The Louisiana Weekly from New Orleans, Louisiana • 6

0 jr PACE SECTION TWO THE LOUISIANA WEEKLY NEW ORLEANS LOUISIANA SATURDAY OCTOBER II IS7S Ln Ln Chi Ch Ch LJLJ i i wV II1 4 SHANON WILLIAMS Nashboro Records MAJESTIC MORTUARY A REST HAVEN CEMETARY ZULU SOCIAL A PLEASURE CLUB i i MOTEL AND LOUNGE ARROW REAL ESTATE CO DR DAVID HEIMAN FABRIC CENTER INC CLUB DEVILLE rj wv RUDOLPH BEECKER Candidate For Criminal Judge I A LOCAL 1419 Clarence Henry Pres GERTRUDE GEODES WILLIS Funeral Home 6 Life Insurance Co COURT MOTEL MRS VIOLA PERRY DOROTHY LAWLESS MORTUARY BIG APPLE BAR Lillian Washington KELLETT INDUSTRIES INC MOUNT UOBIAH BAPTIST CHURCH i REV A MRS LAWLER DANIELS A 1 CARVER REALITY A CONSTRUCTION CO Carlton Pecot CASTONELIE DOOKY RESTAURANT LOUISIANA WEEKLY PUBLISHING CO VENICE GARDENS Super Food Mart MARIETTA MEMORIAL CENTER OF LEARNING GIFT SHOP Evelyn Bickham 11 rM- ft 1 1171 I 4 jSk 1 1 1 i Vs iTP jlo iCt i 1 it -slU jy sr DE88IE GRIFFIN COUNCILMAN EDDIE SAPIR ERNEST WRIGHT 1 AMERICANA A INTERNATIONAL MOTELS FAT'S DOMINO COMMUNITY CREDIT CENTER CORP A Boudreaux KEYSTONE LIFE INSURANCE CO The cadre city of New Orleans la proud to welcome homo Sister Bessie Gridin in a Scholarship Benefit Gospel Show on October 22th at the Municipal Auditorium Sister Gridin is a native of this city and has proven to be one of the best eosnel stars of the times This will 'be Bessie's first home perfo nuance since she returned from her lengthy period of shews in Paris Berne Madrid and many other cities and countries in Europe 1 Bessie was horn here in New Orleans and started Binging in churches when she was only five years old Since than She appeared at maiqri many church and became ft meet country-wide Now living in Los Angeles Miss Gridin is very successful She became even more famous when she sang at the ftmeral services far Mahalia Jackson a very close friend of hers here in New Orleans It is said that Bessie will attract more gospel enthusiasts than anyone before including Mahalia There is no feasible reason for this response bid from articles and interviews from her European tours even those who tidnt knew her language understood what she was singing and were over sealous after her performance We know that everyone in this dty is proud of Sister Griffin and we wish Is thank all those who helped end especially those who supported financially Hank You All '-'St- i is v-f- Wi -J RUDOLPH BEECKEB Cantfdate for Criminal Court Judge is seen giving away free tickets to the Bessie Griffin Gospel Show which he thought was a worthwhile cause and purchased many of the first tickets printed Is: JL NEW ORLEANS GOSPEL QUEEN rnmiML Mill mtoee22 1 Photo News A LX.