Comedy singer Georges Metaxa dies at 51 in hotel
Georges Metaxa prominent Hollywood comedian and stage star died suddenly in a local hotel over the weekend. His body was sent to Dallas for cremation as his Beverly Hills homebound trip with his wife continues after a European tour. He had refused a lead in South Pacific in London due to health. He was born in Bucharest and starred in New York London and Hollywood productions including Bitter Sweet Cat and the Fiddle Secrets of a Secretary Swing Time and The Mask of Dimitrios. His third wife married him in 1946, previously married to Bernarr MacFadden's daughter.
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Georges Metaxa
Hollywood
Hixson Brothers Funeral
Dallas
Tex
Metaxa
Europe
Beverly Hills
London
Dallas Tex
Bucharest
New York
Mask of
Dimitrios
Bernice MacFadden
Bernarr MacFadden
Club operator kills wife and self in Campu area
In Campu Louisiana a Natchitoches Parish nightclub operator shot his wife to death and then killed himself. Robin Lynn Coe, 32, owned the B and L Club along Highway 71 with Betty Banbury Coe, 47. The couple ran the club for six months. The double tragedy occurred late Saturday night. The acting coroner called the deaths murder and self-inflicted. Further investigations are planned.
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Campu
Dee
Natchitoches Parish
Earl Morris
Robin Lynn Coe
Betty Banbury Coe
Highway 71
Here
Morris
James Coffman
Costly legal battle over McCullough case fuels patriot appeal
The piece details legal fees totaling 58,137.31 in the Draper Adler dispute, including 16,356.56 in investigation expenses and 20,572.25 owed by the McCulloughs. It cites the high costs borne by De Witt Van Aken Nast and Hirschberg Pettengill Strong Deming, and urges further contributions to cover expert fees and potential retrials, noting mixed public support. Mrs McCullough, of Greenwich Connecticut, is cited with addresses and permissions.
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Hartford
Conn
Hollywood
McCulloughs
de Witt
van Aken
Nast
Hirschberg
Pettengill
Strong and Deming
Hirschberg, Pettengill
London
Paris
California
New York
Mid-West
United States
Monroe business directory fragments and notes
A long listing of local firms and offices from Monroe including lumber supply, jewelry, ready-to-wear, hardware, machine works, state college, laundry, furniture, auto supply, oil, bedding, paper, and other trades. Also mentions City Engineer, Mayor and clerk, bureaus, and a note about Freece and Turkey promoting lignite deposits for future exploitation.
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Turpin Lumber & Supply Co
R & A. Jewelry
Field
Monroe Hardware Co
Kellogg Lumber Co
James Machine Works
N. E. la. State College
Unique
W. Monroe
D. & E. Furniture Co
Monroe Auto & Supply Co
Central Oil & Supply Co
F. Strauss & Son
Monroe Fire Department
Martin Marble Works
City Sanitary Dept
Cotton States Chem. Co
Georgia Tucker School
Ouachita Baking Co
Howard Griffin
Rhealee Hat Shoup
Dept of Public Welfare
Louisiana State Employment Service
City Engineer’s Office
Bob Burns Printing Co
Commercial Securities Co
Municipal Airrport
W. J. Riley Co
Clover Leaf Dairy
Millsaps Furn, Co
Durrett, Inc
W Monroe
United Electric Service
la. Power & Light Co
Supreme Bedding & Mfg. Co
Bancroft Paper Co
Coleman Mfg. Co
Scott Truck & Tractor Co
Industrial Machinery & Supply Corp
Central Auto Sales
Holloway & ‘Thompson
Frank's Smart Shoes
Baker’s Shoe Store
Brown Paper Industries Inc
E. R. and
L. K Bread, Realtors
H. L. Rosenhein Co
Newtown School
Texas Company
Central Service No. 1
DeSiard Optical Co
KNOE
West Monroe
W. N. Reynolds and Co
Gay Clothing Store
Dixie Liquid Fertilizer Co
Southern Lumber & Box Co
George Guerriero Ins
Riots flare as police clash with 5000 rioters amid Malaya case
In Singapore, a three hour battle at the supreme court as 5000 Malay and Indian rioters attack the building during a hearing on Maria Bertha Hertogh. Police fear Muslim riots will aid sabotage while European officials are detained behind the court.
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Supreme Court
Malaya
Maria Bertha
Adeline Hertogh
Singapore Cricket Club
Faulkner Wins Nobel Prize For Literature In Oslo Ceremony
Nine recipients including Faulkner receive the 1949 Nobel Prize in Literature after a delayed award. King Gustaf VI handed the prize in Stockholm. Bunche received the Peace Prize in Oslo with royal observers. Faulkner called the honor a recognition of a life’s work in the agony and sweat of the human spirit.
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University of Basel
Switzerland
Hench
Kendall
Dr. Bunche
Stockholm
Sweden
Gustaf VI
Faulkner
Oslo
Haakon
Olav
Gustaf Hellstroet
Swedish Academy
Nobel
Oxford
Miss
Indian plan eyed as Korea seeking end of hostilities
Indian diplomat Rau described talks with Chinese Communist envoy Wu Hsiu Chuan in which Wu urged ending fighting soon but offered no concrete path. Rau said Peiping watches the 38th parallel appeal while giving no assurances on Red troop withdrawal. The Indian resolution, to be co sponsored by Asian states, proposes three options on Korea.
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Britain
Gladwyn Jebb
Jebb
Ernest A. Gross
Rau
Wu Hsiu-Chuan
China
Peiping
38Th Parallel
Korea
Russia
Security Council
United Nations
Two Hart Truck Collision Near Monroe injures Hughes
State police report two traffic crashes. In the first, Two Hart traveling south attempted to pass an unknown vehicle and struck the left front of the jeep carrying Stovall. Alex Ford, 39, of Mon roe, drove north and escaped injuries while Swaggart’s car was extensively damaged. In the second, Hosie J George, 26, of Bastrop, drove a car when lights failed. the vehicle left the highway and overturned. Hughes, a passenger, was taken Bastrop by a passing motorist with a back injury of undetermined severity. Georges’ auto was heavily damaged.
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Stovall
Alex Ford
Cedar Street
Monroe
Swaggarts
Hughes
Hosie J.george
Elbridge Street
Bastrop
Georges
Longest Marine retreat in Korea under harsh freezing odds
Marines and allied forces endured a 12 day withdrawal from Yudam to Hagaaru and Koto amid subzero temperatures, frostbite, and heavy Chinese pressure. Winged support and a northern task force aided a breakout toward Hamhung while casualties mounted and a grim escape unfolded.
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Hamhung
Marine Corps
U. S
Atoll
Tarawa
A. P
Jack MacBeth
Wire Service
Koto
MacBeth
Hagaaru
Changjin
Seventh Division
Hyesanjin
Republic of Korea
ROK
TWO BROTHERS DIE IN CAR TRAGEDY NEAR OUACHITA
Ouachita parish sheriff department investigates a double death after two Arkansas men were found in a 1938 Oldsmobile with the heater running and carbon monoxide likely the cause. Dr. French noted the car’s shaft failure and that both men slept with heads positioned toward the door and toward each other. Bodies were taken to Peters Funeral Home as authorities notify relatives.
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Ouachita Parish
French
Louisiana
Truman urged unity as Republicans push for foreign policy harmony
President Truman urged national unity in a letter to Dwight Palmer while signaling he will skip a Democratic rally in New York City. He argued there is no shortcut to peace and freedom through international cooperation. Senators Wiley and Aiken weighed in on cross party cooperation and Acheson’s role, with calls for caution before taking a party stand.
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New York City
Dwight R. G. Palmer
Truman
Wiley
R.wis
Senate
Vandenberg
R.-Mich
Acheson
Capitol
House
Attlee
Robertson
Virginia
White House
W. Averell Harriman
Harriman
Aiken
R.vt
Rhye
R.-Minn
Christmas Joy Sparks Neighborly Aid in Twin Cities
A writer recalls aiding a motherless three year old after her mother's death and her father's jail stay. The tale showcases the warmth of hospitality and urges readers to help the less fortunate this Christmas era. Readers are urged to donate as many families depend on welfare checks and rising costs for food and medicine.
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Twin Cities
500 Boys and Girls Attend Orleans Meet for NJVGA
More than 500 farm youth from 40 states gathered in New Orleans for the 16th annual National Junior Vegetable Growers Association convention. The event features a $10,000 prize and scholarship banquet Thursday night. demonstrations, tours of New Orleans area, and a national demonstration contest with 40 teams. Louisiana delegates include Fred Coon, Fred Shiel, Mary Lou Meachum, Mercedes Broussard, and Caliste Beard. Mississippi sends Doris Ann Weatherby, Eugene Trimble, and Dale Smith. Chesley Hines notes Mississippi leads in membership with about 50 members earning the association trophy. China and India are cited for global manufacturing context.
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New Orleans
National Junior Vegetable Growers Association
Louisiana
Fred Coon
Fred Shiel
Jena
Mary Lou Meachum
Downsville
Mercedes Broussard
Caliste Beard
Rayne
Mississippi
Doris Ann Weatherby
Eugene Trimble
Booneville
Dale Smith
Foxworth
Chesley
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Supreme Court of Appeals
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Hart
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North Korea
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