Ham prices steady across nation for New Year's feast
The Associated Press reports abundant ham nationwide with smoked ready to eat ham 59 to 69 cents per pound and fresh ham around 59 cents. Canned apple sauce at about 27 cents for two 20 ounce cans. Other meats near last week’s levels though some vegetables up a few cents.
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Associated Press
Monroe
News-Star
John A. Hartford
Great Atlantic and Pacific Tea Co
Dun and Bradstreet
Dutch Accede to UN Demand in Indonesia Quietly
DeWitt Mackenzie surveys the Netherlands accepting UN calls to end hostilities in Indonesia. A ceasefire for Java begins at midnight, with Sumatra following days later, while debates rise over imperial motives and the planned United States of Indonesia. Prime Minister Drees will travel to Jakarta to initiate interim government talks.
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Associated Press
United Nations
Indonesia
Java
Sumatra
United Nations Security Council
Netherlands
Holland
Commonwealth of Free States
United States of Indonesia
Drees
Robert B. Stuart Shot at Home in Accident
Robert B. Stuart, 23, of 410 Clayton Street, West Monroe, suffered a minor wrist wound when he accidentally discharged a 25 caliber pistol at his residence yesterday morning. He was hospitalized at St. Francis Sanitarium in serious condition, witnesses said.
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Robert B. Stuart
Clayton Street
West Monroe
St. Francis Sanitarium
Stuart
Mulhearn
City Court Monroe Drunk and Disorderly Docket
An Ancil Fry 48 of Trenton West Monroe and Robert Johnson 59 of North Sixth Street faced charges of being drunk and disorderly with other cases in City Court Monroe. Mary Means 38 was fined seven fifty and jailed thirty days for drunken disorderly and vagrancy before Judge W M Harper. Several others were fined for fighting and drunkenness with various addresses and bonds forfeited for speeding, reckless driving and related offenses.
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Ancil Fry
Trenton
West Monroe
Robert Johnson
North Sixth Street
Mary Means
Rochelle
W. M. Harper
Tom Ellis
Oak Ridge
H. W. Johnson
Harrison
Carl Stevens
Ouachita Avenue
Bruce Fontenot
Earl Cox
Ted Brown
Ida Brown
C. G. Murphy
Trenton Street
Major Johnson
Bosco
W. C. Dean
Jackson Street
Woodrow Hedrick
William P. Griggs
Leroy Townsend
Eros
James Bearden
Chaudrant
Charles Cherry
Proofreaders Vacancy To Fill For Government Printing Office
The U S civil service commission seeks printer proofreaders for the government printing office in Washington D C. The wage is 2.58 dollars hourly. Applicants must pass a written test and have five years of proofreading experience or five years as a printer plus two years as a proofreader. Applications are to be sent to the Washington office or regional director A J Leach in New Orleans.
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U. S. Civil Service Commission
Government Printing Office
Washington, D. C
Commission
A. J. Leach
Federal
New Orleans
Washington 25
D. C
Washington
Watch Night at Memorial Methodist Church
There will be a watch night service Friday December 31 at 11 15 p m at Memorial Methodist Church Vernon Sanders directs the candlelight service Rev W H Giles Monroe district superintendent administers the elements of the Lord s Supper The service opens with mediation and soft organ music by Mrs Harvey Nelson Congregation sings Holy Holy Holy follows a New Year prayer Rev Giles leads the communion ritual and meditation At midnight all communicants partake together A fellowship circle forms for the singing of Bless Be the Tie That Binds All are invited to join in the New Year worship
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Memorial Methodist Church
Vernon Sanders
W. H. Giles
Monroe
Harvey Nelson
Giles
Foreigner seeks uniform with breastplate for boy
A startling notice in the Neue Presse reports a foreigner offering to buy a child’s uniform, breastplate, and helmet for a seven year old. The incident emerges after Frankfurt undergoes reeducation and demilitarization.
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Frankfurt
Germany
Neue Pressee
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John F. Krey
American Meat Institute
By DeWitt Mackenzie
Commonwealth of Nations
Robert Stuart
Memorial Church
Monroe and
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Duz
Crowder
Welch
Aviers
Primos
DeSiard
Swift’s
Armour
Rath Blackhawk Wieners
Brookfield Sausage
Florida
Idaho
Louisiana
Texas
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Jar
Oscar Mayer
Swift
Ade
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