Marshfield Charged With Sale Of Narcotics
Marshfield 27 a local tourist camp operator was arrested on possession of narcotics and charged with sale of narcotics. Willie Wright 28 a local porter faced marijuana possession charges. Bond for Marshfield remained effectively $10 000 with car impounded pending court ruling on seizure proceeds.
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Artie Marshfield
Ouachita Parish
Fred Fudickar
Marshfield
David I. Garrett
Willie Wright
Wright
DeSiard Street
Monroe
Garrett
Sheriff's Department
Bailey Grant
Fred Barnes
Louisiana State Police
Barnes
Floyd van
Bill Causey
Hudson Lane Surfacing Begins In Monroe
Commissioner Wayne Huckaby announced preliminary asphalt work on Hudson Lane from North 8th Street to Oliver Road started this week. The project, Monroe's largest road improvement this summer, began Wednesday with Forcum James Company awarded the contract for the main artery on the north side.
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Wayne Huckaby
Hudson Lane
North 8Th Street
Oliver Road
Monroe
Forcum - James Company
Long Prolonged Pursuit Leads to Multiple Regional Arrests
An extended manhunt culminated in arrests across East Texas South Arkansas and New Orleans after days of surveillance and meticulous verification of information received by officers.
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Tion
East Texas
Arkansas
New Orleans
Driver Blames Common Fault In Auto Accidents
Major Jack Davis, coordinating Ouachita Parish Safety Council efforts, says one or both drivers are at fault in about 75 percent of fatal crashes. Ahead of the Fourth of July weekend, he urges drivers to think safety and notes 40 million vehicles in travel raise risk. The campaign, backed by 160 national groups, promotes five rules: no drinking and driving, cut speeds by 10 mph, double check before passing, keep distance, and yield.
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Jack Davis
Davis
Ouachita Parish
National Safety Council
Mendes-France Becomes France's 14th Postwar Premier
Mendes-France is named France's 14th postwar Prime Minister as 154 deputies abstain on the vote. His cabinet will be the 20th in a decade, with a 3 point program to settle Indo China by July 20 or resign, then pursue economic recovery and European defense unity.
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Bidault
MRP
Mendes-France
France
Knife Hold-Up Ends With $20 Bill Theft
A boy reported being held at knife point by two suspects who demanded his billfold and then forced him to drive to Bob's Drive-In on South Second Street. They paid for cigarettes with the stolen $20 before fleeing toward Buck Jones Lane. Police began an immediate investigation.
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South Second Street
High
Winnsboro
Buck Jones
Rebels Claim Force Numbers Near Border
An aide estimated 5,000 resistance fighters near the border while Chinchilla reported about 300 men spotted near the frontier, without a precise overall tally. The figures reflect disputed counts among opposing sides.
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Castillo Armas
Chinchilla
Miss Marilyn Mussett Crowned Morehouse Rodeo Queen
Bastrop June 18 Special Miss Marilyn Mussett 18 daughter of Mr and Mrs T W Mussett Monroe was crowned queen of the third annual Morehouse parish rodeo last night before about 3000 spectators. The sophomore at Texas State College for Women majors in business and has ridden horses for years. Her father raises quarter horses.
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Marilyn Mussett
T. W. Mussett
Monroe
Morehouse Parish
Bastrop
T W. Mussett
North Fourth Street
Miss Mussett
Texas State College For Women
Pilot Lt Simmons Dies In Moody AFB Crash
The body of Lt. Simmons was found about 400 yards from his ejection seat after a crash near Moody Air Force Base Valdosta at about 11 am Thursday. He had served about 13 months since graduation at Foster Air Force Base near Victoria Texas and was stationed at Moody about a month. Survived by his parents and three brothers, funeral details were pending.
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Ster
Moody Air Force Base
Valdosta
Simmons
Air Force
Foster Air Force Base
Victoria
Tex
D. E. Simmons
Houston
Norman Simmons
Atlanta
David Simmons
Monroe
Lt. Simmons
McGee Charged in Attempted Incident Involving 15-Year-Old
A 15 year old Monroe girl alleges McGee picked her up in his car on Saturday, drove to a deserted area, and he tried to commit a criminal act before she escaped near Breard and North 18th Street. The girl injured her arm when she jumped from the moving vehicle. Tolbert said McGee admitted giving her a ride but denied attempting to commit a crime. The case will be referred to the district attorney.
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Small
McGee
Monroe
Breard
North 18Th Street
Tolbert
Private Curry Assigned to Antiaircraft Training at Fort Bliss
Private Charles A. Curry son of Mrs Net tie W Curry of Rayville has begun his second eight week cycle of basic training at the Fort Bliss antiaircraft artillery replacement training center. He will learn to operate light and medium antiaircraft weapons and become familiar with the electronic equipment used at the AAA RTC on Fort Bliss ranges.
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Fort Bliss
Texas
Charles A. Curry
Nettie W. Curry
Fast
Pearl Street
Rayville
Ft. Bliss
Tex
Ellender To Speak On Television Here
Allen J. Ellender a present senator seeking reelection in the statewide election July 27 will speak over a local television station tonight. The talk begins at 7 30 p m Ellender is opposed by Frank B Ellis and W Gilbert Faulk.
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Allen J. Ellender
Ellender
Frank B. Ellis
W. Gilbert Faulk
Famed Doctor Melvin Henderson Dies at Mayo Clinic
Dr. Melvin Henderson 71 founder of Mayo Clinic orthopedic surgery section died at home in Rochester Minnesota. He established the section in 1910 after joining the clinic staff as an assistant to Drs. Charles and William Mayo with a salary of 500 dollars a year.
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Rochester
Minn
Melvin Henderson
Mayo Clinic
Henderson
Clinic
Charles
Willam Mayo
Canadian oil output soars from 894 bpd to 200000 bpd
A Canadian report shows crude oil production rising sharply from 894 barrels daily in 1927 to over 200000 barrels per day in recent years. The surge reflects expanding operations and market demand across key oil regions.
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Calgary
Canada
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