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{{Infobox person
{{Infobox person
| name=Arthur Nelder Dawson, Jr.<br>
|name=Arthur Nelder Dawson, Jr.<br>
(Louisiana newspaper executive)
(Louisiana newspaper executive)
| birth_date=December 18, 1928
| birth_date=December 18, 1928
'''Arthur Nelder Dawson Jr.''' (December 18, 1928 – November 18, 2006),<ref name=roots>{{cite web|url=https://www.ancestry.com/|title=Ancestry® | Genealogy, Family Trees & Family History Records|website=www.ancestry.com}}</ref> was a [[newspaper]] executive and civic leader In his native [[Alexandria, Louisiana|Alexandria]], [[Louisiana]], during the second half of the twentieth century. He was a 50-year career employee<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.lapress.com/50yearclub.htm;|title=http://www.lapress.com/Articles/LPA%2050%20Year%20Club.htm}}</ref> of his hometown newspaper, ''The Alexandria Town Talk'', having worked in circulation, advertising, and human resources management. He started with the company as a newspaper carrier and continued to advance up the ranks.
'''Arthur Nelder Dawson Jr.''' (December 18, 1928 – November 18, 2006),<ref name=roots>{{cite web|url=https://www.ancestry.com/|title=Ancestry® | Genealogy, Family Trees & Family History Records|website=www.ancestry.com}}</ref> was a [[newspaper]] executive and civic leader In his native [[Alexandria, Louisiana|Alexandria]], [[Louisiana]], during the second half of the twentieth century. He was a 50-year career employee<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.lapress.com/50yearclub.htm;|title=http://www.lapress.com/Articles/LPA%2050%20Year%20Club.htm}}</ref> of his hometown newspaper, ''The Alexandria Town Talk'', having worked in circulation, advertising, and human resources management. He started with the company as a newspaper carrier and continued to advance up the ranks.
==Biography==
==Biography==
Dawson was the son of Arthur Nelder Dawson, Sr. (1881–1962), and the former Mary Monk (1905–1993).<ref name=roots/> He graduated in 1945 from Bolton High School]] in Alexandria. Thereafter, he obtained his bachelor's degree from the [[Southern Baptist]]-affiliated [[Louisiana College]] in [[Pineville, Louisiana|Pineville]] across the Red River from Alexandria. He was president of the Louisiana College student body during his time there. He actually began working for ''The Town Talk'' when was twelve years of age.<ref name=Obit/>
Dawson was the son of Arthur Nelder Dawson, Sr. (1881–1962), and the former Mary Monk (1905–1993).<ref name=roots/> He graduated in 1945 from Bolton High School]] in Alexandria. Thereafter, he obtained his bachelor's degree from the [[Southern Baptist]]-affiliated [[Louisiana College]] in [[Pineville, Louisiana|Pineville]] across the Red River from Alexandria. He was president of the Louisiana College student body during his time there. He actually began working for ''The Town Talk'' when was twelve years of age.<ref name=Obit/>