Obituary notices from Monroe and nearby towns
Final rites for Frances Kirk Atkinson 65 wife of former Monroe commissioner Will Atkinson held at Mulhearn chapel. Burial River View Cemetery. Also obsequies for Mattie Hinton 78 of Monroe at Providence Baptist Church. David DeWayne Stinson seven months died. services at Hixson Brothers followed by Riverview Cemetery. Linton E. Price 67 held at his Monroe home with Mulhearn. Alice B. Griggs 74 of West Monroe rites at Landmark Missionary Baptist. Kay Newburn 41 of Monroe services at Mulhearn Chapel. Services for Allen C. Tharpe Archibald 46 at Cedar Baptist Church. Funeral for Forest Weir 55 Ruston at St Rest Cemetery. William Oscar Thompson 81 Jena rites at Jena First Baptist. Laura Carroll 79 Oak Grove dies. services at Green Chapel Church of God. Multiple survivors listed including spouses, children, and grandchildren.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frances Kirk Atkinson
Monroe
Will Atkinson
Mulhearn
J. T. Horton
First Baptist Church of
Riverview
Cape Girardeau, Mo
Atkinson
John Atkinson
L. F Cummings Sr
Fred Pettit
Carl] Paulus
Bob East
Elmer Stubbs
Lloyd McDaniel
David Dewayne Stinson
Hixson Brothers
E. L. Tanner
Shirley Neal
Bill Stinson
Louisiana
W H. Lowery
West Monroe
L. D. Buckley
Alice B. Griggs
Landmark Missionary Baptist Church
J. L. Causey
Hixson Brothers Funeral Home
Antioch Cemetery
Ruston
Forest
Weir
St. Best Baptist Church
Dubach
A. H. Johnson
D. C. Martin
St. Rest Cemetery
Spears Funeral Home
Eugenia Weir
James Weir
Hollywood
Calif
Jack Williams
Baytown
Jena
William Oscar Thompson
Jena First Baptist Church
Dan Blake
Nolley Cemetery
Dorothy Bagwell
Atlanta
Rozana Bradford
Estelle Crooks
Pineville
Oak Grove
Laura Carroll
Route Three
Green Chapel Church of God
William Moden
Oak Grove Cemetery
Gay
Lawes Landry
Donaldsorville
A. D. Richard
Baton Rouge
Murel Carroll
Newell Carroll
Bastrop
Jesse Carroll
Ruth Holland
Nettie Biglow
Jennie Harper
Clarence Carroll Jr
Edgar Huff
Horace Armfield
Dee Armfield
Varney Robinson
K. T. Dosher
Oliver
Funeral rites for Dewitt Jones in West Monroe
Funeral services for 73 year old Dewitt Jones retired carpenter of Winnfield were set for 4 p m today at Welcome Home Church of God with Rev Doyle Whitesel and assistants officiating. West Monroe burial will follow in Hasley cemetery. Mr Jones died Monday in a Monroe hospital. He leaves a widow a son Dee Jones of Cowiche Wash two stepdaughters Mrs Katie Morse Winnfield and Mrs Ruby Harris Monroe and one brother Morris Jones Houston Texas Pallbearers include Joe Hamilton Mack Bright Clyde Bowles Charles Chilton Mack Owens and Carl B Bristen.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dewitt Jones
Carpenter
Winnfield
Welcome Home Church of God
Doyle Whitesel
Carl Owens
Gatlen
Kilpatrick
West Monroe
Hasley
Jones
Monroe
Dee Jones
Cowiche
Wash
Katie M. Morse
Ruby Harris
Morris Jones
Houston
Tex
Joe Hamilton
Mack Bright
Clyde Bowles
Charles Chilton
Mack Owens
Carl B. Bristen
Mrs Lilian Glaze Rites Set in Forest Mississippi
Bastrop Mississippi obituary notes Mrs Lilian Martha Glaze 75 died at her daughter's Bastrop home Monday night. Service 2 pm Wednesday at Goodwater Baptist Church Forest with burial in church cemetery. Survived by three sons, five daughters, three brothers, two sisters and many grandchildren and great grandchildren. Burial by Blackwell Golden Funeral Home.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bastrop
Lilian Martha Glaze
Jacob Robbins
Goodwater Baptist Church
Forest
Miss
Mott and Lee Funeral Home
Troy Glaze
Clarence Glaze
Lynn Glaze
Gulfport
H. G. Wacer
Terry
J. H. Burnham
Ufa Sorey
R. C., Sullivan
Raleigh
W. F. Derrick
Pioneer
Clyde Derrick
Eudora
Ark
C. C. Derrick
Eugene
Ore
Aaron Crosby
Gayle Thompson
Blackwell - Golden Funeral ‘Home
Private School Program Prompts War of Nerves
In Jackson Mississippi the Legislature fought over private school aid. The Senate kept its nonsectarian restriction, while the House pressed for aid up to 185 dollars per pupil. The Senate trimmed state aid to 165 dollars with a 35 dollar local match and eyed four mills property tax to raise funds. Sen Ellis Bodron sought county by county yield data before acting.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jackson
Miss
Mississippi House
Senate
House
Ellis Bodron
Vicksburg
Sherrouse Nets State Mineral Board Appointment
Governor McKeithen appointed Monroe oil man John Sherrouse Jr to the State Mineral Board. Earlier he named Durwood Cann Jr of Monroe to the State Board of Commerce and Industry. Ralph Hooks of DeRidder was chosen for the Board of Commerce and Industry, succeeding G C Billups Jr, and Camille Adams of Kaplan was named to the Board of Public Welfare.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
News-Star Legislative Bureau
Baton Rouge
John Sherrouse Jr
Monroe
State
John J McKeithen
McKeithen
Durwood Cann Jr
State Board of Commerce and Industry
Ralph Hooks
DeRidder
Board of Commerce and Industry
G. C. Billups
Camille Adams
Kaplan
Board of Public Welfare
Council Plans Events On July 4
The Calhoun Citizens' Council will sponsor a July 4 rally on the school grounds beginning at 1 p.m. Judge John Rarick of St. Francisville and several guests will speak. Wiley Roach, president, announced. Entertainment will be provided by the Rhythmaires.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Calhoun Citizens’ Council
John Rarick
St. Francisville
Wiley Roach
Rhythmaires
Compromise Forged On Ladies Levies Tax Bill
A House Senate conference committee reached a 1.9 billion dollar compromise on excise taxes including the so called ladies levies. The panel restored taxes on jewelry cosmetics furs and handbags despite Senate repeal moves. President Johnson opposed further cuts pending a House Ways and Means study.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
UPI
House-Senate
House
Senate
Johnson
Ways & Means Committee
Richard Burton Hamlet film to be shown in 1000 theaters
Richard Burtons Hamlet on Broadway will be adapted for a movie to be shown in about 1000 theaters for two matinees and two evening showings in late September. Cameras designed to avoid disturbing audiences will film the stage version of the Shakespeare tragedy. Producers are American Broadcasting Paramount Theaters, Warner Bros, and Electronovision.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Richard Burton
Burton
American Broadcasting - Paramount Theaters
Warner Bros
Electronovision
Princess Margaretha Weds Londoner in Ancient Swedish Church
Princess Margaretha 29 wed London transport executive John K. Ambler in the 11th century Guerdsloe church on Borgholm island. The candlelit ceremony drew 200 guests including Scandinavian royalty, the king escorting the bride.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Borgholm
Island
Deland
Sweden
UPI
Margaretha
Gustaf VI Adolf of Sweden
London
John K. Ambler
California
Lutheran Church
Princess Margaretha
Ambler
London Transport Company
England
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Mrs. Atkinson
Mrs. Mattie Hinton
Mattie Hinton
Providence Baptist Church
Billy Carter
J. L. Luther
Farmerville
Acree
Point
Luther Acree
Dan Acree
David D. Stinson
L. E. Price
Linton E. Price
Wood St
G. W Harbuck
Mulhearn Funeral Home
Utica
Price
Alice Griggs
Mrs
Kay Newburn
Moore St
E. Co. McKenzie
Jackson Street
Rayville
Allen C. Tharpe
Archibald
Cedar Baptist Church
Milton
W. H. Hale
Tallulah
Tallulah Methodist Church
Clark Bell
Silver Cross Cemetery
Crothers Funeral
Ruth Hale
Ft. Worth
Leonard Kennedy
Lake Providence
W. H. Hale Jr
Glenco Naval Air Station
Frank N. Renfro
San Antonio
Dave Harvey
John House
J. C. Sherwin
T. F. Hargon
H. S. Provine
John Earl Martin
Ww. O. Thompson
Lillian Glaze
DeWitt
DeWitt's
Freezer
Sherrouse
Council
Treasury
Princess Sibylla
United States
June Merriefield
Torrance
Gunnar Hultgren
Ruzn
Texas
Bermuda
Italy
Jamaica
Stevens
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