James V Purdy Funeral Today At Beulah Church
Final rites for James Vestal Purdy aged 58 were held at Beulah Assembly of God Church with ministers officiating. Burial followed in Carl ton cemetery near Calhoun under Mulhearn's direction. Purdy, a Monroe barber of Route 1 Calhoun, died Tuesday after a long illness. Survived by wife Vera Purdy son Jimmy Purdy daughters Dorothy Farr Teresa Purdy mother Rosie Purdy sisters Bertha Frost Christine Toston brothers J P Grady Purdy Zach Purdy Benton Purdy and four grandchildren. Pallbearers listed.
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James Vestal Purdy
Bulah
Vera Purdy
Calhoun
Jimmy Purdy
Dorothy Farr
West Monroe
Teresa Purdy
Rosie Purdy
Bertha Frost
Downsville
Christine Toston
J. P and
Grady Purdy
Zach Purdy
Monroe
Benton Purdy
Bridge City
Texas
John Russell
Laney Crocker
Dan McClure
Harrel Butler
George Murphy
Jim Finkley
Band and Twirling Camp Staff Named for Winnfield Program
Tim Contnie of Winnfield High School Band and Jack Gatlin of Monroe, twirling dean, are listed on the staff of the 11th annual camp in Lake Charles, as announced by organizers.
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Lake Charles
Tim Contnie
Winnfield Hgh
Jack Gatlin
Monroe
Jackson Sides Deadlocked After Rejection
In Jackson Mississippi a mass meeting rejected mayor Allen Thompson's end to demonstrations. Medgar Evers urged more protests while the Citizens Council condemned concessions to race mixers as unwise.
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Jackson, Miss
Jackson
Allen Thompson
Thompson
Medgar Evers
Citizens Council
Mississippi
Jackson Citizens Council
Negro Citizens Committee On Human Rights
Woolworth’s
Negro
Evers
Barbara Masser
Concord
Mass
J. L. Ray
National Association For the Advancement of Colored People
Lena Horne
McNeese State College Band and Twirling Camp Announced
The annual McNeese State College band and twirling camp will be conducted here July 14 20.
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McNeese State College
Monroe Woman's Sister Succumbs
Funeral services for Mrs. Georgie Harrelson, 85, sister of a Monroe woman, are set for 2 p.m. at Sandy Bayou Baptist Church with Rev. T. O. Arrington officiating. Burial follows at Welcome Home Cemetery. She died Tuesday in a local nursing home after a long illness. survivors include two sons, a daughter, two sisters, a half-brother, ten grandchildren, and 20 great grandchildren.
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Columbia
Georgie Harrelson
Monroe
Sandy Bayou Baptist Church
T. O. Arrington
Welcome Home
Harrelson
S. B. Harrelson
C. J. Harrelson
Ferriday
Eva Corhorn
Crowley
D. J. Bedsole
Fannie Greer
Mt. Cartmell
Ill
Wash Tingle
Grayson
Veteran Red Cross disaster chief to speak at Ouachita meeting
W D Dibrell a veteran of Red Cross disaster service will address the Ouachita Chapter Red Cross at 7 30 p m Thursday in Bre ard Hall Northeast State College. Dibrell later served as director of Disaster Service Southeastern area since 1960 and organized the Birmingham Blood Center in 1951.
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Red Cross Disaster Service
W. D. Dibrell
Ouachita
Red Cross
Breard Hall
Northeast State College
Dibrell
Southeastern Area
Birmingham
Ala
South Carolina
Grand Chenier
Louisiana
Alabama
Florida Gulf Coast
Vermont
New York
North Carolina
Miami
Fla
American Red Cross
Bay of Pigs
Cuba
National Red Cross
Ouachita Chapter
Biedenharn Hall
Barnett Declines Oxford Trip Amid Meredith Controversy
Gov. Ross Barnett and Lt. Gov. Paul Johnson said they will not travel to Oxford as two African Americans are expected to enroll at the University of Mississippi. Barnett cites a 12 o'clock TV appearance. Johnson plans to stay in Jackson. Officials noted most counsel advised against appearing. Both face possible federal contempt actions over earlier attempts to block James Meredith's registration.
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Jackson
Charles Jones
J. P. Campbell College of
Evers
Capitol Street
Gloster B. Current
New York
NAACP
Miss
Ross Barnett
Paul Johnson
Oxford
University of Mississippi
Barnett
Associated Press
Johnson
James Meredith
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Pensacola
Julia Wilhite
United States
Ben L. Bradford Jr
James V. Purdy
Beulah Church
Ray Horton
SALON
Sterlington Road
ARC
Havana
U. S
Minden
Buckingham School of Dance
Quachita Parish High School
Sears
Sears Roebruck and CO
Louisville Ave
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