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Newspaper

Monroe News Star

Location

Monroe, Louisiana, United States of America

Date

Dec 25, 1952

Page

9

Funeral rites for Eva Brid ge Thornhill in Columbia

Funeral services are set for Friday at 2 p.m. for Eva Brid ge Thornhill 84 who died in Columbia. The Rev. Sam Holladay will lead at First Methodist Church with burial in Columbia cemetery under Risers funeral home direction. Survived by one son J Bridger Thornhill and three granddaughters and two great grandchildren. Pallbearers listed.

Columbia Eva Bridge Thornhill Sam Holladay Irst Methodist Church Columbia Cemetery Riser J. Bridger Thornhill Monroe W. F. McClelland Los Angeles Calif

Funeral Rites Held for Albert Dickey Former Plantation Head

Albert Lewis Dickey 82 former head of the Sycamore Plantation Company in Concordia Parish died at his Natchez home Tuesday. Born October 1 1870 in Middletown Ohio he married Anna Tresler in 1893 and later worked for E B Buckles Saw Mill. Surviving are his wife son Raymond three daughters Mae Helen Louise three grandchildren and three nieces. Services were at the family residence conducted by Rev J Walton Stewart with Foster's Funeral Home handling arrangements. Interment followed in the Natchez city cemetery.

Albert Lewis Dickey Sycamore Plan Greenburg Raymond G. Dickey Mae Helen Louise Dickey J. Walton Stewart First Presbyterian Church Foster Natchez City

Funeral set for W. J. Jenkins 59 in Crowville

Funeral services for W. J. Jenkins 59 who died in a Winnsboro hospital will be held today at 2 30 p m at Moss Arbor Assembly of God Church Crowville with Rev W B Owen officiating Interment in Crowville Cemetery under Mulhearn Funeral Home handling Survived by wife Essie James Jenkins three daughters Mrs Harry Underwood Freeport Texas Mrs Cecile Janway Marcelo Arkansas Gail Jenkins Winnsboro five sons Hersey Jenkins Tyler Texas Clinton Winnsboro Elmer Roger and Lindsey Jenkins all of Bastrop five sisters and seven brothers Pallbearers named Melton Riser Alton Riser Andrew Riser Shelby McManus Ben Meredith and Otis Richardson

Winnsboro W. J. Jenkins Moss Arbor Assembly of God Crowville W. B. Owen Mulhearn Funeral Home Essie James Jenkins Harry Underwood Freeport Tex Cecile Janway Marcelo Ark Gail Jenkins Hersey Jenkins Tyler Clinton Elmer Roger Lindsey Jenkins Bastrop Melton Riser Alton Riser Andrew Riser Shelby McManus Ben Merridith Otis Richardson

Report 80 Die In Accidents

More than 80 people died in violent accidents during the first 12 hours of the extended Christmas holiday. Traffic crashes caused most fatalities with 68 deaths. Ohio reported 18 traffic deaths in the period. The four day holiday total reached a record 789 deaths nationwide.

Associated Press Midwest New York Ohio National Safety Council

North Pole unit awaits delayed holiday mail and cold dinner

Seven soldiers stationed on T-3 Fletcher's Island near the North Pole face Christmas without mail until post flights from Elmendorf to Thule fail. They do have a complete holiday meal flown in October. Temperatures reach 20 below with light snow as the ice island drifts about 180 miles from the Pole. Main U.S. beef breeds include Hereford, Shorthorn and Aberdeen Angus.

T-3 Fletcher's Island Pole Elmendorf Air Force Base Thule Greenland Air Force Ice Island North Pole Arctic Ocean United States

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Eva Bridger Thornhill Francis Hicks Ann Arbor Mich H. G. Glascow, Jr Birmingham Ala H. C. Bridges Hardy Fisher Vincent Mouser George Erskine Marcus Thornhill Jim Sherman Robert Lee Clyde James Jim Minard Malloy Hawkins J. J. McKeithen, Jr Frank L. Vogt, JR Ferriday St. Patrick’s Church Frank L. Vogt Moy Christmas York Children’s Dept. Store DeSiard St Simone Vitale Comer’s Natchez, Miss John Anders John Fudickar Ernest Davis Nolan Moulle Heroe Day Soy Womans Shop Wonderful Weare Fletcher’s Island Anchorage Alaska Frank X. Cline Commissioner Finance and Utilities Bella Scherck Davidson Woman’s Shop Val. TO Frenc Scherck Paviose the Womans Shop
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