Open House Set for Sunday at West Monroe church
Members of the First Baptist Church of West Monroe invite the public to tour the new educational building next Sunday from 1 to 5 p m and 8 30 to 9 30 p m The completed facility features pastel colors, blond furnishings, a nursery suite for 175 children with nurse staff, and departmental decor The pastor Rev Jaroy Weber welcomes visitors before the building opens for occupancy on Jan 7 with Sunday School attendance goal of 1201 and Training Union goal of 602.
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First Baptist Church of
West Monroe
South
Jaroy Weber
Deaths Robert Lee Echols of Bernice La
Robert Lee Echols, 69, died at his home in Bernice, Louisiana, on Thursday morning. The funeral was held Friday at 2 p.m. at Pine Grove Baptist Church with Rev. John Adams officiating, followed by burial in the church cemetery under Kilpatrick Funeral Home. He is survived by his wife, four sons W. E., Bonnie, Bobbie, and Jim Echols. daughters Mrs. Clara Jones Nangum, Mrs. Marie Campbell, Mrs. Lene Ruthart, and Ms Opal Wilkins. 25 grandchildren and two great grandchildren. Jim Echols serves in the U.S. Army.
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Bernice
Robert Lee Echols
Pine Grove Baptist Church
John Adams
Kilpatrick Funeral Home
W. E
Bonnie
Bobbie
Jim Tchols
Jim
Jernice
U. S. Army
Clara Jones Nangum
Okla
Marie Campbell
Coleman
Lene Ruthart
Paris
Tex
Opal Wilkins
Durant
Funeral services for David James Pollock 52 WWI veteran
Funeral services for David James Pollock aged 52 were held at Mulhearn Funeral Chapel at 10 a.m. Friday with Rev. L P Moreland and Rev. E W Corley officiating. Burial followed in Bernice cemetery, Bernice, Louisiana. He is survived by his wife Catherine Pollock of Monroe, four sisters J W Cappel Kinder, T Buck Kinder, G C Meaux Oberline, J K Brothers Monroe, and two brothers W N Pollock Mansfield and R L Pollock Collinston. Pollock was a member of Veterans of Foreign Wars and American Legion Post 51 Bastrop and of the Methodist Church. He died suddenly early Thursday morning, death attributed to a heart attack by coroner Dr. French.
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David James Pollock
Mulhearn
L. P. Moreland
E. W. Corley
Burra
Bernice
Polleck
Catherine Pollock
Monroe
J. W. Cappel
Kinder
T. Buck
G. C. Meaux
Oberline
J. K. Brothers
W. N. Pollock
Mansfield
R. L.pollock
Collinston
Pollock
Veterans of Foreign Wars
S.tt L. Hood Post
American Legion of Bastrop
Methodist Church
French
Death of L. P. Styker at 65 in Bastrop area
L P Styker 65 of Bastrop died in an Alexandria hospital early Friday. Hall Funeral Home to transport the body. Funeral arrangements will be announced later.
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L. P. Styker
Bastrop
Alexandria
Hall Funeral Home
Dallas Editor Takes Leave to Study for Ministry
P W A Dealey 35 assistant secretary treasurer of the A H Belo Corp publisher of the Dallas Morning News has taken a leave of absence to study for the ministry. He plans to enroll February 5 at Austin Presbyterian Theological Seminary for its three year Bachelor of Divinity program.
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Dallas
P.W. A
al) Dealey
A. H. Belo Corporation
Dallas Morning News
Austin Presbyterian Theological Seminary
Austin
Mata Hari Reveal Real Name Unveiled
Mata Hari, famed dancer and spy, is identified by her birth name Mar Saretha Geertruida Zelle. The revelation traces her origins and early life before notoriety, linking her stage persona to a Dutch background and the name she adopted during her career.
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Mata Hari
Mar- Saretha Geertruida Zelle
Cotton Markets in New Orleans End Year's Trading
New Orleans December 29 reports a quiet cotton market with end of year operations dominating. Futures at 11:30 a.m. CST show gains across nearby contracts with March at 43.00 up 7, May 42.52 up 9, July 42.01 up 9, October 39.05 up 14, and December 38.63 up 18. Prices and movements reflect a buoyant finish to the year.
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New Orleans
New York Stocks Ease After 20 Year Peak
New York stock prices backed down today after yesterday's 20 year peak. Declines reached about a dollar a share while most stayed below that level. Trading started with a rush and volume was so large the exchange lagged briefly. Turnover remained solid as profit taking and selling absorbed the market amid indications lending controls may cool demand.
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New York
Stock Exchange
Potatoes Prices and Shipments Reported in Chicago Market
In Chicago on December 29 USDA data show arrivals 81 on track 213 total U S shipments 460 with supplies light and demand moderate. Market steady with Idaho Russets 2.85 to 3.00 dollars per hundredweight and Bakers 3.45 to 3.60. Minnesota North Dakota Red River Valley Pontiacs washed 2.50.
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Chicago
U. S
Idaho
Minnesota-North Dakota
Red River Valley
Former Orleans Resident Dr Joseph Kirn Dies at 36
Dr Joseph Douglas Kirn 36 formerly of New Orleans died at home in Luling La after a long illness Funeral services set for Saturday at 10 am in New Orleans He was LSU Medical School 1949 graduate interned at Charity Hospital and served as air force flight surgeon during WWII Survived by wife Audrey Ortling two sons Lawrence and Joseph D Kirn Jr three daughters Ann Audrey E and Judy M Kirn and sister Mrs J E Thomson of Atlanta Georgia
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Luling
Joseph Douglas Kirn
New
Kirn
Audrey Ortling
Lawrence T
Joseph D. Kirn, Jr
Ann
Audrey E
Judy M. Kirn
J. E. Thomson
Atlanta, Ga
Bomb shelters envisioned for million people in NYC plan
New York City outlined new construction plans to shield up to one million people with shelters using existing and proposed subway tunnels. The project aims for federal aid to cover an estimated 104 million dollars. Some shelters would resemble underground towns with bunks, canteens, kitchens and first aid rooms.
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New York
New York City
Double funeral for Evans couple in Los Angeles
A 73 year old Indiana born couple Ir and Mrs Clarence Guy Evans will have a double funeral in Los Angeles today. Married 44 years the pair died within 41 hours of each other from heart conditions. The son Raymond noted they would not have known of each other’s deaths. Their anniversary would have been New Year’s Eve.
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Los Angeles
Indiana
Clarence Guy Evans
Poultry Prices Steady in Chicago Trade Report
December dispatch reports live poultry steady with 23 loads received. Heavy hens bring 28 to 33 cents, light hens 23 to 24, roosters 28 to 34, fryers 23 to 25, old roosters 18 to 18.5, and ducks 24. The brief notes USDA wires confirm unchanged job paying prices in Chicago market.
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Chicago
USDA
Butter and Egas Receipts and Prices Report
Butter firm in Chicago shows receipts 404,359 with wholesale prices unchanged for various grades and car values. Exits steady. receipts total 13,115 with minor price change on checks. U S extras 50-7, U S mediums 47-49, standards 44-45, current receipts 44, dirties 40, checks 39.
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Chicago
U. S
Livestock market rounds out slow year for hogs and cattle
Chicago stockyards report salable hogs at 16 000 with sluggish to moderate activity. Most under 230 lb weak to 25 cents lower, heavier weights 25 to 40 cents down. sows 25 to 50 cents off. Top hog price 21.00. good to choice 170 to 230 lb 20.40 to 20.85. Cattle 1 300 and calves 300, scattered steers and heifers, receipts light, sentiment steady to weak, cows active and steady, bulls 25 cents lower. dealers firm, prices largely unchanged.
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Chicago
USDA
Walker Named MacArthur's Aide in Tokyo
General MacArthur appoints Capt Sam Sims Walker as his aide. Walker is son of the late Lt General Walton H Walker who died in a Korean jeep accident last week. Walker served as company commander, Company A, 19th Infantry Regiment, 24th Infantry Division. General Walker's body will depart Japan by plane tomorrow for the United States.
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Tokyo
General MacArthur
Sam Sims Walker
Walton H. Walker
Walker
24Th Infantry Division
Japan
United States
Microscope with Self Contained Illuminator
A laboratory microscope features an integral illuminator that eliminates the need for a separate lighting system. The illuminating unit acts as a stand and encloses the light source and its controlling mechanism.
Indian water clock clockwork timing vessel described
A large vessel held water while a smaller hull with a hole sank. A time-boy retrieved the sinking vessel, emptied it, struck it as a signal, and reset it on the water to signal time.
President Truman to Attend Service in Washington
Dr Hugh S Evans of Dayton will administer communion at the National Presbyterian Church in Washington on Wednesday before the 82nd Congress opens. President Truman is expected to head the guest list of government officials at the traditional service.
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Dayton
Hugh S. Evans
Presbyterian Church In
National Presbyterian Church
Washington
Truman
Two Accused of Destroying Mail in New York
Two temporary mail carriers, Joseph Davis and Arthur Haas, faced charges of destroying mail after incidents on December 29. Davis admitted tossing five bundles into a snowbank while Haas claimed exhaustion led to discarding a bundle in an incinerator.
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New York
Joseph Davis
Davis
Arthur P. Haas
Haas
Firemen Extinguish Garage Apartment Blaze on South Second
Fire engines 102 and 104 of the Monroe department put out a house fire at 712 South Second Street at 3 12 a m Friday morning. The blaze started in the garage apartment from a trash box under the downstairs kitchen stove. The apartment owned by W H Goodwin and occupied by Mrs E L Davis suffered only minor kitchen damage.
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Monroe Fire Department
South Second Street
W. H. Goodwin
E. L. Davis
Obituary: John C Abel BPOE Leader Dies at 76
Shreveport Louisiana December 29 John C Abel district deputy grand exalted ruler for north Louisiana BPOE Shriner Mason and veteran coffee merchant died at his home Friday morning He was 76 Funeral services will be held at 2 pm Sunday
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Shreveport
John C. Abel
North
Louisiana
Shriner
Holiday visitors mingle across Marion with kin and friends
Mrs. Bob Hudson of Atlanta visits her parents Mr. and Mrs. S S L Reeves. Families from Tyler Ringgold Shreveport New Orleans Midland Monroe Natchez Ruston Baton Rouge and Little Rock travel over holidays to stay with kin. College students from Tech at Ruston also home for holidays.
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Bob Hudson
Atlanta, Georgia
Mrs
S&s. L. Reeves
B. K. Watson, Jr
Boyd Kite
Tyler
Texas
Tugwell City
Leon Brooks, Jr
Baby
Shreveport
K. S. Thompson
Marvin McCarty
Natchez
Tech
Ruston
Misses Mary Lauderback
Peggy Post
June Salmon
Doyle Durrett
James Gulley
Baton Rouge
E. J. Gulley
Lamar Reeves
New Orleans
S. L. Reeves
Emma Jane Miller
Monroe
Joe Miller
Christmas Style Jewelry From Floral Designer Patt Roberts
Read how to craft holiday wear using crochet bells berries and twine. Patricia Easterbrook Roberts shares a necklace corsage earrings and head adornments featuring red anthuriums holly berries pine and glitter. Simple glue sparkle tips and plastic bells complete the festive accessories.
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Patricia Easterbrook Roberts
Orleans Woman Arrested Here for Prostitution
A 26 year old New Orleans woman Betty Desantis was arrested by the Ouachita Parish sheriff's department at a local hotel Thursday night and charged with prostitution. She is held in the Ouachita parish jail. Henry Bodner age 20 was also arrested and charged with possession of burglary tools by the sheriff's department.
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New Orleans
Ouachita Parish
Betty Desantis
Henry Bodner
Sheriffs Department
Archishop warns atom bomb use as last resort
In York, December 29, Archbishop Cyril Garbett argues that atom bombing would be justified only as a final measure to save western civilization from unprovoked aggression. He warns it would create an irreparable east west breach and urges renewed efforts for Soviet China talks and high level accord.
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York England
York
Cyril F. Garbett
Church of England
Korea
China
Russia
Million Year Old Ice For Explorers Club Banquet
Two hundred pounds of million year old cocktail ice from Mendenhall glacier is en route to New York for the Explorers Club annual banquet at the Hotel Roosevelt on January 13. Maynard Miller, a club member and director of the Juneau icecap research project, ordered the antique drink chiller. It left Juneau by Pan American to Seattle and will be forwarded by United Air Lines to the East.
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Juneau
Alaska
New York City
Mendenhall Glacier
Explorers Club
Hotel Roosevelt
New York
Maynard Miller
Riverside Drive
Pan American
Seattle
United Air Lines
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