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Newspaper
Monroe News Star
Location
Monroe, Louisiana, United States of America
Date
Dec 12, 1950
Page
2
Scout Car Officer W P Faris arrested three hunters for drunkenness and found five bird dogs in the back seat. A opossum wriggled from a pocket, fled into a tree as the officer chased the animal and the suspects toward the station.
Shelby M. Jackson, state superintendent of education, will speak at Northeastern’s agriculture home economics banquet, with W. J. Parent and Gordon Canterbury also on the program. On Dec 16 more than 300 high school FFA officers will attend a leadership training conference at Northeastern. The event, part of the agriculture and home economics department’s annual program since 1940, aims to attract state officials and enhance the gathering.
James Patrick Reynolds notes that Rope by Patrick Hamilton will be the next Little Theatre production after The tasty Heart. Try outs and readings are tonight and Wednesday at 8 p.m. at the Little Theatre playhouse Selman Field. Director Stocker Fontelieu urges all interested in acting to attend, open to non members.
Carl Slakter born in Detroit grew up in New York City, studied at Columbia and NYU, worked in advertising at Lord and Taylor, served from 1941 to 1946 with Air Force bases across the U S, taught at Selman Field, married Betty Evans in 1945, later joined Monroe Office Equipment, has four children, J C C member, once a Little Theatre Lachie and a former swimming champion and boxer.
Arthur A Mathes 59 of West Monroe died in a Monroe hospital Monday night. Funeral in Hall Funeral Home chapel Wednesday at 10 a.m. with Rev R H Staples and Rev David Jones officiating. Interment Memorial Park. Pallbearers listed. Survived by wife two sons Arthur A Jr and Charles C both in West Monroe three daughters Margaret Mount Oceanside Calif Arthur Groves Dallas and Kate Rummel Charlotte a brother T C Mathes of Orlando and sisters Ruth and Kate Mathes Winnsboro.
The Louisiana Veterans Affairs department announced that 27,500, totaling 318,060 dollars, were issued December 11, 1950. Of this, 106 went to survivors of deceased World War II veterans and 1,136 late applicants received 238,560 dollars. Eligible living veterans must apply by January 1, 1951, with parents no longer needing to prove dependency.
Citizenship, honorable service and other qualifications remain the same as stated. Bonus applications for those who have not yet applied are available at the local parish service office or by writing the Bonus Division, Second Floor, Old State Capitol, Baton Rouge.
The coast guard reported a tugboat and a government tanker towing it narrowly avoided disaster when scraping the sunken hospital ship Benevolence near the Golden Gate. Witnesses said Benevolence, sunk after a August collision with Mary Luckenback, may have shifted from her shoal to drift as a derelict. The red stack tug Relief and the Neches tanker suffered keel damage during the incident.
In El Paso on December 12 a Santa Claus onlook event ends with Santa asking for water. When a drink is provided he pulls down his beard to guzzle, causing two faces to fall, including the boy on his lap who had been cheerfully sharing his Christmas wish.
A note states that the United States had about four million income tax payers before World War II and that number rose to about 56 million by the postwar era, highlighting a massive expansion of filers and tax participation.
Frankfurt dispatch reports that strategic war materials are moving from west Germany and western allies to the Soviet bloc behind the iron curtain. Reports show machine tools bearings steel and rolling stock diverted to Russia via Berlin and Switzerland. Officials contend vast contraband has flowed east with little Allied power to stop it and note efforts by West German authorities to curb shipments may be too late.
Mrs A J Cronin endorses Blue Bonnet Margarine as a preferred spread noting its fresh sweet flavor rich nutrition and economy. It compares favorably to high priced spreads and urges use in cooking vegetables and as a delicious bread spread.
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