Lake Village Racers Dominate Runabout Events
Four thousand spectators watch Lake Village racers lead in multiple runabout competitions. Ralph Johnson from Blytheville, Bill Shingleton of El Dorado, and Buehler triumph across Mercury Arrabout, B-Hydro, A Runabout, Mercury Hydro, and C Runabout events. Clyde Livingston and David Livingston top C races with Ugo Succhi in third. Singleton wins B Runabout.
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Lake Village
Ralph Johnson
Blytheville
Johnson
Bill Shingleton
el Dorado
Buehler
B-Hydro
Shingeleton
Fart Roberts
Davis
Singleton
Mercury Hydro
Bueh
Control fight stepped up as June 30 deadline nears
Big guns from business labor agriculture and military leaders press to extend the defense production act amid inflation fears and price wage rent controls. Senators Bowles Douglas and Johnson urge stricter federal controls while some hous ewives fear food prices and taxes.
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Washington
Congress
Truman
Moody
D.-Mich
Rogef Stalin
Chester Bowles
Bowles
Douglas
Walter P. Reuther
United Automobile Workers
Reuther
Senate Banking Committee
House
America
New York University
Wilson
Stanley H. Ruttenberg
Senate Committee
National Association of Real Estate Boards
National Apartment Owners Association, Inc
House Banking Committee
Bennett
Utah
WINX
Meeting on CMP in Shreveport
Local businessmen under the new controlled materials plan are reminded of a CMP session tomorrow night in Shreveport. George McBlair Robert C. Watson and Carl Meyer from the Dallas regional NPA will explain how the plan affects filing dates and use of critical materials at 7 30 p m in the Crystal ballroom Washington Youree Hotel.
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CMP
Shreveport
George McBlair
Robert C. Watson
Carl Meyer
Dallas
National Production Authority
L. L. Williams
Shreveport Chamber of Commerce Manufacturers’ Committee
Crystal Ballroom
Washington-Youree Hotel
Twin Cities
Chamber
Beatification of Pope Pius X Draws 200000 in Rome
More than 200000 devout Catholics fill St Peter's Basilica and the square for the beatification of Pope Pius X born Giuseppe Sarto in 1835. The ceremony features a silver mask over his casket and a Te Deum led by Cardinal Tedeschini as bells ring across Rome.
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Rome
St. Peter’s Basilica
Pius X
Papa Santo
Vatican
Pius XII
Basilica
Via Della Conciliazione
Giuseppe Sarto
Riese
Mantua
Venice
Ferdinando Prosperini
Frederico Cardinal Tedeschini
Pius
St. Peter's
Labor groups press rollback to pre Korean levels in Louisiana
In Alexandria on June 4 delegates from the A F L C I O and rail unions urging a swift rollback to pre Korean war pricing, representing some 350 000 Louisiana workers. They seek revisions to the defense production act including real price relief and a flexible wage stabilization plan tied to mobilization.
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Alexandria
Louisiana
National Labor
E. H (Lige) Williams
Shreveport
Louisiana Federation of Labor
Organized Labor
J. O
Robert Starnes
New Orleans
J. L. Rhodes
Atlanta
A. F. L. Southern
Eric Johnston
Price War In Its Fifth Day Rages Across New York Stores
New York City retailers pressed a price battle into its fifth day as Macy’s Gimbels and others cut prices after a Supreme Court ruling reshaped fair trade. State lawmakers opened an investigation with a public inquiry planned, while stores touted savings of six percent or more for cash.
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New York
New York City
Irwin Steingut
Joint
Committee On
Steingut
Assembly Democratic
Macy’s
Gimbel's
Macy's
Bernard Gimbel
Gimbel’s
Maryland Senator Butler Campaign Inquiry Opens Indictment
Jonkel faces six counts under Maryland corrupt election practices act with fines up to 1000 dollars and two years imprisonment on each count. Indicted May 2, charges allege failure to keep detailed money records, improper campaign finance reporting, and not being a designated political agent resident of Maryland. Indictments stem from senate election subcommittee hearings led by Senator Monroney into Butler campaign conduct.
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Torneys
Jonkel
Maryland
Senate
Butler
Monroney
D.-Okla
Cornelius P. Mundy
Mundy
Anselm Sodaro
Grand
Crowley Signal Wins National News Service Award
Crowley Daily Signal receives first place for community service in the NEA 1951 contest. Publisher V Thomas and son Lovan attended the NEA meeting as managing editor Harold Mitchell notes coverage of civic groups, Little Theater, Boy Scouts, health rounds, and agriculture reporting.
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Seattle
Wash
Crowley
Daily Signal
National Editorial Association
Signal
V Thomas
Lovan
Harold I. Mitchell
Crowiey
Sign Painter Held in Double Slaying
An itinerant sign painter linked to a Gulfport slaying period was held for questioning after state police detained hitchhiker Davis F. Harp of Atlanta. Harp spent May 26 to 28 near the beach as authorities investigated the May 27 beating deaths of Mrs. Helen Armetta Stewart and her six year old son in Knoxville.
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Shreveport
Gulfport
Miss
Davis F. Harp
Atlanta
Bossier City
W. Rippy
Helen Armetta Stewart
Knoxville
Tenn
Howard
Barricaded Man Killed by Police in Bronx Gunfight
In the Bronx a 60 year old Rosario Virgadimo died after a hour long siege as police using sub machines guns searchlights and tear gas stormed a rooming house. He had wounded landlord Philip Figaro before officers broke in and found Virgadimo dead on a first floor landing.
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New York
Bronx
Rosario Virgadimo
Virgadimo
Philip Figaro
Figaro
Wilfred A. Waldemade
Ella Maliros
Peter
Jill
Vincent Caravello
Cilia
Hit and run hits man on 11th street in Monroe
A 53-year-old Black man was bruised and lacerated in a hit-and-run on 11th street Saturday afternoon. Police seek the owner of a 1939 Mercury seen striking A. C. Spain of 2300 Calypso Street. A chase with Captain Rex of the state police ended when a freight train intervened.
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Charity Hospital
Monroe
A. C. Spain
Calypso Street
Rex
Hadacol Praise From Alabama And Kentucky Homes
Mrs Bessie Bryant of Huntsville Alabama reports her granddaughter aged eight improved after Hadacol and she now has energy and sleeps well. Mr Gladstone Meredith of Valley Station Kentucky says his appetite and sleep returned after taking Hadacol and he feels well and not nervous. The testimonials emphasize stronger health and enjoyment of meals after treatment.
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Bessie Bryant
Mill St
Huntsville
Alabama
L Wett
Frank Jones
Bell
Montgomery
Lovoptik Eye Comfort Sells With Guarantee
Advert promotes Lovoptik for tired irritated eyes with a day purchase, eye cup included, and refunds if not delighted. Claims 35 years of success and praise from thousands, available at all druggists.
Taxidermist Mistaken for Taxi Driver in Little Rock
North Little Rock resident A. M. Allen says calls about taxis have surged since bus drivers walked out of Little Rock transit. His phone line has been ringing with people asking for a taxicab due to his listing as a taxidermist in the local yellow pages.
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Little Rock
Ark
A. M. Allen
North Little Rock
Greater Little Rock
Allen
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the Rag-Bake CO
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