Back in 1951, the Monroe Morning World and the Monroe News Star published a daily article with photo, profiling local (white) business owners. The News Star, which published only Monday – Friday, would publish the first profile and the next day it would appear in the Morning World, which published Tuesday – Sunday. The Sunday profile in the Morning World was exclusive to that paper. Below is a list of all 157 men who have a profile.
| Name | Morning World | Page | News-Star | Page | Business |
| Ambrose, Z.C. | 30-Sep-51 | 5A | MMW Only | Vice-president and manager of the Southwest Gas Producing Company, Inc. | |
| Ashcraft, George | 12-Oct-51 | 14 | 11-Oct-51 | 5 | Manager of the Atlas Sew – Vac Stores, Inc. |
| Baber, E.M. | 14-Oct-51 | 5A | MMW Only | Owner and manager of Baber’s Home Appliance and Sporting Goods Store | |
| Bates, W.D. | 30-Oct-51 | 14 | 29-Oct-51 | 3 | Manager and president of Dealers Supply Company |
| Bennett, William “Bill” Jr. | 1-Sep-51 | 6 | 31-Aug-51 | 6 | Co-owner and manager of Bennett’s Service Station |
| Bernstein, Murry | 18-Sep-51 | 6 | 17-Sep-51 | 7 | Manager of Stein’s |
| Biedenharn, Bernard W. | 25-Nov-51 | 14B | MMW Only | Manager of Ouachita Candy Company | |
| Biedenharn, Henry A. Jr. | 27-Sep-51 | 16 | 26-Sep-51 | 3 | Manager of Coca-Cola Bottling Company, Inc. |
| Biggar, Oswald F. | 5-Dec-51 | 8 | 4-Dec-51 | 18 | Owner and manager of the new Spot Shop |
| Boyce, C.W. Jr. | 1-Nov-51 | 2 | 31-Oct-51 | 9 | Owner and manager of the Boyce-Nash Motor Company |
| Brown, John S. | 29-Jul-51 | 6 | MMW Only | President of Brown Container Company | |
| Cage, J.S. | 15-Nov-51 | 3 | 14-Nov-51 | 7 | District Manager of the distribution division of United Gas Corp. |
| Campbell, Guy | 23-Aug-51 | 5 | 22-Aug-51 | 14 | President of Motor Supply Company |
| Campbell, Ron | 18-Jul-51 | 5 | 17-Jul-51 | 5 | General manager and and associate of Delta Furniture |
| Campbell, Sam E. | 18-Nov-51 | 8A | MMW Only | Manager of Sherwin-Williams Co. | |
| Cannon, Edward | 22-Nov-51 | 12 | 21-Nov-51 | 9 | Owner and manager of the Alvis Men’s Shop |
| Cerniglia, Frank P. (Dr.) | 27-Jun-51 | 5 | 26-Jun-51 | 7 | Dentist and founder of radio station KLIC |
| Chapman, W.W. | 1-Dec-51 | 2 | 30-Nov-51 | 15 | Co-owner and pharmacist of the new South Drug Store and Virginia Pharmacy |
| Chisholm, Charles P. | 31-Jul-51 | 5 | 30-Jul-51 | 6 | Owner and manager of Unique Cleaners |
| Conger, J.T. | 25-Oct-51 | 12 | 24-Oct-51 | 6 | Sales manager of Monroe Hardware Company |
| Couch, G.W. | 7-Dec-51 | 18 | 6-Dec-51 | 18 | Co-owner and manager of the Couch Refrigeration Company |
| Crockett, Charlie | 11-Oct-51 | 2 | 10-Oct-51 | 5 | Manager and co-owner of the Linoleum Super Mart |
| Davidson, David Louis | 29-Sep-51 | 20 | 28-Sep-51 | 8 | Co-owner and manager of the Woman’s Shop |
| Davis, Frank | 24-Oct-51 | 5 | 23-Oct-51 | 9 | Manager and co-owner of Keystone Paint and Decorating Company |
| Davis, Victor Nathan | 7-Nov-51 | 5 | 6-Nov-51 | 11 | President of the Monroe Brick and Building Supply Company |
| Dew, Jack | 15-Jun-51 | 12B | 14-Jun-51 | 10B | President and manager of Dew Music Co. |
| Doernbert, Stewart Joseph | 16-Jun-51 | 2 | 15-Jun-51 | 9 | Head of Krauss and Khan |
| Drew, J.S. | 4-Nov-51 | 5A | MMW Only | Co-owner of Drew Grocer Company | |
| Drouet, John M. | 31-Aug-51 | 6 | 30-Aug-51 | 6 | Owner and manager of Drouet’s Drug Store |
| Dunlap, Sam S. | 15-Sep-51 | 6 | 14-Sep-51 | 9 | Manager of Commercial Credit Corporation |
| Dunlap, W.C. | 20-Sep-51 | 5 | 19-Sep-51 | 5 | Manager of Thom McAn Shoe Store |
| Durrett, William D. | 19-Sep-51 | 14 | 18-Sep-51 | 7 | Retail sales manager of Monroe Furniture Company |
| Edwards, Truett | MISSING ISSUE | 30-Oct-51 | 3 | Manager of the Goodyear Service Store | |
| Engel, Russell | 28-Aug-51 | 3 | 27-Aug-51 | 14 | Manager of the Firestone Store |
| Evans, J.C. | 9-Aug-51 | 2 | 8-Aug-51 | 7 | manager of the Public Loan |
| Ferrell, Floyd | 20-Jun-51 | 5 | 19-Jun-51 | 14 | Manager of J.C. Penny Store |
| Fink, Herbert | 10-Jul-51 | 3 | 9-Jul-51 | 14 | Manager and junior partner of Fink’s |
| Fishman, Phillip S. | 8-Jul-51 | 6 | MMW Only | Manager of Silverstein’s | |
| Foster, Clifford A. | 4-Dec-51 | 7 | 3-Dec-51 | 2 | Co-owner and manager of Tower Cleaners |
| Fuller, Joe R. | 26-Jun-51 | 2 | 25-Jun-51 | 2 | Dodge-Plymouth dealer (Milner-Fuller) |
| Gambrell, B.E. | 2-Sep-51 | 9B | MMW Only | President and manager of Monroe Farm Equipment, Inc. | |
| Gibson, Ernest C. | 20-Jul-51 | 8 | 19-Jul-51 | 2 | Manager of the Frances Hotel |
| Glazer, Meyer | 11-Aug-51 | 6 | 10-Aug-51 | 16 | Co-owner of the Style Shop |
| Goldman, Paul H. | 17-Oct-51 | 3 | 16-Oct-51 | 2 | General manager and vice-president of KNOE |
| Graham, B.T. | 16-Oct-51 | 2 | 15-Oct-51 | 5 | Manager of S.H. Kress and Company |
| Greenblatt, Melvin | 3-Aug-51 | 5 | 2-Aug-51 | 5 | City manager for the Paramount Gulf theaters |
| Griffin, Howard | 22-Jul-51 | 32 | MMW Only | Owner and manager of Howard Griffin’s | |
| Haas, Morris | 13-Jul-51 | 3 | 12-Jul-51 | 5 | Manager of Sig Haas and Sons |
| Hakim, A.S. | 12-Jul-51 | 3 | 11-Jul-51 | 7 | Owner and manager of York Children’s Department Store |
| Harper, J.L. | 6-Oct-51 | 7 | 5-Oct-51 | 13 | Acting manager of the Monroe plant of the Louisville Cooperage Co. |
| Hemphill, E.N. | 7-Sep-51 | 6 | 6-Sep-51 | 6 | Co-owner and manager of Hemp’s Cafeteria |
| Henderson, Barney F. | 8-Aug-51 | 6 | 7-Aug-51 | 6 | Manager of Singer Sewing Machine Company |
| Herrig, M.S. | 17-Nov-51 | 7 | 16-Nov-51 | 2 | Owner and manager of Koolvent Aluminum Awning Co. |
| Hewitt, Paul | 10-Aug-51 | 6 | 9-Aug-51 | 7 | President of Hewitt’s Piano Store |
| Hill, George | 7-Aug-51 | 5 | 6-Aug-51 | 6 | Co-owner and manager of The Esquire, Inc. |
| Hill, Shelby | 22-Jun-51 | 5 | 21-Jun-51 | 20 | President of Hill Lumber and Supply, Inc. |
| Holloway, Grover L. | 3-Jul-51 | 2 | 2-Jul-51 | 6 | Founder of Holloway and Thompson Shoe Store |
| Howard, Jack | 27-Oct-51 | 6 | 26-Oct-51 | 8 | Manager of Howard Brothers Jewelers |
| Huckabay, W.L. | 20-Oct-51 | 20 | 19-Oct-51 | 18 | Owner and manager of Huckabay Jewelers |
| Hulin, Lawrence | 14-Jul-51 | 6 | 13-Jul-51 | 3 | Vice-president, general manager and director of the Virginia Hotel Co. |
| Humble, John Randolph | 8-Nov-51 | 5 | 7-Nov-51 | 7 | President of the Ouachita Abstract Company, Inc. |
| Hummel, John A. Jr. | 24-Aug-51 | 6 | 23-Aug-51 | 7 | Manager of United Service |
| Jackson, Bill | 24-Jul-51 | 5 | 23-Jul-51 | 14 | Owner and manager of Jackson Motors (Lincoln-Mercury) |
| Jaffe, I.W. | 19-Jul-51 | 6 | 18-Jul-51 | 2 | Owner and manager of the Ruth Shop |
| James, H.M. | 24-Jun-51 | 3 | MMW Only | Founder of James Machine Works | |
| John, Mike Jr. | 29-Nov-51 | 14 | 28-Nov-51 | 9 | Manager of Mike John’s |
| Jordan, Ivy | 13-Jun-51 | 2 | 12-Jun-51 | 7 | vice-president and co-owner of Superior Lumber Company |
| Keene, J.W. | 12-Aug-51 | 5 | MMW Only | owner and manager of Keene’s Shoe Store | |
| Kellogg, Richard D. | 9-Sep-51 | 19B | MMW Only | Vice-pres. Of Monroe Furniture Co., pres. of Kellogg Realty, K.C. Corp & Kellogg Livestock | |
| Kellogg, Walter W. | 23-Sep-51 | 14B | MMW Only | Owner of the Kellogg Oil Company | |
| Kelly, John J. | 25-Jul-51 | 5 | 24-Jul-51 | 5 | Vice-president and sales manager of Monroe Automobile Supply Co., Inc. |
| Kelso, John | 7-Jul-51 | 7 | 6-Jul-51 | 6 | Owner and manager of Kelso’s Youth Shop |
| Kent, Jack | 14-Aug-51 | 6 | 13-Aug-51 | 6 | Manager of the Family Shoe Store |
| Kersh, J.E. | 25-Sep-51 | 12 | 24-Sep-51 | 14 | Manager of the Alvis Hotel |
| Kilpatrick, A.K. | 10-Oct-51 | 14 | 9-Oct-51 | 3 | President and owner of Standard Office Supply Company |
| Kitchens, A.P. | 1-Aug-51 | 5 | 31-Jul-51 | 6 | Manager of J.C. Steele Lumber Company |
| Lee, C.D. | 13-Nov-51 | 14 | 12-Nov-51 | 6 | Manager of the Morgan and Lindsey Store |
| Lee, Lewis | 28-Jul-51 | 16 | 27-Jul-51 | 7 | Lee’s Jewelry Store |
| Lennon, Hugh | 26-Jul-51 | 3 | 25-Jul-51 | 6 | Owner and manager of Lennon Motor Company |
| Levi, Bernard | 17-Jul-51 | 3 | 16-Jul-51 | 5 | Owner and manager of Ferd Levi Stationary Company |
| Liner, J.C. | 13-Sep-51 | 7 | 12-Sep-51 | 10 | Owner of KMLB and Liner’s Laundry |
| Lockhart, E.W. | 1-Jul-51 | 3 | MMW Only | Founder of Lockhart-Blair Sporting Store | |
| Loftin, John C. | 12-Sep-51 | 3 | 11-Sep-51 | 7 | Manager and Co-owner of the Friendly Finance Company |
| Major, Jack H. | 24-Nov-51 | 18 | 23-Nov-51 | 2 | Manager of Monroe Calculating Co., Inc. |
| Marchman, Ernest L. | 21-Oct-51 | 12B | MMW Only | President of M. and S. Manufacturing Company | |
| Marechal, Chester | 27-Jul-51 | 10 | 26-Jul-51 | 7 | Manager of Foremost Dairies, Inc. |
| Marks, Ralph | 6-Jul-51 | 12 | 5-Jul-51 | 13 | Manager of Peacock’s Jewelers Inc. |
| Massey, T.E. | 26-Oct-51 | 22 | 25-Oct-51 | 7 | General manager of Massey’s Service Center |
| Masur, Edgar | 28-Oct-51 | 5A | MMW Only | Owner of D. Masur and Sons | |
| Masur, Jack | 10-Jun-51 | 16A | MMW Only | President of the Palace | |
| McAdams, C.D. | 12-Jun-51 | 3 | 11-Jun-51 | 5 | Manager of Sears Roebuck |
| McCarthy, Lawrence | 6-Nov-51 | 8 | 5-Nov-51 | 3 | Owner and manager of the City Bakery |
| McCarthy, Tim H. | 5-Jul-51 | 14 | 4-Jul-51 | 6 | Manager of Baker’s Shoe store |
| McClure, C.K. | 17-Jun-51 | 3A | MMW Only | District manager of Dunham-Pugh | |
| McCormick, John | 30-Nov-51 | 32 | 29-Nov-51 | 30 | Owner of the Barn and Stable |
| McDonald, Hugh G. | 5-Aug-51 | 2 | MMW Only | Vice-president and manager of Krafco Container Company, Inc. | |
| McDonald, J.P. | 15-Aug-51 | 6 | 14-Aug-51 | 6 | Manager of the F.W. Woolworth Store |
| McElroy, Thomas E. | MISSING ISSUE | 22-Jun-51 | 8 | Owner of the Tem Theater | |
| Miller, Dan A. | 9-Dec-51 | B19 | MMW Only | Manager of the Pittsburg Plate Glass Company’s Warehouse branch | |
| Millsaps, Fred F. | 16-Sep-51 | 7 | MMW Only | President of the Ouachita National Bank | |
| Milstead, Merlin | 5-Sep-51 | 6 | 4-Sep-51 | 12 | Owner and manager of Central Super Service |
| Mintz, William | 16-Nov-51 | 18 | 15-Nov-51 | 23 | Manager of the Terminal Bag Company |
| Mize, Clifton | 28-Nov-51 | 6 | 27-Nov-51 | 14 | Manager of Merrill Lynch Pierce Fenner and Beane |
| Montgomery, Leo O. | 11-Sep-51 | 3 | 10-Sep-51 | 20 | Owner and manager of Central Service No. 2 |
| Moseley, C.J. | 23-Oct-51 | 12 | 22-Oct-51 | 8 | Owner and manager of Dr. Pepper Bottling Company |
| Moses, George | 13-Oct-51 | 6 | 12-Oct-51 | 7 | Manager and Co-owner of Gay Clothing Store |
| Moses, Owen | 21-Aug-51 | 3 | 20-Aug-51 | 14 | Owner of the Moses Motor Hotel |
| Mouser, George | 4-Jul-51 | 12 | 3-Jul-51 | 3 | Manager of Frank’s Shoe store |
| Mulhearn, T.H. | 5-Oct-51 | 7 | 4-Oct-51 | 3 | President of Mulhearn Funeral Home, Inc. |
| Murphy, Ezra | 29-Aug-51 | 8 | 28-Aug-51 | 7 | Division manager of Air-Way Sanitizer |
| Olcott, Alfred Gerald | 28-Jun-51 | 7 | 27-Jun-51 | 7 | Chrysler and Plymouth dealer (Olcott-Stone) |
| Pappas, Bobby | 17-Aug-51 | 6 | 16-Aug-51 | 6 | Co-owner and manager of the Rendezvous |
| Pearce, C.G. Sr. | 30-Jun-51 | 6 | 29-Jun-51 | 8 | Founder of Pearce Paint and Paper Comppany |
| Petrus, August | 23-Nov-51 | 15 | 22-Nov-51 | 9 | Co-owner of Tyner-Petrus Feed and Seed |
| Pettit, L.E. “Gene” | 16-Aug-51 | 6 | 15-Aug-51 | 7 | General manager and treasurer of Cooperative Dairies, Inc. |
| Pickens, J.B. | 11-Jul-51 | 2 | 10-Jul-51 | 7 | Owner and manager of The Toggery |
| Pickett, Micajah E. | 2-Dec-51 | 7A | MMW Only | Division, freight and passenger agent for the Missouri Pacific Lines | |
| Porteous, Raymond C. | 6-Dec-51 | 8 | 5-Dec-51 | 13 | General agent in the traffic department for Illinois Central lines |
| Primos, Gus | 6-Sep-51 | 6 | 5-Sep-51 | 5 | Owner of Primos restaurant |
| Reed, Walter | 19-Aug-51 | 34 | MMW Only | Owner and manager of Walter Reed Refrigeration Company | |
| Rice, M.F. | 28-Sep-51 | 24 | 27-Sep-51 | 14 | District manager of the Gulf Refining Company |
| Richard, Ernest C. | 11-Nov-51 | 14B | MMW Only | President and manager of Nesbitt Bottling company, Inc. | |
| Riley, W.J. Jr. | 21-Jun-51 | 2 | 20-Jun-51 | 13 | Co-owner and executive vice-president of W.J. Riley Supply Co. |
| Riser, Fred | 21-Sep-51 | 22 | 20-Sep-51 | 12 | Co-owner of Riser’s Dairy |
| Roark, J.R. | 18-Oct-51 | 8 | 17-Oct-51 | 16 | General manager and co-owner of Roak Brothers Piano House |
| Rogers, J.S. | 15-Jul-51 | 37 | MMW Only | Owner and manager of Lee-Rogers Chevrolet Co. | |
| Rogers, T.L. Jr. | 8-Sep-51 | 9 | 7-Sep-51 | 18 | President and manager of White System of Monroe, Inc. |
| Roy, William V. | 22-Sep-51 | 7 | 21-Sep-51 | 8 | Manager of Southern Bell Telephone Company |
| Rubin, Samuel | 2-Oct-51 | 12 | 1-Oct-51 | 16 | Owner of R & A Jewlers |
| Salley, Fred | 19-Oct-51 | 24 | 18-Oct-51 | 8 | Manager of the Salley Grocer Company |
| Sanders, Thomas A. | 27-Nov-51 | 12 | 26-Nov-51 | 3 | owner of the T.A. Sanders Lumber Co. |
| Scott, Eugene | 3-Nov-51 | 18 | 2-Nov-51 | 6 | Owner and manager of Scott’s Flower Shop |
| Scott, T.H. | 26-Aug-51 | 7 | MMW Only | President and manager of Scott Truck and Tractor Company | |
| Seiler, R.F. | 22-Aug-51 | 14 | MISSING ISSUE | Vice-president and co-owner of Louisville Appliance Store | |
| Shell, Garland D. | 8-Dec-51 | 21 | 7-Dec-51 | 2 | Owner of Shell Advertising Agency |
| Silverstein, Harry J. | 30-Aug-51 | 6 | 29-Aug-51 | 14 | Co-owner of the Style Shop |
| Skogsberg, Edmund | 9-Oct-51 | 12 | 8-Oct-51 | 6 | Manager of W.T. Grant’s Store |
| Smith, C.L. | 4-Aug-51 | 16 | 3-Aug-51 | 6 | Manager and co-owner of The Stag Shop |
| Sorkin, M.D. | 26-Sep-51 | 12 | 25-Sep-51 | 14 | Manager of the Blue Grass Liquor Company |
| Strong, Maurice | 14-Jun-51 | 5 | 13-Jun-51 | 18 | manager of Montgomery Wards |
| Swift, J.W. | 21-Nov-51 | 7 | 20-Nov-51 | 18 | Manager and co-owner of the Monroe Tent and Awning Co. |
| Terzia, Fensky | 3-Oct-51 | 16 | 2-Oct-51 | 12 | President, co-manager and co-owner of the Parlor City Lumber Company |
| Terzia, Leo F. | 4-Oct-51 | 12 | NOT PUBLISHED | Vice-president, co-manager and co-owner of the Parlor City Lumber Company | |
| Thompson, E.N. | 14-Nov-51 | 6 | 13-Nov-51 | 13 | Manager of the Ritchie Grocer Company |
| Thompson, Frank | 20-Nov-51 | 3 | 19-Nov-51 | 10 | Manager, pharmacist and co-owner of the Virginia Pharmacy |
| Thompson, H.G. | 14-Sep-51 | 2 | 13-Sep-51 | 12 | Owner of Lane Wilson Seed Company |
| Turnage, J.W. | 25-Aug-51 | 6 | 24-Aug-51 | 7 | Manager of the Century Ready Mix plant |
| Turpin, Corbin | MISSING ISSUE | 18-Jun-51 | 2 | Manager of Turpin Lumber and Supply Co. | |
| Warren, G.C. | 9-Nov-51 | 6 | 8-Nov-51 | 17 | Co-owner of the Trenton Appliance Company |
| Watkins, R.E. “Bob” | 10-Nov-51 | 7 | 9-Nov-51 | 6 | Manager of the Butter Crust Bakery |
| Weaks, George G. | 2-Nov-51 | 23 | 1-Nov-51 | 5 | President of Weaks Supply Company, Ltd. |
| West, Allen | 18-Aug-51 | 2 | 17-Aug-51 | 6 | Pres. of several area Pontiac/G.M.C. dealers, West Oil and Gas & Monroe Finance |
| White, Carl K. | 2-Aug-51 | 5 | 1-Aug-51 | 6 | Manager of W.M. branch, Central Savings Bank and Trust Co. |
| Wilenzick, Alex | 29-Jun-51 | 3 | 28-Jun-51 | 7 | Owner and manager of Alexander’s Custom Tailor shop. |
| Wilhite, J.W. | 21-Jul-51 | 3 | 20-Jul-51 | 6 | Manager and co-owner of the Ouachita Furniture Company |
| Winn, Alex | 4-Sep-51 | 5 | 3-Sep-51 | 16 | Co-owner and manager of Winn Trim Company |
| Young, Edward A. | 7-Oct-51 | 16A | MMW Only | Station master of the Monroe branch of Delta Airlines |
Ouachita Parish History Tidbits 
Very Interesting. How can one view the profiles? Thank You, Cathy Nolan
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You can come by the Main Branch Genealogy department of the Ouachita Parish Public Library, and ask for the date you want to see. Most of them are digitized on Newspapers.com, but the library’s subscription only goes up to the mid 1920s.
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