Racket Boss Anastasia to Testify on Waterfront Mob Rule
Albert Anastasia, known as an old Murder Inc. boss executioner, was expected to testify before the New York State Crime Commission. Hearings explored mob control of the Brooklyn waterfront and dockside influence over labor groups and unions amid a broader probe into gangland activity.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Albert Anastasia
Murder, Inc
New York State Crime Commission
Anastasia
Brooklyn
Port of New York
Deaths in Ferriday and Nearby Areas
Obituaries note services held for Richard Walter Albritton city marshal of Jonesville who died after brief illness in Natchez hospital. Also reported are funeral details for Mrs. W L Hinton of Bastrop Henry C Bates Sr of West Monroe and Patricia Ann Roswell, with survivors including spouses children and grandchildren across multiple Louisiana towns.
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Richard W. Albritton
Richard Walter Albritton
Jonesville
Natchez
Tommie Albritton
Mary Snow Albritton
Jamie Albritton
Herman Albert Albritton
Willilson
S. C
B. L. Crane, Jr
Ferriday
W. C. Wilson
Wildsville
Mary Morris
Winnsboro
Butha Keys
Vennie Albritton
Tullos
Sam Watkins
Houston
Tex
Foster
W. L. Hinton Bastrop
W. L. Hinton
Robinson Funeral Home
Leon Simpson
Collinston
Carter Cemetery
Meat Production Hits Ten Year High After Strong Week
National weekly meat production reached a ten year peak as federally inspected packers reported higher cattle and hog slaughter. Cattle slaughter rose 23 percent from 1951, hogs up 3 percent from last week and 4 percent year over year, while calves and sheep gains numbered 52 and 41 percent respectively. Lard production surged and storage stocks doubled to 120 million pounds in November versus 60 million a year earlier.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
U. S. Department of Agriculture
American Meat Institute
Far Eastern specialist Lattimore arraignment and trial timeline
Judge Kirkland set trial for early March after Lattimore was arraigned on charges of lying to senators about Communist sympathies. Bond fixed at $2000 in treasury notes. The court considered restricting him to the DC area, while noting travel allowed with return by trial date. The judge refused to admonish the Justice Department or press over coverage.
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Kirkland
Lattimore
Treasury
Edward F. Hummer
Justice Department
Grand
District of Columbia
Maryland
Arnold
Department of Justice
Far Eastern Specialist’s Arraignment Declared Routine Case
The notice notes the arraignment of a Far Eastern specialist and former State Department consultant, described as another routine case by him. He stated the business order would proceed with routine sentencing of a motley collection.
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Lattimore
State Department
Solons’ Plans Could End Filibuster Based Rules
Humphrey says overturning a vice president ruling with a majority could leave the Senate with no rules and end Rule 22 protections for filibusters. He warns Southern senators would resist civil rights measures and notes new rules might require 49 votes to halt debate. The Bicycle Institute of America cites over 20 million bicyclists who ride about 274 miles yearly.
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Humphrey
Senate
Old daughter of Monroe residents dies early Friday
The old daughter of Mr. and Mrs. C. E. Roswell of 204 Vernon Street Monroe died there early Friday. Funeral arrangements are handled by Mulhearn Funeral Home and were incomplete Friday noon. She leaves her parents a brother Charles Eugene Roswell and grandparents Jeff Roswell Sterlington M L Bandy Houston Texas and Mrs C H Barkalow Monroe.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Henry C. Bates
West Monroe
Hall Funeral Home
Lois Bates
Samuel E. Bates
Sonny Paul Bates
C. H. Ranft
Houston
Tex
E. E. Perkins
Fort Worth
Harry Albertson
Tyler
Ben L. Bates
Wichita Falls
George Bates
Arthur Bates
John W. Bates
Overton
C. E. Roswell
Vernon Street
Monroe
Mulhearn Funeral Home
Charles Eugene Roswell
Jeff Roswell
Sterlington
M. L. Bandy
C. H. Barkalow
Good Fellows Aid Requests Reach Monroe Readers
A steady stream of letters from residents seeking Christmas aid arrives at the Monroe News-Star-World offices. Messages describe a grandmother with a broken arm caring for three grandchildren, a mother with four children facing no Christmas, and an elderly man hoping for a warm dinner and clothes. The Good Fellow fund remains short and contributions are requested today.
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Good Fellows
Monroe News- Star—World
The
West Monroe
Pineville
Holy Nativity to Be Presented at Southside Church
The Holy Nativity pageant will be presented at Southside Methodist Church Sunday at 7 30 p m by the church’s children youth and adults. The drama traces the Saviour’s birth from prophecy to the visit of angels shepherds and wise men with music by the church choir directed by Mrs R F Heritage. Mary and Joseph are played by Mr and Mrs Pete Medak and the reader is Mrs Douglas Naremore.
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Southside Methodist Church
R. F. Heritage
Holy City
C. L. Harris
Mary and Joseph
Pete Medak
Douglas Naremore
Southside
Arcadia Men Donate 40 Turkeys for Christmas
Arcadia merchants and professionals will give away 40 turkeys this Christmas season. Ten turkeys will be distributed each day starting December 20 at 2 p.m. Tickets cost one dollar and entries will be drawn on December 22 23 and 24. Douglas Rich chairs the committee with Lions Club assistance.
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Arcadia
G. M. Lee
Lions Club
Douglas Rich
Gospel Quartets to Clash in Twin Cities Saturday
The Revelaires of Atlanta and the Crusaders of Birmingham bring new songs and old favorites to Neville auditorium for a gospel concert. Dan Husky Bobby Shaw Big Jim Waits Monroe Rainer and Bobbie Strickland headline with radio airplay on KLIC at 4 30 pm. The Ouachita Gospel Singing Club sponsors the program.
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America
Neville Auditorium
Southland
Revelaires
Atlanta
Crusaders
Birmingham
Ala
Twin Cities
Montgomery
Dan Husky
Blackwood Brothers Quartet
Dan
Bobby Shaw
Homeland Harmony Quartet
Big Jim Waits
Big Jim
Monroe
Tommy Rainer
Ouachita Parish
Ouachita
Tommy
Bobbie Strickland
Bibletone Records
God
KLIC
Ouachita Gospel Singing Club
Rail wage cut tied to old living cost index
The piece notes rents and fuel rises were muted while groceries held steady. The old series index stood at 191.6, one tenth higher than last month, and three months ago at 192.3. The three month drop could trigger a one cent wage cut for rail workers, effective with the first pay period next month.
Rotary Club Origin Reported from Chicago in 1905
The note recalls that the first Rotary Club was established in Chicago in 1905, marking the origin of a global service organization.
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Rotary Club
Chicago
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Jon Shoreman
Waterfront
AFL International
Heffernan
O’dwyer
Joseph P. Ryan
Emil Cuarda
ILA
Men's Association
O'Dwyer
Patricia Ann Roswell
Solons
Bicycle Institute of America
United States
Trenton West Monroe
Silverstein
Betty Rose
Silverstein’s
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Women’s Apparel
Louisiana
Frances Givens
SEARS
DeSiard
Mississippi St. Louis
Memphis
Helena
Arkansas City
Vicksburg
Red
Avr Lding
Baton Rouge
Donaldsonville
New Orleans
Atchafalaya
Morgan City
Ouachita Camden
Black Jonesville
OHIO
Pittsburgh OD
Cincinnati
Cairo
Arkansas
Little Rock
RED Shreveport
Alexandria
Youth For Christ
P. H. S. Auditorium
ClauDe M. Sailhamer
Bunny
St. John
Texan
Billy the Kid
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