20 Jun 1955
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Newspaper
Monroe News Star
Location
Monroe, Louisiana, United States of America
Date
Jun 20, 1955
Page
1
A local development firm announces the region stands on the threshold of significant growth. Officials cited new investments, likely job creation, and an expanded industrial presence shaping the area’s economic future.
The article discusses uncertain postwar plans including market sites for diverse retailers, and signals debates on German reunification. It mentions Moscow, Russia, and Germany with inquiries about Russian troop withdrawals and the Eden plan’s revisions. Experts from allied embassies and German officials are meeting to refine proposals on international supervised elections in a divided Germany.
A string of birth notices from St. Francis Hospital in Monroe lists newborn boys and girls with parents and relatives, detailing dates like June 6 to June 17 and mentioning families such as Warne, Craft, and Nolan. The notices include multiple Monroe households and local surnames, reflecting a busy period of births in the community.
A cropped newspaper fragment notes Austrians being freed among prisoners returning from Russia. It mentions a man named Sears, described as about 30, fair, hated, and bereaved, arrested in Berlin while holding some official American job after World War I.
Readable fragments depict a chaotic local page with varied items. Names and places appear jumbled as an assortment of people clubs schools and events mingle in unclear order. The piece hints at community mentions but lacks coherent narrative or definite outcomes.
Scattered storms batter regions causing flooding and damage to cotton fields and crops. Rescue crews report wreckage from a plane crash near Fort Worth while weather hampers relief efforts and warnings persist for coastal communities and inland towns.
Real estate transfers recorded in Onaehita parish and Monroe include Charles Avant selling to Robert J. Plardin in Moriutneside extension and several other lots in Highland Park and Sterlington subdivisions. Names include Susie Griffith, McGuire, Tartom, and Taylor with multiple blocks and units transacted for prices ranging from 60 to 1250 dollars, listing properties in West Monroe, Sterlington, and the Greater Monroe area.
The United States Army Reserve seeks women college graduates for vacancies in the Women’s Army Corps Reserve. Successful candidates become lieutenants and enter two years of active duty with standard pay and promotions. Major George I L Whitmeyer urges inquiries at the Selman Field reserve training center for details with no obligation.
A Los Angeles area youth wage increase plan sparks debate among families and labor groups as community leaders weigh effects on employment and living costs. Local officials stress labor fairness while critics fear job loss and higher prices.
Republicans challenge Democrats over plans to expand benefits and fund by tapping the Social Security trust fund. They warn of a 12 to 2 billion dollar annual cost and a potential future shortfall for retirees. Proposals include lowering the pension eligibility for women to 62 and immediate benefits for total disability affecting millions. Byrd calls for further study before stance.
Dr Summer noted 30 percent of 3759 children who received the first dose did not return for the second shot. Makeups can be taken at the health unit laboratory all week with hours 8:30 am to 12 noon and 1 pm to 5 pm. By this time last year Ouachita parish had 14 polio victims.
Gen. Franklin Lucero, new armed forces chief, presses to restore order after the navy revolt. He vows to stamp out false alarms while military councils plot a possible three man ruling junta with Peron and Rear Adm Tessaire. Reporters note army control evident in Plaza de Mayo observances.
Miss Sarah Frances Anders of Monroe is named to the Mary Jardin Baylor college faculty as assistant professor of sociology. The appointment, announced by Dr. Arthur Tyson, becomes effective September. Anders brings sociology and religious education background with degrees from Louisiana Polytechnic Institute Florida State University and the W M U Training School. She has served as secretary and education director for Baptist churches in Quincy Tallahassee and Gadsden. Permanent address 715 Clayton Street West Monroe.
James R Freeman 22 of West Monroe and Alice Herron 21 of Monroe wed. Robert Pershing Whitman 36 and Virginia Caples Godwin 32, both of West Monroe. Dewey Hilton Mobley Jr 26 and Betty Frances Patterson 22, both of Monroe. John Simpson Culpepper 22 and Martha Ann Coon 18, both of Monroe. Odell Adams 30 of Bros and Mary Dei Smith 18 of West Monroe.
The Army Ministry asserts plans and orders continue, while Peron stays at his residence and avoids his temporary office. Lucero denounces false rumors of rebellious units marching on Buenos Aires, naval bombardments, and interior uprisings as entirely unfounded.
Monroe Fire Chief H. L. Hales, first vice-president of the Louisiana State Firemen's Association, will attend the Louisiana state fire marshal's fourth annual Arson and Fire Prevention Conference in New Orleans July 12 to 15. He will be introduced as an honored guest at the four day event where fire investigation officials from across the state will gather to discuss fires, prevention, and investigations.
The eclipse arc crossed India China Indochina Malaya and the Philippines with a 180 mile wide totality extending 7200 miles. Totality lasted up to 7 minutes 7.9 seconds over the South China Sea. Next U S visibility due October 2 1959 limited to New England. If all U S steel ore coal and lime consumed in a year were hauled by train it would span 38228 miles.
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