Government Estimates 1957 Cotton Crop By State
The department estimates 11,010,000 bales of cotton for 1957 with 3,561,000 harvested acres and an average yield of 390 pounds per harvested acre. Cottonseed output is 4,527,009 tons, and American Egyptian cotton at 82,500 bales. Ginned running bales total 8,039,400 before Dec 1, with state crops listed for Georgia, Tennessee, Alabama, Mississippi, Arkansas, Louisiana, Oklahoma, New Mexico, Arizona, and California.
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Census Bureau
Georgia
Tennessee
Alabama
Mississippi
Arkansas
Louisiana
Oklahoma
New Mexico
Arizona
California
College Students Rescued From Flooded Cave
Six college students were trapped by rising floodwater in a cave system during a pot-holing expedition in Yorkshire. They lost a bag with watches and batteries as water swept it away, leaving only helmet lamp light and no spares.
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Yorkshire
Clough
Head Accountant for Baton Rouge Advocate Dies in Parking Lot
Annie Lee Kennedy 47 longtime head bookkeeper for the State Times and Morning Advocate died today while driving into a downtown parking lot near the newspaper plant. Police say a heart attack caused the death. She is survived by husband Alfred L. Kennedy daughter Carolyn and brothers Harrison and Arthur Bagwell.
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Baton Rouge ‘P
Annie Lee Kennedy
State-Times
Morning Advocate
Alfred L. Kennedy
Carolyn
Harrison Bagwell
Arthur Bagwell
Train Derailment Destroys Depot in Hornbeck Louisiana
An axle journal broke off in the 12th car of a 156 car Kansas City Southern freight train causing 21 cars to derail near Hornbeck. The depot was demolished as the first derailed car toppled into it. No injuries were reported and about 300 feet of rail were torn up. Scheduled trains rerouted.
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Leesville
Kansas City Southern
Hornbeck
Here
G. M. Postum
Wetzel Removed From Lineup In Cop Killer Case
Wetzel was taken from a lineup in a cop killer case and fled toward Mississippi to aid his brother facing execution for enslaving a prisoner. Authorities noted his criminal record dating to his teens and that he was committed to Willard for observation after parole violation. A big black car found abandoned in Chattanooga linked by fingerprints to Wetzel.
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Mississippi
Wetzel
Willard
Terry
Chattanooga
Tenn
Subway Leaders Face Jail Over 1956 Strike Imposed
The 1956 strike leaders were jailed under the Condon-Waldin Act after a June 14 event and December 1956 orders. Theodore Loos and Augistine J. Johnson were among those jailed, with Vincent O’Brien dismissed for remarks at a strike meeting. Waldman, MBA attorney, denied representing the union in this action and warned of illegality.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Supreme Court
Henry Clay Greenberg
Central Park West
New York Motormen's Benevolent Assn
MBA
New York
City
Louis Waldman
Moon test program reveals new Vanguard sphere efforts
The article details the late seven flight sequence for Vanguard test spheres of 6.4 inches with radio transmitters aimed at orbital altitudes. It notes no fixed launch dates due to delicate development and Cape Canaveral's military priorities, with officials cautioning any orbit would be by chance if achieved and emphasizing the test nature of TV-3 after its failure.
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Vanguard
Cape Canaveral
IGY
U.S
TV-3
Florida
John P. Hagen
Sputniks
Russia
Eisenhower
United States
Cape
Defense
Air Force
Navy
Project
Washington
Pentagon
City election set with 22 polling stations listed
Twenty two polling places mapped for the upcoming election including Ouachita Parish Courthouse Ward 3 precincts at Jackson Street Bakery Orange Street Fire Station and Lover's Lane Laundermat. Additional wards 10 precincts cover Forsythe Avenue Fire Station Neville High School Carter's Grocery Hudson Lane Fire Sta Apex Supply Twin City Glass M Kapl an and Son Luffey's Grocery and Northeast State College with precincts 1 through 12.
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Ouachita Parish
South Fourth and
Stone Avenue
Jackson Street
Orange Street
South Fifth and
Orange
Lover's Lane
South Grand
Forest and
Lee Avenues
L. D. Smart's
Forsythe Avenue
Municipal
Forsythe Park
Neville High School
Carter's Grocery
North Sixth Street
Hudson Lane
Apex Supply Company
North Fifth Street
Twin City Glass Company
Washington
M. Kaplan and Son
Adams Street
Luffey’s
DeSiard
Negro American Legion
Powell Avenue
Harrison and Powell
Northeast State College
Sister Mary Bernard of Lafayette Dies at 73
Sister Mary Bernard, 73, who taught 39 years at St. Bernard's high school in Lafayette and 24 years in Gretna, is to be buried today in the nuns' cemetery after dying Sunday. A New Orleans native, she was a member of the Most Holy Sacrament.
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Lafayette
Mary Bernard
Bernard
St. Bernard's High School
New Orleans
the Most Holy Sacrament
Gretna
Witnesses To Air Nashville Labor Violence
Hearings will cover dynamitings in the Miami area Tallulah La and Jackson Miss. Knox County District Attorney Hal H. Clements plans grand jury investigations and indictments of two Teamsters officials for felonious assault tied to 1955 truck shootings. Local police have solved several labor related crimes and deny political coverups.
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Kennedy
Miami
Tallulah
Jackson
Miss
Knoxville
Hal H. Clements
Knox County
Clements
W. A. Smith
Teamsters Local 327
Nashville
William J. Reynolds
Teamsters Local 621
Dance
Knoxville Polic
Traffic Club plans December meeting in Monroe West Monroe
The December 19 gathering of the Traffic and Transportation Club of Monroe West Monroe will elect officers. Floyd Adams, president, announced the Penn Hotel event and urged members to RSVP to Bob Branch.
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Traffic and Transportation Club of
Monroe - West Monroe
Floyd Adams
Penn Hotel
Bob Branch
United States weighs secrecy as moon tests discussed
Cape Canaveral observers expect a busy week with potential launches of Jupiter, Atlas, Redstone, Thor missiles. Vanguard project remains unclear while Thor test flight is declared successful though off target. AC Sparkplug reports growing orders for Thor guidance systems, signaling increased production for ballistic missiles.
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U. S
General Motors Corp
Milwaukee
Air Force
Martin J. Caserio
Louisiana Safety Conference Opens Two Day Meeting
NEW ORLEANS UP The Louisiana Safety Conference begins a two day session to outline programs for safety across industry marine offshore petroleum traffic school home and farm. Lt Gov Luther E Frazar and J D Hill district director of the National Safety Council speak at the first general assembly.
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New Orleans
Louisiana Safety Conference
First General Assembly
Luther E. Frazar
J. D. Hill
National Safety Council
Navy Seaplane Crash Report Sparks Fire and Deaths
A Navy seaplane exploded midair and crashed into a mesquite area. Three bodies were recovered after the plane fell and ignited a large fire. A witness in a car nearby described seeing the crash as it occurred.
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Navy
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Gov't
Baton Rouge Advocate
Pennsylvania
Theodore Loos
Augustine J. Johnson
Edwin O. Kisser
Louis Steinfeld
Vincent O'Brien
Greenberg
Hagen
Isodine Pharmacal Corp
Dover del
Federal Deposit Insurance Corp
Federal Reserve System
First National Bank
Natchitoches
West Monroe
Air
Twin City
Holland
James
Ohnt
KODAK
Bodan's Rexall Drugs
Iyer Vexyscwe
Cox Vey
Mercury
Colony Park
N. Third ST
ED Sullivan
Knoe-Tv
Jackson Motors, Inc
Lapa
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