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The News-Star from Monroe, Louisiana • Page 5

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Monroe, Louisiana
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Monroe News-Star Monday. September 21, 1959 5-A Police Report P. H. Stuart In Concordia Sheriff Race DRUNK DRIVING Law enforcement officers in the Twin Cities and Ouachita parish booked 12 persons for operating motor vehicles while under the influence of intoxicating liquors this week end. Troop Louisiana state police! fC recorded five arrests for drunk in, i ii driving; Monroe city police, four; I Stuart has announced that he will Lu? he a candidate for Sheriff cf and West Monroe off.ee! a.

rest- Concordia Parish cd three. Stuart is a Ion; tune resident Herman Allen, 39, Negro. 1721 of Concordia Palish. Ile is a member of the Calvary Baptist Church of Vidalia and an active worker in civic organisations. He a degree in DIVISION CHAIRMEN The United Givers Fund drive kickoff date for this year is October 6.

Division chairmen for the campaign shown here are, left to WCIC right, Woodrow Hathorn, head of the federal govern- iNorth ment group; Dr. George T. Walker, campaign co-chairman; and H. W. McSherry, representative for the city government division chairman, Mavor Jack Howard.

Booked by the state police were: Allen, 39, Negro. 1721 I Adams street, Monroe; George W. I Wolf, 29, 3503 Cypress street, I West Monroe: Leslie Mayo 33,. a degree jn husiness ad. 407 Crosby street est Monroi minjstration and has two years in J.

VV. McCarty. 56, 1007 Arkansas jaw schooj Road, West Monroe; and James Noble, 38. 1103 Evergreen street. mamed and the falh'r West Monroe.

0 Charged by Monroe police statement, Stuart plodded were: Clan W. Anderson. 31. 1608 fair impartial and just discharge of the duties of sheriff and tax collector. Second street, Monroe; ALL OPPOSED 40 In W.

Carroll James L. Atkins, 31, General Delivery, Farmerville: Anderson Chef fin, 40 Negro, 707 Benjamin Sheriff's Plane street. Monroe; and Charles Windham, 20, Route Box 241, caihoun Forced To Land West Monroe officers charged Monroe Hilton, 56, Route 2, Box The Ouachita parish sheriff dc- 206, Monroe: O. J. Marlin, 43, partment airplane early today 1404 Nor ii: Seventh street, was forced lo make an and Tommy F.

Tharp, 23, ency landing in a pasture about File For Primary OAK GROVE (Special! For-! ty candidates qualified for offices in West Carroll for the Democrat-! ic primary. The deadline for qualifying was p.m. Candidates are: roe; 1611 Services Set For M. D. Brown OAK GROVE (Special) Manuel D.

Brown, 64, died at his home bere Sunday morning. Services will be held at 2:30 Tuesday a the Oak Grove Church of God with the Rev. J. J. Coody, the Rev.

H. B. Stewart and the Rev. Dan Green officiating. Interment will be in the Forest community cemetery under the direction of Gay's Funeral Home of Oak Grove.

Survivors include his widow; one daughter. Mrs. VV. IL Doshcr, Oak Grove; two brothers. VV.

T. and R. P. Brown, both of Oak Grove; five, sisters, Mrs. Mollie Blair, McGee, Mrs.

Carrie Lee Brown. Lake Providence, Mrs. D. T. Grace.

Corpus Christi, Mrs. Ruth Strainbrook, Vicksburg, and Mrs. Clarence Roberts, Charleston, and two grandsons. Pallbearers will be Mike Miller. Roy Gamble, P.

T. Dosher, Spencer Myrick, Pete Hurley, Stanley Rogers. Felix Roberts and Red Kennedy. NAACP Plans To File Suit In Mississippi 'Boma To Honor W. And L.

Head of the three-day convention marking the NAACP's 30th anniversary, added: long as one Negro in the South comes to us and says, need your going to get! that help. And I give a darn BIRMINGHAM, Ala. (LPI) who like i Dr. Francis Pendleton Gaines, retiring President of Washington AKRON, Ohio (AP) The Na- WILLIAMSTOWN, Mass. (UPL and Lee University, will be honor- tional Assn.

for the Advancement Williams College freshmen od bcre by an expected 250 alum- of Colored People will file a suit h'an pedal several thousand nj Sept. 29. against segregation in Mississippi this summer from. Joliet, Gaines has served as president soon, says chief counsel Thurgood to La Jolla, cain. of the 2io-year-old university for Marshall.

Tom Herschback of Joliet and 29 years and is being succeeded The NAACP has at least one Robin Durham of La Jolla left by bv Dr. Fred Cole, former vice lawsuit against segregation going autQ from here for Joliet where president of Tulane University. in every state in the south except Wjy assemble their German Gaines will be making his final Mississippi. Marshall fain yea- iacjng bicycles. They hope to ave- official appearance in Alabama at per day.

Marshall said yes terday. I promise you, it raRo mjl won be long before Mississippi rejoins the union. And going to help it Marshall, speaking at the close the party in his honor. SERVICE REPAIR Cash Registers Adding Machines Typewriters Call Home Office Supply Co. PHONt PA 3-0342 304 Trenton St.

Wejf Monroe CORRECTION 13 miles north of Shreveport. Sheriff Bailey Grant said today. Sheriff Grant said two deputies were in the plane but there were no injuries. Home Show Here Declared Biggest Success To Date ler, Alfred O. Smith L.

Wallis. Representative, VV. Spencer My rick. J. T.

Borden and Richmond. I Clerk of court, V. J. Scott, Mrs. Claudia Fluitt.

Tax assessor, Woodard Bardin, R. Britt Costello, Malcolm P. Crowe, Ufa D. Hughes and J. Y.

J. S. James, president of the Andrews Northeast Louisiana Homebuild- Dr Butler and ere Association, today termed laudi the. association sponsored an- nual home show biggest- yet Police jury ward one James and a great tropes, H' a and Dewey Donohue; ward two, James said there was no way RUey A Thompson of accurately estimating tfie num- C1 churchwell and VV. her of people who turned out to ward three, Owen T.

inspect the display homes. Bonncri Roy McGlithen, Garnett you can say that literally thou- 0wens and Eari Peacock: ward sands turned James said. George VV. Davis, H. E.

massive advertising got Phill'ey, Harold C. Harthe people out to see the homes vey Richey, V. Jones and Biland they were pleased with what dan Bonner; ward live, Nichol they James declared. Roberts, and Eugene Dawson. wor! hard to bring enc Mississippi street, Monroe.

HOUSE BURGLARY Monroe police are investigating a reported burglary of a house at 605 Ouachita avenue sometime this week end. The party or parties are reported to have gained) The only damage to the plane, entrance by taking a screen off the sheriff said, was the mea bedroom window. tCianical failure which caused the The occupant of the house, Vet- emergency landing. Grant said sihpriff Mien Haieu I Rut toras Williams, told officers a the plane was en route to picx Sheriff, Allen Haley, But- contaimng $67 vvas lakcn up a pris0ncr. and Jesse in the Eight accidents, involving two Playwright Eugene won Lonnie injuries, were investigated by the his first Pulitzer Prize with Monroe police department during in 1922.

"May I Have Your Vote and Support" James (Jake) USSERY TOR REPRESENTATIVE Ouachita Parish Watch KNOE TV Wednesday, 6:25 PM For Special Program The Office Belongs to The People" the week end. Chief James C. Kelly, said today. Neither of the injuries was termed serious. Tickets issued included live for speeding: two for reckless driving; one each for running a stop sign, improper brakes, and Iol- too closely; and 105 for parking Broadcasters Given Warning By Rep.

Harris Louisiana broadcasters were old in no uncertain terms today Justice of the peace: ward two, that Congress would be watching of the finest home shows the peo- paui Gentry and R. D. Friday; them to see how they make use of pie of this area have had an op- ward three, Randal Vining; ward a new freedom given in the hold-, portunity to see. It was a great fouri Titus Malone, satisfaction to the builders to see Constable: ward four, C. the great response we Shipley and Farrier Bagwell.

James said. The association president also released the names of the winners who received free gifts in connection with the home show. The winners listed were: inv cf political news broadcasts. L. Chairman Oren Harris, of Arkansas, of the House Commerce Committee, told the Louisiana Association of Broadcasters there is a strong undercurrent of bistre of broadcasters, generally, on the Monroe used car lot report- part 0f many members of the ed today that someone had stol- Congress when it comes to grant- SPIRITUAL EMPHASIS REVIVAL DR.

CHESTER SWOR Nationally Known Lay Lecturer College Place Baptist Church SHERROUSE AVE. at HARRISON SEPT. 20-25 SUNDAY 11:00 A.M.— 8:00 P.M. Training Union 6:45 A.M. P.M.

The Public Is Cordially Invited T. Earl Ogg, Postor Mrs. L. N. Blair, Music Sunday School 9:45 WEEK DAYS 7 Nonmetallic Sheathed Cable for Rewiring or New Wiring Per Ft.

Tough, heavy sheathing resists moisture, fire, acid vapors Easy installation for rewiring old circuits, adding new circuits. Use in new or old homes. Has up cord for easy stripping. UL listed. Make your wiring safe! 4 Ga.

2 Wire 2Vie P.fw oz youz Auto Stolen Mrs. B. J. Thomas, of frQm thp over ing them more freedom. first prize worth of fur- Congress just this month niture.) 1 a law exempting bonaire nowc Mrs.

Floyd D. Jefferys, Mon- night. broadcasts from an equal time roe. second prize (kitchen range.) The vehicle, reported stolen requirement under which televi- Jim Dana, of West Monroe, from Grjffjn Lofton third prize (studio couch.) lot. was described ancndates.

Members of the broadcasting Victim Body Found In Mississippi ST. JOSEPH (Special) Tensas officials recovered the body of a 60-year-old Negro man who drowned Friday night in the Mississippi The body of Willie Jordan of Greenville. was recovered a little before 7 a.m. today. Hie Tensas sheriff's office said that the verdict of a inquest held this morning was that Jordan died of accidental drowning.

The office said that there were no eyewitnesses to the drowning that occurred between 11:30 p.m. and midnight Friday. WE CAN reduce your cor payments Cash, too, if you need any! Where You Live Makes No Difference cur sion and radio stations ast bal-: was descried as a 1953 ance the time used by political Chevrolet bearing La. license tag No. 494-546.

Monroe police were investigating the theft. dustry of Louisiana started ration here yesterday after the annual convention here. New Maytag Hdo-of-HeitDryeY Makes ALL Other Dryers Old-Fashioned! non stop to EW YORK HalO-of-Maal 1 I Orymrm priced awa low as $1 OO Exclusive new Maytag dr mg ctpie clothes with a circle of overdoing and bot dry fluffy, esen faster with fewer wrinkles at rue, low, steady temperatures. MAYTAG TM Hest Senna free Mtmim Mrtte rf rjtUi fibrvtce NO HOT SPOTS! -tarn. We Also Make REAL ESTATE LOANS Quick Service MOTORS SECURITIES 500 Walnut St.

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