American ships warned to avoid Shanghai blockade
Washington warns American vessels to stay out of Shanghai as Nationalist forces blockade the port held by Chinese Communists. Two Isbrandtsen ships have been shelled, including the Sir John Franklin on November 28. State Department efforts to secure assurances against further attacks failed.
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Washington
State Department
Shanghai
United States
Isbrandtsen Steamship Co
New York
Sir John Franklin
Yangtze River
Isbrandtsen Line
State Acheson
Isbrandtsen Company
Old Hoss sale raises 288 dollars for Good Fellows
The Monroe Rotary Club reports its annual Old Hoss sale exceeded prior efforts, delivering 288 dollars to Good Fellows to aid families facing adversity. Judge W. M. Harper notes the club’s pride in supporting this charity and extending best wishes from the community.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rotary
Good Fellows Fund
Denmark
C. T. Johnson
Toastmasters Club of
Monroe
Drew Grocer Co
Sai
John A. Salisbury
A. Felons
R. Q. Cole
Clarence D. Wallace
C. D. Wallace
Downsville
Bobbie Tucker
Pogt “A
Lucian
Mile Sawyer
Passman Equipment Co
Fred L. Hancock
Rotary Club of
Silas v. Anests
L. V. Tarver
Sansa
W. M
Bill) Harper
The
Rotary Club
Negro Convicted Of Rape Escapes Prison
A 25 year old Negro, sentenced to die for raping a white woman, escaped from death row at Jefferson parish jail Gretna La. He is at large. Jailer Nolan Orgeron identified the prisoner as Ocie Jagger, who pried off a radiator grill, reached an air vent, slid down a blanket rope, crossed the yard, and climbed a 15 foot fence with barbed wire. He formerly lived in Tallahassee Florida.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New Orleans
Jefferson Parish
Gretna
Tarol Teri
Nolan Orgeron
Ocie Jagger
Orgeron
Jagger
Tallahassee
Fla
Dorothy Aden Stapleton's New York Career Begins
Mrs M M Hill of Monroe chronicles Dorothy Aden now Mrs Douglas Stapleton of New York City leaving Louisiana for New York to pursue work as a radio interviewer. Upon arrival she meets Doug Stapleton who claims Virginian roots, revealing their immediate connection in the city.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
M. M. Hill
Filer Street
Monroe
Dorothy Aden
Douglas Stapleton
New York City
Dorothy
Louisiana
New York
Memphis
Doug Stapleton
Truman Praises Undersea Men During Florida Visit
President Truman lauded Navy undersea warfare training as vital to national defense in Key West Florida. He awarded diplomas to 36 sonar school graduates, praised the Sonarman corps, and outlined travel plans for a White House cabinet meeting and Christmas leave in Independence Missouri.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Key West
Fla
Truman
Florida
U. S. Fleet
Washington
White House
State of the Union
Independence
Severe Earthquake Hits World's Southernmost City
A series of strong shocks struck Punta Arenas Chile causing wall collapses at the Dalmato Club and high school. No casualties initially reported as 25,000 residents endured heavy rain and repeated tremors from 2:30 a.m. onward with aftershocks lasting minutes.
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Santiago
Chile
Punta Arenas
South America
Magallanes
Strait of Magellan
Tierra del Fuego
Argentina
Dalmato Club
Jesus Emilio Ramirez
Andean Institute of Geophysics
Bogota
Colombia
Russians plotted sabotage against US in last war
Senate subcommittee heard that during World War II the Communist high command directed plans to sabotage U.S. production arsenals if war with the Soviet Union occurred. John J. Huber, an undercover FBI agent, testified he joined the Communist Party in 1937 at the party's request to report on activities and left in 1947.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Marvin L. Arrowsmith
Washington
Senate
Russia
America
High Command
John J. Huber
Mt. Vernon
N. Y
McCarran
D.-Nev
Nevada
Senate Judiciary
United States
Huber
Communist Party
A. Q. IL
Communist Party of the
Moscow
Hungarian relief official jailed in Budapest case
Hungarian authorities jailed Israel Jacobson 37 director of the Hungarian division of the American Jewish Joint Distribution Committee. U S Minister Nathaniel P. Davis said the arrest marked the second American detained in a month. Charges were not disclosed and access for American officials was barred.
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Budapest
Hungary
Israel Jacobson
American Joint Distribution Committee
U. S
Nathaniel P. Davis
Jacobson
Israel
Giuliano Plans Escape to United States with False Passport
Milan dispatch says Salvatore Giuliano, Italy's top bandit, plans to flee to the United States using fake papers. An interview with Giuliano in Oggi notes a 1,500-strong carabinieri hunt and his wait for his mother's release before escaping. He reportedly aims to establish factories in America and believes he can obtain false documents.
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Milan
Italy
Salvatore Giuliano
United States
Jacopo Rizza
Oggi
Carabinieri
Giuliano
Rizza
America
The
Monroe Area Power Outage Shuts City for Hours
A downtown Monroe power failure from a underground feed break and a crash into a light pole caused an outage from 5 02 p.m. to 6 38 p.m. in the college area and downtown streets. The autos mobile crash near Louisville avenue knocked out a 2300 volt line. driver R C Covington was treated for minor injuries and released. Police halted traffic on Louisville Avenue for about thirty minutes.
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Monroe
Louisville Avenue
College
Junior College
Selman
R. C. Covington
Gerald Street
Louisville
Covington
Wright- Bendel
Legion Seeks 12761 To Finish Memorial Stadium Project
The L B Faulk Post of the American Legion seeks 12761 to complete the American Legion Memorial Stadium. James H Trousdale, stadium committee chair, released a financial report showing receipts and disbursements for construction and operation. The non profit American Legion Stadium Inc itemized grandstand, fence, concessions, field buildings, chairs, moving building, insurance and materials costs totaling 44881.27 with funds still needed to finish the project.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
L. B. Faulk
The
American Legion
Legion Memorial Stadium
James H. Trousdale
Legion Stadium Committee
Trousdale
Legion
American Legion Stadium, Inc
American Legion Memorial Stadium
Selman
Rock Island Ends Passenger Train Between Little Rock and Winnfield
El Dorado Ark officials report Rock Island Lines will discontinue its sole passenger train between Little Rock Arkansas and Winnfield Louisiana effective January 4. The move leaves El Dorado with only a Missouri Pacific branch train as revenue declines trigger the shutoff. Mayor Neel plans meetings and potential legal action with Arkansas Public Service Commission to challenge the decision. freight service remains unchanged.
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EL Dorado
Ark
Rock Island Lines
Little Rock
Winnfield
Frank Cook
Missouri Pacific Lines
Thurman Penn
A. C. Neel
Rock Island
Neel
Arkansas Public Service Commission
Civil Rights Trial Ends in Mistrial After Deadlock
Ten men faced a mass civil rights trial in Rome, Georgia, over alleged plotting to deprive seven Negroes of rights by arrest and turning them over to a Ku Klux Klan mob. Jury foreman Herman D. Casey Jr. announced a seven to five split for conviction, leading to a mistrial after 48 hours of deliberation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bem Price
Rome
Frank A. Hooper
Herman D. Casey, Jr
Casey
Frank M. Gleason
Rossville
U. S
J. Ellis Mundy
Plane wreckage tragedy near Cerro Del Borrego
In Jalapa, Mexico, 17 bodies were found in a plane crash that killed all aboard the Mexican airliner. Five more deaths occurred in traffic as relatives rushed to the site, with wreckage high on a 5,000 foot ravine. C. M. A. set up a radio station on Lamb's peak to aid search.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jalapa
Mexico
Cerro del Borrego
Compania Mexicana de Aviation
Mexico-Merida
Lamb's Peak
Juno the Lady Elephant Ends Sit-Down Strike
In Wolverhampton England Juno the elephant that had locked herself in a railway car for seven days was enticed out by Tommy Ellis, an old friend from Dublin. The dramatic scene drew townspeople and trainers as Ellis approached and Juno lumbered over to greet him, ending the standstill.
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Juno
Elephant
Wolverhampton
Eng
Dublin
Tommy Ellis
Tommy
Miao Visits Stalin Split Seen On Manchuria Control
American officials believe a growing rift between Mao Tse-Tung and Joseph Stalin over Manchuria is shaping Moscow talks and U S policy. Mao’s Moscow visit appears timed to study Far East issues and potential Sino-Russian alliance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John M. Hightower
Washington
China
Moscow
Manchuria
Mao
Far East
State Department
Russia
Burma Recognizes China Mao Regime in Diplomatic Move
Burma on December 17 officially recognized the People's Republic of China, becoming among the first outside the Communist sphere to do so. Rangoon sent a telegram to Chou En Lai confirming recognition and aiming to establish diplomatic ties, while Nationalist ambassador Tu Yuen Tan was unavailable for comment. The foreign office said it would handle purely consular matters to avoid harming Chinese in Burma amid ongoing civil conflict.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rangoon
Burma
Peiping
Mao Tze-Tung
Mao
Moscow
Communist China
Chou En-Lai
Central People's Government
China
People of China
Union of Burma
People’s Republic
Tu Yuen-Tan
Foreign Office
People’s Volunteer Organization
Thakin Nu
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Dean Acheson Waters
DALLY
Dallas
Lloyd Edwin Roberts
Ochiltree
Ray Phagan
Bill Decker
Texas
Perryton
Jes Ramblin
Reds
Relief Agency
Jewish Relief Mission
Selman Field
Memorial Stadium
Georgia
Ben Hill
Atlanta
Miao
Stalin
WANT
O. L. Cloyd
Lee Ave
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