Senator Bilbo Improves After Hospital Stay
New Orleans Aug 18 Senator Theo G Bilbo D Miss shows signs of improvement after a rest overnight and is able to sit up in bed doctors say he remains under observation for pulmonary embolism while continuing tests for lingering cancer treatment His son Col Theodore Bilbo Jr visited the ailing senator at the hospital as authorities note prior operations and a virus infection have affected his condition
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New Orleans
Theo G. Bilbo
D.miss
Bilbo
Mississippi
Washington
Col
Theodore Bilbo, Jr
Command and General Staff School
Fort Leavenworth
Kan
Roosevelts graft and press bias draw sharp rebuke
Westbrook Pegler argues against cautious Washington journalism on Roosevelt era corruption. He cites Elliott Roosevelt and Howard Hughes, accuses reporters and senators of hypocrisy, and questions Brewster’s airline bill aimed at uniting U S carriers against subsidies while facing outcry over the Hughes affair.
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New York
Washington
Roosevelt
Mountebank
Hitler
Stalin
Mussolini
Elliott Roosevelt
Howard Hughes
Senate
Brewster
Ferguson
Roosevelt Revoluion
Elliott
Hughes
American
Ks Airlines
Waitress reports holding against her will in Niles incident
In Niles Michigan on August 18 a 22 year old waitress Jean Myers said she was held captive five hours by a tall soft spoken Black man who released her after giving 50 cents. Police quoted her and Sherman Frizzell said they were approached near the city south of Niles. Frizzell said the kidnapper tied him then drove off in his car with Frizzell. The officer noted the assailant was tall slim polite in manner.
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Niles
Mich
L. B. Miller
Jean Myers
Miss Myers
Miller
Don McGray
Sherman Frizzell
McGray
Frizzell
Boy Dies After Ingesting Suspected Blood Pressure Pills
Two year old Robert S. died two hours after taking an unknown number of high blood pressure pills at his Ster ton home. He was pronounced dead at Monroe hospital where C A Johnson said the child died on arrival. The medicine was reported to affect blood vessels rapidly.
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Sterton
Robert S
Monroe
C. A. Johnson
Tiend
Johnson
Pat Laird dies preparing for fishing trip at West Monroe
Pat Laird a 42 year old Brown Paper Mill employee died of a heart attack in his kitchen at 108 Orange Street West Monroe at 4 30 a m Monday He had dressed for an early fishing trip with friend George Sanders when stricken Officials said death appeared instantaneous He was born February 1 1905 and survived by his parents wife a daughter Patsy two sisters and two brothers Funeral services will be held Tuesday afternoon at the artist church Ridge Avenue and burial at Halsey cemetery Pallbearers and honorary pallbearers are named.
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Pat L. Laird
Brown Paper
Orange Street
West Monroe
George Sanders
Laird
Mr. Laird
Steve Laird
Pear Street
Loraine Smith
Patsy
Verdie Wasson
Zell Bufkin
Oakland
Calif
Claude
Clarence Laird
Charets Funeral Home
Ridge Avenue
Hixson
Artist Church
A. T. Mitchell
Halsey Cemetery
Eli Portier
Kennedy
Bob Halstead
Fred Hayton
Mr. Coon
Government moves to curb steel price fixing with cease and desist order
The Federal Trade Commission filed a cease and desist action against the American Iron and Steel Institute and more than 100 members led by United States Steel Corp, charging a conspiracy to fix prices and curb competition. Hearings set for September 19, with possible 60 day halt order and fines up to 5000 dollars.
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Washington
Federal Trade Commission
American Iron and Steel Institute of New York
United States Steel Corporation
FTC
Justice Department
Truman
Commission
Services Held for H L Gibbs in Monroe
Funeral services for Henry L Gibbs 50 longtime Monroe school official were held at Mulhearn chapel with Rev A M Serex officiating Graveside rites followed at Riverview Burial Park under Woodmen of the World direction Pallbearers included E L Neville P A Pong A W Pickens Fred Pettit J S Wood and C F Gandy Gibbs died at 530 am Sunday at his mother's home after retirement last year and a brief illness Born October 7 1896 in Monroe he was a former manager of Powers Grocery and later a carpenter foreman for Richard Cassidy The obituary notes his Confederate veteran lineage and family background.
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Henry L. Gibbs
Quachita
Monroe City
Mulhearn Chapel
A. M. Serex
First Methodist Church
Riverview Burial Park
Woodmen of the World
E. L. Neville
P. A. Pong
A. W. Pickens
Fred Pettit
J. S. Wood
C. F., Gandy
Gibbs
Cora Gibbs
Adams Street
South Second Street
Dorothy Gibbs
St. Francis Sanitarium
Monroe
Mr. Gibbs
Old Powers Grocery
Richard Cassidy
Firemen Rescue Cow From Ouachita River
A blind but venturesome cow wandered into the Ouachita River from the levee near the 2900 block of South Grand. Firemen from the American Legion emergency truck crew lassoed and towed the animal ashore as a crowd cheered.
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Ouachita
South Grand
W. H. Leonard
West Moneroe
American Legion
Tucker Wells Full Producers in Union Parish
In Union parish the Sellars Ewing Wilds wells on the P J Tucker lease in section 3 21 1W are declared full producers. Tucker No 1 flows 98 barrels daily through a 1/4 inch choke from 2141 50 feet and Tucker No 2 163 barrels daily from 2160 7 feet. The Ora field discovery well on June 1 has yielded five successful wells and one dry hole, with Sellars Ewing outperforming Shell in producer rate.
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Sellars-Ewing-Petty- Wilds
Sellars-Ewing
Ora Field
Union Parish
Shell Company
Earl Markham
Tucker
Harvey G. Fields
Discovery
Shell
Gay Maybee Drilling Company
Midland
Texas
S. L. Smith No
Murphy-Sun Company
J. H. O'Neal
Madison Parish
Bayou Macon
Delhi Field
India Pakistan talks seek to quell Punjab bloodshed
High officials from India and Pakistan met in New Delhi to calm communal strife in Punjab after a boundary commission split ordered, with Lahore to Pakistan and Amritsar to India. Sikh fears rise over division, as many flee Lahore amid weeks of riots and deaths. Bengal's Calcutta also faced tension as the commission’s report circulated.
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New Delhi
India
Pakistan
Punjab
Boundary Commission
Lahore
Bengal
Amritsar
Nankana Sahib
Guru Nanak
Paris
Calcutta
Security Council Faces Russian Vetoes Over UN Admissions
The Security Council opened a session amid a wave of Soviet vetoes blocking new UN members. Only Yemen and the newly created Pakistan seem likely to gain entry from the current slate, with Ireland Portugal and Trans Jordan repeatedly vetoed. Italy and Austria face potential Soviet opposition pending peace treaties and Russian ratification dynamics. Syria seeks broad admission, but Moscow’s stance limits prospects. Albania and Outer Mongolia also face resistance.
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Albania
Outer Mongolia
Hungary
Bulgaria
Romania
Moscow
Italy
Austria
Russia
Kremlin
United States
Syria
Council
Panama Envoy Attacks Reds at Quitandinha Meeting
At Quitandinha near Rio de Janeiro, Panamanian and other delegates gather as the Inter-American conference discusses forging a hemisphere defense under a treaty. Senator Tom Connally outlines procedures for creating a hemisphere military agency and supplying forces.
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Quitandinha
Brazil
United States
Inter-American Conference
Tom Connally
Texas
U. S
Bogota
United States Congress
Mateo Marques Castro
Ricardo Joaquin Alfaro
Latin America
Alfaro
Mariano Fiallos Gil
Arguello
Nicaragua
Quitandinha Hotel
Petropolis
Rio de Janeiro
No New Loan to Britain Asked
Washington reports the United States and Britain will not seek a new credit to replace the 1946 loan. Officials say talks will focus on modifying the current agreement to ease Britain’s dollar crisis while Britain outlines budget plans and steps to balance trade.
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Washington
Sdes
Atlantic
Britain
Wilfrid Eady
Snyder
England
Rites Wednesday for J. B. Forte
Requiem mass for James B. Forte 47 superintendent of the Terminal Paper Bag Company of West Monroe will be held at St Paschal's Church at 10 am Wednesday with Fr Arsenius Gatzemeier officiating. The funeral procession leaves 208 Austin Street at 9 45 am. Burial is in St Paschal's Cemetery. Pallbearers include Bob Powell Roy Simmons Sam Lazzuzzo Paul Danna Frank Simpson Join Duffy Louie Banks Otho Terrell.
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James B. Forte
Terminal Paper Bag Company
West Monroe
Monroe
St. Paschal's Church
Arsenius Gatzemeier
Austin Street
St. Paschal’s Cemetery
Bob Powell
Roy Simmons
Sam Lazzusso
Paul Danna
Fank Simpson
Duffy
Louie Banks
Otho Terrell
Four U S Diplomats Die In Pacific Plane Crash Near Honolulu
Washington reports Ambassador George C Atcheson Jr among ten aboard a B 17 that crashed west of Pearl Harbor. Five bodies recovered and three rescued as search continues for remaining missing including Col David Larr and Col Carl A Russell. Recovery and identification efforts disrupt peace treaty drafting progress in Tokyo.
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Don Whitehead
Honolulu
George C. Atcheson, Jr
Atcheson
U.S
Council For
Japan
Hawaiian Sea Frontier
General MacArthur
Tokyo
Pearl Harbor
T. le Rider
Ponca City
Okla
Col
Harvey Huglin
Fairfield
Iowa
Sergeant Holland
Colmesweil
Tex
Lee Chapman Holland
Huglin
Naval
Randolph B. Boyer
Audubon
Carl A. Russell
Richmond Heights
K. R. Still
Army
Cecil Sigman
Russell
MacArthur
Larr
Boyer
Col Huglin
New Labor Law Takes Full Effect Friday Under Taft Hartley
The Taft Hartley Act reaches full force this Friday August 22 marking the last major shift in labor management relations. The NLRB splits into a labor court five member board and a general counsel office led by Robert N Denham with expanded enforcement powers. Regulators prepare new rules as questions arise on unfair labor practices interstate commerce construction industry pending cases and CPA filings by unions and affiliated bodies.
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Associated Press Labor Reporter
Washington
America
Congress
Truman
National Labor Relations Heard
NLRB
Labor Court
General Counsel
Robert N. Denham
Chicago
Color Films Face Anti Trust Suit
Attorney General Clark announced an anti trust civil action filed in Los Angeles against Technicolor Inc Technicolor Motion Picture Corp and Eastman Kodak Co alleging a series of exclusive patent and know how agreements that monopolized color photography in the professional field The suit seeks cancellation of illegal arrangements and court relief to restore free competition in the industry.
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Washington
Clark
Technicolor Inc
Eastman
Technicolor
Sennett
Ussery Sr. Contractor Dies of Heart Attack
Fred M. Ussery Sr., 58, a well known building contractor, died after a heart attack at his home on North Fifth Street. Services set for Tuesday at Mulhearn Funeral Home with Rev. A M Serex officiating. Interment in River View Burial Park. Survived by wife Mabel, five children including Fred M Jr and Roger D Ussery, a brother Robert, a sister Aline McGowen, and four grandchildren.
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Fred M. Ussery, Sr
North Fifth Street
Mulhearn Funeral Home
A. M. Serex
First
Methodist Church
Riverview Burial Park
Mr. Ussery
Rifle grenade hits American home in Berlin incident
A rifle grenade shell exploded on the roof of Lt. David J. Latz's house in Berlin striking the home of an American family. No injuries reported. The shell may have been fired by Russian soldiers in training in the surrounding Soviet zone. The blast damaged a roof section and debris fell into the yard. Latz, from Dixmont Pennsylvania, serves at Templehof airfield.
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Berlin
U. S
David J. Latz
U. S. Army
Templehof
Dix
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Hills
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Maria
Forest
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Murphy-Sun
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