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Attaway's civic commitments included the Chamber of Commerce, the Lions Club, and the Benevolent and Protective Order of Elks. He was a member of the First [[Southern Baptist|Baptist]] Church of Shreveport; Mrs. Attaway, the former Bessie Fisher, held membership in the First Presbyterian Church.<ref name=hchambers/>  

Attaway's civic commitments included the Chamber of Commerce, the Lions Club, and the Benevolent and Protective Order of Elks. He was a member of the First [[Southern Baptist|Baptist]] Church of Shreveport; Mrs. Attaway, the former Bessie Fisher, held membership in the First Presbyterian Church.<ref name=hchambers/>  

Upon Attaway's death in 1957—he is interred at the large Forest Park East Cemetery in Shreveport --<ref name=dafindagrave/> his son, [[Douglas F. Attaway, Jr.|Douglas Fisher Attaway]], became ''The Journal'' publisher; the junior Attaway remained at the helm until the paper was sold in 1976 to Charles Thomas Beaird (1922-2006). Beard, a [[Moderate Republican]], and editor Stanley Ray Tiner, a [[liberal]] [[Democratic Party|Democrat]], moved ''The Journal'' editorial policy far to the left politically, and the paper folded in March 1991.<ref>''Minden Press-Herald'', March 31, 1991, p. 1.</ref>

Upon Attaway's death in 1957 -- he is interred at the large Forest Park East Cemetery in Shreveport --<ref name=dafindagrave/> his son, [[Douglas F. Attaway, Jr.|Douglas Fisher Attaway]], became ''The Journal'' publisher; the junior Attaway remained at the helm until the paper was sold in 1976 to Charles Thomas Beaird (1922-2006). Beard, a [[Moderate Republican]], and editor Stanley Ray Tiner, a [[liberal]] [[Democratic Party|Democrat]], moved ''The Journal'' editorial policy far to the left politically, and the paper folded in March 1991.<ref>''Minden Press-Herald'', March 31, 1991, p. 1.</ref>

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