Deaths HARRY JOSEPH MULLINS
Harry Joseph Mullins 57 died in a local hospital. Funeral 10 a.m. Friday at Mulhearn Funeral Home Chapel with Dr. H. L. Johns officiating. Burial in Riverview cemetery. Lifelong Monroe resident with Missouri Pacific railroad and Rose Oil Company. Survived by four sisters and four brothers. Honorary pallbearers named.
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Mulhearn Funeral Home
H. L. Johns
First Methodist Church
Riverview
Monroe
Missouri Pacific Railroad
Rose Oil Company
Maude M. Hays
Phoenix
Ariz
Edna Mae Yancey
David C. Carter
Nettie E
Ruth Fairbanks Ferriday Dies in New Mexico Auto Crash
Mrs. Ruth Marie Fairbanks 32 of Wildsville was killed last Friday in an automobile accident near Chama New Mexico. Services were held at First Baptist Church Jonesville with Rev J O McNair officiating. Interment in Greenwood Cemetery Pineville. Formerly of West Monroe she had lived in Wildsville since 1944 and belonged to the Jonesville church until recently.
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Ruth Fairbanks Ferriday
First Baptist Church
Jonesville
Ruth Marie Fairbanks
Wildsville
Chana
N. Mex
J. O. McNair
Comer Funeral Home
Ferriday
Greenwood
Pineville
West Monroe
Fairbanks
Obituary: Fairbanks Family Survives in Wildsville Area
Surviving relatives include husband Alvin J. Fairbanks of Wildsville, two sons Jerry and Billy Fairbanks of Wildsville, parents C A Campbell and wife of Wildsville, three sisters Exie Waddell Cen terville Ramie Lewis Gloster Bessie Weller man Monroe, two brothers James Campbell Ralph Campbell Natchez Miss, and fourteen nieces plus four nephews.
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Bersip
New Mexico
Alvin J. Fairbanks
Wildsville
Jerry
Billy Fairbanks
C. A. Campbell
Exie Waddell
Centerville
Ramie Lewis
Gloster
Bessie Wellerman
Monroe
James Campbell
Ralph Campbell
Natchez
Miss
Sampognaro Twins Richard and Bobby Jensen Sampognaro
Funeral services for infant twins Richard Jay and Bobby Ray Sampognaro, sons of Mr and Mrs Russell J Sampognaro, will be held at Mulhearn Funeral Home at 9 a m Friday with Msgr J C Marsh officiating. Interment in St Matthews cemetery follows. Survived by parents a sister a brother and two half brothers.
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W. O. Ewing
Chatham
Chatham Methodist Church
J. T. Garrett
Chatham Cemetery
Edwards Funeral Home
Jonesboro
N. L
L. C. Ewing
J. A
W. O. Jr
Natchitoches
M. §. Wright
W. M. Greene
Shreveport
J. R. Waites
Delhi
H. W. Ayres
Russell J. Sampagnaro
Mary Pamela
Russell Eric
Joseph V. Sampognaro
Johnny A. Sampognaro
Postwar Malmedy Trial Sentences Recounted and Revisions
The article reviews the Malmedy trial outcomes with life sentences for eight, and 34 others with 25 to 10 year terms. It notes 1949 calls for Senate inquiry, findings of mock trials and coercion, and subsequent sentence reductions leaving only two life terms remaining.
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Joseph R. McCarthy
R-Wis
Senate
Army
Raymond Baldwin
West Monroe political turmoil continues in court ruling
Judge Garrett reaffirms that Fudickar can be sole plaintiff in the cases sparking ongoing public uproar in West Monroe. The ruling preserves a tense backdrop as Governor Kennon and local officials navigate alderman appointments, mayoral turnover, and disputed council authority amid a de facto leadership period.
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Garrett
Fudickar
West Monroe
Kennon
Earl K. Long
C. C. Bell, Jr
Norris
Howell Heard
Jesse Staples Heard
Fourth District Court
Marriage Licenses filed for four couples
Marriage licenses issued for uan Albarado Gonzalez 18 and Tomasa Cavazos 19 of Monroe William E. Kramer 71 Monroe and Katie F Hastings 51 West Monroe A J Higden Monroe and Annis Mae Williams 47 Jennings Morris Newton Grant 28 Monroe and Helosie Eugenie Gremillion 21 Thibodaux Daniel Webster Brooks 47 and Lottie Lee Bryant 47 Monroe. Giant squids can reach 50 feet in length.
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Uan
War Bride Seeks French War Bride Here
Mrs Ambree Cowart a French war bride living with her West Monroe husband Robert Cowart in West Monroe asks for help finding another French war bride in the area as holidays near. She longs for family back in Paris and offers to connect via her sister Mrs Parker at 35929.
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Ambree Cowart
West Monroe
Robert Cowart
Paris
France
Parker
Bowden Freed After Coroner’s Jury Finds Self Defense
Willie James Bowden, a West Monroe Black man, released from Ouachita Parish jail after the coroner’s jury ruled the killing of Abe Campbell was in self defense. Witnesses testified Campbell chased Bowden with a razor after an argument at a beer garden. Bowden allegedly tripped over a post and struck Campbell with a 4 by 4. Bowden had told officers of prior trouble with Campbell months earlier.
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Willie James Bowden
West Monroe
Ouachita Parish
Jial
Abe Campbell
Bowden
Campbell
Warplane duel over Manchuria claims ninth MIG
First Lt James F Low of Sausalito California downed his ninth MIG of the Korean war in a clash between 10 Sabres and 22 Soviet built planes. Maj Richard L Ayersome of Sacramento California was credited with the damaged MIG. UN fighter bombers targeted bunkers trenches and gun positions with 50 to 75 percent accuracy. Ten Okinawa based Superforts dropped 110 tons of bombs on a training school near Yongsan and a second school at Youngpung in western Korea.
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James F. Low
Sausalito
Calif
Richard L. Ayersome
Sacramento
Seoul
Yongsan
Anju
Korea
Youngpung
Brussels sprouts history spans about four centuries
The National Geographic Society notes Brussels sprouts were first cultivated around 400 years ago. This highlights their long-standing presence in European agriculture and culinary use.
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National Geographic Society
Cotton raising shows success in Louisiana 1952 yield
Louisiana cotton farming advances through land selection insecticide use and improved farming methods. The 1952 lint yield average is about 400 pounds per acre, second only to Virginia, reflecting shifts to better land practices deeper soil preparation heavier fertilization and greater use of legumes.
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Louisiana
Virginia
NATO Names Mediterranean Naval Command Leader
Alexander says the new commander in chief will coordinate wartime actions of the U S Sixth Fleet with other naval and air units in the Mediterranean. Britain’s defense minister announced the authority level during a NATO ministers’ session where 14 nations approved measures.
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NATO
Alexander
Britain
Mediterranean
BSU Christmas Play by Oldenburg Here Tonight
The Baptist Student Union of Northeast State presents a Christmas play in Brown Auditorium Thursday at eight. Written by freshman Bob Oldenburg and directed by Marilyn Oldenburg, with BSU choir and organist Bob Oldenburg. Cast includes Nora Mettit Mary, Barbara Kooth angel, Mary Frances Wiggins mother, Mary Jo Whitehead, Jo Anne Henderson, Betty Sue Rocket, Benny Fryer, Roland Kelley, Harvey Jones, Robert Ward, Gerrald Fleming.
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Baptist Student Union of
Northeast State
Brown Auditorium
Northeast
Bob Oldenburg
Marilyn Oldenburg
BSU
Charles Littleton
Jimmy Raymick
Jackie Jones
Mary
Nora Mettit
Barbara
Mountbatten Named to New Naval Command Amid NATO notes
Britain appoints Lord Mountbatten to head a new naval command while NATO distinguishes his duties from those of U S Admiral Robert B Carney who leads NATO's Southern Command and the U S Sixth Fleet in the Mediterranean.
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Britain
Lord Mountbatten
NATO
Mountbatten
U. S
Robert B. Carney
Southern Command
Mediterranean
Emmanuel Church Christmas Program Planned at 413 Breard
Emmanuel Baptist Church at 413 Breard Street prepares a Christmas program for Tuesday at 8 p.m. under choir leader Donald McGough. The concert features Fred Waring’s The Song of Christmas with two pianists a full choir and special musical group arrangements.
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Emmanuel Baptist Church
Breard Street
Donald McGough
Fred Waring
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Harry Joseph Mullins
Silverstein
Carlye
North Louisiana
Louisiana Tech
Ruston
International Harvester
Dunham-Pugh Company
Louisville Avenue
Don Welch
Bufford Rose
James Ogen
R. E. Jacobs
Foster Bond
Bob Barry
Clyde Blow
Ncy
United States
Oldenburg
Emmanuel Church
Boudoir
L'Origan
Uaimant
Emeraude
Bodan
DeSiard
Lanaa
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