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Newspaper
Monroe News Star
Location
Monroe, Louisiana, United States of America
Date
Dec 01, 1947
Page
3
About one third of the United States lies within the Mississippi river drainage basin spanning numerous states and watersheds shaping regional hydrology and commerce.
In the Booker T. Washington addition a Black man was fatally shot and another narrowly survived after a Saturday night attack on Congo and Adams. Luke Moore, 35, died after a bullet injury. Jesse Williams, 26, was jailed on serious charges as John Smith, Jr., 26, was held for assault. Police traced a public safety item used in the incident and Carter escaped into a back room.
The Better Citizens committee will meet at Barkdull Faulk School tonight at 7 30. Last Wednesday a similar gathering was held in West Monroe. The meetings focus on promoting good government.
Coroner J T French announced the death of Walter Turner age 37 a Negro of Winnsboro at 7 15 a m Monday in Charit Hospital from a pistol shot received on Guy Mc Clains farm near Winnsboro early Sunday morning.
DeWitt Mackenzie argues the UN must police Palestine during reconstruction after partition approval. He warns against leaving the region unguarded, cites Arab resistance led by Azzam Pasha and El Khoury, and urges immediate UN peacekeeping to prevent a broader Muslim holy war. He notes Palestine’s significance to global faiths and calls for UN action.
A Monroe reader in the November 30, 1947 public forum letter to the editor discusses rate concerns after reading the city council proceedings in the Monroe News-Star from November 25. The letter reflects ongoing community interest in rate policies and municipal decision making.
The funeral for Harry Stein 50 architectural engineer who died unexpectedly Thanksgiving night at his home 3405 Gordon avenue will be held Tuesday at 4 p m at Thompson Bros mortuary Memphis Tennessee. The body was taken to Memphis Friday by Davis Lawhead Funeral Home and will be cremated. Surviving are wife Gladys M Stein daughter Helen Hooper Monroe son Brooks M Stein Denver and more relatives.
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