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Newspaper
Monroe News Star
Location
Monroe, Louisiana, United States of America
Date
Jun 03, 1948
Page
5
Irish war bride Bridget Waters, 27, released after 15 months in a Nevada jail for manslaughter in her husband’s death, heads home with her three year old son Frank Jr. Jury recommended deportation. Waters said she is glad to return home and declined most questions, calling the treatment of her child unfair.
Missouri Pacific reports progress in its claim prevention program after two weeks of station inspections and interviews on the Louisiana division. Traffic representative Dave W. Zismer notes enthusiasm from shippers and receivers and cites a decline in damaged freight, while warning against complacency and stressing ongoing inspections and teamwork.
In Chicago 39 of 41 surviving blue babies after heart surgery at Children’s Memorial Hospital have shown tremendous improvement. Surgeons Willis J Potts and Stanley Gibson report that the former blue babies are relieved of cyanosis, have gained weight and can live fairly normal lives. Some operations date back to 1946 as the procedure redirects blood from the heart to the lungs to improve oxygen supply.
United States engineers will open bids June 18 to deepen the Calcasieu river and pass to 35 feet from Lake Charles for 12 1/2 miles. About 2,200,000 cubic yards of material will be removed. Work runs with construction of the salt wave guard lock nearby.
Madisonville Texas anecdote reports an 8 year old New York boy, Jerry Aaronson, visiting to promote Texas. He chose to remain but boarded a plane back to Mount Vernon after expressing wish to stay longer. He earned a free Texas tour by writing why his dad is wrong about Texas. Fresh oysters from unpolluted waters are safe year round though thinner in spawning months May to August.
J. W. Jim Adcock of Rayville veteran businessman announced he would run for Public Service Commissioner from the Third district. He plans a platform modeled on Huey Long’s public service and vows to study how Long secured better service at lower rates for Louisiana utilities. He criticized current regulation as allowing utilities to act with little public pushback.
Chicago reports continued warm weather as midwestern farmers seek rain for crops. Federal forecasters warn the Midwest is on the verge of drought with crop losses from dry spells. Forest fire danger rises as conditions stay dry. Temperatures ranged from 50 to 65 across much of the country, with 90s in parts of the Midwest and 94 in Fargo and 92 in International Falls. wet spots were along the northern California coast and in parts of several western states.
City engineer surveys estimate metropolitan dust fallout at 15 to 1800 tons per square mile annually. More than 75 million Americans rely on public water supply systems for drinking water.
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