Power Of Human Character Outlined At Key Club Banquet
Tom Q. Ellis, clerk of the Mississippi supreme court, spoke to about 250 at the Key Club convention banquet at the Virginia hotel stressing the power of human character. He outlined the word power with each letter, urged personal purpose and opportunity, and urged responsibility as central to success. John Fulda, 17, was elected governor of the district, with Donald Learner as treasurer and Andy Park as secretary.
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Key Club
Virginia Hotel
Tom Q. Ellis
Mississippi Supreme Court
Ellis
Louisiana
Mississippi
West Tennessee
Key Club International
Donald Learner
Baton Rouge
Andy Park
Memphis
Bert Ferguson
Tenn
Chiang Kai-Shek Returns To Influence In China Crisis
Nanking Feb 19 Generalissimo Chiang Kai-Shek, believed retired, is said to be reengaging in China’s civil war crisis. Officials note his contact with loyal military and political figures, as factions in Nanking and Canton complicate peace talks with the Communists demanding surrender terms.
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Harold K. Milks
Nanking
Chiang Kai-Shek
Canton
Chiang
Li Tsung-Jen
China
Fenghwa
Mysterious radio messages clarified aboard William Phips
At Gibraltar on February 19 a radio operator from the American freighter William Phips, reported in a nervous breakdown after short wave messages claimed attempts on his life. A U S destroyer sped from Gibraltar to investigate while the 7,176 ton liberty ship, sailing from Naples to Galveston, had landed the operator.
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Gibraltar
William Phips
Britain
Pierce
U. S
Atlantic
Naples
Galveston
Tex
U. S. Maritime Commission
Transit Walkout Ends in Philadelphia Strike Settlement
Philadelphia officials announce a settlement ending a nine day transit strike for a new eight cent per hour raise. 11,000 PT C operators will vote on the deal after marathon talks led by Mayor Bernard Samuel. The union hailed the accord as a victory while a court order sought state intervention to end the stalemate.
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Philadelphia
Philadelphia Transportation Company
Transport Workers Union
Bernard Samuel
Michael J. Quill
Quill
Samuel
Joseph Shartsin
Immedi
Confession Says Ministers Spies In Bulgaria Treason Case
A purported confession by Vassil Ziapkov, among 15 Protestant leaders accused of treason in Sofia, claims the group spied for Britain and the United States. He says he led church council espionage and supplied information to enemies. Western church bodies denounce arrests as persecution amid a bill to limit foreign religious orders.
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Sofia
Bulgaria
Britain
United States
Vassil Ziapkov
Ziapkov
High United Evangelical Church Council of Bulgaria
High Council
World Council of Churches
Geneva
Vassil Kolarov
Peoples’ Democratic Church
Presbyterian Men Meet in West Monroe for 30th Annual Assembly
Presbyterian laymen from north Louisiana gather at Memorial Presbyterian Church West Monroe for the 30th annual meeting starting 9:30 a.m. The program features Dr. C Darby Fulton moderator general assembly addressing The Mission of the Church and Kenneth Keyes of Miami Fla on Partnership with God. Keyes notes his rise to wealth through business while practicing strict tithing. The tentative schedule includes morning registration 9:30 a.m. and program items such as organ preludes, hymns, scripture, and the address Objectives.
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North Louisiana
Memorial Presbyterian Church
West Monroe
C. Darby Fulton
General Assembly
Kenneth Keyes
Miami, Fla
Keyes
Leon Hammonds
J. H. Nelson
Mardi Gras Season Breaks Out For First Time Monday
New Orleans gears up for ten days of street parading starting Monday with Jean Lafitte Pirates on painted floats. Parades run daily through March 1, with hundreds of thousands watching and masks for trinkets. King Alla of Algiers opens the public carnival with a pirate theme, planning a boat procession, though river floods may affect the route.
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Kris Kreeger
New Orleans
Jean Lafitte
Alla
Algiers
Mississippi
Mississippi River
Lafitte
River Transportation Fight Intensified for Ouachita Channel
E Gordon Wright of Monroe heads the Ouachita Valley Association pushing a nine foot by one hundred foot river channel on the Ouachita to Camden Arkansas with 55 by 525 foot locks. A Washington conference with army engineers is planned amid approval from the Mississippi Valley Association. The group cites a feasible modern tow system and big savings for regional trade.
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Ouachita River
E. Gordon Wright
Monroe
Wright
Ouachita Valley Association
Army Engineers
Washington
Mississippi Valley Association
Ouachita Valley
Camden
Ark
Mississippi
New Orleans
Ouachita
Chief of Engineers
Army
Ouachita-Black Rivers
Arkansas
Louisiana
Addion
Bus confrontation ends with rooster on board
A Trailways bus nears Monroe when a roadside passenger, a large Negro woman, boards with a live rooster tied by the legs. The driver protests but the woman twists the rooster’s neck. the bird dies and she boards the bus amid laughter. Sheriff Hester earns Police Cases magazine honor as Officer of the Month for solving the Dowdy murder. An older sister teaches a Sunday school pupil that God is Love, stressing universal love.
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C. E. Hester
Madison Parish
Police Cases
New York
Ann Maher
Hester
Truck driver vows year in welded car in Ashland
Ashland, Ore. February 19. Don Haynes, a 39 year old truck driver, seals himself inside a car welded shut with bars on the windows and a folding bed and closet inside. He wagers $1,000 against $25,000 to stay one year and plans to tour the country visiting major cities. He will eat by paying passersby for meals. Police escort and two bands accompanied him to the city limits. Secretary of State Earl Newbry wished him luck. He expects to reach Sacramento Monday.
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Ashland
Ore
Don Haynes
D. H. Mauldin
Haynes
Earl Newbry
Sacramento
Dog Adopts Tiny Chicks as Pups in Atlanta
Misty the blonde cocker spaniel mourned a puppy’s death and became mother to 21 baby chicks. She carried each chick to her bed, grew fond, and even ignored a new puppy. The Lee family observes Misty’s protectiveness and hostility toward Linda, their year-old daughter.
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Atlanta
Misty
Raymond Lee
Lee
Linda
Acheson Seeks Prompt Draft of Atlantic Treaty
Washington notes report prompt drafting of an Atlantic security treaty to reassure western Europe with strong American backing. Acheson and ambassadors met for a series of conferences aimed at a finished document. Progress cited from a closed senate committee session, signaling possible language on American military action without an automatic commitment. Negotiations involve the United States Canada Britain France Belgium Holland and Luxembourg.
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John M. Hightower
Washington
Western
Europe
State Acheson
Acheson
Senate Foreign Relations Committee
Vandenberg
U. S
Canada
Britain
France
Belgium
Holland
Luxembourg
New Snow Hits Western Regions and Flood Threats
Associated Press reports new snow and cold affecting western mountain and plains states on Saturday. A cold wave spreads south and east slowing melt over about 15000 acres of farmland as water rises from the Nemaha River Muddy Creek and Pony Creek. The Missouri nears Bankful from Rule Nebraska to St. Joseph Missouri, with spillover risk in that area. Oregon flood danger eases temporarily as mountain snows mount and water content increases, with Cascade region depths described as alarmingly high.
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Associated Press
Western Mountains Plains
Nebraska
Nemaha River
Muddy Creek
Pony Creek
Weather Bureau
Missouri
Rule
Neb
St. Joseph
Oregon
Cascade Range
Argentines Seek Economic Steps Amid Market Pressure
Buenos Aires reports show stock prices sagging amid a serious foreign exchange shortage and a 12 day newspaper strike. President Peron has shuffled aides, imposed strict import and FX controls, and warned against foreign loans while beef and grain exports are seen as potential rally points. Rosario considers a nationwide newspaper strike if Buenos Aires fails to settle by midnight Wednesday.
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Buenos Aires
Juan D. Peron
Argentina
Miguel Miranda
National Economic Council
Peron
United States
Rosario
Inter
Pound wins Bollingen Prize amid treason case
Ezra Pound, 63, jailed abroad on treason charges, wins the $1,000 Bollingen Prize for poetry published in 1948. The award, funded by the Bollingen Foundation and judged by Library of Congress fellows, acknowledges The Pisan Cantos completed near Pisa while Pound was in jail.
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Arthur Edson Washington
Ezra Pound
Bollingen Prize
Pound
Bollingen Foundation
Fellows In
Library of Congress
Librarian of Congress
Conrad Aiken
W. H. Auden
Louise Bogan
Katherine Garrison Chapin
T. S. Eliot
Paul Green
Robert Lowell
Katherine Anne Porter
Karl Shapiro
Allen Tate
Willard Thorp
Robert Penn Warren
Leonie Adams
Theodore Spencer
Italy
Lord Haw-Haw
Pisa
Frey Deaths At College Attributed To Self Destruction
Jewell J Frey 42 year old Northeast Junior College auditor was found shot to death in a men s restroom at the college yesterday afternoon Dr J T French parish coroner called the death personal safety related and a closed case of self inflicted gunshot Frey a former army major served as auditor since 1936 until he left to join the army in 1942 returning in 1946 He had been married but recently divorced A student watcher Foster Lewis located the body Dean Rodney Cline notified authorities The revolver a .38 Smith and Wesson was kept in Frey s drawer for night watchmen and the bullet entered through the right ear exiting above the left ear Death described as instantaneous}
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Jewell J. Frey
Northeast Junior College
Monroe Police Department
Frey
Army
Foster Lewis
Lewis
Brown Hall
Dean Cline
Foster
Rodney Cline
College
French
C. O. Mecrowen
Masonic Avenue
Egypt Israel Near Armistice Bids Over Beersheba
Rhodes Feb 19 Egypt and Israel moved closer to an armistice in talks in Rhodes. United Nations sources report agreement on Beersheba control, with one or two tough issues lingering and mixed statements on progress. Dr Ralph Bunche maintained cautious optimism as mediations continued.
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Rhodes
Egypt
Israel
United Nations
Negev
Beersheba
U. N
Ralph J. Bunche
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