Dewey C. Brothers Dies at 59 Retired Grocer
Funeral services set for 3 p.m. today at Edgewood Baptist Church West Monroe for Dewey C. Brothers who died suddenly at his home. Burial in Greenwood Cemetery Ruston. Pallbearers include six nephews Dr Val Ringo Douglas A Brothers John Tom Savage Bill Brothers Ronnie Brothers Sonny Bennett. Brothers resided in Ouachita parish 26 years. Survived by wife a son and daughter two brothers two sisters and one granddaughter.
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West Monroe
Edgewood Baptist Church
Dewey C. Brothers
Greenwood Cemetery
Ruston
O. P. Bazer
Edgewood Church
Crawford
Kilpatrick
Val Ringo
Douglas A. Brothers
John Tom Savage
Bill Brothers
Ronnie Brothers
Sonny” Bennett
Ouachita Parish
D. C. Brothers
Johnny Brothers
Bill Spurgeon
Shreveport
J. F
W. A. Brothers
Monroe
A. B
Farmerville
F. C. Reardon
K. A. Ringo
Burial Wednesday For M. C. Choat
Merritt C. Choat 60 of West Monroe died in a Shreveport hospital and funeral services are set for 2 p m Wednesday at Gay's Funeral Home Chapel with Rev J D Cheatham officiating. Interment will be in Oak Grove Cemetery. Survivors include three sons Caswell Choat of Oak Grove Clarence C Choat in Topeka Kans and Jimmy Lee Choat in Japan with the U S Navy two daughters Christine Horton of Richmond Calif and Miss Maxine Choat of Pineville one sister Mrs Carrie Newsom of West Monroe and eight grandchildren.
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Oak Grove
Merritt C. Choat
West Monroe
Shreveport
Gay's Funeral Home Chapel
J. D. Cheatham
Caswell Choat
Clarence C. Choat
Topeka
Kans
U. S. Air Force
Jimmy Lee Choat
Japan
U. S. Navy
Christine Horton
Richmond
Calif
Maxine Choat
Pineville
Carrie Newsom
Haddad To Head Business Group
William J. Haddad, a Monroe junior, is elected president of the Business Students Association at Louisiana Tech. He will be joined by Tommy Jones Arcadia first vice president Ruth Cummings Delhi second vice president Elizabeth Pattison Mansfield secretary and Joel Thomas Rodessa treasurer.
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Ruston
William J. Haddad
Monroe
Business Students Association
Louisiana Tech
Tommy Jones
Arcadia
Ruth Cummings
Delhi
Elizabeth Pattison
Mansfield
Joel Thomas
Rodessa
School of Business Administration
William Hanson
John O’shea
Tallulah
John Lolley
West Monroe
Patsy Loyd
Chaudrant
Betty Findly 88 Dies in Monroe Rites Set
Betty Findly died at 88 after a lengthy illness at her home on 1000 North Fifth street Monroe. Funeral services are set for tomorrow at 1 p.m. at Hixson Brothers Chapel with burial in Harrisonburg La under Hixson Brothers Funeral Home. The Rev H L Sampson will officiate. A native of Harrisonburg she lived in Monroe 34 years with her sister Blanche Doughty. She is survived by her sister and nephew Findly M Dough ty of Baton Rouge.
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Betty Findly
North Fifth Street
Monroe
Hixson Brothers Chapel
Hixson Brothers Funeral Home
Harrisonburg
H. L. Sampson
Parkview Baptist Church
Miss Findly
Trio of Greenville teens linked to Mississippi boy attack
Victim Barnett recounted a dispute over a New Orleans trip after which he was assaulted. police reported the trio had less than $3 when arrested at the Breland home. The suspects, two West Monroe youths, were hitchhiking and visited Breland, with investigators led by Assistant Chief James Cullipher.
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Flict
New Orleans
Barnett
Breland
Greenville
Miss
Mississippi_ industrial school
West Monroe
Jeff Caldwell
Caldwell
James Cullipher
Woman recounts arthritis relief and call for letter response
Mrs Lela S Wier of Jackson Mississippi writes she was crippled by rheumatoid arthritis and rheumatism with deformed hands and stiff ankles. She reports wonderful relief after treatment and asks readers to write for details.
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Lela S. Wier
Archer Hills Drive
Jackson 7
Mississippi
Burglary suspect shot to death in New Orleans
In New Orleans a rookie patrolman killed 22 year old Ralph Finnegan of Jefferson City Texas as he tried to scale a fence by a real estate office. Finnegan died under a nearby house two hours after being shot in the back during a burglary plot with two women and another man held for investigation and the FBI.
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New Orleans
S4lu NG
pPlawicu Vv Pun
Ralph Edward Finnegan
Jefferson City
Tex
George J. Buisson Jr
FBI
Finnegan
Brown
Hamilton
Richland Parish Clerk Election Today
Qualified voters in Richland Parish cast ballots to fill the unexpired term after James C. Boies death. Candidates are J Foster Jones Jr Mangham D B McKay Rayville and Lawson Travis Delhi. About 3532 voters eligible. turnout expected light.
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Rayville
Richland Parish
James C. Boies
J. Foster Jones, Jr
D. B. McKay
Mangham
Lawson Travis
Delhi
Unnamed heir faces possible charge in minor case
Dave Jr and Young Beck appear in court as the Justice Department pursues a prosecution. Maximum penalties on conviction are one year in jail and a $1,000 fine. Beck refused to reveal knowledge of his father or whom he was named for, citing possible self-incrimination.
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Justice Department For Prosecution
Young Beck
Junior
Ervin
Lung cancer risk rises with cigarette use study finds
The report shows death rates from all causes rise with smoking intensity from half to two packs daily, with higher risks for lung cancer and cancers of the esophagus and mouth. Rural areas show lower lung cancer deaths than urban areas. Pipe and cigar smokers also face higher death rates than nonsmokers.
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Hammond
Ruling on Guard Duty Sparks Dispute Over Official Duty
Debating whether a grenade launcher firing empty shell cases was performed officially. The division commander backed the action as official duty while Wilson and Dulles said it was unauthorized. Cabinet notes record conflicting statements and the Japanese Embassy welcomed the ruling as a path to an amicable settlement.
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Girard
Wilson-Dulles
Red River flood fears rise in Louisiana as storms lash region
Severe weather sweeps Texas and the Gulf states with thunderstorms and a tornado alert near Forbing. In Louisiana, Red River crest predicted to reach 38 feet by June 5 as Army engineers redirect floodwaters from Texas and Oklahoma. Sheriff Moore warns of further trouble if rains persist. National Guard may be mobilized and sandbagging resumed to shore up levees and protect highways.
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Shreveport
Louisiana
Forbing
Texas
Gulf States
Ohio Valley
Atlantic
Colorado Mountains
Southwest
Red River
Oklahoma
Denison, Tex
Earl Moore
Natchitoches Parish
Moore
Alexandria - Natchitoches
Alexandria
Bayou Pierre
National Guard
Message mix up in Rochester call nets a child’s reply
In Rochester New York Dr Charles Lolande cannot reach Dr Michael Crowmiller. Six year old James Robert answers the phone and asks for a pencil. He returns to say he is there but cannot write as the point is broken.
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Rochester
N. Y
Michael Crowmiller
Charles Lolande
James Robert
Dr. Lolande
Monroe group holds outdoor meeting at Forsythe Park
About 80 members from the Monroe section plus guests attend an outdoor meeting at Forsythe Park at 7 tonight. Speakers include W. S. Nelson, president of the state society, and J. P. Fernandez, secretary treasurer.
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Monroe
Forsythe Park
W. S. Nelson
State Society
J. P. Fernandez
New juvenile detention home opened by Ouachita Parish
Manuel announces the Ouachita Parish Police Jury completed a 28-bed detention home for juveniles under 17. Financed by bond issue, the facility serves youths previously jailed locally and was finished early this year. Manuel has a long background in social work and law enforcement.
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Ouachita Parish
Manuel
Monroe
Sullivan County
Tenn
Tennessee
Bristol, Tenn
Southwest Virginia Federation of Social Workers
Northeast State College
First Christian Church of Monroe
Masonic Order
Shreveport
North Louisiana Shrine Club
Helen Spenser Manuel
North Seventh Street
GOP Contributors Wary Over Ike Budget Funds
Meade Alcorn told President Eisenhower that the Republican high command sees some difficulty in obtaining funds as large contributors feel the administration's budget is too high. He noted Ike said he had heard that too and urged acceptance of the $71.8 billion spending plan for the coming fiscal year. Alcorn, Schoeppel, Simpson, and Bertha Adkins attended the 40 minute White House conference.
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Washington
Republican High Command
Eisenhower
Meade Alcorn
GOP National Committee
White House
Alcorn
National Committee
Sen. Schoeppel
Kansas
Senate Republican Campaign Committee
Rep. Simpson
Pennsylvania
House
GOP
Miss Bertha Adkins
Senate rejects bill on surplus commodities distribution
The Senate voted 18 to 16 to uphold the committee report killing the measure. Sen C H Downs of Alexandria joined Rayburn in opposition, arguing parish participation in the program grows each year and noting no need for contracts to distribute surplus commodities.
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Senate
Sen
C. H. Downs
Alexandria
Rayburn
Finance Committee
Monroe panel seeks state study of downtown traffic plans
The Monroe Traffic Parking Committee asks the mayor and City Council to invite the Louisiana Highway Department to study two traffic plans for downtown relief. Plan A proposes one way on DeSiard with reversals on St John and Harrison. Plan B suggests two way DeSiard with bypass lanes on S Grand and left turns on Grammont and other by passes for westbound traffic. The department will review both to advise the most feasible action.
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Monroe Chamber of Commerce
Louisiana Highway Department
Monroe
DeSiard Street
St. John and Harrison Streets
DeSiard
S. Grand
Grammont
Jackson
4Th
West
Harrison
Washington Streets
State Highway Department
Northeast Plans New Recital Hall
Northeast State campus moves ahead with a one story music recital hall adjoining the original building and the new addition. Architect Paul F. Steward of Monroe prepared the plans and bids will be opened by the State Building Authority at 11 a m on June 25 in the state capitol building New Orleans.
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Northeast
State
Paul F. Steward
Monroe
State Building Authority
State Capitol
New Orleans
School Boards to Open Bids on Supplies and Buses
Ouachita Parish and Monroe City School Boards plan bid openings for next year supplies and equipment including school buses and janitorial items. Monroe board met at Central Grammar School offices at 3 p.m. Tonight the parish board will consider bids for the West Monroe High School stadium structure and the Swartz Negro school.
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Ouachita Parish
Monroe City
Monroe City Board
Central Grammar School
Parish School Board
West Monroe High School
Swartz Negro
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Mary Brown
Mary Griffin
Richland
Dave, Jr
U.S
Monroe Area
the Weather Bureau
Alabama
Swift's
Swift‘s
Swift
Cudahy
Swift's Premium Club
Ike
Max Riley
Council
Chamber of Commerce
Sid
Twin Cities
Sid R. Moore
Layton Ave
Admiral Finance CO
Grammont St
Aetna Finance CO
North Second St
Asco Loan CO
Jackson St
First Finance & Thrift Co., Inc
Frances Hotel
Franklin Finance CO
Friendly Finance Service
Ouachita Bank
Gulfco Finance CO
Natchitoches St
Liberty Loan Corp
Cotton
Mason & Pearson Inc
S. Grand St
McGinn Finance Co., Inc
Trenton, West Monroe
People’s Loan Service, Inc
Wood St
Public Finance Corp
Three Way Finance Co., Inc
West Monroe Finance CO
Trenton St
White System OF
Monroe, Inc
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