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Newspaper
Monroe News Star
Location
Monroe, Louisiana, United States of America
Date
Dec 28, 1948
Page
6
In New Orleans a search resumes for Joseph Woods a 34 year old St Louis jockeys agent after a skiff carrying him and James Bracken sank on Pearl River near the city Bracken was rescued and Woods is missing authorities will seek aid from civil and military forces.
Death of Mrs. Frank Shields, wife of a local cotton broker, with 22 caliber rifle found nearby and notes to her husband sister and employers. Alaska airmen recovered from a B 5 crash. Jay H. Leason and wife die in private plane crash in Chattanooga. Girdler Corp hired for a 13 million dollar Mississippi nitrogen fertilizer plant survey. two killed in light plane crash near Waynesboro Mississippi.
Doris Day has ended her marriage to saxophonist George Weidler after previously seeking divorce. Day has returned home to her mother while Weidler goes to his mother. The couple, connected to Virginia Weidler, previously faced marital strain.
The Ouachita Parish American Red Cross chapter receives a grateful letter from Veterans Administration Hospital Alexandria Louisiana dated December 23 1948 praising the Junior Red Cross for packing 200 bags of candy and 100 Christmas nut cups sent to patients. The note from Field Director Mrs Jones B Hopkins thanks the group and wishes them happiness in the new year.
Washington State College Cougars drop to 0 1 in the season with a 54 to 46 defeat. UCLA wins coast conference invitational game in San Francisco. USC upsets Oregon State 60 to 40 in opening round.
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