Republican Skeptic Sees Socialist Shift Across Nation
A Republican committee member warns there is no true Republican party left and the country is trending socialist. He cites Taft Hartley and Dewey's fair employment law as signs, arguing federal control over private business and forced political association undermine citizens rights.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Republican National Committee
Eisenhower
Taft
Truman
Labor Relations Board
New York
Dewey
Downtown sale alters church property in Monroe
Pending title clearance the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints at 37 North Second Street Monroe is set to pass to Griffin Studio for about 12000 dollars. The Mormon Church will acquire the Lee Avenue Forrest corner property opposite Fire Station No. 4, a one story stucco building to be renovated for church use after a destructive fire left it nearly a total loss. Griffin Studio will use the DeSiard Street headquarters as a workshop in the interim while preparations proceed for church use.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
North Second Street
Monroe
Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints
Griffin Studio
Mormon Church
Lee Avenue
Forrest
Number Four
DeSiard St
Sold items fill ad column in 1951 news page
Classified note highlights a 1951 eight foot Westinghouse refrigerator and iron dinette sold on the fifth day, with a Belknap range and other goods listed. Ad promotes News-Star-World Want Ads as a marketplace for cash, jobs, rentals, and lost items, urging readers to place or optimize ads and mentioning low time-rate cancellations and charging option.
Two Australians Arrested on Counterfeit Money Charge
Secret Service reports two Australian men identified as R. C. Pearce alias William Blampied and Percy Lennon alias Merry A. Tomlinson were arrested in California after a cross country chase from New York. The suspects allegedly passed counterfeit £100 notes believed to be imported from London, with one bill seen in Chicago and seven used in Detroit for a recording projector purchase.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Secret Service
Seceet Service
A. E. Baughman
California
New York
Hollywood
San Francisco
Baughman
R. C. C. Pearce
William Blampied
Percy Lennon
Merry A. Tomlinson
London
Australia
Chicago
Lois Rosick
Detroit
Rectory Adjoining Church Burglarized
Father J C Marsh of 121 Jackson reported the rectory beside St Matthew s Catholic Church burglarized. A pocket watch and 22 in cash were taken after entry through a rear window. A 21 year old Negro, Nathaniel Booker of 118 De Siard, was arrested for aggravated battery after allegedly beating a Negro woman.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. C. Marsh
Jackson
Monroe
St. Matthew's Catholic Church
Nathaniel Booker
DeSiard
Truman Signs 90 Percent Parity Farm Bill for Key Crops
President Truman signed a law continuing government price support at 90 percent of parity through 1954 for cotton wheat corn rice tobacco and peanuts. Parity for six crops will be set by the higher of two formulas through 1955, with the sliding scale parity program set aside for 1953 and 1954. Secretary Brannan had announced the 90 percent parity level for this year. The farm support program remains a focal issue in national politics.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Truman
Brannan
Legionnaires Wives Guests at Louisiana Department Convention
Legionnaires and their wives will be entertained at the Louisiana Department Convention with a Friday dance at the Virginia Hotel and a Saturday dance at the Frances Hotel. A Friday cocktail party on the Virginia Hotel Roof and a Saturday barbecue at the L. B. Faulk Post Home will be featured, with music by Mel Spain and his orchestra and the Rhythm Harmoneers. Beverages are provided by Jackson Brewing and Monroe Wholesale Beverage. Local organizers include W. Gilbert Faulk, George Cail, Edith Faris, John B. Bailey, S. C. Nettles, John Sherrouse Jr., Humble Zeagler, and Morris Haas Jr.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Morris Haas, Jr
L. B. Faulk Post
Forsythe Avenue
Rhythm Harmoneers
Jackson Brewing Company
New Orleans
Monroe Wholesale Beverage Company
Monroe
Pan-American Import Company
Virginia Hotel
Edith Faris
John B. Bailey
S. C. Nettles
George Cail
Pan- American Import Company
Calvert Distilling Company
Miller Brewing Company
Faulk
Loyalists and Regulars Face Off Over Texas Mississippi Delegates
In Chicago today the Democratic credential subcommittee weighs rival Texas and Mississippi seats for the 70 convention votes. Regular factions favor Russell. Loyalists back Kefauver with possible Eisenhower implications for a Democratic nominee.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Texas
Mississippi
Norman Walker
Chicago
Democratic Party
Democratic National Committee
Allan Shivers
Oil Combine Awaits Brass Knuckle Probe
A federal probe targets seven major oil firms in an anti trust push. Attorney General James McGranery announced criminal and civil actions against five U S and two foreign companies including Standard Oil of New Jersey and Shell and Anglo Iranian with grand jury proceedings under anti trust laws to curb past offenses and prevent future monopolistic practices.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dustry
Justice Department
Atty
James P. McGranery
McGranery
District of Columbia
Standard Oil of
New Jersey
California
Texas Oil Company
Socony-Vacuum
Gulf Oil
U. S
Royal Dutch Shell
Anglo- Iranian Oil Company
Standard Oil of California
San Francisco
The
International
Jury Accepts Lowest Asphalt Bid in Ouachita Parish
Ouachita parish police jury met in special session and unanimously tabulated bids for asphalt finishing on parish roads. The apparent low bidder is Esso Standard Corporation, with only one bid from Monroe Land and Gravel Company for grave requests. Deputies and commissioners may be paid to return the ballot box, saving parish funds. A study of proposed underpasses was requested for public report, while abstentions were noted by Studdard and Montgomery. Birthday greetings were extended to W. J. Vinson.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ouachita Parish
L. A. Fourmy
E. H. Hill
Esso Standard Corporation
Monroe Land and Gravel Company
M. W. Montgomery
Ward Three
F. G. Studdard
Ward One
Studdard
Monroe
W. J. Vinson
Harrisons Attend National Democratic Convention in Chicago
Mr and Mrs Claude Harrison left Monroe for the national Democratic convention in Chicago. Harrison is director of state institutions and an official delegate to the fifth congressional district.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Claude Harrison
Monroe
Chicago
Harrison
Hope 10 Return Evacuees Today After Louisiana Floods
Lake Charles area faced 16.04 inches of rain in 48 hours as 150 families were evacuated from homes near the Calcasieu River and Air Force Base. Officials expected evacuees to return this afternoon if floodwaters recede, while roads remained closed and winds gusted up to 35 mph.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lake Charles
Lake Charles Air Force Base
Louisiana
Gulf of Mexico
Brownsville
Tex
Morgan City
Weather Bureau
Airview Terrace
Air Base
Calcasieu River
Poison Cyanide Dumped Into Wabash River
A quantity of deadly cyanide solution was accidentally dumped into the Wabash River at Lafayette and flowed downstream. Authorities warned residents against swimming and consuming fish or well water while a heavy patrol traced the poison. Terre Haute relies on the river for water and expects treatment to neutralize the chemical.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Indianapolis
Wabash
Lafayette
Montezuma
Indiana Conservation Department
Peerness Wire Goods Company
Terre Haute
Arthur Blood
Mental Study Made of Killer in Slay Case
Bayard Peakes a 29 year old self described scientist facing homicide charges was ordered to Bellevue Hospital for a mental examination after arraignment in Chicago. He claimed to kill a stenographer to advance his theories and muttered about electrons as he was led away in custody.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Bayard Peakes
Bellevue Hospital
Peakes
Columbia University
Eileen Fahey
Boston
American Physical Society
Lee Suspected in School Fires in Ouachita Parish
Garland May state fire marshal says investigation continues into David Lee of Monroe who is serving a federal sentence after parole revocation for peeping. Lee is suspected of involvement in numerous Twin Cities fires during 1951.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Garland May
Ouachita Parish
David Lee
Monroe
Federal Penitentiary
Lee
Opelousas
Federal Institution
Texarkana
May
Twin Cities
India Edwards Opens Vice Presidential Campaign HQ in Chicago
Democratic women lay out a formal campaign office for India Edwards at the Hilton in Chicago with portraits and volunteers staffing phones and press releases. Edwards, DNC vice chair and Women’s Division director, would campaign if named though not expected to be nominated.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
India Edwards
Democratic National Committee
India
Conrad Hilton
Russell
Kerr
Harriman
Kefauver
Jennie O'Hern
Mobridge
S. D
Frances G. Satterfield
Atlanta
Also Mentioned on This Page
Westbrook
Pegler
North 2Nd St
Westinghouse
Belknap Ronge
Ing Town Navy
News-Star
Gladys Dreyfus
Edward Eugene Yargo
Houston
Legionnaires
Hugh White
Richard B. Russell
Georgia
Shivers
Estes Kefauver
Tennessee
Rayburn
Averell Harriman
Illinois
Adlai Stevenson
Maury Maverick
John A. Clark
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Maverick
Gen
Jack Adams
Vital
Col
Jacob M. Arvey
Ed Johnson
Colorado
Claude Harrisons
HOPE
Dixie
Truman Camp
Senator
Jack Bell
Alben W. Barkley
Jacob Arvey
Arvey
David L
Lawrence
Pittsburgh
Pennsylvania
Barkley
Sen
Robert §. Kerr
Oklahoma
Adlai E. Stevenson
Mllnois
Society
Benjamin Schmier
Thomas H. Cullen
Carl Grebow
Schmier
Cullen
Physics
This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!