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The Town Talk from Alexandria, Louisiana • Page 4

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The Town Talki
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Alexandria, Louisiana
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ALEXANDRIA DAILY TOWN TALK, ALEXANDRIA-PINEVILLE, TUESDAY, MARCH 24, 1959 PAGE FOUR 07f? U.S. WtAThit MVktAU were held at 10 a.m. today at the Pitkin Baptist church. Burial 20 was in Greenwood Memorial telora, Robert Verrett, C.H. Jor-dan, Bud Wilson, A.

Brackln, Roy Landry, Wilfred Carson and Ches-ter Fontenot. "Move with Hathorn" Phone V1411 Owner of Pistol Sought by Police NEW ORLEANS (AP)-St. Jonn Park, Pineville, under the direc tion of Ardoin Funeral Hom of near the place where Mrs Martinez was shot. i Officers said they found a pu'se fitting the description of one Mrs. Moate owned hidden under a seat in Duhe's car.

They said they also found several other women's purses and considerable pornographic material in his car and house. Oakdale. Mrs. Braddv was a retired the Baptist Parish officers Med 1H a I- today to find out who owned the revolver Edmund Duhe said he used to wound Mrs. Frank Mar ADAMS Have Pasts school teacher and life resident of Vernon parish.

She was the widow of Edmond Braddy and was a member of the Nazarene church. "EST call minor IT tinez, a New Orleans woman, two weeks ago. I riv hiom 1-7311 She died at 6:45 p.m. Sunday Dr. Thomas W.

Davit will be out of his office from March 22 through March 26 Duhe told officers he stole the in a Leesville clinic. Willie Eznack, 61, Of Boyce Expires Willie A. Eznack, 61, a Boyce merchant, died at 5:30 p.m. Monday in the family residence. He is survived by his wife, Mrs.

Tina ICznack of Boyce; two sons, Willie Neilson Eznack of Alexandria and Beverley D. Eznack of Baton Rouge; one daughter, Mrs. W. C. Parker Jr.

of Boyce; a brother, A. B. Eznack of Flat-woods; and grandchildren. Funeral services were to be held at 3 p. 1 6 a from Uw Flatwoods Church of God.

'Interment will be in the Flatwoods cemetery with Hixson Bros. Funeral Home in charge. Retired Teacher In Vernon Dies (Special to Tht Tftwn Talk I PITKIN, La. Funeral services for Mrs. Delia Braddy, 71, weapon.

The 40-year-old Reserve Negro led officers yesterday to the .38 caliber revolver, which he EASTER TIME Is PLANTING TIME! said he threw away after shooting Mrs. Martinez as she sat in car in an isolated area near Lake Pontchartrain. VJ 60 V.11 yi Mrs. Martinez' husband was Horticultural Dept. Garden Seed Plants.

Insecticides Garden Tools. Easter Candies! KINGS Box Candies! Easter Baskets, and all the Trimmings Stuffed Animals fishing nearby when the shooting UnH WdmWy Mafninf 0 Shew lew itW occurred. Duhe said he shot the woman because she refused to let him enter the car. 10c Officers were still puzzled by a small cross that pointed to the spot where the missing pistol was Norman Ory, 46 (Special to The Town Talk) JENA, La. Norman G.

Ory, 46, died at 1:50 p.m.' Monday in the VA hospital in Pinevilto. Funeral services will be held at 11 a.m. Wednesday trom St. Peter's Catholic church at Reserve. Interment, under the direction of Kinner-Stephens Funeral Home, will follow in tne church cemetery.

Mrs. LeJeune Mrs. Evelyn FullbrigM LeJeune, 60, of Alexandria died at 10:15 p.m. Monday in an Alexandria hospital. Survivors include husband, Leo J.

LeJeune Sr. of Alexandria; one son, Leo J. LeJeune and one daughter, Carolyn Ann LeJeune, both of Alexandria; two sisters, Mrs. Coy Lindvall of Mal lAtf VUptOtOSI Mixed snow and rain showers will prevail tonight across the upper and middle Mississippi valley as well as through the northern and central Plains and Rockies. Snow showers are forecast for the upper Great Lakes while the north Pacific coast will have rain.

It will be warmer on the Pacific and south Atlantic coasts; cooler in the. northern and central Plains and central and western Rockies. buried in a swampy area off high way 51 near Laplace. Duhe said he knew nothing about the cross. The Search for Perfection in Marriage Special! Quality Ice Cream '2-Gal.

Iw Southside Shopping Center Near MacArthur Drive WERHOEIU DRUG Prescription Specialists! 4715 Lee Street Ext. Phone 2-7745 HOURS: Daily 8 am to 8 pm. SUNDAY: 9 am to 1 pm. Here are some of "the littl urts and disappointment that are the greatest threats to andria and vicinity: partly cloudy through Wednesday, warmer tonight; partly cloudy and mild Thursday. Duhe again denied knowing anything about the 1956 slaying of Thomas Hotard of Gretna and tiie disappearance of Mrs.

Audrey Moate of Baton Rouge. Hotard was found shot to death in a car marital happiness. In April Reader'i Digest Agnes Turn-bull suesresta how to oraetiV TEMPERATURES (U. S. Official) 2T mss a delicate art keeping many and Son Funeral Home.

Funeral arrangements are incomplete. F. J. Burnett (Special to The Town Talk) LONGVTLLE, La. Frank Jackson Burnett, 32, of Longvile, died at 11:45 p.m.

Sunday at his residence. Burnett was an 6il field worker. Funeral services were held at 10 a.m. today at the graveside in Dry Creek cemetery. Rev.

Seth Baggett officiated. vern, and Mrs. Kate Crosby mysterious torces to balance, with rewards that justify a lifetime's study. Pick up your of Dallas, Texas, and one broth er Herbert Fullbright of Abilene, Texas. SO 55 62 71 73 7:00 8:00 9:00 10:00 12:00 1:00 copy of April Reader's Digest Warmer Weather Seen for Tonight The temperature will continue to rise in Central Louisiana tonight, the weatherman says.

It will be partly cloudy through Wednesday, and partly cloudy and mild Thursday. Over the state Monday, mild temperatures and fair weather prevailed. The highs ranged from 63 at Burrwood to 75 at Baton Rouge, and the lows from 41 at Baton Rouge to 55 at Burrvvood. No rainfall was reported. Alexandria had a high Monday of 74 and a low this morning of 48.

A high of between 76 end 30 is predicted for Wednesday, with a low tonight of 56 to 60. The official forecast for Alex- newsstands today. Remains are at John Kramer Jrtftf JIT'S Wednesday: sunrise sun set 6:24. STAGES OF RED RIVER For the 24-hour period ending at Hi 7 a.m. today Red River fell one- tenth of a foot and read on the government gauge 9.99 feet.

Funerals Mrs. Josie Hogue Funeral services for Mrs. Josie DeFir Hogue, 59, were held at 10 a.m. Monday from the John Kramer and Son Funeral Home chapel with the Rev. Ray Geiger officiating.

Interment was in the National cemetery. Pallbearers were Chester Mc-Phearson, F. J. Firmin, Curtis White, W. H.

Griffin, Clifton Blake and Arthur Huintana. Move Is Awaited Ma cKSyS yfrrYfilJil gl DRIVE-IN TglUR And you ffl" And you On Junior College member of the family, er persons on your Gift Llttl Candies Easter Time Again! We hava faster Gifts suitable for tvtry for the Ladies and Kiddies. Gift Jewelry and Bags. Cigars for the men folk. Come in and shop at your leisurtl Plenty of Free Parking spacel GET QUALITY CANDY PAY NO MORE! Mr.

Rosie Vercher Funeral services for Mrs. Rosie Thomasee Vercher, 74, were held I at 10 a.m. Monday from the St. John the Baptist Catholic church in Cloutierville with the Rev. Patrick Cahill officiating.

Burial, under the direction of Hixson Bros. SAVE Forest Arson Laid To a LaSalle Man A logging operator has been charged with simple arson in connection with ten forest fires set last week, it was reported today by Chief Agent V. E. Smith of the Louisiana Forestry Commission. He identified the man charged as Steve Ford, who was arrested Saturday by Deputy Sheriff Alon-zo Taylor.

Ford is accused of setting fires on March 19 about eight miles northeast of Jena on heavily timbered lands belonging to International Paper Co. He was released on a $250 bond set by District Judge Clyde Russell of Jena. Funeral Home was in the church TIE Members of a Rapiftes parish delegation will keep a watchful eye on Baton Rouge for the next two or three weeks for a possible break in the deadlock over establishing a junior college at Chambers. The delegation, headed by R. R.

Saunders and Assessor Trent James, huddled privately with a 7-man committee of the Louisiana State University Board of Supervisors in Baton Rouge Saturday. Spokesmen for the committee said any statement now would be "premature." But there ware indications the junior college proposal may come up at a meeting of the LSU board in Baton Rouge April 4. This may be the last board meeting before the Legislature goes into fiscal session. 8 Windows To Serve You EASTER CANDIES! GIFTS! Nationally advertised Candies in Beautiful Easter Boxes! Ready for presentation! ELMER'S! JACOBS! WHITTMAN'S PANGBURNS cemetery. Pallbearers were Clem Roy, Edward LaPlant, Henry Thomasee, Lawrence Carnahan, Lacaze and Herbert Vercher.

Miss Mary Franquex Funeral rites for Miss Mary Bernedine Franquez, 79, were held at I p. m. Monday from Hixson Bros. Funeral Home chapel. The Rev.

Lee Perkins and Rev. Lamar Ritchie officiated and interment was in the Forest Lawn Memorial Park. I Pallbearers were George Oban-ion, H. W. Lucas, Dennis Frost, Edgar Carter, Jeff Voorhies, and Dr.

Thomas W. Davis will be out of his office from March 22 through March 26 Wood Stove Sets Negro House Afire A wood stove set a Negro's house on fire Monday, doing about $2,000 damage, Fire Chief Ralph Neff said today. The house, located at 2703 Wise street, was owned by Gordon immons and occupied by Regina Hurst, Negro. The stove was located in a bedroom, Neff Although some children were in the house when the fire started, nobody was injured, the chief said. The call came in at 2:40 p.

m. Monday. Firemen also battled a grass fire and a gasoline fire Monday, Neff said. In neither case was any damage done, he said. BEAUTIFULLY DECORATED EASTER BASKETS Thomas Thornhill.

Mrs. Ethan Hyde Funeral services for Mrs. Ethan Arrington Hyde, 61, were held at 3 p. m. Monday from Hixson Bros.

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Pallbearers were Ed Rusk F. W. Eckcrt, L. E. Bardwell, J.

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