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MBS. BOOTH VICTIMNegro AdmitstCaddo MurderSHREVEPORT, La. (AP)— An 18-year-old Negro, claiming his “conscience drove him crazy” today admitted the knife murder of a wealthy Shreveport woman in 1960.Lutheran WomenTo ConventionSheriff Harmon Burgess of De-Soto Parish said Lemon Howard reenacted the entire crime Monday night and early today. Burgess, Shreveport Public Safety Commissioner J. Earl Downs andSt!Here On Weekendlsh,*v'port p°c' cte' Hrve,set fe alileat--asiiteto*ire6.tTeasley said they were well sat isfled they had the murderer. Louisiana’s Lutheran Women’s) Howard told investigators the missionary League will hold Its murder had Just about drivenannual convention In Monroe Sat* me crazy and caused him tourday and Sunday. have nightmares.Some 175 delegates are expect- Mrs. William Booth, wife of a ed. The L.W.M.L. of Trinity Luth- prominent Shreveport furniture eran congregation on Oliver Road dealer, disappeared from a shop-wili act as host. P‘8 *««*r D* 12- »•»: »*.«»i tw. .» .wJdays later, her twice • stabbedb- body was found near Frierson inFrances Hotel. jDeSoto Parish, about one mileAn International women’s organ- south of where Howard lived with ization of the Lutheran Church, his parents.Missouri Synod, the league spon- Officers said Howard's father sors construction of chapels, relig- was disturbed with his son’s re-ious schools and hospitals in con- cent mental condition and had the nection with the church's mission youth committed to the CentrA program. Louisiana (mental) Hospital atThe Rev. William Wedig. «te-Jackson. But officers said Howard wardship executive secretary of had no earlier history of mentalthe Southern District of the trouble, nor did he nave a policeChurch, will be featured speaker r*£ord; . „ .at a banquet at 7:30 p.m. Satur- Teasley described Howard ashefty and said the 5-11, 170-pound... „ , _ . . KT Negro had homicidal and homo-Miss Hazel Gadner of New Or-1tpna-nciM ”leans, president, will preside over officers said Howard told them sessions. he saw Mrs. Booth cash a $100Co-hostesses are Mrs. Rita check at a supermarket, got into Schempf and Mrs. Edna Johnson, her car and hit her in the head Mrs. Erna Betz will be in charge with part of a brick. He said he of registration starting at 3 p.m. then drove south of town and Friday. stabbed Mrs. Booth in the chest.Counselor and Bible Class lead- After stopping, he said he pulled er during the convention will be her from the car and stabbed her the Rev. Louis Nelson, pastor of again in the chest after sexually Faith Lutheran church. New Or-|molesting her. leans.NE\ Dist. schedi day it for it which groesThe Clark bases funds Cente£ickingal-.V**kericirA tour of the city of Monroe is ineot. slated for 10 a.m. Saturday, fol- Projects under considerationlowed by a Christian growth work are: scholarships for laymen king-shop at 1 p.m., opening business dom workers student loungesession at 2, and the banquet at equipment at Lafayette, furnishinga room at the new BethlehemSunday events will include Bi- Lutheran children’s home in New blc class at 8 a.m. at the hotel, Orleans, and financial aid for.y/•Xr*byworship service at Trinity Lutheran at 10:15 a.m. with the Rev. ;ad Arthur Betz conducting the service, convention dinner at 12:30 p.m. and final business session at1:30 p.m.Newly elected officers will besti-i installed, and delegates will select annual projects at the finalterin-thetoGood Shepherd, mission at West1wego • Marrero.Mrs. Elna Trimble will supervise the program, and work with Mrs. Lillian Baes on decorations. Mrs. Tomi Sue Johnson is chairman of the reception committee, and Mrs. Dorothy Tullis is in charge of publicity.svlt;:• Vm•x%v.Xv• •%s?atSTORE HOURS: 9:30 toMONDAY
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Monroe News Star
Monroe, Louisiana, US
Wed, May 16, 1962
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