Frank Bishop Heads Legion in Jonesville
Jonesville Louisiana June 14 Frank Bishop athletic director at Black High School was elected commander of Boyd Mann Post 163 of the American Legion for the year. He is a former Marine artillery officer with a reserve commission as first lieutenant and coaches the Legion junior baseball team. Also elected were Wollie C. Harris as vice commander, W. J. McNeely as adjutant, and R. P. Boyd Sr. as sergeant at arms. An executive committee post historian and post chaplain will be named. The post opposed house bill 226 to avoid politicizing veterans affairs and supported senate bill 266 for minor reforms. It also planned to sponsor the Bailes Brothers radio show on KWKH Shreveport in June, approved new post by laws, and aims for a war souvenir show to fund 1948 programs.
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Jonesville
Boyd-Mann Post 163
The
American Legion
Frank Bishop
Black High School
Bishop
Jay Paul Wade
Wollie C. Harris
Stanley J Farmer
W. J. McNeely
Department of Veterans Affairs
Bailes Brothers
KWKH
Shreveport
Post
Gulfport Voters Set Runoff For Two City Posts
Gulfport Miss June 14 voters will choose a new mayor and police justice in a runoff next Saturday after last week's elections. Milton Evans and Reece O Bickerstaff led the mayoral race with 1329 and 928 votes, while Robert L Rice and Ashton Barrett trailed. J A Simmons led the police justice race with 1709 votes but fell short of a majority. William Estopinal received 905 and Archie Dickson Jr 846. In the city commission race Cliff Murphy led with 1868 and incumbent Ivan Ballenger with 1851. H E Blakeslee was third with 1186. Other commission contenders ranged from 647 to 248 votes. A note on Table d hote: a French term meaning table of the host.
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Gulfport
Miss
Police Justice
Joseph Milner
Milton Evans
Reece O. Bickerstaff
Robert L. Rice
Ashton Barrett
J. A. Simmons
Justice
William Estopinal
Simmons
Estopinal
Archie Dickson, Jr
Cliff Murphy
Ivan Ballenger
H. E. Blakeslee
Commission
H. M. Randall
J. I. Johnson
Marvin Lacy
Irvin G. Odom
Hollywood Casting Chases Unknowns For Next Montgomery Comedy
Hollywood notes report Robert Montgomery hunts for an unknown co star for his next comedy Come Be My Love after studios tie up experienced actresses. Wanda Hendrix and Audrey Totter rose from obscurity only to become costly contracts. Mary Pickford plans a Europe trip with Buddy Rogers while dictating memoirs.
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Hollywood
Robert Montgomery
Wanda Hendrix
Audrey Totter
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Johnnie) Simmons
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Joe Pasternak
Deanna Durbin
Jeanette
Nelson
Jane Powell
Drew Pearson
Holywood
Columbia
Pearson
Jack Carson
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7Th Fox
Dan Dailey
June Haver
Josh White
Teresa Wright
Niven Busch
Tommy Breen
Judy
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Claude Jarman, Jr
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