Iuka Mississippi women win national Build a Better Community sweepstakes
The Twentieth Century Club of Iuka Mississippi with 19 members won $10 000 in a national Build a Better Community contest for 57 projects in the past year The club set up an eye ear nose and throat clinic persuaded two doctors to practice in Iuka sparked a city clean up campaign installed a dial phone system renovated school facilities and donated a merry go round to the park The prize ceremony in Baton Rouge featured a president Truman message and praise from Mrs Buck of Richmond Virginia president of the General Federation of Women's Clubs.
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Tru- Man
Mechanics
Iuka Club
J. L. Blair Buck
Richmond
General Federation of Women's Clubs
Iuka
Mississippi
Twentieth Century Club
Minor R. Nixon
Luka Organization
O. T. Gaines
Kermit Rushing
J. E. Thomas
T. B. Collum
P. L. Sweeney
Everett Catshall
Bob Lambert
Jackson
Luka
Overbrook
Kans
Chilhowee Club
Maryville
Tenn
Miss
el Progreso Club
Alpine
Tex
Big Bend
Connecticut
Rhode Island
Ho- Waii
Rolla
N. D
Truman
Hiram Houghton
Red Oak
Iowa
Alaska
United States of America
National Board of Judges
Burnita Shelton Matthews
Federal District Court of
District of Columbia
American Legion
George Craig
Millard Faught
Economist
Matthews
Kroger Chain
American Foreign Policy Association
America
Brooks
China
Whitfield Captured After Fourth Escape From California Hospital
Napa California June 1 Former USC athlete and Yale graduate Edmund E Whitfield age 25 escaped from a state mental hospital for the fourth time. Deputies Hartman and Linehan found him near a county road east of Napa and he apologized saying he just wanted to go home. He had slipped from an unguarded door Tuesday and fled into the hills during a 24 hour manhunt. Whitfield is described as dangerous and previously escaped from Camarillo State Hospital three times. He is married to a white woman and pleaded for transfer to Camarillo to be near Los Angeles home.
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Napa
Calif
Edmund E. Whitfield
Paul Hartman
Tim Linehan
University of Southern California
Whitfield
California
Yale
Napa County Sheriff's Office
Camarillo State Hospital
Ventura Country
Camarillo
Los Angeles
Fire crews extinguish bedroom blaze at Stone Avenue home
Firemen from engine companies 1 and 2 ladder 1 and emergency 1 were summoned to 111 Stone Avenue at 2 38 a.m Thursday for a reported house fire. Firemen said the fire was out on arrival and originated in a bedroom causing only slight damage. The residence is owned and occupied by C LeFrance. The article notes the word auspices derives from Latin avis meaning a bird and spiere meaning to look at.
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Stone Avenue
C. LeFrance
Trusteeship Council Opens With Jerusalam Question Looming
The United Nations trusteeship council begins its summer session in Lake Success with Jerusalem international control on the agenda. Russian walkout over seating of Chinese and a Peiping demand for Chinese representatives in the council heighten tensions as Tsiang vows to fight to keep Nationalists in the UN. The council must also decide on a September report guiding international administration of Jerusalem and Holy City shrines.
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A. J. Goldberg
United Nations Trusteeship Council
Jerusalem
A. A. Soldatov
Russia
Geneva
U. N. General Assembly
U. N
Peiping
Chou En-Lai
Meng Yung-Chien
Trusteeship Council
Trygve Lie
Chou
Chang Wen-Tien
Security Council
Chi Chao-Ting
Economic and Social Council
T. F. Tsiang
Tsiang
Lie
Save-The-U. N
Moscow
United Nations
U. N. Assembly
Holy City
Israel
Jordan
United States
Britain
Old City
Aubrey Eban
Israel U. N
Palestine Conciliation Commission
M M Degree To Be Conferred Here
Western Star F and A M Lodge No 24 will hold a special communication Thursday night at the Masonic Temple. The Monroe degree team will confer the M M degree at that time. Refreshments will be served.
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Western Star F
A. M. Lodge No. 24
Masonic Temple
Monroe
Japanese Communists call general strike amid occupation tension
Tokyo June 1. The Japanese Communist party orders a general strike for Saturday in reprisal for the occupation's rush trial of eight Japanese accused of kicking and stoning American soldiers. The move heightens U S forces clash with Communist demonstrators. A captain and four enlisted men were assaulted during a Memorial Day rally in Imperial Plaza leading to their expulsion from the plaza.
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Tokyo
Japan
Communist Party Today
MacArthur
U. S
Imperial Plaza
Pacific
Scattered Voting in Cuba Probes Havana Mayor Soon
Cuba held local and parliamentary elections with issues on President Carlos Pino's administration and communism. The Havana mayoral race featured Antonio Pino's pro-government ticket versus Nicolas Castellanos backed by anti administration groups including ex presidents Batista and Grau. Communist support for Castellanos added a key clash. Voters total 2,57,954 registered. 125 municipalities vote for mayors and councils. two senators and 66 representatives also chosen. The presidency, won in 1948, was not on the ballot.
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Havana
Cuba
Carlos Pino
Antonio
Nicolas Castellanos
Fulgencio Batista
Ramon Grau San Martin
Manuel Bisbe
Eddie Chibas
el Loco
Crazy Man
Chibas
Communist Party
Castellanos
Parade marks Bible School outing at Central Baptist
Central Baptist Church sponsors Vacation Bible School with a 10 30 a m parade Friday June 2 starting at the church. The procession travels Lee Avenue Vernon Street south Grand to Forrest Avenue returning to Le Avenue led by a police escort and engine with bicycles and cars. All boys and girls invited whether attending Bible School. Superintendent Mrs A R Deland. Bible School opens Monday June 5 at 9 00 a m registration after the parade.
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Central Baptist Church
Lee Ave
Vernon St
South Grand
Forrest Avenue
le Avenue
A. R. Deland
Great School
99 Entrants Paired For Fort Wayne Open Golf
Fort Wayne Ind June officials of the $15,000 Fort Wayne Open Golf Tournament dispensed with planned qualification play Wednesday and paired 99 entrants for Thursday. The committee decided the field was not too unwieldy to carry through the first two days of the 72 hole meet. It had expected 150 entries.
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Fort Wayne
Ind
Headache Relief with BC Powders or Tablets
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Women’s Club
Baton Rouge
Proud Folks Toy
Boston
Ation
Women's Clubs
Twentieth Century Club of
Tuka
The
General Federation of Women’s Clubs
Tippecanoe County Federation
Lafayette
Sorosis Club
Orlando
Fla
Harrodsburg
Women's Club
Marianna
Richmond, Va
General Federation
Joseph B. Hall
Kroger Company
Cincinnati
I Menuhin
Khevenhueller Stradivarius
Steinways
Hewitt’s
Grammont
Silverstein
Dis Donduon
Fjuuniors
Alverstein
North Loauisiane
Lergast
Big Negro
Prior
Bible Studies
Troy & Nichols, Inc
Buick
Fisher
Henry J. Tayor
ABC A
Ashington
North
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