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Newspaper

Monroe News Star

Location

Monroe, Louisiana, United States of America

Date

Dec 06, 1955

Page

2

Dial M for Murder charms Little Theatre crowd

Little Theatre audiences praised the show Dial M for Murder with comments like outstanding and equal to Broadway. Reservations are open 2 pm to 7 pm at the playhouse 34263 with only tonight and Wednesday night remaining. The cast crew and spouses gathered at Doris and Tom Keller’s Saturday for a lively aftershow with theatre talk and food.

Little Theatre Playhouse Doris Tom Keller Letha Gregory Dial M M. D. Swayze Chick Foster Memphis Little Theatre

Take This Sure Road Out. come. PHONE 7623

The fragment mentions a telephone number 7623 and a phrase Take This Sure Road Out. The readable text is sparse and suggests a directive or ad style line rather than a full event. No clear persons or organizations are identified.

$3,600 Goal Set for Monroe Guidance Center Drive

Monroe Area Guidance center launches a fundraising drive to raise 3600 for operating expenses. The center provides mental health support and is part of the national public health effort to address rising emotional illnesses.

N. J. Mackinnon Monroe Area Oak Street Mackinnon Guidance Center Community Chest United States Public Health Department

Real Estate Transfers List From Ouachita Parish and Monroe Areas

A sequence of property transfers across Ouachita parish and Monroe area parcels. Transfers include Fuller to Fuller and Hart to Hart in various sections, multiple lots in Berry's Stock Farm and Greater Monroe subdivisions, plus exchanges involving Guess Williams and Hart deeds. Values range from 300 to 15 000 dollars.

R. F. Fuller Sam Fuller Alton Hart Helen Hart Williams Tract Ouachita Parish Lula Brown Femme Sole Clarence F. Bunn Berry’s Stock Farm, Inc Greater Monroe Development Company, Inc Barry G. Pitts Olias A. Guess Sr Fennell Estate Jesse Lee Luther Christopher Telano Biedenharn J. BE. Hart Clint Hanna Lakeshore Frank C. Eason Jr Louis P. Beach Highland Park Hardtimes Plantation Frank C Eason Jr T. S. McDonald Marie Place Realty, Inc Marie Place Pargood Plantation Charles E. Buckley William C. Richardson Harrison Tippitt Cobb

AFL CIO backs Eisenhower labor policies and hails address

Mitchell stated the AFL CIO will keep members informed on political issues and support Eisenhower administration labor policies. Meany called the president’s address very fine, while Walter Reuther said it refutes the Goldwater position.

Labor Federation Eisenhower Aflcio George Meany Walter Reuther CIO Afl-Cio

Funeral for Longtime Morehouse Parish Schoolboy

A local boy, lifelong in Morehouse parish, dies leaving his parents Mr and Mrs Earl W Brown and two brothers Larry Don Brown and Jerry Wayne Brown. Funeral services set for 2 pm Wednesday at Bethel Baptist Church with Rev Johnson and Rev J W Starkey officiating. Interment in Beekman cemetery under Blackwell-Golden Funeral Home direction.

Morehouse Parish Earl W. Brown Larry Don Brown Jerry Wayne Brown Bethel Baptist Church Johnson J. W. Starkey Beekman Cemetery Blackwell - Golden Funearl Home

Presses Demand Build Own Power Plant Cited by AEC Opinion

The company announced plans to construct its own power plant after large customers pressed for action. Last month an AEC representative repudiated the contract, citing a legal opinion that raises substantial questions about potential violations of law and public policy.

AEC

Views Trip To by their comments on Goa

Dulles said Soviet statements aim to provoke force and inject prejudice into the Goa dispute. He described the rhetoric as an atmosphere designed to inflame and polarize the controversy.

Goa Dulles

Morrison Addresses About 200 Women Voters in Louisiana

Approximately 200 women from the Twin Cities and northeast Louisiana gathered for a coffee hour at the Rendezvous where New Orleans Mayor deLesseps Morrison urged female voters to back his campaign. He touted his record on law enforcement and his role in removing slot machines, saying the women shown support for a clean constructive campaign. Morrison and associates spoke across Ouachita parish after the event.

deLesseps Morrison Twin Cities Louisiana Morrison Thomas Henry Monroe Briggs Hopson Delhi O. B. Davis Dan Armand Breard Julian Thompson John Fogleman New Orleans Cap Ouachita Parish

Infant illnesses that damage the brain and mental deficiency

Infant illnesses harming brain development are common causes of mental deficiency. The statement notes a link between early brain injury from illness and later cognitive challenges, underscoring health impacts on development.

Arrests Rise as Sheriff Expands Patrol

Ouachita parish deputies report multiple weekend arrests amid heightened holiday patrols. Two men, Van Jones and James V. Jones, were charged with drunken driving and released on $500 bonds. Newton Peterson was charged with drunkenness and disturbing the peace and released on $150 bond. Theodis Jordan, held on a peace bond of $500, remains jailed. Additional arrests for non support include Prince Oliver Martin, Norman Wallace, and L. C. Brooks, with bonds up to $750. Wallace posted.

van Jones James V. Jones Newton Peterson Theodis Jordan South Side Prince Oliver Martin Griffin Street Norman Wallace Louisville Avenue L. C. Brooks Short Wood Street Wallace Ouachita Parish

Radar drill tests temper of winter air defenses

U S and Canadian forces conducted a drill at Colorado Springs to test radar tracking and interceptor defenses under winter conditions. Officials from the Air Defense Command stated specifics on personnel and aircraft would not be disclosed.

Tered Colorado Springs Colo Air Defense Command

Marriage Licenses Issued for Hyde Dale and McDonald Brooks

Clydis Merl Hyde 21 of Rosefield and Betty Jean Dale 18 of Holum obtained a marriage license. Robert McDonald 42 of Monroe and Jeanette Brooks 17 of Monroe also obtained a license.

Clydis Merl Hyde Rosefield Betty Jean Dale Holum Robert McDonald Monroe Jeanette Brooks

Wagner Hall of Fame star Horus led league hitting records

The article recalls Horus Wagner a Hall of Fame baseball figure known for hitting records including most doubles, triples and a World Series stolen base. He began as a coal miner, moved into baseball with Al Wagner and a $35 offer, joined Barney Dreyfuss for the Louisville/ Pittsburgh franchise, later ran a Pittsburgh sporting store, coached with the Pirates in the 1930s and received a pension in 1951. His widow Bessie Smith and two daughters survive.

Wagner Cooperstown N.Y al Wagner Steubenville Ohio Paterson N.J Barney Dreyfuss Louisville Colonels Dreyfuss Pittsburgh Severa The Pirates Bessie Smith

Ministerial Assn To Hold Monthly Meet Thursday

The Monroe Ministerial Association will hold its December meeting in the First Presbyterian Church Thursday at 10 a.m. Rev. Lea Joyner of Southside Methodist Church serves as secretary while Rev. W. H. McFadden is president. All members urged to attend.

Monroe First Presbyterian Church Lea Joyner Southside Methodist Church W. H. McFadden

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