Strickland Receives Marine Corps Platoon Leader Class Honor
Thomas S. Strickland of Monroe has been chosen as one of 1500 college students nationwide to join the platoon leader's class at Marine Corps Schools Quantico. The program, designed for vacations, includes two six week training periods and grants reserve commissions upon graduation. Strickland is the son of the Ouachita Parish High School principal and a student at North Carolina College.
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Thomas .S. Strickland
I. C. Strickland
Monroe
United States
Marine Corps
Quantico
Ouachita Parish
Strickland
North
Training at Quantico for PLC program unfolds
Selected western State College cadets train at Quantico with classroom lectures problems field demonstrations and maneuvers. Several days cover rifle range work firing weapons including rifle carbine and pistol as the final three weeks move from barracks to Quantico camps for field training.
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Western State College
Quantico
Plc’s
Quantico Reservation
Pin Up Photos Ride to Korea As GI Demand Grows
Hollywood studios rush pin-up pictures to servicemen in Korea with Lana Turner Esther Williams Betty Grable Jane Russell among favorites. New stars Shelley Winters Ava Gardner Debra Paget Vera Ellen gain popularity as studios set up departments to ship the photos to war zones.
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Hollywood
Korea
Lana Turner
Esther Williams
Betty Grable
Jane Russell
Shelley Winters
Ava Gardner
Debra Paget
Vera Ellen
Dutch Indonesian clash sparks crisis in Macassar
In Macassar, Dutch General Scheffelaar and Indonesian Colonel Kawilarang fly in to halt fighting between federal troops and Indonesian deserters from the Dutch army. The city’s communications are down, and air travel to Macassar is suspended as Sultan Hamengku Buwono and President Sukarno seek a cease-fire.
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Jakarta
Indonesia
Scheffelaar
Amboina
Kawilarang
Macassar
Sultan Hamengku Buwono
Soekarno
Mohamed Hatta
Celebes
Simatupang
Hiroshima Mayor warns on atom bomb risks in Korea
On the fifth anniversary of Hiroshima, Mayor Shinso Hamai cautioned that no one can predict the future given current conditions. He voiced hope that the atom bomb will not be used in Korea and urged global awareness of Hiroshima’s experiences.
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Los Angeles
Hiroshima
Shinso Hamai
Korea
Hamai
Switzerland
Deaths THOMAS E. REEVES
Thomas E. Reeves 61 of highway 80 near West Monroe died of a heart attack at home Sunday. Funeral Tuesday 10:30 a.m. at Clairborne Methodist Church with Rev. F. L. Hearne officiating. Interment at Hasley Cemetery under Mulhearn Funeral Home. Survived by wife, four daughters, four sisters. Reeves retired after years as an Illinois Central engineer.
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Thomas E. Reeves
Highway 80
West Monroe
Clairborne Methodist Church
F. L. Hearne
Hasley
Mulhearn
Reeves
Illinois Central
Guy Bratton
Opelousas
W. M. Emmons
B. J. Clark
Philip Farace
Monroe
H. A. Reid
Winnfield
J. R. Hammons
Winnsboro
Lela Roberts
Jesse Garner
Olia
Death of C B Easterling in Bastrop La
C B Easterling aged 73 died suddenly at his Bastrop home Sunday morning. Funeral at Van Ave Baptist Church Tuesday at 11 AM with Rev. Ernest Adock and Rev. J C Hinkie officiating. Interment in Christ Church Cemetery. Survived by wife, daughters Mrs Garland Bright and Mrs Wade Stephens, sons John Easterling and Bill Easterling, two brothers, two sisters and a sister in Prescott Ark.
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Bastrop
C. B. Easterling
van Ave Baptist Church
Ernest Adock
J. C. Hinkie
Christ Church Cemetery
Easterling
Garland Bright
Wade Stephens
Panama City
John Esterling
Springhill
Bill Esterling
Natchez
Tom Easterling
J. B. Easterling
Clyde
Tex
Eula Lumas
Maude Price
Wichita Falls
Lizzie Turtle
Prescott
Ark
Sherry and Marion Richards Marry in Laguna Beach Chapel
William Grant Sherry and Marion Richards, both 23, wed in St. Francis by the Sea chapel as Bette Davis faces reports of her returning home with Gary Merrill. Richards is described as the former nursemaid to Davis' daughter, while Sherry is Davis' ex-husband.
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Laguna Beach
Calif
William Grant Sherry
Bette Davis
Marion Richards
Miss Richards
St. Francis By the Sea
Miss Davis
Sherry
Gary Merrill
W. F. W. and Auxiliary Meet Together
Local Rodney J. Hobbs Post and auxiliary hosted a well attended meeting with posts from Rayville Winnsboro and a California member. McIntrye urged cooperation and unity as districts plan for the coming year with a district meeting scheduled in Winnsboro on August 13 at 2 30 pm.
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Rodney J. Hobbs
Rayville
Winnsboro
California Post
McIntrye
Charles Netherland
Pete Poulos
Iary
MclIntrye
V. F. W. Hall
Questionable Traits and Self Control Lessons
A reader answers three questions about personality, planning, time management and cheating. Psychologists cite life plans and punctuality as traits of good character, while a Hanover history professor reduced cheating by requiring original work. The ad promotes Dr Wiggam's self control booklet for 15 cents with return envelope.
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Hanover University
Everett Cutter
West Monroe Man Held on Drunk Driving Charge
West Monroe police arrested 40 year old W C Taylor of Rt. 3 West Monroe on a charge of operating a vehicle while under the influence. He is jailed in default of a $300 bond.
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West Monroe
W. C. Taylor
Rt. 3
U S Air Force Opens Liaison Office in Taipei
Major General Howard Turner commander of the U S 13th air force has established a liaison office in the Chinese Nationalist air force headquarters in Taipei Formosa. Turner flew in from Clark Field in the Philippines several days ago.
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Taipei
Formosa
Howard Turner
U. S. 13Th Air Force
Turner
Clark Field
Philippines
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Gordon Allport
Harvard University
Robert Leeper
University of Oregon
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Personal Finance Co
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