Beauty contest battle still up in air at Miami
The Miss America title could default to third place winner Miss Margaret Ekdahl of Tampa after tests on eligibility. R B Brossier claims Miss Janet Eastment of Texas was married and ineligible, and Miss Alberta McKellop was improperly entered as Miss California.
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Miami
Associated Press
Fla
Bathing Beauty Pageant Association
R. B. Brossier
Orlando
Janet Eastment
Texas
Alberta McKellop
California
Brossier
Margaret Ekdahl
Tampa
Beauty contest prizes and a railway suit
Miss Eastment won a $2,500 cash prize and trophies plus entry to a Rio de Janeiro beauty contest. Seaboard Air Line Railway sues the city of Miami for $10,000 for railway fares for contest participants. The suit cites six entrants from Shamokin, Pennsylvania representing New Jersey, North Carolina, New York, Montana, Louisiana and Pennsylvania.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Eastment
Rio de Janeiro
Seaboard Air Line Railway Company
Miami
Shamokin
New Jersey
North Carolina
New York
Montana
Louisiana
Pennsylvania
Endurance Plane Still Circles Over Chicago
The refueling endurance plane City of Chicago logged 278 hours in the air over Sky Harbor airport at 6:40 a m CDT. To beat the world record of 420 hours 21 minutes 80 seconds by the St Louis Robin, Kenneth and John Hunter must stay aloft past 5:01 30 a m CDT next Sunday. The 1963 Chicago We Will attempt previously reached 261 hours.
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Chicago
Sky Harbor
St. Louis
Kenneth
John Hunter
Furloughs Granted to Convicts in Arkansas
Fulton Green, accomplice of Tom Slaughter, receives a six month extension of furlough from Governor Parnell. Slaughter died in an attempted prison escape years ago. Joe Cook of Craighead county obtains an indefinite furlough after serving a six month sentence for involuntary manslaughter.
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Little Rock
Ark
Fulton Green
Tom Slaughter
Roy Brown
Garland County
Green
Parnell
Slaughter
Joe Cook
Craighead County
Cook
Weaver Returns From European Trip Escorting Monroe Group
Charles Weaver assistant city ticket agent of the Missouri Pacific railroad returned yesterday from Niagara Falls and Toronto where he went on Tuesday to escort a group of Monroe and West Monroe young women who are to sail from Boston for an extended European trip.
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Charles Weaver
Missouri Pacific Railroad
Niagara Falls
Toronto
Canada
Monroe
West Monroe
Boston
Rotary Anniversary Sparks Chicago Convention Opening
Chicago marked the silver anniversary of Rotary with 20 000 Rotarians and spouses attending the 21st annual convention. Paul P Harris founded Rotary 25 years earlier after meeting a coal dealer mining engineer and tailor in a Chicago restaurant. Harris, 62 and ill, may miss sessions while Rotary now spans 62 countries with about 3 330 clubs and 153 000 members.
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Associated Press
Chicago
Rotary
Rotary Anns
Paul P. Harris
Princeton
Harris
Seven Seas
Russia
William Ready Visits Monroe Before Return to Flood Area
William Ready of the United States public health department, stationed with the Ouachita parish health unit, is in Monroe for several days before resuming sanitary work at the flood scene in western Louisiana. He finished work in Natchitoches parish and will direct efforts next to Red River parish.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William Ready
United States Public Health Department
Ouachita Parish
Monroe
Louisiana
Natchitoches Parish
Mr. Ready
Red River Parish
Six Die In Sunday Auto Accidents In States Of South
Six deaths were charged today to Sunday transportation accidents in the south. In Alabama and Florida Emma Parks Claude Petteway Levy Gryant all negroes were killed in automobile mishaps. A Norfolk Southern train derailment at Arthur North Carolina killed Norman L. Ferratt of Norfolk. An unidentified white man died when struck by an Alabama Great Southern train near Birmingham. Mrs Herschel Gross was fatally injured near Georgetown Tennessee when her car overturned.
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Alabama
Florida
Emma Parks
Claude Petteway
Levy Gryant
Arthur
N. C
Norfolk Southern
Norfolk
Normal L. Ferratt
Alabama Great Southern
Birmingham
Ala
Herschel Gross
Georgetown
Tenn
Victims of Crazed Man to All Be Buried Together
New Haven, June 23. The six Spang family members from Ansonia killed near West Rock park by Raymond Spang will be buried together. Father, mother, and four children will receive full Roman Catholic rites with American Legion tribute, Spang a Legion member.
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New. Haven
Conn
Spang
Ansonia
West Rock Park
Raymond Spang
American Legion
Penney Sees Bright South Outlook On Southern Tour
J C Penney reports a highly encouraging business outlook after a 5000 mile motor tour through eight southern states. He says southern attitude differs from northern financial centers and urges farmers and businessmen to unite on a development program. He admires cotton crop conditions and expects a prosperous year.
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Macon
J. C. Penney
South
North
Missouri Pacific plans colonization of Louisiana farm area
P H Wheeler in charge of Missouri Pacific colonization says the delta region between Tallulah and Lake Providence will be opened to settlers. The plan includes breaking large plantations into 40 acre tracts with diversified crops and state supported guidance on soil, fertilization, and marketing. Last year about 400 families moved into northeast Louisiana and southeast Arkansas seeking stable livelihoods.
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Louisiana
Missouri Pacific Railroad
P. H. Wheeler
St. Louis
Wheeler
Monroe
Delta
Tallulah
Lake Providence
Arkansas
Prince of Wales Celebrates 36th Birthday Quietly
The Prince of Wales marked his 36th birthday in London with a quiet day at Fort Belvedere followed by a drive to Buckingham Palace. King George and Queen Mary arrived from Windsor to congratulate him along with other royal family members.
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Associated Press
London
Prince of Wales
Britain
Fort Belvedere
Buckingham Palace
George
Queen Mary
Windsor
Unable to Account for Fatal Durant Shooting
Jackson Mississippi June 23 Browne a Durant merchant is held on a murder charge after the slaying of 18 year old Charles Obie Myers on Durant Main Street Myers died after moving toward a physician. Browne offered no comment and authorities say they cannot explain the shooting.
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Jackson
Miss
Charles Obie Myers
Durant
J. H. Browne
Myers
Chamber Officials Head to St Louis for Tow Boat Hire and Rate Study
Secretary S. H. McClary of the Chamber of Commerce and N B E Dawson of the Louisiana Arkansas Barge Service Inc left for St. Louis to secure a late model oil burning tow boat for the local barge line and to investigate joint water rates from Ohio River points to Ouachita destinations. They plan to return tomorrow. Native music of South Africa is being preserved on phonograph records.
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S. H. McClary
Chamber of Commerce
N.be. Dawson
Louisiana- Arkansas Barge Service, Inc
St. Louis
Ohio River
Ouachita
Advertisement sales pitch defies the old story frame
The speaker insists his message should not be dismissed as an old tale and performs a compelling selling talk within a newspaper advertisement. He emphasizes fresh, persuasive content aimed at readers and buyers.
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United Press
Weaver
Movement
William
Penney
Southland
Er Associated Press
Yee
MO. P
Automobile Body Repair Shop
Monroe, la
Bell’s Sheet Metal Works
Walnut St
Browne
Hinds County
Chamber
Dawson
South Africa
Home Furniture CO
DeSiard
Plonroe Wews
Monroe Morning Post
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