03 Nov 1955
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Newspaper
Monroe News Star
Location
Monroe, Louisiana, United States of America
Date
Nov 03, 1955
Page
1
Kingsville Texas AP report details Sunny Canales a striking brunette who said she killed her new husband after he threatened to shoot her 5 year old daughter and burn the body. The case follows the discovery of the husband’s slaying and the burial of a small child.
Kingsville Texas Mrs Sunny Canales Wor den is formally charged with murder after claiming she killed her second husband on a Gulf of Mexico island with a diamond-studded pistol following an alleged plot to force her to shoot her daughter.
Worden, 43, of San Antonio, says she dragged the body of Don Worden, 45, into a grave he forced her to dig then kept vigil the rest of the day and night. She found Ranger Zeno Smith to relate her story to investigators including Kingsville and San Antonio officers.
Paris reports the National Assembly approved advancing general elections next month by a 330 to 211 vote after Premier Edgar Faure secured a confidence tally with crucial Communist support. Fate now lies with the Senate which has two weeks to act. without action the urgent bill could be dropped.
An elderly patient at Meadowbrook Hospital in East Meadow Nassau County produced 63000 in cash during triage 25000 in hundreds 25000 in fifties 13000 in other denominations. Doctors weighed admission options and advised private care. Authorities kept her name confidential to deter robbers.
Three West Monroe youths Francis Laverne Vines John William Carlisle and George W Elliott were each jailed 25 years for armed robbery with 10 year and 15 year counts not concurrent Judge Jesse Heard delivered the sentence in Fourth District Court The victims Henry L Bruce and Paul C Elliott were hitchhiking soldiers from Jackson Mississippi and Jasper Alabama respectively who were abducted to remote spots and forced to flee barefoot while the trio fired shots over their heads The suspects were arrested Saturday after Ouachita parish sheriff's deputies responded to the incident late Friday night
Oslo reports the 1954 Nobel Peace Prize awarded to the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees with a 1955 prize reserved. The UN agency, 53rd recipient, receives 35 066 dollars for its work aiding refugees and protecting those fleeing persecution.
The suit filed by Ouachita parish coroner Dr J T French in Fourth District Court seeks to overturn a parish executive committee ruling denying his objection to Dr D L Anderson's candidacy. Judge Jesse Heard ordered the amendment to name Anderson as a party to the suit.
Thieves broke into four churches and two offices in the Strauss Building at 435 Walnut Wednesday night, stealing about 80 dollars total. Suspects accessed the Louisiana Hospital Plan office, Nationwide Traffic Management Service, and attempted State Farm Insurance. churches were entered via unlocked doors or broken windows. An earlier Marshall Texas burglary and a New Orleans church fire are noted.
About 500 teachers and 50 local business people from Monroe and West Monroe will tour 39 firms Friday in the third annual Business Education Day. Classes will close so participants tour Neville High School at 9 15 AM and travel by 12 buses across the city parish totaling 300 miles. The event honors private enterprise with host firms and ends with a Forsythe Park barbecue after tours.
At the Big Four talks in Geneva, Secretary Dulles urged Molotov that German unity is essential to end militarism. He argued free elections would reveal the people’s will, while Molotov pressed for preserving East German Communist gains and a joint all German council. The talks aimed for a broad statement endorsing unification, with no full agreement in sight.
Rayville mayor and aldermen opened bids for a 20 000 square foot brick tile and steel industrial building. W C Salley Monroe offered the low bid at 148 675. Second was H C Peck at 149 600, Jesse F Heard at 149 707. Eleven bids total. contract letting under advisement. Rivers and Keuer Monroe were the architects.
A cold front from the west pushed into Louisiana with frost expected overnight. North winds of 12 mph were forecast, with interior lows dropping to 30 to 38 degrees. Light rain totaled about a quarter inch as a house fire scare occurred in West Monroe without serious damage.
A massive blaze at Triangle Refineries near a river port west of Birmingham killed Felton Thrasher 46 his daughter Tina May 20 and Olen K Dodd 23. The men shut valves to vast gasoline tanks aiding control as fumes exploded flames soared over 100 feet and nearby docks and homes were damaged.
A 58 year old Houston man James Howard Mangum was identified as a Louisiana prison escapee sought since 1931. Police held him while Rev. C N Rice sought a pardon arguing Mangum is a good man who has spent 25 years straight. Mangum admitted he was sent to Louisiana state prison in 1930 for burglary and walked off the farm detail.
Ouachita Parish School System released the 1955 56 budget covering July 1 1955 to June 30 1956. Superintendent W W Ward said the budget was formally adopted. Total anticipated receipts stand at 2 722 645 06 with a beginning cash balance of 131 464 79. Anticipated expenditures total 2 622 169 46 and the expected year end cash balance is 100 475 60.
In Rio de Janeiro President Joao Cafe Filho endured a heart attack overnight and doctors ordered total rest. They stated his condition is not serious and he will undergo a period of complete rest under medical care.
Police sought four women and two men described as Negroes after a 34 month old boy Stephen Damman vanished from a supermarket front. A witness reported seeing the group abduct the child, with one man carrying him away and a woman moving the carriage with Pamela nearby. Pamela later found unharmed in her carriage.
A 235 pound steel worker crushed by a locomotive survived after a pioneering artificial lung kept him breathing. Doctors described the device as a two by three by one foot plastic box with a motor driven piston that breathes for days, supporting ribs and organs until natural healing resumes. The patient recovered and returned to work.
Israeli and Egyptian forces fought in the El Auja Nizana demilitarized zone in the worst battle since 1948. Reports put total casualties at 204 Israelis and 50 Egyptians with competing claims over control of El Sabha post. U N observers noted intermittent fire as both sides reported gains and losses.
Miss Peggy Long was crowned queen at Ouachita Parish High school as homecoming activities began. Her court includes Miss Gloria Peters maid of honor and eight maids. Mascots Roselin McDonald and Ashley Inabnet attend as crown and football bearers. festivities run through Friday with a downtown Monroe parade and crowning at Brown Field.
An auto overturned on a highway near Homer Louisiana killing two residents. O J Smith Jr 26 a legal secretary for state Senator Rainach and Calvin Murphy James 18 son of Mr and Mrs O B James were identified as the victims. Sheriff John Nix Brown said Smith apparently lost control on a curve.
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