Monroe area bills win in state House and Senate passage
Four bills concerning Northeast Louisiana, including race labeling on blood transfusions with penalties, creation of a second judge in the Fifth Judicial District, and civil case provisions. Other measures authorize funding for Northeast State College and Louisiana Tech, plus multiple local and state business, education, and development items.
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Baton Rouge
Monroe
House
Senate
Louisiana
Humber Sims
Mer Rouge
Ralph E. King
Winnsboro
Lawrence Gibbs
Woodrow Wilson
Bastrop
Sims
Kings
Fifth Judicial District
Peale
Wilson
Gibbs
Ouachita Valley Vocational School
Ouachita Valley Vocational Technical School
Northeast State College
la. Tech
Ruston
Faulk
Ouachita Parish
Family Court
East Baton Rouge Parish
Chachere
Napper
Louisiana Tech
Louisiana Peach Festival Authority
North Central Louisiana Industrial Development Commission
Sparks
King
Conservation
Conservation Department
Crothers
Downes
Homer Franklin
Department of Highways
Claudette E. Franklin
Albert C. Blackman
Ksle-Tv
Patton
Myrick
C. F. Calquette
West Carroll Parish
Delaney
4 H Members Attend Camp For Two Weeks
Ouachita 4 H members begin their first of two weeks at camp today with senior members departing for Camp Grant Walker. Juniors will camp at Lake Bistineau June 9 to 13. Attending are Ann Lea Judy Van Reecie Futch Vera Miller Ann Webb Ann Bower Jacklyn Van Janet Redmond Glenda Webb Ginger Jordan Brenda Oglesby Caroline Taylor Zella Fae Brown Steven Wood ward Brenda Custer Charlotte Brownlee Sherlane Duke Kath ryn West Mary Sue Northcutt Patricia Roberts Donnie Hicks Anita Benson Billie Crew Kay Joyce Pat Mills Sharon Prit chett Iva Smith Jane Ware Cherry Wisener Leilani Hib bard Betty Tippen Sharon Tip pen Tommie Coon Joan Pogue Janice Pogue Caroline Fisher Betty McCoullough Judy Stigall Virginia Smith Shirley Anding Anita Anding Donald Murphy Leo Wyatt L. E. Wyatt Nelda Lewis Susan Landrum Linda Tol bird Evelyn Baum Carolyn Mc Curry Belinda Branch Donna Na roziank Jeanette Johns Keren McClung Eddie Everritt Karen Bower Judy Strozier Barbara Jones George Henry Jones Faith Gauldin Corbett Gauldin Lynn Parsons Cherry Phillips Donna Phillips Gayle Evans Jeanette Nolan David Lee Spence Kay McWilliams Linda Fite Roger Pinton Buddy Wall Patricia Mann Carolyn Sturdivant Minnie Walker Tom Owens Stephen Riser. Adult leaders listed are Mrs J H Kilpatrick Mrs W H Pogue Mrs J E Ware and Miss Christine Clam Nt.
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Ouachita 4-H
Grant Walker
Lake Bistineau
Ann Lea
Judy van
Reecie Futch
Vera Miller
Ann Webb
Ann Bower
Jacklyn van
Janet Redmond
Glenda Webb
Ginger Jordan
Brenda Oglesby
Caroline Taylor
Zella Fae Brown
Steven Woodward
Brenda Custer
Charlotte Brownlee
Sherlane Duke
Kathryn West
Mary Sue Northcutt
Patricia Roberts
Donnie Hicks
Anita Benson
Billie Crew
Kay Joyce
Pat Mills
Sharon Pritchett
Iva Smith
Jane Ware
Cherry Wisener
Leilani Hibbard
Betty Tippen
Sharon Tippen
Tommie Coon
Joan Pogue
Janice Pogue
Caroline Fisher
Betty McCoullough
Judy Stigall
Virginia Smith
Shirley Anding
Anita Anding
Donald Murphy
Leo Wyatt
Linda Fite
Roger Pinton
Buddy Wall
Patricia Mann
Carolyn Sturdivant
Minnie Walker
Tom Owens
Stephen Riser
J. H. Kilpatrick
W. H. Pogue
J. E. Ware
Christine Clam
West Monroe Building Permits For May 26 To June 1
Building permits released list two plans at 1107 Otis Street and 1006 Arkansas Road. James Simral seeks a frame workshop and storage room valued at 400 dollars. D E Walker requests a frame addition to a residence valued at 1500 dollars.
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West Monroe
James Simral
Otis Street
D. E. Walker
Arkansas Road
No Evidence Of Foul Play In Mystery
A report funded by Dominican Republic leader Rafael Trujillo finds no evidence linking his regime to the disappearance of Dr. Jesus de Galindez. Lawyer Morris Ernst concluded the mystery may involve Galindez duties with Basque exile groups and money raised for them. Galindez, a Columbia lecturer and critic of Trujillo, vanished after a March 12 1956 class.
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New York
Rafael L. Trujillo
Dominican Republic
Caribbean
Jesus de Galindez
Morris Ernst
Galindez
Ernst
Columbia University
Trujillo
Republic
Columbia
Dormitory Fire at Mary Holmes Junior College
A two story dormitory at Mary Holmes Junior College for Negroes burned early Sunday. Authorities blamed an electrical short in ceiling wiring and the state fire marshal was summoned. Damage was estimated at $50 000. one student suffered minor burns while others escaped. The college had briefly faced a racial controversy last year involving University of Kansas visitors.
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West Unnt
Miss
Clay County
L. W. Walker
Mary Holmes Junior College
Dawson Horn
Presbyterian Church of the USA
University of Kansas
Kansas
Deaths Wilfred A Skinner Sr
Services for Wilfred Aubrey Skinner Sr. 63, former Monroe man, were held at 2 p.m. today at Hixson Funeral chapel. He died in St. Louis Friday night. A World War I veteran, he served 20 years with Missouri Pacific Railroad as a commercial agent at Ft. Smith Ark. Interment followed at Riverview Cemetery. Survived by widow Clara McEnery, two sons Dr. Wilfred A. Skinner and Albert W. Skinner, two sisters and three brothers, and seven grandchildren.
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Wilfred Aubrey Skinner Sr
Monroe
Hixson
Skinner
St.Louis
Missouri Pacific Railroad
Ft. Smith
Ark
Allin
Riverview Cemetery
Hixson Funeral Home
Clara McEnery
Wilfred A. Skinner
Palo Alto
Calif
Albert W. Skinner
Chicago
L. H. Krogmire
Gladys S. Miles
Leo H. Skinner
James M. Skinner
eLander H. Skinner
Tampa
Fla
Mrs Fara Rawls 61 Pioneer Dies in Delhi Parish
Mrs Fara Rawls 61 of Pioneer died Sunday in a Delhi clinic. Funeral services were at 3 p.m. at Colewa Pentecostal Church with Rev Ralph Hatten. Interment in Epps Cemetery under Mulhearn Funeral Home Delhi. Survived by husband Monroe Rawls Pioneer four sons Oscar Carl Rawls Epps Ecell Rawls Pioneer and Alfred Rawls Darnell four brothers J T Fred George West Monroe Charles George Epps Henry George Chicago three sisters Mrs Lena Durbin Jonesboro Mrs Ernie Wheelis Mrs Lula Russell Eros 19 grandchildren and one great grandchild.
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Delhi
Fara Rawls
Pioneer
Colewa Pentecostal
Ralph Hatten
Epps
Mulhearn Funeral Home
Monroe Rawls
Oscar
Carl Rawls
Ecell Rawls
Alfred Rawls
Darnell
J. T
Fred George
West Monroe
Charles George
Henry George
Chicago
Lena Durbin
Jonesboro
Ernie Wheelis
Lula Russell
Eros
Crawford Rites Set for Lillie Man at Hopewell Church
W H Crawford 64 of Lillie died suddenly at home. Funeral services planned for Tuesday at Hopewell Baptist Church with Rev Lee Deason officiating. Interment in Laran Cemetery. Body to lie in state at Kilpatrick Funeral Home before moving to Cranford residence. Survived by wife Mrs W H Crawford two sons Jack Crawford Evan Crawford a brother Lem Crawford a sister Mrs Carl Hollis and three grandchildren.
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Farmerville
W. H. Crawford
Lillie
California
Kilpatrick Funeral Home
Hopewell Baptist Church
Lee Deason
Laran
Cranford
Jack Crawford
Evan Crawford
Alameda
Calif
Lem Crawford
Carl Hollis
Funeral Services for Mrs George Dalton 69
Funeral services are set for 4 p.m. at Hixson Brothers Funeral Home Chapel for Mrs. George Dalton 69 of 3011 Cypress St West Monroe who died at home. Rev A T Mitchell will officiate with interment in Hasley Cemetery. She resided in West Monroe since 1940, born in Mississippi. Survived by husband George Dalton a daughter Mrs Muriel Lott a son Alton Barfield a sister Mrs O B Lott and 11 grandchildren.
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George Dalton
Cypress St
West Monroe
Hixson Brothers Funeral Home
A. T. Mitchell
Ridge Avenue Baptist Church
Hasley Cemetery
Leesville
Alton Barfield
Hamburg, Ark
O. B. Lott
Mrs Emma Parish 87 Dies After Illness in Shreveport
Mrs Emma J Parish 87 died Friday at her daughter’s home in Shreveport after a long illness. Funeral held at Eros Methodist Church with Rev Roy Grant officiating. Burial at Salem Cemetery by Kilpatrick Funeral Home West Monroe. Survived by three daughters, one son, two brothers, nine grandchildren, and 13 great grandchildren.
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Emma Parish
Emma J. Parish
Shreveport
Eros Methodist Church
Roy Grant
Salem Cemetery
Kilpatrick Funeral Home
West Monroe
Parish
C. R. Howe
J. B. Roan
Woman Drowns After Jumping To Rescue Children
Mrs Earleen Mary Colomb 41 leapt into a motel pool fully clothed to aid her children at Pismo Beach California. Bystanders pulled her and the kids from the water but she died. The children were unharmed.
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Paso Robles
Calif
Earleen Mary Colomb
Pismo Beach
Matt Dillon star says honesty drives Gunsmoke rating
Hollywood guest columnist James Arness says Gunsmoke’s top rating stems from Matt Dillon’s honesty and human portrayal. He notes writer John Meston and producer Norman McDonnell shaped Dillon as a flawed, relatable hero, diverging from classic western archetypes.
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Veravd Scott
James Arness
Matt Dillon
John Meston
Norman McDonnell
Public Notice Bids for Monroe Utilities transformer equipment
Sealed bids are invited by the City of Monroe Utilities Commission for series street lighting transformers protective relays and oil circuit breakers. Bids due 10:00 A.M. June 9 1958 at 245 South Grand Street Monroe Louisiana. Includes purchase documents and deposit requirements. The commission may reject bids and waive informalities.
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City of Monroe Utilities Commission
The
Commission
South Grand Street
Monroe
Louisiana
City of Monroe
City of
Louisiana State Department of Education
P. O
Capitol Station
Baton Rouge
Delta Area Vocational School
State Board of Education
State Capitol
State Department of Education
16Th
Sheriff sale notices and bids across Monroe and Ouachita Parish
Public sale notices list vehicles including a 1955 Mercury with serial 55SL-24118 and a 1956 Ford with serial UGBMG-160439, both in Monroe on June 14 1958, cash terms. Separate notices apply for a retail beer permit at 3017 Renwick St Monroe and sealed bids for Northeast Louisiana State College building materials due June 2 1958.
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Sheriff's Sale Motors Securities Company, Inc
Henry McLeod
State OF Louisiana
Parish OF Ouachita
Fourth District Court
Fourth Judicial District Court
Parish
Ouachita
Court House
Monroe
Louisiana
Sheriff's Sale Associates Discount Corporation
J. H. Allen
Parsh OF Ouachita
Lizure & Sale
Mercury Automobile, Motor
Brown Rivers Scogin, Inc
Alvin J. Hust
Ford Automobile, Motor & Serial No
State of
Eleventh St
Quachita
Shreveport Budweiser, Distributors, Inc
Budeo Distributing Co
la A. B. C. Board
Renwick St
Northeast Louisiana State College
Charles T. Elliott
Matt Dillon Defies Western Hero Cliches in Gunsmoke
The narrator contrasts Matt Dillon with idealized TV heroes, noting Dillon errs, arrests wrongfully at times, and shows humanity. Dillon’s flaws, brown hat, and realistic traits set Gunsmoke apart from flawless archetypes. The piece praises the enduring, lifelike portrayal by James Arness and the show’s lasting appeal.
Lions Club delegate vote set for district governors
In Biloxi Mississippi delegates at the Alabama Lions Club convention will vote tomorrow to elect district governors. Nominees include James Russell Sheffield Muscles Shoals E A Childers Talladega David Chernis Birmingham John Caldwell York and R G Cook Union Springs. The convention will conclude tomorrow.
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Biloxi
Miss
Alabama Lions Club
James Russell Sheffield
Muscle Shoals
E. A. Childers
Talladega
David Chernis
Birmingham
John Caldwell
York
R. G. Cook
Union Springs
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