Neville Couple Mark Fifty Years Of Marriage In Monroe
On June 1 1904 educator Ernest L Neville and Miss Alice Davis wed. He was assistant principal and she a teacher as Monroe’s school system grew to about 600 pupils and 17 teachers. The couple later settled to enhance local education and now have a daughter and grandchildren. Friends honored them with a floral gift and a playful Pot of Gold reference.
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Ernest L. Neville
Alice Davis
Niagara Falls
New York
Monroe
Neville
Wesley Shafto
School Board To Meet Wednesday In Ouachita Parish
The Ouachita Parish school board will hold its regular meeting Wednesday at 10 am in the school board office at 707 St. John Street. Routine business is expected to be taken up at the meeting.
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Ouachita Parish
School Board
St. John Street
Nine Year Old Pleads With Martians To End War
Albuquerqué 9 year old Linda Sue Russell writes to Martians asking them to land at a playground and scare earthlings into peace. She promises to build a spaceship when older and study for it at 12, believing Martians will force negotiation. Her mother notes the seriousness of her plan.
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Albuquerque
Linda Sue Russell
Linda Sue
Earth
Arthur Russell
McCarthy refuses papers amid informant protection clash
McCarthy blocks releasing hearings papers until confidential informant names are removed. Mundt urges submission by Memorial Day. Cohn backs safeguarding sources with security classifications from CIA and State Department. McCarthy accuses McClellan of possible law violation over secret FBI data from an unnamed Army intel officer.
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Mundt
R-Sd
McCarthy
Cohn
Central Intelligence Agency
State Department
Subcommittee
Sen. McClellan
D-Ark
FBI
Army
109th Methodist conference opens at First Baptist Church
The 109th annual conference opened at 2 p.m. today in Monroe's First Baptist Church with Bishop Paul Martin presiding. A large attendance gathered for opening exercises including hymn, devotional, and prayer. Rev. J. H. Midgett led the roll call while G. Thomas Frazer and Mayor John E. Coon delivered welcoming messages. Rev. L. E. Douglas reported on the Board of Missions.
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Paul Martin
First Baptist Church
J. H. Midgett
G. Thomas Frazer
John E. Coon
Monroe
L. E. Douglas
Board of Missions
Guy
Memorial service speakers at First Baptist Church
M Hicks on the Board of Education spoke with Dr J J Mickle Centenary College president. The commemoration service followed with Dr F M Freeman leading and Rev G W Pomeroy delivering remarks. An 7:30 evening service at the First Baptist Church features Dr Alfred H Freeman of Wichita Falls Texas as speaker, with music by the First Methodist chancel choir led by Irvie Lee Tempie.
Northwestern student nurses finish three month public health program
Miss Patricia Sullivan of Clayton Louisiana and Miss Sue Gilliland of Kosciusko Mississippi, student nurses at Northwestern College in Natchitoches, completed a three month Public Health Orientation at Ouachita Parish Health Unit. They will join Charity Hospital staff in Monroe. Dr W Carroll Summer praised their work at the unit.
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Patricia Sullivan
Sue Gilliland
Northwestern College
Natchitoche
Ouachita Parish
Louisiana
Sullivan
Clayton
Charity Hospital
Monroe
Gilliland
Kosciusko
Miss
W. Carroll Summer
Ruling Enables Mayoral Committee Appointments
Alton Burkett and the executive committee gain power to appoint new members following a 1942 ruling. Jones sought the attorney general’s opinion last week and received it Tuesday morning. Jones resigned from the council effective Tuesday, leaving a vacancy to be filled.
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Executive Committee
Jones
Council
Jury Trial Opens in Federal Court in Slow Start
Eye Witness the jury by the federal clerk of court. Tuesday's session began slowly with many spectators. Judge Ben Dawkins Jr presides. The accident deaths include Mr and Mrs Clayton Weems of New Orleans their two children and Mr and Mrs Buford Whittington of Monroe. Weems sister of Mrs Whittington was visiting Monroe. An earlier federal suit ended in a mistrial after one witness faced perjury charges. The suit targets Guy A Thompson, railroad company treasurer, by Malcolm D Nicholson tutor to Weems minors and Yvonne Whittington Russell tutrix of minor Jimmy Whittington.
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Federal Clerk of Court
Ben Dawkins, Jr
Clayton Weems
New Orleans
Buford Whittington
Monroe
Malcolm D. Nicholson
Malcolm Neil Weems
Carol Weems
Yvonne Whittington Russell
Jimmy H. Whittington
McCarthy Hearings Drift Amid Strikes and Testimony
Subcommittee friction rises over hearing locations and scheduling amid a New York newspaper strike. Cohn denies shifting testimony to Washington and details a dispute with Adams over terms used. McCarthy defends his actions while Mundt cautions on order.
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Schine
Army
Cohn
Adams
McCarthy
New York
Washington
New York City
Subcommittee
Mundt
R-Sd
Wisconsin
Justice Department
Conn
Stevens
Sen. McCarthy
Ft. Monmouth
N.J
Jenkins
Monmouth
West Monroe Man Called To Duty In Navy Air Corps
West Monroe resident Airman Jimmy Gammill, son of Mrs. Dessie Gammill and Mr. Bill Gammill, was called to active duty in the Navy air corps. A reserve since 1951, he now serves at the Navy Air Tech Training Center in Norman Oklahoma after finishing among top entrants in a competitive exam. He is a 1952 Ouachita Parish High School graduate and previously attended Northeast Louisiana State University.
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Jimmy Gammill
Dessie Gammill
North Second
West Monroe
Bill Gammill
Bastrop
Navy Air Corps
Navy Air Tech Training Center
Norman
Oklo
Gammill
Ouachita Parish High School
Stamps Approval Sparks Bid to Reform State Board
Lawmakers debate Rep Rolfe McCollisters plan to make all board members legislators. The bill would require senate or house membership, enforce tight control on appropriations, and limit funding to existing or preapproved agencies. House Ways and Means backs tax relief on finance charges and debates gasoline tax parity. Funeral tax removal dies for now. Education panel backs two New Orleans area state colleges amid likely floor opposition.
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State Board of Liquidation
Rolfe McCollister
Baton Rouge
McCollister
Louisiana
Sam Murray
Mansfield
House Education Committee
New Orleans
Police officials named from multiple parish and city departments
A list of officers including Sidney G. Martins William F. Johnson Gerald E Cowart from Ouachita Parish Sheriff Department William Bell state police Monroe Wilton Thomason Willie R Taliaferro Alvin F Dohmann Joe B Smith James C Martin Harold M Daniels Woodrow Miller Tallulah Police Steve Ogden James M Willhight Richland Parish Sheriff James W Beam Bastrop Police Randolph Montgomery Julius Freeman Lt Melvin V Ramer and
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Sidney G. Martin
William F. Johnson
Gerald E. Cowart
Ouachita Parish
William Bell
Monroe
Wilton Thomason
Willie R. Taliaferro
Alvin F. Dohmann
Joe B. Smith
James C. Martin
Harold M. Daniels
Woodrow Miller
Tallulah
Steve Ogden
James M. Willhight
Richland Parish
James W. Beam
Frank Weaver
Morish
Robert E. Harp
Les West Monroe
Ralph Endsley
William S. Antley
James R. Cal
David Johnston
E. I. Ho Neal
Marvin L. Caldwell Parish
Creston Dunnan Waldrop Oak Grove
Henry Vaughn
Franks
J. D. Ita
Hugh F
Dan P. A
H. D. Ruffin
H. Johnson
Th Department of Revenue
Civil Defense
SQUEALERS ESCAPE AT AERON PACKING YARD INCIDENT
Local authorities from multiple agencies including Monroe police and sheriff departments chase 800 escaped animals from a packinghouse yard. The cadet suffered a knee and hip injury after sliding into a hole while pursuing the fugitives.
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Escap Aeron
Ohio
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