Infant Hollis Graveside Rites Held in Bush Cemetery
Graveside services for the infant son of Mr and Mrs Joe W Hollis of Delhi were conducted at Bush Cemetery with Rev Joseph Coats presiding. Interment followed at Mulhearn Funeral Home Del hi. The infant is survived by two sisters Janette and Charlotte Hollis and maternal grandparents Mr and Mrs Bill King of Delhi.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Delhi
Joe W. Hollis
Monroe Hospital
Bush Cemetery
Joseph Coats
I Mulhearn Funeral Home
Janette
Charlotte Hollis
Bill King
Rebel captain on Santa Maria seeks Angola asylum
The 66 year old Portuguese rebel leader aboard the 20 906 ton Santa Maria has demanded a conference with U S authorities or other allies and said he will discharge passengers unharmed The liner carries about 600 passengers including 38 Americans as Navy ships shadow the vessel and the Salazar regime seeks federal help while JFK says boarding is not authorized and the ship remains under pirate control
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Angola
Santa Maria
U.S
Salazar
Navy
J.g
Daniel L. Krauss
Venezuela
Galvao
United States
Britain
NATO
Caribbean
Curacao
Kennedy
Washington
U.S. Navy
Ice Storm Closes Roads as Traffic Continues to Move
Emergency traffic moved through the icy highway later in the night. U. S. 80 remained dangerous this morning and U. S. 165 was closed north of Alexandria below Monroe.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Monroe
Alexandria
Temperatures Hover as Weather disrupts Monroe Area
Hourly readings from midnight to early morning show cold and potential ice. State Police expect route closure to ease before noon as highway crews clear the section. Farmers fear livestock losses as Ouachita County Agent Aycock warns of severe weather impacts. Snow hit Jonesboro. Winnsboro saw light sleet and Monroe area reports rain.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ouachita County
W. B. Aycock
Jonesro
Winnsboro
Monroe
Obituary for Cyril D P McCan Former Crossett Employee
Cyril D P McCan 72 of Monroe and formerly Crossett died Tuesday in Monroe Hospital. He was a safety raisor at Crossett newspaper and lived in Monroe Nobane seven years. Services held Thursday at Holy Cross Chapel with Father R L O Dwyer officiating. Interment in New Orleans under Jones Funeral Home. Survived by three daughters Sydnie Arnett Sears Ford Del Marynell Coden Houma and Mariandell Hennigan Orange two grandchildren.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sydnie Arnett
Sea Ford
Del
Marynell Coden
Houma
Mariandell Hennigan
Orange
Tex
Funeral services set for Charles E. Rountree 81
Charles E. Rountree 81 of Oak Grove died in a Winnsboro nursing home after a long illness. Services will be at 2 pm Thursday at Mulhearn Funeral Home chapel with Rev. Lammet Rouse officiating. Interment in Myrtle Memorial Cemetery. He is survived by brother Ht. B. Rountree and two nephews Charles O. and J. W. Rountree. pallbearers named Paul Hammond A G Corbitt B R Gunn H B Womble E A Turner and G R Hanks.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Winnsboro
Charles E. Rountree
Oak Grove
Mulhearn Funeral Home
Lammet Rouse
Myrtle Memorial Cemetery
Ht. B. Rountree
Gilbert
Charles O
J. W. Rountree
Paul Hammond
A. G. Corbitt
B. R. Gunn
H. B. Womble
E. A. Turner
G. R. Hanks
Infant son of Mr and Mrs Mathhews dies at birth
Funeral services for the infant son of Mr and Mrs Tommy R Mathhews were held at 3 pm Wednesday in Gay Funeral Home chapel with Rev R V Kinney officiating. Interment followed in Oak Grove Cemetery under direction of Gay's. Survivors include the parents a sister Pamela and paternal grandparents Mr and
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Oak Grove
Tommy R. Mathews
Traffic toll rises as icy conditions trap Twin City drivers
A string of accidents and injuries across Monroe and surrounding areas followed icy pavement. A 41 year old New Iberia woman Chariene clit died in a traffic crash. Kenneth Younger in a patted car was injured in a morning collision. Mannilton Tricell and Mrs. Mary Lou Coates were hospitalized after a two vehicle crash on Arkansas Road. Betty Joe Hinton slipped at Northeast State College and was hospitalized. Four Ouachita Parish High School students were in a demolished car on Jackson street with multiple injuries. Mrs. H. C. Rudell slipped, suffering a compound leg fracture and was hospitalized at St. Francis.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sat
Neer
Nataibany
Charieneclit
Twin Cities
West
Duncan Circle
Mary Lou Coates
George Hibbard Jr
Mauldin
Northeast State College
Betty Joe Hinton
Kelly
Ouachita Parish
Jackson Street
Georgia Wood
Vernon St
Ronnie Stewart
Egan St
Jack Trost
Rt. 2
Harold Priestly
H. C. Rudell
Quachite
Monroe
St. Francis
Family lineage note honors Oak Grove residents
Mrs. Clinton Mathews of Oak Grove is linked to maternal grandparents Mr. and Mrs. Troy Ashcraft of Oak Grove and paternal great grandparents Mrs. J. T. Sanders of Tallulah Sum Capers and H. C. Ashcraft of Oak Grove. record lists family relations and lineage.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Clinton Mathews
Oak Grove
Troy Ashcraft
J. T. Sanders
Tallulah
Sum Capers
Peace
H. C. Ashcraft
FLIERS Prem Page One No Answer
Mrs. Goforth said she has never received an answer or reply to her inquiry on Page One. The brief note notes ongoing silence and seeks information or resolution from the appropriate office.
Mrs. Demoret Dies In Florida
Dorothy Perrington Demoret, 36, former West Monroe resident, died Wednesday in an Orlando hospital. Funeral Friday at Cox-Parker Funeral Home in Winter Park. Survivors include husband Ralph Demoret of Orlando two children Sammy and Katherine Pinion her parents Floyd and Mrs Perrington of West Monroe two sisters Ruth Hathaway of Monroe and Blanche Kiesewetter of Cincinnati and Roy Ferrington a brother The family also lists several nieces and nephews.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dorothy Perrington Demoret
West Monroe
Orlando
Florida
Cox-Parker Funeral Home
Winter Park
Fla
Ralph Demoret
Sammy Demoret
Katherine Pinion
Monroe
Floyd Perrington
Roy Ferrington
Ruth Hathaway
Blanche Kiesewetter
Cincinatti
Ohio
Slusher Rites Slated Today
Funeral services for Smith H. Slusher retired carpenter of 804 Balboa St were held at Hixson Brothers Chapel with Revs Robert Moore and Harold Valentine officiating Burial took place in Riverview Cemetery Slusher died Wednesday in a local hospital after a short illness He is survived by his widow Roberta Slusher three sons Kenneth Monroe Herbert U S Navy and Al Slusher Corpus Christi Tex a daughter Mrs Ruth Williams Corpus Christi and three grandchildren
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Smith H. Slusher
Balboa St
Hixson Brothers Chapel
Robert Moore
Harold Valentine
Riverview
Mr. Slusher
Roberta Slusher
Kenneth
Monroe
Herbert
U. S. Navy
A! Slusher
Corpus Christi
Tex
Ruth Williams
Funeral service for Mrs Arrilla Lewis near Mangham
Final rites for 88 year old Mrs Arrilla Lewis were set for Thursday at 1 p.m. in Peters Chapel with Rev William Blair officiating Burial followed in Huett Cemetery near Mangham She died Tuesday in a focal hospital She was born in Ferriday and was a member of the Central Assembly of God Church She is survived by seven daughters Mabel Wisenor of West and others
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Arrilla Lewis
Peters Chapel
William Blair
Huett Cemetery
Mangham
Lewis
Focal Hospital
Ferriday
Central Assembly of God
Mabel Wisenor
West
Fourth victim found as inquiry unfolds in Tenn.
Fragments from an old report describe a fourth victim Willard B Sp of Oak Tennessee and mention the search for truth about the fates of other boys. The text references reactions from a Mrs Palm and others but is incomplete and unclear.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Willard B
Oak , Tenn
Tregret
Diplomatic exchanges touch on imprisoned airmen and spies
Officials reported varying accounts of a two hour Khrushchev summit discussion on the RB47 airmen captured after a July 1 incident over the Barents Sea. Moscow tied the case to the Powers U2 incident as a broader espionage confrontation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
U.S
Llewellyn E. Thompson
Khrushchev
Barents Sea
United States
Moscow
Francis Gary Powers
Soviet Union
Powers
Eight Drilling Locations Staked in Northeast Area
In the Northeast region eight drilling locations were staked by various companies across Union parish, La Salle parish, Richland parish, and Tensas parish. Notable sites include Monroe field Marco Drilling Corp. No. 2 in section 38 township 23 north range 3 east. Olin Gas Transmission Corp. No. 474 in section 12 township 22 north range 3 east. Mount Olive field Colin Unit No. 1 in section 5 township 21 north range 3 west. Cypress Bayou field Olin Tensas Delta No. 2 in section 14 township 6 north range 4. Wildcat field Givens No. 1 in section 32 township 16 north range 7 east. Richland field Richland Sec. Co. No. in section 19 township 8 north range 8 east. Westwood field Bendal OW Co. Ayer No. 1 in section 17 township 14 north range 11 east. and Tensas wildcat Jett Drilling Co. Central Oil Co. Unit No. 5-15 in section 5 township 11 north range 11 east with depths up to 8,900 feet.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cypress Bayou
la Salle Parish
L. G. Camerlon Et al
Richland
Berwick Mud Co
Quad Mud Corp
Richland Sec. Co
Eucmee
Bendal OW Co
Ayer
Township 14
Westwood
Tensas
Jett Drilling Co
Central Oil Co. Et al
Township 11
Home Agents' Meet Postponed In Ouachita Parish
The Ouachita Parish Home Demonstration Council postponed its meeting from Friday to February 10 due to bad weather. Demonstration agent Mrs. Audrey Dawson announced the new time at 10 a.m. in the Agricultural Building in West Monroe.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ouachita Parish
West Monroe
Louisiana Votes for Secession at January Convention
State convention in Baton Rouge ends with 113 to 17 vote for secession, declaring Louisiana free and sovereign. Governor Moore announces immediate resistance while Pelican flag is raised. delegates faced repeated compromises before final approval.
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Baton Rouge
Louisiana
Mississippi
Alabama
Georgia
Florida
Texas
Arkansas
North Carolina
Virginia
Alexander Mouton
Lafayette
Mouton
Thomas Overton Moore
New Orleans
St. Philip, Jackson and Pike
Moore
James G. Taliafero
Catahoula Parish
Abraham Lincoln
Lincoln Registrar Gets Commission
Mrs. Wanda Gibson, 33, was appointed Lincoln Parish registrar of voters in Ruston after receiving her commission from the governor. She replaces Mrs. J. E. Jones who retired after 20 years. Gibson has worked in the registrar’s office for 10 months and is wife of John O. Gibson with three children. She is a Ruston High School graduate and attended Louisiana Tech.
Ice Cream Storage Tip With Waxed Paper Layer
If you serve only part of a container of ice cream, insert waxed paper into the empty top before replacing the cover and freezing. This helps maintain quality and prevents freezer burn by reducing air exposure.
Sure Way Out Of a Bad Situation
Mrs. F. M. Dance of Arcadia reports relief from dandruff and itchy scalp after using Baker's Hair Tonic. The ad claims the product quickly eliminates dandruff, is easy to use, non greasy, and offers satisfaction or money back.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Arcadia
F. M. Dance
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Cameo
Virginia Hotel
Lloyd Puckett
West Monroe High School
Norman Dunn
Resturant Ope
Hollis Infant
Cyril McCan
C. E. Rountree
Mathews Infant
Lewis Funeral Service
Ponte
Aly
Olmstead
Kone
Oinstena Sacar
Lignei Pelt
N.Y
Penwood
Carrie Gilley
Ada Swaggart
Irene Gilley
Eva Gilley
Jane Johnson
Mollie Meddlin
Ampton
Ace
Eacen A. Cookmancuer
le Saile
Paris
Speed Kenmore
Sears
Riviera
Riverstein
By Ben Thomas
John Brown
Harper's Ferry
Lincoln
Ats
Becks Watch and Jewelry Repairs
Lewleville Ave
SEA Sas
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