Camellias Bloom in Summer and Town News Bits
Twin Cities chatter covers a rare summer camellia bloom and a local student designing Leprechaun costumes for Maggie's Magic Teapot at the Little Theatre Monroe. News notes include Dr. George Brian, Jack Rhodes earning a PhD, new fireman dress uniforms, and a moving house on Louisville Avenue.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mona Brooks
Northeast Louisiana State College
Mona
George Brian
Maggie
Sean
Brian
Little Theatre of
Monroe
Beau Brummel
Mike Inzina
Jarvis Renfrow
Alarm Headquarters
Louisville Avenue
Graham Pledges Return To London Crusade Dates
Graham pledges a September return to London for a two day follow up after a month long Greater London crusade. Dates likely September 19 and 20, before a Berlin crusade starting October 16. Officials report 376,331 attendees at Earls Court Stadium with 15,125 commitments to Christ.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
Billy Graham
Greater London
Berlin
Royal Albert Hall
Earls Court Stadium
Lawmaker Pushes 300000 Deaf School Relocation Bill
Rep. Lillian Walker of East Baton Rouge County pushed a bill to allocate 300000 for moving the state school for the deaf from its old building to new headquarters. The measure narrowly failed to advance as the House debated sending the amended bill to the appropriations committee and then to a committee of the whole.
Seven Major U S Ground Operations Reported in South Viet Nam
U S troops are engaged in seven ground operations across Phu Yen Binh Long Pleiku and Hau Nghia provinces with 1 212 Communist deaths and 182 prisoners taken. Operations include Nathan Hale El Paso Filmore Paul Revere Fort Smith Fresno and Deckhouse 1 with starts ranging from March to June.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Saigon
South Viet Nam
U.S
Nathan Hale
Phu Yen
el Paso
Binh Long
Filmore
Paul Revere
Pleiku
Fort Smith
Hau Nghia
Fresno
Deckhouse
Power To Revoke Liquor Licenses Approved in Louisiana
Baton Rouge lawmakers moved a bill giving the ABC board authority to revoke licenses of businesses violating regulations. The measure, by Rep. Allen Gremillion, cleared a house committee 5 to 4 despite opposition arguing existing state revenue powers suffice. Gremillion argues the revenue department lacks enforcement reach.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Baton Rouge
UPI
State Alcoholic Beverage Control
ABC
Allen Gremillion
Acadia Parish
House
State Revenue Department
Gremillion
Revenue Department
Pin Worms Vermifuge Ad Claims Quick Elimination
A vintage advertisement touts Jayne's P W Vermifuge as the cure for pin worms. It describes symptoms like itching and nose picking and claims 1 in 8 are infected. The tablet uses a coating to reach the bowels and a modern active ingredient to kill worms, with sizes for children and adults.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jayne
Weather summary for Monroe region and surrounding areas
Partly cloudy through Thursday with isolated thundershowers and no major temperature changes. Highs upper 80s to mid 90s across region, with 84 to 90 locally in northeast Louisiana. Winds east at 5 to 15 MPH, rain chance 30 percent today and Thursday, some areas 10 percent at other times.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Monroe
Louisiana
Delta Agricultural
North
Mississippi
mid-South
Arkansas
West
Tennessee
Little Rock
Nere
Dallas Memorial To JFK Delayed
Dallas officials delay construction of the John F. Kennedy Memorial to study adding an underground parking garage two blocks from the Kennedy assassination site. Clearing of old buildings at the downtown site was finished last week as the Central Business District Association presses for the garage. Architects warn the garage would be an architectural atrocity.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dallas, Tex
John F. Kennedy
Dallas
Kennedy
Central Business District Association
Allen Academy Seeks Fall Enrollments for 1966-67
Allen Academy invites applications for the 1966 67 school year to fill limited vacancies from seventh grade through high school and the second year of college. The preparatory school emphasizes individual guidance, small classes, and study habits within a disciplined environment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Allen Academy
Academy
Also Mentioned on This Page
Lovel
U.S. Weather Bureau
Gulf Coast
Florida
Central Plains
North and
Central Rockies
Pacific Coast
Twin Cities
Philip Bernhardt
Spencer
Jack Lee Rhodes
J. L. Rhodes
Shannon Sr
University of Texas, Austin
Rhodes
Archie D. Parker Jr
Colorado College
Colorado Springs
Colo
University of Texas
Woodrow Wilson
Graham
SAS
Sears
Ura Oeeso
Bryan
Texas
Telephone
Hamburger
Sears, Roebuck and CO
Louisville Ave
This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!