Truman comments on dairy import limits and Korea policy
President Truman spoke with reporters about new dairy import restrictions under the defense act and his upcoming state-of-the-union message. He avoided comment on MacArthur's critique and the diplomat Vincent loyalty case, noting only that Vincent's status awaits decision by himself and Secretary Acheson.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Congress
Brannan
Truman
Douglas MacArthur
John Carter Vincent
MacArthur
Korea
Far East
Vincent
Charles Murphy
State Department
Tangier
Secretary of State
Acheson
Mother Corrects Names Of Boy Known As Joe Woods Whitten
Mrs. Haskins explains the boy used Woods as his name after separation, though legally Whitten. He was arrested as Joe Woods alias Joe Whitten. She notes her father was a Confederate soldier from Sabine Parish.
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Ivy G. Whitten
Joe Woods Whitten
Whitten
Joe Woods
Haskins
Joe Whitten
Sabine Parish
U S Officials Clash Over UN Loyalty Cases
Acheson and Keating criticized the U S position on disloyal Americans at the United Nations as harming national interests and damaging the U N’s image. The subcommittee questioned State Department handling after Justice witnesses cited 53 UN employees reviewed by a federal grand jury with 27 discharged as security risks.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Keating
Acheson
U. S
U. N
Justice Department
Chelf
D-Ky
State Department
Ross Malone
U.N
New York
Malone
FBI
Trygve Lie
Eisenhower Aides Hint At Agriculture Secretary Pick
After a briefing, Young said he discussed the matter with President Eisenhower and Benson by phone and chose not to oppose Benson for permanent government price support. The issue centers on parity and a minimum 90 percent support level for basic farm commodities.
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Eisenhower
Benson
Young
Angola Prisoners Publish Inmate Newspaper Debuts
The Angola state penitentiary introduces a new inmate run newspaper with a Christmas issue. It will cover prison administration and news about similar institutions, marking Angola’s first publication of this kind.
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Angola
Louisiana State Penitentiary
The
Angolz
Salvation Army Christmas Fund Totals 2848.66
The Salvation Army Christmas drive raised 2848.66 with 372 recipients receiving toys and baskets and 267 visited in hospitals or parish jail, each given a fruit bag and a small toy for hospital children. Ladies visited four institutions and prayed with 62 people as Captain Mockabee and board members thank supporters.
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T. B
Mockabee
Home League
Salvation Army Advisory Board
John Birdsong
C. K. Crandall
James Noe
William Gannaway
Funeral Arranged For Mrs. Harry L. Walton
Mrs. Harry L. Walton widow of the former Rayville Presbyterian pastor dies in Richmond Virginia. Funeral set at Rayville Presbyterian Church Thursday at 2 p.m. Rev Ernest Duncan Holloway of Monroe to officiate. Interment in Masonic cemetery by Mulhearn Funeral Home. Survived by daughter Mrs Jack McIlwain and son Harry C Walton with three grandchildren.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rayville
Harry L. Walton
Rayville Presbyterian Church
Richmond
Ernest Duncan Holloway
Monroe
Mulhearn Funeral Home
Masonic Cemetery
C. W. Gaines
H. C. Watson
M. A. Cooper
A. J. Willis
Jim Shamblin
Ted O'Neal
Joe Green
H. J. Jernigan
Harry C. Walton
Richmond, Va
Funeral Rites Held For John W Bowlin
John W Bowlin 204 Railroad Avenue died Tuesday at 10 30 am in a local hospital He was born in Texas in 1873 and lived in Monroe 22 years He was a First Baptist Church member Funeral services were held Wednesday at 2 pm at the First Baptist Church Rev H L Sampson officiated Interment at Riverside cemetery under Hall Funeral Home Pallbearers James E Nelson O D Dawson William Rodriguez Bruce Humphries Melvin Bradley P P Craven Survivors include wife Dora Bowlin four daughters Gene Holliman Port Arthur Tex William Bubnick Shreveport Addie Packer New Orleans Carey W Kirland Monroe one brother Jim Bowlin Choice Tex and seven grandchildren and great grandchildren
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John W. Bowlin
Railroad Avenue
Bowlin
Texas
Monroe
First Baptist Church
H. L. Sampson
Parkview Baptist Church
Hall Funeral Home
Riverside Cemetery
Dora Bowlin
Gene Holliman
Port Arthur
Tex
William Bubnick
Shreveport
Addie Packer
New Orleans
Carey W. Kirland
Jim Bowlin
Choice
Jams E. Nelson
O. D. Dawson
William Rodriguez
Bruce Humphries
Melvin Bradley
P. P. Craven
Accused Promoter of Prostitution Held
Robert Fuller, 30, of 211 Adams, was arrested by Detective Captain B. J. McBride and Detective Z. L. Booth on three counts involving prostitution. He posted a $100 property bond on each count. Fuller was booked for transporting an individual to the Lone Star Tourist Court at 4310 South Grand with the intent to promote prostitution and for receiving money from the earnings of a female in prostitution.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Robert Fuller
Adams
B. J. McBride
Z. L. Booth
Fuller
Lone Star Tourist Court
South Grand
Americans Spend More On Presents Than In ’51
The Commerce Department estimates Americans spent 5 to 10 percent more on Christmas gifts this year than in 1951. Higher sales were driven by new television stations and favorable weather, with notable gains in the Southwest and across the South where increases reached up to 20 percent.
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Washington
Commerce Department
Secretary of Commerce
Charles Sawyer
Southwest
South
Asteroids Visible Sometimes With Naked Eye
The passage notes some asteroids between Mars and Jupiter are observable without aid while scientists believe thousands exist, hinting at a larger unseen population.
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Mars
Jupiter
Rubinstein Fends Off Deportation Battle in Dual Courts
JUDGES SAVE from New York remained in seclusion as lawyers fought in two courts for Rubinstein. Attorneys refused to reveal his location but told the Court of Appeals he would surrender immediately if ruling goes against him. The immediate detention issue weighed in the proceedings as Judge Edgerton urged a delay in seizure.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Court of Appeals
Rubinstein
Justice Department
Henry W. Edgerton
Frank H. Strickler
Robert Scott
U. S
Russia
Kenon Family Attends Sugar Bowl in New Orleans
Louisiana Governor Robert F. Kennon and Mrs Kennon will travel from Minden to New Orleans to watch the Sugar Bowl between Georgia Tech and Ole Miss after New Year’s Eve dinner. The governor issued a New Year greeting praising progress across state boards and programs.
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Baton Rouge
Louisiana
Georgia Tech
University of Mississippi
New Orleans
Minden
Robert F. Kennon
Draft Boards Can Fill Quotas With 19 Yr Olds
Washington officials announce that selective service directors may draft 19-year-olds to meet quotas without further authorization. States with exhausted pools of 20 and older men may call 19-year-olds to meet a 53,000-man February quota, though the exact number of states affected is unknown.
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Washington
Selective Service
Deaths in Louisiana and West Monroe
Preston M. Valentine 84 of Columbia La died at home. Services Thursday at Holum Baptist Church with Rev J D Kitchingham. Interment Welcome Home cemetery Columbia under Riser's Funeral Home. Survivors include three daughters and six sons plus two brothers and two sisters and many grandchildren. A. B. Little Sr 48 of West Monroe died suddenly Tuesday. Funeral Thursday 10 a.m. at First Baptist West Monroe with Rev F D Bauchman officiating. Interment Hasley Cemetery under Hall Funeral Home. Survivors include four sons two daughters one grandchild and one brother. Little's wife died last July. The youngest child is three.
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Holum Baptist Church
J. D. Kitchingham
Welcome Home
Columbia
Riser
Lornery
Urania
Samuel
Opelousas
Delma Valentine
Holum
E. E. Valentine
H. A. Valentine
Fort Necessity
William Nethery
Standard
Carolyn Nixon
Buddy Erskine
Odis Darden
Judson McKeithen
Grady Grant
Johnston
Russin White
A. B. Little
West Monroe
First Baptist Church of
F. D. Bauchman
Hall Funeral Home
Hasley
A. B. Little, Jr
Courtney H. Little
Henry A. Little
John Pau. Little
Patricia Ann
Sara Frances
Violet Gaye Little
E. O. Little
W. B. Nelson
R. L. Frith
Joe Winn
H. V. Parsons
G. B. Knowles
J. P. North, Jr
Little
Mrs Ida Mae Cloyd Rites Held for Local Matron
Mrs. Ida Mae Cloyd 74 died at her daughter Daisy Anding’s home. Services at 3 p.m. Thursday at McClendon Baptist Church with Rev. James Thorne officiating. Burial in Hasley Cemetery. She is survived by two daughters, four sons, two sisters, one brother, 23 grandchildren and 18 great grandchildren. Pallbearers named L M Bennett Jr H L West T A Stevens J O Bacon Johnnie McGough Archie Jones.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ida Mae Cloyd
Daisy Anding
McClendon Baptist Church
James Thorne
Hall Funeral Home
Hasley Cemetery
Cloyd
Willie M. Frith
West Monroe
C. H. Cloyd
O. 0. Cloyd
Harvey Cloyd
Sam Cloyd
Sulphur
Willie Parker
Mittie Slawson
Shreveport
George Hoggard
Alpine
Calif
L. M. Bennett, Jr
H. L. West
T. A. Stevens
J. O. Bacon
Johnnie McGough
Archie Jones
Bernard C Marshall Funeral Services Announced
Funeral services are set for Bernard C. Marshall a 59 year old resident of West Monroe. He passed away recently leaving family and friends to mourn his loss in the local community obituary notice.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bernard C. Marshall
West Monroe
Obituary: Minnie Marshall Dies After Illness
Minnie Marshall died Monday night in St. Francis Sanitarium. Funeral services were held Wednesday at 2 30 PM at McClendon Baptist Church West Monroe with Rev James Thorn officiating. Burial was in Memorial Park Cemetery under Hall Funeral Home. She is survived by one son Johnny Marshall West Monroe father Hennie Marshall Joaquin Texas one brother Grandy Marshall Timpson Texas and two grandchildren.
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St. Francis Sanitarium
McClendon Baptist Church
West Monroe
James Thorn
Memorial Park Cemetery
Hall Funeral Home
Minnie Marshall
Johnny Marshall
Hennie Marshall
Juaquin, Tex
Grandy Marshall
Willis S. Holmes 73 Dies in Monroe
Willis S. Holmes of Monroe died Tuesday morning at St. Francis Sanitarium. The body was taken to Alexandria for services with Hixson Bros. Funeral Home to announce later. Survived by daughter Mrs. J. A. Robertson of Alexandria, son J. W. Holmes of Monroe, three brothers Ernest Alfred and P. W. Holmes of Alexandria, two sisters Mrs. Gene Pugh and Mrs. Coleman Rush of Alexandria, and four grandchildren.
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Willis S. Holmes
Monroe
St. Francis Sanitarium
Hall Funeral Home
Alexandria
Hixson Bros
Mr. Holmes
J. A. Robertson
J. W. Holmes
Ernest Holmes
Alfred Holmes
P. W. Holmes
Bennett Rites Set for Lavasser Bennett at Pleasant Grove
Lavasser Bennett 70 of West Monroe died in a local hospital on Tuesday night. Funeral at Pleasant Grove Church Choudrant Thursday at 2 p m with Rev. T A Brown officiating. Burial in church cemetery directed by Hall Funeral Home. He is survived by wife seven sons and three daughters and two grandchildren. Pallbearers listed.
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Lavasser Bennett
West Monroe
Pleasant Grove Church
Choudrant
T. A. Brown
Hall Funeral Home
Bennett
Gene
John
Floyd
Earl Bennett
Bud Bennett
Ruby Bennett Choudrant
Will Bennett
Chatham
Della Rogers
Clara Lee
Eva Speights
Fannie Bennett
Harvey Burks
Charlie Rugg
Coy Pratt
C. E. Lee
G. B. Feazell
Earl Spinks
Income Tax Return Help Planned in Monroe Office
George A. Lambert announced the Monroe post office building office will open daily 8 30 a m to 5 p m from January 15 to March 16 excluding Saturdays and Sundays for tax return assistance. William M. Feston will visit Bas trop February 16 Hodge February 19 Jonesboro February 20 Oak Grove February 17 and Winnsboro February 18 in the Fifth District.
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George A. Lambert
Internal Revenue
New Orleans
Monroe
Lambert
William M. Feston
Bastrop
Hodge
Jonesboro
Oak Grove
Winnsboro
Penny Found Inside Deer Bucks Belief Sparks Mystery
A hunter shot a buck near Ismay Montana and found a penny under the skin on a hind leg. He suspects the coin was inserted when the deer was a fawn, a curious tale of human intervention in wildlife.
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Ismay
Mont
Facilities for Adult Studies at Ouachita Valley Vocational School
The Merchants division of the Monroe West Monroe Chamber, with the state education department, offers free courses for professionals. A list of subjects includes selling analysis, creative selling, merchandising data use, modern fabrics, retail math, public speaking, window displays, and specialized selling. Baton Rouge reps visit Jan 14 to discuss class setup for managers and buyers as late January sessions begin.
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Chamber of Commerce of
Monroe
West Monroe
Ouachita Valley Vocational School
State Department of Education
Baton Rouge
Mon- Tree
Chamber
Revival Services Start Strong At Assembly Of God West Monro
Revival services at the Assembly of God in West Monroe began last Sunday and show growing interest each service. Pastor Rev E L Tanner announced the evangelist Rev Ralph Kay and his wife are gaining friends. Mrs Kay provides musical talent and artwork. Services are daily at 7 15 p m with public invitation.
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Assembly of God
West Monroe
E. L.tanner
Ralph Kay
Normalcy Of Filmdom Proves Joke In '52
Hollywood reflected a wild year with headlines about feuds alimony fires lawsuits and punchy club scenes. Errol Flynn’s ex-wife suit and Valentino’s tomb mourners set the tone while Marilyn Monroe flirted with nude calendars and gossip swirled around Zsa Zsa Gabor and Corinne Calvet.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Errol Flynn
Lady In Black
Valentino
Dick Haymes
Warner Studio
MGM
Mario Lanza
Fox Studio
Betty Grable
Marion Davies
Johnny Ray
Marilyn Monroe
Ray Anthony
Gloria Pall
Hollywood
Bert Coverdale Re Sworn In For Fourth Term As Tax Assessor
Bert Coverdale was sworn in for a fourth term as Ouachita Parish tax assessor on Wednesday morning. The oath was administered by Deputy Clerk B. S. McRaney in the parish Clerk of Court office at the courthouse. Coverdale, first elected in 1940, began his service January 1, 1941, after losing the previous July without opposition. He previously served as chief deputy assessor under the late Joe Hanna.
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Ouachita Parish
Bert Coverdale
Cou
Court House
B. S. McRaney Coverdale
Wost
Joe Hanna
Liquor Retail Sell Application for Rhea's Club Cypress
Public record item noting an application to the Lewisiang State Revenue collector to sell beer at retail for Rhea's Club Cypress. Names included WM Rhea Lejeune and Reginald Butler as owners with dates shown December 31 1982 and January 9 1063.
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State of
Lewisiang
Quachita
Parish of
Ouachita
RUDEA
Cypress
L Lejeune
Reginald Butler
RHEA
CLUB
Rhea Lejeune
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U.S
Salvation Army Fund
Salvation Army
Kennons
State
Sugar Bowl
Preston M. Volentine
Columbia, la
Preston M. Valentine
Chamber of Commerce and Vocational School
Assembly of God Revival
Conoco
Conoco’s
Wotor
Continental Off Company
Aline Mosby
Movieland
Cinema
Tinsel Town
Farley Granger
Aerial Ames
John Arcesi
Corinne Calvet
Zsa
Rita
Aly
Tom
Barbara
Franchot
Frankie
Ava
DeSford
Hudson Lane
Lake Superior
Beacon Cetra
Bobby C. Pappas
Akon's Pharmacy
Jenny Lind
St. John St
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