Leaves of Morya's Garden Critique From Westbrook Pegler
Westbrook Pegler reviews Leaves of Morya's Garden linking it to Henry Wallace and Roerich. He notes dated entries from 1920 with mystical, fierce, and brutal tones and hints of a temple-building project and faith in the author.
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New York
Morya
Henry Wallace
Nicholas Roerich
Savant
God
Roerich
Wallace
London
Horch
Riverside Drive
Hove
Mrs. Jennie Green Liner Dies in Ruston at 43
Mrs. Jennie Green Liner died at her Ruston home Sunday night at 10 43 p m She was a Lincoln parish native and wife of Jefferson Iner a Lincoln parish resident and plantation operator Survived by sons J C Liner Sr Monroe J E Liner Montgomery Ala Fred T Liner Homer and Raymond Liner Little Rock Ark and daughters Mrs J I Davidson Houston Mrs C Skinner Santa Ana Calif and Mrs T J Welch Fort Worth Also survived by a daughter in California Funeral arrangements incomplete Church affiliation listed as First Baptist Ruston.
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Jennie Green Liner
J. C. Liner
Monroe
Operar
Ruston
California
Liner
Irst Baptist Church
Handcuffed prisoners jump from speeding train in Kansas
Two military prisoners handcuffed together leaped from a westbound Missouri Pacific train near Smithton Wisconsin while speeding 60 mph. One escaped, the other, James W. Harrison, suffered a broken neck and was recaptured. Cornelius Marshall escaped. Harrison was taken to Fort Leavenworth Army Hospital. The prisoners were from Camp Gordon bound for the Army disciplinary barracks.
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Fort Leavenworth
Kan
Smithton
Wic
Henry C. Triesler
Camp Gordon
Army
Cornelius Marshall
James W. Harrison
Triesler
Harrison
Army Hospital
E. W. Goetz
Dputy E. Beyer
Library tax vote Tuesday closes Ouachita bars
All bars and establishments selling alcohol in Ouachita parish will be closed tomorrow due to the parish library tax election. Sponsors say free transportation to the polls is available by calling 4780. Polls will be open 7 am to 6 pm.
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Ouachita Parish
River tragedy claims life on Ouachita in Monroe
Jesse C. Lyle, 65, died of a heart attack while attempting to rescue J. B. Thoman after Thoman's speed boat capsized on the Ouachita River near South Grand Street. Thoman survived after being pulled from the water. Lyle collapsed in his boat and died at the scene. Funeral arrangements set for Tuesday at Hall Funeral Chapel.
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Ouachita River
Jesse C. Lyle
J. B. Thoman
Lyle
South Grand Street
Mr. Thoman
Thoman
Jake Pope
Howard Griffin
J. T. French
Hall Street
Monroe Salvation Army
Hall Funeral
Adjutant Stratford
Salvation Army
Hasley Cemetery
Eugene Lutz
E. C. Vanderworker
Hugh Lennon
Dewey Harvel
Harper
Bill Limiting Oil Shipments Clears House Panel
The House merchant marine committee approved a bill to block petroleum shipments to foreign countries unless the secretary of commerce certifies no interference with national defense or civilian supplies. It targets gasoline diesel oil bunker oil and lubricating oil with monthly shipment reports to Congress.
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Washington
House Merchant Marine Committee
Secretary of Commerce
House
Russia
Congress
Truman flags inflation risk despite record prosperity
President Truman said the nation enjoys unprecedented prosperity but must strengthen defenses against inflation. He cited corn, coal, construction and overseas commerce as developments that could intensify inflationary pressure while urging continued price relief and cautious wage and price controls amid a weak corn crop forecast.
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Sterling F. Green
Washington
Truman
Congress
John L. Lewis
Curfew Hits 155000 Jews in Jerusalem Haifa Natanya
A dusk to dawn curfew was ordered for 155000 Jerusalem Jews, Haifa, and Natanya residents after a fresh wave of violence that left three dead and 23 wounded in 48 hours. The British army will seal Jewish quarters from 7 p.m. to 5 a.m. daily until further notice.
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Jerusalem
Haifa
Natanya
France
Stella Maris
United Nations Investigation Committee
Recreation Dept Observes Lee Day In Monroe
The Monroe Recreation department will honor Joseph E. Lee founder of playgrounds with a July 25 event at Barkdull Faulk. Four playgrounds unite for a full day of contests, games, handicrafts, singing, and folk dancing plus a city street shower by firefighters.
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Monroe
Joseph E. Lee
Barkdull Faulk
Twin Cities
Lee
National Recreation Association
Washington
Veteran held on U S charges in strange jail case
A Milwaukee man, Robert James Newell, 25, and his wife Dorothy Belle Ellen Newell, 22, were detained in Monroe as federal officials charged Newell with transporting a woman across state lines for immoral purposes and wearing his service uniform illegally. He collapsed from an epileptic seizure after arrest and was later re arrested. the bride was booked as a material witness.
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Army
Charity Hospital
U. S
Robert James Newell
Milwaukee
Wis
Dorothy Belle Ellen (Coleman) Newell
Parish
M. C. Redmond
Newell
James T. French
H. T. Ward
FBI
Wisconsin
St. Louis
Newel
Tulsa
Okla
Houston
Texas
Alexandria
Monroe
American Legion
Cant. L. Creighton Tapp
Engineers Set For Walkout In West
Western railroad engineers prepare to strike the Southern Pacific at 6 p.m. causing potential 2000 miles of track disruption from Oregon to Texas amid embargoes on perishable freight. Government mediator and emergency board actions accompany the dispute over rules and working conditions.
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San Francisco
Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers
Southern Pacific Railroad
Southern Pacific
Oregon
Texas
Thomas E. Bickers
Brotherhood
Truman
Jack Z. Anderson
Republican
California
Congress
Anderson
Orleans Man Chosen To Head La. Legion
Walter S. Steele testified before the House committee on un American activities in Washington. He claimed about 5,000,000 Americans are Communists or sympathizers pushing for a major third party, detailing card carrying members, candidates, and front organizations. He warned many leaders are publicized professionals moving toward the party.
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Washington
United States
House Committee On un-American Activities
Walter S. Steele
Steele
National Security Committee
American Coalition of Patriotic
Communist Party
Communist Front
Fronts
Kennedy Reelected Commander As Louisiana Legionnaires Convene
About 2,560 Louisiana Legionnaires returned home after the annual convention in Monroe where Victor H. Kennedy of New Orleans was chosen department commander. He defeated Raymond B Hamilton 1,039 to 841 after a tense campaign. Kennedy led with strong support from multiple districts, while Nolan Moosa and R. L. Browne won vice commander. Other officers and delegates were named, with Monroe’s Walter Kellogg elected as alternate national committeeman and a slate of Baton Rouge and New Orleans officials chosen for various posts.
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Louisiana Legionnaires
New Orleans
Victor H. Kennedy
Kennedy
Raymond B Hamilton
Shreveport
Hamilton
Walter L. Lanier
Thibodaux
Roy Theriot
Erath
Nolan Moosa
Eunice
R. L. Browne
Lafayette
Gray A. Mann
Alexandria
Moosa
L. B. Faulk No. 13
Monroe
Walter W. Kellogg
Jimmie Snee
Baton Rouge
C. B. Knight
C. A. Barnett
Ruston
George W. Hardy
Howard Huddleston
Ed Tujague
Covington
D. Curtis
Morse Presses Vets Bills Amid Senate Fight Over Kansas City Probe
Sen Morse Oregon pushes two veterans aid bills for higher training stipends and a 15 percent increase in rehabilitation grants as Senate debates a Kansas City probe. The terminal leave bond cashing measure won Senate approval 85 to 0, but House action remains uncertain with adjournment near and other bills sidelined.
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Washington
Morse
Oregon
Truman
Senate
Justice Department
Kansas City
House
Congress
Banking Committee
White House
Shell wells tested in Union parish Ora oil field
The Monroe district conservation office reports official gauging of Shell company wells in Union parish Ora oil field. Frost Lumber Co. A-5 flowed 157 bpd from Nacatesh sand, Frost A-1 produced 46 bpd with a small pump, Shell No 4 flowed 137 bpd, No 3 lacked pay sand, No 2 found sand but heavy water and was not ready for gauging.
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Monroe
Shell Company
Union Parish
Ora
Frost Lumber Co
Shell
Nacatesh
No. 2
Assaults By Land Sea And Air At Batavia Java
Indonesian President Soekarno said the Dutch attacked the republic by land air and sea and urged UN Security Council action. Dutch reports claimed air raids on Java and Sumatra amid efforts to disable anti aircraft guns and weaken republican air forces. Dutch forces also fired near Banedong and attacked Tasik Malaya while rail targets were hit near Soerakarta.
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Stanley Swinton
Batavia
Java
Soekarno
United Nations Security Council
Sumatra
Republican
Soerkarno
Banedoeng
Tasik Malaya
West Java
Soerakarta- Sraden
H. J. van Mook
Gunung Pati
Semarang
Soerdirman
House votes to outlaw poll tax for federal elections
The House approved legislation to ban the poll tax as a voting requirement for federal elections by a 290 to 112 vote. It moves to the Senate where filibusters have blocked action in the past. The bill covers presidential and congressional votes in seven states Virginia Texas Mississippi Tennessee South Carolina Alabama and Arkansas.
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Washington
House
Senate
Rankin
Mississippi
Pickett
Texas
Congress
Virginia
Tennessee
South Carolina
Alabama
Arkansas
Boston woman convicted in slavery case seeks sentence
Mrs. Alfred Wesley Ingalls, born in Boston, was found guilty in a federal slavery case and awaits sentencing July 29. The 62 year old faces up to five years and a $5,000 fine. Her maid Dora Jones testified she faced jail and hell for nearly 40 years.
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San Diego
Calif
Alfred Wesley Ingalls
Federe
Ingalls
Massachusetts
Bradford
Dora Jones
Washington, D. C
Boston
Beacon Hill
St. Louis
the Ingalls
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Arthur R. Choppin
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Ed Hayman
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la. Legion
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