Berlin rail strike widens rift with Soviet zone
Western allies back strikers in Berlin as wages are offered at 60 percent in west marks and push for 100 percent in west marks. Maj. Gen. Hays rejects Soviet pressure to curb western police, while Howley orders continued station security. Soviet objections cite unlawful interference as Berlin railways stay under four power control since 1945. Proposals for talks on restoring full service surface amid tensions.
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Berlin
West Berlin
George P. Hays
I. Dratvin
Hays
Dratvin
Frank L. Howley
Howley
U. S
Adn
Alexander Kotikov
Ada
Kotikov
Paris
McGee execution appeal tests due process claim
The case centers on McGee a Laurel man convicted of rape in 1945 with multiple retrials and a 194? U S Supreme Court appeal alleging violations of due process and equal protection. Governor Wright faced telegrams from northern groups urging commutation while asserting the law would run its course.
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U. S. Supreme Court
McGee
Fielding L. Wright
Communist Party
The
Progressive Party
American Labor Party
Wricht
State Supreme Court
Laurel
Hattiesburg
Miss
Neernes
Laurel Wholesale
McGeee
Jones County
National Guard
Hinds County
Stolen Automobile Found in Natchez
Monroe Police Chief H. T. Ward said a 1949 Mercury sedan owned by J. M. Johnson of Calhoun, stolen on May 24 from Harrison Street, was recovered by Natchez police. Bryan Logan was arrested in connection with the theft.
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Monroe
Natchez, Miss
H. T. Ward
Ward
J. M. Johnson
Calhoun
Harrison Street
Natchez
Bryan Logan
Parish High Names List Featuring Graduates and Attendees
A fragment lists numerous names associated with Parish High, including Evelyn Ruth Gochenour Janie Graham Mida Faith Harris Beverly Lois Hatchell Billie Feye Hooper Betty Jean Jones Marilyn Kennedy Betty Jane McDaniel Mona Lisa Newman Bobbie Lou Owens Faye Pancake Bobby Jo Parker Joan Madison Parker Alberta Peace Evelyn Peacock Virginia Mae Poole Jo Ann Ransom Laura Elizabeth Russ Judy Grey Sawyer Doris Irene Spell Frances Louise Tichell Billie Jean West Ruby Evelyn Whitman Anna Yvonne Zeigler.
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Evelyn Ruth Gochenour
Janie Graham
Mida Faith Harris
Beverly Lois Hatchell
Billie Feye Hooper
Betty Jean Jones
Marilyn Kennedy
Betty Jane McDaniel
Mona Lisa Newman
Bobbie Lou Owens
Faye Pancake
Bobby Jo Parker
Joan Madison Parker
Alberta Peace
Evelyn Peacock
Virginia Mae Poole
Jo Ann Ransom
Laura Elizabeth Russ
Judy Grey Sawyer
Doris Irene Spell
Frances Louise Tichell
Billie Jean West
Ruby Evelyn Whitman
Anna Yvonne Zeigler
Military Wives Mobilize Letters on Capitol Bill
Wives from several states organized to contact home town newspapers with open letters and a compiled roll of how members voted on recommitting the pay bill. Chairman Vinson said committee members meet daily with army and navy reps to finalize pay details aided by Sutton and other young veterans.
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House
Vinson
D.-Ga
Army
Navy
Sutton
Prison escape spree rattles Ohio River region
Escaped inmates from the state prison damaged bars with a homemade drill and sawed or jimmied open cells in the death house and solitary wing. Authorities believe the escapees may have crossed into Ohio after stolen cars were found abandoned near Wheeling and Glendale. About 100 guards and police scoured the Moundsville area for the 15 men named, including Cito Neff and Holly Starcher, with officials noting the plots had likely been developing for some time.
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Ginia
Ohio River
Ohio
Glendale
Wheeling
Cito Neff
Parkersburg
W. Va
Holly Starcher
Ohio County
Charles P. Ross
Jack Heeney
Donald Wurster
Mike Ables
Gilmer County
Dennis P. Taylor
Kanawha County
Everett Leroy Ruble
Wood County
Elmer Tichnell
Stanley Sheffiee
Hancock County
John Walker
Brooke County
Denver Vannest
Jackson County
Eddie Starcher
Roane County
Gerald Noland
Moundsville
Markets at a Glance New York and Chicago Updates
Markets at a glance report from New York on June 3 shows stocks at a 15 month low with mixed bonds and some recoveries in selected issues. Cotton is quiet amid liquidation and hedging while Chicago grain futures show wheat steady after a late cash rally and corn and oats higher on receipts. hogs unevenly steady to 50 cents lower with a top of 22.25 and cattle mostly steady to 28.25.
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New York
Chicago
New York Stocks Sink to 15 Month Low Amid Slow Trading
June 3 market report notes a sinking spell in New York stocks pushing prices to the lowest in about 15 months. Decline was slow and orderly with many issues at new yearly or longer lows. Turnover around 700,000 shares. bond market quiet. list of prominent firms reported in final quotations.
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New York
Cotton futures dip then rally as week ends
New Orleans June 3 cotton futures fall in early trading but rebound on week end short covering and bargain buying. July closes 32.20 down 21, October 28.77 up 1, December 28.59, March 28.47, May 28.29 amid steady to mixed prices and minor gains for front months.
Public Auction and Notices From Monroe and Ouachita
Public sale notices detail a Monroe city government bid process with bid bonds and inspection rights. Items include property adjudications, a marshal sale of auto parts and accounts, and a levy district building moving contract with deposits and bonds. Also reported are Monroe City School Board bid results and lunch fund adjustments.
Monroe School Board Meeting Minutes June 3 1949
The Monroe City School Board discussed retirement policy for 65 year old staff, authorized filling vacancies, and noted June 4 1949 school closure after 179 days. Resignation of Sue Ormston at Neville Junior High was accepted. The driver education program at Neville High School was reported fully effective with a new dual control. An agreement summary with Lee Rogers Chevrolet and related insurance were reviewed. The meeting adjourned after routine business.
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William King Stubbs
Davis
Oliver
Marjorie Oliver
Monroe
Eleana Brinsmade
Warren Taylor
Neville
Monroe City
State Board of Education
Evelyn Terrell
War Assets Administration
Selman Field
Monrof
Louisiana
Will Atkinson
Sue Ormston
Neville Junior High School
Neville High School
Lee-Rogers Chevrolet Company
John
Hiss Trial Hearings Focus on Chambers Testimony
In federal court, Chambers testifies about a prewar Soviet spy ring and alleges government secrets fed to him by Alger Hiss. Defense questions Chambers about perjury in 1937 and past library charges. Chambers details meetings with Hiss from 1934 to 1938, lists 47 documents, and cites gifts and loans, while a court observer watches.
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Hiss
Priscilla
Chambers
Lloyd Paul Stryker
Works Progress Administration
Stryker
Columbia University
Christ
New York Public Library
Columbia University Library
Federation
New Masses
The
Daily Worker
Sam
Communist Party
Volta Place
N. W
Washington, D. C
Maryland
Washington
Peterboro
N. H
Senate
Nye Committee
Green
Joseph C. Green
State Department
Labor rift widens over Taft Hartley and Truman bill
Senate Democrats split into four groups at a Democratic conference as they debate labor reform. Some oppose all compromise, others push amendments to Taft Hartley and Truman provisions. Senators Sparkman Humphrey Byrd and Pepper are key figures amid talks of plant seizure, free speech guarantees, and union disclosure.
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Sam Rayburn
Texas
Sparkman
Alabama
Humphrey
Minnesota
Truman
Lucas
Senate
Pepper
Florida
Douglas
Illinois
Byrd
Virginia
Salvatore Cerniglia Succumbs in Delhi Louisiana
Salvatore Cerniglia, 74, longtime Louisiana resident and businessman, died at his Delhi home after a lengthy illness. Survived by wife Virginia, five sons Joseph, Frank, John, Sylvester, Albert, daughter Concetta, and sister Mary. Funeral at St Theresa Church with burial in Greenwood Cemetery in New Orleans.
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Delhi
Salvatore Cerniglia
Louisiana
Cerniglia
Patterson
New Orleans
Virginia Cernig
St. Theresa Catholic Church
Greenwood Cemetery
Mulhearn Funeral Home
Butter And Eggs Market Summary Chicago June
Butter firmer with higher 92 score butter at 58.5 cents. Receipts 1,338,784 pounds. Eggs steady to firm with receipts 20,436. Prices unchanged.
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Chicago
Cotton futures slip amid slow trade in New York market
June activity shows liquidation and hedging dragging prices by about 50 cents per bale before late buying and short covering lift some contracts. Traders shift from near term to October, with exports and textile sales restrained, while favorable weather supports the longer view. Open highs and lows show July at 32.33, October 28.87, and December 28.67 as futures rebound into late dealings. middling spot at 33.32, down 3.
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New York
Atlanta
Memphis
Grain futures rise on cash wheat aid in Chicago market
Chicago June 3 An advance in cash wheat prices in the southwest aided sagging wheat futures on the board of trade today. Wheat closed 1/4-3/4 higher with July at 1.87 3/4 to 7/8. Corn 1/2-7/8 higher at 1.29 1/4 to 3/8. Oats up 1/8-1/4 near 0.57. Rye 2 to 2 1/2 higher around 1.32 3/4. Soybeans mixed around 2.17 1/4 to 2.00 1/4. Lard down 3-8 cents to 11.20-11.35 for July-Dec.
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Chicago
Southwest
Board of Trade
Special Notices and Bids from Louisiana Levee District and City
Public notices advertise liquor permit applications in Ouachita Parish by JAMES C. McDANIEL and bids by the Fifth Louisiana Levee District for Delta Point-Reid Bedford levee work and Lake St. Peter Drainage Canal improvements, with dates in May and June 1949. Separate Monroe city bid for Storm Drainage Culvert Piping and cement lining closes June 14 1949.
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Barnard and Burk
Consulting Engineers
Baton Rouge
Louisiana
City Hall
Monroe
P. A. Pong
Tallulah
Board of Commissioners
Fifth Louisiana
Fifth Louisiana Levee District
Louisiana Levee
Department of Public Works
P. O
Capitol Station
A. T. Shields
Collector of Revenue
State of
Parish of
Ouachita
Steep Bayou Grocery
W. Monroe
J. F. Simpson
Delta Point
Reid Bedford Levee
Madison Parish
Capitol Building
Cornelia Kell
Louisiana Levee District
Louisina
Lake St. Peter
Tensas Parish
Cotton prices steady with drops at New Orleans market
New Orleans spot cotton closed steady with a 25 cent per bale drop. Sales reached 59 bales, with low middling at 26.40, middling 32.49, and good middling 32.90. Receipts totaled 3,447 and stock stood at 262,929.
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New Orleans
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Parish OF Guachita
Lucille May Grace
State Land Office
General Assembly
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J. J. Reeves
Bailey Grant
Register of State Land Office
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W. W. Grainger, Inc
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R. L. Kilgore
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Ronald Lee Davis
Mike John, Jr
W. Courtney Oliver
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River View Drive
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Polk St
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Catalpa St
Louisville
Heard Street
Louise Reader
Louisiana Hotel
Hateria Bendivy & Maytag
Alcoholics Anonymous
Los Angeles
Practical Nursing School
Carlton
Rogers
Lindsay
DR Pine
Morris Ave
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Louisville Ave
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Olcott
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