Speed Limit Set For U.S. Airmen
A United States Air Force commander ordered 6000 airmen in Britain not to exceed 30 mph on British roads. The rule comes 24 hours after 18 year old Airman Jimmie Wayne Whittaker of Noble Oklahoma was killed in a crash. A British youth in the car also died and another boy was injured.
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London
Air Force
Wayne Whittaker
Noble, Okla
Whittaker
August Mahon
New York
U.S. Air Force ‘Communications
Britain
Monroe City School Board awards land purchase for new elementary
The Monroe City School Board approved buying just over 20 acres near Benoit Recreation Center at $2,000 per acre for a new elementary school as part of a $6 million bond plan. They opened bids for Phase 2 at Wossman High for a stadium field house with bids near $357,777, and finalized furniture purchases while renewing student insurance.
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Monroe City
Wossman High School
Men Ai Art
Wossman
Benoit Recreation Center
Marx
Terral Construction
Farmerville
Wells & Parker
Northside
Monroe
Interstate
Universal Bleacher Company
Interstate School Supply
National Bankers Life of
Dallas
Tex
Leon Marx
Neville High School
Hilton
State Highway Department
Neville Stadium
Billy Hargiss
Shelby Till
Funeral Services for John Douglas Comeaux in Winnsboro
John Douglas Comeaux 62 of Winnsboro died Monday after a heart attack. Funeral services were held at 2:30 p.m. at Boeuf River Baptist Church with Rev. Meredith Hair and Rev. Earl Mercer officiating. Burial followed at Ogden Cemetery under Mulhearn Funeral Home directing. Comeaux was president of the Franklin Parish Bus Drivers Association.
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Winnsboro
John Douglas Comeaux
Boeuf River Baptist Church
Meredith Hair
Earl Mercer
Ogden Cemetery
Mulhearn Funeral Home
Comeaux
Franklin Parish
Funeral services for Mamie C Hart of Sikes
Funeral services for Mamie C Hart 75 of Sikes were held at 10 a.m. today at Hart Assembly of God Church with Rev Lonnie Fueger officiating. Burial followed in Sikes Cemetery under the direction of Riser and Son Funeral Home of Columbia. Mrs Hart died Monday at Autumn Leaves Nursing Home in Winnfield after a long illness.
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Sikes
Mamie C. Hart
Hart Assembly of God Church
Lonnie Fueger
Sikes Cemetery
Riser and Son Funeral Home
Columbia
Funeral services for Seth L Bowen in Farmerville
Funeral services for Seth L Bowen 72 of Marion were held at Good Hope Primitive Baptist Church with Elder R W Rhodes officiating. Burial followed in the church cemetery under Kilpatrick Funeral Home direction. Bowen died unexpectedly Monday at a Marion clinic.
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Farmerville
Seth L Bowen
Marion
Good Hope Primitive Baptist Church
R. W. Rhodes
Kilpatrick Funeral Home
Bowen
Funeral services for Jesse Crockett in West Monroe
Funeral services for Jesse Crockett 83 of West Monroe will be held at 11 a.m. Saturday at Cypress Baptist Church with Rev. Charles Sutton officiating. Kilpatrick Funeral Home of West Monroe directs arrangements. He died early Monday in a New Orleans hospital after a long illness.
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Jesse Crockett
West Monroe
Cypress Baptist Church
Charles Sutton
Kilpatrick Funeral Home
Crockett
New Orleans
Funeral services for George R Bevans at Shiloh Church
Funeral services for George R Bevans 68 of Eros were held at 2 p.m. today at Shiloh Baptist Church near Bernice. Burial followed in Shiloh Cemetery under Hixson Brothers Monroe. Bevans died Monday night at St. Francis Hospital after a short illness. He is survived by a sister Mrs Addie Lou Jones of Alexandria.
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George R. Bevans
Eros
Shiloh Baptist Church
Bernice
Shiloh
Hixson Brothers Funeral Home
Monroe
Bevans
St. Francis Hospital
Addie Lou Jones
Alexandria
Two Obituaries Itemizing Girod and Schooley Deaths
James Girod 25 of Columbia died in Highland Hospital Shreveport after several days illness. Funeral 2:30 p.m. Thursday First Baptist Church officiated by Revs. Bolton Mills. Burial Welcome Home cemetery under Riser and Son. Survivors include father Alan Girod and brothers Billy Ray and Bobby Joe. Mrs. Schooley 45 of West Monroe died at Cobb Memorial Hospital Phoenix City after short illness. Burial Rose Hill Cemetery Arkadelphia. Arrangements pending arrival of son from overseas.
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Columbia
James Girod
Highland Hospital
Shreveport
First Baptist Church
Jimmy Bolton
K. D. Mills
Welcome Home Cemetery
Riser and Son Funeral Home
Alan Girod
Billy Ray
Bobby Joe Girod
James A. Schooley
Sherwood Forest Drive
West Monroe
Cobb Memorial Hospital
Phenix City
Ala
Schooley
Alabama
Rose Hill Cemetery
Arkadelphia
Ark
Murray Ruggles Funeral Home
James Jr
Sammy Roy
Bill
Dan
Roy B. Alhands
C. B. Peck
Atlanta
Tex
Mildred Alhands
Obituary notices for Blazier and Smith families
Miss Alban Ann Blazier 58 of Pineville dies after long illness. Funeral 10 a.m. Thursday at Kilpatrick West Monroe with burial in Smith Cemetery. Survived by stepmother Mary Blazier of West Monroe and three sisters. Earnestine Marie Smith 24 of Monroe dies after long illness. Service 2 p.m. Thursday at Kilpatrick Monroe with burial in Mars Hill Cemetery. Survived by parents John and Mrs. Smith, brother Johnny Ray, sister Pauline Watson, and three grandparents. Pallbearers named.
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Alban Ann Blazier
Pineville
Kilpatrick Funeral Home
West Monroe
Doyle Whitesel
Smith Cemetery
Mary Blazier
E. L
Earnestine Marie Smith
DeSiard
Monroe
Thurman F. Davis
Mars Hill ‘Cemetery
John T. Smith
Johnny Ray Smith
Pauline Watson
Delhi
Ella Smith
Maude E. Klemm
Shreveport
Jack Morehead
Harvey Madden
Gene Richie
Billy Ray Ram
Sey
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Paris
Cable
U.S
Southside
J.D. Comeaux
Mrs. Hart
S. L. Bowen
George Bevans
Mrs. Schooley
Gre
Top Levei Real Estate Service
Edwin
Green
Ville
Miss Smith
Miss
Blazier
Simmons Value
Simmons
Fostoria
Foa
Lane Cedar Chest
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