Sale Of Underpass Bonds Scheduled
Bond sale details are continued from page one. The August sale aims to fund expansion of the power plant and is presented as a scheduled action before the public.
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Newspaper
Monroe News Star
Location
Monroe, Louisiana, United States of America
Date
Nov 24, 1959
Page
1
Plane Crash at Midway Leaves Three Dead and Fire
A Constellation jet crashed after takeoff from New York en route to Los Angeles, killing three airline crew members and injuring residents as flames engulfed a six unit apartment building. Fire officials found bodies including the pilot strapped to a seat. the crash occurred while the craft circled to return to Midway. City council actions followed, approving sewer work in Roosevelt Heights and licensing considerations for local businesses.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Thomas Fracassi
Fracassi
Geraldine
Fracassis
Gertrude Bolin
TWA
C. W. Helwig
D. E. Waters
A. L. Auge
Los Angeles
Chicago
New York
Midway
John Ascher
Robert Quinn
S. Kilpatrick Ave
Penalty Terms Set For Simple Burglary Case
In Monroe two defendants faced terms for simple burglary with sentencing looming. Additional notes show Haile pleading guilty to lack of vehicle and driver licenses and defective brakes, with fines of $25 plus costs on each charge. Separate fines include Tony W. Sward 30 dollars for reckless operation and Emma C. Jefferson fined 25 dollars for reckless driving. Dave Beckwith, 40, was fined 25 dollars for fraudulent use of a chauffeur license and no chauffeur license.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
James C. Kelly
C. Matthews
Helen Hinds
Kelly
Matthews
Blanchard Hinds
Economy Cab Co
Howard Ramsey
Police Department
Roosevelt Wright
Wright
Eighth Street
Monroe
Haile
Tony W. Sward
MecCreight Street
Bastrop
Emma C. Jefferson
Oak Grove
Dave Beckwith
Layton Street
Widow Murder Case Links to 1953 Self Defense Claim
Fred Calhoun is held without bond after a mother was shot and died at St Francis Hospital. Her two children Annette Hicks and Charles Windham report Calhoun as the man with her before the shooting. A .38 pistol is sought. The victim had faced a 1953 homicide case over a Monroe man.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles Windham
St. Francis Hospital
Calhoun
Annette Hicks
Monroe
H. W. Blanks
Monroe Christmas decorations light up downtown area
Downtown Monroe readies for the Christmas season with new lights on DeSiard street and surrounding routes. Electricians will finish connections soon and lights are set to illuminate Friday night. Mayor W L Howard calls the display the best Monroe has seen.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Monroe
W. L. Howard
DeSiard Street
First U.S. ambassador arrives in Nepal to take post
Henry E. Stebbins, the United States first ambassador to Nepal, arrived in Katmandu aboard a U.S. Air Force transport and will present his credentials to King Mahendra on Tuesday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Katmandu
Nepal
UPI
Henry E. Stebbins
U.S
U.S. Air Force
Stebbins
Mahendra
Cranberries Return to U.S. Mess Halls in Japan and Korea
Tokyo AP reports cranberries were restored to Thanksgiving menus for U.S. personnel in Japan and Korea after tests cleared them of suspected weed killer contamination. The candy like fruit had been banned last week while tests were conducted.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tokyo
U.S
Japan
Korea
Woman Recalls Unwanted Duty in Gunfight Near Abshers
Absher, 55, described being forced into a role as gunfire erupted near the heart. Guard Jud Jones exchanged shots with the felons, but one assailant pressed a gun muzzle against him during the confrontation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fields Absher
Jud Jones
Cotton production costs and impact program discussed
The meeting outlines states that 15 northeast Louisiana parishes may stay cotton producers and emphasizes lowering production costs to offset price drops. Basil Doles and Max McDonald stress administration, outreach, and use of media. LSU extension officials participate with a musical interlude. Separately, a prison escape endangers Handy and Ab sher, with officers setting roadblocks as five escapees receive long sentences.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Thames
Basil Doles
Richland Parish
Louisiana
Doles
Max McDonald
Madison Parish
John A. Cox
LSU Agricultural Extension Service
Baton Rouge
Rescue Efforts Save Thousands as Flood Waters Rise
Rescue teams aerially and by boat pluck hundreds from Green River and Snohomish River valleys. Residents like Pearl Westerlund reluctant to flee until rescuers coax them to higher ground as showers sweep the Cascades and communications fail at Stampede Pass station.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Green River Valley
Snohomish River Valley
Civil Defense
Stampede Pass
Cascades
U.S. Weather Bureau
Also Mentioned on This Page
Midway Airport
Trans-World Airlines
Wilks, Dade and
Steed
Roosevelt Heights
Claude Minor
Selman Field
McSherry
J. Randell Lee
Wiley E. Jones
Clifford Benson
Fairfax
Rayville
Delhi
Winnsboro
THE
Order OF the Golden Rule
Mulhearn
ST. John ST
Fred Calhoun
Carolyn Herr
Veronica Worley
Jerry Brand
Ronnie Hervey
Anita Moore
Maria Varino
Sandra Reeder
Reginald Poe
Northeast Louisiana Shrine Club
Cheniere Lake
Poe
el. Karubah Temple
Shreveport
Woodrow W. Hathorn
George Breece
Ouachita Tuberculosis and Public Health Association
Tommy Lee
Central Savings Bank and Trust Co
Handy
Jones
Absher
State Highway Patrol
North Carolina
Virginia
Tennessee
George Brown
Wilkes County
James Waller
Gibsonville
Tommy Styles
Asheville
John Allen Henry
Miami
Fla
Junior Burgess
Hickory
Pearl Westerlund
Kent
Mary's Flower Shop
DeSiard
Valances
Studebaker
Dimension
Ords
Studebaker-Packard
North Third Street
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