Suspect Held After Drive-In Shooting Spree
Witnesses say Alford shouted I went down there and shot them all up before police detained him on an open charge. He and his wife divorced two weeks earlier in Canton with custody given to the children, a boy and a girl. Mrs Alford worked at Myrt's drive-in or Red Hill drive-in five miles south of Jackson where she and the kids lived. Alford allegedly collected the children and drove to the drive-in where he fired a .38 caliber pistol in a wild shooting incident.
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Alford
Canton
Thomas
Boll Weevils Enter Hibernation In Large Numbers
Reports from Louisiana and South Carolina show a surge in live boll weevils entering hibernation this fall. Madison parish averaged 13,443 weevils per acre, near six times the long term fall average, while Florence county averaged 11,398 per acre. Surveys guide future pest outlook and winter survival.
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Washington
Louisiana
U. S. Department of Agriculture
Madison Parish
South Carolina
Florence County
Department
Florence
Monroe-West Monroe Chamber Plans 1956 Executive Meeting
The Monroe West Monroe Chamber of Commerce executive committee meets at 2 p m today at the Chamber office. It is the first meeting for the 1956-appropriate members, with Grayson Guthrie Shelby Cage H H Hudson Benton Wakefield O L McCleary Gardner Young and James S Williams listed as participants. Also noted is a 41 percent figure for North Dakota farm families having home freezers in 1954.
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Monroe - West Monroe
North Dakota
Eisenhower Christmas Message World Peace Theme
President Eisenhower sent a Christmas message worldwide expressing hope for lasting peace. He spoke from Gettysburg College and watched 65 foot spruce lights in Washington illuminate via television, with Mrs. Eisenhower, Vice President Nixon, and a 150-voice choir present. The message aired on radio, television, and 41 Voice of America frequencies.
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Washington
Eisenhower
Gettysburg College
Pennsylvania
Black Hills
South Dakota
White House
Nixon
U.S. Marine Band
Gettysburg
Voice of America
Don’t Lose Your Balance with Holiday Classified Ads
Smart homemakers can raise extra cash by selling unused but useful items through low cost NEWS-STAR WORLD Classified Ads. For complete information and help facing your ad call 2 5161.
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Star World
Five killed in two car collision near Indianola Mississippi
In Indianola four miles west of town a two car crash killed Luther Wells 29 Willie Boone 59 Stella Boone 39 Eddie Stovall 13 and Willie McDuffy 8. Three others were injured including Donovan Fender Terrill Childs Eloise Wells. Fender drove the car carrying Childs Wells and Miss Wells. Injured were taken to South Sunflower County Hospital in Indianola with serious injuries.
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Indianola
Miss
Here
Highway Patrol
Luther Clyde Wells
Willie Boone
Stella Boone
Eddie Lee Stovall
Willie Lee McDuffy
Donavan Daniel Fender
Millington Naval Base
Memphis
Tenn
Terrill Childs
Millington
Eloise Wells
Fender
Childs
Wells
Miss Wells
South Sunflower County Hospital
Russians Promise Afghanistan Huge Farm and Power Loan
Soviet leaders Bulganin and Khrushchev left Kabul with a pledge of a 100 million dollar long term loan for Afghanistan focused on agriculture and electric power. They said Russia and Afghanistan agreed to extend the 1931 neutrality and nonaggression pact for ten years after 1965 and outlined broader aims for expanding political economic and cultural ties.
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Eugene Levin
Kabul
Afghanistan
Bulganin
Nikita Khrushchev
Moscow
U.S
Soviet Asia
Russia
Mahmoud Daud
Nehru
U Nu
Daud
Louisiana Farms Hold Auto Edge Across Census Year
The 1954 Census of Agriculture shows 49.2 percent of Louisiana farms owned autos, totaling 62 789 automobiles on 54 665 Pelican farms. State gains reflect a 10.1 percent rise since 1950, with nationwide auto ownership at about 71 percent of farms in 1954.
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Washington
Louisiana
Bureau of the Census
United States
U. S
Nomads To Elect 1956 Officers
Swami Santha No. 102 Nomads will hold a Darbar Monday at 8 PM in Castle Hall 127% St. John Street Rani Anita Causey and Rajah Earl Bradshaw urge all officers and Nomads to attend as new officers for 1956 will be elected. Afterward a Christmas tree and party on the second floor dining and club room. Ladies bring a woman's gift and men a man's gift. Fez should be worn.
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Swami Santha
Avrudaka
Castle Hall
St. John Street
Anita Causey
Rajah Earl Bradshaw
Tragic Car Scene Ends In Fatal Shot In Henrietta
In Henrietta Texas an 18 year old boy with a 12 gauge shotgun asked a 13 year old girl what would happen if he shot her head off. The blast killed Doris Haggard instantly. The boy Gene Crawford collapsed and was treated and later released. Police study whether charges will be filed as the gun was allegedly in the back seat.
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Henrietta
Tex
Doris Haggard
Gene Crawford
Homer Burns
Burns
Mechanic Kills Divorced Wife and Tavern Operator in Jackson
An automobile mechanic in Jackson Mississippi opened fire after entering a roadhouse, killing his divorced wife Mrs Carmen Alford and tavern operator Bob Sanderford aged 39. His mother in law Mrs Myrtle McDaniel was critically wounded at Baptist Hospital and the suspect Thomas Jrayton Alford 36 surrendered immediately after the shooting.
Henry Knox Named First U.S. Secretary of War in 1789
Henry Knox was appointed the first U S secretary of war on September 12 1789. The appointment established the senior military leadership of the new United States government as it organized its defense and governance structures.
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Henry Knox
U. S
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Boark Bros
Jackson
C. P. Rather
Southern Natural Gas Company
Stafford Amos
Perryville
Mississippi
Chou En-lai
U.N
China
American Express
Europe
J. A. Comes
Monroe Travel Service
Bernhardt Bldg
Nomads
Niuidsv
Agepeay
Pansy
ELNA
Baber's
Necchi Sewing Circle
Louisville Ave
Motorola
Imotorola
Motoro
Catalpa St
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