Lake St. John Country Club and Big Pipeline Projects
The article notes plans for a new Lake St. John Country Club in Concordia and Tensas parishes with committees formed to finalize the charter and site. It also details a $1.5 million Gulf coast to New York gas pipeline project spanning 11 states, run by 6,000 workers, needing 20,000 steel pipes and 28,000 landowner signatures, targeting completion in two years.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tory
Wood Street
Peyton Parker
Jackson Street
St. Matthew's Church
Jackson
Oak Street
St. Francis Sanitarium
Gulf Coast
Texas
New York City
Eastern Seaboard
Claude A. Williams
Concordia
Tensas Parishes
Lake St. John
Louis Preis
P. K. Ewing, Jr
Berlin Strike Strikes Traffic as Rail Workers Walk Out
The UGO district committee planned a vote to accept a Reichsbahn settlement, with eight hours needed to repair jammed switches. West Berliners rely on the airlift as rail traffic halts and talks with four powers proceed toward a German trade accord amid blockades and tensions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Howley
U. S
State Acheson
Paris
Berlin
Russia
West
New York
East Germany
West Germany
West Berlin
Willy Kreikemeyer
Reichsbahn
UGO
FDGB
USO
Labor Federation
West Marks
Western Berlin
Telephone rate case and court proceedings mix with crime notes
The article discusses Southern Bell’s 1949 rate proposal in Louisiana, the commission’s decision to grant a lower increase, and ongoing court testimony about a confession in a related murder case. It also notes a Milwaukee man’s arrest in the courtroom for passing stenographic notes. The narrative intertwines regulatory actions, labor and material cost pressures, and trial developments with witness questioning and constitutional rights concerns.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Southern Bell Company
Public Service Commission
Louisiana
Commission
Babich
McCauley
Robert Harwick
Milton
Steffes
Harwick
Arthur W. Richter
Pat
Kathleen
Herbert J. Steffes
Political Debate on Recovery, Cuts, and NATO Policy
Senators spar over the recovery program and EC A cuts with Ferguson warning against arbitrary savings that harm objectives. Vandenberg urges caution while Saltonstall leans to the president, Taft contemplates NATO ratification and arms impact, Connally backs action on the proposal in this session.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ferguson
Truman
Little Rock
Free Nations
Taft
Senate
Russia
Western
Europe
Congress
Connally
D-Tex
Senate Foreign Relations Committee
Shrine Fraternity Pilgrimage Ceremonial and Ball Planned
The Shriners schedule a two section ceremony at 3:00 and 4:30 to 6:00 p m with a supper for novices and nobles to follow at the auditorium after the second section. The day ends with a ball on the Frances Hotel roof at 9 p m with music by Noble Sam Wimbish's orchestra. Northeast Louisiana nobles urge attendance as Shriners from Shreveport Alexandria Vicksburg and other parts join novices for the event.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frances Hotel
Sam Wimbish
Louisiana
Monroe
Northeast Louisiana
Smith and Padgett Architect Plans Modern Hospital Ward
Smith and Padgett, architects of modernistic design, will embody the last ward in hospital facilities with an obstetrical suite on the top floor featuring five labor rooms and four delivery rooms. Maternity rooms occupy two floors above. the children's department will be complete with improved service facilities throughout.
New Hospital Wing Features Modern Patient Care
The SF Ob project details a ground floor with kitchens central formula and milk laboratory cafeteria and storage. It highlights patient nurse voice communication oxygen and suction systems air conditioned obstetrical suite nurseries and recovery wards with sound proofing and a fire alarm system plus smoke detectors sprinklers. The 44 by 212 foot wing will have three elevators and connect to the existing building with preliminary plans underway.
Diamond Smuggling Scheme Revealed In Memoir of a Smuggler
A 1949 tale details a Connecticut dealer who smuggled diamonds aboard ships from Holland. He used frequent bon voyage parties, drilled hidden compartments in cabins, and hid stones in walls or floors, escaping inspector searches until a Washington led deal forced him to reveal his method.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Darien
Connecticut
Washington
Holland
New York
Billy Rose
The
Bell Syndicate, Inc
Wage Demands Shape Industry Labor Talks Across Sectors
The piece outlines postwar wage patterns from 1946 to 1948 and analyzes current union aims versus employer resistance. It details coal talks led by United Mine Workers with southern operators, steel’s push for general wage hikes and stronger pensions, and electrical and auto sectors seeking broader benefits and higher pay.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John L. Lewis
United Mine Workers
Union Pension and Welfare Fund
Lewis
U. S. Steel Corp
Steel-Coal
N. C. Frick Coke Co
U. S. Steel
Philadelphia
Frick
C. I. O.united Electrical Workers
General Electric
Ford Motor Co
C. I. O.united Auto Workers
Chrysler
Auto Workers
Senators Split Over Labor Bill Injunctions and Seizure Powers
Senators clash over amendments to the Taft Hartley labor bill with talks of emergency seizure of plants and a 30 day cooling off period. Morse Ives and Taft propose varying approaches while John L Lewis coal mine shutdown strengthens injunction supporters. Aiken backs seizure with limited injunction in emergencies as Taft pushes his substitute.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Morse
Ives
Congress
New Yorker
Taft
Ohio
Donnell
Smith
N. J
John L. Lewis
United Mine Workers
Aiken
Quachita Group Sails From City for Transatlantic Flight
The Quachita Group heads to a Long Island airport terminal amid bustling activity as attendants check baggage and passports. David de Rossett of Monroe, 16, voices numb excitement about flying across the ocean and waking in London at midnight local time.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Long Island
Paris
Manhattan
Europe
David de Rossett
Monroe
London
Truman Leads 75,000-Strong Little Rock Parade
President Truman smiles as he marches through downtown Little Rock at head of battery D during the 35th division reunion parade. Police estimate 70,000 to 75,000 lined Main Street to greet the commander in white suit and Texas hat with a gold headed walking stick.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Truman
Little Rock
Harry
Main Street
Battery D
Marvin Potts
Mr. Truman
City street relighting cuts traffic deaths in three cities
Bridgeport reports 93 percent fewer night traffic fatalities Hartford shows 65 percent drop Waterbury records 109 percent reduction, as three Connecticut cities credit relighting programs. Also notes about 40 billion dollars in gold mined since 1492.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cleveland
Connecticut
Bridgeport
Hartford
Waterbury
America
Hollywood Notes Skeptical On New Releases And Marie Wilson Spotlight
Jimmie Fidler reports The Secret of St Ives is dull and Robin Hood weak. He praises Marie Wilson for My Friend Irma and notes her past Warner Bros work and fan support. Greta Garbo’s return and James Wong Howe testing are discussed with Walter Wanger's bold gamble. Claire Trevor calls her Oscar win a “mama's monument.”
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Robin Hood
Columbia
St. Ives
Richard Ney
Vanessa Brown
Robert Louis Stevenson
William Powell
Hollywood
Irma
Marie Wilson
Miss Wilson
Marie
Warner Brothers
Ken Murray
Greta Garbo
James Wong Howe
Garbo
Heydeg
Walter Wanger
Claire Trevor
Oscar
Key Largo
McNaught Syndicate, Inc
Deaths Mrs Myra Autrey
Mrs Myra Moore Autrey 83 of Bernice Louisiana died at home on Route 1 Bernice at 3 p m Friday after a year of illness. Funeral was at home Saturday at 4 p m with Rev A T Mitchell and Rev Whynn officiating. She leaves a son 8 P Autrey Bernice another son Roy E Autrey Sr of Monroe a foster son Guy Pilgree of Bernice and two daughters Mrs Marjory Seibert and Mrs Otto Stokes of Bernice. Kilpatrick Funeral Home of Bernice conducting.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Myra Autrey
Bernice
Myra Moore Autrey
Route 1
A. T. Mitchell
Ridge Avenue Baptist Church
Monroe
Whynn
Truman vows aid for undeveloped regions in new plan
President Truman outlined a push to Congress for legislation under his inaugural program to develop underdeveloped regions. Arkansas Governor Sid McMath praised voter support and urged using government to build a better social order at home and abroad.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Truman
Congress
Sid McMath
Arkansas
United States
United Nations
Washington
Poisoning case grains of doubt at Bogalusa trial
Mrs. Farr died from poisoning hours after drinking coffee at Mrs. Lemming's home on January 25. The defense denied intent to poison anyone for any man as evidence and hearsay were improperly allowed. Separately, the article notes about one and a quarter million farms in the United States produce wheat.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States
Edward Clark resumes LSU A graduate studies for MBA
Edward Clark son of Mr. and Mrs. M W Clark re enters LSU A graduate school to pursue a Master of Business Administration degree He attended O P H S and junior college and worked three years for a gas company He held multiple honor societies Phi Theta Kappa Beta Alpha Psi Pi Tau Pi Beta Gamma Sigma Phi Kappa Phi and Pi Gamma Mu In the LSU cadet corps he reached cadet major and joined Scabbard and Blade He received the American Legion medal as outstanding LSU artillery cadet at the Fort Benning camp in 1948
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Edward Clark
M. W. Clark
Phi Theta Kappa
Beta Alpha Psi
Pi Tau Pi
Beta Gamma Sigma
Phi Kappa Phi
Pi Gamma Mu
Barbara Leonard’s Boston trip for heart operation hope
Barbara Leonard an eight year old from White Castle Louisiana travels to Boston with her mother and grandmother to seek a corrective heart operation after two prior procedures failed. The local community raised funds and the Boston Lions Club and 200 residents saw her off as she departs for medical examination. The article notes the US highway system is valued at about 41 billion dollars.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
White Castle
Barbara Leonard
Boston
Barbara
Lester Leonard
I. M. Gauthier
Boston Lions Club
Massachusetts
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