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Newspaper

Monroe News Star

Location

Monroe, Louisiana, United States of America

Date

Dec 02, 1955

Page

3

Birthday of the King tableau at Northeast State

The Birthday of the King, a one act tableau, will be presented tonight in Brown Auditorium at 9 50 p m by the Northeast State Newman Club. Admission is free. The inter faith council event features Northeast Glee Club music and roles including Sue Turner as Narrator Joseph played by Phillip Lisgota Mary by Rita Snider.

Christ Brown Auditorium Northeast State Newman Club Northeast Glee Club Sue Turner Joseph Phillip Lisgota Mary Rita Snider Maria Maggio Sammy Danna Tableau St. Matthew’s Elementary School

Safe Driving Day Praised In Monroe Area

Safe Driving Day in the Monroe area faced light rain and slippery roads yet still produced only the single injury. John C. Cole man 48 of West Monroe was treated for a mouth laceration after his car was sideswiped by a truck and struck another auto. Maj. Jack Davis of the Monroe Police praised the day and urged careful driving through the Christmas rush.

Monroe Jackson St John C. Coleman West Monroe St. Francis Hospital Jack Davis

Newhouse Buys Two Alabama Papers in Record Deal

Newhouse announces a record 18.7 million dollar purchase of the Birmingham News and Huntsville Times with subsidiaries. The deal includes WABT TV and radio stations WAPI WAFM WHBS and Mercury Freight Line, expanding Newhouse’s newspaper group to twelve and thirteen papers. Management will stay under present leaders Clarence B. Hanson Jr. and Harry B. Bradley as president and GM. Birmingham News is Alabama’s largest paper founded in 1888.

Birmingham Ala.p Birmingham News Huntsville Times I. Newhouse Mercury Huntsville Newhouse Philadelphia Inquirer Cyrus Curtis WABT WAPI WAFM WHBS Clarence B. Hanson Jr Harry B. Bradley Alabama Victor H. Hanson

Newhouse Buys Papers in Major Media Expansion

In 1910 the News reports afternoon circulation of 187000 and Sunday of 230000. Huntsville Times serves north Alabama with 20000 readers. Newhouse buys 16 percent of the price and assumes 2200000 in liabilities, adding titles like the St. Louis Globe Democrat and Syracuse Post Standard, plus Oregonian and Newark Star Ledger titles and New York papers. He also gains radio and TV interests in several cities.

News Huntsville Times North Alabama Hanson Newhouse St. Louis Globe Democrat The Syracuse N. Y Post-Standard Herald- Journal Portland Oregonian Harrisburg

Eastland vows total victory to keep segregation

Senator James Eastland told 2,500 Citizens Councils delegates in Jackson that the South can win the fight to retain segregation if it unites to oppose the Supreme Court ban on segregation. He proposed a state funded regional commission to lead a nonviolent public opinion campaign and urged offensive action against racial integration.

U.S. Supreme Court Eastland

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