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Monroe News Star

Location

Monroe, Louisiana, United States of America

Date

Jun 01, 1954

Page

5

Tulane Graduates Hear Blast At Senator M'Carthy

Louisville publisher Mark Ethridge told 762 Tulane graduates that McCarthyism threatens American liberty and faith. He blasted fear as worse than communism, comparing informer systems to Nazi and Communist methods and criticizing loyalty tests and secret sessions.

Tulane M’carthy Mark Ethridge Louisville Courier-Journal Louisville Times Tulane University Wisconsin Eth

Publisher criticizes censorship and academic freedom

Ethridge denounces bans on books and selective admissions as the Big Lie technique of Goebbels. He singles out McCarthy era politics, claims anti intellectualism, and says such methods betray the nation’s core right to dissent by stifling scientists and artists and narrowing academic freedom.

Ethridge Goebbels McCarthy

Two Negro Women Prisoners Escape in Monroe Jail

Two African American women, Jean Protho and Mary Francis Raburn, escaped the Monroe city jail in the early hours after prying the lock on the outside door. They had been in a fight the night before and faced additional charges while already serving time.

Monroe City Jean Protho Mary Francis Raburn Fone

Hungarian Reds Take Up Golf In Utonia

Budapest reports Hungary's Red rulers may adopt golf as a symbol of the new look. The regime promotes consumer goods while living costs rise, widening gaps between top officials and average workers. High salaries, luxury imports, and state stores underscore a growing upper class despite modest overall living standard gains.

Utonia Richard O'Regan Budapest Hungary Russia Soviet Althoug West Europe Opera Jozsef Vargha Adm Nicholas Horthy Nagyaruhaz

Mild Kind to Hands Cleans Better Than Soap Says Ad

An advertisement claims the product Mild Kind to Hands offers superior cleanliness versus soap. It emphasizes gentle formulas and effective cleansing for daily hand use, targeting households seeking milder wash options.

A. F. Hyers E. 38Th Street Savannah Georgia

West Monroe Man Charged After Willie's Drive-In Fracas

Silas M. Aulds of West Monroe, 24, is jailed on two counts simple battery and property damage after a late Monday night incident at Willie's Drive-In. Owner Willie Spencer was arrested earlier for failing to close the tavern between midnight Saturday and 6 a.m. Monday and posted bond. Aulds allegedly threw a bottle injuring a man accompanying a dating partner. sheriff reported a bruise and cut on the victim.

Aulds Ouachita Parish Willie Willie Spencer Bailey Grant Acros Sheriff Department Grant Highway 80 West Monroe

Webb Pierce Presented With Keys in Twin Cities Visit

Webb Pierce arrived in Monroe by air and received the keys to the Twin Cities from Mayors John Coon and J Allen Norris. Local officials and chamber delegates welcomed him before his Webb Pierce Day appearances. Pierce came from Indianapolis after a 9000 person crowd, plans a fishing trip with former Gov Jimmie Davis, and will return Saturday for a parade and show with family present.

Webb Pierce West Monroe Monroe Twin Cities John Coon J. Allen Norris Pierce Monroe - West Monroe Indianapolis Ind Hubert Long Paul Kellenger Kellenger del Rio Tex Anderson Jimmie Davis Florine Wyatt Vivian King

Hat collection from Brimfield man numbers 500 plus

Brimfield Massachusetts Charles A De Land Jr owns one of the nation's largest and most unusual hat collections with more than 500 hats from 35 countries. He began collecting odd headgear in 1933 during a world tour.

Brimfield Mass Charles A. de Land, Jr

Youth Injured In Auto Bus Crash In Monroe

A 15 year old Monroe boy, Frank Brown Jr, suffered head laceration and bruises when his 1952 Plymouth collided with a Monroe city bus at Grammont and Hall streets about 5 25 p m Monday. Daisy Cotten, a bus passenger, was slightly injured but left the scene. Police report about 150 damage to the bus 400 to the car and damage to a stop sign.

Monroe Grammont Hall Streets Frank Brown, Jr Hudson Lane Brown Hall Street Plymouth Daisy Cotten Anthony Danna

Sixth graders study whaling with 39 whale steaks

In Granby Connecticut sixth grade pupils explored the whaling industry by eating 39 whale steaks brought to class by their teacher. The lesson aimed to give students a tangible sense of the industry and its historical impact in New England.

Granby, Conn

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