challenge Louisiana segregation laws and a $100000 state fund created to aid local districts in resisting integration. The case targets 1954 segregation statutes tied to a constitutional amendment passed last fall. Louisiana officials say the fund supports defense against desegregation lawsuits.

State's Fund For Baton Rouge NAACP Louisiana Supreme Court Orleans Parish Federal District Court New Orleans Board of Liquidation of State Debt Fred S. LeBlanc

Mild Today Cold Monday Forecast

The Twin Cities region will see mild conditions today with a shift to cloudiness and cooler weather on Monday. A high of 85 and a low around 51 were recorded at Selman Field Station. Isolated showers and colder temperatures are forecast for extreme northwest Arkansas Sunday afternoon.

Twin Cities CAA Selman Field Arkansas

Saar Frontier Closed Ahead of Plebiscite Voting

Police sealed the Saar industrial basin blocking roads into a 991 square mile area fearing gangs would intimidate voters and counters in tomorrow’s plebiscite. Officials said borders would stay closed until voting ends Sunday midnight as the historic statute poll approaches.

Saarbrucken Saar

Mendes-France Slams Faure Election Move

Paris reports Mendes-France denounces Faure for calling early general elections in December. The feud dates to Faure’s February rise to premier and centers on a bid to disrupt Mendes-France’s push to return to power. Faure seeks assembly approval for a winter election as ministers prep for a Tuesday session.

Paris Pierre Mendes Mendes-France Faure Radical Socialist Party Mendes France National Assembly

Family Of Four Burned In Kenner Gas Explosion

A Kenner, Louisiana family of four was critically burned in a gas explosion that wrecked their home. Arthur J. Le Blanc and his wife Jenny, 22, with children Joseph, 2, and Bernice, 3 months, were hospitalized with severe burns. Officials say a lit stove may have ignited escaping gas after the previous occupants left the home the day before.

Kenner Arthur J. LeBlanc Jenny Joseph 2 Bernice Jefferson Parish New Orleans Charity Hospital George Picone LeBlancs

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