Scout Roundup Plans Parade and Branding at Monroe
Ouachita Valley Council organizes a large scout roundup in Monroe with a parade at 11:00 and a 2:00 branding ceremony at Gentry's Rodeo Arena. L. L. Price leads the range with Tom Hayes directing the ceremony. four troops demonstrate signaling towers, and awards will honor about 50 recruits and two units. Neville and nearby school bands join the event. Public invited, no admission.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ouachita Valley
Monroe
L. L. Price
Gentry’s
Rodeo Arena
Tom Hayes
Hayes
Gentry
Scout Council
Rodeo Grounds
West Monroe
Pine Street
Neville
Lake Providence
Delhi
Welfare continues letters to brighten Christmas homes
A continuation notes readers urging more welfare checks to aid families for a brighter Christmas. The letter expresses gratitude and asks for funds, large or small, to support many homes this season.
Travel Gift: Efficient Luggage and Accessories Arrive
A feature on new streamlined travel gear offers a four-in-one nest of suitcases with sizes from 29 to 21 inches, waterproof canvas with cowhide trim, passport billfolds with clear windows, map distance measuring device, a tiny postal scale, and assorted travel aids including a jewel case mirror, leather zip tie case, and baby provisions carrier for modern explorers.
The Pearl Derby and The Orphan Who Became a Miner
A tale of a boy who wanders from a gold camp in Teluride to a life of mining in Colorado. Moral contrasts arise between saloon life and disciplined patience as the boy grows from hardship to a respected, abstemious citizen. The piece argues character matters more than conventional religious exhortations.
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Goodnes
Alaska
Teluride
Colo
Sheridan
Palace of Chance
Fanny Dempsey
Canyon City
Circus
United States
Northwest
Colorado School of Mines
France
King Features Syndicate, Inc
Air Force Expands Troop Carriers in Europe and Panama
About 1,050 more men will join the troop carrier wing before it reaches Europe, with four wings already in Europe and others in the Far East and the United States. The Berlin blockade and future funding could shift unit assignments as the Air Force pursues expansion plans including five B-29 groups and two long range reconnaissances by next June. The 23rd fighter wing moves from Guam to Howard AFB Panama in April, switching from F-47 to jet fighters, adding a full jet group to Panama’s defenses, while the 36th wing shifts to Germany last August with no immediate fill plans.
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Europe
Air Force
Germany
Far East
Continental
United States
Berlin
Guam
Howard Air Force Base
Panama Canal Zone
Panama
Canal
Third transfer moves 91st squadron to McGuire Fort Dix area
Guam serves as headquarters for the 20th Air Force, a B 29 unit of the Far East Air Forces. The 91st reconnaissance squadron will relocate next 45 days from Trinidad to McGuire base Fort Dix New Jersey with 388 men and B 17 patrol aircraft.
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Guam
20Th Air Force
Far East Air Forces
91St
Trinidad
McGuire Base
Fort Dix
N. J
UN Plan Readjustments and Israel Membership Hopes
The article outlines Folke Bernadotte’s readjusted plan, with the general assembly to elect a conciliation commission rather than the big five. Israel’s bid for UN membership fades as a Security Council session is called off, with the assembly adjourned and next meeting in New York. Britain accuses Russia of political propaganda to undermine a human rights declaration, while various delegates clash over amendments and timing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Folke Bernadotte
General Assembly
United States
Russia
Britain
France
China
Israel
U. N
Security Council
Canada
New York
Assembly
Paris
United Nations
Ernest Davies
U. N. General Assembly
Europe
Czechoslovakia
Zdanek Augenthaler
Andrei Vishinsky
Ukraine
Dmitri Manuilsky
Davies
Franklin D. Roosevelt
Farm Bureau to Meet Saturday in West Monroe
Ouachita Farm Bureau president F. G. Studdard announces an important meeting in the West Monroe agricultural building Saturday at 10 a m. Members will discuss membership, proposed legislation when Congress convenes in January, and other matters. all members urged to attend.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
F. G. Studdard
Ouachita Farm Bureau
West Monroe
Congress
Monroe Citizens Claim Parish School Board Representation
In a June 18 1948 opinion Ed Hislop Jr and D D Owens new Monroe leaders argue Monroe residents are entitled to representation on Ouachita Parish School Board citing tax contributions and local child attendance. They urge unity to repair a split board and improve parish schools.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
C. G. Wall, Jr
Monroe
Louisiana
Supreme Court of Louisiana
Avants
Ouachita Parish
City of
State of
Quachita Parish
Ward Ten
Ed Hislop, Jr
D. D. Owens
Yule Sales Stall Wartime Price Rise Pace
Top economic officials warned inflation still edges deflation despite a slight Yule sales dip. Dr Edwin G Nourse head of the president's economic advisory council said prices show flattening but a standby anti inflation program is needed, with expected upswings from military and foreign air spending metals shortages and possible small farm crops impacting farm product declines.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Edwin G. Nourse
President Truman
Economic Advisory Council
Nourse
Screen Playwrights vs Screen Writers Guild in Movie Firings
A deposition read to the jury recounts that McGuinness and others tried to smear Katharine Hepburn Frank Sinatra and others as the notice of suspension was served on Cole. Mayer and his bride Lorena Danker left for a honeymoon trip after eloping in Yuma Arizona last Saturday.
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Screen Playwrights
Screen Writers Guild
Sole
Mayer
McGuinness
Katharine Hepburn
Frank Sinatra
E. J. Mannix
Mannix
Cole
America
Congress
Lorena Danker
Chicago
New York
Yuma
Ariz
Venezuela Junta Bans Democratic Action Party
The Caracas military junta dissolved the Democratic Action party led by Romulo Gallegos, claiming it acted as a state and used armed forces for its ends. It also dissolved Congress and state legislatures, citing incompatibility with the transitional government. Gallegos is in exile in Cuba. Betancourt, previously president of the junta, sought refuge in the Colombian embassy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Caracas
Venezuela
Democratic Action Party
Romulo Gallegos
Action Party
National Congress
Gallegos
Isaias Medina Angarita
Cuba
Romulo Betancourt
Betancourt
Cumana
Democratic
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Monroe, Louisiana
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Bran
Sunkist
Erclish
Ade
Kaene
Kay Sherwood
NEA
Desiard Optical Company
DeSiard St
Joy Theatre
Bastrop Optical Co
Franklin St
Bastrop
Farm Bureau
Drew School
Yule Sales
Bendix Radios
Ouachita National Bank
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Gunmore
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