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Newspaper
Monroe News Star
Location
Monroe, Louisiana, United States of America
Date
Dec 11, 1968
Page
7
Ouachita Valley Council announces July National Jamboree leaders at Farragut State Park Idaho led by William L Crowe with Leo J Gerow Ruston Bert Thurmond and J Bryan McDuffie all shown in practice photos for the event.
A three member committee was appointed by Mayor W B Hatten to study West Monroe salary schedules and advise on readjustment and implementation. Council approved raises for the deputy clerk of court and clerk of court despite abstentions, while warning of a potential $40 000 year end deficit and urging consideration of additional revenue. Mayor Hatten stressed paying city workers adequately to prevent turnover amid competition with other municipalities and private industry. The committee will meet Saturday at 9 a m with Caldwell Blackmon and Sam Yaeger attending.
West Monroe Lodge No. 419 F and AM will hold a special meeting at 7 p.m. Thursday in the West Monroe Masonic Temple. The Entered Apprentice and Fellow Craft degrees will be conferred.
Obituaries from Ruston and nearby towns list R H Carter, 71, died after a long illness at Lincoln General Hospital with services at Temple Baptist Church. Also noted are services for Claude Gregory Fredericks of Hodge, Mrs Zellra Hendrix of Rayville, Joseph C Register Sr of Winnsboro, Prestin Hough of Delhi, Elizabeth Little of Baskin, Katie N Robinson of Monroe, Annie Allgood of Monroe, and Marshall L Vallery of Lake Charles with survivors and burial details.
George Oliver Cowart 64 of Baskin died Tuesday night at St Francis Hospital Monroe after a lengthy illness. Funeral services are being arranged by First National Funeral Home Winnsboro. He leaves a widow and six sons Led drew O. Cowart Sr. Baton Rouge Emmett Cowart Baton Rouge Lucien Cowart U S Army Vietnam Arr ville Cowart U S Air Force Vietnam Charles Cowart California Nolan Cowart Baskin four daughters Allene Jininez Florida Georgia McMurry Monroe Gwendolyn Cowart Baskin one brother Joseph Cowart New Orleans and four other relatives.
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