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Newspaper
Monroe News Star
Location
Monroe, Louisiana, United States of America
Date
Jun 20, 1957
Page
3
In 36 wheat states up to one million farmers could vote in a national referendum on accepting marketing quotas for the 1948 crop. Agriculture officials expected about 300000 ballots cast at county offices. A two thirds majority of votes is required to enact quotas for the 1958 season.
Measurements across Mississippi Arkansas and Ohio basins report changes in stage levels with several cities marked as rising or falling. Key rises seen at Memphis and Vicksburg while St Louis and Cairo show up trends. Baton Rouge and New Orleans report falling stages.
Judge W M Harper presided in Monroe city court yesterday selecting fines for multiple offenders. Henry Gill received 400 for driving while intoxicated and Ruby Lee Moore 100 for illegal use of weapons. Eleven people were fined 275 for public drunkenness and five for traffic violations. West Monroe reports no city court session Wednesday.
Three teenage boys completed about 60 miles of a 1500 mile voyage in a 19 foot dory along the Ohio River near Steubenville. Their pioneer spirit and hard work marked the lengthy journey as they pressed on downstream past the river town.
In Dayton Texas five men and women all Houston residents were killed when a car carrying a group home from a nightclub crash into a truck on US 90 about 2 30 a m The dead include Samuel Williams James Williams Eugene Brooks and two unidentified women James S Thorne Jr 29 was critically injured The truck driver Harold J Bertrand of Port Arthur was unhurt The victims attended the grand opening of the Highway 96 Club in Ames owned by Williams mother Thorne remained hospitalized in Dayton Memorial Hospital The crash prompted an investigation by the State Highway Patrol
Hollywood reports Jack Benny will perform Friday at Las Vegas Flamingo hotel for his nightclub debut. He will share the stage with Gisele McKenzie for a violin duet marking Benny's first Vegas club appearance.
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