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Newspaper

Monroe News Star

Location

Monroe, Louisiana, United States of America

Date

Dec 08, 1952

Page

2

Deaths of Virginia Mask and Will Anderson

Mrs. Virginia Mask aged 24 died after a long illness on Monday. Residence was 1909 South Grand Street. Funeral at Peters Funeral Chapel Tuesday at 2 p.m. Interment River View Burial Park. Rev Jaroy Weber will officiate. Survived by husband Winnifred B. Mask III and parents E F Dortch and Mrs E M Dortch. Will V. Anderson 80 died of a heart attack at home 704 Oak Street. Funeral at Bosco Baptist Church Tuesday at 2 p.m. Interment Bosco Baptist Church Cemetery. Retired millwright. Body at Hall Funeral Home until 1 p.m. Tuesday. He leaves wife, a daughter Anna Mae Meyers of Wichita Falls Texas, a brother John Anderson, two grandchildren, eight nephews and two nieces.

Virginia Mask South Grand Street Peters Funeral Chapel Riverview Burial Park Jaroy Weber First Baptist Church West Monroe Will V. Anderson Oak Street Bosco Baptist Church W. E. Spencer Hall Funeral Home Anna Mae Meyers Wichita Falls Tex John Anderson

Death of Monroe man Harry Buxton at 65

Harry Buxton 65 of Monroe died at 7 30 p m yesterday in a local hospital. He had no survivors. Funeral services are set for tomorrow at 3 30 p m in Hall Funeral Home chapel with Rev E L Tanner officiating. Burial will be Riverside Cemetery. Pallbearers are Hugh Gray S R Hedgwood Davis Bennett Lamar Bryant Ray Gray J R Hedgwood Davis Ben and R L Coats.

Harry Buxton Monroe Chapel of Hall Funeral E. L. Tanner Riverside Cemetery Hugh Grayson S. R. Hedgwood Davis Bennett Lamar Bryant Ray Grayson J. R. Hedgwood Davis Benson R. L. Coats

Ike and Top Staff Convene Plans at Wake Island

Eisenhower’s advisers including Herbert Brownell and Joseph Dodge meet with Ike at Wake Island after arriving from the United States. Aims to draft policy papers on Korea remain undisclosed while staff members indicate rapid plan formation is underway. Hagerty declined to comment on Korea. Emmett J. Hughes Lucius Clay and C D Jackson travel with the group. Helicopter shuttles ferry the party to the Helena piloted by Lt Bill Collins and Lt William Dakan.

Herbert Brownell Joseph M. Dodge Eisenhower Budget Bureau Korea James C. Hagerty Dulles Wake Island Emmett J. Hughes Lucius Clay C. D. Jackson Fortune Magazine White House Theu. S Helena Bill Collins Long Beach Calif William Dakan Fort Worth

Good Fellows Fund Seeks Greater Donations for Memorial Cause

A fundraising appeal reports the Good Fellows balance at 959.50 with calls for larger gifts to meet the need. The message emphasizes honoring loved ones and urges public support as a duty and expression of the Golden Rule.

Cotton per acre and production by state figures

Cotton data by state lists Missouri Virginia North Carolina Georgia Florida Tennessee Alabama Mississippi Arkansas with harvested acres and pounds per acre or bale production. Figures show Missouri 460000 acres at 400 lb/acre producing 385000 bales and others with varying totals.

Missouri Virginia North Carolina Georgia Florida Tennessee Alabama Mississippi Arkansas

Cotton Production by States Briefly Reported

Production figures list cotton output by state with totals for California Texas New Mexico Arizona and others. The American-Egyptian type yield is given at 88 800 bales versus 57 200 the previous year, with state breakdowns showing Texas 28 000 New Mexico 15 000 and Arizona 45 009.

Louisiana Oklahoma Texas New Mexico Arizona California

Convicts Safe Behind Prison Barricade With Guard Deployment

State Police Chief Joe Roach called up more than 100 patrolmen and security personnel from the Atomic Energy Commission at Los Alamos along with prison guards and sheriff's deputies. They surrounded the penitentiary but did not enter the barricaded cell block. Roach said no one would be harmed and reporters were kept away as seven guards were named.

Joe Roach Atomic Energy Commission Los Alamos Roach Mariano Chavez Augustin Gonzalez Celestino Escudero Freddie Martinez Gabriel Ortiz Tony Sandoval John Vacherlon

Frye Funeral Services Set for Monday at Kilgal Baptist Church

Funeral services for Frye will be held at 2 p m Monday at the Kilgal Baptist Church in Harris. Burial will be under Norton’s Funeral Home of Haynesville. Survivors include five daughters Mrs M A Rogers Waldo Ark Mrs Clarence Stroud of Paris Tex Mrs M J Camp and Mrs P F Andrews of Harris and Mrs J B Adkins of Coushatta three sons Frank Otis and Lenton Frye all of Harris three brothers Will Lem both of Minden and Calvin of Gibson 15 grandchildren and two great grandchildren.

Frye Kilgal Baptist Church Harris Norton’s Funeral Home Haynesville M. A. Rogers Waldo, Ark Clarence Stroud Paris Tex M. J. Camp P. F. Andrews J. B. Adkins Coushatta Frank, Otis Lenton Frye Will Lem Minden Calvin Gibson

Notorious gang associate linked to Texan jewelry heists identified

A detective linked a masked gunman in the Doc French hold up and the Ralph Perry jewelry theft to Fabris, claiming the same weapon type and getaway car used. Fabris, repeatedly sighted last week, escaped capture as police traced a Mercury car tied to his mother Margie Zeglen, sister of Raymond Hamilton associate.

Raymond Hamilton Texas State Bonnie Parker Clyde Barrow D. M. Fultz Doc French Fabris Ralph Perry Perry & Sons French Perry Margie Zeglen Fairis Zeglen Hamilton Hutchinson, Kan

Fruit selection tips for Louisiana orchards

Extension horticulturist notes nine fruit types grow in Louisiana with regional suitability. Ranges from figs and pears to muscadines and strawberries. timing for planting late winter to early spring. guidance on varieties, pollination, and fertilizer. County agents provide planting guides and orchard plans for south and north Louisiana.

Louisiana New Orleans Baton Rouge Celeste Mission Texas Dixigem Sunhigh Summercrest Southern Glow Sullivans Early Elberta Gleasons Elberta Hunt James Klondike Klonmore Marion Bell Julian C. Miller Lynn Hawthorne W. F. Wilson Hammond Experiment Station Stuart Jennings Elliot Schley South

TV Engineer to discuss electronics at Hale and McNeil

Larry Kearney research engineer will speak to service men dealers and others in radio television Friday December 10 at 7 30 p m at Hale and McNeil 421 Walnut Street He has worked at UHF stations in Bridgeport Connecticut and Portland Oregon and will cover antenna types orientation feed line losses and recommended feedlines for UHF and VHF installations An open question session will follow

Larry Kearney Hale and McNeil’s Walnut Street Kearney Bridgeport

Crusade for Freedom Seeks Funds for Radio Free Europe

Crusade for Freedom urges support to counter Soviet propaganda by funding Radio Free Europe and Radio Free Asia. Visit the Freedomgram Center at Hotel Frances or mail contributions via the local postmaster to aid messages of hope for Soviet captive peoples.

Washington Radio Free Europe Radio Free Asia Crusade For Freedom Freedomgram Center Hotel Frances Lobby Freedomgram

State Department probes arrest of high official Kohler

The State Department opened an inquiry Monday into the arrest of Foy David Kohler a top policy planning official and former Voice of America head. He was booked on drunk charges after a weekend Arlington Virginia auto crash and forfeited $8.75 collateral.

Washington State Department Foy David Kohler Department Voice of America Arlington Kohler

Arlington man charged with drunken driving

Kohler faced drunk driving charges while his wife Phyllis was freed on 500 bond awaiting Arlington county court. State Department agents confiscated his briefcase claiming one important document was inside, citing unclear confidentiality at the time of the accident.

Phyllis Arlington County Court State Department Kohler

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