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Newspaper

Monroe News Star

Location

Monroe, Louisiana, United States of America

Date

Jun 25, 1957

Page

7

Public Apathy Acknowledged at Red Cross Dinner

Ralph J. Mitchell warned Ouachita parish Red Cross workers that apathy toward the Red Cross and other service groups hinders support. Honors were given to Huffman and Boardman for long service. 1957 officers and new directors were elected at the annual dinner.

American Red Cross Ralph J. Mitchell Red Cross Ouachita Parish Mitchell Ouachita Red Cross Monroe Huffman Clark C. Boardman Boardman Red Cross Board D. X. Ellett John B. Collins Delma Carter Ben J. Breard J. C. Steele, Jr F. E. McCarty John Hart Marvin C. Ramsey W. E. Whetstone A. L. Dickerson F. E. Maxwell Morti

Miss Universe Pageant For La Opens Tomorrow

Louisiana Miss Universe contest runs Wednesday and Thursday at Pontchartrain Beach with 22 contestants. Winner goes to Miss Universe in Long Beach July 11 21. Cecile Morris 1956 Louisiana queen to present trophy with runner ups named from multiple parishes.

New Orleans Louisiana Pontchartrain Beach Long Beach Calif H. J. Batt Cecile Morris Morehouse Narene McGough Bastrop Lincoln Marie Johnson Simsboro East Carroll Jean Earl Lake Providence Richland Aurora James Rayville Madison Jo Ann Scott Tallulah Franklin Glenda Bennett Winnsboro Natchitoches Shirley Russell Union Joy Kennedy Farmerville Concordia Barbara Clanton Ferriday Winn Lenora Temple Winnfield West Carroll Joanne Schrock Oak Grove Claiborne May Ellen McVicker Homer LaSalle Marilyn Bradford Jena Tensas Billie Jones Newellton Jackson Martha Kay Dollar Jonesboro Ouachita Carolyn Logan Monroe Caldwell Barbara Barfield Columbia East Baton Rouge Mary Sur Legendre Baton Rouge

Swanner Faces Four New Worthless Check Charges

Robert Frank Swanner, 44, of Oklahoma City, now back in Ouachita parish, faces four additional counts for passing worthless checks tied to a Monroe incident. He was reportedly sought since December and was returned from Griffin, Georgia, by sheriff's deputies. Fellow suspect George Dyer, 30, a local, is jailed on theft of gas and oil at a nearby service station. A Ferndale police program issues free meals to pedestrians or drivers who show courtesy.

Robert Frank Swanner Oklahoma City Ouachita Parish Monroe Griffin George Dyer

Reelected Directors Named for Three Year Terms

Raphael presides as reelected director while Sidney Gill Alva S Huffman and Vance Rhodes win three year terms on the board.

Mer Raphael Sidney Gill Alva S. Huffman Vance Rhodes

30 Chairs Set Up In Prison For Dental Examinations

Santa Fe New Mexico announces special outlets and 30 collapsible chairs installed in the state prison basement for the annual three day dental examination. Five dental technicians and 95 dentists worked yesterday on dentures for convicts and will handle fillings today with inspections tomorrow.

Santa FE N. M New Mexico State Prison

Firefly Season Opens in Baltimore at Johns Hopkins

Baltimore marks the start of a six week firefly season. Eighty five youngsters brought in their catches to Johns Hopkins University and earned 25 cents per 100 fireflies collected.

Baltimore John Hopkins Uni

Tax Program Survives French Assembly Vote

Premier Bourges-Maunoury wins 251 to 210 confidence vote to push tax measures needed to fund France s near bankrupt treasury and fight in Algeria. Next major issue is July ratification of the European Common Market and Euratom treaties with potential domino effects across Europe.

Paris Maurice Bourges-Maunoury National Assembly Assembly Bourges- Maunoury France Algeria Bourges-Maunoury Guy Mollet Popular Republicans MRP Pierre Mendes-France Mollet

New World Opens For Boys From Midnight Sun

Fairbanks Alaska reports 17 year old Allen Alowa a first class Boy Scout from Savoonga St Lawrence Island on the journey to the Boy Scout Jamboree at Valley Forge Pa He is among 23 midnight sun scouts traveling by skin boat plane and Army transport to Seattle arriving June 2 en route to the jamboree.

Fairbanks Alaska Allen Alowa Savoonga St. Lawrence Island Bering Sea Alowa Valley Forge Saroonga Gambell Anchorage Air Force Seattle

International Geophysical Year Drives Global Cooperation

The third world wide cooperative attack on the earths enigmas since 1883 is being made in the recent International Geophysical Year.

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