Yesterday's Answer How the loafer got support
A concise report outlines how a lazy loafer gained backing. The piece notes social backing and local reactions, highlighting key individuals who spoke in favor and the community’s response to the effort.
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Newspaper
Monroe News Star
Location
Monroe, Louisiana, United States of America
Date
May 29, 1963
Page
7
A concise report outlines how a lazy loafer gained backing. The piece notes social backing and local reactions, highlighting key individuals who spoke in favor and the community’s response to the effort.
Mrs Frances Bishop 81 Sulphur resident and Monroe mother died Tuesday in a Sulphur hospital. Funeral services set for 2 p.m. Thursday at Hixson Brothers Chapel DeRidder, with Revs. Wallace Lanson and Scott officiating. Burial in Woodlawn Cemetery DeRidder. Survivors include daughter Mrs Crusman Gillette of Monroe, another daughter Mrs Edwin Nichols of DeRidder, sons Louis of Sulphur and Marcel of DeRidder, five sisters, eight grandchildren and two great grandchildren.
The Senate accepted the House passed measure on Tuesday night and sent it to the White House for Kennedy’s signature. The bill would require equal pay for women and men for equal work.
The Public Affairs Research Council faults Senate Bill 30 for restricting idle state funds to 60 days and half the return of Treasury bills. PAR urges investing for highest rate, security, and liquidity, and criticizes potential patronage, bank compensation, and lack of competitive bidding.
Bernstein Park Zoo reports a new male lion cub born last Saturday. Zoo director Kit Beecher says the cub appears healthy, while coati mundi arrivals from South America appeared Monday afternoon. The lioness Dutchess may threaten the cub if stressed, but no second cub is suspected. Fire damaged maintenance and refrigeration facilities, but food storage is temporary and rebuilding is planned as soon as possible.
President and Mrs. Kennedy attended a Tuesday night house warming at the Georgetown residence of Mr and Mrs Hugh D Auchincloss. Mrs Auchincloss is the First Lady’s sister and had organized the event for the couple.
Six members of Troop 128 in Ouachita Valley receive the God and Country Award in a Southside Methodist Church ceremony led by Rev. Lea Joyner. Recipients include Kyle Solomon Jerry Fuller Bobby Ross Don Ross Mike Cleary and Bruce McPherson, bringing total earners in the troop to 21. Scout master James Smith institutional representative Hack Adams and neighborhood commissioner Bob Trent noted in attendance.
The Downtown Monroe Lions Club honored eight graduating seniors at a luncheon in the Frances hotel. Attendees included Neville High graduates Suzanne Moseley Sissie Loftin Barbara Mulhearn Pamela Grover Linda Blair Jeannie Rowan and Lawrence Bennett Jr. Downsville graduate Carla Taylor. A B Clarkson presented gifts and club president M J Cook presided.
A chart shows 25.4 percent illegitimate births among Mississippi Negroes versus 1.5 percent among whites and asks whether these figures fit Negroes for white schools, indicating a debate over racial integration and schooling policies.
Cardinal Spellman lauds Janis Babson for enduring a two year battle with leukemia. He says her courage on the battlefield of illness offers humility and strength for daily life and faith.
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