Wyly Sells Delhi Newspaper To Harry Callaghan
Delhi Dispatch publisher Charles J. Wyly sells the paper to Harry L. Callaghan of Tulsa. Wyly, who led the paper for thirteen years, will focus on his insurance business and remain in Delhi. Callaghan has papers ties in Oklahoma Arkansas and Missouri and served in the U S Army in Germany with Stars and Stripes.
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Charles J. Wyly
The
Delhi Dispatch
Delhi
Harry L. Callaghan
Tulsa
Oklo
U. S
Callaghan
Oklahoma
Arkansas
Missouri
Germany
Stars and Stripes
Service
Betti Ward
Indianola
Miss
Callaghans
Wyly
Harry
Dispatch
De Gaulle Gets Good Start As Authoritarian Premier
Gen Charles de Gaulle begins as France's new premier on June 1 with moderation and firmness, restoring stability and earning relief from the French public. NATO allies grow more confident he will keep the Western alliance strong, while right-wing extremists push for a stronger dictatorship and Communists stay largely quiet.
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de Gaulle
Charles de Gaulle
France
Pierre Pflimlin
Ruston To Name VFW Delegates
Ruston Par nell Burt Post No. 3615 VFW will hold a 7:30 p.m. meeting at the VFW Home to select five delegates plus the commander for the state convention in Monroe in June 2022. The post backs Henry G. Riser for Junior Vice Commander and signals a heated campaign amid redistricting efforts shaping Louisiana VFW districts.
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Ruston
Don C. McCormack
Parnell-Burt
Veterans of Foreign Wars
VFW
McCormack
Monroe
Ruston Post
Ruston Vfw
Henry G. Riser
Louisiana
Area Solons Measures Okayed By House Action
Three bills from Monroe area legislators including the late Rep. Walter Chachere passed the House. Rep. Jack Crane withdrew a bill on female undertaker staff. A road bill by Chachere, who died Thursday, passed 72 to 0. Other measures include a mesh deadline plan and a mortgage record filing requirement.
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Baton Rouge
Monroe
Walter Chachere
Jack Crane
Monterey
Lawrence Gibbs
Chachere
Gibbs
Ralph E. King
Winnsboro
Franklin Parish
State Highway Department
House
W. S. Peck, Jr
Sicily Island
Peck
Crane
Gilbert Faulk
Hottest Convention Floor Issues Highlighted by Commander
Commander Mc Cormack called the topics on the convention floor some of the hottest. He framed the debate as pivotal for policy direction and party unity.
Broadway Gossip Flows From Gotham Night Scene
Liz Whitney earns style headlines as she exits the Stork Club in mink with perfume and champagne. Kim Novak’s dating life draws fresh buzz while Washington faces a looming White House scandal. Notables like Marlene Dietrich, Della Reese, and Diana Dors populate a gossip reel of tours, salaries, romances, and Cannes‑worthy adventures across Broadway, Paris, and Hollywood.
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Liz Whitney
Stork
Kim Novak
Mac Krim
Washington
White House
Clark Gables
Sunnycroft Ranch
N. Y
Arthur Pierce
Tony Ray
Hollywood
Nick Ray
Broadway
Timmie Everett
Timmie
Diana Dors
Las Vegas
Della Reese
Peter Townsend
Princess Margaret
Norman Barrymaine
Dutton
Felicia Sanders
Bon Soir
Charles Manna
Marlene Dietrich
Tomas Wins Lisbon Victory in Portugal Election
Government reported Americo Tomas, backed by the government, won 80 percent of overseas province ballots and already clinched victory on the mainland over Gen Humberto Delgado. Tomas serves as navy minister.
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Lisbon
Portugal
UPI
Americo Tomas
Tomas
Humberto Delgado
Navy
Bryan Speech at 1896 Democratic Convention
William Jennings Bryan delivered the famed Cross of Gold speech before the Democratic National Convention in Chicago in 1896. His oration shaped the party’s platform on bimetalism and populist economic reform.
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William Jennings Bryan
Chicago
Graduates at Colorado receive degrees and awards
Wilkins B. Rickerson of Monroe earned a Master of Science from the University of Colorado as more than 1,650 seniors and graduate students received degrees on June 6. Becky Clark was elected president of the Wisner Future Homemakers of America Chapter with a slate including Alice Beach as vice president and Jane Warner as secretary. The Olla Pinewood Garden Club will hold its annual flower show at La Salle High School gym today from 3 to 6 p.m. The Crossett Company hosted a forestry tour and barbecue for over 250 Ashley County civic and business leaders, demonstrating controlled burning and other forest management techniques, with a logging demonstration and dinner at Prairie Country Club.
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Boulder, Colo
Wilkins B. Rickerson
Monroe
University of Colorado
Wisner
Becky Clark
Wisner Future Homemakers of America
Alice Beach
Jane Warner
Inez Stephens
Audrey King
Linda Stephens
Sandra Huber
Elizabeth Farley
Olla- Pinewood Garden Club
la Salle High School
Crossett, Ark
Crossett Company
Ashley County
Weight device bill clears hurdle in Louisiana House
Rep. Spencer Myrick wins House Agriculture Committee support 6-4 for a bill requiring auction barns to install a readable weighing device. West Carroll supporters back the measure despite opposition from the Louisiana Livestock Auction Market Association and Farm Bureau foes.
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Baton Rouge
Spencer Myrick
West Carroll Parish
House Agriculture Committee
Louisiana Livestock Auction Market Association
West Carroll
Monroe Area
Eer
Louisiana
Myrick
The
Louisiana Farm Bureau Federation
Pierre De La Salle confirms marriage to Suzy Parker
In St. Augustine, Pierre de La Salle admitted he married model-actress Suzy Parker in the 1955 New York ceremony, kept private to protect his life. Church records found in a century-old Greenwich Village church appear to confirm the union and resolve questions about Parker’s marital status after a car train crash that injured her and killed her father.
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ST. Augustine, Fla
Pierre de la Salle
Suzy Parker
New York
de la Salle
Greenwich Village
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