17 May 1961
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Newspaper
Monroe News Star
Location
Monroe, Louisiana, United States of America
Date
May 17, 1961
Page
1
The AP wirephoto map shows warmer conditions extending from the Ohio Valley and Lakes area into the northern and western Plains, with milder warmth in the southern Plains and middle Mississippi valley.
A fragmented TV notes item covers Western debut listings and various cast or crew references. It mentions individuals and programs in a period voice with unreadable fragments but notes routine debuts and network or program context.
In a crowded meeting, local leaders push two new bills amid denials and heated questions. The proposals touch on taxation, land use, and community standards, with supporters citing growth while opponents warn of unintended consequences.
Eight graduates from the Pineville area are highlighted in a commemorative writeup. The piece names several local figures including Jerry Sof, Kenneth Hf Mer, Ray Posner, and Gates as central to the sentiment. It recalls school traditions, community support, and the strong ties to the Denver Poles Depart and TV era.
Jonesboro youth earns premier honors at a science fair. The contestant from Aberdeen Maryland claimed national Worm Warsuty and Air Force Navy top spots, with plans to study nautical engineering following the event.
Partly cloudy and mild in Monroe through today with highs near 82 and lows in the low 60s. Winds mostly east to southeast up to 72 mph. Louisiana and Mississippi show similar mild, partly cloudy conditions with chances of showers and isolated thundershowers through tonight and tomorrow. Arkansas remains partly cloudy with mild temps continuing into tomorrow.
Real estate transfers listed with names of grantees and properties. The document records multiple conveyances including parcels in Rochester with varied stakes and dates. The text mentions juristic parties, street blocks, and associated transfer values amid a busy ledger of property trades.
The obituary notes the death of a man in Mentor area survived by widow Mrs Ines MeVay and daughters Mrs Marsuret Stamets and Miss Martha Mevas among others. Services were held at Newton Baptist Church with burial at Newton Cemetery attended by family and pallbearers Willis Johnson Rob Jones Gary Copes James Hosea El Johnson and John Pierce.
Myrtle Lee Thomas 55 lifelong Jonesboro resident dies after five months illness. Services at First Baptist Church Jonesboro at 2 30 p m with Rev W R Lawrence officiating. Interment in Jonesboro cemetery. Survivors include husband Hyde Thomas three daughters Gloria Dale Thomas Mrs Morris Brooks and Mrs Jerry Nichols six grandchildren and her mother Mrs F C Brooks. Pallbearers Harold Thomas Sammy Thomas Floyd Peal Murray Peal Alton Peal LaMont Phillips. Body lies in state at Edmonds Funeral Home until services.
West Monroe Boys Club plans a six week summer youth camp near Vi nan Lake with a $1090 budget. The site at Wolman Lake is offered free by Mrs Helen Andrew and local merchants will donate food and supplies. Tentative dates are the last two weeks of June and all of July.
Funeral services for Sidney Russell Gray 76 Ferriday resident for 48 years will be held at 3 p m Tuesday at the First Presbyterian Church with Rev C F Pickens officiating. He died Monday afternoon in a Natchez hospital after several weeks illness. He was a longtime church member and former Sunday School superintendent. He worked as a salesman at Pasternak Hardware handling building supplies. Interment in Natchez City Cemetery under Young Funeral Home Ferriday. Survivors include his widow Mrs Lillian Gray a daughter Mrs Charles L McGehee Lake Charles two brothers W P and J P Gray Crowley and J O Gray Orangeburg N C two sisters Mrs W P Pickett Vinton and Mrs H C Carlisle Pomona Calif and many nieces and nephews. Pallbearers will be nephews.
River stages climb as flood monitoring continues through a 24 hour period with officials assessing emergency needs and advisories for communities along River Street and nearby districts.
Funeral services were set for Roy Manning 59 of 214 Bell Ave Monroe after his car collided with a second vehicle driven by Robert Brown 24 of El Dorado Arkansas. Manning died in an El Dorado hospital after the Thursday crash on a rural road near Strong Arkansas where dust from a school bus reduced visibility. Three others were injured including Brown and passenger Ralph Harris Junction City. Harris McKinnon 45 of El Dorado remained in serious condition.
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