College group to lead 5 pm service at First Presbyterian
The college group led by Mrs. William Rodriguez will conduct the 5 p.m. special service at First Presbyterian Church as 1947 plans begin. Rev. Ernest Duncan Holloway preaches at 11 a.m. on What Are You Going To Do About It. Sunday School meets on schedule. The church seeks 40,000 more for a new educational building, on top of 60,000 already raised.
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First Presbyterian Church
William Rodriguez
Ernest Duncan Holloway
Rites for Rev J O Mayo Held in Mulhearn Chapel
Funeral services for the Rev J O Mayo former Monroe minister and furniture company employee who died Friday at Baton Rouge were held at Mulhearn chapel at 2 30 this afternoon with burial in Hasley Cemetery Pallbearers named Mayo triplet survivor Jim F Mayo of Vernon parish his wife Melissa Dyson and five daughters were listed along with other relatives Also noted were services for Mrs Susan Miller 91 and Ruby E Vail 14 months who died in Webster and Ouachita parishes with funerals in Minden and Liberty Cemetery respectively.
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J. O. Mayo
Monroe
Furniture Company
Baton Rouge
Mulhearn
Hasley
J. R. White
M. C. Redmond
Maurice Lindsay
Aubrey Harvell
R. D. Thrasher
J. B. Lindsay
Mayo
Ada Johnston
Vernon Parish
Leo M. Mayo
South Pacific
Susan Miller
Minden
Miller Cemetery
Germantown Road
Webster Parish
A. A. Goodwin
Waterproof
S. B. Heryford
G. R
J. J
R. J. Miller
Labor portal pay suits provoke congressional review drive
The wage hour dispute inflames unions and employers as court filings seek back pay for portal to work time. The AFL CIO is blamed for tactics while AFL leaders warn against relying on courts. Incoming senators show wide reform interest with calls for new national labor policy and compulsory arbitration to curb industrial strife.
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Chamber
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Railroad Union
A. F. of L
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John L. Lewis
Labor
Portal
Ballyhoo
Washington
Senate
House
Truman
James P. Kem
R-Mo
Joseph R. McCarthy
R-Wis
Spessard L. Holland
D-Flia
John J. Sparkman
D-Ala
Roosevelt
Organized Labor
Four arrested for drunk driving by Monroe State Police
Troop F of the Monroe state police post jailed four drunk drivers this week. A woman, Mrs Walter Long 40 of Canyon Texas, was booked at Ruston along with J B Slade 38 of Sicily Island and two Black drivers T H Holmes 26 of Lamkin and Joe Louis 21 of Jonesville. None appeared in court by Saturday. The post reports 13 more arrests for improper lights across the area.
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U. S. 80
Choudrant
Walter Long
Canyon
Tex
Ruston
J. B. Slade
Sicily Island
T. H. Holmes
Lamkin
Joe Louis
Jonesville
Post
D. P. Lenard
Columbia
Smith J. Wayland
L. T. Dodd
H. S. Porter
G. E. Kennedy
Oak Grove
C. S. Young
South Second Street
James Snowden
West Monroe
T. N. Fitzsimmons
Louisville Avenue
Bishop Jackson
James McClain
William Rogers
Ben Chatham
Lake Providence
Sheriff's Department
W. F. Freeze
The
Knights of Khrossans to hold fourth ceremony
El Miro Temple No 187 Knights of Khrossans invites Tyros to a Monday night event. Royal Vizier M C Williams and Secretary L J Hunni cutt urge attendance after Christmas, listing Tyro names and noting fez wearers. Street work begins 5 pm with refreshments at 7 pm.
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Knights of Khrossans
M. C. Williams
L. J. Hunnicutt
Tyros
Dave Zismer
Odes V. Ates
Ivan L. Calk
Lloyd Chambles
A. C. Erwin
George W. Copeland
Calvert C. Franton
Homer French
Leo Garland
Joe L. Griggs
P. M. Karlowitz
Miles A. Newburn
W. B. Roark
J. M. Stergen
John C
Matlock Dumas leader Funeral held in Tulip Ark
Robert Gray Matlock 42 prominent Dumas Ark businessman died Thursday night in a local sanitarium. Funeral services were held Saturday at 2 30 p m at Tulip Methodist Church with Rev R F Sorrell officiating. Interment in church cemetery. Survived by daughter Josephine Dumas two sons Robert Gray and Bobbie Jon Dumas and three sisters Mrs O H Magness Fisher La and Mrs J P Caldwell Parks
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Dumas
Ark
Tulip Methodist Church
Tulip
R. F. Sorrell
Josephine Matlock
Bobbie Jon Matlock
O. H. Magness
Fisher
J. P. Caldwell
Parks
Memorials and funeral notices from Monroe and Columbia
Pallbearers named for the late J. W. Treadwell relative in Monroe. Mr. Matlock dies. funeral at Monroe Hall Funeral Home. Rev James P Eden 74 dies in Columbia. rites Sunday at 3 at Columbia Methodist Church with burial at Welcome Home Cemetery. Survivors include wife daughter and several siblings. pallbearers listed.
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Columbia
Church of God
Columbia Methodist Church
J. R. Tackett
Alexandria
Welcome Home
Grayson
Mulhearn Funeral Home
Monroe
Mr. Eden
Mrs Dora Wuichet 79 Dies in Swartz Home
Mrs Dora E Wuichet aged 79 died at the home of her son W W Wuichet in Swartz. She leaves three sons Frank Robert and W W Wuichet all of Swartz two sisters Mrs E R Gallup Lis more and Mrs Ada Hancock a grandson Jacques Wuichet and several nieces and nephews Funeral services are set for 2 30 pm at the W W Wuichet residence with Rev W H Carroll of Morroe presiding Burial will be in Springhill Cemetery under Mulhearn Funeral Home direction Pallbearers named C A Burney Leon Ramsey H W Stone John Scharf Harvey Hare and G G Mauser.
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Dora E. Wuichet
W. W. Wuichet
Swartz
W. H. Carroll
Gorden Avenue
H. W. Stone
John Scharf
Harvey Hare
G. G. Mauser
Am-Mer-Mar Freighter Sees Hope Amid Hull Breach
Captain William Cox reports a fair chance to save the Am-Mer-Mar after striking a submerged rock off southern Norway. Five holes in the hull but only two holds flooded. crew of 38 evacuated and later reboarded to assess damage as salvage vessels watch. A maritime board will meet in Mandal to investigate.
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William Cox
New Orleans
Am-Mer-Mar
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Anton Poulsson
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Mandal
Maritime Board
Mississippi Shipping Co., Inc
Larvik
Coast Guard
New York
Stock market drifts with small volume as leaders falter
New York stocks showed uneven recoveries amid a subdued session on December 28. Dealers reported light turnover around 3,000 shares, with bonds steady and most commodities down as several leaders failed to rebound and the close remained clouded by fractional gains and losses.
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New York
Seabees Observe Fifth Birthday in New Orleans
The navy construction battalions known as Seabees mark their fifth birthday as their ranks shrink from a wartime peak of 250000 to 7000. They now handle emergency construction and assist Marines in amphibious techniques while boasting a record of action in every major World War II invasion.
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New Orleans
Navy
Seabees
Markets at a Glance New York Dec 28
Stocks mixed with selective gains and bond prices steady. Western Union liens rise sharply while cotton shows New Orleans demand. wheat steady in January with other grains lower. corn and oats ease. hogs advance about 50 cents to a top of 23.00. cattle show little change.
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Western Union
New Orleans
Chicago
Cotton futures slip as week end liquidation weighs on New Orleans market
Cotton futures fell on weekend liquidation with New Orleans showing steady spot prices while New York trading saw early gains erode. Prices closed mixed with March at 32.82 and May 32.20 amid tax and parity expectations.
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New Orleans
Grain prices ease on Chicago Board of Trade
Small scale but persistent selling caused fractional losses in grains on the Chicago Board of Trade. Wheat finished unchanged to 1/8 lower, corn down 3/4 to a cent, oats 1/4 to a cent lower with March and May futures listed. Lard prices for July and September also noted.
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Chicago
Chicago Board of Trade
Midwestern Air Crash Leaves Crew and Passengers Safe
A plane crashed as it attempted an emergency landing near a wooded area south east of Michigan City. Crew member S E Hall and Dr. Lobel described a high altitude approach, wing ice, and a sudden crash after the craft cut a long swath through trees. Flight details show Buffalo departure at 4 49 am and Detroit departure at 8 42 am with a 9 22 crash.
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Michigan City
Lobel
Leo Boyle
American Airlines
Buffalo
Detroit
Chicago
Hamm
South Bend
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