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Newspaper

Monroe News Star

Location

Monroe, Louisiana, United States of America

Date

Dec 12, 1949

Page

3

Monroes Get Into Bad Mixup With Speaker Don Carlos Fallon

Don Carlos Fallon, guest speaker for Monroe Town Hall at Ouachita Parish High School, recounts a humorous misbooking mixup that nearly sent him to Tar Heel city instead of Monroe. He arrived Friday night via Delta Airlines after a Henderson, N C engagement, learned of the error, and prepared to speak on The Misadventures of a Latin American.

Don Carlos Fallon Reconteur Monroe Ouachita Parish Hotel Virginia Tar Heel Henderson N. C Delta Airlines Chamber of Commerce North Carolina Herb Bailey Monroe Town Hall James Monroe Augustine Codazzi New World Colombia South America Amelia Florida United States Navy

Marian Martin Pattern 9236 Apple Pockets Dress Pattern

Fun to sew pattern from Marian Martin offers apple pockets and applique option. Contains sizes small to large with yardage and a complete illustrated Sew Chart and pattern book advertisement.

Marian Martin Monroe News-Star West 18Th St New York N. Y

Republicans 10 Face Decisions Across 1950 Campaign

Washington D C December 12 Republicans head to cross roads over financial and strategic choices in the 1950 bid. Jenner and Bricker spar over policy while Hoover presses economy. Taft taps Ohio leaders as Summerfield group drafts Republican principles and weighs opposition to the Fair Deal.

Washington New York Chicago Jenner Indiana Vandenberg Michigan Ferguson Republic Congress Aiken Vermont Bricker Ohio Herbert Hoover Cleveland Taft Truman Arthur Summerfield Sinclair Weeks Massachusetts

Three Death Notices From Louisiana Obituary Pages

The funeral of Sandra LaNan Duckett, three, killed in a California auto crash, was held in Hebert Louisiana with interment at Welcome Home Cemetery. Charles Cupples nine, died in Willets California, funeral at Pine Hill Baptist Church Urania. James Walker, 43, lifelong Tensas Parish resident, funeral at St Joseph Baptist Church Newellton with burial at Newellton Cemetery.

Sandra Lanan Duckett Aubrey Duckett California Church of God Hebert Coody Welcome Home Dick Tyler R. L. Duckett Columbia Riser Funeral Home Charles Cupples Willets Calif Carrol Cupples Urania Pine Hill Baptist Church Dice C. C. Cupples Newellton James W. Walker Tensas Parish St. Joseph Baptist Church Shirley Briggs Tallulah Crothers Mildred Ruby Thelma Walker A. E. Walker Y. M. Walker St. Joseph Ben A. Walker Harmon Ark G. N. Pope H. B. Frye Norphlet M. D. Lewis Griffith Pete de Kant Los Angeles Guy Guien Chicago Ill

West Monroe man A W Halliday dies at 81

A W Halliday, 81, of West Monroe died Saturday night at his home. The body will lie in state at Hall Funeral Home until funeral services are announced later.

A. W. Halliday West Monroe Hall Funeral Home

Funeral service for Mrs Katie Gregory at West Monroe

The funeral for 84 year old Mrs Katie Gregory of West Monroe was held at the Assembly of God Church at 2 pm Monday with Rev EF Tanner officiating. Interment followed at Hasley Cemetery with Hall Funeral Home directing. Survived by daughter Alice Cooper and son Earnest E Boyd Sr plus sister Mary Ford and thirteen grandchildren and nineteen great grandchildren. Pallbearers named Jack Jointer Roy Byrd Earnest Boyd Jr Carl Boyd Chaster Boyd William Boyd.

Katie Gregory West Monroe Assembly of God EF. L. Tanner Hasley Cemetery Hall Funeral Home Alice Cooper Earnest E. Boyd Mary Ford Bastrop Jack Jointer Roy Byrd Earnest Boyd, Jr Carl Boyd Chaster Boyd William Boyd

Comer held on theft charge in Ouachita Parish

Local authorities said Monday that Clarence Comer, about 27, is being held in the Ouachita Parish jail on a theft of an automobile charge. Deputies of Ouachita Parish Sheriff’s Office reported the arrest and detention pending further proceedings.

Clarence Comer Ouachita Parish

Sheriff Returns From Nashville With Comer Saturday Night

Comer was brought back to Monro after issuing a bogus check for 760 dollars to Delbert Young, a used car dealer, in payment for a 1946 Ford. The check was drawn on Jefferson City Bank in Jefferson City, Tennessee.

Sheriff's Department Nashville Tenn Comer Monro Delbert Young Jefferson City

Linda Cupples Suffered Polio Case in Ouachita Parish

Two year old Linda Cupples, daughter of Mr and Mrs James Cupples of 518 Calypso Street Monroe, was rushed to the polio center in New Orleans Sunday night. Dr W C Summer, Ouachita parish health unit director, says her case is the 24th polio infection reported in Ouachita parish this year.

Linda Cupples James Cupples Calypso Street Monroe New Orleans W. C. Summer Ouachita Parish Summer Cupples

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