Local notes from pace lake reunion and pony sale records
Bill Wilkes 94 to be guest at a Pace Lake family reunion on Father's Day weekend celebrating his birthday with a picnic outing. D Curtis Smith of Monroe sets pony sale records in Texas and Oklahoma after paying 9 000 for a yearling filly and 16 000 for a stallion last year. Carolyn Cummings graduates Monticello Preparatory School in Alton Illinois amid a class of 55. Charles Weinberg of Monroe joins LSU tour to France Spain Germany and Mexico with about 80 travelers this summer. He is a sophomore and Neville High graduate, son of Mr and Mrs William Weinberg.
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Bill Wilkes
Commercial Solvents Corporation
Pace Lake
D. Curtis Smith
Monroe
Texas
Carolyn Cummings
Island Drive
Gordon Cummings
Monticello College Preparatory School
Alton, Ill
Charles Weinberg
Louisiana State University
Weinber
Weinberg
Mexico
LSU Foreign Language Department
France
Spain
Germany
LSU
Neville High School
William Weinberg
Spiritual committee focus at Alexandria Catholic Women meeting
Alexandria Diocesean Council of Catholic Women held a Sunday executive Board meeting in Alexandria stressing spiritual committee work. Bishop Charles P. Greco and Monsignor Roy Aycock attended. Mrs Morell Price chaired with all Deanery presidents present including Miss Mary Lee Cambre, Mrs Gordon Cloutier, Mrs Peyton Cunningham, Mrs J N Damiens, Mrs Amy Ochning, and Mrs D N Moore.
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Alexandria
Home on leave for Lt. Jess Smith from Oak Grove
Lt. Jess Smith son of Mr and Mrs Arden B Smith Oak Grove is home on a 14 day leave after earning two commendations at the Transportation Corps School Fort Eustin Va upon graduation of basic officers course He was chosen by classmates as honorary class commander.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jess Smith
Arden B. Smith
Oak Grove
Transportation Corps School
Fort Eustin
Arkansas brothers held, may be returned to Little Rock
The Anderson brothers, natives of Augusta Arkansas, face charges and likely will be returned to Pulaski County Arkansas after detainment in Little Rock according to the county sheriff's office.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Erness
Brothers
Augusta, Ark
Little Rock
Pulaski County
Andersons
Arkansas
W A Stripling Dies At Ruston
Farmerville special William A. Stripling 71 of Haile died at a Ruston hospital after a long illness. Funeral 10 a m Thursday at Liberty Baptist Church with Rev. J T Burgess and Rev. J L Brantley officiating. Interment Liberty Cemetery near Linville. Survivors include four sons and three daughters plus a sister.
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Farmerville
William A. Stripling
Haile
Ruston
Liberty Baptist Church
J. T. Burgess
J. L. Brantley
Liberty Cemetery
Linville
Kilpatrick
James E. Stripling
Willie H. Stripling
Frank E. Stripling
Chicago
Ill
Robert H. Stripling
Gladys Thomas
Canton
Ruth Scarborough
Hazel Brown
Odella Stripling
West
Dorsey Brothers Orchestra Leaders Split in 1935
The Dorsey brothers built a famed band featuring Glenn Miller and others before a 1935 tempo dispute ended the group. Tommy left to form a new band while Jimmy moved to Hollywood to conduct for Bing Crosby. Jimmy divorced in 1949 after 21 years of marriage to Jane.
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Paul Whiteman
Vincent Lopez
Tommy
Jimmy
Dorsey Brothers Orchestra
Glenn Miller
Charlie Spivak
Ray McKinley
Bob Crosby
Hollywood
Bing Crosby
Jane
Miss Ann Nichols to compete in Monroe West beauty contest
Miss Ann Nichols, 20, a Northeast Louisiana State College freshman, will compete in the Miss Monroe West Monroe pageant Friday at West Monroe High School. Daughter of Mr and Mrs M F Nichols of Monroe, she majors in physical education, stands five feet six inches with brown hair and blue eyes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ann Nichols
Northeast Louisiana State College
Norwegian training ship Christian Radich sails into harbor
Thousands watch as the Norwegian training ship Christian Radich, 676 tons, anchored in the harbor and hailed by Capt. Villiers, proves one of the few vessels truly called a ship with square rigging on all three masts. Capt. Yngger Kjelstrup leads the crew in ceremonies for the Mayflower II.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Villiers
Christian Radich
Yngger Kjelstrup
Eisenhower Hosts White House Kaffee Klatch With GOP
President Eisenhower returns to near normal health with a morning harmony breakfast for 40 Republican House members. He plans two more appointments, skips a news conference, and continues progress on solid food intake while meeting with officials and a church group.
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Merriman Smith
United Press
White House
Washington
Eisenhower
House
Kaffee Klatch
Congress
Philip Young
Civil Service Commission
U.S
Netherlands
Gation
John Meoney
Copperville
African Methodist Episcopal Church
National Security Council
James C. Hagerty
Howard McC. Snyder
Jordan Egypt rift widens hush of regional crisis
Diplomatic ties between Jordan and Egypt neared breaking point as Cairo’s Voice of the Arabs called Jordanian leaders traitors. Libya and Saudi Arabia protested Egyptian policy while King Hussein and King Saud met, with Jordan seeking Saudi economic and investment support amid regional tensions. Syria held emergency talks as diplomats floated mediation and aid discussions.
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Jordan
Egypt
Cairo Radio
Palestine
Israel
Cairo
Syria
Hussein
Saud
Saudi Arabia
Mecca
Gulf of Aqaba
Gulf
Aqaba
Amman
Sau
Damascus
Coal Powers More Electricity Than All Hydroelectric Plants
Coal generates twice as much electric power as all of the nation's hydroelectric generating plants combined, highlighting coal's dominance in electricity production and energy policy debates.
FASTEETH Powder Keeps Dentures Stable
FASTEETH is an improved powder sprinkled on upper or lower plates to hold false teeth firmly in place. It avoids sliding and slipping with no gummy taste and neutral odor, and does not sour the mouth. Available at drug counters.
Summer Job Seekers Flood Labor Market
The State Division of Employment Security reports hundreds of youths seek summer work as schools close. Staff will assist placements with testing and counseling at the Monroe office. May employment rose to 26 050 with gains in manufacturing and non manufacturing sectors, led by food and lumber. Non manufacturing gains came from contract construction and building, while transportation also rose with vacation season.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
State Division of Employment Security
Louisville Avenue
Monroe
Ing Group
False alarm reports plane crash near Minden after fire and flare drop
A shooting star and brush fire sparked reports of a small airplane crash near Minden last night. Barksdale Air Force planes dropped flares and search parties from three parishes halted the search after finding no evidence of a crash.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Shreveport
Minden
Barksdale Air Force
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