Try 7 days of FREE access to billions of articles

Start Free Trial

Monroe News Star in Monroe, Louisiana

We have 1,268,751 pages in Louisiana

View this page and access billions of articles with a 7-day free trial.

Start Free Trial

This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!

Start Free Trial

Cancel anytime, risk free

Not what you were looking for? Search our billions of articles

Advanced Search

Articles on This Page

This newspaper page contains 13 articles. Subscribers can read the full text of each article.

Newspaper

Monroe News Star

Location

Monroe, Louisiana, United States of America

Date

Dec 20, 1955

Page

6

New Wildcat Well Spotted Near St. Joseph Louisiana

Jett Drilling Company and partners seek a 9500 foot wildcat No. 1 Panola Planting Company one mile north of St. Joseph on Panola plantation in eastern Tensas parish. The site lies near Avondale, Lake Bruin and Locust Ridge fields with multiple Wilcox tests and earlier wells yielding oil shows.

Ferriday Jett Drilling Company, Inc Joseph P. Tischner and Associates Shreveport Natchez Miss St. Joseph Panola Plantation Tensas Parish Louisiana Panola Planting Company Avondale Tuscaloosa Tichner Jett Dorris Ballew Cairo Oil Company G. W. Gulman J. M. Jones Brabston Section 7 Wilcox Fortenberry Drilling Company N. B. Hunt Nell R. E. Sargent Harrisonburg Catahoula Parish

Funeral services for Thomas C Lewis final today

Shreveport notices funeral services for Thomas Craighead Lewis 60, retired real estate operator, who died yesterday after a long illness.

Shreveport Thomas Craighead Lewis Lewis

Mass Movement To Suburbia Strains Major Cities

The Greater Philadelphia Chamber of Commerce reports eight eastern and midwestern cities face higher costs from suburbanization. New York tops per capita expenditures, while Pittsburgh is lowest. average city debt and spending rose since 1945.

Philadelphia Greater Philadelphia Walter P. Miller Jr Chamber Los Angeles Boston Chicago San Francisco Buffalo New Orleans Houston St. Louis Minneapolis William A. Schellenberg Rela Baltimore New York Pittsburgh

Kin Of West Monroe Woman Stricken In Ohio With Polio

Avis Simonis 31 mother of four rushed to Columbus Ohio hospital with bulbar polio the severe form attacking respiration. Her husband Sgt Mel Simonis stationed at a nearby air base. Formerly Avis Wisdom she is daughter of Hamp Wisdom Hodge and later Lake Charles and a niece of Mrs. Robert Ferguson West Monroe. Relatives and many friends in Cheniere area. The four children are cared for by the sergeant's mother who traveled from Michigan.

Avis Simonis Columbus Ohio Jonesboro Mel Simonis Avis Wisdom Hamp Wisdom Hodge Lake Charles Robert S. Ferguson West Monroe Cheniere Simonis Michigan

Sidney Gray Elevated as High Priest of Masons in Ferriday

Sidney R. Gray, Ferriday day businessman, was elected High Priest of Ferriday Chapter 89 Royal Arch Masons. Other officers named include John S. Osborne King Clyde G. Williams scribe J. T. Jacobs treasurer P. H. Farmer secretary Charles D. Lowe captain of the hosts Howard Davis principal sojourner Joseph Dickerson Royal Arch captain LeRoy Taylor master of the third veil Joe D. O'Quinn master of the second veil Albert Cowan sentinel and Gordon A. Cowan chaplain. Installation occurred Monday night by P. H. Farmer Grand Scribe of the Grand Chapter of Louisiana.

Ferriday Sidney R. Gray Royal Arch Masons John S. Osborne King Clyde G. Williams Scribe J. T. Jacobs P. H. Farmer Charles D. Lowe Howard Davis Joseph Dickerson Royal Arch LeRoy Taylor Joe D. O’quinn Albert Cowan Gordon A. Cowan Grand Chapter of Louisiana

New Ferriday Lodge Names Its Master and Officers

Robert E. Jones elected Worshipful Master of Ferriday Lodge No 390 F and A M with Herman Smith and J Cecil Long as senior and junior wardens. Other officers include Maben Pullen, Ed Robertson, Troy Cowan, Dallas Cowan, S R Gray, J L DePrato Sr., L DePrato Sr, P H Farmer, S C Haley, and Albert Cowan. Joint installation with the Eastern Star held Tuesday night at 8 at the Masonic Hall attended by a large crowd. About one fifth of US public high schools have driver education classes.

Ferriday Robert E. Jones Ferriday Lodge Herman Smith J. Cecil Long Maben Pullen Ed Robertson Troy Cowan Dallas Cowan S. R. Gray J. L. DePrato L. de Prato P. H. Farmer S. C. Haley Albert Cowan Ryler Eastern Star Masonic Hall

River Stages Flood Present 24 Hour Stage

Flood conditions reported with 24 hour stage changes amid river warnings. The North Atlantic Treaty was signed at Washington on April 4 1949.

Washington, D. C

Search Resumes at Dawn for Missing Marine Pilot

Dawn search resumes for 2nd Lt. D F Frantz after a Marine FOF jet crashed into boggy marshes 15 miles southwest of New Iberia Louisiana. About 13 aircraft comb a 1000 square mile area near Creole with eye witness Stanley Hebert reporting the crash and explosion.

New Iberia Here Creole Gulf of Mexico Air Force FOF D. F. Frantz Swofford Lake Charles Air Force Base Set Pensacola Fla Naval Air Station Frantz el Toro Marine Base Calif Texas Peter Melchere Stanley Hebert

Best Value Deal Note

Advertising fragment touts tablets at under 200 each with a two for one offer and a unit price of 719 mentioned, indicating a sale promotion with bulk pricing and a limited quantity.

Coast Guard Leads Marsh Duck Hunt Search

Lt. M. B. Williams led a land air search around Creole with seven Civil Air Patrol planes two Coast Guard aircraft from New Orleans two Lake Charles helicopters and a National Guard plane joining. Creole area to be re checked today and search widened if no findings emerge fishermen along the Gulf coast were told to watch for debris and report to New Iberia base.

M. B. Williams Coast Guard New Orleans Creole Gulf New Iberia Civil Air Patrol Lake Charles National Guard

Rhode Island 4-H members complete thousands of projects

In the past year about 3 000 Rhode Island 4-H club members completed over 9 000 projects. Kenneth L. Coombs, state 4-H club lead at the University of Rhode Island, says these figures only tell part of the story as youths also joined community programs and charitable drives.

Kingston R. I Rhode Island Kenneth L. Coombs University of Rhode Island

City forester warns one third of Grand Rapids trees may be removed

Grand Rapids sees a harsh assessment from City Forester Bert Roubos who says about one third of the city's 200000 trees should be cut down due to age, size, sidewalk damage, utility wire interference, and species suitability.

Grand Rapids,mich Bert Roubos Grand Rapid Roubos

Burglars Batter Safe in Auburn Garage

In Auburn Maine burglars worked through the night to batter apart a garage safe only to find it empty and the door unlocked. No valuables were recovered and no arrests reported.

Auburn

Also Mentioned on This Page

New Start Jett and Associates No Calta - Ballew - Gulman Bank of New Roads New Wilcox Wildcat Bradston Field Concordia Concordia Parish E. C. Wentworth Natchez, Miss Wildsville Tee Lewis Rites Monroe Furniture Co The Civil Defense Northeast Louisiana State College John McCarter Lewis Slater Clay Johnson A. B. Clarkson Surburbia Gordon's Lalek Es Hk LY Pierce of Clamp Gi Weekly Moor Ae Wewest Gordons Ouality Jewelers DeSiard St Sidney Gray High Priest Masons New Ferriday Lodge United States Mississippi St. Louis Memphis Helena Arkansas City Vicksburg Ee Eee Red Avr Loing Baton Rouge Donaldsonville Atchafalaya Morgan City Ouachita Camden Monroe Black Jonesville Cincinnati Cairo Arkansas Little Rock Rise RED Shreveport Alexandria Josep Pspiri Louisville DU Mont Ahoy Poulan’s Electrical CO Morris Monroe, LA Lentheric Ubenstein Lucien Max Gury Asmeeih Mountaineer Stewart Jans Aron Risa Aron’s Tra Children’s Tinker Bell ARRAN SR Orseo AA Aron 'S Pharmacy Louisville Ave
Search Courier

Search the Monroe News Star Today with a Free Trial

We want people to find what they are looking for at NewspaperArchive. We are confident that we have the newspapers that will increase the value of your family history or other historical research. With our 7-day free trial, you can view the documents you find for free.

Not Finding What You Were Looking for on This Page of The Monroe News Star?

People find the most success using advanced search. Try plugging in keywords, names, dates, and locations, and get matched with results from the entire collection of newspapers at NewspaperArchive!

Looking Courier

Browse Newspapers

You can also successfully find newspapers by these browse options. Explore our archives on your own!

By Location

By Location

Browse by location and discover newspapers from all across the world.

Browse by Location
By Date

By Date

Browse by date and find publications for a specific day or era.

Browse by Date
By Publication

By Publication

Browse old newspaper publications to find specific newspapers.

Browse by Publication