Monroe Soldier Separated After Two Years Active Duty
Cpl. Charles Bailey son of Mrs Maggie Bailey of Monroe recently left the Army after two years of active duty. He served at Fort Bliss Texas with B Battery 1st training battalion an aircraft Artillery Replacement Training Center where he was an instructor in 90 millimeter antiaircraft artillery. Bailey a 1950 Monroe High School graduate attended Grandling College. He was inducted June 1 1952 and promoted to corporal June 5 1953. After discharge he plans to resume schooling.
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Fort Bliss
Texas
Charles Bailey
Maggie Bailey
North 12Th St
Monroe
Army
Bailey
Tex
Monroe High School
Grandling
Cpl. Bailey
Hillbilly Benefit Shows Set At Vets Hospital and Girls School
Three hillbilly bands will perform at the Veterans Hospital in Alexandria and at the Louisiana Industrial School for Girls on Sunday June 13. Joe Callendar and his Western Music Masters Homer Lee Austin and his Louisiana Playboys and David Witherington and the Melody Masters travel from Monroe by Jackson Motors. The Vets Hospital show runs 2 to 4 30 PM the Girls School show at 7 30 PM both broadcasts will be by Alexandria and Monroe stations. It is the final performance for Joe Callendar and his group who will disband after the two shows. The Girls School appearance marks a first for this type show at the institution sponsored by VFW Post No 1809 Monroe.
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Veterans Hospital
Alexandria
Louisiana Industrial School For Girls
Jackson Motors
Monroe
Joe Callendar
Homer Lee Austin
Louisiana Playboys
David Witherington
V.F.W. Post No. 1809
Proper Storage Lets Canned Meats Keep Flavor
Canned meats stay best when kept in a moderately warm dry area. Heat or cold both affect color and flavor, so store in a stable warm and dry place.
Second Ferriday Man Enters Ward 8 School Board Race
Ferriday farmer W. J. Wilson joins John S. Osborne as candidates for the Concordia Parish School Board Ward 8 seat left vacant by Willard Schultcht. Wilson cites a wish to help every parish child and notes his lifelong ties to Concordia and his six children’s education.
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Ferriday
Concordia Parish
Willard Schultcht
W. J. Wilson
John S. Osborne
Sixth graders sample the whaling industry with 39 whale steaks
In Granby Connecticut sixth grade pupils studied whaling by tasting 39 whale steaks brought to class by their teacher.
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Granby, Conn
15 Years For Cattle Theft in Louisiana
Teo M. Killian, 39, was sentenced by Special Judge Frank Voelker to 15 years in Angola state penitentary after pleading guilty to cattle theft. He owned a local market and admitted four counts, saying he used a nursing bottle nipple on a single barrel shotgun to silence the gun. Victims named were W. J. Erwin, Walter Surles, Frank Goulette, and Charles Greeson.
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Lake Providence
Frank Voelker
Sixth Judicial District
Teo M. Killian
Angola
Killian
W. J. Erwin
Walter Surles
Frank Goulette
Charles Greeson
Negro Youth Held In Series Of Thefts
A local Negro youth was placed in his parents' custody after detectives and a city probation officer arrested him Thursday in Monroe. He faces juvenile court after alleged thefts over four months including three pistols from the Monroe Loan Company, a burglary of an auto behind a local hotel, and a Briggs and Stratton motor stolen from the Monroe street department garage on Grammont street.
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Zack Booth
John B. Whitfield
Monroe
Whitfield
Monroe Loan Company
DeSiard Street
Brigg and Stratton
Monroe Street
Grammont Street
Akron council bans secret meetings of city boards
Akron Ohio city council approved an ordinance prohibiting all secret meetings by city boards or commissions, aimed at increasing transparency and public access to government business. The measure targets any closed sessions unless legally required, signaling a push for open government.
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Akron
Ohio
Tomorrow Arrives After Day Clears Daily Problems
Fragmentary line reflects a newspaper note about planning after solving current day problems. It hints at the idea that the next day brings new tasks and expectations following present efforts.
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Vets Hospital
Dixie
G Dixie
Jdixie
Aron’'S Pharmacy
Louisville
Wdixie
Heritage
Arud Ie
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