Wiley and Gates Clash Over Mundt Nixon Bill Insults
Senator Wiley and Daily Worker editor John Gates traded insults over the Mundt Nixon bill in a Washington exchange. Wiley accused the paper of gutter journalism and threatened swift committee action while Gates defended the bill and warned of executive power to outlaw political activity.
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Daily Worker
Washington
Wiley
R.-Wis
The
John Gates
Senate Judiciary Committee
United States
Gates
Communist Party
United States Senate
New York
U. S
Woodmen Circle Grove Formed in Bastrop
Officers and members of Par lor City Grove 288 Woodmen Circle formed a new grove in Bastrop named Talley-Burke grove with 25 members. Mrs Florence Jensen assisted, Monroe officers filled chairs, election and installation completed, social hour followed as Monroe attendees listed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Parlor City Grove
Woodmen Circle
Bastrop
Florence Jensen
Omaha
Neb
New Grove
Monroe
Talley-Burke Grove
Evelyn Thomas
Alice Smith
Ozie Trichell
Cletus Stucky
Mattie Edney
Clara Edney
Jewel Earl
Almeda Welch
Catherine Crowell
Daisy Whitaker
Clara Benoit
Mary Willett
Abbie Hawthorne
Nancy Neyland
Corinne McDade
Lucille Warren
Maggie Craig
Three Women Injured in Auto Collision in Monroe
Three women, Mrs. Roy Culver, Mrs. Cylvia Ferguson, and Mrs. Gladys McCrainey, were hurt when two cars collided at the Pargoud and South Grand streets intersection around 9:30 a.m. Sunday. They were taken to Charity Hospital with bruises and lacerations but released after treatment. Roy Culver, 37, of Shreveport, was driving south on South Grand attempting to pass a car driven by Charles Petrus, 16, of West Monroe, who was turning left. Petrus’s car struck the Culver vehicle, was knocked into a catalpa tree, and both cars were heavily damaged.
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Pargoud
South Grand Streets
Monroe
Roy Culver
Cylvia Ferguson
Gladys McCrainey
Mulhearn
Hixson Brother
Charity Hospital
Culver
Myrtle Street
Shreveport
South Grand Street
Charles Petrus
West Monroe
Petrus
Catalpa
Waterproof plans for recreation in Waterproof
Miss Lina Warren of Louisiana State University spoke to Waterproof P T A on June 4 at the high school about a summer recreation program for all children from preschool to teens. Mrs. Scott Hale Northcott will supervise the program. Warren assists Miss Mary Mims, renowned for her community work in Louisiana and the South.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ferriday
Lina Warren
Waterproof
P.T. A
Scott Hale Northcott
Miss Warren
Mary Mims
Louisiana
South
Five LT I boys captured after escape and theft
Five boys from LT I were apprehended in Alexandria by state police Sunday night after escaping the institution near 4 p.m. They admitted stealing an express truck from Missouri Pacific and a 1947 Plymouth. They abandoned the truck about 25 miles south of Monroe and took a car from Ripp Pipes before being recaptured and returned to LT I on Monday.
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Alexandria
Missouri Pacific
Columbia Transfer Company
Monroe
Ripp Pipes
Woman Saves 12 Rabbit Pups Here in Bellflower
In Bellflower California on June 7 a mother rabbit died leaving 12 young. Mrs Juanita Siegle fed the brood with a bottle for three weeks nonstop. Now the youngsters are growing strong and able to forage. She quips she has saved them but is “up to her ankles in rabbits.”
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Bellflower
Calif
Juanita Siegle
The Sage of Stillman’s Gym Lou Stillman’s boxing empire
New York June 17. Lou Stillman runs America’s best known sweat shop a long time boxing gym and fight house. About 75 fighters work out daily while managers arrange bouts. Boxers pay for lockers rooms and fans pay to watch. He prizes discipline banning knives and guns and notes old champions trained harder than today’s sparring crowd.
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New York
Lou Stillman
America
Lou
Elizabeth Arden
Stillman’s Gym
Dempsey
Joe Louis
Stillman
Benny Leonard
Memphis Man Hit By Auto While Hitch-Hiking
H. W. Witherington of 316 Nelson Street Memphis was struck by a car at DeSiard Street and Sterlington Road while hitch-hiking to Memphis. Driver Jake B Williams of Farmerville took him to Vaughn Wright Bender Clinic for bruises to the upper lip and nose. Witherington, hitch-hiking from Dallas, was released after treatment and given a train ticket to Memphis.
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H. W Witherington
Nelson Street
Memphis
Tenn
DeSiard Street
Sterlington Road
Monroe
Jake B. Williams
Farmerville
Witherington
Vaughn-Wright-Bender
Dallas
Shelby Cage Speaks on Gas Industry at Exchange Club
Shelby Cage manager of United Gas Corporation spoke at the Exchange Club noon meeting. He showed an educational film tracing gas discovery development and sales with step by step progress. Bobby Kellogg star football player attended as a guest.
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Shelby Cage
United Gas Corporation
Exchange Club
Bobby Kellogg
Births at St Francis Sanitarium and West Monroe Families
Mrs A W Christman of Monroe welcome a daughter born June 6 at St Francis Sanitarium. Mr and Mrs Woodrow W Lolley of West Monroe announce a daughter born June 6. Mr and Mrs T H McCrea of (text cut) welcome a child.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
A. W. Christman
Monroe
Woodrow W. Lolley
West Monroe
T. H. McCrea
Child's Gay Set Embroideries for a Child’s Bed
Patterned embroidery kit features Chubby Doll adventures with motifs of bunnies birds and bears. Includes 11 transfer motifs from 1x3 to 1 1/2x12 in, charted directions, and photos. Send twenty cents to News-Star-World Household Dept. for pattern and fifteen cents more for Alice Brooks Needlework Book with 104 illustrations.
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News-Star-World Household Dept
W. 14Th St
New York
N. Y
Alice Brooks
Baton Rouge Man Drowns In Amite River
Benton LeBlanc 26 of Baton Rouge drowned while frolicking in the Amite river near Baton Rouge. Companions pulled his body from a deep river hole after 20 minutes. artificial respiration failed. Funeral planned in Belle Alliance with burial in Plattenville. He was a World War II Coast Guard veteran and unmarried. survivors include his mother and several siblings.
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Baton Rouge
Benton LeBlanc
Amite
LeBlanc
Belle Alliance
Plattenville
Coast Guard
Angeline Lambert LeBlanc
L. B. Faulk Post Plans Election Meeting
An American Legion post at Faulk honors Forsythe Park memorial home hosting an 8 p m Monday meeting to name next year's officers. Members will vote on supporting a soldiers bonus if it increases state taxes. The nominating committee has reported names, and floor nominations will be accepted.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
L. B. Faulk
American Legion
Memorial Home
Forsythe Park
Inner-Aid Medicine Real Relief For Gas Constipation
An advertisement claims INNER-AID three days of use cleanses the body, ending headaches pimply eruptions and rheumatic knee pain. It touts 12 herbs cleansing bowels improving digestion liver and kidney function, urging purchase at drug stores.
Labor League Forum Tonight In Monroe Hall
The labor league for the political education of Monroe and West Monroe will hold a forum at Carpenter's hall Hall street Monday at 8 pm. Four candidates are invited to attend and all unionists affiliated with the AFL or independent and their friends are urged to attend. The Monroe central trades and labor council will not meet Monday night and its delegates are urged to attend the political meeting.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Labor
League For Political Education
Monroe
West Monroe
Carpenter's Hall
Hall Street
American Federation of Labor
Independent
Monroe Central Trades and Labor Council
Bettis Gains Permit for Residence on 710 K Street
Building permits issued to B F Bettis to erect a residence at 710 K street costing 4275 with day labor. Carl Edwin Hill also received a permit to construct a dwelling at 111 Georgia street costing 2425 with day labor.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
B. F. Bettis
K Street
Carl Edwin Hill
Georgia Street
Marriage Licenses Granted To Four Couples In Monroe Area
Lester Francis Travis age 21 and Lillie Ann Strohm age 17 both of Monroe received licenses. C J Stuart age 60 of Fairbanks and Birtie Moore age 38 of Many were issued licenses. Hollis Stewart Hanks age 24 of Vivian and Janie Hogan age 21 of Bastrop obtained licenses. Sidney Crawford Poston age 21 of West Monroe and Lillie Lee Sullivan age 18 of Start were licensed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lester Francis Travis
Lillie Ann Strohm
Monroe
C. J. Stuart
Fairbanks
Birtie Moore
Hollis Stewart Hanks
Vivian
Janie Hogan
Bastrop
Sidney Crawford Poston
West Monroe
Lillie Lee Sullivan
Start
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St. Francis Sanitarium
Bernhardt
Monroe, la
Labor League
Wight
Hern Stziy Sorrells
Sirco
Gr Co
American Society For Testing Materials
Aluminum Research
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