Kiss and Tell shines at Playhouse with full house crowds
Local theatre reviews a lively run of Kiss and Tell at the Playhouse. Cast and crew, led by Mrs Pringle actress Lillian Harris, host post show buffets and Saturday night revels that draw large crowds and strong community support.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bessie Foster
Allen
Raymond Pringle
Foster
Bonnie Landhy
Ted Landhy
Jackie Voorhees
Lillian Harris
Dias
Siberia
Senate group adds member to retirement system proposal
The Senate group proposed a state retirement system expansion with a member named by college presidents Tulane Loyola of the South Centenary and LSU. Civil Service advocate Dunbar argued the plan risks turning civil service into arbitration and politicizes the board. The committee adopted a 35 percent petition referendum for fire and police systems while rejecting freezes on employees and a Federal Housing act exemption.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cardell E. Dunbar
Civil Service League
Dunbar
Rayburn
Board of Arbitration
Tulane
Loyola
Centenary
Louisiana State University
LSU
Administration Civil Service
Clyde Caillouet
Standley accuses Kremlin of hiding US aid to Russia
Admiral Standley blasts Soviet leaders in Moscow for concealing the extent of American aid. He reports reporters touring Kharkov found no front line or American supplies and says Soviet authorities exaggerate Red Army alone in the war. He recalls Sumner Welles’ White House intervention and notes a distinction between lend-lease as business and relief as charity.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Admiral Standley
Moscow
Stalin
Kremlin
United States
Kharkov
Red Army
Sumner Welles
White House
Sumner
Treasury
Ed Foley
Oscar Cox
New Deal
Admiral Standley on Harriman Willkie and Pearl Harbor aftermath
The interview records Admiral Standleys critique of Averell Harriman and Joe Barnes, noting Harrimans postwar aid to the enemy and Willkies Moscow ties. Standley recalls his role on the Roberts committee and defends Kimmel and Short, warning against socialism and dependence on government handouts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Averell Harriman
Joe Barnes
New York Herald Tribune
Barnes
Wendell Willkie
Moscow
Herald Tribune
Gardner Cowles
Look Magazine
Willkie
Admiral Standley
Cowles
Stalin
United States
Roberts
Roosevelt
Pearl Harbor
Owen J. Roberts
Supreme Court
Roerts
Husband E. Kimmel
Walter C. Short
Kimmel
Tech Plans On Summer Session Orientation At Louisiana Tech
Louisiana Tech will open its summer session with an orientation for freshmen and transfers in Howard auditorium at 8 a.m. Monday, June 9. R. L. Ropp will welcome attendees, with Sam Austin presiding and Eleanor Franks delivering the invocation. Follow up includes dean meetings, tests, and entrance examinations.
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T-Z
Double Funeral Held For Drowning Victims
The double funeral for James Arthur Riddle 23 and Ruby Riddle 14 was held at Mt Prospect Church near Maznolia Ark after a Bayou D Arbonne drowning. Lewis Funeral Home arranged, interment followed in the church cemetery. A third teen, Roger Kelly 16, escaped by swimming ashore after a small boat capsized.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
James Arthur Riddle
Ruby Riddle
Bayou D’arbonne
Crawford's Bluffin Union Parish
Mt. Prospect Church
Maz Nolia
Ark
Lewis Funeral Home
Church
Roger Kelly
Eisenhower bids farewell as campaign focus shifts to Taft
Ike appears in uniform for the last news conference and outlines views on air power, Europe, and global defense. He retires at his own request and plans civilian life in Abilene Kansas while pursuing the Republican nomination with Taft leading. He warns against a military cut and stresses allied strength and readiness.
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Eisenhower
Taft
U. S
Russia
Europe
Abilene
Kans
Bandit Foiled by Teller's Quick Alarm at Irving Trust
In New York, a holdup at an Irving Trust branch failed when teller Charles Lehanka 27 pretended to topple from his stool and pressed a holdup alarm after a bandit claimed to be a bomb threat. The robber fled empty handed.
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New York
Charles Lehanka
Irving Trust Company
Lehanka
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