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Newspaper
Monroe News Star
Location
Monroe, Louisiana, United States of America
Date
Jun 05, 1961
Page
12
Mark H. Hindsley, director of the University of Illinois band, will guest conduct and lecture at the Youth Music Festival June 12 24. Sponsored by Northeast Louisiana State College, the event includes a lecture discussion on band problems and marching band open to students teachers and directors. Information from Dean Harry Lemert of Northeast.
A Saturday night party at Zuma Beach drew 25 000 to 30 000 fans. Rioters raped one girl and beat another, while a third suffered a serious eye injury from a thrown firecracker. Fourteen youths were arrested as officers battled rocks and bottles. Fabian canceled his set as chaos unfolded. KRLA had organized the event, which ended after four hours of police action.
Final rites were conducted Monday for James Verrett a six year old former West Monroe resident who died Friday in a Bastrop clinic after months of illness. Services were at St Josephs Catholic Church Bastrop with Father Patrick OBrien officiating. Interment was in Morehouse Memorial Park Bastrop by Blackwell Golden. Surviving are his widow Ruth Verrett Bastrop two sons Durwood Monroe and James Verrett in California a step daughter Miss Jean Stark Bastrop his father Gabriel Verrett West Monroe a brother Gilbert Verrett Orange Texas and three sisters Mrs Felix Hernandez and Mrs Welt Potter both of West Monroe and Mrs F W Edmondson Monroe. Pallbearers were Howard East L A Salters T J Phillips Warren Fox Fay Jackson Gus Adkins Eli Potier and Preston Potter.
Hollywood actress Kim Novak telegraphed Rafael Trujillo Jr sending prayers and asking God to help him in his country’s hour of need after his rise to dictatorial power in the Dominican Republic.
An 11 year old girl fled from the Girls Industrial School in Alexandria after a high speed chase through Monroe then swam the Bayou DeSiard. Monroe police pursued thinking vehicle trouble. she spun the car twice at DeSiard road then lost control near Highway 80. She jumped into the bayou and was pulled from the water by an officer and later returned to the training school.
Tampa authorities report 36 arrests in a moral crackdown spanning over a year. Among those taken into custody are Percy A. Jenkins, 35, a Tampa elementary school principal, and Dr. Arnold Deforest Collier, 67, a retired psychology professor who ran a school for mentally challenged boys in Brooksville.
Funeral services for Mrs Edna Smith 88 Baskin mother of Mrs ft D Pitts Monroe scheduled 10 am Monday at Baskin Baptist Church led by Rev Jimmy Shepard. Interment in Rehoboth Cemetery Barlow Miss under Mulhearn Funeral Home Winnsboro. Survived by another daughter Mrs A M Boyette Baskin and eight grandchildren.
Final rites for Alton Harry Recoulley Sr. were set for 2 pm Monday at Hixson Brothers Chapel with the Rev. Walter Allen of Gordon Avenue Methodist Church to officiate. Burial would be in Memorial Park Cemetery. The Monroe plaster contractor, a native of Alexandria, had lived at 102 Wilson St for four years and is survived by his widow Mae, a son Alton Jr., two sisters, a half sister, his mother, and two grandchildren. Pallbearers included Cleo Moore and others.
The House targets 5.9 billion for agriculture and 8.4 billion for a broad federal agencies measure by Wednesday while the housing bill aims for late Wednesday or Thursday passage. Senate action includes the big housing bill led by Senator Sparkman as Mansfield slows adjournment and committees tackle highway funding, defense education act details, and price fixing probes with GE and Hodges testifying.
Two charter actions affecting northeast Louisiana businesses were filed with secretary of state Wade O. Martin Jr. between May 24 and May 30. One chartered Montr ose Guns, Inc. of Monroe with capital of 100000. The other amended Halo Glass Tinting Co., Inc. changing its name to Breard Richter and Company Inc and altering the agent.
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