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Newspaper
Monroe News Star
Location
Monroe, Louisiana, United States of America
Date
Dec 04, 1950
Page
8
Funeral services today for Thomas Lanham McCaugham Jr aged 19, Northwestern State College junior, drowned yesterday when an automobile plunged into a creek near Bermuda La. Four other students escaped.
Bayou House at 801 Loop Road drew a throng of over 3 000 visitors for a Sunday open house. Despite 4 to 6 pm hours, crowds arrived from 8 am and caused traffic jams as contractors designers and suppliers hosted the event. The open house extended past 7 pm with a no admittance after, attendees praising the duplex’s layout and furnishings.
Twenty one casualties appear on continuation list with missing in action soldiers including Pfc Kimball C Canterbury of Monroe and Cpl Charlie G Jackson of Alexandria. Also named are Pfc Lloyd E Madden of Shreveport Pfe David T Sorrells Creston and civilians tied to families in Monroe and Creston.
Beginning January 1, if a maid or domestic worker is employed, the employer must report social security taxes. Workers must have worked 24 or more days in a quarter and earned at least $50 in that period. Employers deduct 1.5 percent from the employee and contribute 1.5 percent themselves. If domestic help is employed one day a week, no return is needed.
Ouachita parish pastors and leaders from 33 Baptist churches vote to devote Wednesday prayer meetings to world peace. The December 6 service will focus prayers for the U S president governmental leaders and safety for armed forces especially those in Korea and distant posts.
A long list of newborns from West Monroe families with birth dates in November and December, including John Lane Frantom, Donna Lee Mantrozos, Charles Wayne Douglas, Randall Jay Maxwell, Marvin Dell Forlicea, Jacqueline Marie Savanna, Donald Keth Kilceoyne, Lane Hemphill, Anita Arlene Stephens, Sherry Denise Rushing, Richard Cloyd Powell, Brenda Kay Jackson, Ronald Morris Hilton, Kenneth Michael Wright, and other details. Also a note about old time sailors tossing coins at Halfway Rock near Salem and Marblehead.
The Twin Cities Y's Men's Club plans a Christmas tree sale at Brice's Super Market Louisville and North Third starting around December eight and running to December 24 or until stock runs out. A $1 deposit ticket grants a $1 credit toward a chosen tree, with mailed orders and delivery options. The drive is a sales campaign, not a charitable solicitation.
Coty announces a massive holiday promotion with a half page ad in the News Star World at peak buying time and ads in 150 other major papers. A two page color spread will appear in Life on December 4 and in Ladies Home Journal in December. The Christmas line is a top volume item, with expectations of record sales.
New Orleans reports Louisiana sugar cane runs at full capacity as weather stays cool after two early freezes. EK P Barrios notes high sucrose and purity, with thinner stands delayed for later harvest. Cotton prospects brighten, sweet potato harvest completed, and Korea crisis features in global update.
Ouachita parish sheriff's deputies arrest 23 year old Calvin Coolidge Diggins of 1208 Rogers Street on five counts of simple burglary. Police say he approached homes to sell merchandise or offer yard work then entered when no one answered, taking items from five residences including 1825 College Avenue 3509 Breville Street 1200 College Avenue 2906 Rapides Street and a home in Edgewater Gardens. Diggins is held at Ouachita Parish Jail.
Monroe police arrested five men Saturday and Sunday on drunk and disorderly charges. Those taken into custody were Carl Otwell, 31, of Monroe. Otha Rhodes, 30, of Winnsboro. H. B. Parker, 40, of Harrisburg La.. Joe Hibbard, 39, of 110 Vernon Street. and Randy Wilson, 23, of Tioga, La.
Senator Margaret Chase Smith declares at University of Arizona forum that the United States should use the atomic bomb in Manchuria if Russia and Red China refuse to stop the Korean War. She warns many Americans and leaders overlook the gravity of the international situation during the Sunday event in Tucson.
Frank R Williams given permit to erect a residence at 807 Downey Lane for 11000 dollars with M L McReed as contractor. S C Griffin approved to repair a residence at 1812 Jackson Street for 1500 dollars using day labor.
A leaky flower vase can be repaired by rubbing melted paraffin into the cracks to seal them. The method suggests heating paraffin until liquefied then applying it to the broken joints for a quick fix.
Many false teeth now stay secure with FASTEETH powder which keeps plates firmer and more comfortable. It has no gummy taste, causes no nausea, and is alkaline. Also helps control denture odor and is available at drug stores.
Memphis, December 4. The University of Tennessee board of trustees denied admission to five Negro applicants, citing state constitution and statutes mandating segregation. Four Knoxville applicants sought the college of law and a Memphis resident aimed for law school. The attorney general had suggested no alternative to Supreme Court rulings barring race-based bans.
Oscar B Totwell 75 Sterlington resident died at home Sunday morning Funeral held at Baptist Church Monday 2 p m Interment Farmerville cemetery Kilpatrick Funeral Home in charge Survived by wife three sons Douglas Russell Calvin of Sterlington daughters G L Littles Huttig G M Benham Bernice J W Holley Epps Erbie Elliott Ruston E Totwell Sterlington Willard Morris Farmerville Brutus Savell and J L Worley Mississippi three brothers Edward Robert Howard Totwell
Clinton Alabama notes mention Mrs Ann Foshee Mrs Hasey and Mrs Bob Akens all of Clinton with twenty two grandchildren and two great grandchildren in a family tribute listing.
WwW. E. Shamburger, 50, died in a Monroe hospital early Monday. Funeral arrangements await notice to distant relatives and will be handled by Hall Funeral Home. Survived by wife, two sons Edwin S. Shamburger of Fort Worth Texas and Harland Shamburger of Sherman Texas, daughter in law Hazel Edwards of Emeryville California, and sister Mrs J W Aulds of Cass Lake Minnesota.
In Charleston on December 4, a young West Virginia couple Junius Ross Smith and Lilly May Smith signed statements admitting they beat three year old Ida Smith to death over medicine for a cold. The coroner cites brain hemorrhage as the cause. Smiths are charged with murder. Ida’s father Hope Smith had left her in Mrs. Smith’s care since September. A separate note mentions British navy dispersal units clearing about 500 WWII wrecks around English shores.
General MacArthur reports heavy Chinese buildup in North Korea with 818,000 troops and 200,000 moving from central China, signaling possible penetration toward South Korea. Allied forces bomb Chinese and remnants in North Korea while a defensive line around Seoul and Inchon is discussed amid looming 10th Corps risks.
A Houston mother of eight, widowed ten years, recounts better health after long housework and late nights. At 43 she says age no longer weighs on her and her children now help. She notes improved sleep since using HADACOL and shares her address for neighbor contact.
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