German Leaders Pressed Japan to Join War and Target Singapore
At Nurnberg and in Berlin documents prosecutors outlined German plans aimed at forcing England down and keeping the United States out of World War II. Keitel urged Japan to strike Singapore, while Ribbentrop and Matsuoka discussed a tri power axis and Russia as a pretext for widening the war.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nuernberg
Japan
Pearl Harbor
Wilhelm Keitel
High Command
Singapore
England
United States
Keitel
America
Ernst Kaltenbrunner
Gestapo
Germany
Joachim von Ribbentrop
Yosuke Matsuoka
Berlin
Ribbentrop
Philippines
Field Marshal
Far East
Russia
Tokyo
Matsuoka
Erich Raeder
Sampo Granro's Pharmacy Liquor Permit Application Ouachita Parish
Special notice lists SAMPOGNARO'S PHARMACY at 401 Catalpa Monroe LA applied to state collector for a 1948 and 1946 package liquor retail permit. Joseph C. Sampognaro signs, dated December 19, 1948.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Collector of Revenue
State of
Louisiana
Parish of
Ouachita
Sampognaro
Catalpa
Joseph C. Sampognaro
Monroe
Alfred Gallion
Wilson Street
Poison gas stance and future of chemical warfare research
Loucks, transitioning to assistant chief of the chemical warfare service for research and development, says Japan studied over 1,000 compounds yet found no agents better than WWI gases. He argues gas could have saved lives in Tarawa and Iwo but notes policy forbids use unless the enemy begins. He expects expanded postwar research facilities.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Loucks
Washington
Chemical Warfare Service For Research and Development
Tarawa
Iwo
Navy fights merger plan for defense department
Washington dispatch reports Navy opposition to Army backed drive for a single defense department. Fleet Adm. King contends no man can command all armed forces and warns unity of command is impractical. Admiral de Florez will testify against the merger. King credits sea power for Japan’s defeat.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Navy
Department of Defense
Fleet Adm
Ernest J. King
Department
Senate Military Committee
Luis de Florez
King
King, Who Soon Will Turn Over His Post of Chief of Naval Operations
Chester W. Nimitz
Forrestal
Joint Chiefs of Staff
Japan
Truman Back From Potomac Cruise Aboard Williamsburgh
President Truman plans an early return to his office after a weekend cruise on the presidential yacht Williamsburgh. The party sailed about five miles downriver from the navy yard, anchored off Mt. Vernon, and included Senators Lucas and Magnuson, Joseph E. Davies, Fred M. Vinson, Frank Walker, Clark Clifford, and George E. Allen.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Truman
Williamsburg
White House
Navy Yard
Mt. Vernon
Moscow
Secretary of the Treasury
Fred M. Vinson
Frank Walker
Clark Clifford
George E. Allen
Deaths and funerals of region residents summarized
Obituaries report John Emmett Lindsey 64 of West Monroe with services at Assembly of God Church and burial at Hasley Cemetery. Also noted are deaths of Emma Lois Baird 2, Allen G. Gilmore 4, Geoffrey Wayne Simmons 5 days, William M. Barnes 57 with details on survivors, services, and cemeteries.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Emmett Lindsey
West Monroe
Assembly of God Church
L. Tanner
Hasley Cemetery
Hall Funeral Home
Odie Lindsey
J. D. Lindsey
Los Angeles
Calif
W. T. Lindsey
Calhoun
Jimmie Lindsey
Shreveport
Starkey Lindsey
Bernice
Effie Staley
Emma Patrick
Daisy Fuller
Mattie Lou Fomby
Ada Kelley
Ben Richardson
J. C. Jordan
Allen Harris
Elmer Lee Russell
O. E. Robinson
Omer Fleming
Ed Caldwell
Mayor Golson
Earnest Eaves
C. J. Dean
Guy Hollingsworth
L. A. Harris
L. R. White
Liberty Church
Haile
Liberty Cemetery
Hall Funeral Lome of
Monroe
William M. Barnes
Whiteface
Tex
Carlton Church
Roy Grant
Carlton Cemetery
Barnes
Mary Beck
Winnfield
G. A. Phillips
Fannie Spillers
Florence Tedeton
Downsville
J. E. Barnes
Q. L. Barnes
A. L. Barnes
C. L. Barnes
E. O. Barnes
Bert Barnes
Falcon Barnes
Kilgore
Willard Futrell
Marvin Forster
H. W. Greggs
Bud Spillers
Leo Barnes
J. P. Barnes
Mr. Barnes
3000 Will Sing On Capitol Steps In Baton Rouge
In Baton Rouge 3000 will sing Christmas carols on the Capitol steps the night of December 19 with Governor Jimmie Davis opening and singing the first verse of It Came Upon The Midnight Clear. Ralph Hileman says the event, sponsored by the parish recreation commission and Baton Rouge Inter-Civic Club, will be directed by Ilda M. Schriefer from Louisiana State University. Earlier next week on December 17 the governor and his band are set to appear in Houma High School.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Baton Rouge
Dee
Capitol Steps
Jimmie Davis
Ralph Hileman
Parish and Municipal Recreation Commission
Commission
Governor
Houma
Markets in New York Cotton Futures
Quiet trading with switching from near to later months. December eased under liquidation ahead of December 4 expiration while hedging stayed light. Prices late afternoon were 25 cents lower to 10 cents higher with December 24.64, March 24.56, May 24.45.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Potatoes Prices and Arrivals in Chicago Market
USDA bulletin shows Friday arrivals 897 and weekend totals 212 92 91 with supplies moderate and demand slow. Idaho Russet Burbank U S No 1 priced 3.10 to 3.20. Colorado Red McClure 2.55 to 2.90. Nebraska Bliss Triumphs 2.40. Minnesota and North Dakota cobblers 2.05 to 2.15 for U S No 1 and 2.25 for washed. Wisconsin Chippewas 2.05. Russet rurals 2.00.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
USDA
U. S
Idaho
Minnesota
North Dakota
U.S
Bliss
Wisconsin
Butter And Eggs Prices Reported In Chicago Trade
Butter receipts reach 307 780 with mixed grades and 92 score A to C ranges. Eggs receipts total 18 839 for the firm with U S standards 44 6 and current receipts 44 6.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
U. S
Texas Sam Gets His Day Winchester Forest Hero
Kentucky rangers plan a memorial plaque at the Stearns station for Texas Sam a famed black bloodhound whose tracking led to many captures in Cumberland National Forest. The dog died on the way to a Lexington vet with autopsy hinting poisoning. Texas Sam once helped convict five offenders in two days along the Kentucky Virginia line.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Winchester
Forest Rangers
Texas
Sam
Cumberland National Forest
Ranger
Stearns
Lexington
Stearns Station
Harlan County
Kentucky- Virginia
Texas Longhorns Resume Practice For Cotton Bowl
The Texas Longhorns return to practice in Austin after a 10 day rest following their conference championship win. All players reported in perfect condition as they prepare for the Cotton Bowl under coach Dana X. Bible.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Austin
Tex
Texas Longhorns
Dana X. Bible
Building Permits Granted for Additions on Gordon and Lee Avenues
Permission given to C. W. Dent Jr to add to a one story frame building on Gordon Avenue at a cost not to exceed 60 dollars with Jack Curry handling contracting. Joe La Dart authorized to add a one story frame building to be used as a garage at 2600 Lee Avenue for up to 150 dollars with day labor.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
C. W. Dent, Jr
Gordon Avenue
Jack Curry
Joe la Dart
Lee Avenue
Paratroopers Escape From Naval Training Bomber
Four men parachuted safely from a naval training bomber in northeast Tennessee after radio failure prevented receiving landing instructions. The incident was reported by the naval air station in Atlanta.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Atlanta
Tennessee
Naval Air Station
Auditorium aids victory loan drive program in Jackson
A group plans an auditorium event to support a victory loan drive and will travel to Jackson Mississippi on December 20 to present a program for the Executive Club.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jackson
Miss
Grain futures edge up on oats demand then drift
Chicago grain futures rose early on oats as substitute feed and export buying but late trading turned nervous and some gains faded. Wheat closed about steady to up a quarter, oats little changed, corn steady, rye firm, barley steady to higher. December prices ranged with oats at 78 1/8 and rye around 1 3/8 higher.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Barney
Chicago Market Report for Hogs Cattle and Calves
Salable hogs 13 000, total 22 000 with a very active market. Good and choice barrows and gilts 180 lbs and over at the 14 85 ceiling, lighter weights scarce and most sows 14 10. Heavy roughs 14 00. Broad outside orders, some unfilled. Salable cattle 17 000, calves 1 500. Fed steers and yearlings 15 00, bulk 15 00 18 00. Three loads of choice heifers 18 00, most 15 50 17 00. Sausage bulls to 13 00, heavy beef bulls to 14 00, dealers 15 50 down.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
USDA
Plans to Crown Cage Champion in Atlanta Tournament
The American Basketball Congress plans a March 10-15 tournament in Atlanta to crown a genuine national champion. Commissioner John B. Moon announced the event aims to include state champions or top invited teams from across the country with first prize of 1000 dollars and a share of gate receipts for top places.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Atlanta
New American Basketball Congress
Congress
John B. Moon
Moon
American Basketball Congress
Clocks Skew as Power Is Shut Off in Monroe
Shutting off power at Monroe municipal plant early Sunday disrupted electric clocks and schedules. Commissioner W D H Rodriguez had warned a 5 30 am temporary outage to install a transformer, causing late arrivals at church and school and other minor inconveniences as clocks were reset on Monday. Butter rationing note adds a South African hardship remark.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Monroe
W. D. H. Rodriguez
Finance and Utilities
Bid Notices From Louisiana Finance Department in 1945
Public notices announce sealed bids for hospital supplies groceries and utilities equipment for Conway Memorial Hospital Monroe and Louisiana Training Institute with bids due December 17 1945. Separate notices detail a levee district project at Tensas Basin Levee District Rayville including a floodgate and related work with deposits and bond requirements and bid openings December 20 1945.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
State of Louisiana
Department of Finance
Division of Purchases
Capitol Annex
Baton Rouge
Louisiana
E. A. Conway
Memorial Hospital
Monroe
Louisiana Training Institute
E. A. Conway Memorial Hospital
Department
State OF Louisiana Department OF Finance Division
Glenn R. Rumbaugh
State Purchasing Officer
FE. A. Conway Memorial Hospital
Board of Commissioners
Tensas Basin Levee
Rayville
Ploodgate
U. S. Blankston
Indian Mound Levee
Caldwell
Paris
Tengas Basin Levee
Department of Public Works
Capitol Building
H. A. Mangham
Redskins in fifth playoff bid for title clash
The Washington Redskins head to a fifth NFL playoff, meeting Cleveland Rams next Sunday for the National League title. Previous championship games were against the Chicago Bears with two wins and two losses, including 28 21, 0 73, 14 6, and 18 41 scorelines.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Washington Redskins
Cleveland
Rams
Redskins
Chicago Bears
Bears
Zivic Faces Hudson in Madison Square Garden Bout
Former welterweight champion Fritzie Zivic of Pittsburgh meets Cecil Hudson of Los Angeles in a main 10 round bout at Madison Square Garden tonight.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Zivic
Hudson
New York
Fritzie Zivic
Pittsburgh
Cecil Hudson
Los Angeles
Madison Square Garden
Also Mentioned on This Page
Fred Rosenberg
Goering
Kaltenbrunner
Rosenberg
Hitler
Heinrich Himmier
Alfred Jodl
Gibraltar
Geoffrey Lawrence
Red Army
Archangel-Volga
Ukraine
Reich Commissariats
Australia
English Islands
Lantrip
Sam Lantrip
Federal Compress Warehouse
Federal Compress & Warehouse Company
Federal Compress & Warehouse CO
Afaneneta
Arawey
Ford
Chevrolet
Buick
Plymouth
Pontiac
Lou
South Grand
Block’s
DeSiard
North 6Th St
Phoro
Johnson Cycle Shop
Depot St
Third Street
George Allbright
Ewner
Johnny
Riverside Drive
Cosgrove-Ritter
L & H Wrecking» CO
Cpl. Dyche
Selman Field
Adams
Mahoney
Scogin Motor CO
Bourland Motor Co
Cypress St
Potomac
NEA Service
Emma Lois Baird
James D. Baird
Annie Jean Rankford
Marion
Mary Gardner
San Antonio
L. A. Bowens
Perry Carter
Cullen
Allen G. Gilmore
Hebert
W. R. Gilmore
William
Jerry Guilmore
G. T. Gilmore
Henry Roy
Abner Gilmore
Egypt Cemetery
Richland Parish
J. D. Kitchenham
Davis Lawhead
Geoffey Wayne Simmons
J. W. Simmons
Bastrop
Davis-Lawhead
Mount Vernon
Rev. Flanagan
Davis- Lawhead
Chicago Grain
Division of
EF. A. Conway Memorial Hospital
Rodriguez
Utilities Department
McCain-Richards, Inc
Woodham Truck Company
Lee-Rogers Chevrolet Company
Graybar Electric Company
Highway Trailer Company
James R. Kearney Corporation
Interstate Electric Company
Weaks Supply Company
Electric Supply Company
Monroe Hardware Company
General Electric Company
P. Thompson Tool and Supply Company
Dixie Mill and Supply Company
W. J. Riley Supply Company
Keasley & Mattison Company
Creosoting Company
Long-Belt Lumber Company
Benoit
A. Poag
Arden B. Smith
Oak Grove
Chapel Hill
Pinecreat
Highway 80
W. Monroe
Rose Theater
Hubert Harrell
Grants
Woolsworth
J. C. Turner
Baptist Church
Harry Moore
Yale
Call
Woodham Truck Co
Court House
Cypress
Oldemablia
Lillia Wal Oy DeLuse
Pontive
Nichols Motor CO
DeSiara
Mississippi St Louis
Memphis Enees
Helena
Arkansas City
Vicksburg
Natchez
Camden
Tee
Eenee
CHIO
Pittsburgh Ees
Cincinnati Weer
Cairo
Tennessee Chattanooga
Cumberland Nashville
Arkansas
Little Rock
RED
Alexandria
RALE
Lso Trucks &Railers
Eet
Weinberg Auto Parts
Sir South Grand—Opporite
Business Directory
Ee Eee 19
bBusiness Services
Ottery
Wimberley
J Leon Dennis
J. S Harbuck
Monroe, la
Baby
L. W. Gresha Mattress Factory
Flournoy
Atiorne
Home Office
Shrevepo
H. J. Braddock
DeSiard Street
Lingsey
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