West Monroe Chamber Pushes City Renaming Plan
The West Monroe Chamber of Commerce investigates renaming the city. A 1960 poll shows about two thirds support. a committee outlines legal steps, including mayoral ordinance and state legislation, to seek an election and public vote on the renaming. The chamber plans coordinated actions with the mayor and city council.
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West Monroe
Chamber
West Monroe Chamber of Commerce
Board of Directors
Chamber of Commerce
City of
J. J. McKeithen
Public Service Commission
United States Postal Service
Dentist Named As Instigator
A dentist based in Shreveport denied being invited to speak at Wiley and said he attended as a guest after being contacted by students and alumni. The report notes the incident followed a pace issue referenced as continued from previous coverage.
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Shreveport
Simpson
Wiley
Southern
Raleigh
Blake
Lipstick Scribble Leads To Arrest Of Two Suspects
Detectives arrested Pettry and Scallan within hours after a passerby provided a license number for a getaway car. Robert Walter Cargile, 30, owner of the car, was also arrested while at work but not accused of participating. Scallan and Pettry admitted involvement. Mrs. Smith identified them and urged information sharing about a city renaming vote.
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Pettry
Scallan
Robert Walter Cargile
Mrs. Smith
Twin City Chit Chat Education and Public Meeting
Delhi Mayor Roy Snider, head of the Louisiana Municipal Association, calls a Saturday Alexandria gathering to plan the governor inauguration flotillas. City veteran Mike Tarver marks 26 years as Utilities Commissioner handling light and water bills since 1941. Breard remains in critical condition at St Francis Hospital after a stroke Tuesday night.
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Delhi
Roy Snider
Louisiana Municipal Association
Alexandria
Mike Tarver
The
Utilities Commission
Tarver
John MM. Breard
K Street
Central Savings Bank and Trust Company
St. Francis Hospital
Breard
Chennault Memorial Service Noted Politicians Attend
The Chennault unveiling drew former Louisiana Governor James Noe and Gen. Emmett O'Donnell from Hawaii, Lt. Gen. Robert Burns from Tokyo represented the U.S. Air Force in the Pacific, with Chennault dying of lung cancer July 27, 1958 in New Orleans at 64 and burial planned at Arlington National Cemetery.
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James \. Noe
Louisiana
Chennault
Hawaii
Emmett ‘Rosy’ O’donnell
U.S. Air Force
Pacific
Air Force
Tokyo
Robert W. Burns
U.S. Suh Air Force
New Orleans
Arlington National Cemetery
Massive 1 Million Fire Threat Looms Over Three States
Arkansas and Louisiana battled multiple wildfires as Kisatchie National Forest sagebrush and timber burned across about 3 000 acres near Alexandria while arson was suspected. Guardsmen fought blazes near El Dorado and Wesson with losses feared at $1 million. crews warned of rekindling danger as dry conditions persisted.
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Webster
Sibley
Arkansas
Louisiana
Morehouse
Jackson Parishes
Kisatchi National Forest
Rapides Parish
Alexandria
Wesson
el Dorado
O. E. Bishop
Union County
Bishop
Union Parish
Farmerville
Kisatchie National Forest
Columbia
James Mixon
Kisatchie
Mixon
Shreveport
Hisatchic National Forest
Junction City
Mt. Holly
Bienville Parish
Castor
Caddo
Texas
Claiborne
Acock
Hundreds Struggle as Levees Fail in Missouri Floods
In Canton and Gregory Landing Missouri residents brace for rising waters as hundreds move from homes. Levees were dynamited to relieve pressure near the Fox and Mississippi rivers while volunteers boost defenses with hay, straw, sandbags, and snow fences. The Mississippi swelled from the Missouri and thousands faced displacement. rail service paused at Ste Genieve due to floodwater. The Weather Bureau warned of 4 to 9 feet of overflow into Illinois and Missouri bottom lands, and the Red Cross counted about 31,000 affected with millions in damages nationwide.
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Fox
Mississippi
The
Weather Bureau
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Illinois
Missouri
Cape Girardeau
Red Cross
Midwest
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Earl Zenge
Ste. Genevieve
Missouri Pacific
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Young America
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