Heavy fines and jail for fish and game violators in Louisiana
The Louisiana Wild Life and Fisheries commission reports 55 cases across state and federal courts this week. North Louisiana arrests include Caddo Parish where two men from Shreveport were fined $100 each for shooting doves after legal hours, with Holt paying an extra $100 for over the limit and receiving a 60 day suspended jail term plus five years probation. Additional fines ranged from $12.50 to $25 for hunting without licenses or illegal guns, with arrests by Rangers Homer Hodges, Rhea Stewart, Tom Otwell, and Arthur Gibson in Cethoula, Franklin, and LaSalle parishes.
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Louisiana
John L. McGee
Louisiana Wild Life and Fisheries Commission
Caddo
Ben C. Dawkins
Shreveport
Lawrence Holt
Willaam C. Harrison
Holt
Dawkins
William Brunette
Homer Hodges
Rhea Stewart
Franklin
Sylvester Allen
Gilbert
Justice of the Peace
J. W. Sullivan
Winnsboro
LaSalle
Herbert Chevallier
Walters
Jena
W. O. Smith
Tom Otwell
Arthur Gibson
Barney Johnson
Justice Smith
Otwell
Gibson
Teflis Grotto Induct Officers January Sixth
Teflis Grotto will install officers in the Masonic Temple January 6 at 8 p.m. Incoming officers include W. B. Evans Monarch J. C. Monk chief justice Newton Wilson master of ceremonies H. E. Roberts treasurer C. B. Hair secretary W. H. Fitch venerable prophet G. B. Gannaway chaplain H. W. Shepard marshal Leon White captain of the guard and T. W. Ware sentinel. Monarch Evans pledges a strong degree team for years ahead and a goal of 25 Enchanted Lanterns. All urged to aid Help the Cerebral Palsied Child.
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Teflis Grotto
Masonic Temple
W. B. Evans
Monarch
J. C. Monk
Newton Wilson
H. E. Roberts
C. B. Hair
W. H. Fitch
Prophet
G. B. Gannaway
H. W. Shepard
Leon White
T. W. Ware
Sentinel
Monarch Evans
Grotto
Most Important 1956 Louisiana Fishing Licenses On Sale
Louisiana residents are urged to buy the new 1956 fishing licenses now. All sport and commercial licenses expire December 31 and no grace period is offered. A resident sports license costs one dollar and is required to fish after January 1, 1956.
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L. D. Young, Jr
Louisiana Wild Life and Fisheries Commission
Louisiana
Young
Lighthorse Hudson Leads YMCA Membership Roundup
Harry Lighthorse Hudson named among three ranch chiefs in the Twin Cities YMCA drive January 23 to February 13. The Monroe district leader hopes to recruit 700 members and raise $18,000 to fund YMCA programs in Monroe and West Monroe in 1956. He is a Georgia Tech and Mercer alum with A B and M A in psychology, a former destroyer chief engineer, now a U S Naval Reserve commander, and active in Rotary, Red Cross, and civic groups. He advocates practical Christianity through YMCA involvement.
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Harry ‘‘Lighthorse
Hudson
Twin Cities
Y.M.C.A
Monroe
West Monroe
Lighthorse
Georgia Tech
Mercer University
University of Iowa
Southern Bell Telephone and Telegraph Co
Atlanta
Albany
Southern Bell
Louisiana
U. S. Naval Reserve
Monroe-West Monroe
96 Year Old Man Dies In Texas Family Large Inheritors
Amos Payne Garth, 96, died in Muleshoe Texas yesterday. Funeral is set for 4 p.m. Thursday in Louisville Texas. He leaves ten children including Mollie Jones Sallie Harris Lida Brixey Louie Fred Garth Arthur Garth Tom Garth Charlie Asher Rev Herbert Garth Grover plus 35 grandchildren 66 great grandchildren and 18 great great grandchildren.
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Amos Payne Garth
Muleshoe
Tex
Louisville
Garth
Twin Cities
Gerald
Audry Jones
West Monroe
Mollie Jones
Sallie Harris
Dallas
Lida Brixey
Boonville
Louie
Fred Garth
Texarkana
Arthur Garth
Tom Garth
Charlie
Asher
Okla
Herbert Garth
Friona
Grover
Marsden Gets Three-Year Term In Florentine Club Burglary
Henry Marsden a 23 year old black man was sentenced to three years in the state penitentiary after pleading guilty in Caddo district court to burglarizing the Florentine Club on December 21. Police said he stole a key while employed at the club and used it to access the premises to steal groceries.
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Shreveport
Henry Marsden
State Penitentiary
Caddo
Florentine Club
Marsden
Deaths Mrs Annie Stodghill Rayville
Mrs Annie Elizabeth Stodghill widow of E E Stodghill died at a local clinic Monday at 4 p m Funeral services were at First Methodist Church at 2 p m Wednesday Rev John F Kilpatrick officiating She was born October 14 1863 in Nebo Kentucky came to Louisiana in 1907 She is survived by a daughter Mrs Ruth Girard of Lafayette three sons Jesse Hugh and Marvin Stodghill all of Rayville two sisters Mrs J H Wilson of Rayville and Mrs R P Hopgood of Princeton Ky plus five grandchildren and 10 great grandchildren Interment in Hasley Cemetery The obituary notes another survivor a daughter Mrs Lois Fox of Monroe and a sister Mrs Frank Ansley with additional relatives
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Rayville
Annie Elizabeth Stodghill
E. E. Stodghill
First Methodist Church
John F. Kilpatrick
Stodghill
Nebo
R. P. Hopgood
Princeton, Ky
Slemens Ex- traveling Salesman Dies During Visit to Sister
William Edward Slemens 54 of Toledo died of heart failure while visiting sister Mrs. W F Southerland in Monroe. He was a Peters Shoes salesman known across Louisiana and nearby states. Body taken by Peters Funeral Home to Stevens Funeral Home Monticello Arkansas for services Thursday at 10 a.m. Interment Oak Lawn Cemetery Monticello. Survived by sister Mrs Southerland Monroe and two brothers Frank V Slemons Idaho and H T Southerland California.
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William Edward Slemens
Toledo
Ohio
W. F. Southerland
Monroe
Slemons
Peters Shoe Company
Louisiana
Peters Funeral
Stevens Funeral Home
Monticello
Ark
Stevens Chapel
Oak Lawn Cemetery
Mrs. Southerland
Frank V. Slemons
Idaho
H. T. Southerland
California
Walden Rites Held for W B Walden in Rayville
W B Walden aged 62 died after a long illness at his home 706 Lee Street Rayville. Funeral services were conducted at the home by Rev R C Andrew with burial in Rayville Masonic Cemetery. Surviving are 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 /. Walden Jackson Miss.
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Rayville
W. B. Walden
Lee Street
R. C. Andrew
Rayville Masonic Cemetery
Mulhearn
Herman Cheek
West Monroe
Roy Burrough
Truman Boren
John Lundy
Philadelphia
Clayton Harwell
Meridian
Charles White
Little Rock
Walden
Jackson
Infant Son of Ferriday Parents Laid to Rest in Sicily Island
Services were held at Pine Hill cemetery Sicily Island for the infant son of Mr. and Mrs. E. D. Morace of Ferriday. The child died Monday at a local hospital. Survived by parents and five siblings. Rev. Shirley Briggs officiated. Young Funeral Home Ferriday arranged.
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Sicily Island
Pine Hill
E. D. Morace
Ferriday
Shirley Briggs
Sevier Memorial Church
Young Funeral Home
Mrs. Sally Petrie Dies at 88 in Monroe after Illness
Sally Petrie, 88, died at St. Joseph's Home after a several month illness. Funeral services were held at Mulhearn Chapel with Rev. G W Pomeroy officiating. Interment in River View Cemetery. Survived by three sisters J L Adams Sr Monroe L O Sheppard Blooming ton Ill and B King Bloom ing ton Ill. one brother Don Easley Wichita Kan. and several nieces and nephews. She lived in Monroe 20 years and was active in First Methodist Church before illness. Pallbearers were J Luther Kelly Leon Hammonds J D Prichard Charles Searcey Newton J Moore and John Spatafora.
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Sally Petrie
St. Joseph’s
Mulhearn
Traffic Club To Install Officers In Monroe Area
The Monroe-West Monroe Traffic club will install officers on Wednesday January 18 at the Virginia hotel. The event includes the annual dinner dance.
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Traffic Club
Monroe - West Monroe
Virginia
Infant Morace Dies Shortly After Birth in Ferriday
Billy Morace infant son of Mr. and Mrs. D. D. Morace of Ferriday died in a Ferriday hospital Monday afternoon shortly after birth. Funeral services were held at Pine Hill Cemetery near Sicily Island. Interment followed at Pine Hill Cemetery under Young Funeral Home. Surviving are parents three sisters Judith Linda and Melvonius three brothers James Jule and Norman paternal grandmother Mrs. Rowen Morace and maternal grandmother Mrs. Artie Brazil.
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Morace Ferriday
Billy Morace
D. D. Morace
Ferriday
Pine Hill Cemetery
Sicily Island
Shirley Briggs
Young Funeral Home of
Judith
Linda
Melvonius
James
Jule
Norman
Rowen Morace
Artie Brazil
Dates Set For Absent Voting In Concordia Parish
Absentee ballots for the January 17 Democratic primary may be cast in Concordia parish January 7-14. Clerk Victor P. Campbell says about 4 000 registered voters are on the rolls, with a parish school to instruct commissioners at Vidalia courthouse January 10 and a demonstration voting machine on the courthouse floor for voter instruction.
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Vidalia
Concordia Parish
Victor P. Campbell
Campbell
Emma P Franklin obituary in Louisiana death notices
Mrs. Emma Powell Franklin aged 80 of Baton Rouge died after a long illness. Services were held at Hebert Church of God with Rev. J. R. Sackett officiating. Interment in Hebert Cemetery. Survivors include three sons John Brockner Columbia Dan Brockner Bosco and R B Culpepper Baton Rouge, sister Jessie Powell Kelly, half sister Evie McBroom Olla, 19 grandchildren and many great grandchildren.
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Emma P. Franklin
Columbia
Emma Powell Franklin
Baton Rouge
Hebert Church of God
J. R. Sackett
Hebert Cemetery
Riser and
John Brockner
Dan Brockner
Bosco
R. B. Culpepper
Jessie Powell
Kelly
Evie McBroom
Olla
Walter McCrea Died Sudden Heart Attack Vidalia Station Agent
Funeral services were held Sunday for Walter McCrea who died suddenly of a heart attack Saturday at his daughter's home in Vidalia. Interment was in Natchez, Mississippi. McCrea was long a station agent at Vidalia for the Missouri Pacific Railroad.
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Walter McCrea
Vidalia
Natchez
Mississippi
McCrea
Missouri-Pacific Railroad
Death of Ernest Carron in Monroe
Ernest Carron also known as Blackie, 64, died yesterday at his Monroe home. Funeral services were held at Hall Funeral Home on Wednesday at 3 p.m.
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Ernest Carron
Ernest (Blackie) Carron
Monroe
Hall Funeral Home
Vandals Damage Bridge Site At Barksdale-Broadmoor Span
Police seek a group of youths after about 1000 dollars in damage to construction equipment at the Barksdale-Broadmoor bridge site over the Red River. Investigators traced tennis shoe prints to two boys likely aged 14 or 15. The equipment was struck with rocks hammers and air rifles.
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Barksdale-Broadmoor
Red River
Columbian Carbon Plans New North Eighteenth Street Buildings
W C Ekholm says Jesse F Heard and Son will win the contract for new Columbian Carbon offices on North Eighteenth Street with a base bid of 345 550. The site will include a two story brick office, rubber and chemical lab buildings, and substantial rear parking. Completion eyed for September or October next year.
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W. C. Ekholm
Columbia Carbon Company
Jesse F. Heard
Columbian Carbon Company
Ouachita National Bank
Monroe
Local building permits issued for new homes in Monroe
City inspector S. H. Awl issued permits to Greater Monroe Development Corp. to build two one story frame residences at 1398 and 1309 South 9th Street costing 8500 each. Greater Monroe Homes Inc. received a permit to construct a one story frame residence at 601 Eason Place valued at 8509.
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S. H. Awl
Greater Monroe Development Corp
South 9Th Street
Greater Monroe Homes, Inc
Eason Place
Beetle Invasion Reaches Mississippi Valley
The Japanese beetle first detected in 1916 has now been found as far west as the Mississippi Valley, signaling a wider spread of the pest.
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Mississippi Valley
Self Discipline Keys to True Success from Cronin
In January Reader's Digest famed author A J Cronin explains that character and lasting achievement require self discipline and the ability to do without. The issue promises 39 condensed articles and selections from magazines and current books to save readers time.
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Reader’s Digest
A.j.cronin
Reader's Digest
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Hasley Cemetery
Lois Fox
Frank Ansley
William E. Slemons
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Leon Hammonds
J. D. Prichard
Charles Searcey
Newton J. Moore
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