Thirteen Northwestern State cadets set for reserve commissions
Thirteen Northwestern State college ROTC cadets are to be commissioned second lieutenants in the U S Army Reserve upon graduation August 2 1956. Tentative assignments span the artillery medical engineers signal armor and transportation corps with cadets named Delano Brister Joe Brown Linden Claybrook Carroll Converse Dewitt Duncan Thomas George William James Lloyd Knotts George McConathy Charles Morrow Teddy Simon Johnny Wilkerson and William Wood.
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Natchitoches
Northwestern State College
Reserve Officers Training Corps
U. S. Army Reserve
Artillery
Medical Corps
Engineers
Signal Corps
Armor
Transportation Corps
Delano R. Brister
Sieper
Joe D. Brown
Linden D. Claybrook
Logansport
Carroll H. Converse, Jr
Alexandria
Dewitt D. Duncan
Pineville
Thomas H. George
Bastrop
William N. James
Zimmerman
Lloyd
William J. Wood
Winnfield
City Court Hears Three State Cases
Three state court cases heard before Judge W. M. Harper Thursday in Monroe city court. Eugene Davis Jr pleaded guilty to reckless driving and was fined 25 dollars. Garland DeCell and Lewis Coker pleaded guilty to speeding and were fined 35 dollars.
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W. M. Harper
Monroe
Eugene Davis, Jr
Garland T. DeCell
Lewis C. Coker
Sheriff Arrests Suspect In Theft
Ouachita Parish Sheriff's office arrested Jimmy Cochran, 32, on theft charges and he is wanted by the Vidalia Sheriff's office. Bond was set at $500 by Judge Jessie Heard, but not yet posted. Singapore has 830,000 people.
108 Scouts Enroll At Ki Ro Li Camp
Morehouse West Carroll and Richland parish boys gather at Camp Ki Ro Li for the council fire after enrolling from Troops 2 3 4 5 Bas Trop 39 Oak Grove 55 Tallulah 57 Delhi and 58 Epps.
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Morehouse
West Carroll
Richland
Ki-Ro-Li
Bastrop
Oak Grove
Tallulah
Delhi
Epps
Scouts tapped for Order of the Arrow membership
Night ceremony named Billy Nelson from Troop 5 Bastrop Gayle Wren from Troop 57 Delhi Ted Tisdale David Duncan and Gary Riels from Troop 2 Bastrop named for induction into the Order of the Arrow.
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Order of the Arrow
Billy Nelson
Bastrop
Gayle Wren
Delhi
Ted Tisdale
David Duncan
Gary Riels
Arrest Made In Non-Support Case From Ouachita Parish
Nolan Allison Sellers Jr charged with non support by Ouachita Parish authorities was arrested Thursday morning by the Ouachita Parish sheriff in Dallas. He signed a waiver of extradition and Deputy J R Bell went to Dallas to bring him back. Sellers bond set at 750 but not yet posted.
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Nolan Allison Sellers, Jr
Ouachita Parish
Dallas
Sellers
J. R. Bell
Army Officers Complete Military Police Training at Fort Gordon
Fort Gordon Georgia where Army 2d Lt Camille J Detore 24 of Bastrop La and 2d Lt Glen R Robinson of Bienville La along with 2d Lt Richard A Tyler of Monroe La recently completed the military police officer basic course at the Provost Marshal General's School. The program covered personnel management administration of justice criminal investigation and traffic control. Detore is a 1955 Northeast Louisiana College graduate. Robinson is a 1956 Northeast Louisiana State College graduate. Tyler is the son of Wilburn J Tyler of Monroe.
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Fort Gordon
Army
Camille J. Detore
Jeanette
Bastrop
Provost Marshal Generals School
Detore
Justce
Graudate
Northeast Louisiana College
Monroe
Tony Detore
Hannastown
Glen R. Robinson
Billie
Bienville
Provost Marshal General's School
Robinson
Homer Robinson
Jonesboro
Northeast Louisiana State College
Richard A. Tyler
Wilburn J. Tyler
N. Fifth St
Tyler
Farmerville Girl To Attend FHA Meet In Chicago
Miss Alice Rose Farrar daughter of Mrs Maggie Mae Farrar will be a delegate to the 1956 national Future Homemakers of America convention July 24 at the Conrad Hilton Chicago Ill She is a senior at Farm justice core school with ties to Northeast Louisiana State College and Fort Eustis Virginia ROTC cadet Wesley Shafto Jr son of Mr and Mrs Shafto has been assigned to the ROTC Summer Camp at Fort Eustis for six weeks of officers training ending August 3.
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Farmerville
Alice Rose Farrar
Maggie Mae Farrar
Future Homemakers of America
Conrad Hilton
Chicago
Ill
Farrar
Fort Eustis
Virginia
Wesley
Shafto, Jr
Wesley 5
Farrar and Farrar Details at Local Civic Convention
Eveline High School’s FHA member since 1953 serves as vice president and parliamentarian with Jacille Stewart as advisor. Miss Farrar attends the convention sponsored by Lions Club Jaycees PTA American Legion and Legion Auxiliary. Registration books close at noon Saturday and reopen after the July 31 primary election.
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Erville High School
FHA
Jacille Stewart
Farrar
Lions Club
Jaytees
P.T. A
American Legion and Legion Auxiliary
Union Polls Close Sat 33 Register After Challenged
Among 189 challenged voters in Union parish, mailed last week by the registrar of voters, only 33 qualified by Thursday noon after completing their cards. Many registrants challenged by Citizens' Councils attempted to re-register but failed to fill cards correctly or provide valid details.
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Farmerville
Specelal
Union Parish
Registrar of Voters
Woodrow Farrar
Citizens’ Councils
Pedestrian and cyclist collide in Des Moines
Bes sie Bishop, 81, was involved in a Thursday traffic accident in Des Moines, Iowa. Police planned no action against the driver of the vehicle that hit her. the striking vehicle was operated by a small boy on a tricycle.
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Des Moines
Iowa
Bessie Bishop
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