West Monroe postmen face Christmas rush and 423845 mail pieces
West Monroe post office prepares for the peak Christmas mailing season from December 1 through December 25. Outgoing mail totaled 423845 pieces, with about 10000 parcels on peak day December 18 and 50000 pieces processed on that day. Postmaster Homer B. Roark urges residents to mail early and correctly to ease delays. The plan calls for only one daily delivery per route to keep service steady across 12 city routes and five rural routes, with adequate hours and staff to meet rush demands.
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West Monroe
Homer B. Roark
Roark
GOP Women Protest Smith Hiss Show Nationwide
Louisiana Federation of Women's Republican Clubs denounces ABC and Howard K. Smith for featuring Alger Hiss on The Obituary of Richard Nixon. A mailed resolution to federation presidents in 49 states calls the program unfair and urges members to boycott ABC products and sponsor services associated with Howard K. Smith.
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Louisiana Federation of Women's Republican Clubs
ABC
Howard K. Smith
Alger Hiss
Louisiana Federation
Monroe
Richard Nixon
Smith
Federation
Free Gift Wrapping Classes Announced by Local Groups
Christmas gift wrapping will be taught in free lessons from 7 to 9 p.m. Monday through Thursday. The West Monroe High School Distributive Education Club teams with Bancroft Paper Company to sponsor the sessions. Jim Sanders of Sasheen Ribbon Division, Minnesota Mining & Manufacturing Company, will lead.
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West Monroe High School
Mrs Garvin 42 Dies Rites Held in Midland
Mrs June Moffett Garvin 42 of Midland died Thursday at General Hospital after a two week illness. She was supervisor of nurses at the hospital. Funeral services were held Friday in Midland. Survived by husband W N Garvin Midland two children Mincie Lou and Billy. mother Mrs Laura Smith Midland. sister Mrs C W Anderson Jonesboro. former Monroe resident, Ouachita Parish High School graduate, attended Northeast Louisiana State College.
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June Moffett Garvin
Monroe
General Hospital
Midland
West Monroe post office bracing for Christmas mail rush
A West Monroe carrier grins as the post office gears up for the Christmas mailing season. The office handled 423 845 outgoing pieces last year and expects over 10 000 parcels this season. Paul Trichel, son of Mr and Mrs J S Trichel, hands a package to a mailman during a mock drop off.
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Santa Claus
West Monroe
Post Office
Donald F. McIntyre
T. J. Mathis
Paul Trichel
Monroe Chamber board nominees set for baloting
Ten nominees for the Monroe Chamber of Commerce board will be mailed to members. Members will vote for five directors to serve three-year terms starting January 1. Nominees include Nelson Abel of Ouachita Fertilizer Grain Co. and Charles Bird of Central Savings Bank.
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Monroe Chamber of Commerce Board of Directors
Chamber
J. H. Scogin Jr
Nelson Abel
Ouachita Fertilizer Grain Co
Charles Bird
Central Savings Bank
Lee Booth
A. Lee Booth Inc
Jack Campbell
News-Star—World Publishing Corp
Bill Husted
H. Mickel Wholesale Drygoods
Ben Marshall
Ouachita National Bank
Episcopal Meet Brought Here by Grace Church
Grace Episcopal church in Monroe hosts the annual convocation of the Episcopal Church in Northeast Louisiana starting at 10 30 a m today. Clergy and lay leaders from 14 congregations attend. Notable participants include Bishop Coadjutor Iveson B Noland and Father John Jenkins. A vested choir from All Saints Episcopal School in Vicksburg Miss will perform.
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Monroe
Grace Episcopal Church
Episcopal Church
Northeast Louisiana
Iveson B. Noland
Louisiana
Fa. John Jenkins
Convicted Negro Integration Leader Faces Proceedings at Baton Rouge
Rev B Elton Cox a Negro integration leader was found guilty in Baton Rouge on defaming Judge Fred LeBlanc and District Attorney Sargent Pitcher. The trial featured threats to Pitcher and contends over desegregation, with Cox jailed on bond after verdict while witnesses described his rally remarks.
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Fred S. LeBlanc
B. Elton Cos
High Point
N.C
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Sargent Pitcher Add
Cox
Congress of Racial Equality
Arthur Jelks Sr
Elkhart
Ind
National Association For Advancement of Colored People
East Baton Rouge Parish
Fred
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FBI
Trene € Davis
Friday Cox
Blanche
Actor Laughton Leaves Hospital
HOLLYWOOD UPI Charles Laughton 63, still battling cancer, was discharged Friday from Cedars of Lebanon. Doctors said he can return home to continue internal medication and no longer needs cobalt bomb therapy.
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UPI
Charles Laughton
Cedars of
Lebanon
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