Deaths Bernard Pugh Whetstone 82
Funeral services for Bernard Pugh Whetstone 82 retired merchant of Crossett Ark who lived in Monroe the past three years were held today at 10 am at Mulhearn Funeral Home. Interment followed at the old Pugh cemetery near Crossett. Survivors include his wife four daughters a son a sister and ten grandchildren. Pallbearers named.
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Bernard Pugh Whetstone
Crossett
Ark
Monroe
Mulhearn
Smith
Rhodes
Old Pugh
Whetstone
John A. Whetstone
Bastrop
Clarence Whetstone
Hugh Barron
Garvis Barron
Glenn Dill
Horace Johnson
Lexie Woods
Funeral services held for Henry Grady Fowler
Funeral services were conducted at 2:30 p.m. Thursday for Henry Grady Fowler 57 of Transylvania who died Tuesday at Conway Memorial hospital in Monroe. Rites were at Transylvania Baptist Church with Rev. QO G Cannon and Rev. Cheatham officiating. Burial followed at Oak Grove cemetery. Surviving are his widow Frances, son James A. Fowler, daughter Caro lyn Fowler, four sisters Lena Reeves Lura Reeves Oscar Conley Lennie Fowler, and a half sister Mildred.
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Carolyn Fowler
Transylvania
Lena Reeves
Lura’ Reeves
Polkeville
Miss
Oscar Conley
Warren
Ark
Lennie Fowler
Oak Grove
Mildred
Funeral notices for Bull and Fox families in Mississippi
Final rites were held for Mrs. Frank D. Bull at Grace Episcopal Church with Rev. Newton Griffith officiating after her death in Evansville Indiana. Burial followed at Lake Providence cemetery. Clarence B. Fox 60 of West Monroe died in a Alexandria veterans hospital and will be buried at Memorial Park Cemetery after services at Brownville Baptist Church. Fox leaves a wife two sons and three siblings and was a member of Masonic Lodge 303 and American Legion Post 201.
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Lake Providence
Frank D. Bull
Grace Episcopal Church
Newton Griffith
Clarence B. Fox
West Monroe
Veterans’ Hospital
Alexandria
Brownville Baptist Church
Memorial Park Cemetery
Fox
George Fox
Jackson
South Carolina
William Fox
Savannah
Georgia
Fred Fox
S. C
LFE
Apopka
Fla
Charlie Fox
Cromwell, Miss Clara Gay Rites Noted in Delta Area
William F. Cromwell died Thursday in a Shreveport hospital with funeral plans pending by Mulhearn Funeral Home in Delhi. The funeral for 81 year old Clara Blanche Gay, who died Wednesday at St. Joseph's Home, was held Thursday at Mulhearn Funeral Chapel with Rev. Welsh Sterlington officiating. Interment followed at Memorial Park Cemetery. she is survived by a niece and four nephews including W. T. Gay and C. R. Gay.
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William F. Cromwell
Shreveport
Mulhearn Funeral Home
Delhi
Clara Blanche Gay
St. Joseph’s
Mulhearn
Welsh Sterlington
Memorial Park Cemetery
S. G. Davis
New Orleans
W. T. Gay
C. R. Gay
Law
Two Little Children Die in West Monroe
John Lane Frantom three years old of West Monroe died late Wednesday. Funeral at Mulhearn Chapel Friday 11 30 a m with Rev A T Mitchell officiating. Interment Riverview Burial Park. Mitzi Vern Chandler one year old died in Riverside General Hospital Thursday. Funeral at Mulhearn Chapel Friday 10 a m with Rev D W Nix officiating. Interment Riverview Burial Park.
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John Lane
Frantom
John Lane Frantom
Mrr
Dilly Thomas Frantom
Aatchitoches Road
West Monroe
Mulhearn Funeral
A. T. Mitchell
Riverview Burial Park
J. W. Henry
John Hibard
J. W. Jackson
William N. Lee
Bobby M. Albritton
W. C. Fuller
Mitzi Vern Chandler
Riverside General Hospital
Reuben Chandler
Rebecca Ann
Ie N. E. Packer
McCarthy Clashes Over Army Inquiry In Senate Hearings
The hearings featured McCarthy denying claims of pressuring for Pvt. Schine and accusing Democrats of political maneuvering. Welch urged fairness allowing McCarthy to submit a statement, while McClellan condemned ridicule and demanded witnesses Clifford Schine and Lawton for full fact disclosure. Dirksen signaled plans to campaign after adjournment.
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Joseph N. Welch
Army
Stevens
Mundt
Symington
McCarthy
Pvt. G. David Schine
Schine
McCarthy Subcommittee
James D. St. Clair
Welch
John G. Adams
Loyalty Board
St. Clair
Sen. McClellan
D-Ark
McClellan
Wisconsin
Sen. Symington
Clark Clifford
Democrat Party
Stu
Senate
Clifford
G. David Schine
Kirke B. Lawton
Jackson
Eisenhower
Central Intelligence Agency
Sen. Dirksen
R-Ill
Congress
Marijuana Cigarette Ring Busted In Monroe
Investigators tied a marijuana cigarette operation to a Marshfield family and an East Texas connection. The finished smokes sold for 3 to 3.50 in Monroe, with can quantities worth 20 to 30 dollars, and the probe spanned 3.5 months across multiple states and New Orleans.
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Brooks
Texas
Arkansas
New Orleans
Barnes
Monroe
Capt. Kavanaugh
Monroe High School
Bill Causey
Floyd van
Barnes and Kavanaugh
Louisiana Senate Repeals Frog Processing Tax
The Louisiana Senate voted unanimously to repeal the four cent per pound severance tax on undressed frogs, removing a tax that had drawn debate over frog processing.
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Baton Rouge
Louisiana Snstate
Senate
Magnani to Star in Film Version of Rose Tattoo
Italian star Anna Magnani to co star with Burt Lancaster in the film adaptation of Tennessee Williams Broadway hit Rose Tattoo. Producer Hal Wallis announced Magnani will arrive in September for the Hollywood production.
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Hollywood
Anna Magnani
Burt Lancaster
Hal Wallis
Miss Magnani
Tennessee Williams
Rabi warns H bomb secrecy could aid Soviet progress
Rabi testified during the Oppenheimer hearings that he is fairly sure the Russians will perfect the H bomb in time. He fears public controversy may hasten the day by eroding security of technical information as fragments appear in newspapers and magazines. He notes the Russians already know something.
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Rabi
Cessation votes on confirmation threshold noted
The report states a 314 vote requirement for confirmation, with the Communist bloc potentially influencing the outcome.
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Communist Bloc
Victory or defeat in Mendes France bid for premiership
Mendes France would not take the pre premiership without 314 votes excluding Communists. A later statement suggested a possible change of mind. Bidault’s Popular Republican Movement showed little chance of backing a quick EDC vote, and Socialist support appeared doubtful.
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Mendes-France
Georges Bidault
Popular Republican Movement
EDC
Tuxedo Fervor Grips Stillwater for Ethiopian Emperor Visit
In Stillwater Oklahoma tuxedo rental shops report a surge as residents prepare for the visit of Ethiopian Emperor Halle Selassie. Many Oklahoma residents who rarely wear formal attire travel to Oklahoma City about 70 miles to secure rental outfits for the monarchs historic state visit.
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Stillwater
Oklah
Halle Selassie
Oklahoma A&m
Showdown in Guatemala Prompts Regional Tensions
Exile leader calls Guatemalans to resist Arbenz and prevent escape, urging 50 000 supporters in Guatemala to rise up. Castillo Armas says he will join soon, with rumors of Friday fighting start. Guatemala City remains quiet as censorship delays AP dispatches and airlines resume normal service.
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Honduras
Guatemala
Castillo Armas
Arbenz
Chinchilla
Associated Press
Jack Rutledge
Selznick Plans War and Peace Film Return
Hollywood producer David O Selznick announces a new movie version of Tolstoys War and Peace noting its scope mirrors Gone With The Wind. He regards the project as a major production, following Duel in the Sun from 1946 starring Jennifer Jones. The Grand Banks off Newfoundland are noted as the worlds largest offshore fishing grounds.
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Hollywood
David O. Selznick
Tolstoy
Selznick
Jennifer Jones
Grand Banks
Newfoundland
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Rayville
D. Warren Gay
Sterlington
M. J. Kavanaugh
Louisiana State Police
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Kavanaugh
Herbert Miller
Indianapolis
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Miller
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Rose Tatoo
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