Judges to Convene Across North Louisiana For Traffic Court Meeting
District judges, district attorneys and municipal judges from across North Louisiana will meet next Wednesday with American Bar Association members to discuss traffic court procedure. The four meetings begin at 4 P.M. in Monroe with Judge Jesse Heard presiding, followed by sessions in Baton Rouge Crowley and New Orleans. Officials attending include Governor Kennon aides and Monroe officials for a safety conference prior to the Baton Rouge session.
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Louisiana
American Bar Association
Jesse Heard
David I. Garrett
Heard
Cleveland Fruge
13Th
Louisiana District Judges’ Association
Capitol
Baton Rouge
Parish
Crowley
Mont Leon
New Orleans
Hic
Monroe
Robert F. Kennon
Fruge
Bar Associaon
Construction To Start On Ruston Plant Project
Ruston announces the start of a $1,236,200 Southern Bell Telephone Company plant at Bonner and East Mississippi streets. The two story brick building will house the office and all departments with a back one story section. Perrilliat-Rickey Construction Co. of New Orleans will erect it and dial system equipment will be installed. Reconstruction to dial for Ruston is expected soon.
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Ruston
Southern Bell Telephone Company
FE. P. Cowan
Bonner
East Mississippi
Cowan
Perrilliat - Rickey Construction Company
New Orleans
Thursday Now Tentative Date For A-Blasts
LAS VEGAS Nov 16 UP The Atomic Energy Commission will decide Wednesday whether the first shot of the 1955 atomic test series can be fired Thursday morning. The test was set for Tuesday from Yucca Flat but postponed due to bad weather and delays continued after Wednesday. A weather evaluation will be held Wednesday afternoon. if favorable, the device will be fired Thursday morning.
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Las Vegas
Atomic Energy Commission
Yucca Flat
AEC
Where To Find It Amusements Comics and Editorial
Classifieds and features list amusements comics and editorials in this section with notes on radio ty society sports and a preventive message to keep Louisiana green amid activities and events titled Where To Find It.
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Radio-Ty Society
Charges Against Mrs. Clark Ended
The Ouachita Parish School Board unanimously voted to dismiss all charges against Tina G. Clark principal of Ransom School due to lack of preponderance of evidence. The board urged forbearance and understanding to allow the school to proceed, citing the Teacher Tenure Act and a petition from 287 patrons and 204 others.
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Ouachita Parish
Tina G. Clark
Ransom School
W. RB. Inabnet
W. 0. McDonald
Ward 10
James H. Trousdale, Jr
J. ©. Green
Frogress
Light Rain Forecast for Twin City Area
Light rain was forecast for the Twin City area through the afternoon and early night on Wednesday. The C A A forecaster said skies would be cloudy with drizzle until about 9 p m. A cold front moving northwest at 12 miles an hour was expected to arrive around 4 p m. A light shower earlier in the day produced no measurable rainfall. Morning low was 56 and the high 63 degrees.
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Twin City
GC. Ae Oe
State Wildlife Convention Set Here Feb 25-27
The 16th annual Louisiana Wildlife Federation convention meets February 25 to 27 at the Virginia Hotel Monroe with about 250 delegates from 65 sportsmen clubs. Mayors Gates and Norris welcome, with D Young Jr, Bud Jackson, and Travis Roberts among speakers. Meetings on conservation education, fish, habitat, hunting laws, and more. Louisiana Outdoor Writers Association joins.
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Louisiana Wildlife Federation, Inc
Monroe
Harry Gates
The
Wildlife Federation
Virginia Hotel
Gates
John FE. Coon
Allen Norris
West Monroe
D. Young, Jr
Louisiana Wild Life and Fisheries Commission
Louisiana Outdoor Writers Association
Federation
States to be admitted as Alaska and Hawaii
The House Interior Committee voted 19 to 6 to admit both Alaska and Hawaii as states. The measure advances to the House floor pending Rules Committee clearance, with 10 Democrats and 9 Republicans in favor and 4 Democrats and 2 Republicans against. President Eisenhower favored immediate Hawaii statehood but urged delaying Alaska’s action until its problems are resolved. Rep. Clair Engle predicted a strong committee vote of about 20 to 8 despite White House disapproval.
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Washington
House
Interior Committee
Alaska
Hawaii
Rules Committee
Eisenhower
Psh
Clair Engle
Calif
House Interior Committee
Engle
Congress
U.S
U. S
Three Men Sentenced to State Penitentiary for Burglary and Murder
In fourth district court Deputy Curt Duggins ferried Monroe G. Tanner 37, Orvil Renfro 31, and Alex Irvin Varnell 25 to the state penitentiary in Angolo. Sentences ranged from five years for burglary to 15 years for murder. Tanner received 15 years for murder after pleading guilty. Varnell drew five years on each of five burglary counts plus three years for attempted burglary. Renfro received five years on burglary and five years on grand larceny. All terms run under Judge David I Garrett.
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Fourth District
Angola
Curt Duggins
Bailey Grant
Grant
Monroe G. Tanner
Negro
Orvil Renfro
Alex Irvin Varnell
Tanner
Varnell
Renfro
David I. Garrett
Mardi Gras First Night Parade Ends in Looted Trinkets Stowaway
Revelers in New Orleans stash trinkets from Mardi Gras first night parade as they prepare for another Krewe of Baby float parade set for tonight.
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New Orleans
Babylon
Ike's Economic Program Wins NAM Approval
NAM leaders praise Eisenhower's economic philosophy as admirable and endorse the long term growth focus. They push for corporate tax cuts to revive profits and oppose raising the minimum wage, while acknowledging general agreement with the President's report.
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Ike
Washington
Eisenhower
Henry G. Riter
Congress
Emerson B. Schmidt
U.S. Chamber of Commerce
Oliver Head Of Bank Here Dies at 63
Oliver, head of the De Trust Company and longtime Central Savings Bank executive, died suddenly likely of a heart attack. He was 63, born December 28, 1886 in Doylestown, Pennsylvania, and spent most of his life in Monroe. He planned a funeral Thursday at 3 p.m. in Mulhearn Chapel with interment in Riverview Burial Park. He had served 50 years with Central Savings Bank and Trust, helped promote the first Monroe skyscraper, led the Louisiana Bankers Association, and was active in the Chamber of Commerce and several companies.
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Travis Oliver
de Trust Company
South
Phefitharst’ Admsk
Ntral Savings Bank
Sue
Mulhearn
Riverview Burial Park
Oliver
Central Savings Bank and Trust Company
Doylestown
Travis
Richland Parish
Monroe
City of Monroe
South Grand and
Grammont Streets
DeSiard
DeSiard and
Jackson Streets
Louisiana Bankers Association
People’s Homestead and Savings Association
Natural Gas Company
American Bankers’ Association
Louisiana
Chamber of Commerce
Woman becomes first female deputy sheriff in Polk County Texas
Opal Sears Reeder, a former Newellton resident and Newellton High School graduate, is appointed the county’s first woman deputy sheriff by Sheriff Watson Walker. Reeder has lived in Livingston for ten years, and her eleven year old daughter Debra expresses excitement at the new role.
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Newellton
Tensas Parish
Newellton High School
Opal Sears Reeder
Polk County
Texas
Reeder
Watson Walker
Livingston
Tex
W. I. Sears
Debra
Decision Delayed on Gulf Mobile & Ohio Passenger Service
The Louisiana Public Service Commission postponed action until Friday on the Gulf Mobile & Ohio railroad request to halt passenger service between Slidell and Angie.
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Baton Rouge
Louisiana Public Service Commission
Gulf, Mobile & Ohio Railroad
Slidell
Angie
New Lead Sought in Rubinstein Murder Case
New York police interview limousine chauffeur Herman Scholz as possible breakthrough in the Serge Rubinstein murder mystery. Assistant district attorney Alexander Herman says identification of the killer remains unclear, but hopes Scholz can reveal critical information. Rubinstein, a financier and noted playboy, was slain at his Fifth Avenue mansion on January 27.
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New York
Serge Rubinstein
Herman Scholz
Asst. Dist. Atty
Alexander Herman
Scholz
Rubinstein
Playboy
House Set To Vote Pay Hike In Congress
House members face a vote on a pay increase from 15000 to 25000 a year with parallel raises for federal judges and other officials. The Senate Finance Committee has approved a 22500 raise, while supporters urge timing tied to broader government pay reforms.
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Washington
House
Senate
Judiciary Committee
Press
Dubach Bank Cashier Held For Forgery
Herman Frederick Delany a 30 year old cashier at Dubach State Bank was held on 2 500 bond after a hearing before Commissioner Haynes Harkey Jr on charges of forging a customer's draft for 3 444 43 drawn on Bonnie McKee Jr. The offense allegedly occurred October 26 1954 and Delany was arrested by FBI agents.
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Dubach Bank
Haynes Harkey, Jr
Herman Frederick Delany
Dubach State Bank
Harkey
Delony
Federal Bureau of Investigation
Bonnie McKee, Jr
F.D. SC
End of 42 Hour Romanian Legation Siege in Bern
Three anti Communist protesters surrender peacefully at the Romanian legation in Bern ending a 42 hour occupation. Police report no major damage aside from torn propaganda while the trio refuse to reveal names. They killed the chauffeur Aurel Sedu during the assault and face Swiss trial, with the incident ending amid heavy cantonal police and troops on guard.
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Bern
Switzerland
Hermann Alboth
Legation
Romania
Alfred Zehnder
Aurel Sedu
Trains Detouring After Wreck At Tremont
S W McLean of Illinois Central says crewmen work to clear wreckage of a freight train derailed near Tremont Tuesday. Thirteen of 48 cars derailed near a bridge. a broken rail suspected. Freight and passenger service rerouted via Dorado Rock Island line to Missouri Pacific into Monroe.
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Ilinois Central
New Orleans DJs Endurance Marathon Near 54 Hours
Two disc jockeys have sat in a barricaded transmitter room since Monday morning and passed the 53 hour mark in a marathon. The blues writer of Shuggy Boom arrived to urge cessation, but the pair declined to set an end time.
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New Orleans
Ward man held after fatal shotgun killing in Ward 8
Chester Jackson, 23, is jailed in Ouachita Parish on murder charges after a shotgun slaying that killed Robert James Johnson, 19, in Ward 8. Jackson, identified by Sheriff Bailey Grant, will face the parish grand jury in April. He allegedly admitted the shooting after a domestic dispute escalated.
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Chester Jackeson
Ouachita Parish
Bailey Grant
Grant
Robert James Johnson
Newgroes
Jackson
Johnson
J Johnsonackson
Jurn
Sherif
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