Israeli Columns Close on Gaza Stronghold Amid Cease Fire Tension
Israeli motorized units with air support closed to within miles of Gaza the Egyptian base amid reports of a punitive raid on Iraq El Mashid near Gaza. The operation followed heavy artillery on Jewish settlements at Gath and Faluja as UN cease fire orders faced resistance.
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Carter L. Davidson
Tel Aviv
Israel
Gaza
Palestine
Faluja
Magdal
Iraq
el Mashid
Maghal-Hebron
Gath
Iraq el Mashien
Fauja
United Nations Cicials
Haifa
U. N
GM CHESTS APPEAL LAGGING
The annual Community Chest drive reports $9,475.50 raised after a week with $41,524.50 yet to reach the $51,000 goal. Companies and individuals listed include Brown Paper Inc and General Gas Corp among supporters urging further donations to aid vital agencies.
Navy Veteran Injured in Motorcycle Collision
George Edwin Traylor, 23, a Navy veteran, was seriously hurt when a truck rammed his motorcycle at Cole and Breville streets. He suffers a severe left leg fracture and other injuries and was taken to St Francis Sanitarium in very serious condition. The driver, Dupree Carloss, 18, of Adams street, was arrested for negligent injury and held on $500 bond. Carloss had been driving for Bernheim Brothers Electric Equipment for two weeks.
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Cole
Breville Streets
George Edwin Traylor
South Second Street
St. Francis Sanitarium
Traylor
Dupree Carloss
Adams Street
Monroe
Pet Carless
Bernheim Brothers Electric Equipment
Jackson Street
Carloss
Breville Street
Cole Street
Sixth Street
Passman Secures $482000 For Catahoula Jonesville Ring Levee
Congressman Otto E Passman announced that $482000 was obtained from federal state and Tensas basin levee board for the Catahoula Jonesville ring levee project The funding completed after Tom Hicks of the levee board presented a $50000 check In his office The effort spanned years with prior authorization and budget revisions and a compromise ensuring local funds cover the rest.
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Otto E. Passman
Tensas Basin
Catahoula-Jonesville Ring
Tom Hicks
Congressman Passman
Congress
House
Senate
Catahoula-Jonesville
Truman Shows Confidence in Winning November Vote
President Truman on a six state campaign swing stated he is certain to win in November. He said pollsters may be surprised by the turnout and spoke from his campaign train about the issues and his goal to inform the public. In Clarksburg W Va he accused Republicans of trying to buy the election with a dirty deal and debauch the country.
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Washington
Truman
Midwest
Thomas E. Dewey
West Virginia
Clarksburg
W. Va
Republican Finance Committee
Imperial Oil and Gas Sells Ten Carbon Units to United Carbon
Imperial Oil and Gas Products Company sells five carbon black manufacturing units with 30 buildings each, plus 1216 acres and 14 gas wells, to United Carbon Company for 300000 cash and assumed liabilities. Hycarbon Gas Corporation also transfers pipelines for 175000. Deal records at Ouachita parish courthouse and involves J. H. Mann. Oscar Nelson led United Carbon.
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Quachita Parish
Imperial Oil and Gas Products Company
Sterlington
Pittsburgh
United Carbon Company
Oscar Nelson
Charleston
W. Va
Ouachita
Union Parishes
U. S
Imperial Oil and Gas Company
United Gas Pipeline Company
Imperial Company
Hycarbon Gas Corporation
Monroe
J. H. Mann
Child Dies After Fall At City Fire Station Visit
In Yakima Washington a three year old named Jimmy Goode died after falling twelve feet through a second story opening near the fire station sliding pole during a visit. He wandered from a firefighter on his day off who was supervising.
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Yakima
Wash
Jimmy Goode
Jimmy
Revenue Agents Probe Tax Returns Tied to Oglesbee
James L. Oglesbee, Jackson parish voter registrar, is at the center of a three week Internal Revenue Service review of about 2200 local income tax filings in Jackson parish area. Agents estimate 400 cases, averaging 120 dollars in refunds, with wider reach to Minden Ruston Winnfield and West Monroe. Oglesbee asserts the tax checking is necessary though officials refuse to discuss active cases.
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Marvin DuBos
James L. Oglesbee
Jonesboro
Jackson Parish
Registrar of Voters
James V. Mathis
Morning World
Internal Revenue Department
Jonesboro-Hodge-Jackson Parish
U. S
South Advance
Hodge
Winnfield
West Monroe
Eros
Chatham
Quitman
C. A. Donnelly
Internal Revenue
New Orleans
Donnelly
G. C. Crawford
Shreveport
Oglesbee
Busi
Soviet bloc charges military clique blocked Truman envoy
A Soviet delegate at the United Nations accused a military clique of stopping President Truman from sending a peace envoy to Moscow. Poland’s Juliusz Katz-Suchy said Truman was a prisoner of the clique after Marshall advised against Vinson’s direct talks on atomic control. The episode coincided with sharp exchanges over the Berlin blockade as neutral powers met.
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Paris
United Nations
Truman
Moscow
Juliusz Katz-Suchy
Poland
Marshall
Justice Vinson
Kremlin
Army
Assembly
Katziuchy
Europe
Alexei Pavlov
Russia
Social Committee
Christopher Mayhew
Britain
Pavlov
Mayhew
Soviet Union
Berlin
Security Council
St Matthew’s Bazaar Promises Food Fun and Prizes
A community bazaar at 108 South Grand Street next to Western Union on October 20 and 21 offers turkey dinners spaghetti supper hamburgers hot dogs and homemade desserts. Prizes include luggage a live turkey a ham silver chest crochet bed spread nylon hose and a mystery treasure chest. Guest prize designer Anne Eberts hosts a doll dressed by Wilma Guerriero and team.
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St. Matthew's Bazaar
South Grand Street
Western Union
Grandma
Mamie Hodges
Margueritte Morrison
Ede Guerriero
Anne Eberts
Wilma Guerriero
Amendments 10 to be discussed at public meeting
Governor Earl K Long and Senator designate Russell V Long plan to attend a 7 p m gathering at the Crystal Ballroom Virginia Hotel to explain the 41 proposed constitutional amendments on the November 2 ballot. Senator Fredericks highlighted timber land sales funding Ouachita schools and a possible West Monroe high school.
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Earl K. Long
A. A. Fredericks
U. S
Russell V. Long
Crystal Ballroom
Virginia Hotel
Fifth Congressional District
Ouachita Parish
Fredericks
Ouachita
West Monroe
Long
Louisiana
Michigan and Notre Dame Dominate to Boost Ratings
Michigan crushed Northwestern 28 to 9, gaining 47 rushing yards for the Wildcats. Notre Dame overwhelmed Nebraska 44 to 13, extending its perfect streak to 21 games. Indiana fell to Ohio State 17 to 9, while Minnesota edged Illinois 6 to 0 and Purdue beat Iowa 20 to 13.
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Harold Claassen
New York
Michigan
Notre Dame
Wolverines
Northwestern
Evanston
Ill
Nebraska
South Bend
Huskers
Midlands
Ines
California
Indiana
Hoosiers
Ohio State
Minnesota
Illinois
Purdue
Iowa
Wisconsin
Logging contractor killed at Newellton
A 55 year old logging contractor William T. Taylor was fatally injured at a sawmill near Newellton Louisiana when timber loaded on a truck toppled and crushed him. He died en route to a Newellton hospital. Funeral services will be at Bethany Baptist Church with Rev H M Roach officiating. Interment in Newellton Cemetery. He is survived by his wife, a daughter, two sons, a step daughter and a step son.
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Newellton
William T. Taylor
Taylor
Winnsboro
Bethany Baptist Church
H. M. Roach
First National Funeral Home
Bessie Taylor
Alice Taylor
Gene
Tommy Taylor
Doris Stillers
Doyle Jordan
Truman Announces $14.4 Billion Reserve Training Push
President Truman unveiled a $14.4 billion military budget for the next fiscal year, up over two billion from the current year, and ordered a vigorous reserve units training program. He stressed the move reflects no worsening world conditions, noting slight easing in tensions and improved Russian willingness to talk.
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Truman
Washington
Tallulah Opens Big Annual Fair in Louisiana
Tallulah Louisiana opens the Louisiana Delta Fair with auto races trained animal show rodeo and horse show. The program runs for a week with 76 entries in the horse show and a grandstand performance headlined by Echo Valley Boys band from Chicago.
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Tallulah
Echo Valley Boys Band
Chicago
Perry Brothers offer homes with included autos
Washington builders Perry Brothers advertise houses in Bethesda Maryland with a midget automobile included. The Perry homes priced from 22950 to 23950 include a car costing about 1100, claiming other features like deep freeze units or televisions have been offered by rival builders.
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Arnold Perry
Perry
Bethesda
Whittelsey Named Executive Official of Construction Co
Charles C. Whittelsey a 47 year old long time resident has been elected executive vice president of Ford Bacon & Davis Construction Corp He also becomes vice president in charge of construction activities for Ford Bacon & Davis Inc with offices in New York Chicago Philadelphia and Los Angeles He has served as a director for two years and is known for leading major southern projects including facilities for Carbide and Carbon Chemicals Corp at Texas City Texas He lives at 1500 Spencer Street and is married to Alice Marion Yeldell of Monroe Their daughter Frances Marie attends Sophie Newcomb in New Orleans He and his firm are working on a Monroe city survey and report on power plant water supply and distribution facilities
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South Grand Street
Ford, Bacon & Davis, Inc
New York
Chicago
Philadelphia
Los Angeles
Whittelsey
Spencer Street
Alice Marion Yeldell
Monroe
Frances Marie
Sophie Newcomb
New Oreleans
South
Carbide and Carbon Chemicals Corporation
Texas City
Texas
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Egypt
Israel Army
The
Palestine Arab Higher Committee
Brown Paper Inc
General Gas Corp
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Terminix Co
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Ritchie Grocery
Mrs. E. Holloway
Mangel Stores Inc
Sherwin Williams
Taylor Md
George Traylor
Passman
Imperial Sells
United CO
Jackson
Jonesboro- Hodge
RED
Pole
Jes Ramblin
Reserve Training Program
Rodeo Cowboys Association
Madison
East Carroll
Tensas
J. M. Gilfoil
Charles G. Ross
White House
Navy
Ross
Mr. Truman
Pentagon
Defense Forrestal
Air Force
Forrestal
Joint Armed Forces Committee
Air Departments
Perry Brothers, Washington Builders
Construction CO
Charles C. Whittelsey
Ford, Bacon & Davis Construction Corporation
Charles C, Whittelsey
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