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Newspaper
Monroe News Star
Location
Monroe, Louisiana, United States of America
Date
Dec 23, 1952
Page
3
Harried clerks faced waves of shoppers as many stores reported above normal Saturday sales. Traffic jams and crowded sidewalks disrupted movement while residents brace for intensified buying through Christmas Eve. Federal offices close Friday by presidential decree.
West Monroe Police Chief Jess W. Caldwell reports three incidents of package theft from unlocked vehicles as shoppers visit stores during the Christmas season. Officers urge motorists to lock doors and conceal valuables to reduce pilferage risk.
Downtown Monroe sees heavy congestion as holiday shoppers flood the streets. Police direct traffic to ease bottlenecks and maintain safety amid peak driving hours.
Former state representative Richard S. Wilds of near Ferriday remained in critical condition at St. Francis Sanitarium last night with his status described as very low. The elderly ex-politician had been brought to the hospital in recent hours for urgent care.
A Rayville man Samuel Natt remains in Richland Parish jail as a suspect in the rifle beating of 50 year old Douglas Thompson two miles from Rayville. Thompson is hospitalized at St Francis sanitarium and no charges have been filed yet. motive believed robbery.
A former member of the House of Representatives from the Huey P. Long era died after a fall at his Wildsville home and a subsequent stroke nearly two weeks ago. He had served in public office during Long's era.
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