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Newspaper
Monroe News Star
Location
Monroe, Louisiana, United States of America
Date
Jun 13, 1957
Page
3
Monroe post office records show 102 workers, eight more since 1952, and 214 miles of city routes plus 276 rural miles. Receipts rose from 443 685.01 to 542 143.43 last year as overall mail volume increased about 35 percent. Current staff includes 48 regular clerks and supervisors and 33 regular carriers.
Mary, the oldest of four, vanished after following a neighborhood photographer and pony on Wednesday. Police and volunteers dragged Ecorse Creek and searched wooded areas as they traced her steps before she disappeared.
The event hosted by Mrs James A Neill president of the local Jaycee Jaynes includes a tea for judges to meet each contestant before the Friday night competition. Judges will cast ballots for intellect and personality as entrants are scored. The Miss Monroe West Monroe winner advances to Miss Louisiana at Lake Providence June 28 29 30 with potential Miss America eligibility in Atlantic City September. The winner could receive a 5000 scholarship plus appearances and modeling contracts worth about 75000.
The article notes that Heavy Maintenance Tank Company personnel were ordered by the Army to operate rays from specialized equipment with the warning that overexposure could cause sterility. The four men began working together about a year ago under this directive.
Rodney Jaye Miller, 23, began summer classes as the first white student to enter a state-supported Negro college in the South at North Carolina Agriculture and Technical College. His wife said they expect reaction to Miller's decision while Miller hopes to make up credits to reenter North Carolina State College in Raleigh in September. Two other white applications remain pending.
Mr. and Mrs. Virgil Bivens found a purse containing 140 dollars on Louisville Avenue near Frenchie’s restaurant. They located the Virginia couple, the Amburns, and returned the money to them after offering help. The travelers from Ashland, Virginia, thanked the couple and offered a 15 dollar reward.
Twin Cities High Twelve Club will meet at the Fra nces Hotel Friday at noon to discuss the proposed super highway. George Fink heads the program with Wayne Huckaby from the state highway department as guest speaker and others may speak for and against the Monroe West Monroe elevated highway plan.
Two trucks collided about six miles west of West Monroe on Highway 80 injuring three people. Louis Pettit Jr., 17, tried to slow his truck and caused the crash that sent a second vehicle driven by James Hall, 28, into an embankment. Hall’s fingers were cut and he was shaken. David Crew, 7, a passenger, suffered a forehead laceration. Both crews were taken to St Francis hospital for treatment. Hall was checked for fractures and released after X rays showed no bone injuries.
An interview excerpt describes contacting other men nationwide to swap information about 30 company members. Lyddy notes that nearly half reported miscarriages, sterility, or deformed children as a result.
A notice announces a semi annual sale offering hats from Everitt Millinery on the second floor and a bar area on the first floor. The event highlights discounted headwear and refreshments in the store.
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