Slater Named President of Northeast Louisiana State College
Lewis C. Slater, longtime Northeast Junior College of LSA faculty member, was named president of the new four year Northeast Louisiana State College by the State Board of Education in Baton Rouge. Slater, a chemist by training, has held multiple posts in higher education and industry, residing at 605 Wood Street with his family.
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State Board of Education
Lewis C. Slater
Northeast Junior College of
Northeast Louisiana State College
Baton Rouge
Slater
University of Colorado
Louisiana State University
New Jersey
Northeast Junior College
Department of Biological and Natural Sciences
Army and
Civil Aeronautics Authority
United States
Cornelius H. Siemens
Bogalusa Pulp and Paper Company
Bastrop Pulp and Paper Company
International Paper Company
Monroe Rotary Club
First Baptist Church of
Monroe
Sigma Xi
Alpha Chi Sigma
Wood Street
Deaths of Rev Claude E Gray in Bastrop Louisiana
Rev Claude E Gray 64 died at his Bastrop home. He served as pastor at First Methodist Church of Fairbanks and Bartholomew for years and was a retired Missouri Pacific mail clerk. Survived by wife Margaret Morris Gray two daughters F M Durham Berwick La and A D Smith Ross Oh two granddaughters Margaret and Jean Durham a brother Ben Gray Collingston and a sister Dillie Johnson Seguine Texas. Funeral under Robinson Funeral Home with Rev Jack Midgett and Rev Giles officiating.
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Bastrop
Clude E. Gray
Gray
First Methodist Church
Fairbanks and Bartholomew
Missouri Pacific Railroad
Margaret Morris Gray
F. M. Durham
Berwick la
A. D. Smith
Ross
Obituary: Mrs Agness Gray 82 Dies in Magee Area
Mrs Agness Gray 82 died early Wednesday at her daughter Mrs W A Langford's home 312 Morris Avenue Monroe. She lived in Monroe 16 years and was a First Methodist Church member. Services 10 a m Thursday Hixson Brothers Funeral Chapel with Rev Lea Joiner Rev W H Giles. Survived by two daughters Mrs Charles Reigel San Pedro California and Mrs Loring Hyde Port Angles Washington, two grandchildren and one great grandchild. A 2 30 p m Thursday prayer service in Magee Ark. Interment Magee under Hixson Brothers Funeral Home Monroe.
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Agness Gray
W. A. Langford
Morris Avenue
Charles Reigel
San Pedro
Calif
Loring Hyde
Port Angles
Wash
Magee
Ark
Hixson Brothers’ Funeral Home
Monroe
Myrna Loy Arrives in Mexico City Plans Cuernavaca Divorce
Mexico City reports say film actress Myrna Loy arrived yesterday and intends to file for divorce from producer husband Gene Markey in Cuernavaca. Markey is said to be abroad in Europe.
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Myrna Loy
Mexico
Mexico City
Cuernavaca
Gene Markey
Europe
Social security bill moves toward final action in Washington
Final house action on a broad social security expansion looms as approval is expected today. The measure raises coverage to 45 million, adds 5 million self employed, 1 million domestic workers, and 70 thousand farm workers, with disability and home relief provisions.
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Washington
O.K
Lynch
Senate
House
Coorree
Theonferees
Truman
Social Security
School board to award Sterlington building contracts this afternoon
The Cla borne school houses 180 pupils and an addition will be brick veneer. Bids for the combined kitchen storage and toilet facilities reached 269 350 from Duncan 258 950 from Cruse and Baxter and 254 438 from Salley. The board plans to approve other projects and advertise before adjournment.
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Claborne
Splane Addition
Louis A. Duncan
Cruse
Baxter
W. C Salley
Sterlington
Tea exports top India's foreign exchange earner
Calcutta India—Tea is the country’s biggest foreign exchange earner, says S K Sinha chairman of the central tea board. Last year tea exports were worth 770 million rupees with 110 million in dollar earnings. India remains the world’s largest tea producer.
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Calcutta
India
S. K. Sinha
Central Tea Board
Body of Tobacco Heir Reynolds Found on Mt Whitney
Lone Pine Calif Aug 16 The body of 17 year old Christopher Smith Reynolds heir to Libby Holman tobacco fortune was found on Mt Whitney near the 11 500 foot level. The second youth Steven Wasserman 17 and Reynolds companion on the ascent was found dead Sunday.
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Lone Pine
Calif
Christopher Smith Reynolds
Singer Libby Holman
Mt. Whitney
Sierra Club
U. S. Air Force Rescue
Hamilton Field
Steven Wasserman
Reynolds
Hullibarger
Miss Holman
William S. Wasserman
Young Wasserman
Reinforcements for Negro infantry arrive at Korean front
U S 25th Division troops, largely segregated Black units, reach the battlefront in Korea. They have fought fierce battles in the southwest sector and moved within a few miles of Chinju in the war’s early American offensive.
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United States
South Korea
U.S. 25Th Division
Chinju
Eisenhower Backing G O P Narrowed For 1952 Nomination
In a Texas led survey Republican leaders across seven of eleven southern states favor General Dwight D. Eisenhower for the 1952 G O P presidential nomination. The poll, taken among delegates from the 1948 convention, shows Eisenhower ahead of Taft in Texas Alabama Arkansas Florida Georgia Oklahoma and North Carolina with Taft leading in Louisiana Mississippi South Carolina and Tennessee.
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Fort Worth
Texas
Henry Zweifel
Republican Executive Committee
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Zweifel
Eisenhower
Alabama
Arkansas
Florida
Georgia
Oklahoma
North Carolina
Ike
Taft
Stassen
Warren
Duff
Louisiana
Mississippi
South Carolina
Tennessee
Specialists in Navy Are Sought
An urgent call for reservist specialists in aviation ratings was issued by the U S navy recruiting office in Monroe only officers. The Navy seeks second class aviation electronic technicians chief aviation air controlmen chief aviation boatswain mates first second and third class aviation air controlmen and third class aviation boatswain mates first controlmen and third class aviation structural mechanics. After volunteering they will be sent to Dallas or N A S New Orleans for refresher courses and then assigned to naval aviation squadrons or air stations.
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U. S. Navy
Monroe
Fleet Air Arm
Navy Department
Naval Air Station
Dallas
N. A. S. New Orleans
Naval Aviation
Naval Air
Roasting Turkey Tips on Stuffing and Neck Skin
The guide advises stuffing the neck to fill it out and securing the neck skin to the back with a small skewer to ensure proper form during roasting.
Lifebuoy Health Soap Promises 13 Point Body Odor Shield
Lifebuoy Health Soap claims to guard all 13 parts of the body against body odor by removing invisible dirt from skin. The ad touts its coconut oil lather and suitability for delicate skin, labeling Lifebuoy as a Lever Brothers product.
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B.C
B.O
Lifebuoy Health
Lifebuoy
Lever Brothers Company
Cotton futures rise on buying and covering in New Orleans
Cotton futures in New Orleans climbed with buying and short covering as of 11 a.m. Prices jumped 25 to 85 cents per bale across main contracts. The Dec, Mar, and May contracts traded higher with gains of 12 to 17 cents.
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New Orleans
Butter And Eggs Market Report Chicago Aug 16
Butter prices steady with receipts at 621253. Wholesale prices unchanged. Eggs steady with 9274 receipts. Live poultry prices mostly steady. hens near steady, chickens weak. Roasters and fryers 3-5 cents lower per pound, at 26-29 and 26-30 respectively.
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Chicago
Potatoes Market Report Chicago Aug 16 Prices and Shipments
Potatoes arrivals 75 on track 221 total U S shipments 433. Supplies moderate and demand slow as market remains dull. Idaho Oregon Long Whites 3.65 3.85 Triumphs 3.50 Nebraska Warbas 2.50 Washington Russets 3.90 4.10.
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Chicago
USDA
U. S
Idaho
Livestock Market Report With Burnside Mention
Chicago market notes salable hogs at 8,000 with tops to 24.25 per cwt and cattle at 7,500 with steer values mainly 28.50 to 31.70, sides and calves listed. The piece ends noting Sideburns were named after Gen Ambrose Burnside.
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Chicago
USDA
Port Records Set at New Orleans and Rival Ports
New Orleans and neighboring ports set all time 1949 tonnage records. New Orleans led with 25 745 885 tons, up 1 196 257 from 1948 and about 10 000 000 more than 1940. Lake Charles handled 13 306 839 tons and Baton Rouge 11 716 915. Houston trailed by about 7 000 000 tons when bulk materials are excluded.
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New Orleans
Lake Charles
Baton Rouge
U. S
Mississippi Valley
Houston
Donner
Prospects for Louisiana crops show improvement
New Orleans reports the state crop service finds August 1 forecasts equal to or better than July for corn, rice, potatoes, hay and sugar cane. Most crops rise, with only rice, sweet potatoes, peanuts, pecans and peaches expected below 1949 levels. rainfall remained heavy but less than prior months.
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New Orleans
Louisiana
U. S. Department of Agriculture
Building Permits Issued for Homes and Remodels Citywide
DeSiard Optical Co gets $509 remodel permit for 421 DeSiard Street. R C Avicy approved for a $4500 dwelling at 1205 South Fourth Street with owner as contractor. Oscar Peoples to remodel and add to 309 Magnolia Street for $250 using day labor. Harold Dennis Lenard authorized to erect a $600 dwelling at 4110 Lee Court with day labor. Hemingway Furniture Co. receives $1300 to remodel 1991 North Third Street with Scott and Woods as contractors. S J Rogers allowed to remodel 1212 Island Drive for $800 with Scott and Woods. J E Spatafora gets permit to add to 1407 Spencer Street for $1485. J M Russell to remodel 1304 Emerson Street for $350 with Scott and Woods as contractors. E Ed Russell to erect a garage at 203 Egan Street for $325 with owner as contractor.
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DeSiard Optical Co
DeSiard Street
R. C. Avicy
South Fourth Street
Oscar Peoples
Magnolia Street
Harold Dennis Lenard
Lee Court
Hemmingway Furniture Co
North Third Street
Scott and Woods
S. J Rogers
Island Drive
J. E. Spatafora
Spencer Street
J. M. Russell
Emerson Street
E. Ed. Russell
Egan Street
Old Maid's Day Proclaimed by Texans Group
A Texas group of aunts sisters and spinster friends wrote Gov. Allan Shivers urging a proclamation of Old Maid's Day with emphasis on gifts. They suggested August as the date since it sits midway between Christmas and income tax.
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Gov
Allan Shivers
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Agnes Gray
Silverstein
Dallias
Nardis
Juillard
Ilverstein
Iruman
Knowland
R.calif
Ways and Means Committee
Secretary of Labor
Lydia E.pinkham
Lydia E. Pinkham
Joy Theater
Leo Ticheli
Frank Ticheli
William J. Haddad
Joe Haddad
Korea
Gen
Ambrose Burnside
Port Records
St.Joseph
Mary’s Flower Shop
LEES
Monroe Furniture Company, Inc
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