War Department seeks partially disabled veterans for reenlistment
The War Department urges partially disabled combat veterans to apply for reenlistment in the regular army by January 31 1947. Over 100 specialized positions including physics lab assistant and traffic analyst are available with three year terms and immediate wage benefits. Enlistment honors the rank held at discharge if applied before January 31 1947.
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Washington
War Department
Furmer
U. S. Army
Army
Daley
Netherlands faces new federal link to Indies destiny
Mackenzie's column outlines how the Netherlands is shaping a federal future for the Indies with a sovereign United States of Indonesia to be formed by January 1, 1949. It details three partner states the Indonesian republic led by Soekarno and Sjahrir, the Great East, and Borneo, plus the question of Dutch New Guinea.
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Glenn Babb
Associated Press
Netherlands
Europe
Netherlands East Indies
Japan
Indies
Soviet Russia
Hitler
Moscow
Vladivostok
Pearl Harbor
United States
Holland
Great East
United States of Indonesia
Java
Sumatra
Madura
Soekarno
Sjahrir
Borneo
Dutch New Guinea
Celebes
Timor
Amboina
Bing Crosby Tops Box Office For Third Straight Year
The Motion Picture Herald poll shows Bing Crosby rated as the No 1 box office attraction for the year marking his third consecutive top position. Ingrid Bergman Van Johnson Gary Cooper Bob Hope Humphrey Bogart Greer Garson Margaret OBrien Betty Grable Roy Rogers also rank in the top ten.
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Hollywood
Bing Crosby
Motion , Picture Herald
Ingrid Bergman
van Johnson
Gary Cooper
Bob Hope
Humphery Bogart
Greer Garson
Margaret O'Brien
Betty Grable
Roy Rogers
Rifle bullet in nose ties West Monroe quarrel victim
J Jaggers, a Negro operator at 98 North Sixth Street West Monroe, has a .22 rifle bullet embedded in his nose after a Christmas morning fight with neighbor Caesar Honeycutt, who says he fired in retaliation for a blackjack blow. Police hold both men on charges of drawing and displaying dangerous weapons. cases to move to district court.
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J. Jaggers
North Sixth Street
West Fource
Caesar Honeycutt
Jaggers
West Monroe
Jeff Caldwell
Ouachita Parish Urges Christmas Seal Replies Prompted
G B Cooley of the Ouachita Tuberculosis Association warns residents six weeks after letters about the Christmas Seal appeal, urging timely responses. He notes funds support a parishwide TB program and emphasizes health benefits for all, especially as holidays pass.
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Ouachita Parish
G. B. Cooley
Ouachita Tuberculosis Association
Ransom School P T A Holds Christmas Program
The monthly P T A meeting at Ransom School opened with a prayer by Mrs. L J Shackleford and carols led by Mrs. W D Clark. Fourth and fifth graders performed a Christmas program as second grade parents won the most attendees. Refreshments followed.
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Ransom P.T. A
L. J. Shackleford
L. Sanford
W. D. Clark
L. A. Salters
Indians claim Cedar Point land rights in Ohio
Detroit lawyer Peter P. Gilbert agreed to study a claim by Tom Pee-Saw of Parsons Kansas on Cedar Point alleging it lay outside the 1805 purchase boundaries. The Cherokee-led request cites disputed boundaries of 3,840,000 acres sold to the Connecticut Land Co and the U.S. The case could bring potential fees for counsel if the claim is upheld.
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Detroit
Cedar Point
Ohio
Peter P. Gilbert
Tom- Pee-Saw
Parsons
Kansas
Redmen
Connecticut Land Co
United States
Tom-Pee-Saw
Gilbert
Redskin
Tom-Pee-Law
Landlord Allows Family to Return in Steubenville
Mrs John Robinson and her ten children, evicted for nonpayment, returned home after paying two years of rent, according to Sheriff Robert D Bates. The settlement ends a tenancy dispute in Steubenville.
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Steubenville
John Robinson
Robert D. Bates
Evicted Family Restored to Shack Near Snowed-Over Home
Landlord Samuel Waterman allowed a family to return for two years without rent after sheriff officials found them huddled in the snow outside a shack with no place to live. Civic groups contributed food clothing and money. The sheriff sought Mrs Robinsons husband on non support charges.
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Samuel Waterman
Waterman
Californias Christmas Weather Takes Toll Amid Floods
A double holiday storm in California leaves one drowning death and eight traffic fatalities, plus 42 highway deaths for the season. Two days of rain reach up to five inches in parts like Pasadena, with slides and washouts closing roads and threatening bridges.
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Los Angeles
California
Valley
Pasadena
New Year's flood crash toll spurs anti drunken driving drive
Searchers failed to find Roy La Parcher after he was swept into a flood channel while helping push a stalled car. The toll from the holiday crash prompted city county and state authorities to launch all out campaigns against drunken driving to prevent a repeat during the wet New Year period. Municipal Traffic Judge Leo Freund warned, Stop drinking or stop driving. You can't do both.
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Roy la Parcher
Leo Freund
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