Marshall’s Absence Leaves Truman Aide In Charge At Paris
Policy adviser is acting head of the American delegation at Paris in his absence and Undersecretary Lovett oversees foreign policy for Truman. Officials pledge no gap in handling crises, notably the China situation, while Europe’s recovery and Berlin remain key priorities.
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Paris
Robert A. Lovett
Truman
Marshall
China
Mme
Chiang Kai-Shek
Europe
Berlin
Army
Moscow
Bogota
London
State Cotton Yields Compare This Year and Last
The report lists cotton production by state showing Alabama 1 077 403 versus 871 328. Arizona 213 668 versus 136 834. Arkansas 1 574 664 versus 1 068 078. California 648 430 versus 615 210. Florida 17 752 versus 5 992. Georgia 691 038 versus 593 168. Illinois 1 965 versus 1 285. Kentucky 7 773 versus 5 981. Louisiana 703 544 versus 472 867. Mississippi 1 994 170 versus 1 395 256. Missouri 396 348 versus 259 664. New Mexico 202 733 versus 132 022. North Carolina 599 965 versus 343 296. Oklahoma 335 675 versus 275 527. South Carolina 816 412 versus 579 043. Tennessee 557 033 versus 445 537. Texas 2 916 335 versus 2 827 033. Virginia 17 133 versus 12 392.
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Alabama
Arizona
Arkansas
California
Florida
Georgia
Illinois
Kentucky
Louisiana
Mississippi
Missouri
New Mexico
North Carolina
Oklahoma
South Carolina
Tennessee
Texas
Virginia
Orleans Slayer's Body Is Claimed
The body of John P. Harris, 59, linked to a 1923 New Orleans murder case, was claimed by a relative in Buffalo. Harris died of coronary thrombosis in a Buffalo hotel and had once faced a death sentence later commuted to life, with a full pardon in 1940. The claimant may be a son of the deceased's brother. The body will be sent to New Orleans for funeral arrangements.
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Buffalo
N. Y
New Orleans
John P. Harris
George Collins
St. Louis
Harris
Katherine Wilson
Toronto
Earl Long
Thomas G. Harris
Gowan Harris, Jr
Another Lady Is Free of Stomach Gas and Headache
An advertisement claims a woman cured by INNER-AID, saying her stomach gas and headaches vanished after taking the herbal formula. It asserts twelve herbs cleanse bowels and improve digestion, urging others with gas and constipation to try INNER-AID sold in drug stores.
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Adv
Humorous holiday packaging ideas from Elizabeth Montgomery
The famed stage costume designer suggests playful wrapping ideas for Christmas gifts. She recommends incongruous containers such as a bird cage or cheese grater, adorned with festive tape ribbons and gold stickers, to elicit chuckles.
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New York
NEA
Elizabeth Montgomery
Miss Montgomery
Miss M
Communist tensions flare as U N and Korea policy debated
The report outlines U S policy in Korea likened to the Truman doctrine in Greece by Zebrowski of Poland. Dulles urged recognition of the southern government under Syngman Rhee while a U N commission supervised elections in the south but could not enter Russian-occupied areas. Russia said it would withdraw occupation troops by year end. News notes include internal U N incidents, a fire in a committee room, and labor strikes by elevator operators and waiters. Bulgaria alleged Greece blocked a border peace deal hindering Balkan stability.
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Deusz Zebrowski
Poland
Zebrowski
U. S
Korea
Greece
John Foster Dulles
United States
Syngman Rhee
U. N
Russia
North Korea
South
Social Committee
General Assembly
New York
Bulgaria
H. V. Evatt
Balkans
Local Appointments and Tax Dispatch from Port of New Orleans and Parishes
The Port of New Orleans issued taxes to Paul A. Cucullu Carroll P. Lincoln John L. Leving John L. Mathes Ernest P. Miller Jr and Warner C. Govt Adraste Landreneau of Mamou was named to the state parks commission. Levee boards named Maurice Tassin William T York and others. Mrs James E Dark appointed Winn parish assessor. Municipal picks include Coushatta Mayor Lester P Vetter Marshal Dave Thomas and aldermen. Eros Mayor H O Hearne Lonnie Treadway Morris P Stuckey Ira D Reeves. Lockport town council members Dr Frank T Gouax Jr and Charles J Caillouet.
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New Orleans
Paul A. Cucullu
Carroll P. Lincoln
John L. Leving
John L. Mathes
Ernest P. Miller, Jr
Warner C
Adraste Landreneau
Mamou
State Parks Commission
Maurice Tassin
Wallace
Lafourche Levee
William T. York
Bayou Current
Red River
Atchafalaya
Bayou Boeuf
James E. Dark
Winn Parish
Coushatta
Lester P. Vetter
Dave Thomas
D. C. Hayden
Louis Townsend
J. E. Holley
W. A. Hall
Harold Carter
Eros
H. O. Hearne
Lonnie Treadway
Morris P. Stuckey
Ira D. Reeves
Lockport
Frank T. Gouax, Jr
Charles J. Caillouet
Death Notices for Mrs Mary R Galloway in Kilbourne
Mrs Mary R Galloway 73 died in Kilbourne Tuesday. The burial and interment were held Wednesday at 5 p m in Roselawn cemetery Little Rock Ark. Survived by husband W P Galloway two sons Jack and Rendh Galloway both of Little Rock Ark a daughter Billie Galloway five grandchildren and one great grandchild.
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Mary R. Galloway
Kilbourne
Catron Gay Funeral Home
Little Rock
Ark
Roselawn
W. P. Galloway
Jack
Rendh Galloway
Billie Galloway
Local Obituaries From Mangham And West Monroe
Mrs. E M Barnette 75 dies at daughter’s home in Mangham with funeral at Lone Cherry Baptist Church interment in church cemetery. Survivors include five sons and five daughters and 24 grandchildren nine great grandchildren. Mrs Molly Jordan 66 dies in Calhoun after six weeks illness funeral in Carlton Methodist Church with interment in church cemetery. Mrs W R Hogge 62 dies in West Monroe presiding clergy and services in West Monroe and Orange Texas with funeral home arrangements and multiple survivors listed.
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Mangham
E. M. Barnette
Lone Cherry Baptist Church
Catron Gay Funeral Home
Church
Delhi
Lee
Elmer
Big Lake
Tex
Arvie
Hebert
John
Baskin
May
Molly Jordan
Calhoun
Monroe Hospital
Carlton Methodist Church
Roy Grant
Kilpatrick Funeral Home
Ruston
Reissued Budget Whiskey Licenses Listed by Jurymen
Morning session allocated renewed licenses to a list of individuals across wards 2 to 10. Names include Coy E. Pratt ward 5, Jack McKenzie ward 5, Gussie Johnson ward 3, Truman Fiddler ward 2, Ann Witt ward 5, Mrs. Lilliam Kenny ward 10, E L Whitman ward 5, Edward Hicks ward 10, Lloyd LeJeune ward 10, Lonnie Bodie ward 5, Nathan Pascal ward 10, Riser president ward 3, J W Prestridge ward 10, and 5 E Armstrong ward 4 among others.
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Coy E. Pratt
Clay Lawton
Jack McKenzie
J. D. Elliott
Gussie Johnson
Dutch C. Duke
George W. Bouie
Truman L. Fiddler
H. M. Allen
Ann Witt
Jessie O. Portman
Methodist Church Plans 1000 New Urban Churches in 1949 Drive
Dr. Earl R. Brown told 200 board members the Methodist Church must establish at least one new church per day for four years to keep pace with population shifts. The church holds 40,321 congregations with 9,069,943 members and aims to add 1,461 churches by 1951, raise city churches to 500 members, and double church school enrollment. He notes underchurched urban areas and a push to aid Negro congregations with long‑range building needs, especially on the west coast and in the southwest and southeast. The women's division plans to enroll 1,000,000 new members in 1949.
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Earl R. Brown
New York
Home Missions and Church Extension
Methodists
United States
Brown
Woman's Division of Christian Service
Board of Missions
Ex Grave Digger Confesses Slaying Woman in Saginaw
Former grave digger Herbert L. Gulembo, 24, surrendered and said he beat Philadelphia woman Catherine Miller to death last April after she spurned him. He claimed the weapon was a war souvenir shell. similar weapon cited in unrelated Philadelphia murder case.
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Saginaw
Mich
Philadelphia
Joseph Bugenske
Herbert L. Gulembo
Bugenske
Gulembo
Catherine Miller
Bayard J. Jenkins
Kathryn Mellor
Jenkins
Reese, Mich
Scottville
Mystery 80th congress probes broaden with new names
New York grand jury widens espionage inquiry as FBI and State Department offer aid. John Peurifoy says security tightened and leaks unlikely. The panel probes copies and microfilms of State Department papers linked to Alger Hiss and Chambers. Indictments possible before December 15 amid continued testimony and fresh witness calls.
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New York
U. S
F. X. McGahey
State Department
House Committee
John E. Peurifoy
Chambers
Grand Jury
Nixon
Bureau of Standards
Alger Hiss
Carnegie Endowment For International Peace
Hiss
Francis B. Sayre
Peurifoy
Puerifoy
Hiss-Chambers
Adm
W. H. Standley
Russia
Roosevelt
Standley
Moscow
Representative Mundt
R-S. D
Germany
Mundt
Rankin
D-Miss
Sumner Welles
Welles
Hiss and brother called to testify in espionage probe
Donald Hiss and Alger Hiss are summoned to the federal grand jury as the espionage investigation enters its third day. Whitaker Chambers testified that Alger Hiss helped transmit documents to Russian agents. Chambers and Alger Hiss face potential further sessions. Mrs Hiss may be called later.
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McGahey
Elizabeth Bentley
Alex Campbell
Justice Department
Washington
Chambers
Hiss
State Department
New York
Donald Hiss
Alger
Whittaker Chambers
Alger Hiss
Time Magazine
House
Okaloosa F H A Club Hosts Thanksgiving Themed Program
The Okaloosa F H A Club held a November program centered on Thanksgiving. The event featured choral pieces, readings, a first and second grade revue, one act plays including Almost a Quarrel and Something to be Thankful For, and performances by Mrs. McCullin, Ken Rogers, James Futch, and others with titles like Grandma's Kitchen and The Pilgrims Came.
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Okaloosa
F. H. A. Club
America the Beautiful
J. H. McCullin
Christine Clampit
Jimmy White
Ken Rogers
James Futch
Hyrum Chambless
Margaret Williamson
Shirley McCoy
Funeral Held for Press Union Head in Tennessee
George L. Berry 66 longtime head of the International Printing Pressmen and Assistants Union of North America and former Tennessee U S senator died at his Pressmen's Home residence after a brief illness. Funeral services were planned in Pressmen's Home where Berry helped found the large trade school and home for aged pressmen. Surviving is his widow Mrs Marie Gehres Berry of Pressmen's Home.
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Tenn
George L. Berry
A. F. L. Union
U. S
Tennessee
Berry
International Printing Pressmen and Assistants’ Union of North America
Little Happy Valley
Pressmen’s Home
Marie Gehres Berry
Pressmen's Home
Trailways strike status disputed by union leaders
Alexandria La December 8 A Southern Trailways official says the union international no longer recognizes the strike against the line. Teche Greyhound drivers were told to ignore a Laurel Mississippi picket line amid a long running dispute from May 1947 involving division 1127 and Amalgamated Association and its instructions to Teche for joint terminal use in Mobile Meridian and Hattiesburg.
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Alexandria
Southern Trailways
International
R. K. Jeffries
Teche Greyhound Bus
Trailways
Laurel
Miss
Division 1127
Teche
New Orleans
E. J. Ladner
Ladner
International Union
Jeffries
Mobile
Ala
Meridian
Hattiesburg
Community Christmas Tree Lights Turned On
North Monroe Lions Club announces the Community Christmas tree lights will be switched on at 8 p m Thursday December 9. Public invited with entertainment planned. Tree location is Jackson street side of Central grammar school opposite St Francis Sanitarium.
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North Monroe Lions Club
Jackson Street
Central Grammar School
St. Francis Sanitarium
British pledge to Trans-Jordan armistice linked to UN order
UN mediator Bunche said a security council directive from November 4 requires both sides to withdraw to lines held before October 14 while direct talks offer the best path to peace in the Holy Land. He noted recent ceasefires in Jerusalem and identified the Faluja Egyptian brigade as the main obstacle to a Palestine armistice.
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Trans-Jordan
Egypt
Security Council
Israel
Negev
Bunche
U. N
Holy Land
Jerusalem
Faluja
Negev Desert
Palestine
Ex-Japan premier Ashida jailed on bribery charges
Hitoshi Ashida, once prime minister, was jailed on bribery charges after resigning over a government loan scandal. He claimed money received was legitimate political contributions and said he would seek re election. The office also seeks waiving immunity for Kakuei Tanaka amid a probe into a one million yen bribe from coal mine operators.
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Tokyo
Hitoshi Ashida
Japan
Ashida
Procurator
Diet
Kakuei Tanaka
Shipping policy sparks clash over 50 50 provision
Hoffman orders a shift in ECA practice to favor foreign ships for bulk cargoes, citing market rates and the need to avoid subsidizing U S shipping. The change, challenged as undermining the 50 50 rule, could force Congress to alter the provision and risks harming U S maritime strength in future conflicts.
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Bridges
Hoffman
France
U. S
ECA
Bridge
Europe
China
Mellen
Maritime Commission
Foreign Aid Agency
Congress
United States
Arthur G. Syran
Truman
Agriculture Department
Brennan
Brannan
Fire crews respond to 911 College Ave fire
Firemen from stations 3 and 5 answered a late evening call on Tuesday at 10 40 p m. The blaze was caused by an overheated central heating unit with no damage reported. A starch from sweet potatoes is used to make stamp mucilage.
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College Avenue
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G. F. Swayze
Marvin Lewis
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W. P. Johnson
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Press Union
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