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Newspaper
Monroe News Star
Location
Monroe, Louisiana, United States of America
Date
Dec 02, 1955
Page
7
Police hold a cache of men’s jewelry recovered from the Monroe residence of 17 year old Leroy Myles a burglary suspect. The items include a fraternity pin RCW 1 24 54 a 1954 Louisiana State Bowling Association medal cuff links and a sales award medal. Detectives seek owners and Tod contact details.
The Girl Scout program fair will be held at Georgia Tucker School Saturday at 7 p.m. More than 30 troops will present exhibits and a concluding feature will be screenings of films made at Camp Wabansee in 1954 and 1955.
The text describes cabins used by girls during their camp stay and details nature study, handcraft, trail blazing, hiking, swimming, and canoeing activities. Films on Visitors' Day feature local girls and their parents, and the fair aims to acquaint the public with the Girl Scout program and its importance for parish support to continue the program locally.
Funeral services were held for John Franklin Elliott 82 at Oak Grove near here after dying at home. He is survived by three sons and 11 grandchildren. Judith Victoria Trigg 10 died in Sealy Hospital Galveston. burial in Nebert Cemetery. Survivors include parents and siblings.
Robert L. Jackson, 88, died at 5 50 a m Thursday at his home in Epps Louisiana Funeral services were held Friday at Midway Baptist Church with Rev J B McCann officiating Interment was at Midway Cemetery under Catron Gay Funeral Home direction He is survived by one son W M
J W Griggs 87 died at home north of Calhoun after a long illness. Funeral 10:30 a m Saturday Carlton Cemetery with four ministers. Survivors include son H W Griggs and four daughters. Pallbearers six grandsons. Kilpatrick Funeral Home West Monroe handling services. James M Slade Jr 37 Baskin died at a New Orleans veterans hospital. Interment Union Cemetery under First National Funeral Home. Florence Stewart Carroll 85 died in Winnsboro nursing home. Funeral Saturday Riser and Son Chapel Jackson. Survived by son Cornelius Carroll four daughters and siblings.
A car stolen in Monroe on November 9 was recovered in Oklahoma City. Police seek J. C. Benson, 32, of Oklahoma City, who drove it there and has a lengthy local record. FBI asked to locate him for possible Dyer Act violation.
The Department of State Civil Service announces an exam for mental hospital superintendent at East Louisiana State Hospital in Jackson Louisiana. Qualifications include medical degree internship seven years general practice with two in mental patient care and three in hospital administration. Apply by January 3 1956 via local offices or Baton Rouge post office box.
Monroe certified public accountants Harry G. Frazer and Everett G. Heller were named to the membership committee of the American Institute of Accountants, the national CPA society announced Friday.
The Louisiana Engineering Society schedules a panel on The Louisiana Engineering Registration Law. The Monroe chapter meets at 7:30 p.m. in the Cameo Room of the Virginia Hotel. Speakers include Dr. Derickson Ben Bogard Calvin Watts and Dr. Frank MacDonald with MacDonald moderating. Officers will be elected and all professional engineers in the area are invited. Refreshments will be served.
W A Haliburton announced that a house corporation has been formed by alumni of Kappa Sigma at Louisiana Tech to erect a new fraternity house. A charter will be filed December 10 for the corporation led by W E McBride as president with L D Napper as vice president and B H Rainwater Jr as secretary treasurer. directors include J Love Jr, J C Ritchie, H M Lewis, Ardis Lewis, Allen Guthrie, A K Golf Jr, John A O Neal Jr, W A Marberry Jr, Joe Aillet, Hunter Lewis and O C Merriott.
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