$433,400 South Central Bell addition rises in Monroe sky
Construction on the fourth floor addition to South Central Bell’s Central Office on Catalpa Street began in January and is projected to complete by August. District manager W. E. Whetstone says the modernization will exceed $1,000,000 in cost including new switchboard equipment, elevator, air conditioning and staff lounges.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
L. J. Russo
South Central Bell Telephone Company
Catalpa Street
Monroe
W. E. Whetstone
South Central Bell
Whetstone
Man Dies In Fire At Winnsboro Rites Held Today
Funeral services for Ernest Wallace Jr. 42 of Winnsboro were held at 2 p.m. in the First National Funeral Home with three ministers officiating. He was found burned to death about 4 a.m. after gasoline was poured throughout the house during a late Saturday argument. The fire began when a hot water heater pilot light ignited the gas. Wallace’s body was found near a bedroom window. Survivors include his widow Thelma, three sons, three daughters, his parents, five brothers, two sisters, and many nieces and nephews. The report notes a fatal house fire and suspects Wallace trapped inside. A closing unrelated note mentions a hypnotized turkey drinking water until it drowns.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Winnsboro
Ernest Wallace Jr
First National Funeral
Hoke Dupree
Almon Collier
A. V. Ramhe
Harris Cemetery
Wallace
Butch Robinson
Thelma B. Wallace
Bruce Wallace
Robert Dale Wallace
Quinton Wallace
Mary Ellen Adkins
Delhi
Brenda Kaye Wallace
Marsha Renea Wallace
Ernest Wallace Sr
Alton Wallace
Carl Wallace
Delta
Frank Wallace
New Orleans
Jerry Wallace
Samuel Wallace
Bessie Nell Pierce
Essie Mae Kelley
James L. Grier 93 funeral set at Zion Hill Baptist Church
Funeral services for James L. Grier 93 of 1505 Pine Street are planned Tuesday at 3 p.m. at Zion Hill Baptist Church with Rev. H. Y. Franklin Jr. officiating. Burial follows at J. S. Clark Memories Cemetery in Monroe under Simms and Gundy Funeral Home. Grier a former St. Frances Hotel employee is survived by Mrs. Jd. Campbell Mrs. Fannie Smith Mrs. Lula Brunson and several great nieces and nephews.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Zion Hill Baptist Church
James L. Grier
Pine St
Mary Gross Nursing Home
H. Y. Franklin Jr
J.S. Clark Memories
Simms and Gundy Funeral Home
Monroe
Grier
St. Frances Hotel
Jd. Campbell
Fannie Smith
Lula Brunson
West Monroe
Mrs. Mary Hart Dies in Monroe. Funeral Planned
Mrs. Mary Eva Machen Hart of 3811 LaFourche Monroe died Sunday night at St Francis Hospital after a brief illness. Funeral at 2 p.m. Tuesday in Mulhearn Funeral Home Monroe chapel with Dr H L Johns officiating. Burial in Delhi Masonic Cemetery. She was a Winnfield native and First Methodist Church member. Survived by two daughters Mrs Wayne Huckaby Monroe and Mrs Florence K Patterson Palos Verdes California. one sister Mrs Ruth Krump Monroe. three grandchildren. Mrs Peter K Harris Monroe. Mrs A V Smith and George Patterson both of California. five great grandchildren and several nieces.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mary Eva Machen Hart
LaFourche
Monroe
St. Francis Hospital
Mulhearn Funeral Home
H. L. Johns
Delhi Masonic Cemetery
Hart
Winnfield
First Methodist Church
Wayne Huckaby
Florence K. Patterson
Palos Verdes
Calif
Ruth Krump
Peter K. Harris
A. V. Smith
George Patterson
California
Broadway gossip and tragedy intertwine in hectic notes
The column mixes wedding news as producer Joe Warris quietly marries Bertil Thorner while figures like Loretta Young receive flowers at Central Park South. It also recalls the Alfredo and Pat Cernadas murder suicide, with Pat’s warning text and the fatal outcome, plus ties to fashion and Broadway rumors about Joe Namath and other showbiz ties.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Joe Warris
Bertil Thorner
Loretta Young
Central Park South
Ben Zuckerman
Cteetral Park
72Nd St
Reading
Women’s Wear
Alfredo
Pat Cernadas
Pat
Cernadas
Honeyhhile Wilder Hohenlohe
Irene Wrightsman
Joe Namath
Jets
Gigi Cascio
Monroes Police Probe Two Burglaries In Early Sunday Hours
Monroe police investigate two home burglaries Sunday early morning. Victims Lucius Lisotta and Mrs. Andy Bloomer report wallets and cash stolen after entry through broken back door and window screen. No noises heard. police note method and timing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Andy Bloomer
10Th St
Bloomer
Monroe
Powell
Sinclair
Winnsboro Road
Connie Powell
Twin City
William John Stockstill
Stella St
West Monroe
DWI
Todger David Lovetads
Pascal Cree Craven
Western Ave
Willam Amiuilten Dodd
Wilmuth
Bogalusa
Dodd
Loveladyv
William David Behrens
Arlington PI
Derwood L. Hollis
P.O. Box
Sterlington
Lee Smith
Adams St. Atonree
Unborn Lambs Study Opens Artificial Uterus Questions
In Bethesda at NIH Dr. Warren Zapol and colleagues transplant a fetus lamb into a synthetic womb. The test questions fetal circulation, lung function, and how long a fetus can live in the artificial environment. Researchers seek to learn nutritional needs, hormones, minerals, and developmental timing before any human applications.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Eccles
Bethesda
Maryland
Science Service
Warren Zapol
National Institutes of Health
Zapp
Theodor Kolobow
Joseph Pierce
Gerald Vurek
Robert Bowman
NIH
Dr. Zapol
John Coppman
Zapol
Local Soldier Replaces First Sergeant at Fort Polk
Staff Sergeant Jamie L. Wilhite of West Monroe temporarily assumes First Sergeant duties at Fort Polk for Company B, 2nd Battalion, 4th Combat Support Training Brigade during a two week summer camp with the 95th Division. He is one of 3,000 soldiers substituting for regular training staff. Wilhite, senior noncommissioned officer, oversees company administration, mess and supply as the 95th Division trains citizen soldiers from Louisiana, Arkansas, Oklahoma and Texas. training concluded Saturday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jamie L. Wilhite
West Monroe
Ft. Polk
4Th
95Th Division
Set
Wilhite
Martha Madden to Speak to Pace Kiwanis Club
Miss Martha Madden dean of women at Northeast Louisiana State College will speak at the Pace maker City Kiwanis Club dinner tonight at 6 30 p m in the Ramada Inn Her topic campus disorders highlights her background as valedictorian of Arcadia High School 1955 and her work in education and counseling across Dallas Stanford and Monroe Also notes the dodo bird disappearance on Mauritius with historical context.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pacemaker City Kiwanis Club
Ramada Inn
Martha Madden
Northeast Louisiana State College
Miss Madden
Arcadia High School
Arcadia
Southern Methodist University
Dallas
Tex
Stanford University Graduate School of Education
Dallas, Tex
Monroe
Northeast
Stanford University
Stanford
Calif
Warrants Issued In Court Today
Warrants issued this morning by Judge Leo S. Thompson in the Fourth Judicial District Court for speeding for Edd Miller Booker David P. Kennedy of Monroe and Willie Turner of Monroe and for Arthur Wallace Randall of Bradford Penn for reckless operation of a vehicle. Avis L. Stages of West Monroe was fined 25 dollars for speeding. Hebert J. Banks Jr. filed a waiver with the traffic bureau and was fined 25 dollars for speeding.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Leo S. Thompson
Fourth Judicial District
Edd Miller Booker
Tolar St
Jonesboro
David P. Kennedy
Filhiol Ave
Monroe
Willie Turner
18Th St
Arthur Wallace Randall
Euclid Ave
Bradford
Penn
Avis L. Stages
Rt. 2
Box 26
West Monroe
Hebert J. Banks Jr
Traffic Bureau
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South Central
Ates
Mary Hart
Voice of Broadway
Jack O'Brian
Monroe Police
Lucius J. Lisotta
Chicago
John Spodnik
Golf Course Superintendents Association
Spodnik
Ruben Figuero
Alan Arkin
Ruben
Jack Warner
Craig Stevens
Jimmy Walker
Jimmy
Paree
Theatre Des Champs Elysees
Paris Symphony
Ganna Walska
Cork O'Keefe
Joe Glasser
Joe
Louis Armstrong
Satch
House of God
Ed Sullivan
Phil Rizzuto
Mickey Mantle
Sugar Ray Robinson
Holiday Mag
Booboo
Joe DiMaggio
Rowan & Martin
MGM
Dean Martin
Las Vegas Riviera
Dean
David Hemmings
Samantha Egger
George Kidd
Singine & Guitar
Cowles Book Co
Doris Lilly
Onassis
Niarchos
Livanos
Nasser
Bennett Cerf
Estelle Parsons
Stel
Pearl Bailey
Robert Morse
Pearl
Dolly
Pearlie Mae
Chiff
Robertson
Philippines
Ermita Magsaysay
Land
Willie Pep
Frankie
Helen Curtis
Doc Goldstein
Barbara J. Culliton
Faulk-Collier
PR Oy Allied, Zr] Lines, Inc
Jaclied van Lines
Paramount Pictures Presents
Robert B. Radnitz
Arthur Knight
Saturday Review
TODA
Walt Disney
Technicolor
Panavision
Onl
Tbe
Kena & Distribution CO Inclos
Wat Lanes Penderkan
Istrand
United Artists
George Kennedy
James Whitmore
Kiwanis
Mauritius
Miss Martha Madden
PVT
Cinema NO
Walt Disney P Productong
Argernid
LL Edo
Julie Andrews
Robert Wise
Michael Crag
Daniel Massey
Saul Chaplin
William Fairchill
Matt Heim
the Wrecking Crew Technicolor
Northerh St
Weet
Columbia Pictures
Psi Werner
Dandara
Columpa Pictures
Amartin
Manhls Daify James Coburn James James Mason - Fox
Susannah York
George Peppard
Pyr
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