Final Play Of Season Slated In June
Monroe Little Theatre presents The Miracle Worker at Strauss Playhouse June 6 to 11 with 8 15 p.m. shows. Martha Maxwell stars as Helen Keller and Feejee Carmack as Annie Sullivan supported by Ron Robinson Gail Sawyer and others under Richard Clark directing. Box office opens Tuesday at 1 p.m.
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Monroe Little Theatre
Strauss Playhouse
Lamy Lane
Helen Keller
Richard Clark
Martha ‘Maxwell
Miss Keller
Feejee Carmack
Annie Sullivan
Ron Robinson
Gail Sawyer
Kate
V. P. Dalrymple
Keller
Gary Fontana
Percy
Billie Root
Aunt Ev
Wade Brisbin
James
Scherck Bogen
Mr. Slayton
Lera Lentz
Vincy
Murray Turner
Susan Odom
Karen Lee
Marie Christian
Mary Ann Atkinson
Mary Ann Moore
Gail Sherman
Janice Hattaway
Jerilyn Gilstrap
George Spelvin
Helen
Registration continues as New Orleans desegregates first two grades
In New Orleans the Orleans Parish School board extends special registration for first and second graders ahead of desegregation. Registration runs 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. through Friday as courts push removal of white and Negro attendance districts with all deliberate speed. Judge Ellis approved 1963 arrangements with review after registration, while long range plans to add a grade each year proceed. Parents may transfer children to outside districts only on written request for a non racial reason.
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New Orleans
Orleans Parish
U.S. Dist
Frank B. Ellis
Phone Threat Maker Sought
Jefferson Parish authorities search for a man making anonymous phone calls to parents. The caller claims custody of their children and makes obscene demands, sometimes threatening that the child will not be seen again, then hangs up.
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New Orleans
UPI
Jefferson Parish
Jack Fitzgerald
Funeral set for Frances Bishop in DeRidder
Funeral services for Frances Bishop 81 of Sulphur and mother of a Monroe woman were held today at 2 p.m. at Hixson Brothers Funeral Home DeRidder with Revs. Emory Wallace Devere Lawson and J D Scott officiating. Burial followed at Woodlawn Cemetery DeRidder. Survivors include daughter Mrs Cruseman Gilette of Monroe another daughter Mrs Edwin Nichols of DeRidder two sons Louis Bishop of Sulphur Marcel Bishop of DeRidder five sisters eight grandchildren and two great grandchildren.
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Frances Bishop
Sulphur
Monroe
Hixson Brothers Funeral Home
DeRidder
Emory Wallace
Devere Lawson
J. D. Scott
Hixson’s
Woodlawn
Bishop
Cruseman Gillette
Edwin Nichols
de- Ridder
Louis Bishop
Marcel Bishop
Hiram Liles
M. A. Shirley
Kirby Rollins
Gillis
Mississippi Integration Suit Recessed
U S District Judge Harold Cox recessed until late July a hearing on a Justice Department suit to halt prosecution of two Negroes in Holmes County. The government alleges the charges are aimed at intimidating Black voters. Turnbow testifies his house was fire bombed and he was fired upon during a May 8 incident. Moses, head of the Negro voter registration project, faces obstruction charges.
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Jackson, Miss
Harold Cox
Justice Department
Holmes County
Hartmen Turnbow
Tchula Farmer
Turnbow
Robert Moses
New York
Andrew W. Smith
Smith
Moses
Justice of the Peace Court
Tehula
Leflore
Henry McClellan
John Ball
Emperor Selassie to Visit U S for Ten Days in October
President Kennedy announced Selassie will travel to the United States for a ten day visit starting October 1. The Ethiopian emperor will meet with U S leaders and visit several locations during his stay.
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Washington
UPI
Kennedy
Haile Selassie of
Ethiopia
United States
Cholera Cases Pass 400 Mark In Malaya
Cholera cases in Malaya rise past 400 with 12 deaths reported. Health officials push a nationwide inoculation program as the outbreak broadens across the region.
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Malaya
Kuala Lumpur
Judge Denies Juror Request For Highball While Serving on Murder Trial
In Denver a juror asked Judge Robert P. Fullerton if he could have a highball before dinner during jury service. The juror said such a drink relaxes him and denied being a habitual drunkard. The judge heard the note but did not grant the request.
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Denver
Colo
Robert P. Fullerton
Fullerton
Joseph H. Dewey
Court remarks on juror drinking at meals
In open court, the defense argued public opinion may oppose jurors drinking at lunch and dinner, contending there are no questions about breakfast. The remark highlighted concerns over juror conduct during trials.
Monroe ZIP Codes Assigned for Local Post Office
Post Office ZIP codes announced to speed mail delivery in Monroe. Postmaster Woodrow W. Hathorn urges residents to place the correct code after the state in return addresses. Local ZIP areas 71201 through 71205 defined by nearby railroads, rivers, and streets.
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Monroe
Woodrow W. Hathorn
Illinois Central Railroad
Ouachita River
Richwood Road
Missouri Pacific Railroad
Illinois Central
Selman Field
Al&m Railroad
Cedar Street
Louisiana Cane Crop Seen Improving Amid Drought
Gilbert Durbin of the American Sugar Cane League said Louisiana sugar cane prospects look excellent despite a drought. He noted 330000 acres set a state record and harvest could start as early as October, with prices at 11.05 dollars per hundred pounds potentially boosting the economy.
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New Orleans
UPI
Sugar Cane League
Louisiana
Gilbert Durbin
Land Boundaries Described for Bayou Oaks Subdivision
The tract sits south of the Illinois Central Railroad and north by the south and east bank of Bayou DeSiard including Bayou Oaks Subdivision.
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Illinois Central Railroad
Bayou DeSiard
Bayou Oaks
Church Meet Will Feature Election Today
NEW ORLEANS UPI The 96th Louisiana Annual Conference of the Methodist Church entered its second day. Delegates will be elected for two national conferences with Pittsburgh PA hosting the general conference next April and Daytona Beach FL for the jurisdictional conference in June 1964. Bishop Noah W. Moore Jr. opened with a Holy Communion service assisted by four district superintendents and host minister Nathaniel P. Williams.
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New Orleans
Noah W. Moore Jr
N. H. Baker
Carl T. Wethers
Baton Rouge
William S. P. Norris
Shreveport
T. E. McElroy
New Iberia
Nathaniel P. Williams
Goldwater Man Plans To Run For State Senate
Laurel Mississippi Julius W King an independent oil operator announced plans to seek Jones County State Senate seat currently held by E K Collins He will run as a Goldwater Republican in this year's election and made the statement Wednesday.
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Laurel, Miss
UPI
Julius W. King
Senate
Goldwater
King
Jones County
E. K. Collins
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Martha Maxwell
John I. Fogleman
Mississippi
Frank J. Roddy Jr
Ouachita Council of the Gulf
Telephone Pioneers of America
Roddy
Southern Bell Telephone Company
Fou
Teve
Beauty
Our
Salon
Louis Kemp
Raychel Jackson
Charles
Ritz
Stockton
Jamaica
Miss Palace
Goldwater Man
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