Glenn Cobb to Represent Ouachita Valley at Arrow Conference
Glenn Wayne Cobb of Jonesboro will represent Ouachita Valley Council at the Order of the Arrow national conference in Blooming ton Indiana. Cobb, Eagle Scout and Lambda Chi Alpha member, is a sophomore wildlife management major at Louisiana Tech and leads the Comanche lodge. The 41st Arrow Conference at Indiana University is set for August 27–30 next year.
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Order of the Arrow
Bloomington
Ind
Glenn Wayne Cobb
Jonesboro
Indiana University
Ouachita Valley Council
Cobb
Camp
Ki-Ro-Li
Laramie
Wyo
Louisiana Tech
Lambda Chi Alpha Fraternity
Two Juveniles Held By Police In Monroe Vandalism
Two white juvenile males were taken into custody by city juvenile officers and detectives after allegedly damaging two southeast Monroe homes by breaking windows and cutting screens. Major John B. Whitfield said the boys were picked up on various occasions and were released to their parents pending juvenile court action.
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City
John B. Whitfield
Monroe
Whitfield
Infant Richard Starr Funeral Held In West Monroe
Funeral services for Richard Alvie Starr infant son of Mr and Mrs L G Starr of West Monroe were held at Peters Funeral Chapel at 11 am with Rev C Roger Johnson officiating. Interment followed at Memorial Park Cemetery under Peters Funeral Home. The infant was dead at birth. Twin sisters survive. Maternal grandparents are Mr and Mrs A D Weeks of Shreveport and paternal grandmother Mrs Emma Martindale of Woodson Ark.
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Richard A. Starr
Richard Alvie Starr
L. G. Starr
West Monroe
Peters Funeral Chapel
C. Roger Johnson
Memorial Park Cemetery
Peters Funeral Home
A. D. Weeks
Shreveport
Emma Martindale
Woodson
Ark
Sally Petrie 88 Dies in Monroe After Illness
Sally Petrie 88 died at St Joseph's Home after months of illness. Interment will follow in Rival View Cemetery. She lived in Monroe years active in First Methodist Church. Survived by sisters Mrs J L Adams Monroe and Mrs L O Sheppard of Blooms ton Ill and Mrs B King of Blooms ton Ill. one brother Don East Wichita Kans. several nieces and nephews. Funeral Mulhearn Funeral Chapel 10 a m Wednesday officiated by Rev G W Pomeroy. Pallbearers included J Luther Kelly Leon Hammonds J D Prichard Charles Searcey Newton J Moore and John Spatafora.
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Monroe
News-Star
Rival View
Petrie
J. L. Adams
L. O. Sheppard
B. King
Bloomston, Ill
Don
Wichita
Kans
Niee
First Methodist Church
Mansfield
Sally Petrie
St. Joseph’s
Mulhearn Funeral Chapel
G. W. Pomeroy
J. Luther Kelly
Leon Hammonds
J. D., Prichard
Charles Searcey
Neweton J. Moore
John Spatafora
Stodghill Family Remains Remembered in Rayville District
A deceased church member who tied early 1900s Rayville to Kentucky worship is remembered through a large family. Survived by daughter Ruth Girard of Lafayette and three sons Jesse Hugh and Marvin Stodghill all of Rayville. Also five grandchildren and ten great grandchildren. Sisters J H Wilson of Rayville and R P Hopgood of Princeton Ky.
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Methodist Church
Earlington
Morganfield
Kentucky
Rayville
Ruth Girard
Lafayette
Jesse E. Stodghill
Hugh Stodghill
Marvin D. Stodghill
J. H. Wilson
R. P. Hopgood
Princeton
Long illness ends with funeral in Rayville
Services were held Tuesday from his late home at 706 Lee Street with Rev. R. C. Andrew officiating. Interment was in Rayville Masonic Cemetery under Mulhearn of Rayville. Survivors include three daughters Mrs. Herman Cheek West Monroe, Mrs. Roy Burrough Rayville, Mrs. Truman Boren Rayville. three sisters Mrs. John Lundy Philadelphia Miss, Mrs. Clayton Harwell Meridian Miss, Mrs. Charles White Little Rock Miss. one brother J. O. Walden Jackson Miss.
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Lee Street
R. C. Andrew
Rayville Masonic Cemetery
Mulhearn
Rayville
Herman Cheek
West Monroe
Roy Burrough
Truman Boren
John Lundy
Philadelphia
Clayton Harwell
Meridian
Charles White
Little Rock
Miss
J. O. Walden
Jackson
Sixth Church Burglary Reported in City
Police report a sixth church break in over several weeks. The First Presbyterian Church at Catalpa and Grammont was entered Christmas night by burglars who pried a window latch with a screwdriver. Two desks were forced open but nothing was taken.
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First Presbyterian Church
Catalpa
Grammont
W. H. McFadden
Causey on Holiday Leave From Camp Chaffee
Pvt. Billy Ray Causey son of Mr and Mrs W F Causey 303 Iris Street is home on holiday leave. He recently completed basic training at Camp Chaffee Ark and will return there after his leave ends January 6. He is assigned to the 92nd Armored Division.
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Billy Ray Causey
Mrs. W. F. Causey
Iris Street
Pvt. Causey
Camp Chaffee
Ark
Seaman Taylor Gray Bayles Serves Aboard Point Cruz
Seaman Taylor Gray Bayles of Farmerville La son of Mrs C Bayles serves on the USS Point Cruz CVE 119 in the Far East. The ship will return to the United States in February 1956. Bayles entered naval service August 13 1954 and reported aboard from USS Curtiss AV4 in July 1954 after attending Downsville High School Downsville Louisiana.
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Taylor Gray Bayles
C. €. Bayles
Farmerville
U.S. S. Point Cruz
Far East
United States
Baylies
Naval Service
U. S
Marriage Licenses Reported for Several Couples
The list shows couples from West Monroe Monroe Rayville Grambling and Monroe area obtaining licenses. Names include C Scott 21 and Ora Lee Marshall 16 West Monroe Arnice Johnson 26 Grand Cain John Harris 27 Monroe Wineya McGehee 23 Monroe Leon Coleman 28 Rayville Lydia Burks 27 Grambling Richard Johnson 21 Monroe and Cloteal Varner 20 Monroe.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Co. C. Scott
West Monroe
Ora Lee Marshall
Theosis Goldsmith
Arnice Johnson
Grand Cain
John Harris
Monroe
Wineya McGehee
Leon Coleman
Rayville
Lydia Burks
Grambling
Richard Johnson
Cloteal Varner
The Miracle of Your Muscles
A short promotional note for Reader's Digest January issue explaining how muscles affect health and energy. It highlights articles on muscular function and tips to keep muscles functioning well, urging readers to get the January Digest for condensed reading.
License Plate Sales Hit 1956 Total at 4526
The Monroe office of the Louisiana Motor Vehicle Bureau reports 4526 1956 license plates sold by noon Friday before the Christmas weekend. Sales trail last year by about 1500 units. Plates began December 1 with a February 6 purchase deadline. Branch offices will open January 3 in the Fifth district parishes. West Monroe residents may buy at the old city hall, with other branches at courthouses or city halls.
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Monroe
Louisiana Motor Vehicle Bureau
South Grand Street
Fifth District
West Monroe
City Hall
Court House
J. N. Knowles' Rites Are Held in Ruston
Funeral services for J. Newton Knowles 69 a longtime Twin Cities businessman were held at his home. The Rev John M Allin officiated with interment at Greenwood cemetery Ruston under Mulhearn Funeral home. Pallbearers included Gene Lutz H G Prophit Herbert Milford Jimmy Larkin Joe Gayne and Ray Rhymes. He founded Knowles Motor Company in 1916 and ran it along with extensive farm supplies business. He is survived by his wife a son Jack M Knowles Sr two grandchildren Sandra Lee Knowles and Jack M Knowles Jr and six sisters.
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J. Newton Knowles
Twin Cities
Arkansas Avenue
John M. Allin
Grace Episcopal Church
Mulhearn
Greenwood Cemetery
Ruston
Gene Lutz
H. G. Prophit
Herbert Milford
Jimmy Larkin
Joe Gayne
Ray Rhymes
Knowles
Knowles Motor Company
Jack M. Knowles, Sr
Sandra Lee Knowles
Jack M. Knowles, Jr
Real Estate Transfers in West Monroe and Monroe Areas
A sequence of property transfers lists buyers and sellers including Leo Holland to J E Hart for a parcel in Hud son Riverside, and Lett Inc to Andrew Turner for lot 60 Riverbend addition with mortgage assumption of 8300 dollars. Other deeds cover Sun shine Heights, Sholars subdivision, Edgewood resubdivision, Hudson's Riverside, and McGuire's Highlands, with prices ranging from 475 to 30,000 dollars.
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Leo Holland
J. E. Hart
Hudson’s Riverside
Lett, Inc
Andrew Turner
Riverbend
West Monroe
H. and
J. Corporation
Willie Thompson
Sholars
Gordon Gibson
Ben M. Winegart
Hollis Weir
Sunshine Heights
J. M. Butler
Charles Stewart Jr
Edgewood
Register’s
Julia J. Hunter
James C. Torrance
Hudson
Riverside
Monroe
Thomas A. Sanders
Gordie Roy
H. M. McGuire
Highand Park
Superior Development Company, Inc
Charles W. Rader
Superior
R. P. Williams
Rosie Johnson
Stubbs Young
The Kodiak Bear Weighs Under a Ton on Average
The Kodiak, largest of bears, averages less than 1,000 pounds. This indicates substantial variation in size among individuals, with a typical adult Kodiak approaching but rarely reaching the one ton mark.
Soviet oil output surges as minister touts target
Petroleum Minister Mikhail Evseyenko told the Supreme Soviet that oil output will rise by 85 percent this year compared with 1950. He noted eastern regions now account for 58 percent of output, up from 6 percent before World War II, amid a broader budget shift and defense cuts.
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Moscow
Mikhail A. Evseyenko
Supreme Soviet
Council of the Soviet
Evseyenko
Soviet Union
U.S.S.R
Finance
Arseny G. Zverev
Westinghouse Strike Violence Erupts Again
Violence flared at the Sharon Pennsylvania plant during the 72 day Westinghouse strike as 200 non-strikers clashed with pickets. Two marchers were treated for injuries and police intervened to break up the scene. Talks mediated by John R. Murray resumed after a holiday recess with 44 000 IUE and 11 000 UE members on strike across 40 plants.
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Sharon
John R. Murray
International Union of Electrical Workers
United Electrical Workers
Funeral services for Jack Starr held at Peters Funeral Chapel
Funeral services for Jack Cecil Starr were held on Tuesday at 11 a.m. at Peters Funeral Chapel with Rev. C. Roger Johnson officiating.
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Jack Cecil Starr
Peters Funeral Chapel
C. Roger Johnson
Mrs Annie Stodghill Dies. Rites Set at First Methodist
Rayville Dec 27 Special Mrs Annie Elizabeth Stodghill widow of E E Stodghill died at a local clinic Monday at 4 p m Funeral services will be held at the First Methodist Church at 2 p m Wednesday with Rev John F Kilpatrick officiating Born October 14 1863 in Nebo Kentucky she moved to Louisiana with her family in 1907.
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Rayville
Annie Elizabeth Stodghill
E. E. Stodghill
First Methodist Church
John F. Kilpatrick
Mrs. Stodghill
Nebo, Ky
Louisiana
Toledo salesman dies during Louisiana visit
William Edward Slemons 54 of Toledo died of heart failure while visiting his sister in Monroe. He worked as a traveling salesman for Peters Shoe Company and was known across Louisiana and nearby states for monthly business visits. A Monticello Ark native, funeral plans likely in Monticello with sister Mrs Southerland and brothers Frank V. Slemons of Idaho and H T Southerland of California surviving.
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William Edward Slemons
Toledo
Ohio
W. F. Southerland
Monroe
Slemons
Peters Shoe Company
Louisiana
Monticello
Ark
Mrs. Southerland
Frank V. Slemons
Idaho
H. T. Southerland
California
Theresa Forman Herron Dies at 79 in Ferriday
Theresa Forman Herron 79 died at her daughter Mrs. Stella Calhoun’s home in Ferriday on Monday. The special funeral notice lists family survivors and service plans to be announced.
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Ferriday
Theresa Forman Herron
Stella Calhoun
Obituary: Concordia Parish Woman Dies After Illness
Morning services set for a longtime Eva and Concordia parish resident born May 12 187 in Eva. Survived by two sons Clayton and George Herron five daughters six grandchildren and 39 great grandchildren. Funeral at Ferriday Church of God officiated by Rev W E Rogers with interment in Herron family cemetery Clayton. Pallbearers include grandsons J W Herron H C Herron Jr Bill Herron David Beatty Jerry Lewis and Jimmy Swaggert.
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Eva
Concordia Parish
the Baptist Church
George Herron
Clayton
J. L. Glasscock
Hicksville
N. Y
W. M. Beatty
Ferriday
J. L. Calhoun
Elmo Lewis
Jonesville
W. L. Swaggert
Wisner
Charlie Forman
Ferriday Church of God
W. E. Rogers
Herron Family
Comer Funeral Home
J. W. Herron
H. C. Herron, Jr
Bill Herron
David Beatty
Jerry Lewis
Jimmy Swaggert
Walden, 62, Dies in Rayville Monday
Rayville reports the death of W. B. Walden, age 62, who passed away Monday. Local details and any funeral arrangements were not provided in the brief notice.
Bison Seen as True Name for American Buffalo
A note clarifies that the animal commonly called buffalo by Americans is scientifically named bison. It emphasizes the proper term for the species and its distinction from other buffalo varieties.
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Glenn Cobb
Indiana
92Nd Armored Division
J. N. Knowles
Vicki VapoRub
VapoRub
Westinghouse
Pittsburgh
Westinghouse Electric Corp
Mississippi St. Louis
Memphis
Helena
Arkansas City
Vicksburg
Natchez
Red Boyr Loing
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Donaldsonville
New Orleans
Atchafalaya
Morgan City
Ouachita Camden
Black Jonesville
Ohio Pittsburgh
Cincinnati
Cairo
Arkansas
RED Shreveport
Alexandria
Quickies
Ken Reynolds
News- Star—World
Annie Stodghill
William E. Slemons
Mrs
Theresa Herron
W. B. Walden
Williams
San
F.D.A.F
Ford
McCain-Richards
Knoe-Tv
McCain
Clubrication
ISE Rvi
Louisville
Vin
Wrd
THE
Army Reserve
America
Bastrop
Tallulah
National Corporation
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