Escapee Jackson Captured in Monroe Hideout
Ouachita Parish sheriff's deputies with FBI and Monroe police arrested Johnny Jackson, a Marshall jail escapee, at 1102 Arkansas St. He signed extradition waiver to Marshall authorities. Separate chase led to arrest of Joe Bob Patterson in Mineola, Texas, on burglary and car theft charges amid wider East Texas manhunt.
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Monroe
Johnny Jackson
Marshall, Tex
Ouachita Parish
Marion County
Tenn
Jackson
Wascom, Tex
Sheriff's Department
Marshall
Joe Bob Patterson
Waco
Tex
Caldwell’s
Mineola
Texas
East Texas
Patterson
Ouachita
Patterson Wee
Sanders Lumber Company
Longview
Wood County
Baton Rouge Youth Dies From Motorcycle Crash
Fred G. Higgins aged 19 of Baton Rouge died from injuries suffered in a motorcycle crash Wednesday. Higgins was in a single vehicle accident and died Thursday from those injuries.
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Baton Rouge
UPI
Fred G. Higgins
Higgins
Expert advises expansion of Esler Airport over new site
Robert Cralle of Dallas, hired by Rapides Parish Police Jury, says expanding Esler Field is cheaper. Expansion estimated at 2.65 million with about one third funded by the federal government. A new airport nearby would cost about 7.2 million. Project scope includes longer runways for jets, better terminal facilities, and improved access roads. Delta and Trans-Texas Airlines already serve Esler.
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Robert Cralle
Dallas
Tex
Carlle
Delta
Trans- Texas Airlines
Esler
Declaration of Independence Adopted by Continental Congress
In 1776 the Continental Congress formally adopted the Declaration of Independence from Britain. The document was signed two days later amid the push for colonial independence and the start of a new American era.
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Continental Congress
Britain
Local Briefs From Monroe and Nearby
Twin Cities residents share notes on service members and community events. Everett Rushing returns from Far East duty and will report to USS Higbee in two weeks. George Black seeks performers for The Music Man at Monroe Little Theatre. David Mulvey attends Inspiration Point Fine Arts Colony and performs operas near Eureka Springs. Billy Fuller makes a solo visit to Memphis. Sandra Nobles recuperates after an automobile crash. Berlin Fuller begins as Trans Texas Air Line station manager. Olaf V king of Norway was born in 1903.
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Navy Seave
Everett (Scooter) Rushing
Everett Rushing
Powell Ave
Monroe
Far East
Long Beach
Calif
George Black
Monroe Little Theatre
George
Little Theatre
Lamy Lane
Inspiration Point
Eureka Springs
Arkansas
Ruth
Mulvey
Mimi Meek
William Gabriel
Billy’ Fuller IV
Memphis
Tenn
W. A. Holiman
H. P. Littleton
Realtor Addresses Group on Ethics in Real Estate
Richardson Texas realtor Mrs. Vera McCarty spoke at a Women’s Council meeting of the Monroe West Monroe Real Estate Board on ethics in the real estate profession. The hostess Mrs. Lela King Breard was honored with a surprise birthday party.
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A Richardson
Tex
Vera McCarty
The
Monroe - West Monroe
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Clark
Breard Street
Julian Decater
Allen Cloud
Rt. 2
Jackson St
Oliver Lowe
Lowe
11Th St
Frigidaire Refrigerator
Soto
Ride-Aire
Ptaay
Frigidaire
Biscayne
Alexandria
Rapides Parish
Esler Field
Twin Cities
Navy
David Mulvey
Gordon E. Mulvey
Arkansas Ave
Sandra Nobles
Maud Nobles
St. Francis Hospital
Berlin Fuller
Trans. Texas Airline
Carolyn
Keith
Texarkana
Tommy Beeman
Olaf V
King of
Norway
Louisiana Gas Service Company
Harvey, Louisiana
A. B. Paterson
Texas Realtor
Knoe-Tv
Hunt Public Service
John
Hunt
North Second St
Homenway
Mayflower
Ivy
Nunn
Bush Shoes
Krauss
DeSiard
Dow
Yee
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