Rumely Convicted of Contempt for Refusal to Aid Fake Committee
Dr. Ed ward F. Rumely of the constitutional government committee in New York was found guilty of contempt of Congress and sentenced to six months in prison for distributing The Road Ahead by John T. Flynn. The sentence was suspended. The piece links the work to a southern Democratic platform opposed to Truman’s party.
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Washington
Edward F. Rumely
Committee For Constitutional Government
New York
Congress
Harry Byrd
Jimmy Byrnes
Harry S. Truman
Democratic
John T. Flynn
Flynn
Rumely
Frank Buchanan
Pennsylvania
Buchanan
New House
Rome
West Monroe Welder Confesses to Fatal Stomp Attack
A 41 year old West Monroe welder Buck Evans confessed Tuesday afternoon to stomping and beating a café operator who died at Riverside Sanitarium Tuesday afternoon. Evans was jailed without bond and would be charged with murder, Sheriff Bailey Grant said.
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West Monroe
Riverside Sanitarium
Buck Evans
Bailey Grant
Parish School Board Votes To Lower Bond Issue Mills
The Ouachita parish school board votes unanimously to reduce the coming year’s bond issue millage from 10 to nine mills. Bids for the Tim Tippit colored school in West Monroe are postponed due to unsettled land title and local white resident objections. President James Trousdale notes sewerage and electrical service issues for Booker T. Washington school with city lines nearby.
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Ouachita Parish
Tim Tippit
West Monroe
James Trousdale
Trousdale
Booker T. Washington School
For Rent ads guide renters and landlords in News-Star World
The ad explains how a “For Rent” listing helps reach prospective tenants quickly and cheaply. It urges landlords to use the News-Star World classifieds to save time, effort, and expense and to ask about low time rates with cancellation privileges.
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News-Star
Assault Case Nearing Jury in Vicksburg
Lonnie Bevell a 27 year old white veteran is charged with raping a Negro woman at gunpoint last New Year’s Eve and faces possible death penalty. The woman testified identifying Bevell and described the assault near a country store before being taken to a hospital in Vicksburg.
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Vicksburg
Miss
Lonnie Bevell
Bevell
Cornelarious Slater
Batesville
Bromfield Presses Duty and Diplomacy Over Blue Grass Feud
At Malabar farm in Mansfield Ohio on July 11 Governor Lawrence Wetherby of Kentucky and 49 natives toured the property. Bromfield defended Kentucky blue grass as not a weed while highlighting conservation and improved farming methods. A ceremonial gift of bourbon and blue grass seed followed as both sides pursued a peaceful resolution and shared lunch with mint juleps.
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Mansfield
Louis Bromfield
Malabar Farm
Kentucky
Lawrence Wetherby
Bromfield
Ohio
Malabar
Poverty
Goernor Wetherby
News from Kaesong shows Reds bar press at talks
Western war correspondents are barred from Kaesong peace talks by Chinese Reds. Marine Col. J. C. Murray reported Reds will allow up to five army photographers who travel with the delegation. The opening session produced a terse communique and no detailed disclosures.
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U. N
Kaesong
Matthew B. Ridgway
Far East
C. Turner Joy
Ridgway
Arleigh Burke
Joy
Sun Yup Park
L. C. Craigie
Tokyo
Munsan
Korea
Pyongyang
J. C. Murray
Chai Cheng- Wan
Kae
Reds
Air Force
Andrew J. Kinney
Army
Jim Becker Munson
United Nations
George Ruhlen
Las Cruces
N. M
Arleigh A. Burke
Ruhlen
Ouachita Parish Opposes Locks 5 6 8 Closure
At a Ouachita parish police jury meeting a resolution opposing abandonment of Ouachita river locks 5 6 and 8 was adopted. Tom Hicks of the Tenas levee basin district urged Monroe and Sterling to adopt similar measures. The resolution cites harm to local industries due to dam closure and pool lowering affecting plant operations.
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Ouachita Parish
Court House
Ouachita River
Tom Hicks
Tensas Levee Basin
Monroe
Sterlington
Homer M Murry Jr Dies of Leukemia
Homer McMurry Jr ten died in a local clinic after months of illness. Son of Capt H J McMurry and Mrs McMurry of Monroe police, he will be buried at Rocky Branch Cemetery Union Parish with Peters Funeral Home in charge. Pallbearers listed and Monroe police honorary pallbearers.
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Homer McMurry, Jr
H. J. McMurry
Monroe
McMurry
Homer
Gordon Avenue
Jackson Street
Church of Christ
Meredith Johnson
W. E. Howard
Rocky Branch Cemetery
Union Parish
Peters Funeral Home
L. O. Smith
Yvonne McMurry
Clara McMurry
Winnfield
Hardy Howard
Rocky Branch
David Antley
Jack Hunnicutt
W. A. Corbin
M. E. Whittington
R. L. Johnson
Gerald Cowart
Swartz Gasser Tests Reveal Deep Gas Pay in Monroe Field
The Monroe office of the state conservation department reports Southern Carbon Co. No. 79 well in Ouachita parish’s Monroe gas field shows a new deeper gas pay zone with open flow capacity of 19.5 million cubic feet daily. Perforation at 4464 to 4473 feet in rains peak sand and tests indicate a shut-in pressure of 1,874 psi and bottom-hole pressure of 2,072 psi. Discovery excites gas field circles as Bagley well in Richland parish extends field about 1.5 miles with 45 million cubic feet open flow.
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Monroe
State Conservation Department
Southern Carbon Co
Swartz
Duncan S. Cook
Ouachita Parish
Rains Peak
Fee
Ouechita Parish
Monroe Morning World
The
Conservation Department
C. M. Bagley
Richland Parish
Convict Claims He Was Shot While Escaping
In Angola Louisiana on July 11 deputy D D Bazer said 21 year old Eugene Bryant a convict jailed for armed robbery and serving five years claimed he was shot while working. Bryant who gave Dallas Texas as his address said he heard a rifle crack and felt a sting in his leg while hoeing cotton with 70 other prisoners. Guards reported Bryant was shot as he jumped a ditch and ran toward a canal.
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Angola
D. D. Bazer
Eugene Bryant
Charity Hospital
New Orleans
Bryant
Dallas
Tex
Bazer
Eleven jurors named in Moore murder trial
James W. Moore, a 48 year old West Monroe paint contractor, faces a murder charge as 11 jurors are seated for his trial. The panel includes H T Milford Ward 5 Wiley Harrell Ward 10 William D. Durrett Ward 10 and Terry Humphries Ward 5 with several others previously excused or chosen. The trial hinges on testimony from numerous witnesses presented by both sides.
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James W. Moore
H. T. Milford
Wiley Harrell
William D. Durrett
Terry Humphries
L. J. Shakelford
Jack Noble
Fred Staples
Earl H. Brooks
Marvin E. Phillips
Price Martin
Duncan Smith
John Arnold
Moore
West Monroe
Joseph F. Killian
Long says he will not run again in health
Governor Earl Long disclosed he will not seek public office due to ill health and accused Lt. Governor William Dodd of attempting to seize the governorship during Long’s illness. Dodd, a 1952 governor candidate, called the move a diabolical coup. Long cited Louisiana law barring a governor from succeeding himself and recalled a 1950 heart attack.
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Baton Rouge
Earl Long
William Dodd
Long
Dodd
Louisiana
Passman Signals Quick Decision On Louisiana Ticket
Rep. Passman of Louisiana hinted he will decide within days whether to run as lieutenant governor on Hale Boggs ticket. He noted his heavy appropriations workload limited consultations but said Boggs is honest and forming a careful ticket. Passman planned to return to Monroe early next week to discuss the situation with friends.
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Gordon Brown
Washington
Rep
Passman
D.-La
Louisiana
Hale Boggs
Boggs
Appropriations Committee
Pass
Swell Deal If The Sheriff Meant It
Birmingham July 11 A deputy sheriff went to summon a juror. A housewife asked if she must serve and about mileage. She learns the official is in Japan, with her reply prompting a light remark about payment.
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Birmingham
A. Z. Glaze
Japan
Aly waits for Rita's verdict in Hollywood divorce saga
In Beverly Hills Prince Aly Khan waits as Rita Hayworth considers divorce. Crum and Torem report optimism after a three hour conference with the actress. Hayworth, in Nevada six weeks residence, may file for divorce any time and plans to decide within a week.
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Rita Hayworth
Bartley Crum
Aly
Charles Torem
Nevada
Crum
Rebecca
Orson Welles
Torem
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Louisiana Training Institute
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Clemmons
East Baton Rouge
East
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Wetherby
Homer M’murry, JR
Hammett
Dashiel Hammett
Civil Rights Congress
U. S. Senate
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Rita
Prince's Attorney
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