15 Sep 1960
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Newspaper
Monroe News Star
Location
Monroe, Louisiana, United States of America
Date
Sep 15, 1960
Page
1
In San Francisco Erdmann, former commander of Naval facilities on Guam, retired last March and faces potential penalties of 12 years in prison and 35000 dollars in fines.
Retired rear Adm. William Erdmann and his wife returned from Guam with 504 bottles of tax free liquor packed as household goods on the Bon Homme Richard. Federal prosecutors later found 312 more bottles behind a locked door at Erdmann's Kentfield home. If convicted, he faces up to 12 years in prison and 35,000 dollars in fines plus pension loss.
Senate leader Jackson accuses anonymous anti Catholic pamphlets of trying to sway the 1960 presidential race to Kennedy. Truman cites Missouri mailers as part of a national religious issue, while GOP leaders deny official involvement and Peale seeks to avoid political action.
Mike Jenings Sr. 95, Winnsboro native, died in a Winnsboro hospital. Funeral arrangements set for Mulhearn's of Winnsboro. Survived by widow Nettie Jenings, four sons Sam Bill Mike Jr and Edward all of Winnsboro and five daughters L O Slaughter Henrietta Smith Charles Horne Ben Johnson Archie Scriber all of Winnsboro.
Ex judge William C. Walsh describes his 1960 prison visit to his brother Bishop James Edward Walsh in a Shanghai jail serving a 20 year espionage sentence. He details visit regulations, permitted gifts, and the inmate's measured demeanor and endurance despite confinement.
A local bank promotes its home loan as a path to ownership with low costs and economical rates suitable for buyers and builders alike. The notice emphasizes affordability and flexibility for prospective homeowners seeking financing.
In San Mateo California a car driven by Marian Taylor 29 collided with another car driven by Robert Ruffin 44. Taylor’s car then crossed two lawns and crashed into Henry Wada’s open garage hitting a station wagon and damaging a bicycle a boat and a lawn mower. Taylor sustained a bruised knee Ruffin a neck strain. Wada’s property damage is undetermined.
Several hundred members of the Scottish Rite Association are expected to attend a dinner meeting sponsored by Shreveport bod ies. The event on the Hotel Frances roof begins at 7 p.m. All Scottish Rite Masons in northeast Louisiana are invited.
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