Ouachita Farm Bureau Names Beauty Queen
Miss Sylvia Gentry 17 of Monroe was crowned queen at the Ouachita Parish Farm Bureau beauty contest in West Monroe. Runner-up was Janice Joyce of Monroe. Wesley Zengler won the talent division with Wrangle Wrangle. Winners advance to the state contest July 22. Frel Huenefeld Jr. presided. judges were Edmund Brown Mrs William Dent and Harry Arthur.
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West Monroe
Sylvia Gentry
H. A. Sentry
Monroe
Peggy Long
Janice Joyce
J. J. Joyce, Jr
Wesley Zengler
Farm Bureau
Frel Huenefeld, Jr
Parish
Edmund Brown
Monroe News - Star — World
William Dent
Harry Arthur
Knoe-Tv
Foul Play To Investigate Grocers Death
Rayne grocer Leroy Holloway found dead in a water filled ditch near Jeanerette with 16 head fractures. Five African American suspects questioned by Iberia parish authorities, no immediate comment on missing $1200. Holloway had been reported missing Saturday after leaving town.
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Jeanerette
Iberia Parish
Rayne
Leroy Holloway
Yheria Parish
Leroy LaSalle
Holloway
The
Circus Club Promotes Big Top Survival
Hartford man Charles E Davis leads the National Circus Fans of America, a 2500 member group studying and promoting the big top. Members collect elephant hair and circus relics, with members including Cotten and Durante.
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Circus Club
Hollywood
Gil Conlinn
Hartford
Joseph Cotten
Conlinn
Jimmy Durante
Joe Cook
Cornelia Otis Skinner
Cedric Hardwicke
Dwight H. Murray
The
American Medical Assn
Judge orders stop to Alexandria dentist Laborde clinic
District Judge William Culpepper on Tuesday ordered Dr. Levy Laborde to halt work on a dental clinic near his home. The injunction followed the city's claim Laborde lacked a construction permit.
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Alexandria
William Culpepper
Levy Laborde
Laborde
Population gains in the United States rise by seven thousand daily
The article notes the population of the United States grows by about 7,000 people every 24 hours, signaling steady daily gains across the nation.
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U.S
Swell Fellow Spotlight Shrinks from Brother’s Case
Louis Girard, an Ottawa mechanic, rose to national attention in Bill Girard’s defense over William Girard’s arrest and planned trial by Japan. Louis guided family actions, met with White House aides, and urged an American court for an American trial as locals rally to shelter the brothers.
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Ottawa
Ill
Louis Girard
White House
Bill Miller
Louis
William
Japan
Alfred
Dorothy
Bill
Eisenhower
Michigan Turncoat Fortuna to Return Home Saturday
American turncoat Andrew Fortuna of Ionia Michigan is leaving Red China for the United States this Saturday. Fortuna, one of 21 U S soldiers who refused repatriation after the Korean War armistice, faced dishonorable discharge but was spared prosecution by a later Supreme Court ruling. He cited poverty and Marxist philosophy as turning points in his life.
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Hong Kong
U. S
Andrew Fortuna
Ionia
Mich
Red China
Fortuna
U.S
United States
Samuel David Hawkins
Oklahoma City
Defense Department
Supreme Court
Detroit
Woman Burned to Death After Gasoline Attack
Mrs. Clifford Holloway a 51 year old rural grocer was beaten sprayed with gasoline and set on fire by two intruders in Gainesboro Tennessee She followed by her husband to her home and her son John R Holloway rushed her to hospital The attackers demanded gas then attacked and burned her with remaining fuel Police found no clear motive beyond minor gas loss and pennies.
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Gainesboro
Tenn
Clifford Holloway
John R. Holloway
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Miss Sylvia Gentry
Fice
Jean‘erette
Sheriff's Office
Rayne Police
Charles E. Davis
Hartford, Conn
Girard
Louie
Plumb
Streator
Shirley
Pontiac-Cadillac
Boss
Bill Girard
Francis Connerly
Veterans of Foreign Wars
Michigan
Monroe, la
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Samovar Vodka
Scheniey Dist. Co. Aly. G
York
Mitey
Yore Monroe
York Shop
DeSiard
Ream
Shoes & Sandels
York Shut
Fathers Day
Stein
Dad
Stews
Hrmericer Institute of Mens and Fers Wee
Vicksburg
Miss
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