Youth Rescued From Water Well In Rocky Branch
A 15 year old, Tommy Davis, became trapped in a 22 foot well while digging near Farmerville. Rescuers used pressurized oxygen to clear mud from his boots after a lift harness failed, lifting him free after about an hour. He was treated at a Monroe hospital and listed in good condition.
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Rocky Branch
Tommy Davis
Farmerville
Robert Pace
Davis
Joe Davis I Jr
Tommy
Monroe
Hardtner To Host Lay Episcopalians
The annual Episcopal laymen conference will be held July 25 to 27 at Camp Hardtner. T. Fitzhugh Wilson of Monroe announced that at least 200 laymen are expected, with emphasis on parish and area leaders. The event concludes Bishop Girault Jones 10 point program and features the Mintate Man campaign for missions, church signs, retreats, and several officers and chairmen from across Louisiana.
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Camp Hardtner
T. Fitzhugh Wilson
Monroe
Louisiana Episcopal Laymen
Wilson
Louisiana
Grace Episcopal Church of
Girault Jones
James M. Hol
Final Rites For Wirs. Simon Set This Afternoon
Mrs. James Simon 87 prominent Louisiana matriarch dies in St Martinville. Mother of Monroe businessman E J Seymour and related to Judge James E Mouton and Spider Web wedding family. Funeral at St Martinville Catholic Church followed by Catholic Cemetery burial.
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ST. Martinville
James Simon
Louisiana
E. J. Seymour
Monroe
A. L. Labbe
St. Martinsville
Patrick E. Mouton
Lafayette
Simon
Frank Ducrest
St. Martinville Catholic Church
Father Hamel
Pension Fund Of Monroe Bus Drivers Amended
A bill amending Monroe bus drivers pension and relief passes the House 67 to 0. Provisions raise worker contributions from 5 to 10 dollars monthly and increase pension fund funding from 2 to 4 percent until 65 000 is reached. The city must divert advertising revenues from buses to the fund. Sponsored by Gibbs and Faulk. In the Senate, Hubert Sims withdrew a firearms registration bill.
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Baton Rouge
Monroe
House
City of
Pension Fund
Lawrence Gibbs
Gilbert Faulk
Senate
Hubert Sims
Mer Rouge
Thor missile progress shown by Air Force in test
The Air Force demonstrated progress on the Thor intermediate range ballistic missile by firing it from a tactical launch pad for the first time. The platform served as a prototype for field deployment with troops later this year. Thor squadrons are slated for RAF England assignment by December as crews undergo training.
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Cape Canaveral
Fla
Air Force
Thor
Royal Air Force
England
Tornadoes wreak havoc across Minnesota Wisconsin area
Reports from late today describe a multi state tornado outbreak that damaged farms near St. Cloud and Albany Minnesota, killed a 30 year old woman in Thorp Wisconsin, and left hospitals crowded with injured and rural communications collapsed along U.S. 12 through Menomonie Colfax Clark County.
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St. Cloud
Minn
Albany
Wisconsin
Wilson
U.S. 12
Menomonie
Colfax
Clark County
Thorp
Cotton Industry At Crossroads In 1950s Mexico Tour
Jackson, general chairman of the American Cotton Congress, warned Harlingen that the next months could determine the industry's fate. He cited drastic acreage controls and potential 14 million acres under 90 percent supports in 1959, urging policy changes to avoid economic collapse. Other speakers and a tour of Mexican cotton areas were announced.
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Harlingen, Tex
American Cotton Congress
Ton Imausary
Burris C. Jackson
Hillsboro
Tex
The
Congress
Jackson
Mexico
Lamar Fleming Jr
Anderson, Clayton and Co
Houston
Thomas C. Mann
Marvin L. McLain
New Lights In Southside Area
Utilities Commissioner H W McSherry says new street lights will cover the area from Lidell Street to Vernon Street and from Jackson Street to South Grand. The installation follows prior additions with more fixtures to increase illumination as spacing will be about 250 feet and work will start this week or next.
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H. W. McSherry
Lidell Street
Vernon Street
Jackson Street
South Grand
McSherry
Rabid Wildcat Attacks Two Teens in Narrows
Two 16 year old boys, Freddy Ray Ratcliffe and Dave Montgomery, were attacked by a rabid wildcat that leapt from a rock. They received anti rabies shots and the animal was later shot by a policeman.
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Narrows
UPI
Freddy Ray Ratcliffe
Dave Montgomery
Resolution Introduced Clarifies School Closure Stance
The Louisiana Methodist Conference in Shreveport adopted a resolution opposing school closings for any purpose. Dr. Ben Oliphint, pastor and chair of the conference board of economic and social relations, said the measure was prepared by the board and presented to the conference, not by a single minister. An official noted the vote came after most lay members had departed, and the resolution was read Friday morning before a packed church.
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Louisiana Methodist Conference
Shreveport
Ben Oliphint
Oliphint
St. Paul’s
No Furor Divorce Ends Quietly in Milwaukee
Mary Werner and Lee Cummings Jr., both 22, were divorced quietly in Milwaukee after a wedding less than a year ago amid parental lawsuits over religion. Judge William Grambling granted the divorce to Mrs. Cummings on cruelty. the case focused on family dispute rather than religious issues.
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Milwaukee
Mary Werner
Lee Cummings Jr
Cummings
W. T. Cummings Sr
Wyncote
Philadelphia
Arnold Werner
William Grambling
Final session ends with no opposition to measure
The final session closed around noon Friday. He said there was no opposition to the measure.
River Flood Stages Reported Across Regions
River stages show 24 hour rise with Jackson recording an 0.2 foot fall to 4.7 feet yesterday morning while the day before reported higher readings. Stage changes include r-Stage and p-Pool indicators reflecting fluctuating levels across stations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jackson
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