Ike-Mac Meeting Marks New Era in Diplomacy
The meeting between President-elect Eisenhower and General MacArthur signals a new era in presidential diplomacy, following a two hour discussion last Thursday. Both leaders, once cool toward each other and at odds on war policy, reportedly spoke candidly about Korea and broader Allied strategy.
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Washington
Eisenhower
Gen
MacArthur
New York
John Foster Dulles
Dulles
Europe
Asia
Korea
Inchon
United Nations
North Korea
Stalin
Far East
Raids on gambling dens highlighted by Grevemberg's troopers
A detailed account describes Col. Francis Grevemberg’s troops raiding gambling casinos across seven parishes from a Calli's College inn raid in LaPlace to subsequent operations. The method includes tips, undercover teams, silent entry, and firm but courteous handling, with bonds posted at local jails.
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Calli’s College Inn
LaPlace
St. John the Baptist
Grevemberg
Robert Kennon
Col
Francis Grevemberg
Omar Bradley
Europe
Circle Club
Deaths of Joseph W. Jones 87 Funeral Monday
Joseph W. Jones 87 died at the home of Mrs. G B Wilson in West Monroe. Funeral services are set for 2 p m Monday at Mulhearn Funeral Chapel with Rev T A Brown officiating. Burial in Riverview Cemetery. Pallbearers: Jack H Wilson Herman B Wilson George B Wilson Henry Miller Grady Bruckner Dick Jolissant. No known survivors. Retired civil engineer former Florida state chief engineer. Heidelberg engineering graduate.
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Joseph W. Jones
Mulhearn
T. A. Brown
Brownville Methodist Church
Riverview Cemetery
Jack H. Wilson
Herman B. Wilson
George B. Wilson
Henry Miller
Grady Bruckner
Dick Jolissant
Jones
G. B. Wilson
West Monroe
State of
Florida
School of Engineering
Heidelberg
Germany
Longtime Lincoln Parish Resident B L Wilson Dies
B L Wilson of Lincoln parish dies at 66 in Choudrant after a long illness. Funeral services set for Monday at 2 p m at Douglas Methodist Church with burial in the church cemetery. Kilpatrick Funeral Home of Ruston in charge. Survived by widow Maggie, son Shelton of Ringgold, sister Essie Brennan of San Antonio, and two grandchildren.
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B. L. Wilson
Clifton Jetter Jetter Dies in Jackson Buried in Wallace Ridge
Clifton H. George Jetter 28, of Jonesville died Saturday in Jackson Louisiana. Funeral services were held today at 3 p m in Jonesville Pentecostal Church with burial in Wallace Ridge Cemetery. The Rev. Wiley and the Rev. Ernest Hooter officiated. Survivors include his father Tom S. Jetter of Monroe and one sister Mrs Jewel King of Jonesville.
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Clifton Jetter Ferriday
Clifton H. “George” Jetter
Jackson
Jonesville
Wallace Ridge
Wiley
Ernest Hooter
Comer Funeral Home
Tom S. Jetter
Monroe
Jewel King
Shoemaker Sentenced In Moscow For At-Home Leather Shoes
A Moscow shoemaker received a five year prison term for making leather shoes at home with unapproved materials. An enlargement agent and an assistant were sentenced to ten years each.
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Moscow
Square dancing revival hits Monroe Thursdays at recreation Center
The Monroe Recreation Center hosts a Thursday square dance led by caller John Lacy. Dancers learn and perform figures in a revived hobby once popular in rural areas. Recreation director Jack Hesketh notes rising interest and potential expansion to an orchestra if demand grows. The next session is Thursday Jan 8 after holiday breaks.
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Monroe
Grandpa
Monroe Recreation Center
John Lacy
Recreation Center
Jack Hesketh
Baton Rouge
Recreation Commission
Britannica
Hesketh
Goodwill Tour 10 SA Planned by Bromfield Braniff Group
Louis Bromfield and T E Braniff arrange a month long Latin America goodwill air tour for leading American agronomists industrialists and ranchers with President and Mrs Braniff aboard. The itinerary includes Lima Buenos Aires Montevideo Rio de Janeiro and Sao Paulo with a Panama stopover and a January 25 departure. The group spans many states and aims to strengthen inter American commerce and understanding.
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Louis Bromfield
Farmer
T. E. Braniff
Latin America
U. S
South American
South America
Bromfield Group
Lima
Peru
Buenos Aires
Argentina
Montevideo
Uruguay
Rio de Janeiro
Sao Paulo
Brazil
Panama
Tom Braniff
University of Denver
Braniff
Americas
Bromfield
Duke of Windsor Declines Attendance at Coronation
The Duke and Duchess of Windsor arrived in New York from Europe and the duke again announced he would not attend Queen Elizabeth II's coronation. He cited constitutional usage for a former sovereign not attending and dismissed seating reports as unfounded.
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New York
Duke
Duchess of Windsor
Europe
Cherbourg
Escape for local man as plane crash claims 83 in Moses Lake
Reports from West Monroe detail Sgt Bobby J. Wilbanks and Garnett Garnett, both connected to local families, surviving a mass crash near Moses Lake Washington. Garnett’s parents receive a hopeful wireless reply interpreting their son’s safety as no cause to worry, amid recollections of a baptism joke in Ouachita where a preacher tests faith with immersion.
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Bobby J. Wilbanks
M. L. Wilbanks
Jonesboro Road
West Monroe
Moses Lake
Wash
Windsor Garnett
W. S. Garnett
North Second St
Monroe
Washington State
Garnett
Dawkins Sets Out Retiring Statement From Shreveport
Judge Dawkins releases full text announcing retirement plans effective May 17 1953 after 40 years of service. He cites health checks and a desire for orderly succession with Judge Porterie as successor and notes continued public service mostly in Monroe.
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Louisiana
United States
Supreme Court
Porterie
Monroe
Dawkins Recalled as Louisiana Federal Judge Shaped Oil Tax Law
The article recounts Judge Dawkins’s key rulings on mineral rights development within ten years, depletion allowances for taxpayers, and Ford stock valuation, plus Taft and Coolidge’s roles in his federal judgeship and Dawkins’s stance on succession and retirement. It notes his Lake Charles strike injunction and tension with Louisiana labor leaders as he neared retirement.
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Louisiana
Ransdall
Broussard
Taft
Coolidge
U. S
Harry Daugherty
Supreme Court
Dawkins
Edward Douglass White
South
Circuit Court of Appeals
U. S. Supreme Court
Ford Motor Company
Detroit
Senator Couzens
Michigan
Ford Company
Henry Ford, Sr
Ford
Couzens
U. Internal Revenue
Secretary of the Treasury
Mel
Congress
Judy Dawkins
Tax Appeals Court
Lake Charles
Judge Dawkins
Feder Circuit Court of Appeals
Joh Pleasant
Shreveport
Parish
Ben Dawkins, Jr
Catter
Congressional Ditrict
America
Eisenhower
Pleasant
President's Daughter Sets Flying Record
Jacqueline Auriol, wife of the French president’s son, set a new women’s record for a 100 kilometer closed-course flight in a Mistral jet. She averaged 534.375 mph, surpassing her own 511.360 mph mark from May 1951.
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Marseille
France
Jacqueline Auriol
Parson Tests Faith With Drowning Allegory
An old parish tale recalls a man asked if he believes. After three attempts the parson confirms, the man asserts his faith by believing he is being drowned, declaring his truth with a cross between fear and defiance.
Met Opera Star Helen Traubel Shines in Seoul Debut
In war torn Seoul the Metropolitan Opera mezzo Helen Traubel received a 15 minute ovation after her concert at the Busan Theater as more than 600 audience members flocked to see her first appearance in the city. Officers and men of the Eighth Army led the cheers.
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Seoul
Eigh Army
Oper
Helen Traubel
Busak
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Colorado
Missouri
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Duke of Windsor
Jes’ Ramblin
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Pine Street
Teel Best
Svetem
Pisonal Finance Co
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