Stars For You Musical Show at Gentrys Arena Saturday
Texas Dudley presents Stars For You at Gentrys Arena on Saturday June 9 at 8 30 pm sponsored by Stonewall Lodge No 8 Knights of Pythias. The program features eight acts including Harrison Trio trick bicycle Red Gilliam and Sammye Lou Watts with proceeds aiding underprivileged children through the lodge.
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Gentry
Tex Dudley
Dallas
Texas
Stonewall Lodge No. 8
Knights of Pythias
Twin Cities
Texenettes
Harrison
Billy Irwin
Great Christy
Red Gilliam
Sammye Lou Watts
Joe Seidler
Four Merrills
Ouachita Parish
Long Calls Off June 12 Voting in Louisiana
Gov. Earl Long issued proclamations canceling the June 12 general election and declaring nine Democratic nominees elected to the legislature. The last proclamation nullified a Washington parish election and named N. L. Smith as state representative.
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Baton Rouge
Earl Long
Secretary of State
Washington Parish
N. L. Smith
Franklinton
Sigur Martin
Ascension - St. James Parishes
B. B. Rayburn
Washington St. Tammany Parishes
Carroll Mooney
Orleans Parish
Albert B
Orleans
Aaron Edgecombe, Jr
Preston Kennedy
West Carroll Parish
F. A. Graunard, Jr
St. James Parish
Lizzie Price Thompson
Webster Parish
West Monroe High School to Receive 501 Tons Steel for Build
W M High School will get 501 tons of steel for construction before Sept 30. Ouachita Parish superintendent Macks Avants said the defense priority rating should assure completion. The project cost about 1.444 million dollars and will include 60 classrooms for 1,800 students. The school will serve grades eight through twelve. A plan suggests bottled gas as an alternative fuel for rural city buses.
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West Monroe
Macks Avants
Ouachita Parish
Avants
Two Louisiana Men Die in Korea Casualty List No. 322
The Defense Department released casualty list No. 322 noting two Louisianians killed in action or by wounds in Korea. Cpl. Frank A. Pitre of New Orleans, a Marine corpsman, is listed as killed in action. Sgt. 1-C Johnnie V. Mena from Noble died of wounds while serving in the Army.
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Korea
Washington
Defense Department
Cpl
Frank A. Pitre
Irvin A. Pitre
Chippewa Street
New Orleans
Pitre
Marine
Max Factor
Hollywood
America
Applications for new radio stations received
Washington June 7 applications for new radio stations were received by the communications commission. Dixieland Broadcasting Co Sulphur Louisiana seeks 1220 kilocycles 250 watts daytime only.
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Washington
The
Communications Commission
Dixieland Broadcasting Co
Sulphur
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Kantrun
By Jane Lee
Ars
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Sun Valley
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Reg
Children’s Shoe Salon
DIAL
Ape Aid
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