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Newspaper
Monroe News Star
Location
Monroe, Louisiana, United States of America
Date
Dec 19, 1955
Page
12
City detectives investigate a burglary at Johnson's Service Station 1205 Powell Avenue. Entry occurred between 4 30 p m Sunday and 6 30 a m Monday. rear window broken and about 10 dollars in cigarettes stolen from a cigarette machine.
This listing shows a dense schedule of daytime and evening radio and TV programs across stations KMLB KWKH and others. It includes news bulletins, talk shows, music hours, soap operas, variety programs, and late night features with numerous hosts and performers.
The United States sent about 2 000 cattle more by air than by sea in the previous year. Air shipments outpaced maritime exports as cattle were moved to overseas markets, reflecting transport preferences and logistical choices.
Concordia Parish received 24,847.49 in real estate and personal taxes from Louisiana Power and Light, a major parish taxpayer. C. L. Preston presented the check to Sheriff and Tax Collector Noah W. Cross. Preston noted the company paid 6,843,054 in local state and federal taxes in 1954, and compared this year’s 24,847.79 to 6,667.69 in 1954, a 272 percent increase.
Jackson parish hosts a Louisiana Department of Health x ray trailer this week with stops in Jonesboro Chatham and Hodge. The schedule runs Tuesday through Friday with morning and afternoon sessions and welcomes all residents 15 years or older while not providing school age child x rays.
Two Monroe lodges choose worshipful masters for the year W M Rasberry of Western Star Lodge and H B Wilson of Graham Superior Lodge. Installation at the Masonic Temple December 27 follows the St John banquet at 6 30 p m with officers elected for Western Star Lodge including J E Fleming O D Valentine M S Harrison F M Culver B E Rayburn W G Nixon L E Higgins E N Hemphill and H E Rob.
A report notes that more than 60 percent of rural roads in the United States are surfaced with hard material. The statistic highlights progress in nationwide road improvements and aging infrastructure.
A Marcus Kahns store window at 415 North Third Street displays a miniature circus scene with 12 rainbow cages full of elephants giraffes zebras and other animals. Santa and his five reindeer light the holiday display while another window features a merry-go-round two circus rings BoBo the clown and a tiny Miss Teeny weighing 650 pounds. The elaborate dioramas draw many admirers.
City building inspector S. H. Awl and N. J. Couch issue permits for a one story frame residence at 4305 South Grand costing 400 dollars and for a one story frame cabin at 1115 Alabama costing 800 dollars.
The annual Christmas program at Jonesboro United Pentecostal Church will be presented Tuesday at 7 45 p m The main feature is the play The Bethlehem Inn portraying the birth of Christ A children's choir and various individual and group numbers by children will also be included
British Rail workers file more than 30,000 suggestions yearly across the service. About 6,000 ideas are accepted and implemented with rewards.
Home gardening guidance suggests removing stumps near ground level, covering with soil or sod, and keeping the area moist to allow wood destroying fungi and insects to decompose the stump.
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