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Monroe News Star

Location

Monroe, Louisiana, United States of America

Date

Dec 23, 1955

Page

9

Nativity Candlelight Service at Southside Methodist

A candle light communion service will be held by Southside Methodist Church at 11 15 p m Saturday. The choir directed by R L Jones will sing responses with Mrs W P Stewart at the organ. Selections include O Holy Night Sweet Little Boy Jesus Jesu Bambino Hear Our Prayer. The manger scene decorates the altar as Rev Lea Joyner urges attendance. Detroit distance note follows.

Southside Methodist Church R. L. Jones W. P. Stewart Charles Elliott R. C. Perkins Boy Jesus Lloyd Barnett Jesu Bambino Walter Weber Lea Joyner

Ranch Boss Slade Brown Leads 1956 Y M C A Membership Drive

Slade Brown named ranch boss for the 1956 Y M C A membership roundup, January 23 to February 12, directing over 150 volunteers to reach 710 members and $18,000 for a Monroe West Monroe Y M C A program. Brown, born November 3, 1922 in Orange Texas, is a business leader and Coast Guard veteran urging area adults to join.

Slade Houseless Brown Y.M. C.A Monroe West Monroe Brown Paper Industries, Inc Brown Container Co., Inc Own Paper Mill Co., Inc Brown Oil and Gas Corp U. S. Coast Guard St. Paul’s Methodist

Memorial Methodist Church Christmas Eve Communion Service

Memorial Methodist Church in the College Area holds a Christmas Eve communion at 11:00 p.m. Saturday night. Mrs. Estelle Sanders directs a full rendition of the ritual while Rev. Ralph Cain gives the meditation and Mrs. Irene Nelson plays the organ.

Memorial Methodist Church Estelle Sanders Ralph Cain Irene Nelson

Real Estate Transfers in Monroe Area Streets

W. E. Chaney and wife transfer to Alfred Klemme and wife the lot 2 block 4 unit 1 Scholars addition for 12500 dollars. Ennis D Sizemore and wife to Leeot ta P Duke femme sole lots 7 and 8 block 32 unit 8 H M Mc Guire Highland Park subdivision for 14500 dollars. The Dilling Corporation and wife to Maggie Robinson femme sole lot 12 block 5 Roosevelt Heights addition for 475 dollars. Greater Monroe Development Company Inc to Francis Richard son and wife lot 8 block 4 unit 1 Greater Monroe Development Company Inc for 9850 dollars. J Frank Boyd and wife to David Evans and wife lot 13 block 4 M L Jowens subdivision for 350 dollars. George Martin and wife to Charles Cage and wife lot 5 block 6 J F Heard's First addition to West Monroe for 8600 dollars.

W. E. Chaney Alfred Klemme Ennis D. Sizemore Leeotta P. Duke H. M. Mc Guire Highland Park Dilling Corporation Et Ux Maggie Robinson Roosevelt Heights Greater Monroe Development Company, Inc Francis Richardsson J. Frank Boyd David Evans M. L. Jowens George Martin Charles Cage J. F. Heard West Monroe

Monroe Couples Obtain Marriage Licenses

The notices list marriage licenses for multiple Monroe residents including Tom Mercy Jr and Barbara Strander both aged 22 and 21 respectively, Louis Spears 23 and Ardella Strickland 18, James Welton 28 and Bobby Jean Ware 19, plus Frederick W Fisher 23 of New Orleans and related names. The brief item also notes a separate Civil Aeronautics Board proposal to sharply cut Pan American World Airways subsidy payments and a state milk production figure for Wisconsin.

Tom Mercy, Jr Monroe Barbara Strander Louis C. Spears Ardella Strickland James Welton Bobby Jean Ware Frederick W. Fisher New Or Washington Civil Aeronautics Board Pan American World Airways

Houma Chair Named for Earl Long Campaign in District

Mayor Leon Gary of Houma was named chairman of the Earl Long gubernatorial campaign for the third district. Lloyd Broussard of Abbeville was named co chair man while Paul S. Jaspit Sr was named to the office manager for the district campaign headquarters in Houma.

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