Call to Reactivate Selman Field at Monroe Location
A Telegram from Congressman Overton Brooks urges keeping Selman Field at its present Monroe site for reactivation. He warns changing location risks losing priority and full authorization, and delays the air base project. Citizens previously opposed it for safety now face federal stance pressing reactivation to support the expanded air force program.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Iman Field
Congress
Selman Field
Otto E. Passman
Conessman Overton Brooks
House Armed Services Committee
Air Force Base
Monroe
Washington
Twin Cities
Pentagon
United States
Twenty One Finalists Named In Cotton Beauty Contest
Twenty one finalists from Cotton Belt states were announced by the National Cotton Council for the 1953 Cotton Contest in Memphis Tennessee. Five automatic finalists include Alice Carr Selma Emily Coxe Christene Lohsahler Robette Bentley Verna Lawrence. Other finalists include Margaret Crook Sidney Erwitt Ruthie Garst Gloria Gillespie Clara Jane Hall Rosamond Ann Herring Dorothy Jenkins Mertice Jeter Marlin Jones Mary Lipscomb Patsy Mabie Patricia Ann Torn Greta Nissen Jo Ann Turner Ann Varnadow and Cletha Jo York.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alice Carr
Selma
Ala
Enmily Coxe
Spect Clare
S. C
Christene Loisahler
Alma
Robette Bentley
Los Angeles
Verna Lawrence
Bloomfield
Margaret Crook
Jackson
Miss
Sidney Erwit
Charlotte
N. C
Ruthie Garst
Radenton
Fla
Gloria Gillespie
Houston
Texas
Clara Jane Hall
Chattanooga
Tenn
Rosamond Ann Herring
Arlington
Dorothy Jenkins
Lander
Mertice Jeter
Memphis
Marlin Jones
Germantown
Mary Lipscomb
Fire destroys Ruston landmark three story building
A three story Price Building in downtown Ruston Louisiana was gutted by a morning blaze that began about 5 a.m. and burned past 8 p.m. Damage extended to adjacent structures and a nearby barber shop. KRUS radio shifted to a transmitter building after smoke and fire damage.
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Ruston
Ruston Hursday
Price
KRUS
Barber Pp
Mass Attack on Battle Line Sees Hill Recapture
Chinese forces launched their largest two month assault on UN battle line positions near Yonchon, with about 3,000 Reds attacking six positions. South Koreans repulsed several assaults, recaptured Little Nori Hill, and UN artillery responded as the offensive mounted. The drive marked the front’s biggest concentration since October 6.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Seoul
Little Nori Hill
Yonchon
Little Nori
Big Nori
United Nations
White Horse Mountain
Arrowhead Ridge
Cantata Noel To Be Heard At First Methodist Church
The sacred cantata Noël by Henry Wessell will be performed at 7 30 p m Sunday by the Chancel choir of the First Methodist Church. Fifteen numbers feature carols choruses and solo parts with soloists including Tommy Spurlock and Mrs John Anne Hail. Directed by E M Wooten the program will conclude the evening service and the public is invited to attend.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Noel
Henry Wessell
First Methodist Church
Christ
Tommy Spurlock
John Anne Hail
Joseph
Galilee
Roy Wilson
David's Royal City
Neil Gohison Spurlock
E. M. Wooten
H. L. Johnson
Truman Raps Ike and MacArthur in White House clash
President Truman rejected calls for a White House conference with General Eisenhower and General MacArthur. He accused them of demagoguery and said MacArthur should have reported to him after leaving Japan. He challenged ideas for ending the Korean War.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Truman
White House
Eisenhower
MacArthur
Korea
Japan
Far East
National Association of Manufacturers
New York
Perez Proposes Uniform Tideland Boundary Expansion
Leander Perez urged the House committee to back legislation fixing a uniform tideland span of 20 leagues about 60 miles into the sea. He presented colonial maps and cited a 1783 treaty with Britain as support. Perez asked Rep. Claire Engle to lead the push for nationwide coastal boundaries.
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New Orleans
Tideland
United States
Leander Perez
Perez
Claire Engle
Calif
Women Sign Freedomgrams In Crusade For Freedom Drive
Women at the Hotel Frances lobby gather to sign freedomgrams in the Crusade for Freedom effort led by Mrs. George Foreman. The program aims to support radio free Europe and radio free Asia against Communist propaganda with American backing.
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Twin Cities
Freedomgram Center
Hotel Frances
George Foreman
Women’s Clubs
Radio Free Europe
Crusade For Freedom
Radio Free Asia
Matt F. Rice
Voice of America
First Round Loss in Suit Against Baptist Pastor
Memphis AP report says Ida B Beard, 52, lost the first of two suits against Rev Charles L Morgan over alleged assault. A jury cleared Morgan of a $5,000 damage claim for roughing her during a church meeting. A $10,000 slander suit remains pending.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Memphis
Charles L. Morgan
Ida B. Beard
Morgan
Beard
Dial phones to be put in Sterlington
A new dial telephone exchange will be built in Sterlington to handle rising demand. Lonnie Clark of Southern Bell says a $7,000 building for the central office is under way as part of a $175,000 expansion, with full completion expected before mid next year. About 400 families and businesses will gain phones, and there will be no long distance charges to Monroe.
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Rufus W. Fontenot
Louisiana
Heninger
C. R. Tidwell
Monroe
Baton Rouge
Sterlington
Lonnie Clark
Southern Bell Telephone and Telegraph Company
Clark
Boy Hurt When Struck by Auto
Seven year old Clifford Worley son of Mr and Mrs C O Worley 3604 Concordia was treated at St Francis Sanitarium for injuries after Wednesday afternoon when he ran into the path of a 1949 Chevrolet driven by Flora Thomas Hardy Negro of Swartz He alighted from a city bus at College and DeSiard streets and his sister tried to grab him. Physicians said he suffered abrasions and contusions of the face and arms. He was taken to the hospital by a passing motorist.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Clifford Worley
C. O. Worley
Concordia
St. Francis Sanitarium
Monroe
Worley
College and
DeSiard Streets
Flora Thomas Hardy
Swartz
Louisiana College Receives Endowment in Honor of Dr Edgar Godbold
Louisiana College in Pineville reports endowments totaling 1381.42 dollars in memory of Dr. Edgar Godbold who died in a recent automobile accident Donations continue arriving as the Godbold family asked that no funeral flowers be sent Dr Godbold served as college president emeritus and helped raise the long range goal after his 1951 retirement from the presidency
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Pineville
Louisiana College
Edgar Godbold
Earl Guinn
Guinn
Godbold
Merchants Called For Selman Field Special Meeting
A special meeting of Twin City merchants and interested persons will be held tonight at 7 p m in the Virginia Hotel ballroom. David C. Silverstein, chairman of the Retail Merchants Division of the Chamber of Commerce, urges all merchants and professional men to attend as the drive to raise funds to acquire more land for Selman Field nears completion. R D Kellogg reported $169 325 received to date, with a remaining balance of $50 6.
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Twin City
Selman Field
Virginia Hotel
David C. Silverstein
Retail Merchants Division
Chamber of Commerce
Silverstein
R. D. Kellogg
Fernstream sinks after collision with Hawaiian Rancher
The Norwegian freighter Fernstream sank in foggy San Francisco Bay at 10 06 a m CST after colliding with the Hawaiian Rancher. Coast Guard rescue boats saved all crew from Fernstream with only one slightly injured. Hawaiian Rancher remained afloat with no distress calls.
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San Francisco
San Francisco Bay
Coast Guard
Alcatraz Island
Perjury Indictments Hit Florida Civic Leader and Klansmen
A civic leader Mrs Helen Russell and three men linked to Ku Klux Klan groups were indicted in Miami on perjury charges connected to a terrorism probe. They posted $1,000 bonds and faced questions tied to the dynamiting of a Negro housing project and several religious sites in the Miami area.
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Miami
Alman
Ku Klux Klan
Liberty
Helen Russell
Edison Center Civic Association
William Glenn Orwick
John B. Gordon Klavern
Hialeah
Harvey George de Rosier
Arthur Freeze Adgreen
Carver Village
Greater Miami
Russell
Gifts Sought for Monroe Veterans Hospital Christmas
The American Red Cross seeks gifts for more than 500 veterans at the Alexandria Veterans Hospital party on Sunday December 14. To help, residents may drop items at The Toggery Palace Krauss and Cahn Gay Clothing Sig Haas D Masur Joe F Smith Louisville Pharmacy City Drug West Monroe and Sears Roebuck. The Little Theater of Monroe will stage Room Service for entertainment.
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American Red Cross
Veterans Hospital
Alexandria
Monroe
Toggery
the Palace
Krauss and Cahn
Gay Clothing
Sig Haas
D. Masur
Joe F. Smith
Louisville Pharmacy
City Drug
West Monroe
Sears-Roebuck
Little Theater of
Room Service
Mule Rescued From 25-Foot Well Near CAMP HILL
A mule missing 16 days was found at the bottom of a cistern well in CAMP HILL. A tractor with a block and tackle pulled it out. The animal was munching kudzu and had ample rain water. owner W D Bill Ray said barring a light case of pneumonia the mule would be all right.
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Camp Hill
Ala
W. D
Bill) Ray
Abandoned Wife and Children Seek Help in Monroe
A frail mother of three, including a six week old baby, was deserted by her husband who eloped with another woman. She found shelter with a friend and works at a dime store for $20 weekly. Friends request clothes for the two older children and the family hopes to move to California next year to be with the mother’s mother. Good Fellows urges donations toward a $4000 goal to aid such cases before Christmas.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Monroe
California
Good Fellows
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Naonal Cotton Council
Mildred Rhodes
Norma Williamson
Phyillis Borden
Mary Alice Hutson
News-Star
Clyde Blow
Ike
Fontenot
Department of Revenue
Shreveport
House
God
Prescott Memorial Baptist Church
Dave Hanover
Florida
VET Hospital
Red Cross
Rhodes
Fairbanks Hdc
Joe Vernon Brownlee
C. H. Bird
Bebe Gorn
Drew Grocer Co
West Monroe Methodist Church
C. H. Teefex
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