Court Services For Juveniles Discussed At Fall League Meeting
At the Monroe League of Women Voters first fall session meeting Judge Jesse Heard and panelists discussed Measures to Improve Court Services for the neglected dependent and delinquent child. They covered rehabilitation in home surroundings and private hearings without parents present, with data on juvenile cases to date and plans for a new guidance center and receiving home.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
League of Women Voters of
Monroe
Jesse Heard
Alice Farrar
Sara Kennon
S. W. Jackson
League
A. D. Tisdale
Jean Bonham
4Th Judicial District
Heard
Wille Harris
Whitfield
Two Convicts Burglarize Store. Two Escapees Identified
A grocery store just south of a small town was burglarized. Marvin Wiggins, superintendent of the penitentiary, said Evans, 20, serving six years for robbery in Hinds County, and Plummer, 45, finishing a 10-year burglary sentence in Harrison County, had interrupted the escape 13 years ago.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Marvin Wiggins
Evans
Hinds County
Plummer
Harrison County
Huffman Named Chairman of Sherrouse Y M C A Parents Group
A S Huffman was unanimously elected chairman of the Sherrouse Y M C A parents sponsoring committee at a Twin Cities Y M C A meeting. Huffman, a Northeast Louisiana State college faculty member, serves on the Twin Cities Y M C A board. John D Mullens outlined plans for a Y M C A youth program in Sherrouse while Charles Wood discussed Indian Guides and Gra Y groups. A meeting for Sherrouse parents interested in Indian Guides is set for Sept 28 at 6 30 p m at Sherrouse school followed by a Gra Y meeting at 7 30 p m.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
A. S. Huffman
Sherrouse
Gra-Y
Ruston Minister Elected Moderator of Red River Presbytery
The 203rd stated meeting at Delhi Presbyterian Church elected Dr. H. H. Thompson of Ruston as moderator, succeeding retiring Elder R. W. Cretney of Monroe. Benevolences for next year set at 130 516 dollars. meeting plans include Covenant Church in Monroe on January 25 and 26 with Rev. Hiram Reeves as moderator designate.
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Red River Presbyterian Church
Delhi Presbyterian Church
R. W. Cretney
Monroe
H. H. Thompson
First Presbyterian Church
Ruston
World Missions
Church Extension
Christian Education
Presbytery Council
Hiram Reeves
Belcher
Dixie Presbyterian
Covenant Presbyterian Church
Italian case sparks passport seizure orders in Rome
Police arrested Piccioni and Montagna in a case linked to an official from Rome's Court of Appeals, Dr. Raffaele Sepe, who had asked for passport seizures. A wife of a guard was also detained, while charges against the three remain undisclosed.
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Piccioni
Montagna
Raffaele Sepe
Rome
Court of Appeals
Sepe
Passports of Polito and Prince Maurice In Italy Under Probe
Italian police picked up the passports of Polito and Prince Maurice of Hesse amid an investigation. Prince Maurice denies involvement and says he has no connection to the case. Police chief Giovanni Carcaterra announced last night’s arrests as part of the inquiry into Wilma’s death and the broader scandal surrounding Montagna and the Montesi affair.
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Polito
Prince Maurice of Hesse
Victor Emanuel
Hesse
Prince Maurice
Italy
Giovanni Carcaterra
Carcaterra
Tommaso Pavone
Montagna
Montesi
Wilma
Silvano Muto
Desegregation Clashes Spur School Closures Across States
In Milford officials shutter two schools after failed integration attempts at the high school. White residents in White Sulphur Springs, West Virginia, warned against Negro students at an all-white high school. A separate court case challenges a Negro applicant’s entry to the University of Texas at Austin’s engineering college, while Ole Miss delays a law school application for lack of proper recommendation letters.
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Milford
White Sulphur Springs
W. Va
South
University of Texas At Austin
College of Engineering
University of Mississippi
Law School
Democrats eye Senate seats in Western and Mount states
Six States discuss chances to gain Senate seats in New Mexico Iowa Colorado and Montana while Democrats hope to unseat Republicans in Massachusetts Oregon and Idaho. Kentucky’s Barkley a 22 year Senate veteran faces Republican Cooper in a key race. In New Jersey Dems count on a GOP split to help Howell against Case amid GOP divisions. O Mahoney pursues Wyoming comeback against Harrison after a 19 year Senate run.
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New Mexico
Iowa
Colorado
Montana
Massachusetts
Oregon
Idaho
Kentucky
Alben W. Barkley
Senate
Barkley
John Sherman Cooper
New Jersey
Charles R. Howell
Clifford P. Case
Joseph C. O'Mahoney
Wyoming
O'Mahoney
Willam H. Harrison
Pilot and radar observer survive crash then third jet collides
Two Fliers near Roanoke Alabama and Philadelphia Pennsylvania pilots walked away unharmed after their jet wrecked on a runway. A tower cleared a third landing and local signalman Luddy attempted warning with a flashlight. The third jet struck Luddy's stalled plane killing both occupants.
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Anthony Cunningham
Roanoke
Ala
Joseph Gallagher
Philadelphia
Luddy
National Guard in Louisiana reaches all time strength
Major General Raymond W. Fleming reports Louisiana National Guard strength at 9,015 officers and men, a gain of 2,574 since December, with over 100 million in federal equipment and 17 units at 100 percent strength. New Orleans hosts 2,953 Guardsmen.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Raymond W. Fleming
Louisiana National Guard
Adjutant General
Louisiana
National Guard
United States
Fleming
South Carolina
156Th Infantry
New Orleans
Harriman Triumph Marks New York Governor Nomination
F D R Jr. and Harriman clashed during the nomination battle but Harriman secured the gubernatorial spot with Roosevelt at his side. Carmine DeSapio and Tammany leaders backed Harriman as Roosevelt delegates staged a lengthy protest after his name was put forward by Assemblyman James J. McGuiness of Albany.
Lions Club Hosts Tuesday Meeting at Rendezvous
The North Monroe Lions Club met at Rendezvous with a large turnout and returning members. Guest speaker Major W. D. Cann, military science professor at Northeast State College, spoke on Foreign Operations Aid and Turkey as a bulwark against Russia, highlighting U S investment and Turkey’s modernization efforts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
North Monroe
W. D. Cann
Major Cann
Northeast State College
Turkey
Russia
U. S
America
Enrollment Totals 3241 Students In LaSalle Parish
The LaSalle parish school office reports 3,241 students enrolled for the 1954 55 session with 2,878 white and 363 Negro students. School counts include Jena High 653 LaSalle High 330 Ola Standard 289 Urania Elementary 232 Trout Goodpine Elementary 210 Nebo Elementary 127 Fellowship 74 Tullos 145.
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OLA
LaSalle Parish
Superintendent of Schools
Jena High School
LaSalle High School
Ola Standard
Urania Eementary
Trout-Goodpine
Nebo Elementary
Fellowship
Tullos
Negro Held On Bigamy Charge
Maxwell Dunn a 26 year old Monroe Negro of 1819 Adams street was arrested by city detectives on a bigamy charge. He allegedly married Serenia Wright in 1946 and Florene Bates in 1951 without divorce. Dunn has two children with Bates and later returned to his first wife. Bond not set at noon.
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Maxwell Dunn
Monroe
Adams Street
Hugh Tolbert
Dunn
Serenia Wright
Florene Bates
Bates
Tolbert
Football deaths in the United States rise to 94 (1949–1953)
The record shows 94 fatalities linked to football across the United States from 1949 to 1953. This count highlights a period with high injury risks in the sport.
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United States
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Graham Surginor Lodge
Masonic Temple
Shreveport
Monroe Masonic
J.R. Catching
W. M. Graham
C. C. Cozine
W. M
Western Star Lodge
A.S. Huffman
Y’ School Group
Westinghouse
Freezer
New Highland
Arkansas Road
Maurice Samuel
United Jewish Charities
News-Star—World
F.D.R. Jr
SEARS
Lions Club
Rendezvous
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Calvert Distiliers CO. WY
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