Ex-Senator Ransdell Remembered Across Louisiana
The article recalls Joseph Ransdell born Oct. 7 1858 at Elmwood Plantation Rapides Parish. A Louisiana senator from 1913 to 1931 he advised presidents and backed flood control health and defense initiatives while a parish surveyor and district attorney prior to his long tenure. He was a devout Catholic and community benefactor known as Uncle Joe.
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William McKinley
Theodore Roosevelt
William Howard Taft
Woodrow Wilson
Warren Harding
Calvin Coolidge
Herbert C. Hoover
Ransdell
Elmwood Plantation
Rapides Parish
John Hickman Ransdell
Louisville Courier
Louisiana
Red River Whig
John Ransdell
Joseph Ransdell
Catherine Wolff
Union College
Schenectady
N. Y
Congress
Joe Ransdell
Senate
Atchafalaya
Mississippi
East Carroll Parish
Tom Montgomery
Michael Ryan
Alexandria
Montgomery
East Carroll
Olive Irene Powell
James Bratten Powell
Sarah Shelby Dubose
Shelby
Laborde
St. Patrick’s Catholic Church
Knights of Columbus
Knights St. Gregory the Great
Pius XI
St. Patrick’s Church
Daniel F. Desmond
Joe
Elmwood
Annual Youth Camp To Attract Methodists Here
Sixty young people and adult workers from the First Methodist Church will leave at 9 o'clock Wednesday morning from the educational building on Wood street to attend the second annual youth camp at Camp Alabama near Choudrant. The youth division of the church school will run a three day camp with recreation swimming worship and study sessions led by George Riser assisted by Jo Marie Ellett and Geneve Castles.
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First Methodist Church
Wood Street
Camp Alabama
Choudrant
Church School
George Riser
Jo Marie Ellett
Geneve Castles
One Night of Folk Games Led by Local Organizers
A Monroe area camp plans include two or more swim periods at a lake with Harriet Haley of Rayville as life-guard. Mrs. G. E. Boggs directs evaluation planning. Elizabeth McKinley leads songs for older youth. Oscar Cloyd leads worship. A long list of attendees, cabin counselors, dietitian, nurse, and clerical staff are named. The schedule runs from 6:45 a.m. reveille to 10 p.m. taps with return to Monroe Friday after noonday dinner.
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Harriet Haley
Rayville
G. E. Boggs
H. L. Johns
Elizabeth McKinley
McKinley
Oscar Cloyd
Johns
Lucy Ann Jackson
Robert Cann
B. O. Yeldell
H. H. Hyman
L. H. Leverett
George Riser
Mike John
Janet Hyman
Ruby Faye Cloyd
Helen Jackson
Emma Jean Hall
Betty Rhea
Martha Riser
Sue Williams
Frances Yeldell
Judy Reagan
Jo Marie Ellett
Roxie Roberts
Mary Emma Wilson
Betsy Ann Benton
Ella Bonner Means of
Shreveport
Kay Worley
Beverly Leach
Gwen John
Billie Sue Swanson
Ruth Ann Boggs
Linda Beth Keller
Joany Dupree
Lucyla Turpin
Helen Theus
Sue Stubbs
Mary Lou Trawick
Kenny Renwick
Hugh Hyman
Hugh Murray
John Joyce
Bob Harrell
Don Waldron
Jimmy Leverett
Mike McCready
Tommy Benton
Peter Mangum
Don Andrews
David Bryant
Karl Keller
Archie Munrall
Mike John, Jr
Monroe
Early Morning Fire Damages West Monroe Stores
An early Tuesday fire in West Monroe caused several thousand dollars in damage to multiple stores. The Corner Grocery at 232 Trenton Street suffered the heaviest loss, with smoke and fire. owned by the John Keno family and operated by Bill Wilson. Other nearby shops, including the Stag Shop, Brown's Clothing Store, and Ramsey's Jewelry, were smoke damaged. Flames, started by burning trash in the alley behind the grocer, were under control within 30 minutes after a 2:13 a.m. alarm. four fire trucks responded.
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West Monroe
Corner Grocery Company
Trenton Street
John Keno
Bill Wilson
Stag
Brown's
Ramsey's
Planning ironing routine to tackle easy tasks first
The guidance suggests sorting articles that require a cool iron and handling them before tougher items. Start by grouping pieces that are light and quick to press, then move to more stubborn fabrics to maximize efficiency.
Campaign Attacks Highlight Louisiana Senate Race
Campaign managers clash over military service claims and diluted records as Ellis defends his stance and Ellender’s seniority. Faulk criticizes both opponents as he touts a reformist approach amid a hot Third District contest with LeBlanc condemning Willis' late campaign tactics.
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Washington
Edward Wright
Houma
Ellis
Wright
Ellender
Mexico City
New Orleans
U. S. Revenue Office
Camp Polk
Fred Cassibry
Cassibry
Tidelands
Times-Picayune
Louisiana
Faulk
Sen
Russell Long
LeBlanc
Willis
South America
Pressure for Swiss watch tariff sparks national defense debate
Eisenhower has blocked larger tariffs on briar pipes and groundfish while approving partial duties on clover seed. The drive for higher Swiss watch movement tariffs rests on claims the watch trades are vital to national defense. Domestic firms warn imports from Switzerland threaten jobs. importers counter that cameras and other producers supplied war needs.
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Eisenhower
Tariff Commission
Senate Armed Services
Switzerland
Deaths fall in Louisiana communities with large families
Obituary notices report the funeral of James Daniel Eason 62 at Bayou Mason Baptist Church near Delhi with interment at the church cemetery. Surviving Eason include wife Dolly and five sons and four daughters across El Dorado Smackover Higgins and Long Beach with Army service at Ft. Bragg and other relatives in Arkansas and Oregon. In Oak Grove Donna Mae Rogers 72 dies at home with service at Green Chapel and interment at Cardon Gay Funeral Home. Survived by husband C E Rogers four sons two daughters three brothers and four sisters. Pallbearers listed.
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James Daniel Eason
Bayou Mason Baptist Church
Delhi
Mathews
Church
Hall Funeral Home
Eason
Dolly Eason
el Dorado
Ark
James Clarence Eason
Mack Eason
Allen Eason
el Dora
Lake Providence
Allie McKinney
Portland
Ore
Annie Andrews
Oak Grove
Green Chapel
Donna Mae Rogers
Lee Katchel
Oak Grove Cemetery
Catron-Gay Funeral Home
A. E. Rogers
H. M. Rogers
H. L. Rogers
Adele Gray Coody
Evelyn Ursey
iMnen
Jack Mullins
Greenville
Miss
Lynn Mullins
Cleveland
Sam Mullins
Julia Rae
Alice McKnight
Kate Emmitt
Harold Dosher
K. T. Dosher
C. W. Kennedy
H. L. Kennedy
Fenton Robinson
Barney Robinson
Funeral services for William Calvin Ezell held in Gilbert
William Calvin Ezell, 74, died Monday at his daughter’s home near Gilbert. Services were 2:30 p.m. Tuesday at Calvary Baptist Church Gilbert with Oakley Cemetery interment. Survived by seven daughters, one son Marcus Ezell, three sisters, two brothers, 41 grandchildren, eight great grandchildren. Funeral directed by First National Funeral Home Winnsboro.
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Winnsboro
William Calvin Ezell
Gilbert
Calvary Baptist Church
Oakley Cemetery
First National Funeral Home of
Ella McFarland
Dudley Andrews
Pauline Boone
Isabell Mercer
Gladys King
Kerman
California
Della Wallace
Viola Adams
McCall Creek
Mississippi
Marcus Ezell
Bastrop
Sallie Emfinger
Leona Crawford
Rosie Pace
Quitman Ezell
Rayville
Mathie Ezell
Brookhaven
Jerry Wayne Shuff
R. W. Shuff
Monroe
Chapel of It All Funeral Home
Union Cemetery
Mangham
Linda Faye
Hall Funeral Home
Fighters Shadow Air France Flight Over IndoChina Coast
Brugger described four unidentified green jets trailing his Air France transport from Saigon to Tokyo, one vessel reporting two U.S. jets nearby. Misty, 100 miles north of Tourane, saw black colored planes, while Max C. Weber said his Pan American plane was escorted by four U.S. Navy jets near Bangkok.
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Misty
U.S
Tourane
Indochina
Brugger
Air France
Saigon
Tokyo
Hong Kong
Kaitak Airfield
United States
Max C. Weber
Great Barrington
Mass
Pan American World Airways
Bangkok
Voting Begins in Ouachita Parish as Machines Debut
Polls opened at 6 am in 49 precincts with 26 652 registered voters in Ouachita Parish and 488 in parish totals, amid new voting machines and streamlined setup. Voters choose local district and state candidates from 40 fields across wards 3 5 8 9 and 10 with several races including district attorney, city judgeship and marshal posts.
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Gilbert T. Brown
George Fink Albin Lassiter
George Lester
Fred Fudickar, Jr
West Monroe
Howell Heard
Jasper E. Jones
Grayson Hicks
W. E. Lawrence
James E. Martin
Roy Steele
S. E. Wall
Ollie Carter
R. D. Carter
L. A. Harris
Pete O. Holcomb
W. G. Worley
C. E. Buckley
al Newburn
Joe Johnson
Walter Bennett
Floyd Temple
Ed Hislop
Harold D. Cannon
Curtis Shell
Charles Griggs
Harry Wheelis
E. B. Wheeler
Dwight Owens
Marshal H. Head
James Trousdale, Jr
Benjamin F Martin
W. Barlow S
City Council Votes to Improve Adams Street and Approve Contracts
The council approved asphalt surfacing on Adams street near Louisiana Machinery Co and M Kaplan and Sons. Contracts were awarded to Woodard Wight for seven power transformers and Gay Clothing Co for fire uniforms. Approval for bid advertisements on auto transformers and a $35,000 trunk sewer line in Forsythe avenue area was granted along with subdivision surveys and sewer district considerations.
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Adams Street
Louisiana Machinery Co
M. Kaplan and Sons
Woodard Wight and Co
M. L. van Fossen
Gay Clothing Company
van Fossen
Westwood
Biedenhamn
Forsythe Avenue
Inmate Escape After Hertford Currituck Ball Game
Three Currituck County prison inmates were unaccounted for after a baseball game between Hertford and Currituck county camp teams. The incident occurred in Ahoskie North Carolina with authorities searching for the missing prisoners.
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Ahoskie
N. C
Currituck County
Hertford
Currituck Counties
After High School What guide for future engineers
Our modern world needs trained engineers and scientists and early high school math and science courses prepare students for engineering or technical colleges. For a free folder write to Box 40 Mid-Town Station New York 18 NY in cooperation with The Advertising Council.
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Mid-Town Station
New York
N. Y
Doctor Kidnapping and Shootout Climax Police Vow Justice
A doctor and his wife Earl Clone aided by a man named Dr. Anton tipped a police officer $57 then followed victims’ car to an intersection. Dr. Anton was shot as he stepped from his car. Detectives cornered the kidnapper and killed him after he fired toward a police vehicle.
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Earl Clone
Dr. Anton
Church Of God Holds Revival In West Monroe
The Church of God invites all faiths to a gospel tent revival in the 500 block of Montgomery Street West Monroe. Evangelist J. W. Bennett of Memphis Tennessee speaks nightly at 8 oclock. Sponsored by the Church of God the meetings will continue for a week or more.
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Montgomery Street
West Monroe
Evangelist J. W. Bennett
Memphis
Tenn
Church of God
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U. S
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State Board of Education
R. D. Farr
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Flrat
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