Tribute to Marine dead at memorial service in First Baptist
Rev. L T Hastings will deliver the address at Marine Memorial Sunday services at 2 30 p m today at the First Baptist church. The Northeast Louisiana Detachment of the Marine Corps League sponsors the observance in memory of all combat dead. The program includes a flag presentation to Mrs Minnie Lee Hodnette for her son Roy P Hodnette killed at Saipan June 15 1944 with the First Marine Division.
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L. T. Hastings
Marine Memorial
First Baptist Church
Northeast Louisiana
Marine Corps League
Marine Corps
Chateau Thierry
Belleau Wood
Hastings
Louisiana
Minnie Lee Hodnette
Car Street
Stomach ulcer pains drive Jack Spratt to eat no fat
Modern day "Jack Spratts" avoid fat due to distress from stomach ulcers indigestion gas pains burning sensation and bloat. The ad touts Adia Geta tablets from year draggst with a money back offer. first dose eases can cies. return box for double your money back.
Boondoggle claim rocks Bikini atom test
Dr. Louis Ridenour of MIT calls Operation Crossroads a gigantic boondoggle and says the July Bikini Atoll test will waste valuable potential. He argues the bomb should be set to explode at great depth in open sea to maximize damage against ships, noting a 1947 postponement for this type of test.
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New York
Bikini Atoll
Pacific
Louis Ridenour
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Bikini
Ridenour
Wow
Memorial Scroll Honors Hodnette Sacrifice
Hodnette recognized with a memorial scroll. Her son, born in New Mexico, lived here when he joined the Marines. A First Baptist member, he attended Ouachita Parish High School. his father, the late William F Hodnette, was a Methodist minister. A memorial meeting at 2 p.m. will gather at Ouachita Parish courthouse and march to the First Baptist church.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Monroe
Hodnette
New Mexico
Marine Corps
First Baptist Church
Ouachita Parish
William F. Hodnette
Northeast Louisiana
Fate Of No 1 Native War Criminal Mystery To Allies
Frankfurt report says Lt. Gen. Andrei Vlassov Russia's top native born war criminal was handed to the Red Army about a year ago and his fate remains unknown to Western allies. US officers recall Prague capture on May 5 1945 and say he disappeared before arrival to Russian custody. Since 1945 about 1 200 of his Cossack troops have been repatriated, with several suicides among the first trainloads under Yalta terms.
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Frankfurt
S. Army
Andrei A. Vlassov
Russia
Red Army
Prague
Vlassov
U. S
U. S. Army
Viassov
Smolensk
Bids Sought for Iberia Parish Bridges and State Highway Jobs
The Louisiana State Highway Department invites sealed bids June 19 for 11 highway maintenance and construction projects including three bridges on State Route 157 over Stumpy Bayou Patout Bayou and Warehouse Bayou in Iberia Parish. Also listed are projects on Route 824 in Avoyelles Parish, routes in St. Helena Parish, Jackson Parish and Calcasieu Parish with gravel and concrete paving. Five welded steel barges are also bidding to be delivered to Lake Charles Wagner's Ferry Jefferson Parish Amite River French Settlement Ferry Livingston Parish.
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Baton Rouge
Iberia Parish
State Highway Department
Lydia-Weeks Island
Stumpy Bayou
Patout Bayou
Warehouse Bayou
Simmesport-Odenburg
Avoyelles Parish
Greensburg
St. Helena’ Parish
Quitman
Jonesboro
Beech Springs
Jackson Parish
Meeling Street
Lake Charles
Calvasieu Parish
Montpelier
St. Helena Parish
Central Avenue
Jefferson Parish
Alexandria
Rapides Parish
Highway Department
Wagner's Ferry
Amite River
French Settlement Ferry
Livingston Parish
Fire crews quell Plymouth blaze on South Grand Street
Firefighters from engine company 3 extinguished a Plymouth sedan owned by J. D. Pruett after a short circuit in the wiring caused the blaze. The incident occurred at 5 37 a m on South Grand Street. Owner’s address not listed.
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South Grand Street
Engine Company 3
J.D. Pruett
Kindergarten to Graduate Class at Martin Temple
The Martin Temple Community Kindergarten marks its Eighth Commencement with 115 children enrolled and 33 grads the largest class yet. Mane M. Penn thanks those who supported the school including the Women’s Auxiliary First Presbyterian Church, Business and Professional Women, YWCA, Salvation Army, and local church and civic groups.
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Martin Temple Community Kindergarten
Wall
Mane M. Penn
Woman’s Auxiliary
First Presbyterian Church
Y. W. C. A. Salvation Army
Martin Temple C. M. E. Church
W. F. A. Administration
War Bride Arrives Here Monday Morning
The former Kathleen M. Chate of Bristol England will land at Missouri Pacific depot in Mon Roe at 7 20 a m Monday to be met by her husband ex Sgt Charles A McKay Jr of Bastrop After arriving in New York May 30 on the steamship Erice SOM she visits his parents at 307 Orange Street before going to Bastrop to an apartment she has waited months for McKay works for International Paper Company.
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Kathleen M. Chate
Bristol
England
Monroe
Missouri Pacific
Charles A. McKay Jr
Bastrop
New York
Charles A. McKay
Orange Street
Young McKay
The
International Paper Company
Norwegians Uphold Skaaling At Social Gatherings
Hal Boyle describes Norway’s mutual toasting tradition skaaling at parties where eight or fewer guests must toast with the host. Aquavit fuels long winters, Oslo nightlife, and the host’s effort to keep guests cheerful. Public drunkenness yields 21 days in jail. Americans are welcomed, seen as good will ambassadors, though after twenty two toasts visitors seek aspirin.
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Hal Boyle
Oslo
Norway
United States
Brooklyn
Portland
Oregon
Joyride Motorman Takes Wild Trolley Drive
A joyrider entered Philadelphia Transportation barns and piloted a green streamliner on a reckless chase through streets. The trolley swerved past cars, endangered motorists, and eluded radio patrols for an hour and twenty minutes before stopping and fleeing again.
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Philadelphia Transportation Company
Negroes Call For Absolute Equality at UN Request
The National Negro Congress to United Nations seeks relief from oppression for 13,600,000 African Americans. On its 10th anniversary, the group sent a letter to UN Secretary General Trygve Lie asking action under Article 74, which allows minorities to seek protection against racial discrimination.
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Detroit
National Negro Congress
United Nations
United States
Trygve Lie
U. N
Sailor Carl Gentry Undergoes Third Operation
Following a third operation on a shoulder injured in an automobile accident in Seattle Washington three weeks ago MM 2 C Carl S Gentry son of Mr and Mrs H B Gentry of Monroe is slowly improving at the Seattle naval hospital After 13 months duty in the Pacific on the cruiser Mobile he took part in seven major battles His discharge date of June 16 was postponed and his family was told he will not leave the hospital until mid July
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Seattle
Wash
Carl S. Gentry
H. B. Gentry
Monroe
Seattle Naval Hospital
Young Gentry
States
Pacific
Mobile
Real estate transfers filed in Ouachita Parish clerk office
Yesterday's transfers record multiple property deals in Ouachita Parish. W D Andrews sold to C W Taylor in Section 15 Township 18 North Range 2 East for 1304 dollars. P L Owens sold to M L Owen in Section 10 Township 17 North Range 3 East for 8500 dollars. Kate F McGuire sold to Lavelle S Johnston Lot 22 Block 2 Highland Park Addition Unit 1 for 330 dollars. W W Dean Sr sold to W G Johnson a tract in Section 19 Township 18 North Range 3 East for 500 dollars. Charles W Dent Sr et al sold to George Washington Dent Lot 7 Square 73 Ouachita Cotton Mill Second Addition for 3200 dollars. Natalie C Utley sold to Monroe Building and Loan Association Lot in Square 18 Layton Second Addition for 6000 dollars. property later sold to Luther H Hicks for the same price. Millsaps Real Estate Co Incy et al sold to F B Pettit et al a lot in Block M Westroe for 9000 dollars. Benjamin F Goza sold to Edgar Q Hyde a portion of Lot 7 Block 18 Filhiol First Addition for 8500 dollars. J T Hill sold to Peoples Homestead and Savings Association Lot 4 Block 19 Austin and Firby Southern Supplementary Addition to West Monroe for 4000 dollars. property then sold to Forrest B Davis for same price.
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Ouachita Parish
W. D. Andrews
C. W. Taylor
P. L. Owens
M. L. Owen
Kate F. McGuire
Lavelle S. Johnston
H. M. McGuire
Highland Park
W. W. Dean, Sr
W. G. Johnson
Charles W. Dent, Sr
George Washington Dent
Benjamin F. Goza
Edgar Q. Hyde
Filhiol
J.T. Hill
Peoples Homestead and Savings Association
Austin and Firby
West Monroe
Forrest B. Davis
Ship strike to Russia claim stirs labor leaders
Joseph P. Ryan of the AFL denounces the June 15 CIO maritime strike as a political move to hand shipping to Russia. CIO leaders say AFL ships on Atlantic and Gulf coasts will not cross CIO picket lines. Bridges and Curran accuse President Truman of undermining strike prevention. Church marks fifth anniversary as pastor Nash invites attendance.
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Washington
Joseph P. Ryan
A. F. of L
Russia
Seawen
Atlantic
Gulf
Truman
Army
Navy
Coast Guard
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Jirene Aarov
Irene Karol
Silverstein
HERO
Marine Memorial Service
Jack Spratt
Hill’s
Hill
Texas Ave
Milhaven
Slverstein
War Bride
Whitaker Electric Company
North Third
Louisville Ave
Tanganyika
Guatemala
Philadelphia
Carl Gentry
Evening Star Baptist Church
Colored
North 16Th and
Olive Streets
C. H. Nash
Morrows Securities Company, Inc
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