Ward and party freed after 13 months in Red China
Aboard the Lakeland Victory off Tientsin Dec 12, Angus Ward and 19 companions leave captivity after 13 months in Chinese prisons. Ward spent 28 days in solitary, endured freezing quarters, and lost 25 pounds while subsisting on a meager bread-and-water diet. The group, including Mrs Ward, had faced armed escorts and harsh conditions throughout captivity.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tom Lambert
Lakeland Victory
Tientsin
Angus Ward
St. Peter
Ward
Mukden
Westbrook Pegler on Green Kennelly and labor racketeers
Westbrook Pegler reports excerpts from Frank S. Hogan’s New York County DA inquiry criticizing William Green and Chicago mayor Martin Kennelly for praising a union racketeering group. The Hogan report details 1945 extortion convictions of Fay and Bove tied to a $700,000 scheme against contractors on New York City’s Delaware water supply project and related legal contest.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
William Green
Chicago
Union of Operating Engineers
Frank S. Hogan
Green
Maloney
Fitzgerald
Martin J. Kennelly
Kennelly
Hogan
Joseph S. Fay
James Bove
Hodcarriers
New York City
Delaware
Fay
Bove
Harold Medina
Medina
Slight Drop In Sales Expected This Christmas
New York reports a mixed forecast for the holiday season as shoppers may still push total spending near a record but overall sales are expected to be slightly below last year. Individual stores show some peak gains while others lag, with experts predicting Christmas sales will stay under 1938–year trends by under five percent.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Shut-Ins to Ride Across New Bridge in Parade
Memphis and Arkansas bridge commission chairman E. H. Crump says a parade of shut-ins will cross the $15,000,000 four-lane bridge on its first traffic day. Mayors of Memphis and West Memphis will lead the procession over the mile-long span from Memphis to Arkansas and back.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Memphis
Tenn
Mississippi River
Arkansas
E. H. Crump
Memphis and Arkansas Bridge Commission
West Memphis
Ark
Iowa U coed slain in Iowa City
University of Iowa coed Margaret Ann Jackson was found strangled in a men’s rooming house. Robert Emil Bednasek, 24, faces arraignment for murder after denying involvement during custody and claiming she was in love with him. Jackson, 20, from Burlington, had been engaged briefly to Bednasek. her father disputed the romance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Iowa City
Iowa
University of Iowa
Robert Emil Bednasek
Margaret Ann (Gee-Gee) Jackson
Burlington
George D. Callahan
Johnson County
Bednasek
William E. Jackson
Miss Jackson
Olga Bednasek
Cedar Rapids
Houston Roberts Sentenced to Death in Mississippi
Jackson Miss Dec 12 A circuit court jury found Houston Roberts guilty of poisoning his five year old granddaughter Mary Louise Hill to collect her life insurance. A death sentence is mandatory and Roberts awaits execution by electric chair January 13. His attorneys plan an appeal arguing mental unsoundness.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jackson
Miss
Houston Roberts
Mississippi
Mary Louise Hill
Roberts
LSU Atomic Work to Begin at Baton Rouge
Louisiana State University launches a 21000 dollar atomic research lab led by Dr. Charles S. Simons with assistant Dr. Arthur Levosen and graduate student Robert Emerson. The lab, assembled from salvaged materials, will study radioisotopes and tracer methods, with about a dozen graduate students planned for next year.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Baton Rouge
Louisiana State University
Atomic Research Laboratory
Charles S. Simons
Arthur Levosen
Robert Emerson
Sampognaro Dies Suddenly At Mass In Monroe
Joe Sampognaro Sr. 61 collapsed during an early Mass at St. Matthew's Catholic Church and died minutes later after ambulance transport to St. Francis Sanitarium. Rosary Monday at Mulhearn Funeral Home 7:30 p.m. High Requiem Mass Tuesday 9:30 a.m. at St. Matthew's. interment in Catholic cemetery. Survived by wife Carmela Spatafora and three sons and a daughter. longtime Monroe merchant and drugstore owner born in Coccamo Italy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
St. Matthew's Catholic
Joe Sampognaro, Sr
Mulhern
St. Francis Sanitarium
Mulhearn Funeral Home
St. Matthew's Church
Msgr
J. C. Marsh
Sampognaro
Coccamo
Italy
Monroe
Catalpa Street
Carmela Spatafora
Bright Young Lawyers Back Truman in Key West Visit
Bright young lawyers and researchers worked on the Fair Deal from the presidential yacht Williamsburg and naval residence quarters. Treasury Secretary Snyder and Budget Director Pace Pace joined discussion on budget size and new levies on corporate profits as preparations for Congress heated up. A donkey found by a beach house drew casual attention as President Truman swam and the navy handled the incident.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ernest B. Vaccaro
Key West
Fla
Truman
U. S. S. Williamsburg
Florida
Secretary of the Treasury
Snyder
Frank Pace
Pace
Washington
Divine Services
Navy Chapel
Charles G. Ross
Navy
Emaciated U S Envoys Return From North Korea
Two American officials Albert Willis and Alfred Meschier returned to Seoul after 81 days in North Korean captivity. The Soviets reportedly backed away from any exchange deal as relief crept in. Willis weighed about 130 pounds, down from 190, a dramatic loss spurred by prolonged confinement. Meschier and Willis described the border scene amid guarded negotiations with North Korean officials and an embassy party led by Harold Noble.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Seoul
North Korea
United States
Economic Cooperation Administration
Albert E. Willis
Brooklyn
N. Y
Alfred T. Meschier
Kinderhook
Willis
Beatrice Willis
Pusan
Metscher
Harold J. Noble
Col
James W. Fraser
Noble
Kim Jong Gi
State Hospital Opens in Jonesboro
Baton Rouge December 12. A new 15 bed state hospital began operation today at Jonesboro after the state hospital board took it over from Jackson parish. Jesse H. Bankston said patients were being received in the out patient clinic and full operation would begin Thursday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Baton Rouge
Jonesboro
State Hospital Board
Jackson Parish
State Board
Jesse H. Bankston
Good Fellows fundraising plea faces final week
A local Good Fellows drive reports $1,364.17 raised with a week left to meet needs for Christmas. A mother of three explains dire poverty, seeking dolls and groceries for her children, highlighting the urgency of aid from readers.
Two Drivers Hurt In West Monroe Auto Collision
Two drivers were injured this morning when their cars collided at the intersection of North Fourth and Mill streets in West Monroe. A. F. Hester, 22, of 614 North Seventh street, was treated for bruises and possible chest injuries and taken to St. Francis Sanitarium by Mulhearn ambulance. J. B. Landrum, about 33, from Splane Street, suffered scalp lacerations and bruises, and was taken to Charity Hospital by Hixson Brothers ambulance. Police said Landrum ran a stop sign while northbound on North Fourth. Hester drove west on Mill Street. Both cars sustained heavy damage. Collision reported about 8:55 a.m.
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North Fourth and
Mill Streets
West
Monroe
St. Francis
A. F. Hester
North Seventh Street
West Monroe
Hester
Mulhearn
J. B. Landrum
Splane Street
Landrum
Charity Hospital
Hixson Brothers
North Fourth Street
Mill Street
Labor defeat is landslide in Australian election
Labor government appears headed for a landslide defeat as Liberal Country coalition leads in weekend Australian election counts. Early results suggested a narrow majority, but by Monday afternoon the Liberal party was projected to hold at least 55 seats with the Country party taking about 17 in the 121 seat house.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gordon Tait
Sydney
Australia
Liberal-Country Party
House of Commons
Labor
Liberal Party
Country Party
Five Are Slain by Little Guy in Fort Lauderdale
In Fort Lauderdale Florida a 34 year old interior decorator known as a mild man who liked to play guitar killed his wife and four children with a German luger pistol then shot himself. The victims were Millie 33 Sandra 6 Larry 4 Janet 1 and the killer left a note to his attorney with instructions on disposing of money and papers. The tragedy occurred as the family prepared for Christmas with Santa Claus visits and neatly kept clothes and unopened gifts found in closets.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fort Lauderdale
Fla
Roland Kelley
Carl Amarella
Millie
Sandra
Larry
Janet
Amarella
Little Janet
Roy May
Broward County Sheriff's Office
G. H. Martin
Governor Earl K. Long to Speak Here at Luncheon
Kiwanis Club President Don Weil says Governor Earl K. Long will be guest speaker at Wednesday noon luncheon in Hotel Virginia. Local friends of the chief executive are expected to attend. the subject of the address is not announced.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Don Weil
The
Kiwanis Club
Earl K. Long
Hotel
Virginia
Tornado Toll and Weather Toll Across States
A weekend of tornadoes and blizzard conditions killed at least 11 people in Arkansas and Missouri, with total weekend deaths reaching 34 from related weather. Arkansas alone faced about 100000 dollars in damage across six communities including Clinton and Cross Roads. A Missouri tornado near Poplar Bluff killed six and injured 15. Illinois and Oklahoma also reported deaths and damage. Seventeen other fatalities stemmed from weather related incidents such as icy roads and fog. In Montana a 98 year old stockman died from exposure in a blizzard. Chicago set a December 11 record high of 61 while Memphis reached 77 with storms. A separate incident in the Mojave Desert killed four when a 70 ton granite slab crushed campers following a campfire.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Arkansas
Oklahoma
Missouri
Illinois
Clinton
Beebee
Velvet Ridge
Cross Roads
Providence
Bradford
Garland Robbins
Poplar Bluff
Hannibal
Junia Kay Loveless
Modesto
Ill
Miles City
Mont
Rocky Mountain
Minnesota
Great Lakes
Wisconsin
Michigan
Iowa
Rockies
Mercury
Denver
Livingston
Chicago
Memphis
Tenn
Victorville
Calif
Mojave Desert
Mrs Dickins Verdict Upheld in Mississippi Case
The Mississippi Supreme Court refused to order a new trial for Mrs John Dickins. The Delta socialite was convicted of murdering her mother, Idella Thompson, in November 1948. The court affirmed the life sentence, citing overwhelming evidence and a jury finding of guilt beyond a reasonable doubt.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jackson, Miss
State Supreme Court
John Dickins
Delta
Idella Long Thompson
Dickins
Washington County
Thompson
Leland
Miss
U S Promises Aid to Defend Formosa
A Malacanan Palace source said the United States will take positive action to counteract the Communist threat to Formosa and would send adequate arms to help Generalissimo Chiang Kai-Shek hold his Nationalist stronghold. Washington said economic and diplomatic support only, no new military aid, but Manila welcomed U S backing as Formosa sits near the Philippines in the Far East.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Manila
United States
Philippines
Formosa
Malacanan Palace
U. S
Chiang Kai-Shek
Washington
Chiang
Malacanan
Far East
House Committee Debates 1949 Cotton Act Changes
Washington December 12 The House cotton subcommittee led by Representative Pace weighs how to patch the 1949 cotton act amid protests from southern growers fearing 70 to 80 percent acreage cuts in 1950 If quotas fail tens of percent parity could drop and hurt the economy Officials from the Agriculture Department are to discuss possible regulatory fixes or legislative changes to avert a shock to the cotton market Senator Eastland and others signal help to reassure growers and resolve inequities
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gordon Brown
Washington
South
House
Representative Pace
Dga
Agriculture Department
Tornado In Bald Knob Blasts Through Arkansas
A survivor reports a tornado that struck Bald Knob Arkansas on December 12 described as black as midnight and roaring like hell. The storm damaged homes and infrastructure as emergency crews respond to the scene. No further details on casualties or exact disruption are given in the fragment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bald Knob
Ark
Bodies of four sought in fire at antique shop
In Birmingham Michigan a gas explosion leveled a three story antique shop last night. Cranes and bulldozers searched the charred ruins for four missing people while two others were injured. The dead are believed to include Mrs. Jones and her son Wilson. Fire official Lee Carroll was among those identified. Florence Wilson, injured, was found in a ravine near the site. Two policemen and a passerby suffered minor injuries.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Birmingham
Mich
Detroit
Charles E. Jones
Wilson
Mother and Son
Lee Carroll
Roy T. Bramson
Arthur Wilson
Dearborn
Florence
St. Joseph Mercy Hospital
Pontiac
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Westbrook
Pegler
David Dubinsky
A. F. of L
Court of Appeal
Felix Frankfurter
Alger Hiss
Frankfurter
Martin J. Parkinson
New Bridge
U. Coed
L.S.U. Atomic Work
J. Sampognaro
Philip Burrows
Hollywood
Philip
Cherie
Ann Rose
Paul Plyler, Jr
Ann Oakley
G. F. Moore
EE Sia Bibl
Turpin Lumber and Supply Co
Nancy
Tony Breard
G. B. An
Liberal - Country Party
Britain
Little Guy
Madison County
Muskogee
Okla
Mississippi Supreme Court
Eastland
D-Miss
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