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Newspaper
Monroe News Star
Location
Monroe, Louisiana, United States of America
Date
Dec 24, 1952
Page
8
Partial text shows garbled numbers and words about a state law ending something in a month. Mentions a party and a planned action, with unclear names or places due to transcription errors.
Bobby Shantz star pitcher of the Philadelphia Athletics was named the year's outstanding athlete by the Philadelphia Sports Writers Association. He led AL pitchers in winning percentage with 24 wins and seven losses, edging Robin Roberts and others among the notable voters.
In Adelaide the American and Australian Davis Cup squads prepare for the Monday start of the Challenge Round. Captain Vic Seixas plans light practice and a Christmas tree gathering while Frank Sedgman returns to peak form. Cooler temps yesterday linger as the teams brace for heat and long matches.
Italian boxing imports from Milan and Rome arrive to headline a January 5 card at Boston Arena. Italo Scortichini meets Wilbur Wilson in a 10 round welterweight bout and Paolo Rosi faces Joey Cam in a featherweight clash. Archie Moore and Sandy Saddler are linked as managers.
Johnny Lattner, Notre Dame's All-America halfback, led the 1952 Irish in rushing and interceptions, was second in receiving and scoring, and punted 64 times for a 36.6 average. He also ranked high in punt returns, kickoff returns, and fumble recoveries.
City notices declare ordinance to close a segment of street between Swayze Street and Twenty-Ninth Street for public use and repeal conflicting ordinances. Public inspection lasts one week before final adoption. Secretary-Treasurer P A Poag signed December 24, 1952. Monroe Louisiana.
Visitors to the British Industries Fair next spring will see nylon furs including a mink lookalike. The cloth will mimic ocelot and Persian lamb and cost far less than real furs, with full-length coats under 150 dollars. Ex miners from County Durham train to cut the fabric under London furrier supervision. Nylon fur is washable.
Sen. Langer of North Dakota said a move to bar his seating may arise as the new Congress opens. He predicted it will fail and vowed to chair the judiciary panel, with possible foreign relations duties. Several senators denied any such move and no petition had been filed.
AP writer HAL BOYLE retells a playful North Pole scene where Santa Claus fights a broken runner and a modern jet bomber, then restores his old sleigh with an icicle runner. The elves, Mrs. Claus, and eight reindeer insist on delivering presents using the traditional sleigh.
Attendance at Opportunity School in Omaha has risen to 15 as three mothers organize to provide an educational fair shake for handicapped children unable to compete in regular schools. Classes include reading, numbers, dancing and music. teachers begin full-time service this fall with therapy tied to home learning.
A Wisconsin woman blames nearby television aerials for heavy rains and snows that damaged her crocus plants, but Admiral Corp electronics engineers dispute the claim. They note erratic weather patterns exist while TV growth remains steady nationwide. Chicago logged record snowfall last winter with unusual spring rain, followed by dry summer and fall.
Officers for the coming year were elected and installed at a recent Cadeville Masonic Lodge No 229 meeting. Leading the lodge will be C. P. Arrant as worshipful master with L. E. Arrant senior warden and Buddy Griggs junior warden. Other officers include Charlie Griggs treasurer Kenneth Brown secretary Harold Thomas senior deacon Bill Caples junior deacon Ira Tagram chaplain Carlton Herrod tyler Julius Briggs senior steward Charles Hebert junior steward Newson Mize master of ceremonies and Howard Brown marshal.
United Press notes a white Christmas remains unlikely for most of the nation on Wednesday as snow falls in the Southwest and mountains. Oklahoma to New Mexico and the Texas Panhandle see four inch accumulations near Guymon and into Hutchinson Kansas, with cooler temps in the 20s to 30s expected coast to coast.
New British gas turbine engine can process peat, historically uneconomical, into usable fuel. The open cycle internal combustion turbine, rated at 750 kilowatts, works with a press that removes two thirds of the water from peat, originally 90 percent water. Exhaust heat completes drying, allowing drying independent of weather or season.
Hans Renner holds a copy of the Berlin News dated March 23, 1813. It contains a message signed by King Frederick William IV urging the people of Berlin to rise against Napoleon.
Cardinal Spellman arrives in Korea to spend Christmas with Allied troops. He meets President Rhee and senior officers, donates $10,000 to Korean welfare, and visits multiple hospitals greeting wounded soldiers from the U N backed forces.
Rev Lea Joyner will lead a candlelight Communion at 11 30 p m tonight with an offering for the building fund. The program features a candlelight processional Adeste Fideles Christmas carols and a choral service led by Robert Warner with Mrs J W Keith soloist and Mrs C L Harris on piano.
The Salvation Army kettle campaign in the Twin Cities raised a grand total of 2529.45 dollars through Tuesday. Donors gave 125.45 that day with Woolworth 27.21, Central Bank 50.81, post office 11.12 and Ouachita Bank 56.31. Workers visited Charity Hospital T B sanitarium and parish jail delivering fruit candy and toys to children.
The Sing Tao Pao Canton dispatch reports 60 percent of Kwangtung province customs bureau officials were accused of corruption. Replacements are government workers from northern provinces to root out graft as they know no local ties.
Flood warnings show river stages rising over 24 hours with notable stage change across counties. Officials urge precaution as rise threatens low-lying areas and infrastructure.
Richard S. Wilds 84, longtime Wildsville resident and former Louisiana state representative, died at St. Francis sanitarium after a two week illness following a fall at home. Funeral at St Matthew’s Church with burial in Catholic cemetery. described as a 100 percent Huey Long supporter and a leader in free text books and highway improvements. Survived by three sons, one daughter, and a sister.
In Providence Illinois 90 year old Otho Lighter celebrated his birthday by returning to his workshop. He left school at 14 to learn blacksmithing, shoeing horses, and mounting rubber tires on carriage wheels before the pneumatic era. At 41 he adapted to sheet metal work and still arrives first at the shop at 5:45 each morning.
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