Tojo and six others executed in Japan after war trials
The article details the executions of Tojo and six other war criminals, their last meals, and witness accounts. It notes MacArthur's request for peace prayers, the hangings at 12:01 to 12:20 a.m., and cremation with ashes scattered to avoid graves. A Buddhist priest described the death scene and praised the defendants' composure.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sugamo
Tojo
Hanayama
Japan
Douglas Macarthur
Kenji Doihara
China
Singapore
Iwane Matsui
Nanking
Akira Muto
War Ministry
Itagaki
Jentaro Kimura
Hirota
MacArthur
Matsui
Doihara
Muto
Dai Nippon
United States Army
Fach
Louisiana Power and Light Pays $139,840 Parish Tax
The Louisiana Power and Light Company, Ouachita parish’s top taxpayer, paid $139,840 for the 1948 assessment, beating 1947 by $5,724.28. Division Manager A. O. Evans and station chief R. L. Phillips announced the payment, which funds parish government, schools, and services. The firm has paid $633,876 in five years and also owes $9,056 to the City of West Monroe this year. It has supported civic groups like the Community Chest and Red Cross.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Louisiana Power and Light Company
Ouachita Parish
Bailey Grant
A. O. Evans
R. L. Phillips
Sterlington
Evans
West Monroe
Community Chest
The
American Red Cross
Grant
Wild tale of a high flying voyage and a first lady
The account describes a public funded misadventure involving a prominent first lady who reportedly boarded a four engine transport with a crew of officers and soldiers, traveled to a distant island, and attended a wedding for Joe Lash. It questions gifts to charity, notes a kiss on Lash, and recounts encounters with Eleanor Roosevelt figures and a Dies Committee secretary.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rhode Island
New Zealand
Joe Lash
Red Cross
Pat Robinson
International News
G. I
Joey Lash
Australia
Gertrude Pratt
Standard Oil
Malvina Thompson
Scheider
Lady I
Old Dies Committee
Thompson
Land
Eleanor the Great
Empress
State Department
Stripling
Communist Threats to U S Labor and War Effort Exposed
A government committee charges communists with halting rearmament through mass protests and strikes from 1939 to 1941. It warns that unions like the CIO Transport Workers and American Communications Association could paralyze transit and ship operations and garble signals. The study notes many union members in navy yards, arsenals, and the Panama Canal zone, with further pamphlets due soon.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
U. S
C. I. O. Transport Workers
Michael Quill
American Communications Association
United Public Workers
State Department
Panama Canal Zone
Local Marriage Licenses Listed for Four Pairs
Johnny A. Hite and Evelyn Lenore Northcutt both of Monroe and Marvel Alabama respectively are licensed. Herbert Roland Witty of Baton Rouge and Beverly Jean George of Shreveport are also listed. James Gregory Sentell and Betty Jean Benson both of Monroe receive licenses along with Nathan J. Landenheimer of Baton Rouge and Ida Sophia Davidson of Monroe.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Johnny A. Hite
West Monroe
Evelyn Lenore Northcutt
Marvel
Ala
Herbert Roland Witty
Baton Rouge
Beverly Jean George
Shreveport
James Gregory Sentell
Betty Jean Benson
Monroe
Nathan J. Landenheimer
Ida Sophia Davidson
Australia urges peaceful settlement amid Dutch Indonesian crisis
Hodgson criticized a Dutch ultimatum as worse than Nazi actions in 1940 and called for arbitration. U.N. discussions considered cutting Marshall Plan aid to the Netherlands East Indies and possibly the Dutch homeland, amid Dutch military actions and widespread fighting in Indonesia.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Council
Hitler
Netherlands
U. N
Assembly
Security Council
Hodgson
Indonesia
J. H. van Royen
van Royen
Republic
Australia
U. S
Washington
Holland
Economic Cooperation Administration
Netherlands East Indies
Netherlands Indies
Paul G. Hoffman
Philip C. Jessup
United Nations Security Council
Paris
Jessup
United States
Hague
Europe
Reports of Dutch Troops Killing Civilians Reaches UN
Batavia Indonesia December 23 reports that Dutch troops are killing Indonesian civilians were relayed to the United Nations Security Council today. The United Nations Good Offices Committee cabled the charge after the return of 18 personnel from Kalioerang mountain area.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tain
Jogjakarta
Secretariat
United Nations
Kalioerang
Tjeppe
Java
Magelang
Poerwokerto
Semarang
Treppe
Malong
Balaradja
Batavia
Babat
Toeban
Lake Toba
Sumatra
Siborong-Borong
Bukittinggi
Fort de Kock
Republic
Soerakarta
Madicen
Kediri
Asahan
United Nations Security Council
United Nations Good Offices Committee
Monroe Good Fellows fund passes four thousand with major gift
The Good Fellows drive in Monroe and Ouachita parish tops $4,000 with a major donation from Col Robert Ewing's family heirs. Toys from the Lions Club fill boxes and Alameda Sid Moore contributes 50 pounds of coffee. American Legion Ladies Auxiliary and V F W also donate toys for local children.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Robert Ewing
Monroe Morning World
News-Star
Monroe
West Monroe
Ouachita Parish
Lions Club
Alameda
Sid Moore
American Legion, Ladies Auxiliary
Livestock Prices at Chicago Market for Dec
Salable hogs total 12 000 with tops at 22.50 for loads 170 210 lb and 230 250 lb grades 20.50 21.50, cattle 3 500 with large loads of fed steers 32.50 35.25, heifers 28.50, cows 20.00 down, vealers 32.00 down, sausage bulls 21.50 23.25.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
USDA
Poultry prices and receipts across markets show mixed gains
Live poultry receipts 22 trucks with prices varying by the bar. Fowl now 39-41 cents per pound for f. o. b. leghorn fowl 31-32 cents. Roosters 43 cents. Fryers 37-40.5. Broilers 34-37. Old roosters 25-26. Wholesale market lists young heavy ducks 45-57, light ducks 35-36, young tom turkeys 47-55, young hen turkeys 65-66.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
USDA
Potatoes prices and arrivals across states in latest USDA report
Potatoes Arrivals 32 on track 149 total U S shipments 1 058. Colorado Red McClures 3 75 Idaho Russet Bur banks 4 35 Iowa Cobblers 2 40 Michigan Green Mountains 3 00 California Bliss Triumphs 50 lb sacks 3 00.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
USDA
U. S
Colorado
Idaho
Iowa
Butter and Eggs Prices Steady in Chicago Trade
Butter firm, receipts 113 755, prices unchanged. Eggs steady, receipts 11 323, prices unchanged.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Wealthy Benavides Figure Remembered In Local Obituary
Miller a Dallas oil executive and Supervend Corp manager earned the Distinguished Flying Cross and two air medals for actions near Okinawa. Survived by two brothers Herbert and M M Miller Jr and Mrs Miller and her mother Mrs J F Dunn. Bodies brought to Alice.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Benavides
Miller
M. M. Miller Oil Company
Dallas
Supervend Corporation
Okinawa
Herbert
M. M. Miller
Funeral for six-week-old Rebecca Susan Taylor
The funeral of Rebecca Susan Taylor six week old daughter of Lieut and Mrs M J Taylor San Antonio Texas will be held at Mulhearn Funeral Home Friday at 10 am Reverend Ernest Duncan Holloway to officiate with interment at Riverview Burial Park She is survived by her parents a brother John C Taylor and grandparents Mr and Mrs Emmett Taylor Bentonia Mississippi and Mr and Mrs John B Robertson Monroe Doris Robertson formerly Miss Doris Robertson
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rebecca Susan Taylor
M. J. Taylor
San Antonio
Tex
Mulhearn
Ernest Duncan Holloway
Riverview Burial Park
John C. Taylor
Emmett Taylor
Bentonia
Miss
John B. Robertson
Monroe
Taylor
Doris Robertson
Jackson Daily News Delivers Christmas Aid To Grays
In Jackson Mississippi the Daily News filled a pickup with nearly seven hundred dollars of food clothes and toys for a fatherless family in Mize. The gifts came from Mississippians and radio station WSLI with help from local stores firms and citizens. Frances Baker acted as Santa and delivered the aid to Mrs Odell Gray and her six children.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jackson
Miss
Jackson Daily News
Mize
Odell Gay
Santa Claus
Detective killer sentenced to the electric chair
Red haired Dale Simpson, 24, was sentenced to the electric chair for the Labor Day slaying of Detective Nicholas Jacob in New Orleans. Defense plans appeal while Miller, co defendant, pleaded guilty and received a life term. The case arose after a gunslaying return trip from Gulfport with a robbery suspect.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New Orleans
Dale Simpson
Nicholas Jacob
State Supreme Court
Simpson
William J. O'Hara
G. Wray Gill
Lloyd C. Hoffman
Gill
Salt Lake City
Jacob
Gulfport
Miss
H. E. Miller
Monticello
Miss. Miller
Jurors Commended For Use Of Funds In Parish Starved Roads
Baton Rouge reports Supervisor of Public Funds Archie M. Smith commended St. Charles parish police jury for using funds across parish lines to support roads bridges and drainage. He urged payment reforms and noted ferry service arrangements post Bisso Ferry Company closure. He also cited floral expense policy and travel cost accounting. A talking point recalls a machine testing 2200 switches per minute and a Japanese legend about music luring the sun goddess from a cave.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Baton Rouge
Archie M. Smith
St. Charles Parish
Earl K. Long
Smith
St. Charles
Mississippi River
Luling
Destrehan
Bisso
December 1948 cash demand signals retail strength
A Dun and Bradstreet report notes retail trade rose 10 to 15 percent in early December with pre Christmas markdowns and December clearances spurring demand. Shoppers favored practical gifts and quality price balance while clothing rose modestly and home appliances lagged. Snow across the Northeast boosted winter sports gear sales as retailers forecast a strong year ahead. Alaska sable is a fur trade term for the common skunk.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dun & Bradstreet
Ouachita Parish Budget Introduced For 1949 in Monroe
December 10 1948 Ouachita Parish Police Jury tables annual budget for 1949 detailing estimated revenues of 199102.53 from parish taxes licenses fines and miscellaneous sources and expenditures for salaries offices and services including district attorney and coroner fees and juvenile officers in Monroe Louisiana.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Monroe
Louisiana
Ouachita Parish
Fourmy
Hicks
Ouachita
Quachita
Court House
Registrar of Voters
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William L. Beale, Jr
Associated Press
Belman
Pat Morin West
Beale
Morin
A. P
CIOS
Asibielle
A. E. Montgomery
E. H. Hill
Vinson
Bamburg
State OF
State of Louisiana
Yeas
W. J. Vinson
C. S. Causey
T. D. Tillman
C. A. Kincaid
W. A. Mills
C. E. Bamburg
B. H. Crawford
L. A. Fourmy
F. G. Studdard
T. E. Hicks
G. FP. Avant
W. ©. Roberts
A. EF. Montgomery
FE. H. Hill
W. J Vinson
Causey
Tillman
C. 7
T. B. Hicks
G. P. Avant
W. O. Roberts
Police Jury
Light Company
Mrs. Roosevelt
Congressman Martin Dies
Texas
Mr. Dies
Navy
Committee of Congress
White House
Lash
New York
Committee On un-American Activities
Robert Stripling
Congress
Alger Hiss
State Department Cabal
R. Fi. A
Troy & Nichols
Ouachita National Bank
J. P. Humble
Mississippi
St. Louis
Memphis
Seeveee
Helena Sett
Camden Eide Vey Ae
BLACK
Jonesville Eee
Ohio
Pittsburgh Pan
Cincinnati Spemes Oe
Cairo Perbeeveee
Tennessee Tenes
Chattanooga
Cumberland
Nashville Dervseee
Arkansas
Little Rock
RED Shreveport
Alexandria Secee Oe
Santa
Jackson Paper
Alaska
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