Vidalia Baptist Church marks homecoming and fifth anniversary
Vidalia Louisiana June 28 Special The Baptist Church of Vidalia held a homecoming celebration and its fifth anniversary with noon dinner and social hour. The 3 pm service featured the Vidalia Baptist choir of St Jacob with a memorial for Rev F Ernest Bray, first pastor. Rev A F Fardue Louisiana Baptists Missions guest speaker. Church founded March 8 1947 under Rev A N Murray. New pastor Rev Don Sterling served May 1948, Rev F H Morgan took over Nov 24 1948. Under Morgan membership rose to 163 with 53 added in seven months. Morgan called the church “The Miracle of the Delta.” An added improvement to the pioneer Rust cotton picker was described.
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Vidalia
Baptist Church of
Baptist Choir of
St. Jocob
F. Ernest Bray
A. F. Fardue
Louisiana Baptist Missions
Monroe
News-Star
Tarzan EN Garde
Edgar Rice Burroughs
A. N. Murray
Don Sterling
F. H. Morgan
Morgan
Jaycee Inducts New Officers at Noon Installation
Newly elected Mon roe-West Monroe Jaycee officers were installed at a Virginia Hotel luncheon. W. L. Jack Howard was named president for a second term, with Haynes L. Harkey Jr and R. C. White Jr as vice presidents. E H Scott, past president, administered the ceremony and noted the chapter’s national acclaim for a city of its size. The new board includes Tommy Agnew, Lorain Armstrong, Henry Biendenharn Jr, Rush Bissat, Billy Edmondson, Fred Fudickar Jr, Tommy Hayes, Lloyd Lenard, Tommy Mulhearn, Charles Regan, Walter Schubert and Buddy Tolson. Retiring members H K Touchstone Jr, Dr W E Smith Jr, John Salisbury, R B Oliver, Al Newburn, and Shadow Holloway were publicly acknowledged. A burglary case noted, with Tire chains being investigated by State Police Officer Kit McCain after Beatrice Carroll discovered a broken skylight entry at the pharmacy.
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Monroe-West Monroe
Scott
United States
Tommy Agnew
Lorain Armstrong
Henry Biendenharn, Jr
Rush Biossat
Billy Edmondson
Fred Fudickar, Jr
Tommy Hayes
Lloyd Lenard
Tommy Mulhearn
Charles Regan
Walter Schubert
Buddy Tolson
H. K. Touchstone, Jr
Vv. E. Smith, Jr
John Salisbury
R. B. Oliver
al Newburn
Shadow Holloway
J C Hundley Starts Public Health Internship
John C Hundley a 28 year old West Monroe native enters his third week as an intern with the Louisiana health department He is a Marine Corps Reserve captain and LSU Medical School senior now completing two months of study under the state intern program alongside six other participants from Sieveport Alexandria New Iberia and Baton Rouge He plans to return to New Orleans in September for his final year of medical school with wife and two children at 113 Pearl Street West Monroe.
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Sieveport
Alexandria
New Iberia
Baton Rouge
Hundley
Ouachita High School
Northeast Junior College
Marine Corps Reserve
Pearl Street
West Monroe
New Orleans
John C. Hundley
Louisiana Health Department
Marine Air Corps
Louisiana State University School of Medicine
Winnsboro Man Killed in Houston Drugstore Break In
Winnsboro La June 28 intruders forced entry into Lotton Drug store by skylight during the night making off with about 32 dollars in cash and a large quantity of cigarettes ice cream gum candy and merchandise town marshal George Ferrington and
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Winnsboro
Lotton Drug Store
George Ferrington
Perk soap promises white washes for Toledo housewife
A Toledo housewife praises New Perk Soap for bright white laundry after first wash and claims Perk’s Armace removes grayness, leaving clothes dazzlingly white. She invites others to try Perk for spankin' clean results.
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Vidalia Baptists
Jaycee
Howard
Harkey
White
Kit McCain
Beatrice Carroll
Catholicsrin
Nagasaki
Uragami
St. Francis Navier
J.C. Hundley
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TV of
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Rose
DeSiard, Monroe
Cypress
W. Monroe
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