Deaths and funeral notices from Louisiana region events
Obituary notices recount deaths of James Earl Crutcher 54 of Alexandria a Missouri Pacific conductor and Maxwell 64 Monroe employed by Tri-State Wholesale Optical with services at Mulhearn Funeral Home. Also services for Fay W. Stovall 81 Monroe and Belle Merredith 73 Grayson with burials at Memorial Park Riverview and Welcome Home Cemeteries. Additional notices mention Robert Lee Love 89 El Dorado and Dr Alfred Browne 70 Ferriday with church services and burials.
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James Earl Crutcher
Alexandria
Missouri-Pacific
Hixson Brothers Funeral Home
Monroe
Fay W. Stovall
Rochelle
Mulhearn Funeral Home
Lea Joyner
Riverview Cemetery
A * R. L. Love
EL Dorado, Ark
Robert Lee Love
el Dorado
Overseas Servicemen's Edition mailing list request
The News-Star-World Publishing Corp invites readers to add overseas servicemen and women, in Alaska and Canada, to the monthly Overseas Servicemen's Edition mailing list. The edition reports Twin Cities area news and sports from the prior month, with costs covered by the publisher.
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News-Star—World
Ark-La-Miss
Alaska
Canada
Twin Cities
News-Star—World Publishing Corp
P. O
Monroe
Louisiana
Northeast Louisiana Weather Outlook and Regional Temps
Partly cloudy through Tuesday with isolated mainly afternoon thunderstorms. Highest today and Tuesday 86 to 92 degrees, lowest tonight 64 to 70. Winds 5 to 15 mph. Rain chances 20 percent in the afternoon, 10 percent otherwise. Drying conditions good in Delta area, with 80 percent sunshine and small shower chances. Temperatures across Louisiana and Arkansas show minor changes, with highs near 80s to mid 90s and night lows 50s to 70s.
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Delta
Louisiana
Arkansas
Corley Funeral Held After Brief Illness in Vidalia Area
Mrs Corley died early Sunday in a local nursing home after a brief illness. She had lived in Vidalia for 36 years, now residing in Ferriday. Survivors include two sons Henry and Leon Corley of Vidalia, a step son W O Corley of Jonesboro, six daughters Mary Nelson Ruth Cain Paul Russell Bill Brandenburg all of Vidalia George Owens Prentiss Inez Loftin Baskin, two sisters Ferby Hagan Winnfield Berdie Mosley West Monroe, a brother Willie Hall of Texas, 28 grandchildren and 43 grandsons will serve as pallbearers.
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Young
Corley
Star Route
Vidalia
Ferriday
Henry
Leon Corley
W. O. Corley
Jonesboro
Mary Nelson
Ruth Cain
Paul Russell
Bill Brandenburg
George Owens
Prentiss
Inez Loftin
Baskin
Ferby Hagan
Winnfield
Berdie Mosley
West Monroe
Willie Hall
Texas
Parish District Qualifying Ends in Ouachita Parish
Ouachita Parish Democratic Central Committee secretary Bert W Sperry says 30 Democrats have qualified for posts ahead of the August 13 primary. Races include three for assessor four for Monroe city judge and West Monroe city judge two for the parish school board among seven seats. Several incumbents and multiple ward races are listed with city and district judges unopposed. Missouri Monroe Republican committees had yet to qualify anyone but expect activity before the deadline.
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Bert W. Sperry
Ouachita Parish
Democratic Central Committee
News - Star World
Ouachita
Monroe
West Monroe
Monroe City Marsal
Parish
Mary B. Coverdale
Odis Russell
W. A. Randall
W. L
Bill) Crowe
Hewitt B. Johnson
George Fink
Billye L. Adams
John McCormick
G. D
Don” Glassock
W. C
Jack’’ Oglesbee
Richard E. Reitzell
Pete O. Holcomb
Charles W. Towers
Roy C. Brooks
Morris C. Griggs
J. D. Purvis
Fred Riser
Orville Renfrow
B. A. Tarver
Leon T. Shamlin
Jerry Lee Ford
Joe Zuber
Chester P. Holloway
J. A. Rutledge
Hickman L. Bamburg
M. H. Head
Dwight E. Owens
William G
Bill’’ Kelly Jr
Carl H. Thompson
H. W. Tolson
City School Board
Shelby Hill
H. Austin Miller
Peter J. Dowd
Robert S. Kennedy
Fourth Judicial District
Jesse S. Heard
Mack E. Barham
Hillyer S. Parker
Albin P. Lassiter
Tom Fowler
J. Carl Parkerson
Twin Cities Chit Chat prompts readers over author name
A West Monroe youth wrote a Friday feature in the News-Star about his father but kept the author’s name from print. Clifton Tennison, son of Dr. Clifton Tennison, pastor at First Baptist Church of West Monroe, was identified by readers as the writer. Hugh F Needham of Memphis visited Twin Cities last Thursday while tracing relatives.
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News - Star
West Monroe
Clifton Tennison
First Baptist Church of
Hugh F. Needham
Memphis
Tenn
Twin Cities
Need
Sleeping Sailor Survives After Falling From Carrier Deck
Roy Deardoff, a sailor from Bend, Oregon, slept on a US carrier deck in Saigon and rolled into the South China Sea around 4 a.m. He drifted while in his shorts as a destroyer and plane teams searched a 150 square mile area for nine hours. He was spotted at 12 35 p.m. by Navy personnel aboard the USS Lofberg and brought aboard exhausted but safe. He requested water.
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Saigon
UPS
South China Sea
Roy Deardoff
Bend
Ore
Hancock
Deardoff
Lofberg
Robert Jones
Abbeville
John Lee Fitzgerald
Buchanan
Navy
Bus overturns near Barcelona leaves several dead and injured
A bus carrying seven people overturned and plunged into the Routourt River near Barcelona on Sunday, killing seven and injuring at least 20. Police and rescue teams recovered victims as authorities investigated the crash.
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Barcelona
Spain
UPI
Routourt River
Here
Lost relative sought through Thursday News-Star chat
A reader used the papers Chit Chat to help locate a missing relative. R J Goza of Monroe answered the call at 1000 South 2nd St. He forwarded information to Mr. Needham. Clarence Spencer, also of Monroe, has returned home from Ochsner Clinic after a week’s stay and is recuperating with no serious issues.
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Ham
Thursday News-Star
R. J. Goza
South 2Nd St
Monroe
Mr. Needham
Ochsner Clinic
New Orleans
Spencer
Workshop on Home Economics Ed at Neville High School
A workshop sponsored by the Monroe City School System and the Louisiana Department of Education runs this week at Neville High School Room 357. Daisy Daniels and Dorothy Johnson lead 9 to 11 a.m. sessions through Thursday featuring drapery making furnishings and floor coverings decor tricks including antiquing.
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Home Economics Department
Monroe City School System
Louisiana Department of Education
Neville High School
Daisy Daniels
Dorothy Johnson
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Teesday
U.S. Weather Bureau
Pacific Northwest
Rockies
New England
J. E. Crutcher
F. S. Maxwell
F. S. (Scotty) Maxwell
Hilton St
Memorial Park Cemetery
Maxwell
Tri-State Wholesale Optical Co
Shreveport
Nina Maxwell
F. S. Maxwell Jr
Carl Cheatham
Jack Trichell
John N. Maxwell
William F. Maxwell
Russell Campbell
Travis Howard
J. Lomax
Jack Neal
George Phillips
James Pickens
Mrs. Stovall
Southside Methodist Church
Louise McGuire
The
Eastern Star
Liberty Baptist Church
Linville
Don Harbuck
Cemes Mortuary
E. D. Love
Indianapolis, Inc
Horace Howser
Bess Reagan
J. W. Smith
Tucson, Ariz
F. H. Reagan
Rayville
W. C. Beasley
Haile
Mrs. Meredith
Grayson
Belle Merredith
Grayson Baptist Church
Cecil Mims
Jim Loftin
Welcome Home Cemetery
Riser and Son Funeral Home
Columbia
W. E. Merredith
Earnest Merredith
Wisner
Mary Louise Watson
Quincy D. Prestridge Sr
Baton Rouge
Julia Neisler
Kansas City
Lucy Marks
Ray Hatten
Jim Malcomb
Russell Cummings
Gene Campbell
John Russ Hawkins
C. L. Bailey
Dr. Browne
Alfred B. Browne
Woodlawn
Comer Funeral Home
St. Gabriel
Browne
Mrs. Corley
Apo
Fpo
Jack's Lock & Gun Shop
Jackson
Northeast
Mississippi
Roark Bros.’ Music CO
A&P’s
WIN A&p Food Products
Philco
Clarence Spencer
St. John St
Strozier Road
Linois Central Railroad
Northeastern Limited
Vicksburg
Meridian
Ile
Edwards
Bolton
Pelahatchie
Clyde L. Pohl
Pohl’s Rubber Stamp CO
South
5Th ST
T. L. Carter
Lyod Lemoine
Abbeville, la
C. S. Crooke
Pensacola, Fla
W. E. Carpenter
Mobile, Ala
Sam Walker Jr
Lafayette
L. J. Timken Sr
Mary Jane Gilley
Houma
L. M. Reimann, Jr
Harahan, la
M. P. Adams
Arabi, la
Oya
B.T.U
van Edd A
Calvert Frantom
Old Leland Rd
Greenville
Misslap
Prichard
Ala
Bogalusa
Hewes
Gulfport
George Y- Crews
J. V. Talley
J. C. Hodges
Jack Head
Miss. St., Tallulah, la
E. J. Guice
Wayneland, Jackson, Miss
D. Pitre
Terry
Algiers
Roy Watkins
Thomas McMath
Remonia Williamson
Guerry Snowden
Joe Phillips
T. L. Paraham
Frank J. Mitchell
R. E. Powers
Lenore T. Darnell
Harvey Herman
Emory Pendergraft
J. P. Drummond
Martha de Reyna
Glen Jordan
C. A. Coker
Carolyn Gleason
Lois Carter
R. D. Donavan
James Fields
Jerome Theron
Evin Smith
A. Marvin Jacob Joseph W. Green
Mathew Graham
Betty Stelly
Alva H. Tinsley
V. H. King, Jr
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