Formosa Funeral Today for Rosa Formosa 85
Rosa Formosa 85 dies Thursday after a life spanning Sicily Italy California and Monroe She will lie in state at Mulhearn Funeral Home after a 9 am requiem at St Matthews Catholic Church Burial is set for Sunday at 2 pm in the Catholic Cemetery Survivors include six children eighteen grandchildren eight in Italy and 12 great grandchildren.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rosalie Formosa
St. Matthews Catholic Church
Mulhearn Fneral
Formosa
Trabia
Sicily
Monroe
California
Rome
San Francisco
Twin Cities
Tony Danna
Sam B. Danna
Ee Formosa
Frank Moarrec
Lodi
Calif
Theresa Formosa
Sylvia Ee
Italy
Little Theatre Work Party Scheduled for Monroe Boosters
The Little Theatre in Monroe invites interested individuals to a booster work party this afternoon from 2 p.m. to 8 p.m. Director Them Pechein says no prior stage experience is needed as coordinators will assist. Participants will learn by doing while helping prepare a production.
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Little Theatre Stemp
Monroe
Pechein
ZTOUD
Pcure
Feuerstein
Lida Benton P-TA Plans 1955 Drawing Fund
The Lida Benton P T A announced plans for 1955 to create a $250 drawing fund to help teachers obtain materials for classrooms. A full meeting is set for Thursday January 13, with the executive committee to seek approval. Mrs Mary Washam will present her second grade pupils in a nursery quiz at the gathering.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lida Benton
Mary Washam
Dr Samuel Sheppard death verdict appeal details
A note on courtroom drama follows as Sam Sheppard faces continued legal moves after a life sentence. Defense failed to present sufficient new evidence for a new trial while seeking a stay of execution as appeals proceed.
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Dr. Stephen
Willam J. Corrigan
Common
Edward J. Blythin
Appeals Court
Corrigan
Blythin
Common Pleas
Sheppard
Ramblings and Cajun Tales From a Rural Reader
A column recounts humorous and poignant anecdotes including a country preacher in a well, a funeral wardrobe mystery, a Cajun farmer debt note stating death and hell, and a Civitan Club honor for Dr Means. The voice mixes humor with small town lore and regional character.
Governor Signs Controverted Road Bond Amendments in Senate Fight
The Louisiana Senate rejected most Howard amendments aimed at repealing a 50 million dollar road bond issue tied to a 1954 Legislature vote. Howard’s second amendment was crushed 30-1. The Highway Department proceeds with the Supreme Court test but will not issue bonds before the May session. The bill also appropriates 20 million dollars from expected oil surpluses amid disputes over road construction in various districts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harrys Howard
New Orleans
Kennon
Supreme Baton Rouge District Court
Charles Tooke
Shreveport
Howard
Highway Department
Supreme Court
Senate Finance Committee
Dayton MceCann
Effie
Guy Lockrider
Lake Charles
Lockrider
Obituary of Norman Dewey Davis Bastrop
Norman Dewey Davis of Bastrop died Thursday at his home aged 57. Funeral services will be at Woodlawn Presbyterian Church and burial in Carter Cemetery with Rev. Bob Sheppardson officiating. Kinatrick Funeral Home of West Monroe in charge. Survivors include his wife six sons six daughters and thirteen grandchildren.
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Norman Dewey Davis
Bastrop
Carter Cemetery
Woodlawn Presbyterian Church
Bob Sheppardson
Kinatrick Funeral Home
West Monroe
Dewey Davis
Rudolph Davis
Church Davis
Brody Davis
Baton Rouge
Arthur Davis
New Jersey
Bruce Davis
Monroe
Steve Davis
Jim Redmond
W. L. Thompson
Etmie Davis
Lizzie Rhodes
Dumas
Ark
Rosalie Formosa 85 Laid to Rest in Monore Area
A Rosary was said at Mulhearn Funeral Home for Mrs. Rosalie Formosa 85 with a Requiem Mass at St Matthew's Church. Interment follows at St Matthew's Cemetery after services. She leaves six children including Mrs Tony Danna and Mrs Sam B Danna of Monroe and Joe Formosa of San Francisco and eight grandchildren in Italy and ten in the United States.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rosalie Formosa
Mulhearn Funeral Home
St. Matthew's Church
St. Matthew’s
Tony Danna
Sam B. Danna
Monroe
Joe Formosa
San Francisco
Frank Morreci
Lodi
Calif
Theresa Formosa
Sicily
Sylvia Teresi
Italy
U. S
Sam C. Danna
Lena M. Danna
Joe R. Danna
Rose Bartlett
Mary Annunciata
Evansville
Ind
Sam Danna
Gallup
New Mexico
Tony Formosa
Josephine Teresi
San Jose
William Earl Hare 47 dies in Lynwood California
William Earl Hare died in Lynwood California where he had lived. The body will be returned to Monroe for last rites arriving Sunday at 7 35 p m and taken to Hall Funeral Home. Funeral services are set for Monday at 3 p m at Loch Arbor Baptist Church followed by interment in the church cemetery. He leaves one sister Mrs Myrtle Rollison Bastrop two brothers A H Hare Live Oak Florida R R Hare Swartz two uncles T N Gibbs Swartz and O S Gibbs Bastrop and three nieces and four nephews.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William Earl Hare
Lynwood
Calif
Monroe
Chapel of Hall Funeral Home
Loch Arbor Baptist Church
Myrtle Rollison
Bastrop
A. H. Hare
Live Oak
Fla
R. R. Hare Swartz
T. N. Gibbs
Swartz
O. S. Gibbs
Whit K Corbin Jr Dies in Baton Rouge Heart Attack
Whit K Corbin Jr aged 29 died suddenly en route to his Capitol building office in Baton Rouge from a heart attack. Services were at First Baptist Church Oak Grove with Rev J B Cheatham officiating. Interment in Oak Grove Cemetery. Survivors include his wife Wilodie, his parents Mr and Mrs W K Corbin, two sisters Mrs Estelle Showers and Mrs Juanita Izernac, grandmother Mrs Lizzie Corbin, and Mrs Clara Connell. M rs Mary Elizabeth Wilson 82 died at home near Cornell after Thursday morning.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Whit K. Corbin, JR
Oak Grove
Capitol Building
Baton Rouge
First Baptist Church
J. B. Cheatham
Catron Gay Funeral Home
Wilo Dye
W. K. Corbin
Estelle Showers
Juanita Izernac
California
Lizzie Corbin
Clara Connell
Mary Elizabeth Wilson
Cornell
Bayou Macon
Louisiana Boundary Dispute Over Offshore Oil Lands
Louisiana lawmakers debate offshore land control arguing federal limits reach three miles while state law aims for three leagues 27 miles. Gov Kennon and Interior Department favored a twilight zone to spur oil development amid revenue concerns and alleged lax enforcement by agencies. Rep Gravelet cites 17 million dollars at stake for schools. Rep Smith calls Gravelet’s plan a witch hunt.
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Louisiana
Gov
Kennon
U.S. Department of Interior
Congress of Courts
Gravelet
Pearl River
Mississippi
Sabine River
Texas
Washington
Jasper Smith
State Mineral Board
City Courts Report From Monroe And West Monroe
Yesterday in Monroe City Court Judge W M Harper disposed five drunkenness cases with fines of 15 dollars or seven days each. Names include R L Wright Nelson O Neal T L Harris John D Norton and Ed Hayes. In traffic court 22 cases yielded 18250 in fines with radar speeders prominent. West Monroe cases cited Alfred E Jones speeding 35 dollars and others 15 dollars or 15 days for drunkenness.
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Monroe
W. M. Harper
R. L. Wright
Winnsboro
Nelson O'Neal
Pine
T. L. Harris
Shreveport
John D. Norton
Memphis
Tenn
Ed Hayes
Montgomery
Harper
West Monroe
Jasper E. Jones
Alfred E. Jones
Pine Street
Carl Mullins
Ouachita Avenue
Fred Tolbert
Rosemary Keener
Funeral service for Mrs. Henson scheduled at church
The service will be held at 2 30 p m with Rev Jim Matthews officiating. Interment follows at Bayou Macon Cemetery in Darnell under Catron Gay Funeral Home direction. Survivors include two sons Samuel of Calif Robert of Darnell two brothers Will Henson and Levi Henson a sister Mrs Maude C Fisher all of Yazoo City and one granddaughter.
Real Estate Transfers in Ouachita Parish Yesterday
Real estate transfers recorded include A J Whitlock selling to J S James Construction Co Inc lots 7 and 8 in Zelvin subdivision for 1200. Browder Willis sold to J C Steele Lumber Co Inc Lot 17 in Sunshine Heights for 1450. Woodlawn Development Corp sold to L M Ray Construction Corp all lots in several blocks and Roselawn extension for 9964.08. Sherrouse Realty Co sold to James Winnfield Lot 19 in Booker T Washington subdivision for 203.50. Ammon Coon Buckley sold to Ben Wooley Lot 21 of Cobb Tippit Second Addition for 7500. Lucien N Larche sold to R W Butler and Sons Lumber Co Inc lots 1 2 and 12 feet of Lot 3 in Edgewater Additions for 2500. G Q O Dooley sold to Lanry Jackson Lot 4 Block 8 Unit 2 in Dooley Subdivision for 200. R T Faulk Jr sold to David Banks Lot 1 Block 3 of Faulk's Addition for 450. Charles D Coon sold to Cud Thomas Baird Lot 3 and a 10 foot strip across Lot 4 in Biosk Subdivision for 18000. Billy Torrey sold to Stella Jerni Zan Lot in T E Flournoy First Addition for 4750.
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Ouachita Parish
A. J. Whitlock
J. S. James Construction Co., Inc
C. A. Long
Zelvin
J. C. Ransom
Browder Willis
J. C. Steele Lbr. Co., Inc
Sunshine Heights
West Monroe
Woodlawn Development Corporation
L. M. Ray Construction Corp
Roselawn
City of
Monroe
Sherrouse Realty Co
James Winnfield
Booker T. Washington
Ammon Coon Buckley
Ben Wooley
Cobb and Tippit
Lucien N. Larche
R. W. Butler and Sons Lumber Co., Inc
Edgewater
G. QO. Dooley
Lanry Jackson
Dooley
R. T. Faulk, Jr
David Banks
Fauk
Charles D. Coon
Cud Thomas Baird
Biossat
Billy Torrey
Men Seeking Relief From Chronic Hernia Aids
Dissatisfied workers with long standing hernias seek a consult to test truss alternatives. They describe jobs requiring heavy lifting and strain, and want to regain strength without hospital time. The notice promises potential relief from hernia burden through office evaluation.
Meeting at Waldorf Astoria Reveals Paralyzed Visitor Joke
Dr Means recalled a Civitan gathering in the Waldorf Astoria where a packed room prompted a man to claim paralysis from the waist down. The joke arose as he confessed pinching his leg to test sensation, revealing he was pinching someone else’s leg amid crowded seating. A company note announces Oswald joining CHEEKS ELECTRIC SERVICE as Estimator and Supervisor of Burglar Alarm Systems and Electrical Construction after moving from Dallas. He and his family reside at 801 Spell Avenue. he is a Jehovah’s Witness.
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Dr. Means
Fank Munsey
New York
Waldorf- Astoria
Civitan
Mr. Oswald
Dallas
Texas
Smith Detective Agency
Spell Avenue
Billie E
John
Karen
Jehovah Witness Church
Films On Display At Punta Del Este Festival
American films including The Caine Mutiny Sabrina and The Living Desert will be shown at the third international motion picture festival opening in Punta Del Este Uruguay on January 14.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Montevideo
Uruguay
Sabrina
Punta del Este
Snellings and McHenry Lead Directors in Bond Meeting
Community records show George M. Snellings Jr C H McHenry and C D Oakley as directors guiding a bond issue with total resolutions tied to a local project. Details are read in a fragmented notice describing the bond actions and leadership roles.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George M. Snellings, Jr
C. H. McHenry
C. D. Oakley
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Sam
Joseph M. Sweeney
Samuel Sheppard
Chip
Stephen Sheppard
Maisie Schumpert
Diehlmann C. Bernhardt
Certified Public Accountant
Public Accountancy
Bernhardt
Monroe, la
Oxyana
Saez
Dessard
Paramount
Jes’ Ramblin
Ozarks
Prince Albert
Bunkie
Pierre
Ing
American Red Cross
Commercial Solvents Corporation
J. R. Troeltzsch
A. 5. Huffman
Perry Talle
Victor Parish
Richard Ramsey
George R. Delay
James W. Peek
R. M. Kettenring
Olen H. Manhart
Orrie M. White, Jr
Richard Gueltow
George Buckner
George Addison
Herman Senn
Clayton Nelson
J. Eck Wheeler
Wilson Reid
Claude Eubanks
James Sandifer
Robert Hines
Sykes
Sykes Sun
Virginia
St. Petersburg
Flo
Jesse J. Oswald
Federa Reserve System
Federal Reserve Bank OF
Federal Reserve Act
United States
Federal Reserve Bank
Gossetss Mme
Nf Bs
Rvs
Eeet
Travis Oliver
Central Savings Bank and Trust Company
Jaces
Federal Reserve System
Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation
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