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Newspaper

Monroe News Star

Location

Monroe, Louisiana, United States of America

Date

Jun 09, 1954

Page

2

I Love Lucy Starts Fourth Year At No 1 Spot

HollywoodReporter notes I Love Lucy enters its fourth season still the nation’s top TV program. Lucille Ball tops ratings over Dragnet’s Joe Friday as the show maintains its high professional standard and creative script support from Jess Oppenheimer Madelyn Pugh and Bob Carroll Jr. The cast plans no extra guest stars beyond Tennessee Ernie and Jimmy Demaret, with a Del Mar trip after five more shows next season.

Bob Thomas Hollywood I Love Lucy Lucille Ball Joe Friday Dragnet Lucy Ricky the Mertzes I Love Lucy and Lucille She Jess Oppenheimer Madelyn Pugh Bob Carroll Jr Tennessee Ernie Jimmy Demaret Des Arnaz del Mar

Fingernail Tints Harmonize with Summer Costumes

A fashion note advises matching fingernail colors to summer costumes. It suggests avoiding a black suit and hints at coordinated hues to suit warm weather wardrobes.

Trial Focuses on 1950 Jefferson-Jackson Dinner Tickets

Testimony in Scofield's two day trial centers on the sale of tickets to a Jefferson-Jackson Day Democratic fund raising dinner at Austin in 1950.

Scofield Austin

Texan Cleared Of Bribery Charges In Revenue Case

AUSTIN June 9 UP Frank Scofield former longtime tax collector was cleared Tuesday of charges he solicited and received political contributions while in office. A federal court jury acquitted Scofield after deliberating just under two hours on eight counts, while prosecutors dropped related false statement and gift-from-employees charges. The judge ordered acquittal on four counts. Scofield said he was very grateful and never worried about the retrial.

Austin Frank Scofield Scofield Employes Allan B. Hannay

St Francis Alumnae Homecoming Tea and Banquet Planned

St Francis alumnae prepare for a homecoming event on June 15 with a campus tea from 3 to 5 pm and a banquet at 8 pm to fund a hospital room. Invitations are mailed, inviting doctors, nurses, and friends to attend and donate toward the room furnishing. Details available from Mrs. Josephine Tucker or Mrs. Freda Cannon.

St. Francis Alumnae Josephine Tucker South Fourth St Monroe Freda Cannon St. Francis Hospital

Presbyterians Plan Family Picnic at Forsythe Park

First Presbyterian Church invites all church families to a park picnic today at 6:00 p.m. Families bring baskets and beverages are provided by the church. This event closes Vacation Church School and has become an annual affair.

First Presbyterian Church Forsythe Park

Television Courses for Credit in Baltimore Offer

Baltimore Junior College will offer full college credit courses this week carried over radio WBAL and WBAL TV. The programs aim to provide remote education through the station and television broadcast.

Baltimore Baltimore Junior College WBAL Wbal-Tv

Gilbert and Sullivan program by LT Concert Association

Soprano Helen Roberts and baritone Richard Walker of the D'Oyly Carte Company will perform a Gilbert and Sullivan program on July 13 at 8 p m in Howard Auditorium Louisiana Tech summer students LTCA members and the public may attend Tickets mailed to LTCA members last season and to net season buyers concert chairman L V E Irvine announced Roberts has sung six Gilbert and Sullivan roles for the D'Oyly Carte Company and Walker has performed more than 30 baritone roles and toured globally

Irvine Grand Opera Italy Roberts D’oyly Carte Walker

Alexandria Man Named Head Of La. Pharmacists

Drew N Bridges of Alexandria Louisiana was named president of the Louisiana State Pharmaceutical Association succeeding Joseph S Lucas of New Orleans. Baton Rouge was chosen as the next convention city. New officers include Dorothy DeRouen New Orleans corresponding secretary John McNulty New Orleans treasurer Albert H Moore Alexandria recording secretary and vice presidents for districts 1 2 Westwego 3 Houma 4 Shreveport 5 Columbia 6 Baton Rouge 7 Oberlin.

New Orleans Drew N. Bridges Alexandria Louisiana State Pharmaceutical Association Joseph S. Lucas Baton Rouge Dorothy DeRouen John MccNulty Albert H. Moore Joseph Fasullo Westwego David Norman Houma

Colfax and Ouachita Parish Officials Cite Medical and Bidding News

The piece notes executive committee members listed for Colfax and remarks by Bert Mull of Eli Lilly on prescription medicine versus patent medicine. It also contains an official bidding notice from Ouachita Parish Police Jury for hydraulic equipment and a short science advisory from Boston Museum of Science about snakes being deaf to shouts but sensing vibrations.

C. W. Laborde Colfax Charles V Giordano New Orleans Remy Guidry Lafayette Frank G. Rieger Baton Rouge Paul Zundel Alexandria Joseph Biondo Independence Redfield Bryan Bert Mull Indianapolis Ind Eli Lilly and Co Mul Ouachita Parish Court House E. H. Hill Monroe Boston Boston Museum of Science

Air Force recruits finish basic training at Lackland

James D. Keyes of St. Joseph and WW A. Womack of St. Joseph complete their Air Force basic training at Lackland Air Force Base near San Antonio. The course evaluates aptitudes for future technical training and specialized work.

Ferriday James D. Keyes J. C. Keyes St. Joseph WW. A. Womack Air Force Lackland Air Force Base Lackland San Antonio Human Resource Research Center U. S. A. F. Officer Military School

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