Kilpatrick firms open new West Monroe office complex
The Kilpatrick brothers announce the formal opening of Central American Life Insurance Company new home office at 1400 North 7th Street and a public showing of Kilpatrick's Funeral Home renovations. The event runs Saturday and Sunday from 1 to 5 p.m. with tours, favors, refreshments, and guides. They note a $150,000 investment, 26,500 policies, and $12,000,000 in force.
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Kilpatrick
Central American Life Insurance Company
North 7Th Street
West Monroe
Tex R
K. D. Kilpatrick
Central American
Twin Cities
Ruston
Bastrop
Natchitoches
Farmerville
Bernice
Kilpatricks
Louisiana
Kilpatrick Brothers
Deaths and Funerals in West Monroe and Monroe
Funeral services for William H. Green 79 of West Monroe will be at 3 30 p m Saturday at Mulhearn Funeral Home with burial in Hasley Cemetery. He was a retired saw mill worker and survived by son Robert Green of San Diego and daughter Mrs Willette Kerr also of San Diego. L F Rodwig 64 of Monroe died Thursday at home. Services are at 2 p m Saturday at Mulhearn Funeral Home with burial in Memorial Park Cemetery. A rosary will be at 7 p m today at the chapel. He is survived by his widow Mrs Freda Rodwig and brother Francis E Rodwig of Covington.
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William H. Green
West Monroe
Mulhearn Funeral Home
Filer Seal
Hasley Cemetery
Green
Robert Green
San Diego
Calif
Willette Kerr
L. F. Rodwig
Leon Fredrick Rodwig
Baker St
Monroe
George Martinez
Memorial Park Cemetery
Funeral Home Chapel
Freda Rodwig
Francis E. Rodwig
Covington
New Iberia Branch Plan Ends After Committee Vote
The New Iberia Steering Committee unanimously rescinded a resolution allowing USL to use the old Naval Air Station site. Land likely returns to federal control. Legal challenges referenced a Baton Rouge suit and a judge’s ruling that state action was unconstitutional. A bill to permit the move was amended to limit the site to a technical school.
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UPI
University of Southwestern Louisiana
Naval Air Station
New Iberia
USL
Federal
Department of Health, Education and Welfare
Lafayette
State Board of Education
Baton Rouge
Education Board
Fred Blanche
State Education Board
Blanche
Patrick Caffrey
Iberia Parish
Iberia
Graham Crusade Attendance Falls in London Meeting
London AP reports the Billy Graham crusade second London meeting drew 15,500 attendees, down from 18,038 opening night. The Graham organization cites more decisions for Christ, with 734 coming forward versus 447 the previous night.
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London
Billy Graham
Graham
Welfare boost bill sparks turnout in Louisiana Senate
In Baton Rouge the House amended and approved a $100 monthly welfare boost for the elderly poor, prompting a return home for lawmakers. The measure, backed by Sen. Dudley LeBlanc, faces Senate action after a clash over funding and timing. Firemen’s $100 monthly raise and a dispute over Gov. McKeithen’s human relations commission also feature in the week’s budgeting debate with AFL CIO backing and municipal opposition.
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Baton Rouge
Senate
House
Dudley J. LeBlanc
Abbeville
LeBlanc
Canada
Europe
McKeithen
Jamar Adcock
Monroe
Adcock
Louisiana Aflcio
Louisiana Municipal Association
Funeral services for John A. Baker in Ruston
Funeral services for John Allen Baker 96 of Ruston, who died Wednesday, were to be held at 10 a.m. today at Kilpatrick Funeral Home in Ruston. The service was led by Rev. Wilson Watson Rev. J W Lipscomb and Rev. Richard Meek with burial at Douglas Cemetery.
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Ruston
John Allen Baker
Kilpatrick
Wilson Watson
J. W. Lipscomb
Richard Meek
Douglas Cemetery
Ruston Man Pete Teros Dies After Brief Illness
Pete Teros 70 of Ruston died at home after a brief illness. Funeral services will be in Spears Funeral Home chapel with interment at Greenwood Cemetery in Ruston. A retired restaurant owner and Ruston native of Colombia, Greece, he was a Greek Orthodox Church member. Survived by wife Dossie of Ruston, son Robert Neil Teros of Shreveport, a stepdaughter Norman Dunn of Monroe, two sisters in Greece, and one grandchild.
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Ruston
Pete Teros
Spears
Greenwood Cemetery
Teros
Colombia
Greece
Dossie Teros
Robert Neil Teros
Shreveport
Norman Dunn
Monroe
Louisiana Marines Die in Viet Nam Combat
Washington defense officials list two Louisiana Marines among Viet Nam combat fatalities. Pfc. Gary A. Hadnot of Mansfield and Pvt. Ray J. Richards of Lafayette were identified by the Defense Department.
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Washington
UPI
Louisiana
Defense Department
Pfc
Gary A. Hadnot
Thomas Hadnot
Mansfield
Ray J. Richards
Ivy Richards
Lafayette
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Downtown
Vacation Bible School
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