Flood Crisis Shifts From Midwest To South As Winter Lingers
The flood crisis moves south as winter's grip eases in most areas. Red Cross sets up disaster relief in Little Rock to aid about 15 flood refugees. About 9,000 Arkansans homeless and 25,000 displaced nationwide this month, with 11,400 still evacuated in the Birds Point area. Army engineers plan to avoid opening additional levees.
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Red Cross
Little Rock
Mississippi
Ohio
Cairo
St. Francis
Arkansas
Midwest
Birds Point
New Madrid
Missouri
Army
Planning report to open Chamber meeting in Virginia Hotel
The first 1940 mem bership meeting of the Chamber of Commerce will feature T. O. Bancroft presenting an extensive City Planning Committee program. Clifford M. Strauss will preside at 7 30 p m in the Virginia Hotel Ball Room as officials discuss modernizing city services and a Air Force Academy site study.
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Chamber of Commerce
T. O. Bancroft
Chamber
Clifford M
Strauss
Virginia
Bancroft
Air Force Academy
Twin Cities
D. Hudson Lewis
United States Chamber of Commerce
Brigham Rites Today For Illinois Central Conductor
The funeral for C. P. Brigham a 58 year old Illinois Central conductor who died after a fall will be held Sunday at 3 30 P M at Rose Neath funeral home Shreveport Rev C E Harvey officiating Interment follows at Centuries Memorial Park Cemetery Survived by his wife three daughters Mrs C W Hill Mrs J L Kaufmann of Shreveport and Mrs R Broomfield Tacoma Wash and two sons H L and C P Brigham Jr with four others mentioned
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C. P. Brigham
Illinois Central
Rose-Neath
Shreveport
C. E. Harvey
Dixie Garden Church
Centuries Memorial Park
C. W. Hill
J. L. Kaufmann
R. Broomfield
Tacoma
Wash
H. L
Cc. P. Brigham Jr
Senate Eyes Quick Tax Cut Drive Ahead of Truman Plan
Washington January 21 A fast moving effort to cut excise taxes may force quick Senate action without House input. Senator George of Georgia warned the cut could reach 1.5 billion dollars even as White House plans to send Truman's full tax program to Congress Monday. The package may propose over 750 million in excises and a package bill offset by higher taxes on corporations estates and gifts.
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Washington
Capitol Hill
Truman
George
D.-Ga
Senate Finance Committee
Senate
House
Congress
White House
Fire Aboard Norwegian Motorship Under Control
An all night fire aboard the Norwegian motorship Heimvard in New Orleans was brought under control but the gutted ship was beached with heavy damage. Captain H. M. Hansen said the 20 year old vessel was a total loss.
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New Orleans
Heimvard
H. M. Hansen
Prohibition Vote Slated for Catahoula Wards One and Two
Voters in wards one and two of Catahoula parish head to the polls Tuesday to decide prohibition. Ward one ballots are cast at Lee Bayou and ward two ballots at Sicily Island. The parish police jury meets Wednesday at 9 AM to canvass election returns.
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Jonesville
Catahoula Parish
Lee Bayou
Sicily Island
Navy to free Missouri from Chesapeake Bay shoal
The Navy plans to use heavy beaching gear on the next attempt to tug the Missouri off a Chesapeake Bay shoal. Navy officials announced plans for a naval court of inquiry to determine how and why the battleship ran aground and to investigate the incident.
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W. D. Brown
Fla
U. S
Missouri
Chesapeake Bay
Hampton
Norfolk
Navy
Washington
Naval Court of Inquiry
Missing Monroe man S T Blackman sought by police
Monroe police say 22 year old S T Blackman of 300 Plum Street has been missing for over a week. His wife reports he vanished after going to a South Grand Street bar on January 12 to borrow money from his father. She waited three hours and later learned from bar staff he left with another man. He is described as tall and dark complexioned.
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Monroe
S. T. Blackman
Plum St
Blackman
House F E P C bill postponed at least two weeks
The F E P C bill was postponed for at least two weeks as Speaker Sam Rayburn shifted unfinished business to a U S participation in international organizations bill. Southern lawmakers pressed to discuss amendments on the international measure, delaying action on the discrimination proposal.
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HOUSE
F.E P.C
Washington
Sam Rayburn
U. S
Pinckney Weaks Dies in Texas Death Notice
Pinckney Weaks died Saturday in Mercedes Texas. He was raised in Monroe and lived 20 years in the Rio Grande Valley. His parents were Capt J C Weaks and Mrs Weaks. He never married and leaves relatives in Monroe and New Orleans. The late George Weaks of Monroe was a brother.
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Pinckney Weaks
Mercedes
Tex
Monroe
Rio Grande Valley
J. C. Weaks
Texas
Weaks
J. Harvey Trousdale Sr
W. B. Reily
New Orleans
George Weaks
Catahoula Households Brace for Record Flood Warnings
Jonesville Louisiana braces as Catahoula Parish battles rising waters. Central school remains closed with buses halted on several routes. A flood crest of 53 feet is predicted for February, two feet over flood stage. Concrete floodwall work on the ring levee resumes and gaps will be filled as needed.
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Jonesville
Catahoula
Aubrey Brooks
Central School
Stocks Rebound After Jan Selloff In New York
The New York stock market this week recovered most of the losses from the January 12 downturn. By Saturday's close, prices were nearly at the three and a half year high first reached on January 11, edging just short of that peak.
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New York
Burned hand and sling described for missing man
Report notes four fingers on his right hand severely burned and wrapped, with a sling. He was last seen wearing blue jeans a kaki shirt and a grey jacket.
Community gratitude and notices from Monroe region
Readers recall Christmas charity from Good Fellows and Monroe League of Women Voters reflections. Parish dinner honors Rev. Edward F Hayward while Ouachita Class of 1950 lists top seniors and beauty awards. Rev. L T Hastings reports $23000 in cash gifts to Clear Mountain college. River stage updates show flood indicators for Camden Monroe Jonesville and Vicksburg.
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Monroe
Ouachita Parish
Mary Poulos
Carolyn Hargrove
Ann Atkinson
Jerrry Freeman
Charles Page
Danny Sullivan
Mary Jo Inzina
Travis de Freese
Loraine McClendon
Herman de Loach
Della Guillory
Billy Milstead
L. T. Hastings
Clear Mountain College
Kentucky
Hastings
Boston Detectives On Hot Money Hunt
Boston detectives press an ongoing nationwide search for the Brink's armored car gang after a February heist. Deputy Police Superintendent James F. Daley says progress exists but declines to detail sources. FBI inspector Myron E. Gurnea oversees Boston efforts as a key liaison with local authorities.
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Boston
de@tectives
New York
James F. Daley
Daley
Federal Bureau of Investigation
Myron E. Gurnea
Washington
Gurnea
Brink
William F. Manter
Manter
Truman to ask Congress for speedy rectification on tax vote
President Truman plans to seek a rapid correction from Congress after the House rejected a 60 million dollar Korean aid bill. He released a letter from Secretary of State Dean Acheson expressing concern and dismay over the vote and said he fully agrees with those views.
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Washington
Ruman
Congress
House
Truman
Dean Acheson
Pearson named chief biologist for atomic energy commission
Dr. Paul B. Pearson is appointed chief biologist for the atomic energy commission. He will oversee biology research at AEC plants and at university projects nationwide.
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Washington
Paul B. Pearson
The
Atomic Energy Commission
Northeast Junior College announces spring registration schedule
Registrations begin February 2 3 with alphabetical enrollment by hour. Registrar B S Hamner urges students to follow the A B C order and bring transcripts or eligibility certificates. Firsttime entrants should arrive with credit transcripts and veterans with eligibility certificates.
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Northeast Junior College
B. S. Hamner
Churchill Sees Socialism as Block to Britain's Recovery
In a January 21 radio speech from Westerham Churchill denounced socialism as out of step with the times and the weakest defense against communism. He urged voters in the February 23 general election to reject Labour and reject a reversion to socialist regimentation amid Europe’s political shift.
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London
Winston Churchill
The
Times
Britain
Westerham
Scandinavia
Europe
Alger Hiss Convicted of Perjury as Communist Spy Charge
Federal jury in New York finds Alger Hiss guilty on two counts of perjury for denying passing state department secrets to Whittaker Chambers and seeing him after 1937. Sentencing set for Jan 25. potential 10 year prison term and fines. Chambers calls verdict unsurprising and praises jurors and FBI efforts.
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Alger Hiss
State Department
U. S. Court
New York
Hiss
Federal Court
Claude B. Cross
State Departments
Whittaker Chambers
Washington
Chambers
Henry W. Goddard
Priscilla
Ada Condell
Goddard
Claude RB. Cross
U. S
Thomas F. Murphy
Edward C. McLean
Newsy Ads In Today’s Want Ads
Public notice advertises limited publication want ads during the emergency. It invites readers to place ads for bargains in homes late model cars and household articles and offers make-good insertions if omissions or misclassifications occur.
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