Georgia Governor-Elect Eugene Talmadge Dies
Eugene Talmadge died at 7 a m aged 62, three weeks before inauguration. Governor Ellis Arnall closed the capitol and announced a state funeral and in-state honors. The death triggers an unprecedented succession fight as legal questions loom over who serves as governor until a successor is chosen.
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Atlanta
Eugene Talmadge
Georgia
Talmadge
Ellis Arnall
State
Capitol
Arnall
State House
Sugar Creek
McRae
Britain recalls ambassador to Spain amid UN move
Britain recalled Ambassador Sir Victor Mallet from Madrid six days after the UN General Assembly urged withdrawal of missions from Spain. The foreign office said the recall came without waiting for formal notice and was a swift counter-move amid tensions with Franco's regime. The American ambassador Norman Armour had already left Spain.
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London
Spain
Francisco Franco
United Nations General Assembly
New York
Foreign Office
General Assembly
Victor Mallet
Madrid
Great Britain
United Nations
Mallet
Sir Victor
Norman Armour
United States
United Native Assembly
Franco
Leprosy patients in Carville to hold first Christmas party
Continued on Ninth Page. Leprosy patients at the national leprosarium in Carville will hold their first community Christmas tree and party tomorrow night. Major Hans G. Hornbostel will appear as Santa Claus, after gaining fame for seeking to live at the leprosarium with his wife. Sixty gifts were sent by Chicago telephone operators and a Christmas fund from Irving L. Lyons of New Orleans supports the event. The program features a ballet, specialty numbers, and caroling.
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New Orleans
Carville
Hans G. Hornbostel
Santa Claus
Edgewater
Sunnyside
Chicago
Irving L. Lyons
Miracles Seen In 2 Christmas Accidents
Two Christmas travel accidents near Monroe spared lives of five Navy officers and a Texas family. The Fenner family from Fort Worth survived a 15 foot drop from U S Highway 80 after a railing collapse. State police described the events as miraculous escapes in the same area within hours.
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Bayou LaFourche
Charles M. Fenner
Melba Ann
Fort Worth
Texas
U. S. Highway 80
Monroe
Navy
Corpus Christi
Dalton Predicts Lots of Housing and Shifts in Policy
Washington dec 21 Deputy Housing Expeditor Neil Dalton resigned to return to duty at the Louisville Courier Journal as he predicted a surge in housing but noted it is no longer a veterans program. He credited Wilson Wyatt with laying the base for strong building next spring as waivers of wartime controls loom. The American Institute of Architects said controls relaxation will speed construction and cut costs while the Labor Department reported a 2.7 percent November rise in building apprentices amid a labor shortage. 90 percent of those employed were veterans.
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Washington
Neil Dalton
Louisville Courier-Journal
Dalton
Wilson Wyatt
Turman
Wyatt
American Institute of Architects
Institute
Labor Department
Norton E. Long
Bank President Quietly Pays Back 18 00 Losses After 31 Years
Frank Roti, former head of Western Savings Bank in Chicago, repaid about 14 000 to roughly 200 depositors and has 4 000 left to honor for 50 more. The bank was robbed in 1915 causing closure and 35 cents on the dollar to depositors. Now a lay brother at Sacred Heart Seminary in Melrose Park, he says faith and duty drove him to fulfill the moral obligation.
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Chicago
Frank Roti
Roti
Sacred Heart Seminary
Melrose Park
Western Savings Bank
Roli
Guerrilla War Grips Indochina Across Key Cities
Paris dispatches report full scale guerrilla warfare in Northern Indochina as French troops clash with Viet Namese in Hanoi and other towns. Viet Namese leaders threaten ongoing war while committing to action if demands are unmet. European civilians are reported murdered or abducted amid street fighting and sniper fire.
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Paris
Indochina
Hanoi
Annaéte
Viet Nam
M. Maio
France-Soir
United Nations
Viet Namese
Saigon
Truman Heads Short State of the Union With New Proposals
President Truman aims for a briefer state of the union address focusing on broad references to labor relations reform and potential Army-Navy merger, as Republican leaders in Congress pledge limited cooperation. A special commission will study universal training with March recommendations expected.
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Washington
Truman
Congress
Carroll Reece
St. Louis
Reece
Republican Congress
Special Commission
7000 Buildings to Be Sold at Camp Claiborne
War Assets Administration plans sale of about 7000 camp buildings at Camp Claiborne Louisiana. Barracks mess halls and other structures will be sold as is and where is to the highest bidder who must remove them. Sale aims to free lumber and housing materials.
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New Orleans
War Assets Administration
Army
Camp Claiborne
Leonard E. Barnes
WAA
Gift Donations For Christmas Fund Raise Total
A list of Christmas donations totaling 2321.55 includes a West Monroe US Marine and various individuals and groups giving to Good Fellows. The piece notes a Longfellow poem about peace on earth and describes the marine in dress uniform presenting a blank check.
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Good Fellows
West Monroe
United States
Accidental Drowning Verdict In Natchez Inquest
A coroner's jury ruled the death accidental drowning in Natchez Mississippi after a man identified as Jesse Martin 42 of Cape Girardeau Missouri was found in the Mississippi River twenty two miles below Natchez. The body was buried pending claim.
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Natchez, Miss
Mississippi River
Natchez
Jesse Martin
Cape Girardeau
Shawnee
Eddie Erlbacher
Christmas Cantatas Set for Monroe Churches
Christmas themes fill services in Monroe and West Monroe churches. First Baptist Monroe presents Gloria in Excelsis at 7:30 p m with B B Fields directing and Mrs B D Allbritton on organ, ending with Lottie Moon offerings. First Methodist Monroe hosts a Christmas pageant The Child of Prophecy at 6 p m. First Presbyterian presents King of Kings at 5 p m with Leon Hammonds directing and many community singers. First Christian holds a Christmas program and social at 7:30 p m. St Matthew's offers usual masses with elaborate rites.
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Monroe
West Monroe
First Baptist Church
B. B. Fields
B. D. Allbritton
Lottie Moon
First Presbyterian Church Choir
Leon Hammonds
Ella Jean Mosby
Elizabeth Cretney
Pat Grant
Ann Atkinson
Rosemary Wall
Sarah Smith
Margaret Ann Harper
Nina Maddux
Harry Lemert
Kate Allison
Shirley Wagner
Harry Wagner
E. M. Wooten
B. A. Trousdale
Don Stewart
Walter Minnear
First Christian Church
St. Matthew's Church
Bilbo Stands Ground as War Inquiry Probes Gifts
Senator Theodore Bilbo testifies as war contractors describe payments to his 1942 campaign and favors done for contracts. Bilbo calls himself a poor man in debt and denies taking any funds, while condemning his former secretary as treacherous. The inquiry pauses for Christmas.
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Marvin L. Arrowsmith
Washington
Bilbo
Senate
Theodore G. Bilbo
D-Miss
Mississippi
Edward P. Terry
Wall Doxey
Terry
Christ
Judas Iscariot
Caesar
Brutus
George Washington
Benedict Arnold
Bilbe
Civil War Near as Chinese Leaders Threaten All-Out Conflict
Dec 21 Peiping reports high ranking government and Communist leaders warn all-out civil war is imminent. Chiang Kai-shek ally Li Tsung Jen says government armies will resume offensives. Li Shao Chi says the government and United States have driven the Communists to arms. Chou En Lai vows a six month offensive if troops stay beyond Jan 13 positions.
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Peiping
Li Tsung-Jen
Chiang Kai-Shek
Yenan
Li Shao- Chi
Communist Party
United States
Chou En-Lai
Chou
Kuomintang
Government Party
Kalgan
Ante Bellum Magnolia Vale Destroyed by Natchez Fire
Magnolia Vale, a 24 room antebellum home in Natchez, burned to the ground around 5 a.m. damage included irreplaceable antiques and portraits. Owned by Andrew B. Learned it had hosted yearly pilgrimages since 1932. At the time of the blaze Howard Peabody and his wife occupied the house and were uninjured.
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Natchez
Miss
Magnolia Vale
Homewood
Inglewood
Andrew B. Learned
Scotland
Lower
Mississippi Valley
Howard Peabody
Lake Forest, Ill
Massive Japan quake and tidal waves devastate vast area
A historic quake followed by six tidal waves battered southern Japan, killing hundreds and injuring scores. Kyodo tallies 592 dead, 403 seriously injured, and 14,592 homes destroyed as damage spread from Tokyo to Kyushu. U.S. estimates place fatalities higher, with 422 dead initially, while relief teams race to isolated zones including Wakayama and Shikoku.
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Russell Brines
Tokyo
Japan
Honshu
Kyushu
Home Island
Kyodo
U. S. Army
Wakayama
Osaka
Associated Press
Frank L. White
Shikoku
Gifu
Ishikawa
Wakayama Peninsula
Shikoku Island
U. S. Eighth Army
White
Awaji
Optimist Club Auction Funds Juniors Gift Drive
The Optimist club held a charity auction at Hotel Frances with Jack Entrican as auctioneer and Bill Jackson as leading bidder. All gifts returned to owners after bids. proceeds funded gifts for 45 Junior Optimists. Guests included Floyd Huddleston Bill Sullivan and Mr Friend.
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Hotel Frances
Jack Entrican
Bill Jackson
Hetty Green
Jack Willis
Salvation Army
Adj
Charles Stratford
Clipper Willis
Floyd Huddleston
Bill Sullivan
Mr. Friend
Checks From Hobbs Are Seen as Conscience Money
Three Monroe residents received unsigned checks from Hobbs New Mexico early this month. Each check was 10 percent of their losses from a failed company a dozen years ago. The letters suggested the money came from a founder or relative, while the original manager reportedly left Texas and may be dead.
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Monroe
Hobbs
New Mexico
W. E. Reardon
Stubbs Avenue
State National Bank of
el Paso
Texas
Cure to Mother Cabrini credited for boy’s recovery
In Bayonne New Jersey Mrs Sophie Unish reports that her four year old son Edward paralyzed from birth walked again after a visit to the Mother Cabrini Chapel in New York City. The family prayed at Cabrini’s crystal casket and says Eddie began walking Dec 10 with no relapse.
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Bayonne
N. J
St. Francis Xavier
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Generalissimo Franco
YALE
Little Bayou Island
Veterans’ Program
Blum
Miami
National Airport
Eastern Air Lines
Universal Air Lines
Aberdeen
EAL
Universal
West Monroe Marine
West Monroe U. S. Marine
Rotary Club
Scecscerrenseree
J. M. Breard
Tom Monk
Nancy Clair
Janet Noland
Marilyn
Joe
Charles
Fes Soks Enna Saue
Perry White
E. B. Pounds
Ninette Smith
Escee
Het
Snaverieie
Sybil Knighton
Scsceessses
T. Brudsen
Cansepsee
Henry A. Biedenharn
Jennifer Parsons
R. i
Bob Rhodes
Berta Ce Ie
Ralph Marionneaux, Jr
Ronnie Marionneaux
B. J. Renaud
Longfellow
Jes Ramblin
Josef Prost
Gravenmacher
Grand Duchy of Luxembourg
Monroe Rotary Club
Northeast Junior College
Prost
Luxembourg Rotary
United States Immigration Department
Antwerp
Belgium
Isle de France
Centenary
James Harvey Montgomery
Mary Alice Oakman
Clifton Lynwood Booker
Baskin
Ann Gunter Dozier
Donald David Whitaker
Delhi
Martha Julie
N. M
Mother Cabrini
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