Postoffice department proposes 74 new Louisiana buildings
Washington reports the postoffice department endorses at least 74 federal buildings for Louisiana and 71 for Mississippi with estimated costs of 19.5 million and 10.385 million respectively. Final decisions rest with Congress as the program resumes after being sidetracked last year.
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Washington
Postoffice Department
Louisiana
Mississippi
Post Office Department
Federal Works Administration
Congress
Department
New Orleans
Marine Hospital
Customs House
Two Killed by Shotgun Blast in Canton
Canton Ohio police investigated a fatal double shooting of 29 year old ex serviceman Joseph Norcia and 26 year old divorcee Shirley Ann Robinson. Detective Capt James Quilligan said motive unclear and time of killings was about 3 15 am. The pair were about to enter Norcia's home when killed by a single blast. Eugene Byers, a taxicab driver, said he drove them to Norcia's residence from the Canton public fare and heard a noise he thought was a backfire. Neighbors heard only one shot.
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Canton
James Quilligan
Joseph Noria
Shirley Ann Robinson
Quilligan
Eugene Byers
Norcia
Byers
Aly
Ouachita Display Wins First at Louisiana State Fair
Ouachita parish won first place in judging at the Louisiana State Fair with a score of 829 out of 1000, edging West Feliciana by two points. The exhibit, prepared by the parish home demonstration council led by County Agent J. J. Joyce, showcased corn, garden seeds, melons, pears, tea and Irish potatoes.
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Shreveport
Uachita Parish
West Feliciana
Ouachita
Rapides
Ouachita Parish
Parish Home Democtation Council
J. J. Joyce
J. S. Sims
Richerson
Calhoun
Wilder
West Monroe
West Felici
Tirty Parishes
Ofuisiana
Cotton futures trading halted on major exchanges
New York New Orleans and Chicago exchanges suspended cotton futures trading after three days of steep declines. The halt follows a federal inquiry into market positions and Senate bear raid charges. A government investigation will review accounts from Oct 15 to Oct 18 to identify active traders and volumes.
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New York
New Orleans
Chicago
Agriculture Department
Commodity Exchange Authority
Elmer Thomas
Oklahoma
Senate Agriculture Committee
Washington
New York Exchange
Exchange
D. T. Manget, Jr
Vandenberg backs firm bipartisan line on Russia
Senator Vandenberg and Secretary Byrnes urged a patient but firm policy toward Russia. President Truman prepared a 25 minute United Nations speech in New York and will travel there to deliver it. Truman had approved Byrnes Friday address and praised the secretary by phone after listening.
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Washington
Senator Vandenberg
Michigan
Byrnes
Russia
Truman
Vandenberg
U. S
Longer skirts legalized by civilian production order
Washington reports the Civilian Production Administration lifted all restrictions under order L85 on April 6, 1942, allowing longer skirts and three piece ensembles. The move ends wartime cloth-savings limits, though some trimming limits had already been eased and later retained. Retailers may begin selling the new styles Monday morning.
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Washington
Civilian Production Administration
CPA
Two Women Suspected in Duchess of Windsor Jewels Theft
Scotland Yard examines two fashionable women at Mayfair society parties as possible aides to an $80,000 jewel theft from the Duchess of Windsor. Royal heirlooms and the duke’s watch were taken as detectives sweep Europe for clues. Police questioned fences and monitored gem markets across Britain and on the Continent.
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London
Scotland Yard
Duchess of Windsor
Edward
Duke of Windsor
Edward VII
Belgium
Holland
Surete
Ronald Howe
Old Hatton Garden
James A Daniel Sr dies. West Monroe merchant dies at local hospital
James A Daniel Sr aged in his 60s of 304 South Riverfront West Monroe longtime operator of J A Daniel and Company general merchandise store died at 9 45 am after an operation. Survived by wife Mattie Lou Harris son James A Daniel Jr and others. Services at Mulhearn chapel with Masonic rites at Hasley cemetery. A 250 bed general hospital project for Twin Cities discussed by Chamber of Commerce and doctors to ease crowded local facilities.
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South Riverfront
West Monroe
J. A. Daniel and Company
Wheelis Street
Set
James A. Daniel, Jr
Monroe
Alabama
Daniel
Mattie Lou Harris
James W. Daniel
J. Lee Cooper
Clarksville
Texas
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W. H. Giles
First Methodist Church of
Hasley
Western Star Lodge No. 24
A. M
Masonic Temple
Mulhearn Funeral Home
General Hospital
Twin Cities
Chamber of Commerce
P. E. Massey
C. C. Whittelsey
W. Mintz
W. J. Riley
C. C. Boardman
John Snelling
Chamber
Mr. Massey
Snelling
A. G. McHenry
Henry Guerriero
Scott Hamilton
A. D. Tisdale
M. W. Hunter
J. W. Cummins
Hayden Cutler
W. E. Jones
Messrs. Massey
Boardman
George D. Holland
Four Plane Victims Identified After Wreck Near Key Field
Meridian Mississippi dispatch reports four men from Victoria Texas identified as Howard Grimes Cecil Bachus Earl Keith and William Granberry. They were en route to the Alabama Tennessee game in Knoxville when their two engine Cessna struck a tree near Key Field and crashed in a swamp.
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Miss
Key Field
W. Y. Brame
Victoria
Tex
Knoxville
Tenn
Howard Cecil Odell Grimes
Cecil Leon Bachus
East
Pine Street
Earl Barton Keith
Johnson City
William Walter Granberry
Juan Linn Street
H. L. Skinner
Arundel
Brame
Plane crash kills twenty in Tirah training incident
Reports to military headquarters say during parachute training a C-47 aircraft crashed into a mountain near Tirah killing 20 soldiers from British and Indian units. The crash occurred during exercises and the plane burned.
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Peshawar
India
Tirah
Youth says dead body is not his
David Henry Eaton Jr. announces he is alive and the body shipped to Lynn, Massachusetts, was wrong. Mohave County sheriff had wired Lynn police that Eaton died from gunshot wounds in Kingman, Arizona. The man identified as Eaton’s sonmatched the body but Eaton Jr. denies knowledge of the Arizona shooting.
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Calif
David Henry Eaton, Jr
Lynn
Mass
Frank L. Porter
Mohave County
Arizona
Eaton
Kingman, Ariz
David H. Eaton
David Eaton, Jr
American Potash and Chemical Corphere
J. C. Fair
Eaton, Jr
Berlin Voters Face East West Democracy Choice
Berlin voters will cast ballots today in an election seen as choosing between eastern and western democratic concepts. Lt. Col. Louis Glaser says the outcome will influence Germany and Europe’s future, with the SED leading the eastern bloc and CDU LDP as western options.
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Europe
Louis Glaser
Germany
Socialist Unity Party
SED
Social Democrats
Christian Democrats
CDU
Liberal Democrats
LDP
Soviet
Taximan Robbed of Cash and Cab
A discharged soldier confessed to a taxi hold up on the Jonesboro road near West Monroe, stealing $14 and fleeing in the cab. The victim, ex sailor Albert F. Ballew, 21, of Walnut street, is a former gunner in navy armed guards on merchant ships. The stolen 1941 Chevrolet with Monroe Cab Co. markings was found abandoned north of Winnfield and returned.
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Monroe
Jonesboro
West Monroe
Albert F. Ballew
Walnut Street
Navy
Pacific
Louisiana
Monroe Cab Co
Bryant Scholars
Winnparish
J. D. Busby
Winnfield
L. C. Hammons
Ballew
Rising Consumer Resistance to Decontrolled Food Prices Spreads
The removal of OPA controls sent meat and other staple prices rising with consumer resistance growing nationwide. Reports show higher prices for beef pork and dairy while some items fell. campaigns urged shoppers to seek bargains and strike at high costs.
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Chicago
American Meat Institute
New Jersey Independent Butchers’ Association
Helena
Mont
Portland
Ore
Cone
Local Notes Highlight Corsicana Pageant and Pheasant Trip
Gossip column details Denton student Martha Burris visiting Corsicana for Beauford Jester celebration while Monroe hosts a weekend for Judge Harper. A South Dakota pheasant hunt with Inabnet’s party is planned, plus praise for Jes Ramblin and oil-field hopes near Many.
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Martha Jane Burris
Denton
Tex
L. B. Burris
Monroe
Corsicana
Beauford Jester
Texas
William M. Harper
Federal agencies gain 600 million for public works
Washington reports that 14 federal agencies may spend an extra 600 million, raising total public works outlays this year to 1.2 billion. Reconversion Director John R. Steelman said the order does not list specific projects and signals further increases for additional agencies.
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Washington
Truman
John R. Steelman
Congress
Tests Awaited In Goering Death Investigation
An Allied commission in Nuernberg probes Hermann Goering's death by suspected suicide as lab tests await results. Col. B C Andrus says findings may not be public before Tuesday. Guards shifted duties and seven leading Nazis receive ordinary prisoner status with potential privileges for good behavior.
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Germany
Heremann Goering
B. C. Andrus
Andrus
Goering
Quadvripartite Commission
Rudolf Hess
Nuern
Berg
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