Monroe Mayor Coon Backed by Former Teacher
Mrs. Gladys Dickerson, former public school teacher, urged Monroe voters to support Mayor John Coon in the June 24 mayoralty primary. In a radio address she praised his two years as mayor, highlighted completed projects, and urged careful study of his platform.
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Gladys Dickerson
Monroe
John Coon
Coon
City of
Archie Dickerson
Forsythe Avenue
Bienville Parish
Quachita Parish
Louisiana
Mr. Coon
News-Star
Mayor Coon
Mayer Coon
City Court Hears Monroe DWI and Disorderly Cases
Judge W. M. Harper presided as multiple defendants appeared in Monroe city court. Leon Roy Franklin was fined 250 and jailed 60 days for DUI, while Jessie Dixon faced 115 days for displaying a dangerous weapon and drunkenness. Several others received fines from 10 to 50 days for reckless driving, drunkenness, or traffic violations.
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W. M. Harper
Monroe
Leon Roy Franklin
Ouachita Avenue
Jessie Dixon
K. C. Johnson
North 12Th
Negro
A. G. Watson
Robert E. Lee
Herman Menchen
Claude E. Eldridge
Henry Lee Gordon
James J. Beebe
West Monroe
Mike Townsend
White's Ferry Road
Herman Martin
Vienna
Guy Huffty
Ruston
L. H. Bridges
Cal
West Monroe City Court Fines Range for Drunken and Disorderly
Judge Howell Heard in West Monroe city court yesterday. M. O. Frost 26 West Monroe fined 150 dollars or 150 days for operating a vehicle while intoxicated. Alpha Aulds 103 Pear West Monroe fined 50 dollars or 50 days for drunk and disorderly behavior and displaying a dangerous weapon. R. B. Aulds 103 Pear West Monroe fined 20 dollars or 20 days for drunk and disorderly conduct. Dorothy Woods 22 Bosco Louisiana and L. C. Woods 27 Bosco fined 20 dollars or 20 days for drunk. Lewis Johnson 25 West Monroe fined 25 days for fighting. Robert Williams Jr 28 West Monroe and Hattie Williams 32 West Monroe fined 15 days for fighting. Three others fined 15 days for drunk and disorderly.
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Howell
West Monroe
M. O. Frost
Coleman
Alpha Aulds
Pear
R. B. Aulds
Pear Street
Dorothy Woods
Bosco
L. C. Woods
Lewis Johnson
Crawford
Robert Williams, Jr
Lee
Hattie Williams
E. E. Worley
West Monro
Ida Brown
Lonnie Finley
South Third
Monroe
Billy Joe Eppinette
Lud
Negro White Sports Bill Defeated In Louisiana Senate
The Louisiana Senate defeated a bill to bar Negroes and whites from competing together in charged admission athletic events. Sen. Charles Tooke moved to table the proposal by Sen. B. H. Rogers by a 13-12 vote, preventing further action this session. The measure aimed at keeping Negro players from professional baseball in the Texas League. Grand Cane near Shreveport context noted.
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Baton Rouge
Louisiana
Senate
Charles Tooke
Shreveport
B. H. Rogers
Grand Cane
Rogers
Dallas
Hearing On Dice Case Deferred
Eight West Monroe men were arrested at 3 a.m. Sunday by city officers on gambling with dice for money charges and one man was charged with operating a gambling game. A Friday hearing was ordered by Judge Howell Heard with bonds set at 25 dollars for seven defendants and 100 dollars for James Parker.
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West Monroe
Howell
Bernar Bursie
Henry Brown
Garland Lloyd
Morgan Love
Herman Webster
Wilbur Lewis
Gordie Robinson
James Parker
Short Lee Street
India Sees Iron and Steel Imports Hit 129000 Tons
Official data show India imported 129000 tons of iron and steel from April to November 1951. Major sources include 43000 tons from the United Kingdom, 32000 tons from western Germany, 13000 tons from the United States, and 11000 tons from France.
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New Delhi
India
United Kingdom
Germany
United States
France
West Monroe man charged with reckless driving fined 25
A wig incident in West Monroe led to a reckless driving charge and a fine of 25 dollars or 25 days in jail.
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Wig
West Monroe
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Fred F. Millsaps
Mrs. Dickerson
Monroyans
George Breece
Nash Golden
Pinin Farina
Rambler
Nash Motors
Nash, Kelvinator Corp
Detroit, Mich
Houn
Stacy Jackson
Peacock’s
Peacock
LENOX
Syracuse
Castleton
Royal Heidelberg
Pavlova
Royal Doulton
ROYAL
Tettau
Flintridge
Wallace
Rose Point
Towle
Old Master
Gorham “Buttercup
Kirk Heirloom
Gorham
Arton Lunt Wallace
Sterling Silver
DeSiard St
Monro
Sen
Tooke
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