Lt Herman Driscoll Killed in Korea
Rev and Mrs H L Driscoll of Alto learn their son 2nd Lt Herman Lamar Driscoll of the 24th Division was killed in Korea on July 6 of last year after being missing in action. A Monroe native, he attended city schools and Louisiana Tech after serving in the Navy in World War II. Survived by his parents and sister Hermione, a city schoolteacher.
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H. L. Driscoll
Alto
War Department
Herman Lamar Driscoll
Korea
Monroe
Driscoll
Louisiana Tech
First Baptist Church of
West Monroe
Hermione Driscoll
ASK $1.20 HIKE IN PHONE BILLS
Baton Rouge Louisiana reports Southern Bell requests an average monthly increase of 1.20 dollars to offset rising costs since May 1949. The $8.302 million yearly hike would fund higher wages taxes and materials. A March 12 hearing date was set for company testimony with opposition to be heard later.
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Baton Rouge
Louisiana
Southern Bell Telephone & Telegraph Company
Louisiana Public Service Commission
C. A. van Hoene
Southern Bell
Ad Cancellation Policy Clarified for Runs
The notice states you may cancel an advertisement at any time and are only charged for the actual days the ad runs. It outlines no penalties for early termination and emphasizes pay based on duration of display.
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News-Star --World
Rosenbergs Face Supreme Court in Death Penalty Case
Julius and Ethel Rosenberg, convicted of passing atomic secrets to the Soviet Union, appealed after the U S Court of Appeals upheld their convictions and death sentences. Sobell, convicted as a conspirator, received 30 years and could appeal.
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New York
Julius and
Ethel Rosenberg
Russia
U. S. Supreme Court
Veiteel Zevei
Klaus Fuchs
Morton Sobell
Sobell
Rosenbergs
Publicists Praise Monroe After Styling Barbs
Hollywood columnists mocked Marilyn Monroe clothing as lacking style yet publicity men defend her image saying she would look good in any garment. The AP Wire photo shows her in a dress described as a potato sack by critics.
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Hollywood
Marilyn Monroe
Mardi Gras Climax In New Orleans With Torch Parade
Mardi Gras reaches its climax in New Orleans with Rex and Zulu Warriors street spectacles. The final parade features the torch-lit Comus procession as revelry continues into the night despite cold, windy weather. Masking is permitted from dawn to dusk and crowds flood the streets.
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New Orleans
Bayou Country
Rex
Comus
Lattimore To Testify On Subversive Ties Today
Lattimore appears before a Senate internal security subcommittee at his request to deny links to communism. Chairman McCarran expects three to four days of questioning as the panel continues its Far East subversion inquiry. Lattimore is director of a Johns Hopkins Walter Hines Page School program and former State Department Far East consultant.
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Washington
Owen Lattimore
Senate
McCarran
Internal Security Subcommittee
U. S
Far East
Lattimore
State Department
Walter Hines Page
Johns Hopkins University
State Troopers Dismissed Over Campaign Contributions
Two Troop F state troopers Ben Chase and E A Brandin were dismissed effective March 1 after refusing to contribute $50 to Judge Carlos Spaht's campaign. Colonel E P Roy cited budget needs but Chase and Brandin described coercion by Captain Rex Ensminger. Both veterans and Chase stated pressure occurred despite assurances it was not compulsory.
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Troop F
E. P. Roy
Louisiana State Police
Carlos Spaht
Ben Chase
Calypso
Department
E. A. Brandin
Egan
Rex Ensminger
Roy
Division of State Police
Chase
Judge Spaht
Ensminger
Fred Fudickar, Jr
Brandin
United States Army
Death of Mrs. Annie Browne marks Monroe aging resident
Mrs Annie Groves Browne widow of Dr F A Browne dies at 500 Washington Street Monroe after fifty years in the city. Funeral Wednesday 3 30 PM at Mulhearn Chapel Rev David A Jones officiates with internment in City Cemetery. Survived by son Groves Browne sister Mrs Rosa Trelevant Winfrey and several nephews and nieces. Pallbearers named.
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Annie Groves Browne
Monroe
Washington Street
F. A. Browne
Mulhearn Funeral Home
David A. Jones
Grace Episcopal Church
Old City
Browne
Annie Groves
Madison Parish
Baltimore
Kiloden
Westerland
Bayou Bartholomew
Edwin B. Johnston
Harry B. Newhall
Warren Breard
A. Milling Bernstein
Ash Wednesday Services Planned at Local Churches
St. Matthew's Catholic Church will mark Lent with morning masses at 6 30 7 45 and 8 15 a m and evening services at 5 15 and 7 30 p m Grace Episcopal Church schedules Holy Eucharist at 7 a m and 9 30 a m on Ash Wednesday
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St. Matthew's Catholic Church
Grace Episcopal Church
Twelve German Divisions delayed to 1955
Allied officials say the 12 German divisions planned to reinforce Western defense will not be ready before 1955. Drafts await six nation treaty ratification and German conscription approval, with political upheaval in France and Bonn delaying timelines.
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Brack Curry
Bonn
Germany
France
Italy
West Germany
Belgium
Netherlands
Luxembourg
Millsaps Enters Race for Monroe Finance and Utilities Post
Fred F. Millsaps announces his candidacy for Monroe commissioner of finance and utilities. He emphasizes independent, no strings attached leadership, banking experience, and a businesslike plan to protect utilities, run light plant and bus systems, eliminate losses, avoid tax increases, and pursue long term city growth. Continued on Eleventh Page.
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Fred F. Millsaps
Finance and Utilities
Monroe
Mr. Millsaps
Ouachita Parish High School
Washington and Lee University
United States
Ouachita National Bank
Josephine Logan
Nashville, Tenn
Ellen Kent Millsaps
Fred F. Millsaps, Jr
Charity Hospital of Louisiana
New Orleans
Millsaps
Iyon
Ofice
Adenauer Government To Pay 11 1 4 Billion Marks For Defense
Western powers and West German Chancellor Konrad Adenauer agree on a defense contribution of 11 1 4 billion marks for 1952 53. Draft agreement prepared by Dean Acheson Anthony Eden and Robert Schuman sent to Bonn for final approval. Simultaneous announcement planned in Bonn London Paris Washington and Lisbon.
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Lisbon
Portugal
Konrad Adenauer
West Germany
Bonn
Dean Acheson
Anthony Eden
Robert Schuman
Benelux
Germany
Adenauer
London
Paris
Washington
Berlin
Lane Seeks Monroe City Post as Independent Candidate
Loyd Lane a 32 year old instructor at Twin City trade school announced his bid for Monroe Commissioner of Streets and Parks as an independent. His platform calls for underpasses or overpasses at railroad crossings on South Second and North Fourth streets along with street repair, lighting, drainage for Southside and Northside, park improvements at Bernstein and Forsythe, stronger police and fire services, and ongoing maintenance programs.
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Loyd Lane
Twin City Trade School
City of
Monroe
Lane
South Second Street
North Fourth Street
Southside
Northside
Bernstein Park
Forsythe Park
Franklin Show Winners Told At Franklin Parish Livestock Show
The Central 4-H Club of Franklin parish led with 12 blue ribbons and one red at the Franklin parish junior livestock show in Winnsboro. Winnsboro 4-H Club followed with ten blues and four reds as final tallies came in. Winners in Jersey and Holstein dairy classes included Charlie Gunn and Donnie Chesney among others from Winnsboro and Crowville. Entries span dairy cattle beef sheep and swine, with judging conducted Saturday under A R Cheshire’s direction.
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Winnsboro
Franklin Parish
A. R. Cheshire
Delhi
Charlie Gunn
Helen Spearman
Crowville
Billy Gwin
Donnie Chesney
P. V. Watson, Jr
Hollis Ray Rayborn
Charlie Gwin
Martha Spearman
Jerry Smith
Ogden Club
Holstein
Asa Norwood
Bertha Nan Scott
B 50 Crashes Near Omaha Kill Five on Landing
A four engine B 56 bomber crashed and burst into flames while attempting to land at Offutt Air Force Base near Omaha. Officials report five dead and 12 hospitalized. Investigators probe the wreckage to determine if others were aboard.
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Omaha
Offutt Air Force Base
Here
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Skelly
Longview
Tex
J. D. Waddell
LT. Driscoll
High Court
Merrymakers
Cram Orleans
Congress
Reds
Fred Millsaps
Ouachita Bank Board
Acheson
Eden
Schuman
City Post
Lord Lewis Mountbatten
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Mediterranean
Mountbatten
Eisenhower
Supreme Headquarters
Allied Powers
Europe
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