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Newspaper

Monroe News Star

Location

Monroe, Louisiana, United States of America

Date

Jun 07, 1961

Page

7

Mrs. Wasson to Head Monroe Deanery Installation

Mrs. Helen B. Wasson of Monroe will be installed as president of the Monroe Deanery of the Alexandria Diocesan Council of the National Council of Catholic Women. Installations follow Sunday at 2 p.m. in the Knights of Columbus Hall on Oliver Road with other officers named.

Helen B. Wasson Monroe Alexandria National Council of Catholic Women Knights of Columbus Oliver Road J. D. LaDart Monroe ii Tommie Hightown Rayville Vecona Julia A. Factor Francella Bedoit West Monroe Eunice Scroggs Marguerite Coonan

Crowville Rites Pending For Local Man

Funeral services for L N Newsom 69 of West Monroe who died Tuesday in Shreveport will be held at Crowville Methodist Church under Gay Funeral Home Delhi with burial at Masonic Cemetery Crowville. Survived by widow Carrie Newsom a brother H C Newsom and sister Ida Guyton.

L. N. Newsom West Monroe Shreveport Crowville Methodist Church Gay Funeral Home Delhi Masonic Cemetery Crowville Newsom Carrie Newsom H. C. Newsom Ida Guyton

Film Series On Americanism Scheduled In Monroe

Monroe Chamber of Commerce announces a 13 part television film series on Americanism to alert the public to Communism. The Minute Man agency sponsors the project with chairman W E Whetstone. Films run 12 minutes each and may be shown to any group upon request.

Monroe Chamber of Commerce W. E. Whetstone Whetstone Freedom Foundation Clearing United States

Ouachita Red Cross Open House Highlighting 1961 Services

Ouachita Parish Chapter of the American Red Cross hosts an open house at 200 South Grand St from 4 30 to 6 30 p m to showcase past year service and future potential. Board elections and meeting accompany the event with exhibitors from Junior Red Cross disaster safety nursing home service and volunteer groups.

South Grand St Ouachita Parish Red Cross Board of Directors Twin City South Grand Street

Final Rites For Mrs Lavelle Wilson Set Today

Funeral services for 53 year old Mrs Lavelle Wilson of 1800 North Second Street West Monroe are scheduled for 3 30 p m at First Methodist Church with Dr E B Emmerich and Rev W D Milton officiating. Burial will follow in Memorial Park Cemetery. Mrs Wilson active in WSCS and Navy Mothers Club 765, leaves husband Lavelle Wilson a daughter Mrs Leonard Moore and other relatives. Pallbearers listed include Cecil Moore E B Williams A G Vickers Earnest White Bill King Earl Henry Jr Frank Wilson Clyde Wilson Jr.

First Methodist Church West Monroe Lavelle Wilson North Second St E. B. Emmerich First Methodist W. D. Milton Cedar Grove Methodist Church Shreveport Memorial Park Cemetery Mulhearn Olen Singleton Burl Hood Hilly Cecil Moore E. B. Williams A. G. Vickers Earnest White Bill King Earl Henry Jr Frank Wilson Clyde Wilson Jr

Liquor Sales Allowed On Election Day In District Race

Law enforcement officers announced that liquor establishments may stay open until midnight on election day for the Fourth District judge race. Sheriff Bailey Grant and city chiefs said the same rule applies within Monroe and West Monroe city limits, reversing prior closures on non gubernatorial elections.

Bailey Grant Monroe James C. Kelly, Jr Jeff Caldwell West Monroe George M. Ponder

Culpepper rites held at Ebenezar Baptist Church

Final rites for Mrs. Cynthia Culpepper 79 mother of West Monroe and Dallas residents were conducted today at Ebenezar Baptist Church with Rev G R Nolan and Rufus Kitchenham presiding. Burial followed at the church cemetery by Edmonds Funeral Home of Jonesboro. She died Tuesday in a Jonesboro hospital after a five week illness. Survived by four sons, four daughters, three stepdaughters, a brother, 39 grandchildren, 24 great grandchildren and 2 great great grandchildren. Pallbearers listed.

Cynthia Culpepper West Monroe Ebenezar Baptist Church G. R. Nolan Rufus Kitchenham Edmonds Funeral Home Jonesboro Jackson Parish Culpepper Bennie Aubrey Luther Robert Dallas Tex Margaret Collins Hodge H. B. Carlile Brinson Peel Jewel Culpepper Otis Shows Markham Willis Rushton Doyle Puckett Oak Grove J. R. Avery Edgar Shelby Durwood Avery Everett Odom Edgar Willis William Shows

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