Eight Arrested in West Monroe Theft Ring
Sheriff Milton Coverdale announced eight arrests in West Monroe tied to a ring stealing fertilizers poultry feed nails and wire from Tyner Petrus. Suspects Francis Riley Solomon Young Willie Barber Henry Bess Libert Hill Judge Roberson Willie Bess and Sadie Nelson confessed their roles as investigators recovered $250 in stolen property and DA George Lester planned bills today.
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Milton Coverdale
Tyner- Petrus
West Monroe
Coverdale
Francis Riley
Solomon Young
Willie Barber
Henry Bess
Monroe
Tyner-Petrus
Libert Hill
Calhoun
Roberson
Willie Bess
Sadie Nelson
George Lester
Germans Needed Barber Says Refugee Sailor Was Not Spy
Aristides Magina of New Bedford Massachusetts says his brother Virgilio Magina a barber aboard the refugee ship Serpa Pinto could never be a spy. He alleges the German submarine crew sought haircuts and shaves and notes the Germans aboard had long beards and hair. Other Americans on the vessel were allowed to continue.
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Philadelphia
Virgilio Magina
New Bedford
Mass
Serpa Pinto
Magina
Aristides Magina
Manuel Pinto
Waterbury
Conn
Care urged during flooded Ouachita highways
Ouachita parish motorists are urged to heed barricades on flooded roads after damage to the Jonesboro highway and White's Ferry road. Highways remain blocked for safety with openings anticipated by next Monday or Tuesday. Highway 165 near Columbia is now cleared.
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Ouachita Parish
Public Information Committee
The
Red Cross
State Department of Highways
Jonesboro
West Monroe
Chatham
White's Ferry
Columbia
Medical Aid in Army Explained at Rotary Meeting
Lt Col John Snelling outlined war medical care from front lines to the United States. He credited sulfa drugs plasma and penicillin with lower mortality and better morale. Front hospitals evacuation stations mobile field hospitals and air evacuation aid wounded and treat shock. Rehabilitation for amputees with artificial limbs. Other guests included Herbert Land Paul Seea and D H Tucker.
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Rotary Club
Hotel
Virginia
John Snelling
United States
Herbert Land
New Iberia
Paul W. Seea
Wenatchee
Wash
D. H. Tucker
Shreveport
Billy West
C. H. Boehmer
Miami Beach AAF redistribution center welcomes returning air crew
Captain Philip Poulet of Opelousas La bomber and fighter pilot arrived at the AAF redistribution center in Miami Beach. He flew 26 missions in 26 months in the central Pacific and earned the Distinguished Service Cross and the Air Medal with two clusters. T/Sgt. Edward B. Korfler of Hammond La was among recent arrivals.
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Associated Press
Miami Beach
Fla
Philip Poulet
Opelousas
Poulet
Central Pacific
Edward B. Korfler
Hammond
Highway J Ville Ferriday traffic reopens after closure
State highway department reports the Jones ville Ferriday highway is clear after a brief closure last week caused by heavy traffic. Local office records indicate normal flow resumes across the route.
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Jonesville-Ferriday Highway
State Department of Highways
Memorial observances and camp cancellations in the Deep South
State civil service groups suspend offices on Friday and Saturday for Confederate Memorial Day. New Orleans based departments conservation labor and health close as workers miss the Memorial Day holiday. 4-H Club summer camps canceled due to transportation issues. wildlife camp still planned for August at Camp Grant-Walker. An American mechanized division features 32 horsepower per soldier.
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New Orleans
William G. Rankin
Jones
Baton Rouge
State Departments of Conservation, Labor and Health
Camp Grant- Walker
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Joint Army Navy Personnel Board
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