Recognition Given To Brown Container Firm
Treasury awards were presented to Brown Container Company executives for outstanding promotion of payroll savings plan participation boosting U S Savings Bonds purchases. Joseph J. Knecht praised the effort and noted bonds totals and reasons why savings bonds are a strong investment for individuals and national debt management.
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Treasury
Brown Container Company
U. S. Savings
Joseph J. Knecht
Savings
John Brown
L. Slade Brown
John T. Hart
Merle Edwards
Hart
John Mullens
Crew 1
Knecht
Savings Bonds Division
U. S. Treasury
Savings Bond Division
U. S. Treasury Department
Slade Brown
John Oldenburg
Wisner Lions Club Installs Officers
Wisner La June 24 Special Highlights of Ladies Night were the installation of new officers for the coming year. Robert M Hammons delivered the principal address and installed officers including J Gordon Mitchell Jr president James Turner first vice president S L Chambley second vice president Carl C Chapman third vice president P R Thaxton Jr secretary and treasurer C H Foster Jr Lion Tanner H Allen Cruce tail twister and directors A C Ritchie E Asa Kiper T C McLaren and Robert M Hammons.
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Wisner
Wisner Lions Club
Robert M. Hammons
J. Gordon Mitchell, Jr
James Turner
S. L. Chambley
Carl C. Chapman
P. R. Thaxton, Jr
C. H. Foster, Jr
Lion Tanner
H. Allen Cruce
A. C. Ritchie
E. Asa Kiper
T. C. McLaren
Jaycee Award Presented to Lt Col William E Baugh
Lieutenant Colonel William E. Baugh United States Marine Corps a Ruston native and 1940 Louisiana Tech graduate received the Kendall Cram Award from the New Orleans Jaycees for outstanding service to the Junior Chamber of Commerce. Baugh, an inspector instructor with 14 years in the Marines, has participated in Guadalcanal Iwo Jima Okinawa Korea and served in Japan. He is married to Edna Earle Carroll of Wisner and has two sons.
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Jaycees
Marine Corps
Baugh
Special Infantry Battalion
U. S. Marine Corps Reserves
New Orleans
Col. Baugh
Edna Earle
Sis) Carroll
Wisner
James T. Carroll, Sr
William E., Jr
James Emmett
Guadalcanal
Iwo Jima
Okinawa
Japan
1St Marine Division
Korea
5Th Marine Corps Regiment
Col Baugh Receives Service Medals and Commission
This week Col Baugh earned the United Nations Service Medal and the Korean Service Medal with four stars. He was also commissioned as a Colonel on the staff of Governor Robert F Kennon.
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Col. Baugh
Robert F. Kennon
Marine Officer Posts Offered To June Graduates
Monroe area Marine Corps recruiting announces two Officer Candidate Courses at Quantico to start August 2 and November 15 1954 for college graduates age 20 to 27 by July 1 1955. Applicants must be not medical or professional fields, US college grads, and ready for three years active service. Apply by July 6 for August and September 1 for November via Monroe recruiting office or 9878.
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Marine Corps
George H. Hancock
Monroe
Hancock
Office of the Marine Corps
Marine Corps Schools
Quantico
U. S. Marine Corps
Marine Corps Recruiting Office
Isom Scott Phillips and Emma Smith Die in Winnsboro Area
Isom Scott Phillips 68 died at his daughter’s home in Monroe. Funeral held in Winnsboro with Rev. Keyes and Rev. Ivy. interment Coax Cemetery near Baskin. Survivors: daughter Mrs Fletcher Monroe, son Harry E. Phillips Winnsboro, sister Mrs Hankie Evans Urania, three grandsons. Pallbearers listed. Emma Smith 71 died at her daughter Mrs Harvey Shivers home near Winnsboro. Funeral in Brown and Young chapel. interment Masonic cemetery Crowville. Survivors: son Truman Smith, daughters Mrs Shivers and Mrs Ernest Ward, brother L F Jones, five grandchildren, six great grandchildren. Pallbearers listed.
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Phillips
Winnsboro
Hankie Evans
Urania
Jimmy O'Neal
Dale Phillips
Terry Phillips
Tommy Chatham
Don Phillips
Thomas Fletcher
Emma Smith
Harvey Shivers
Brown and Young Funeral
Lewis T. Vivian
Monroe
Masonic
Crowville
Truman Smith
Shivers
Ernest Ward
L. F. Jones
Copeland Lyles
M. Watts
Enlon Jackson
Carl Lambert
Earl Swazey
Ellis Seymore
Men Debarred From Lodge In This Play
Pythian Sisters of Friendship Temple number three present a comedy about women organizing a secret lodge without men. The event is at the Pythian castle on 127 St John at 8 15 June 40. Tickets sold at the door for a one hour show promising light entertainment.
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Pythian Sisters of Friendship Temple
Pythian Castle
St. John
Temple Church Bible School Celebrates Strong Attendance
The Temple Baptist Church reports a two week Vacation Bible School with about 252 pupils and staff enrolled and an average daily attendance near 200. The program touched roughly 300 children for Christ, with extensive volunteer support across all departments and a Friday 7:30 p m commencement.
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The
Temple Baptist Church
Christ
W. Leon Ivey
C. A. Petterson
W. E. Burke
Jesse Pace
Fred Moore
Leon Ivey
Singleton
Virginia Duffy
Boyette
McNeil
J. J. Ivey
Slocum
Ruby Cook
Phillip Kubcke
Helen McMullen
Jiles Davis
Heflin
Alton Cooper
Ruth Woods
James Moore
Helen Womack
Youngbleed
C. W. Carter
Monzingo
Evans
Callender
Gobble
Bobby Woods
W. R. McDonald
Kenneth Fite
H. O. Hampton
McHenry
Avery
Reba Stevens
Freddie Griffin
Social Security Plan Explained by Monroe Official
J Dodd Brooks, manager of the Monroe social security office, says many misjudge qualification for benefits. Eligibility depends on age and quarters of covered employment, with 40 quarters maximum and six minimum. A pamphlet No 35 from the Social Security Administration is available on request.
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J. Dodd Brooks
Monroe
Monroe Social Security Manager
Social Security Office
Social Security Administration
Guatemala Crisis Deepens As Front Lines Shift
Reports from Guatemala describe conflicting battles near the Honduran border with rebels led by Col. Carlos Castillo Armas pressing toward Guatemala City. The OAS plans a possible on the spot inquiry while Nicaragua denies aggression and accuses the Arbenz regime of Communist ties.
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OAS
Inter-American Peace Commission
Washington
Guatemala
Honduras
Nicaragua
Arbenz
Luis Quintanilla
Mexico
U. N
Oscar Sevilla Sacasa
U.S
John Peurifoy
Guatemala City
U. S
Col
Carlos Castillo Armas
Col. Castillo
Esquipulas
Honduran
Chiquimula
Zacapa
Puerto Barrios
Castillo
el Progreso
el Salvador
Gualan
Morales
Associated Press
Jack Rutledge
Senate Group Recounts Votes on Young Motion to Veto
A Senate committee split on Young's veto motion with three Republican supporters, five Democratic backers, and five Republican opponents. Democratic votes included Ellender Johnston Baatland Clements and Humphrey, while Republican yeses were Young Thye Mundt. Opposing Republicans were Aiken Bourke Hickenlooper Williams Schoeppel Welker, with two Democratic opposers Clinton Anderson and Spessard Holland.
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Young
Thye
Mundt
Allen J. Ellender
Olin D. Johnston
S.C
James O. Baatland
Miss
Earle C. Clements
Humphrey
Aiken, Bourke B. Hickenlooper
Iowa
John J. Williams
Del
Dulles signals US independence from British colonial lead
Officials fear pushing alternatives to the United States may jeopardize EDC ratification by France. Reports say Dulles plans to tell Britain that the US will not follow their colonial lead, stressing that Washington must appear as a champion of freedom and independence.
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Torest
United States
France
Dulles
Flood Waters Rise as Levee Fortified Near Park Area
Forecasters warned the river would hold near 30 feet overnight with a slow decline by morning. Emergency crews labored at flood control HQ sandbagging and rock filling the levee protecting the park as waters lapped at the dike.
Beam Named Director on State Farm Bureau
J Nelson Beam of Rayville has been named organizational director for the northern half of Louisiana by the State Farm Bureau Federation. The appointment follows his resignation as deputy sheriff and comes after years of active service with the local farm bureau.
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Beam
State Farm Bureau
Rayville
J. Nelson Beam
Louisiana State Farm Bureau Federation
Sraft
Black Suspect Sought in $70 West Monroe Theft
West Monroe police searched for an unidentified Black suspect after a $70 theft at Warren's Appliance Store on 204 Trenton Street. Owner Gregory Warren said the individual lingered near the cash register then fled as a second customer arrived to cash a check.
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West Monroe
Jeff Caldwell
Gregory Warren
Warren
Trenton Street
Missing money case hints at a tall tan-trousered suspect
A report notes the money is missing and a man described as 35 to 40 years old, about six feet tall with a large build and slight stoop, wearing tan trousers. The witness cites a Black suspect as having the opportunity to take the funds. The account references Warren and a discovery of the missing money.
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Warren
War Settlement Seen As Reasonably Good
Geneva reports secret talks begin between France and Vietminh Foreign Minister Pham Van Dong. An informed source says chances of settling the Indo China war seem reasonably good. Direct talks were arranged at Geneva by a third party, referencing yesterday’s Bern parley between Mendes France and Chou En Lai.
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Geneva
Pham van Dong
Pierre Mendes-France
Red China
Chou En-lai
Bern
Seoul Fire Leaves 6000 Homeless in Market District
A blaze swept a 10 block square in Seoul's notorious black market district on Wednesday, possibly rendering 6000 people homeless from homes and shops. No casualties were reported.
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Seoul
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