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Newspaper
Monroe News Star
Location
Monroe, Louisiana, United States of America
Date
Jun 08, 1967
Page
6
Funeral services for 76 year old Mrs. Alice Masters Poole of Jena were held at Sandy Lake Pentecostal Church with burial at Wilbanks Cemetery near Jonesville. She died Tuesday at Concordia Parish Hospital Ferriday after a brief illness.
Glynn Croke 19 formerly of Winnsboro died at Fallon Naval Air Base Nevada. Mulhearn Funeral Home to direct. Rev. Jack Jones to officiate. burial in Ogden Cemetery. Survivors: J B Croke Alameda California. Brian Croke Alameda. Mary Pat Croke Alameda. Dianne Fowler Monroe. Roy and Mrs Croke Winnsboro grandparents. Oak Grove Ashcraft 85 dies after lengthy illness. Services 4 p.m. First National Funeral Home chapel Oak Grove. burial Oak Grove Cemetery. Survivors: Roy Troy Sidney Ashcraft Oak Grove. Vera James Oak Grove Audrey Hughes Pioneer. H H Ashcraft Bison. Maggie Jeffers Warren. 17 grandchildren 26 great-grandchildren. Pallbearers listed. Lake Providence Pearson 74 dies at Richland Parish Nursing Home. Services 2:30 p.m. Transylvania Baptist Church. burial Providence Memorial Park Cemetery. Survivors: Winnie and Jack Pearson. Claude Pace Frank Thatcher. 10 grandchildren 10 great-grandchildren. Deacons as honorary pallbearers.
Minnie Rinehart 76 died today at Alpine Nursing Home after a long illness. Funeral 4 p.m. Friday Spears Funeral Home Chapel Ruston with Dr. Robert S. Magee officiating. Burial Greenwood Cemetery. Survived by two sons J. T. Rinehart and John Rinehart both of Ruston two sisters Mrs Fletcher Alexander of Hilly and Mrs J Lolly of Fort Worth Tex two grandchildren.
Funeral services were held at Fellowship Baptist Church for James Byrd Driskill 83 who died Tuesday at his North Hodge home after a lengthy illness Burial followed at Fellowship Cemetery under Edmonds Funeral Home direction He was a Bienville Parish native and a retired paper mill employee Survivors include his widow Ida Driskill and two daughters Alvin Can
Funeral services were held at Grace Episcopal Church for Wilton S. Hancock 76 of 1008 North 2nd Monroe who died after a brief illness. Rev W Bradley Trimble officiated under Mulhearn Funeral Home with burial in Old City Cemetery. He is survived by his widow Camille Parker Hancock a daughter Mrs Robert Wood two sisters and three grandchildren. Pallbearers named.
Gordon Stewart head of the Louisiana Tech dairy department spoke to the Monroe Kiwanis Club on the past and future of dairying. He traced dairy from biblical mentions to modern methods, noting advances in milking machines artificial insemination and computer systems. He estimated average dairyman inputs around 100000 dollars and 300 acres, with dairying as a major agricultural sector. The meeting also noted plans for Monroe Kiwanis attendance at the International convention in Houston, June 25 to 29.
George R. Sumlin of Ward 1 is re-elected president and J. H. Watts of Ward 3 is re-elected vice president of the Richland Parish Police Jury. The jury rescinded prior hospital actions and moved to seek up to 1 million dollars in bonds for land and a hospital, with a 1 mill tax for 10 years to accompany bond plans. A hospital committee and consultants previously proposed a plan but failed to reach final accord.
Chief F. E. Mathews of the U S Navy Recruiting Station in Monroe announces one enlistment for the week of June 5 9. The enlistee is George Sanford Camp II son of Mr and Mrs G S Camp of 607 Natchitoches St in West Monroe. Camp is now at the Naval Training Center in San Diego California for recruit training.
Five Monroe delegates from Ouachita Valley Council, Boy Scouts of America, will attend the Region Explorer Elect ed Delegate Conference at the University of Mississippi in Oxford. Jerry Gerow of Ruston leads the group, with Tommy Kuma Harold Evans Bill Aldwin Stanley Brister and Bill Smith among attendees.
The Lake Providence Board of Aldermen approved filing a HUD grant application for a 7,500 advance toward a 1.526 million water sewer and street project. The town will discontinue the 1 mill sewage tax and adjust life insurance coverage for retirees. An application for state aid will follow governor approval.
Monroe police investigated a burglary at the Harry M. Bell Co. on Lamy Lane with a Sony TV missing. Spencer McDaniel, 21, was arrested for aggravated battery in the Adams Street area. William McDougald, 29, and Bobby Wand, 27, faced separate charges in West Monroe related to DUI and concealed weapon or disturbing the peace.
A five man jury was chosen for the Gerald Monford Tablee forgery trial in Fourth District Court. Jurors are Saul Mintz Ward 10 A. A. Walker Ward 8 Jesse W. Wilson Ward 9 Newsom Coon Ward 7 and Russel Thomas Lolley Ward 5. Judge Hillyer S. Parker set Opal Sweeting’s sentence for June 12 after she pleaded guilty to forgery and misdemeanor theft. Cedric Walker of Westwego has his car theft trial reset for September 14 due to a change of attorneys.
Fourth District Judge Mack E Barham will speak at the 11 a m service at Welcome Home Church of God located at 131 Arrant Road Bawcomville. Church leaders extend a special invitation to the public to attend beyond the usual invitation.
The Ouachita Parish Public Library bookmobile will run Friday routes in Woodlawn and Ward 9 starting at 9 a.m. from 1800 Stubbs Ave. through multiple stops on Jonesboro Road, Red Cut Road, Line Road, and nearby intersections, with a final stop at Dock's Grocery at 4:45 to 4:55 p.m. The service also lists future dates: June 23, July 7 and 21, Aug 4 and 18, and Sept 1, 15 and 29.
South Korea held a nationwide election to select 131 members of parliament. Officials expected about 85 percent of 14.7 million eligible voters to cast ballots at 7,836 polling stations, with nearly 800 candidates from 11 parties contending.
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