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The News-Star from Monroe, Louisiana • Page 5

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The News-Stari
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Monroe, Louisiana
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5
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Monroe News-Star Monday, July 8, 1963 3-A Rodeo Tickets Will Be On Sale July 17-20 Likes Bill's Chances Gray Funeral I Services Set ing. Burial was to be in Greenwood Cemetery here. Mr. Gray, a native of Jones- Mrs. Vada Cook, Springhill; and a brother, Everett Gray, Shreveport.

MISS LOUISIANA, Linda Gail Baucum of Sprinphill stands before mike at Lake Providence Saturday night after being awarded the crown when Judith Ann Cathey, (right) of West Monroe, rejected it because given my Miss Cathey will wed in CUPID NOT IN SIGHT August. Miss Baucum moved up to the top spot after winning the first run- nerup position. Standing between Miss Baucum and Miss Cathey is the first runnerup, Patsy Lowderback of Shreveport. (Staff photo by Jimmy Hatten) Beauty Queen Plans Career dance number Miss Houma, was named most talented not in the first five. Finishing in the top five was Jo Ann Wooten.

Miss Cenla. Had Miss Cathey accepted the crown, she would have become the third straight winner sponsored by the Bastrop, Jaycees. I who put on the North Louisiana Cotton Festival pageant. iL The out-going queen is Diana Jano Smith of Oak Ridge. u'ho called was crowned last year by another Miss Louisiana who had won Lyndra Advance tickets sales for the annual West Monroe rodeo, which will be held July 17 through 20.

began today, Shuman Nolan, pro- mation chairman has announced. The event is sponsored by the Northeast Louisiana Shrnie Club. Advance sale prices are $2.25 for box seats; $1.75 for all others; and $1.00 for children. Tommy! Steiner of Austin, Texas, has been signed to furnish the stock for the show this year. The rodeo will be held at 8 p.m.

nightly in the West Monroe Riding Club arena. An increase in purse money will be featured this year, plus trophy saddles for the individual event, champions. These are expected to attract more championship caliber cowboys for the four-day show, Nolan said. Tom Hadley, Ada, Oklahoma, veteran rodeo announcer, will be the emcee. Other attractions will be Jim Eskew of Ardmore, Oklahoma, the Champion Trick Roper and an Italian comedy team.

Tickets may be purchased at Rodeo Headquarters, 200 Trenton street. West Monroe, telephone 325-2282. WASHINGTON Trcas- ury Secretary Douglas Dillon pre- lvir. uray, a native ui aunea-; WASHINGTON Sen John dieted Sunday that the llous, boro, died Friday morning at Van j-rower, heaping praise on Ways Means Committee would Nuys, Calif He was retired from his favorite presidential candi- write a satisfactory tasscut Dwight W. Gray Navy Mr ha(1 that would be enacted by Con- of an wcrc formerly resided here.

Barry) Goldwater has Survivors include a son, Dwight become an ideological leader and E. Gray, Ruston; two sisters, Mrs. symbol to stimulate the Vernie Halloway, Ruston, and be enacted by gress before adjournment. Dillon, in a television i acknowledged that the tax bill1 would not be the measure recommended by President Kennedy but he said it would be over all, balanced and satisfactorv I tiled for 3 p.m. today in Funeral Chapel here with Rev.

Harold Shirley officiat- Hot Weather MAKE YOU FEEL RASH JIMMY HATTEN State Editor The new Miss Louisiana is not wcre callecl hack 0n the Cotton Festival as likelv to be smitten by Cupid bows Pate of Shreveport. as was the girl who abdicated in Miss Cathey won neither talent -----------------------------her favor. or swim suit competition in her Linda Gail Baucum. 18, a Rash- division, though she was rated ing green eyed blonde from hlSh- but Plled UP P01nt5 on Springhill, said she is around poise, and evening dress interested in a later on competition. She was awarded the title aft-1 after she and Miss Bauer Ann Cathey, 20.

of West cum "cre namcd t0 tilc top five. Monroe, was picked as Miss Lou- they started even again, all other isiana but turned the crown down. being tossed out. Miss because she wants to marry ex -1 Cathey, relaxed and poised, shot Northeast State College basket- for a runnerup spot. She said ball player James Robert Cook of Jonesboro.

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very proud of he said. He the decision was Miss Miss Baucum, who entered the pageant as Miss Springhill. lated said she has no steady boyfriend. Miss Cathey, representing the North Louisiana Cotton Festival, is a Northeast State College junior, and Cook were college sweet- i1' i i a 'h degree in business nt uspenng, 1 id on Ark after she was namcd to the top five she made her decision not to accept the crown if she won it. She said she had not thought she would win.

Ironically, Miss Baucum confided later that she. too, had hoped nmnerup which she got. Then Cupid struck. Moving up to the first runnerup Patsy Lowderback of Shreve-1 spot was Miss Holiday in Dixie, port. She won the swim suit competition in her division earlier.

She is a Northwestern State College student and the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. J. C. Lowderback of Shreveport.

Elevated to the second runner- up spot was Northeast. Julia Wilhite. 20 of West Monroe, who gave a fine dramatic reading. Miss Wilhite, daughter of Mr. and Mr.v Walter E.

Wilhite, is a Northeast State College student ad a graduate of West Monroe high school. She has training at the L5U school of speech therapy. She has brown hair and hazel Winning the Miss Congeniality title was Judith Vinsant, Miss Slidell. while Diana Claire Haddad, Mi she was on her mini unfolded Satur- quickiy regain- announced Miss lew queen and is very beauti- he mething never Mrs. Cathey said the oil pageant worry, Mr ild thhe her, ath- who recently tour of Europe ist Louisiana State did a ballet number as larkling jazz talent.

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GiUis supporters he positively will run for gov -d his cousin. Sen. Russell B. Long support. nme at a Ixing Prestbw courage mou Managing ic.w.

violence in the str Long told some 1,600 enthu- t0 recognize the danger ot covernor of action and the fact that it the con- lead to terror and death in the streets. President advocat- -''-called public accommoda- continued, a ision of basic Long Approach to Launch Campaign nixo.N Long Ad wc V. CTOc i s'- VO j. lxing parish in car and plane iu a plate affair, probaDi, fund-raising event which launched a candidate for governor of Louisiana. Cotniskev Presides Jr.

of ded at the a heavy sair rison 1 iing aru, Long and grandson Jcfler- -n all of Winn Pa s-ed on a hill farm in VVmn graduated trorr. hool in Alexandria grou, 5- that paig 1 a V-0 vo 1 oo a1 ttvCV 5 uA ViCr UoW- CO' Cl'X vw C- -4 A a vpc ss Cong. 00 m. but earlier cr rooms which heard his by a closed circuit television 0l hook-up. The congressman was pe by Sen.

Long, who campaign. not looknig for a area anv member tjon are er wants vigor- crnploymer lead- jjon, and -1 the ft Tgr iv. 58 polite By F. E. SHEPHERD New Orleans Monday Sen.

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t-. ity 01 schools -hool graduate 80 etale Federal irade schools could be miSi(ion ami various el private contract negotiations. MiuatiMi. In Gillis Long was elected the Congress in the Urst '-v. in recognition of his on and busi- minted to the VVC awA system reports he wrui ishful on bis Pointing out the governor sets image of the state, the ou order congressman said the gny- musl must Hi- t0 our the state needs a governor! area talk to the people and to, can talk GO I AO FW 40 row MEM or LOMMAFW..

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