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Newspaper
Monroe News Star
Location
Monroe, Louisiana, United States of America
Date
Jun 16, 1958
Page
13
Obituary notices from West Monroe and surrounding towns report Aubrey L. Tisdale 32 dies after long illness in a local hospital. James Thomas Vinson 78 former Tremont postmaster and lumber contractor dies in a Monroe hospital. Other notices list Lessie Richards 51 of Olla Ruth Jefferson Tidwell 68 of Downsville dying after long illness with services planned and survivors named.
Funeral services were held today for Micki Lorraine Hewitt 2 daughter of Mr and Mrs W A Hewitt who died yesterday afternoon in a Rayville clinic Services were at Calvary Baptist Church near Mangham with Rev Harry Horton and interment at Choate Cemetery Mulhearn Funeral Home Rayville directed Survived by parents a sister Judy and maternal grandparents Mr and Mrs R L Barton Mangham
The Louisiana House killed a deer and turkey tagging bill by a 54 to 13 vote while returning a universal fishing license to the Fish and Game Commission and delaying a hunting seasons and bag limits measure. Rep. Willie Rambo led the opposition to the tagging plan, citing hunter inconvenience. Rep. Ben F. Holt proposed a gas gathering tax amendment for a November public vote, and a wine tax of 3 million dollars was set for Monday’s special-order day.
Sen Hubert H Humphrey called for a new U S foreign economic policy to replace a 1938 oriented framework. A Rockefeller Brothers Fund report proposed a permanent reciprocal trade program with presidential discretion, long term low interest loans and tax incentives to spur investment in underdeveloped nations, and regional structures to reduce trade barriers.
William Ewalt reviews Ed Sullivan on CBS as the Brussels World’s Fair segment mostly painless. He notes pavilions and acts including a Ukrainian dance troupe, Brigitte Bardot interview, and clips with Holden and Lorean. Next week marks Sullivan’s 10th anniversary with a retrospective of stars and a grand show.
The body of 36 year old Texas steeplejack Marvin Eugene Mason, who fell 65 feet from a radio tower on South Tenth Street, is being moved to San Antonio. Coroner Dr. John Burton cites multiple internal injuries. witnesses describe a fall in Ouachita Parish at about 8 40 a.m. Mason was reportedly using a wire belt that detached, leading to the fatal plunge. Mulhearn Funeral Home handles arrangements. Mason is survived by his widow and his mother, Mrs. Tom Mason of Cisco Texas.
At La Crosse Wisconsin Democrats argued over the selection of a national committeewoman with Vel Phillips, a Black attorney, defeating Marguerite Benson ally at a 597 to 447 vote. Benson backers denounced the move as liberal appeasement while Lucey and Proxmire back the result aiming to galvanize liberals and minorities for November.
Hammond Indiana police report patrolman Robert Dowling failed to file his hourly log when his call box was stolen. The incident disrupted communications at the station as investigators pursue leads on the thief and any accomplices.
A witty note questions the effectiveness of plant fertilizer advertised in the News Star World Want Ads. The column hints at reader feedback and practical garden results without naming specific products or outcomes.
The Louisiana pecan crop fell 1.3 million pounds from the 1946-56 average as reported by the agricultural committee of the Chamber of Commerce of New Orleans. State production accounted for 12 percent of U.S. output last year.
A 6-year-old boy, Danny Lewis of Austin Minnesota, crawled toward a steaming pool near Old Faithful in Yellowstone National Park. He lost his balance and fell in on Friday and died Sunday from second and third degree burns over his entire body.
Mrs Ruth Bruno aged 20 of Lockport presented her husband John 25 with three Father’s Day gifts on Sunday. The Bruno family welcomed their first children, triplet girls, marking a unique family milestone in Joliet Illinois.
The article outlines international agreements to halt sharp price fluctuations in exports such as coffee oil and tin. It notes regional development banks may link regional needs to international assistance forms.
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