Colletti Named To Head Weingarten Monroe Store
George Colletti seven year veteran of Weingarten named manager of Monroe store at 1900 Louisville Avenue Nineteenth Street with wife Patricia living at 108 Inglewood. Born in Houston he rose through Weingarten ranks after a Korea service as staff sergeant. Colletti active in Optimist Club and civic awardee with Good Citizen Award from National Association of Food Chains.
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Weingarten
Monroe
Louisville Avenue
Nineteenth Street
George Colletti
Patricia
Inglewood
Houston
Texas
Colletti
Sam Houston High School
Korea
U.S. Army
National Association of Food Chains
Private Ovens Ready Coffee For Store Chain
Carloads of green coffee beans from South and Central America arrive monthly at the Weingarten coffee division for processing into four JW Special Coffee brands. Under director T N Sowell the beans are roasted sifted ground and packaged by skilled workers with modern equipment. Direct delivery to Gulf Coast stores ensures freshness and flavor built over 20 years.
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South
Central America
J. Weignarten Coffee Division
JW Special
Weingarten
T. N. Sowell
Gulf Coast
Sowell
Weingarten opening marks Monroe store with ceremonies
Monroe and West Monroe officials join Weingarten executives for the 1900 Louisville Ave opening at 8 30 A M. A four day sale runs Wednesday to Saturday June 20 with prize drawings including a 14 foot runabout and a 35 HP Johnson motor. The store features a one ton cheese display and a vast mix of departments from clothing to fresh bakery and Kiddie Theatre.
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Monroe
West Monroe
Weingarten’s
Louisville Ave
19Th Street
Wednes- le 21
LaAnane
Aay
Vune If
W. L
Jack) Howard
J. Allan Norris
H. H. Balfour, Jr
George Colletti
Weingareth’s
Weingarten
Omaha
Neb
U. S
Private Plane In Many Trips For Neighbors
Tom Knight of Riverton Wyoming has flown about 500 mercy errands in 13 years in a single engine lightplane. He made another trip to Denver on Monday carrying his wife Winifred on a stretcher for exploratory surgery ordered by her doctor.
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Denver
Tom Knight
Riverton
Wyo
Knight
Winifred
Union Leaders Say They Are Cornered in Labor Fight
Philadelphia AP reports top AFL CIO union leaders faced charges of labor corruption and monopoly power from business groups at a two day AFL CIO Industrial Union Department conference. Walter Reuther David McDonald and James Carey defended unions while noting a shorter work week is inevitable and vowed no backward steps in steel contract talks.
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Philadelphia
CIO
Afl-Cio
Walter Reuther
Auto Workers
David J McDonald
Steelworkers
James B. Carey
International Electrical Workers
AFL Cio
Industrial Union Department
Reuther
McDonald
Weingarten’s Employs Many Local People
The new Weingarten store in Monroe and West Monroe employs hundreds of local residents. The venture is expected to add over a quarter million dollars annually to area payrolls and boost tax revenue while supporting local suppliers and firms. Manager Monroe Rochester and Mrs. Ercel Landers oversee staffing, with a training program focused on friendly service.
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Weingarten
Monroe
West Monroe
Weingarten’s
Twin City
Colume
Monroe Rochester
Ercel Landers
Lions Club Launches Mosquito Control Effort in Lakeshore
Lakeshore Lions Club announces a mosquito control program to protect residents with endorsement from parish and state health authorities and entomologists. A spray machine truck and chemicals will be purchased, workers will volunteer, and borrowed funds must be repaid with public support. a cake walk on DeSiard Road helps finance.
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Lakeshore Lions Club
R. B. Martin
Martin
DeSiard Road
Lions
Prosecutor Says Jury Should Decide Death Penalty
Tallahassee case involves four white youths tried for raping a Black coed. All-white jury convicted them. mercy recommended by the jury, avoiding execution. Judge W May Walker to sentence after motions. four defendants named with ages.
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Tallahassee, Fla
Tallahassee
William D. Hopkins
Hopkins
W. May Walker
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White House
William J. Fulbright
Tommy Worley
H Dunn
Estel Crobin
John Coneally
Pauline Woolridge
Kathleen Beasley
Robert Stapleton
Hazel Sanders
Milton Bernstein
Marvin C. Yates Evangelist
STONE
Corner Stone & S
Home Center
Hicles
City of
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Amazing Capsule
Comedion Brow
Clinton
Chicago
Bae
Lone Star Terrazzo, Inc
Shreveport
Lions Club
Aron
Jed
Louisville
Willion Collinsworth
Patrick Scarborough
David Ervin Beagles
Ollie Stoutamire
Associated Press
United
Peru
Mary Carter Paint Store
Corner 4Th
Breard
Dad
Remington
Rolla Matic
Sect
Ise
Louisiana
Aare
Corner 19Th
Oley
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