Toy Shop Yule Play At Crosley School West Monroe
Junior Red Cross presents Percival Wilde one act The Toy Shop at Crosley School on Wednesday December 15 at 7 30 p m Tickets cost 25 cents for children 35 cents for adults and are available from Red Cross and cast members Funds support Junior Red Cross projects with a cast featuring Betsy Bobby and dream toys coming alive in a festive Christmas theme.
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Kay Crandall Causey
Percival Wilde
Toy Shop
Red Cross
Crosley School
West Monroe
Dawson Ann Forman
George Forman
Roy Lee, Jr
Roy Lee
Betsy
Bobby
Joe D. Guerriero
Joseph Guerriero
Jennie Lou Ervin
Robert Ervin
Cathey Kennedy
John Kenedy
Sailor
Linda Landers
P. C. Landers
Tommie Ann Bivens
L. T. Bivens
Donald Ballas
Ralph Ballas
Paula Burford
Bill Burford
George Lofton
Vera Burnside Lofton
Paula
George
Freddie Webb
W. W. Webb
Junior Red Cross
Crosley
the Red Cross
Deer hunting licenses rise across states with fatalities reported
National deer hunting figures show 3.2 million licensed hunters, with Pennsylvania, Michigan, New York and California leading. Some states ban hunting, yet fatalities occur, including a Connecticut case where a woman was killed by an illegal shot. Death counts by state include Arkansas and Texas among others. Restaurants became popular after the French Revolution due to downsizing royal retinues.
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Pennsylvania
Michigan
New York
California
Virginia
Texas
Wisconsin
Maine
Washington
Minnesota
Colorado
Utah
Idaho
Connecticut
Illinois
Indiana
Iowa
Kansas
Nebraska
Rhode Island
Tennessee
Arkansas
Louisiana
Mississippi
Man reports relief from rheumatic pain after TRU AID
A Monroe man says severe rheumatic pains in his back neck and shoulders vanished after taking TRU AID. He claims the new formula with Three Great Ingredients acts at the source of aches and urges others to try it, noting relief after years of suffering.
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Monroe
Frank B. Noyes and the Rise of a Cooperative News World
Frank B. Noyes became the A P s first general manager and led a drive to build a cooperative news gathering system. He shaped Chicago publishing, led the Record Herald, and served as A P president, earning tributes from Col McCormick Roy Roberts Palmer Hoyt Paul Bellamy Arthur Hays Sulzberger.
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A. P.s
Victor Lawson
Chicago Daily News
Associated Press
Noyes
Lawson
Chicago
The
Record-Herald
Morning Record
Herman H. Kohlsaar
Times-Herald
Roy A. Roberts
Kansas City Star
Palmer Hoyt
Denver Post
Frank B. Noyes
Paul Bellamy
Cleveland Plain Dealer
Arthur Hays Sulzberger
New York Times
Mr. Noyes
Christmas Aid Letter Appeals for Warmth and Cheer
A family asks for help this Christmas Eve. A teenage girl seeks a warm toy and cooking supplies for their mother. The husband, a World War II veteran, needs a 32 or 34 coat and size 11 1/2 socks. The desk is piled with dire letters and donations are urged.
Dr John Thomas on Our Easy Conscience at First Presbyterian
Dr John Thomas argues modern man lacks a sense of sin during a talk on Our Easy Conscience at First Presbyterian Church. He cites Romans 3 23 and warns that respectability and ignoring unfinished duties leave the conscience heavy and block the gospel for sinners.
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First Presbyterian Church
John Thomas
Dr. Thomas
East Baton Rouge Bond Issue Approved for Schools
Property owners in East Baton Rouge parish approve an $8,000,000 bond issue for school improvements with a 39 to 1 vote. The money will fund 292 additional classrooms to accommodate enrollment growth.
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Baton Rouge, la
East Baton Rouge Parish
Summersby Memoir Reveals Ike’s Kindness and War Secrets
Excerpts from 1940s memoir describe Kay Summersby recounting Ike Eisenhower arranging meetings and calls during World War II. She details secrecy around the North Africa invasion, personal moments with Dick Summersby, and later sharp critiques of Washington army wives. The narrative covers trips to Montgomery's region, private time with Ike’s approval, and the revelation of Dick’s death.
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Eisenhower
West Point
Kay
North Africa
Miss Summersby
Miss
Mark Clark
Hunt
Washington
King Features Syndicate, Inc
Priest Warns Against Communism In Mass Meeting
Father O Connell urges voters to defend democracy and fight race prejudice at a mass meeting in Quachite Parish High School auditorium tonight at 8. He warns organized labor, college graduates, and the public about communism and urges realistic, positive action.
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Father O'Connell
Stalin
Quachite Parish
Three Flaws Blocking Industry and Public Cooperation
Bunting argues that teamwork stems from mutual understanding and that critics of labor, management, thrift, and personal responsibility reveal their own shortcomings. He asserts the U S offers strong rewards for participation, with work, ability, and capital driving the economy across any government.
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Bunting
United States
Oil firms seek stay on Texas shutdown orders
In Austin on December 1, oil companies won temporary restraining orders to block the Texas railroad commission shutdowns from taking effect. The state accuses producers in 16 fields of wasting gas daily and seeks to enforce the orders pending hearings on each field. Judge Charles O. Betts indicated he would grant status quo relief to companies requesting it.
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Austin
Texas
Texas Railroad Commission
Charles O. Betts
98Th District Court
Births and scholarships mark Chicago 4-H event
St Francis Sanitarium reports multiple births in Monroe Spencer and Farmerville with names David Neal Smith Donald Lee Hartwell Taylor Vernon Carl Kitchell Marilyn Ann Jimmie W Futch Shae van Olivia Pamela Ruth. In Chicago six girls and two boys win 200 dollar scholarships and trips from 4-H garden contests.
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St. Francis Sanitarium
David Neal Smith
Monroe
David, Neal, Jr
Hartwell Taylor
Spencer
Donald Lee
Vernon Carl Kitchell
Robert Curtis
John P. McKee
West Monroe
Marilyn Ann
Jimmie W. Futch
Farmerville
Jimmie W. Jr
Alford Clay Richardson
Chatham
Shaevan Olivia
Riverside Sanitarium
C. H. Bailey
Pamela Ruth
Chicago
Wanda Brewer
Malvern
Ark
Amaryllis Fair
Batesville
Miss
Nationalist forces face encirclement near Suchow and Nanking
Nationalist troops totaling about 85 000 in the Sixth and Eighth armies struggle to hold three pockets around Nanking as Red forces close in from Suchow and Suhsien. The 12th army group with some 140 000 troops is encircled south of Suhsien. Airlift to Suchow halted as ground troops move to break the siege.
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Nanking
Pengpu
Suchow
Suhsien
12Th Army
Yangtze River
Tan Gen-Po
Nanking-Shanghai
Wushih
12Th Army Group
Huang Wei
Chinese National Airlines
Mukden
Chiang Kai- Shek
Chungking
Canton
Formosa
Deaths Marvin G Spaugh obituary in Monroe
Marvin G Spaugh 68 a Monroe resident and long time barber died in Fort Worth Texas after a lingering illness. Funeral services set for Thursday at 2 p m at First Methodist Church with Rev A M Ser ex officiating. Interment in Riverview Cemetery under Mulhearn Funeral Home. Survivors include two daughters Shirley Habeeb and Audrey Ingram, one son Marvin J Spaugh Jr, a sister and two brothers. Pallbearers named Harry Oliver Leon Johnson Felix Terzia Meyer Greenwald Frank Kennedy Clarance Marx Guy Smith Henry Haas.
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Marvin G. Spaugh
Monroe
First Methodist Church
A. M. Serex
Riverview
Mulhearn Funeral Home
Spaugh
Ft. Worth
Tex
Madame Chiang Kai-shek visits the United States amid China aid debate
Madame Chiang Kai-shek makes her first U S visit since 1944 as Washington weighs limited support options for China. President Truman holds talks with Paul V McNutt and H H Kung while ECA chief Paul Hoffman plans a December trip to Shanghai Korea and Japan to assess aid channels amid doubts about Chiang Kai-sheks comeback.
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Mr. Truman
Marshall
Paul G. Hoffman
China
London
Shanghai
ECA
Roger D. Lapham
Hoffman
Korea
Japan
Congress
Kung
Madame Chiang
Washington
T. V. Soong
Kwangtung Province
United States
Farm bureau urges next year's crop reduction to curb surpluses
The Agriculture Department reports Americans ate 14 percent more than prewar years while exports hit a record 19.347 million long tons. It urges farmers to cut plantings next year to prevent market gluts as rice and hay goals rise. Thousands offer homes and jobs to displaced Europeans arriving this year. Edward M. O’Connor says 10,000 homeless Europeans arrive monthly by May. Congress approved 205000 displaced admissions over two years. Rice goal is 1.6 million acres. hay goal 62.157 million acres. rice production forecast about 73.88 million bushels, with substantial export support and substitute feeds available.
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Edward M. O'Connor
The
Displaced Persons Commission
Central
North Central States
Congress
Department
Democrats Gain House Seat in New York Recount
A New York recount confirms Democrats will hold 262 seats to 171 for Republicans with one vacancy and one American Labor seat. The new senate shows Democrats 54 to Republicans 42, up from 45 to 51. John C. Davies (D) defeats Hadden C. Fuller (R) in the 35th district.
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Washington
New York
Congress
John C. Davies
Hadden C. Fuller
Upstate
Brooklyn
John J. Delaney
Senate
Syrian Premier Mardam Bey Resigns Cabinet in Damascus
The Syrian cabinet led by Premier Jamil Mardam Bey resigned today after four months in power. The Nationalist party withdrew its three ministers last month, weakening the government amid ongoing war with Israel. After two days of secret representatives’ sessions debating Palestine policy, the cabinet stepped down.
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Damascus
Syria
Jamil Mardam Bey
Mardam Bey
Nationalist Party
Israel
House of Representatives
Palestine
Parks commissioners named for Louisiana board
J Clay Prieto of Mandeville and John Leveson of Abita Springs were named to the Louisiana parks commission by Gov. Earl K. Long. Long also appointed village officials for Varnado Washington parish naming Tom Williams mayor Le Roy Seals marshal Walton Magee Jimmy Lang and Ed Fornea aldermen.
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Baton Rouge
J. Clay Prieto
Mandeville
John Leveson
Abita Spring
Louisiana Parks Commission
Earl K. Long
Long
Varnado
Washington Parish
Tom Williams
Leroy Seals
Walton Magee
Jimmy Lang
Ed Fornea
Stock Market Rebounds Sharply After Election Lows
New York traders drove indexes higher with a broad advance after the November 2 presidential vote. Volume reached about 1.4 million shares as prices rose across major issues including Celanese Celotex Chrysler Coca Cola General Electric General Motors and United States Steel. Bond prices also moved up on renewed buying interest.
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New York
Cabinet
Hetia
Ciisvee Vas
Veoe
Canadian Pacific
Vases
STE Celanese Corporation
Celotex Corporation
Cent Aguirre
Ssesereaes
Cerro de Pasco
Iseevees
Chesapeake & Ohio
Chrysler Corporation
Coca-Cola
Columbia Gas
Penney Fe
Pennsylvania Railroad
PepsieCola
Cesserene B
Phillips Petroleum
Procter & Gamble
Ccs Berasans ’ O
Ek Radio Corporation
Space
Remington Mand
Reo Motors
Isese
Republic &Teel
Reynolds Tobacco
Richfield
Schentey Distillers
Sears Roebuck
Shell Union Oil
Summons Company
Sinclair Oil
Locony Vacuum
Southern Pacific
Ceceeves Lo'e
Allied Chemical & Dye
Allied Millg
Allied Stores
Allis-Chalmers Manufacturers
American Can
American & Foreign Power
American Locomotive
American Metal
American Power & Light
American Radiator & Starter
American Smelting & Refining
American Sugar Refinery
American Tel & Tel
American Water Works
Anaconda Copper
Atchison T& SF
Avyco
Baldwin Locomotive
Baltimore & Ohio
S- Barnsdale Oil
Bendix Aviation
Best Foods
Bethlehem Steel
Boeing Airplane
Borden Company
Bucyrus Erie Budd Company
Burroughs Adding
Commonwealth & Southern
Consolidated Copper Mine
Csccserene
Continental Motors
Continental O
Delaware
Corn Products Crane Company
Ougar
Curtiss Wright
Deere & Company
Douglas Aircraft
du Rout de Nemours Eastman Kodak
Electric Boat
Endicott Johnson A Brie Railroad
Packard Motor
Pan American Airways
Paramount Pictures
Southern Railway
Sperry Corporation
Standard Brands
Standard Oil California
Standard Oil Indiana
Standard Oil New Jersey
Ccess
Studebaker Corporation
Texas Company
Tide Water Oil
Timken Detroit Axle
Westinghouse Air Brakes
Westinghouse Electric
Scecsscsees
Woolworth
Ssacacsevecsee
Timken
Union Carbide
Ize
Union of California
United Air Lines
Sersees
United Aircraft
United Corporation
Ccoerssenes
United Fruit
Pasabasle
United States Rubber
United States Smelting R & M
United States Steel
Csesesee
Vanadium Corporation
Warner Brothers Picture
Wesson Oil & Snowdrift
Western Union Telegraph
Sos
Livestock prices mixed at Chicago mixed hog and cattle market
Salable hogs 14 000 total 20 500 top 23 25 bulk good and choice 170 230 lb 22 25 22 75 230 260 lb 21 75 22 25 270 300 lb 21 00 21 75 good and choice under 400 lb 19 75 20 75 400 550 lb 19 00 20 00 Salable cattle 7 500 total 7 700 sal able calves 600 total 600 load high choice 1 050 lb show reject yearlings 36 00 scattered loads choice steers 1 250 lb down 33 75 34 00 bulk medium and good steers 24 00 31 00 good and choice heifers 26 50 31 00 beef cows 22 00 down canners and cutters 14 50 17 25 medium and good sausage balls 22 00 25 50 medium to choice dealers 27 00 51 00
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Chicago
USDA
Market Movers List Highlights Stock Prices and Changes
Curbs Cities Service 42 1/2, Electric Bond and Share 10 7/8, Humble Oil 73 1/4, LeTourneau 10 1/4, United Gas 19 3/8.
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Electric
Humble Oil
LeTourneau
United Gas
Building permit approved for 3213 Polk Street
W. A. Harvey received permission to add to a dwelling at 3213 Polk Street at a cost of 105 dollars. Day labor will be used.
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W. A. Harvey
Polk Street
Markets at a Glance New York and Chicago Daily Summary
Stocks rise breaking a losing streak while bonds climb and rails lead the rally. Cotton holds steady amid buying from trade and commission houses. Wheat steadies with late short covering in Chicago, corn and oats rise modestly. Hog prices ease to 23.25 and cattle trade steady to 25 cents lower with top 36.00.
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New York
Chicago
Cotton futures steady after mixed New Orleans and New York trading
Trade buying and short covering pushed cotton futures higher while spot cotton closed up 75 cents a bale in New Orleans. In New York, futures steadied with gains of 35 to 65 cents as export demand and loan movements supported prices.
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New Orleans
New York
Japan
Germany
France
Grain futures move on Chicago board with mixed gains
Chicago grains end mixed on December contracts with wheat up to 2.40 and soybeans at 2.78. Corn, oats, rye and lard show varying gains, with closes totaling notable shifts across the board indicating cautious activity as traders assess supply and demand signals.
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Chicago
Board of Trade
Butter and Eggs Market Report Chicago December 1
Butter steady with 613 312 receipts and AA 93 score at 64.5 cents. Prices largely unchanged for eggs as receipts reach 17 841.
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Chicago
Poultry Prices Steady Firm In Chicago Market
Chicago December 1 United States Department of Agriculture reports live poultry receipts 17 trucks with prices unchanged. Leghorn prices show a slight drop of one to two cents per pound, ranging from twenty to thirty two cents.
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Chicago
USDA
Potatoes Prices and Arrivals Reported by USDA
Chicago December 1 Potatoes arrivals 45 on track 226 total U S shipments 837 Colorado Red McClures 3 80 Idaho Russet Bur banks 3 75 90 Prices released by USDA show movement and current bulk prices for Red McClure and Russet Burbank varieties amid ongoing shipments.
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Chicago
USDA
U. S
Colorado
Idaho
Picture betrays thief in Albuquerque auto theft case
A 17-year-old youth, caught after a lengthy car chase, fled with a companion but left a camera in the stolen auto. The camera captured his image, leading to his custody. The report notes twenty-two large U S cities now have television stations.
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Albuqurque
N. M
U. S
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