Lightning Fires Hit Monroe Area During Severe Storm
Lightning started fires at three sites in Monroe and West Monroe as heavy rain and wind gusts up to 65 mph soaked the area. Homes at 609 Washington Street and 216 Heard Street burned, wiring sparked on Renwick Street, and two storage buildings burned at DeSiard Road. Fire crews blocked streets, while infrastructure and a theater damaged by water were reported. News-Star-World and Monroe Printing Co. announced renovations to expand departments and update equipment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Louie Mathis
Morning World
Monroe
West Monroe
Selmanfield
Twin Cities
Ruston
Columbia
Bastrop
Timothy McCarthy
Washington Street
F. E. Goodwin
Heard Street
Renwick Street
L. F. Cummins
McCarthy
North Fifth Street
C. P. Guerriero
Trenton Street
Earl Taylor
Taylor
Goodwin
Joy Drive-In
DeSiard Road
Chester Martin
Walnut Street
Breard Street
Monroe Furniture Co
North Second Street
Lonnie Clark
Southern Bell Telephone Co
Playgrounds Enjoy Strong City Attendance. Misourri Pacific Awards
Attendance at city playgrounds last week totaled 1 536 for white areas and 1 140 for colored areas. Mis souri Pacific held an amateur and costume show with winners named for Hula girls Indian baseball player bee acrobatics and more. A bubble gum contest featured multiple age divisions with top placements. All playgrounds announce a pet show this week with all pets welcome except cats.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Missouri Pacific
Vanda Lent
Audrey Aaron
Virginia Pohlman
Kenneth Long
Ronnie Long
Jimmy Pohlman
Dorothy Wiggs
Thomasene van Fossen
Sonny Hofler
Sherrouse
Pan Jones
Jill Magruder
Scott Buchanan
Maretta Heindenreich
Pete Grover
Marshall Lawson
Billy Brown
Mary Pat Welch
Ronny May
Virginia Cage
Monroe City Court Fines and Sentences In Various Offenses
Judge W M Harper presided as Willie C Smith Mose Wroten Leona Hange Walter Rowland James Brown Ellis Blakney Robert L Chancellor James Shirley Nathan White Ada Copeland Henry Jackson Phillips Cote Elmer Johns L H Bridges Mildred Hixson Bob Muse Andrew Petty George Conn Leon Johnson Frank A Poole F E Thompson L W Parker Carl Litton A M Peevy Henry Lewis Willie Eller were fined for theft gambling disorderly conduct speeding and related offenses in Monroe city court. In West Monroe Judge Jesse Heard fined Ruffin Anderson and others for drunk driving reckless driving fighting and disturbing the peace with license revocation and jail time where applicable.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. M. Harper
Monroe
Willie C. Smith
Mose Wroten
Leona Hange
Walter Rowland
James Brown
Ellis Blakney
Bawcomville
Robert L. Chancelor
West Monroe
James Shirley
Grayson
Nathan White
Bastrop
Ada Copeland
Henry Jackson
West
A. M. Peevy
Clarks
Henry Lewis
Jena
Willie Eller
Negro
Andrew Petty
Jesse
Ruffin Anderson
Fire damages Greer truck at Twin City Trade School
A W. G. Greer Downsville truck was damaged by fire at the Twin City Trade School on Louisville Street. Firemen from Station 103 responded at 10:50 am and extinguished the blaze. Captain L. F. Cummins said the blaze began from a gasoline leakage ignited by a repairman's welding torch.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. G. Greer
Downsville
Twin City Trade School
Louisville
L. F. Cummins
Skeleton in Elton garden deemed ancient Roman remains
Gardeners unearthed a skeleton in the garden of Sir Ambrose Elton at Clevedon. Coroner H A Horner ruled no inquest is needed, estimating the bones to be about 1,500 years old, likely a Roman burial.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Clevedon
England
Ambrose Elton
H. A. Horner
Publisher Will Address Carriers at Delta Theater
Wilson Ewing editor of News-Star-World Corp. will speak to more than 200 carrier salesmen and families at 8 a m Saturday in the Delta Theater. H B Murdoch says Ewing will present diplomas to outstanding former carriers and launch a salesmanship school for Monroe area news carriers. Jim Reynolds will be master of ceremonies as acts from Goldah and Clarice Dancing School perform and a Sue Sharman directed skit closes with a tour of the remodeled News-Star-World building.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wilson Ewing
News-Star—World Corp
Delta
H. B. Murdoch
Ewing
Dipomas
Monroe
Jim Reynolds
News-Star
Goldah and Clarice
Sue Sharman
Little Theatre
News-Star—World
Tennessean Held in Gulf Coast Slaying Probe
Chief of Police Wayne Valentine says a 28 year old Tennesseean Earl White of Knoxville is held for investigation into the murder of a young mother and her son on the Gulf coast. He was arrested about a week ago on attempted automobile theft charges.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Laurel, Miss
Wayne Valentine
Gulf Coast
Valentine
Earl White
Knoxville
Legion Elects New Officers In Monroe Post
Monroe attorney Robert T. Farr was elected commander at the local American Legion Post last night at the post home. Officers include Donald E. Simmons Jr as first vice commander and Roland Waldroup as second vice commander.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Monroe
Robert T. Farr
American Legion
Fourth and
Forsythe Streets
Legion
Shreveport
Donald E. Simmons, Jr
Southwestern Gas Company
Roland Waldroup
C. B. Braun
R. D. Farr, Jr
Ernest Holloway
Charles Mitchell
Bert Root
Sylvan Ardoin
Anthony Butitta
H. B. McClendon
H. F. Madison, Jr
Saul Adler
Harold Gill
Monroe West Monroe Chamber Plans Tallulah goodwill trip
Thirty members will travel by chartered air conditioned bus to Tallulah on June 29 to attend the Tallulah Chamber banquet. Cedric Foster of Mutual Broadcasting System will be the featured speaker after a 1 p.m. departure from the Virginia hotel. Reservations are required by mail or in person. no phone bookings.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Monroe- West Monroe
Tallulah
Chamber
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Faulk & Foster Dial
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Ryan St
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Drexel
Grand Rapids
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North Grand Dial
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