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Newspaper
Monroe News Star
Location
Monroe, Louisiana, United States of America
Date
Jun 17, 1959
Page
3
About 1,000 delegates were expected to register for the opening session of the national Young Republicans Convention in Denver Colorado. The gathering runs through Sunday with Vice President Richard Nixon expected to attend.
The group will host a dinner meeting Friday night with expected arrivals later in the week from senior government posts. Labor Secretary James P. Mitchell Interior Secretary Fred A Seaton Postmaster General Arthur E Summerfield Agriculture Secretary Ezra Taft Benson and Arthur Flemming head HEW are among those anticipated.
The article describes a grand opening tour of Weingartens Grocery Store in Louisville ve featuring a bright modern layout, a courtesy booth, and a vast cheese counter with 275 varieties. It notes diverse departments from deli and gourmet to home appliances, and highlights local produce purchases and film developing services.
Round Up by William Ewald. CBS TV's Playhouse 90 led the season with top dramas like The Old Man Days of Wine and Roses and Project Immortality. NBC's An Evening with Fred Astaire stood out. John Gielgud starred in The Browning Version. Gerry Page and Julie Harris highlighted acting.
Funeral services for Mrs. Mimmie Shepherd 88 who died Tuesday at a daughter's home in Baskin were held at Mixon Baptist Church with the Rev. Sam Brinson officiating. Interment followed at Sunflower Cemetery under Hall Funeral Home Monroe. Pallbearers were Arthur and Carl Shepherd Ray and Collins Rinehart Mack and Ivey Fuller. She was a Baskin native and is survived by two sons John and Curtis Shepherd of Lake Charles three daughters C B Lord Mangham Mrs Sue Shepherd Odessa Texas and Mrs B C Fuller Baskin a sister Mrs Lillie Bade Delhi six grandchildren and a great grandchild.
West Monroe Chamber of Commerce Retail Merchants Committee will hold a breakfast at 6 30 a m tomorrow at Highland Park Country Club. Hugh Balfour the Chamber president said the gathering will hear committee reports and activities to boost local prosperity.
Paul Douglas stars in Edge of Truth a Studio One rerun to launch the season NBC will air The Tempest with Richard Burton Roddy McDowall Tom Poston and Lee Remick in Hallmark Hall of Fame next spring. Jack Paar receives a 35000 advance from Little Brown for a forthcoming humorous book co authored with John Reddy set for publication later this year.
Congressman Otto E Passman says H R 3 has reasonable favorable chances in the House as a states rights bill to reverse federal preemption. The measure would block federal laws from overruling state laws on the same subject and be a major victory for state rights, he notes.
Police arrested Leroy Carter 38 on simple battery charges filed by Fannie Carter. Investigations covered trespassing, a Conroe suspect, and an apparent break in at Ritter Auto Parts with two men seen on the lot. Henry B. Jeffery faces burglary charges as a Conroe fugitive. Huey P. Roberts jailed for theft by check. a 1959 Ford owned by Edward Sandifer is missing since yesterday.
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