Deaths 7 Bud Smith Dies At 68 In Delhi Parish
T A Bud Smith aged 68, longtime Delhi parish farmer and resident, died Tuesday at his Roule residence after an illness. Funeral services were held Wednesday at 2 p.m. at Warsaw Baptist Church near Delhi with Rev Pat Co Mares officiating. Burial followed in Crow-Fille Cemetery under Gay Funeral Home direction. He is survived by a wife Bethe and several children and grandchildren. Local tributes note his community involvement and farming work in the parish.
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Delhi
T. A
Madison Parish
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Warsaw Baptist Church
Dele
Pat Co Mares
Punetal
Dei
Lie Marthy
Iain Maton
Watt
Ruston
Hinton
DuBose
Louisiana Tech
Louisiana
Friesian Association of America
Hintons
Charles
Grace
Methodist
Henry Blount
D. N. McGuire
Woodlawn Memorial Park
Darby
Lambda Chi Alpha
Charlie Hinton
Pending Arrival of Relatives Delays Funeral Plans
Complete arrangements await relatives arrival with the body to remain at the funeral home until arrangements are finalized. The service is expected to be held on Thursday morning.
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Ial’ Funeral Home
State X-Ray Unit Out Of Order
The state X-ray mobile unit is down until August due to a breakdown. Dr W Carroll Summer, director, said the unit cannot serve here during the outage. Up to the failure, the unit had x rayed 4 802 people.
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W. Carroll Summer
Juvenile Paroled After Restored to Custody
A juvenile boy was released to a parole officer after being picked up for a suspected incident at Swayze Natural Water Me City. The juvenile department announced the release on Wednesday noting the boy’s recovery of a heart valve and absence of a missing item. The parole officer said the boy was taken into custody for a prior alleged offense connected to a local business.
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Omo Arohd Hay
Asthdy
Swayze Natateri Wat
Arnis AA Jivenies
Ies
Building Permits Issued For Monroe Homes Projects
City records show multiple building permits issued Wednesday. Monroe HomesInc seeks a one story brick veneer residence with carport at 705 Basyn Place and a second project on Tarver Street involving retaining walls and related work. The total value listed is approximately 8 950 dollars.
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Tarver
Council Votes Baers Face Time Case
Council votes on Baers facing cross street case with timing debated. Residents express concern over project impact and long term costs as officials outline proposed timeline and approvals needed.
Untitled fragment hints at political debate and committee actions
Fragmentary text references a senate, January events, and committee activity. Names and places are unclear, with scattered phrases about treaties, finances, and political factions. The passage appears to be a garbled archival snippet rather than a coherent report.
Nixon Name Omission on GOP Manifesto Sparks Ticket Talk
A New York meeting reveals GOP governors balk at including Nixon on a party ticket. Eisenhower aides push for Nixon to be on top, while Hall notes fear among some governors over naming the vice president. Nixon would run on any ticket including his name, but party opposition concerns persist.
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Nixon
GOP
White House
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Ted Eisenhower
Hower
Hall
Hons
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Rena Lean
Halt
Local Delegates Attend State Meet OF W F W Group
Delegates from Hiulsen Leehy past West Monroe attended the Louisiana state encampment of the VFW in Shreveport June 22 to 24. Mrs Thelma Oatley and Miss Raby Cash joined Jula Cash and others for a three day session with state officers and auxiliary command staff. The program included the Gold Star Mothers Tea, a memorial service, and youth activities plus a joint opening session led by department officers.
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Department of Louisiana State
V. Pve
Shreveport
Hiulsen-Leehy
West Monroe
Thet- Ma~ Oatley
Miss’ Raby
Cash
Jula Cash
They State Department
Aeniliery
Willink
Baker
Susie
WY Munend These Aeraiee and Omar Bo Ketchinsink
Washinitat
Star Mothers
Trotel
Amitary
Washington
Hieian
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Haddt
Lovisiess
Porn
Plans To Leanliraed FreiGade at Which GNI Aa Dda Aan Sl Spo
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SPO
West Monroe faces budget strain over pay hike and services
The town weighs a $40,000 annual cost from a proposed firemen wage raise while shoring up unpaid bills and a $70,000 general fund shortfall. West Monroe cites library and recreation cuts and the need to avoid layoffs as it debates funding.
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Monroe
West Monroe
Youth Hurled Death Charge Follows After Dark Ride
Youths left Pensacola Florida after dark. one rider Hinton died as driver faces manslaughter charge. Hinton's body sent to Thrasher Funeral Home Bay Minette. Darby Funeral Home ambulance departed Ruston at 7 am. Louisiana Tech students had left home June 17 for Pensacola.
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Pensacola
Fla
Hinton
DuBoise
Thrasher
Bay Minette
Ruston
Louisiana
Thrasher Funeral
Darby Funeral Home
Soviet Foreign Policy Notes and Nile Dam Visit
The report discusses Soviet aims in the Middle East after Stalin. It notes the Cairo visit by Soviet Foreign Minister Dmitri Shepilov and suggests it did not meet all expected goals. It mentions U S officials' belief that Shepilov pressed Egyptian President Nasser to permit a Russian built Aswan Dam on the Nile. It also observes Soviet gains in political and economic influence in the region.
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Cairo
Dmitri Shepilov
Shepilov
Gamal Abdel Nasser
Egypt
Russia
Aswan
Nile
Middle East
Korean War Ace Credited With Six MiG Kills
A Korean War hero, a test pilot at Temeco Aircraft, is noted as an ace who shot down six MiG fighters in Korea and received high decorations for his actions.
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Temeco Aircraft
City Considers Ways to Fund Power System Repairs
City officials heard a long list of complaints about low voltage from Park Avenue residents and local business owners including Reagan Torrenes and A D Hank. Mayor John E Coon and City Attorney Wood Thompson proposed alternative funding methods while noting the aging 4 2400 volt lines built 25 years ago are inadequate for current demand.
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John E.coon
Wood Thompson
Huckaby
van Fossen
Ed Seymour
Park Avenue
A. I. Montgomery
Otmehita Parish
Aven
Reagan Torrenes
A. D. Hank
Hank
Scout Officials Tour Camp Edgewood and Ki-Ro-Li Plans
Scout officials led by David Meyer James W Walters and Jack Pankey visited Camp Edgewood near Trout to gather ideas for Camp Ki-Ro-Li improvements. They reported 68 finance planning committee members from 15 parishes met at Camp Ki-Ro-Li to outline the 1956-1957 council budget and brochure details. Ouachita Valley Council leads Region Five in membership gain and points in a regional parade contest, with 499 points over Group Three in six months.
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David Meyer
SCOUL
Memphis, Tenn
James W. Walters
Ouachita
Finance Planning Committee
Camp Kiroli
Pankey
Counci
Ouachita Valley
Ouachita’ Valley — Council
Negro Is Arrested On Liquor Charge
Leenoise Mays, identified as a Negro, is jailed on a $500 bond for evading tax on distilled spirits. U S Commissioner Haynes Harker said Mays faced a federal hearing in parish jail after being charged with removing and concealing two gallons of spirits to evade tax, an offense dated about June 16 in Union Parish.
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Leenoise Mays
U. S
Haynes Harker
Mays
Union Parish
Howard Says City Passed Fees Without Incoming Admin
Mayor elect W L Howard said ordinances imposing garbage service fees and a 50 cent monthly charge for water and lights were passed without the new administration's knowledge. He also noted he was in Baton Rouge Tuesday at a Senate hearing opposing House Bill 100 that could cost Monroe $125000 annually for firefighters' pay.
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Howard
Baton Rouge
Senate
Monroe
Ouachita Parish
Lawrence Gibbs
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