Monroe City to vote on $2,158,000 drainage bonds
Monroe voters will decide January 28 in a special election on issuing $2,158,000 in bonds to finance a municipal drainage and sewer extension and reconstruction program. Parish residents face a separate ballot proposing a half mill tax to fund maintenance of the system under the state parish drainage program, following a $300,000 appropriation by Ouachita parish police jury.
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Monroe
Commission Council
Ouachita Parish
Beck Emerges as Likely Leader in Labor Union Turmoil
In a shifting power scene Dan Tobin, 76, nears retirement as Dave Beck of Seattle, Tobin's protege, contends for the Teamsters presidency and possibly guides the AFL to new leadership. Beck's aggressive, strategic control across the Pacific coast and crucial role in halting the Oakland general strike mark his rise.
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New York
Dan Tobin
Teamsters’ Union
Dave Beck
Seattle
Pacific Coast
Beck
Tobin
Teamsters
California
Washington
Oregon
Arry Bridges
Bridges
Tom Dewey
Oakland
American Federation of Labor
William Green
John L. Lewis
United States
Matt Woll
Photo-Engravers
Alf Landon
Kansas
Sleep While Burglar Works in New Home Heist
Awakening in their new home at 811 North Third Street the Smith family found a burglar had entered by the back screen door and stolen cash totaling 78, a purse with 25, a pigskin wallet with 45, an insured tobacco case worth 15, and clothing including shoes and a necklace. A roomer Miss Wucille Jones reported her purse with 8 and three unendorsed salary checks missing. The burglary followed their move from 901 North Fourth Street.
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North Third Street
William E. Smith, Jr
Wucille Jones
Bella Scherck Davidson
North Fourth Street
Nine Seek Job of Highway Engineer
Nine applicants for the chief highway engineer post to replace Harry Henderlite have been received in Baton Rouge. Dan S. Moore reports the vacancy is now provisional with N. E. Lant, former chief bridge engineer. Examinations and interviews will determine ratings by January 15.
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Baton Rouge
Harry Henderlite
Dan S. Moore
N. E. Lant
Highway Department
Henderlite
Moore
Trades School Gets Addition at Ouachita Valley
Allocation to Ouachita Valley Vocational School in West Monroe of the Camp Livingston cafeteria building near Alexandria will be converted into office shop facilities. The 7000 square foot one story frame building will be moved to Slack avenue and set up at government expense. Foundation work and utilities will begin immediately. The expansion raises enrollment to 447 students, including 175 veterans, with two new classes for air conditioning refrigeration and night training.
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Ouachita Valley Vocational School
West Monroe
Camp Livingston
Alexandria
Washington
Federal Works Agency
H. P. Willis
H. H. Land
Monroe
Slack Avenue
Willis
Boys stone trains injure twenty eight in Queens incident
Twenty eight train passengers were injured when a gang of youths stoned 25 Long Island Railroad trains near Rego Park station Queens during the evening rush. Plainclothes patrolmen and radio cars rushed to the scene but the youths dispersed. Most injuries were cuts from flying glass.
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New York
Long Island
Rego Park
Queens
Coal Output Rises as Mines Return to Work
Soft coal production climbs nationwide reaching about 68 percent of normal with roughly 1.5 million tons produced on the first post strike day. Districts report varied recovery as unions ratify orders and miners resume work amid safety helmet rules and lingering idle mines.
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Pittsburgh
A. F. of L
Solid Fuels Administration
Washington
John L. Lewis
United Mine Workers
Central Pennsylvania
Western Pennsylvania
Northwestern
Virginia
Ohio
West Virginia Panhandle
West Virginia
Lewis
Marianna
Georgia Tech student faces disorderly conduct charge in Winecoff fire
Arnold Hardy, Georgia Tech student and amateur photographer, was charged after he helped break a drug store door during the Winecoff Hotel blaze. His trial is set for December 13 in the city recorder's court. He says a policeman and fireman delayed entry to obtain medical supplies, and he broke the door after promising to pay for damages.
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Atlanta
Winecoff Hotel
Arnold Hardy
Georgia Tech
Hardy
City Recorder's Court
W. L. Jay
Lone Obstacle Holds Back Arms Control Agreement
A dispute between the United States and the Soviet Union over inspection and control bodies blocks a proposed world disarmament resolution. A drafting panel resumed after midnight while a sub-committee met at noon to discuss commissions for enforcing armament reductions and banning military use of atomic energy. Both powers want majority decisions in commissions, with no veto, while preserving a veto in the Security Council.
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Max Harrelson
Lake
Success
N. Y
United States
General Assembly
Security Council
Russia
Commission
Good Fellows Aid Sought for Christmas Relief
A widow and three daughters seek Christmas help from Good Fellows amid hospital discharge and tight relief funds. The Salvation Army asks for used clothing and shoes, delivering or calling 4320, with specific sizes requested for the family and a plea for Christmas dinner and garments.
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Good Fellows
Salvation Army
South Grand Street
Charity Hospital
New sugar stamp to be made valid January 1 1947
OPA announced a new consumer sugar ration stamp for five pounds will be valid January 1 through April 30 1947. A second 1947 stamp will likely precede expiration to boost the four month allotment. Industrial and institutional quotas remain mostly unchanged. applications open tomorrow at sugar branch offices.
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Washington
OPA
Anderson
Survival unlikely as 11 men die in undersea mine blast
Rescue teams report the recovery of 11 bodies from an explosion in United Steel's Lowca mine. Four miners remain missing with little chance of survival as crews clear rock and water to reach them.
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Whitehaven
Eng
United Steel Companies
Lowca
Peiping
Paoting
Hopeh
China
Henan
Shansi
Shantung
Manchuria
Hsiung Shih-Hui
Chiang Kai-Shek
Less Severe Price Collapse Expected
Baton Rouge analyst W D Curtis of LSU predicted the postwar price drop will be milder than in 1920. He cited smaller price rises after WWI, ongoing shortages of consumer goods, and a two year government price support for designated commodities. He warned four risks could shorten prosperity: inflation, profit squeezes, reduced demand beyond necessities, and farm products losing consumer dollars to other goods.
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Baton Rouge
W. D. Curtis
Louisiana State University
Curtis
Famed leper Mrs. Hornbostel bets cure in years
New treatment advances at Carville La improve the condition of Mrs Gertrude Hornbostel the country s most famous leprosy patient Her husband Major Hans Hornbostel reports doctors say she may be cured in a year and a half to two years He cites tests showing the bacilli very rare and notes ongoing debates over segregation at the U S Public Health Service hospital He and other patients face stigma while remaining hopeful about recovery and a possible return from behind the fence
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New Orleans
Gertrude Hornbostel
U. S. Marine Hospital
Carville
Hans Hornbostel
Hornbostel
California
Major Hornbostel
U. S. Public Health Service
Western diplomats seek Soviet reversal on small nations’ input
With a March Moscow meeting looming Western diplomats hope Soviet Foreign Minister Molotov will yield and allow small nations to express views on Germany before a German peace treaty. Byrnes opposes German decisions without their input. Molotov considers hearings in Europe in Jan–Feb and Moscow reporters’ access.
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New York
Moscow
V. M. Molotov
Germany
Molotov
James F. Byrnes
Foreign Ministers Council
Europe
Byrnes
Ernest Bevin
Maurice Couve de Murville
Labor groups set March 31 deadline to curb coal strikes
Lawmakers from both parties fix March 31 as the deadline for labor control measures to avert a new coal strike. President Truman assigns Clark M. Clifford to draft administration recommendations while GOP leaders push for a compulsory arbitration law to prevent shutdowns in utilities transportation and other essential industries.
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Washington
John L. Lewis
Congress
Truman
Lewis
Clark M. Clifford
White House
Saw Theft Reported By Mrs Walden On Hall Street
Mrs Ella Walden called police at 415 PM Monday to report she saw a tall thin white man steal her handsaw from the front lawn at 518 Hall Street. Officers searched the area but found no trace. She described the thief as about 35 with initials H A carved on the saw handle.
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Ella Walden
Hall Street
Georgia Attorney General cites criminal evidence against Columbians
Attorney General Eugene Cook reported to Governor Ellis Arnall that Georgia has obtained evidence for criminal charges against several members of the Columbians an anti Negro and anti Jewish group seeking a Nazi like government. The filing outlines plans to intimidate minorities conspire to arrest innocents bomb a home at 333 Ashby Street and influence minors toward crime while restraining homeowners by force.
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Atlanta
Eugene Cook
Georgia
United States
Ellis Arnall
Cook
Homer L. Loomis
Emory Burke
Ira Jett
Ashby Street
Fulton County
Loomis and Burke
Fire that killed 120 in Winecoff Hotel may never have a definite cause
Atlanta officials voiced uncertainty over a formal cause for the Winecoff Hotel blaze that claimed 120 lives. A cigarette smoker under alcohol influence is suspected by Fire Marshal Harry Phillips, with a charred mattress noted as a possible origin. Investigators report 117 identified bodies while three Gainesville girls remain unnamed.
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Atlanta
Winecoff Hotel
Harry Phillips
City Council
Phillips
C. C. Styron
A. C. Hutson
National Board of Fire Underwriters
Henry Chandler
Gainesville
Red Cross
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Jim McCord
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