Providence Bishop Ra nels Against Cheating in Building Trades
Westbrook Pegler praises Most Rev Russell J McVinney bishop of Providence for condemning cheating and slowdowns in the building trades. He cites McVinney before Rhode Island labor conventions to denounce drones racketeers and counterfeits and urges clergy to oppose class war excuses. He references a Brooklyn tablet report from Providence dated December 5 and mocks Carmody and labor shenanigans.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Haymarket
Eugene V. Debs
Russell J. McVinney
Providence
R. J
Bishop McVinney
A. F. of L
C. I
Carmody
Shortages in Union Parish Charged in Ledger Gaps
Lincoln and Union parish district attorney Ragan Madden said a state supervisor’s report shows alleged shortages totaling 41864.68 in Union parish police jury accounts. The report cites fictitious lumber sales 36960.85, fictitious labor payments 4032.70, taxes paid with a police jury check, personal use purchases 222.48, attic fan 70.38, and 339 in unaccounted rental receipts. No charges have been filed pending full study.
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Ruston
Ragan Madden
Lincoln and Union Parish
Union Parish
Madden
P. T. Futch
Futch
Earl K. Long
Bolivar Kemp, Jr
Baton Rouge
Union Police Jury
Jack Reeves
100000 Letters Cancelled Here at Monroe Post Office
Public cooperative effort with 25 extra clerks and delivery men boosted the Monroe post office during the holiday rush. Outgoing mail peaked with 100000 cancellations on a single day, while 4000 parcel post packages were processed at two windows.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Monroe Post Office
Ostmaster Woodrow Hathorn
Death and mystery tragedies chain in two regions
In California at Big Bear a family perishes as a heater and possible carbon monoxide risk are considered. Dr Jerome Schnedorf 35 his son 3 daughter 8 and mother 64 are found dead. wife and eldest son survive. Santa letter is found beside a plate set for Santa. In Maryland Washington figure Sumner Welles, 56, is recovering after being found frozen in a snow field. doctors fear possible amputations while investigation continues into his health and events surrounding his disappearance.
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Big Bear
Calif
Santa Claus
Jerome G. Schnedorf
Dr. Schnedorf
Santa Barbara
Tommy
Judy
Josephine Schnedorf
River Forest
Ill
Mary Margaret Schnedorf
Jerry
Tom
Big Bear Lake
C. S&s. Small
Kendall Stone
E. P. Doyle
Murder Witness Taken To Hospital In Vienna
Dana Superina, witness to the murder of American official Irving Ross, was admitted to an American sector hospital on the verge of a nervous breakdown. She suffered a fractured skull and broken jaw and cannot yet be questioned. Her earlier statement said attackers were Russian soldiers.
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Vienna
Dana Superina
Miss Superina
Irving Ross
Miss Superma
Ross
East Hardwick
Russia
U. S
Britain
France
Two men sought in Bristol rape slaying case
Bristol police hunt two boarders, Joseph Therrein and George St James, for the murder and rape of Lillian Rich Brackett. Warrants allege manslaughter and aggravated assault. Mrs Lombardi says the pair abducted Brackett, raped her, strangled her, and buried the body before disguising it with her clothes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bristol
Conn
Lillian Rich Brackett
Plainville
Edmund Crowley
Joseph W. Therrein
George St. James
Crowley
Mrs. Lombardi
Therrein
St. James
Cardinal Mindszenty Arrested in Hungary Plot Case
Josef Cardinal Mindszenty, Roman Catholic primate of Hungary, was arrested in Budapest on suspicion of plotting against the government and related crimes. Government sources cite undisclosed evidence and promise a detailed statement in 48 hours. Vatican sources foresee potential excommunications for Catholics tied to the action. The arrest follows ongoing tensions between the church and Hungary's Communist-led regime.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Endre Marton
Budapest
Hungary
Josef Cardinal Mindszenty
Vatican City
Mindszenty
Istvan Barankovits
Istvan Dobi
Matyas Rakosi
Esztergom
Foreign Ministry
Air Force Says Planes Lacking for Reserve Training
The Air Force reports insufficient first line aircraft to equip the reserve for training. Assistant Secretary C. W. Whitney told Senator Wiley that regular forces and foreign aid programs outrank the reserve, which is not viewed as mobilization ready. He expects some aircraft to join the reserve over the next two years, totaling 1,870 by next June.
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Washington
Air Force
Air Force Reserve
C. W. Whitney
Air
Wiley
R.-Wis
Whitney
Air National Guard
Good Fellows Receive Letter From Fund Chair
A letter from B. B. Martin, Good Fellows fund chairman, praises Monroe News-Star-World for soliciting funds surpassing all records with nearly $4,500 raised to aid 396 families in the Twin Cities. He thanks publishers, staff, volunteers, and Monroe and West Monroe officials for delivering packages.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
B. B. Martin
Good Fellows Fund
Twin Cities
Wilson Ewing
Monroe News-Star—World
Monroe
Louisiana
Ewing
George Lofton
H. H. Brinsmade
Good Fellows
Wilson
West Monroe
Victor David
Jack Hesketh
Jim Smith
A. C. Lea
Second Battle of Negev Expands to Full-Scale Fight
James M. Long reports from Tel Aviv that the Second Battle of the Negev has grown into a large desert engagement. Israeli aims appear to push Egyptians back or press toward armistice talks while both sides fight on land and in the air. A UN observers report in Paris accuses Israel of breaking the truce.
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James M. Long
Tel Aviv
Israel
The
Negev
Cairo
Dessouki Abaza Pasha
Egypt
Rafa Frontier Base
Gaza
Paris
United Nations
Holy Land
Srack
U N Faces Resistance in Indonesia and Palestine
The United Nations Security Council confronted challenges to its authority as Dutch resistance to a cease fire in Indonesia drew critique from Soviet Delegate Malik who urged a 24 hour halt, while discussions shifted to renewed fighting in the Negev and the fate of Republican leaders.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Paris
Jan Herman van Royen
United Nations Security Council
Holland
Indonesia
van Royen
Netherlands
Council
Java
Jacob A. Malik
U.N. Security Council
Palestine
Negev
The
Hague
East Indies
Mon roe Jaycees Seek Twin Cities Young Man of the Year
The Monroe Jaycees seek a candidate aged 21 to 35 for Young Man of the Year in the Twin Cities. Entries must be submitted by January 5 to the Chamber of Commerce with specific, tangible achievements to qualify. The statewide winner will be announced during Junior Chamber of Commerce Week from January 14 to 21.
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Twin Cities
Monroe Jaycees
Chamber of Commerce
Louisiana
Jaycees
Hinton Likely to Be Questioned in Slaying Case
Jackson Mississippi December 27 Murdock Hinton a 48 year old farmer was expected to be questioned in the Hinds county jail about the slaying of four persons He was captured last Saturday at his mother's Hurley home and brought here after earlier questioning at Pascagoula Sheriff J Guy Krebs said the farmer admitted killing his former wife his 18 year old daughter Gloria his two month old granddaughter Judy and Sheriff J E Nelson of George county last Tuesday
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Jackson
Miss
Murdock Hinton
Hinds County
Hinton
Hurley
Pascagoula
J. Guy Krebs
Gloria
Judy
J. E. Nelson
George County
Plan To Punish Top Nationalists
Hopes for peace in China fade as a Communist radio list brands Chiang Kai Shek Madame Chiang Premier Sun Fo and others as war criminals to be punished by a people’s court. The move signals a hard line and likely combat rather than negotiation as Nanking and Shanghai brace for potential fighting.
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Chiang Kai- Shek
Madame Chiang
Sun Fo
Harold K. Milks
Nanking
China
People’s Court
Chiang Kai-Shek
Chiang
Communist High Command
Nanking- Shanghai
Wuhu
Labor-Management Talks Backed by Truman Advisers
Washington dispatch says President Truman may invite a new labor management conference after his 1945 effort failed. The three economist advisers urge a standard of fair wages aligned to price structures to guide collective bargaining and reduce major disputes in vital industries.
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Washington
Truman
Council of Economic Advisers
Congress
Edwin G. Nourse
Frigid Weather Eases Across Nation After Cold Stretch
A national cold snap loosens with rising temperatures in the Great Lakes and central plains. Eastern and central regions see fair skies while the northern Rockies and Pacific Northwest remain cold. San Francisco and northern California face rain and heavy snowfall in recent days.
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Chicago
Middle Atlantic
Ohio Valley
Great Lakes Region
Central Plains
Rockies
Pacific Northwest
California
San Francisco
Bay Area
Lakeport
Pembina
N. C
Willmar
Effingham
Ill
Quincy
Springfield
Binghamton
N. Y
Elmira
Richmond
Harrisburg
Pulaski
Charleston
S. C
Raleigh
Columbia
Miami
Fla
Big Piney
Wyo
Ellensburg
Wash
Spokane
Bishop
Calif
Senators urge punishment of Ilse Koch for Buchenwald crimes
A Senate investigating committee asked that Ilse Koch be punished anew for Buchenwald atrocities. They urged US military court action if possible or German courts if not, noting her four year sentence expires next October and warning against double jeopardy.
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Washington
Ise Koch
Buchenwald
Senate
Ferguson
Republican
Michigan
United States
Germany
Frau Koch
Ilse Koch
Bricker
Ohio
Hoey
North Carolina
Ives
New York
McClellan
Arkansas
O'Conor
Maryland
Thye
Minnesota
Truck Driver Sought in Fatal Highway Crash near Tallulah
In Tallulah Louisiana a truck driver is sought after a highway crash that killed one person and injured three others. Mrs Leon Gilmore of Montezuma Georgia was fatally injured when her husband's car struck a truck parked on the road 11 miles west of Tallulah. Gilmore and his three children were taken to the Madison Parish Clinic for treatment. Sheriff C E Hester said another motorist collided with the parked truck earlier and fled. the truck driver fled into the woods.
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Tallulah
Leon Gilmore
Montezuma
Here
Gilmore
Madison Parish
C. E. Hester
Hester
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Sumner Welles
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Welles
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George R. Huffman
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Laurence Duggan
Duggan
State Department
Cee
Clarence Boggie
Center
Washington State Prison
E. L. Boggie
Lebanon
Ore
Vatican
Martin
U.N
Boss Parley
U.S
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