Legislature approves tax revisions amid beer and gas changes
The legislature and Governor Long announced amended tax bills reducing beer and gas taxes while adjusting severance and gas gathering rates. The beer tax drops from five cents to about 212 cents, with surplus funds to the general fund. Gas gathering tax set at one cent per thousand cubic feet, and various rates for oil and timber adjusted. parishes lose added gaming machine taxes. Governor says industries will absorb parts to avoid hardship.
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House
Ina Senate
Fed Veterans
General Fund
Long
Senate
Deaths funeral services for John W. Brown in Monroe
Funeral services were held for John W. Brown age 70 in Monroe at 10:30 a m with Rev E L Averett officiating. Interment followed at Riverview Cemetery under Hall Funeral Home guidance. He is survived by two sons in Washington, two daughters in Mississippi, a brother George T Brown of Jackson Miss, and two sisters Mrs John Mason of Houston Texas and Mrs Jesse B Lamber of Monroe.
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John W. Brown
Monroe
Chapel of the Hall Funeral Home
E. L. Averett
Riverview Cemetery
Hall Funeral Home
Mr. Brown
Washington
Mississippi
George T. Brown
Jackson
Miss
John Mason
Houston
Texas
Jesse B. Lamber
Opposition powers leave room for Big Four deals
The article notes that the decisions were described as not closing the door on eventual Big Four agreements, signaling flexibility despite current stance. It frames potential future collaboration among the major firms as still possible.
Foreign policy feuds and Middle East crisis spillover
The Monroe News Star piece surveys the era’s tangled diplomacy from Shertok and Bernadotte to U.N. mediation in Palestine. It notes Arab-Israeli tensions, troop movements around Jerusalem, Isdud battles, and Syria’s push, while also touching on German unification debates and Henry Wallace’s controversial Roerich connections.
Fires Burn Across City From Cigarette, Stove and House
Fire crews from engines 2 and 4 responded to a cigarette caused blaze at 3311 Dick Taylor street shortly after 7 am Sunday with slight damage. Engine 5 tackled an overheated stove at 810 Rodger street at 9 03 am Monday, controlled on arrival. At 7 41 am Monday engines 3 and 5 fought a house fire on highway 80 in which the residence of A P. F. Caktree was destroyed and nothing salvaged. Cause undetermined.
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Dick Taylor Street
Engine Company 5
Rodger Street
A. PF. Caktree
Highway 80
Fresh group aids patrol as river crest nears record marks
Emergency units deploy air patrols and cutters on the turbulent stream while radio teams keep constant contact. Forecaster Elmer Fisher says the Columbia crest nearly matches last week, with dangers of further breaches and possible dike failure. Evacuations remain in effect downriver as soft dikes threaten Reynolds Metals, Troutdale, the airport, and golf courses. A misplaced grain of river fear lingers as communities brace for continuing high water.
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U. S
Elmer Fisher
Columbia Crest
Vancouver
Portland
Willmette
Columbia
Oley
Vanport
Clatskanie
John
Reynolds Metals Company Aluminum
Troutdale
Longview
Welso
Washington
Oregon
Funeral services for John P. Thatcher held in Monroe
Funeral services for T fifth John P Thatcher were conducted at 2 PM Sunday at Hall Funeral Home with Rev C S Cadwallader of College Place Baptist Church officiating. Interment followed at Abscent Cemetery near Linville. Survived by mother Mrs Mattie Thatcher Monroe three sisters Necie Thatcher Los Angeles Opal C McLean Monroe Grady Duke Farmerville and four brothers John W Thatcher J D Thatcher West Monroe Walther Thatcher Ball La Ed Thatcher Monroe. He attended Barkdull Faulk Gram mar School Ouachita Parish High School and Northeast Junior College. Entered service November 1942 and was killed the following February. RodJ Hobbs Post VFW assisted at graveside.
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John P. Thatcher
Chapel of the Hall
C. S. Cadwallader
College Place Baptist Church
Abscent
Linville
Mattie Thatcher
Monroe
Necie Thatcher
Los Angeles
Calif
Opal C. McLean
Grady Duke
Farmerville
John W. Thatcher
J. D. Thatcher
West Monroe
Walther Thatcher
Ball
Ed Thatcher
Barkdull Faulk Grammar School
Ouachita Parish
Northeast Junior College
Rodney J. Hobbs Post
Funeral services for Mrs Callie Ward 66 Farmerville resident
Funeral services were held at Taylor Cemetery at 3 p m Sunday for Mrs Callie Ward 66 who died at her Farmerville residence Saturday morning Rev Gray Nolan officiated Interment followed under directions of Hall Funeral Hall She is survived by two sons J B Ward of Marion Perry G Ward Farmerville and five daughters C W Nyegaard C E Halley both of Farmerville J D Halley of Pampa Texas M C Taylor of Farmerville and Joe Bertman of New Iberia Pallbearers were M O Love H L Miller June Hudson Jim Comack George Miller and Zack Booth
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Callie Ward
Farmerville
Taylor Cemetery
Gray Nolan
Hall Funeral Hall
J. D. Halley
Pampa
Texas
M. C. Taylor
Joe Bertman
New Iberia
M. O. Love
H L. Miller
June Hudson
Jim Commack
George Miller
Zack Booth
Funeral for Pfc. E O Dean Held in Davis-Lawhead Chapel
The funeral for Pfc. E O Dean who died in North Africa on Aug 22 1943 was held Sunday at 4 p m in Davis Lawhead Funeral Chapel with Rev L T Hastings officiating. Interment with full military rites occurred at River View Burial Park under American Legion auspices. Dean a Pineville native educated at Texas High in Port Neches leaves a mother in Monroe a Portland Ore father a Monroe sister in law a brother atco N J and several aunts and uncles. Pallbearers included Bennie Gayne Jack Noland R Wroten Guy Anderson J W Webster Jr and Floyd O Neal.
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Pfc
E. O. Dean
North Africa
Davis-Lawhead
L. T. Hastings
First Baptist Church
Riverview
American Legion
Dean
Pineville
Port Neches
Texas
Funeral for Lt. John D. Dumas Held in Monroe
The funeral for Lt. John David Dumas, killed July 1 1945 in a plane crash in India while flying a government air transport, was at Hixson Bros. Funeral Chapel Sunday at 4 p m. Rev. C. E. Autrey officiated. Interment followed at Memorial Park Cemetery with American Legion pallbearers and Knights of Pythias honorary pallbearers. He survived by his wife Gertrude Dumas, parents J. V. and wife, Sr., Monroe. two brothers J. V. Dumas Jr. and Robert. two sisters Mrs. L. W. Petagna and Mrs. Jack Farmer, Monroe.
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John David Dumas
India
Hixson Bros
C. E. Autrey
First Baptist Church
West Monroe
Memorial Park Cemetery
American Legion
Knights of Pythias
Gertrude Dumas
J. V. Dumas, Sr
Monroe
J. V. Dumas Jr
Robert Dumas
L. W Petagna
Jack Farmer
Funeral services for Mrs Alice Moore Steen at St Joseph
Funeral services were held Sunday at Christ Episcopal Church in St Joseph for Mrs Alice Moore Steen 78 who died Saturday after an extended illness. She leaves daughter Amalie Steen sister Mrs William Davidson two nieces Miss Marjorie Davidson and Mrs Alice Baxter and nephew Richard Whitney, all of St Joseph. Interment followed at Natchez city cemetery after the service.
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Ferriday
Christ's
St. Joseph
Alice Moore Steen
Steen
Amalie Steen
William Davidson
Marjorie Davidson
Alice Baxter
Richard Whitney
Episcopal Church
Natchez
Mary Gillen Woods burial held in Highland Cemetery
Mrs. Mary Gillen Woods, former Tensas parish resident, died at Methodist Hospital in Houston. Rev. William F. Bumstead officiated a Ferriday Young's Funeral Home service Sunday, with interment in Highland Cemetery. She is survived by sisters Laura Yancey and Angel Wood and brother C. M. Wood, with pallbearers Raphael Teagle, W. C. Gibson, Roy Gibson, Charles E. Wood, and John R. Yancey. The Red Sea salinity is noted at 42 parts per thousand.
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Ferriday
Mary Gillen Woods
Tensas Parish
Methodist Hospital
Houston
Texas
William F. Bumsted
Young
Highland Cemetery
Laura Yancey
Sicily Island
Angel Wood
C. M. Wood
Galveston
Raphael Teagle
W. C. Gibson
Roy Gibson
Charles E. Wood
John R. Yancey
Bernadotte Presents Plan For Palestine Armistice
Cairo June 7 Count Folke Bernadotte delivered to six Arab nations his starting time and terms for a four week Palestine armistice. Fighting continued as Arabs and Jews argued over immigration and Jerusalem access. Bernadotte hoped to reconcile differences while awaiting replies within two days after meetings with Egypt Saudi Arabia Trans-Jordan and other Arab states.
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Folke Bernadotte
Jerusalem
Israel
Isdud
Tel Aviv
Cairo
Tulkarm
Jenin
Nablus
Palestine
United States
Malikya
Abdullah
Trans-Jordan
Bernadotte
Jamil Mardam Bey
Beirut
Arab League
League
Saudi Arabia
Egypt
Syria
Lebanon
Iraq
Damascus
Mishmar Hay Yarden
Lake Hale
Qadas
Qaqun
Amman
Holy Land
Tulkarm-Jenin-Nablus
Yemen
Middle East
Associated Press
Haifa
Trans -Jordan
Old
Galilee
Security Council
Lafayette civic leader Callahan acclaimed for public service
North Adams native Callahan shaped Lafayette life as editor and publisher in Wisconsin and Florida before entering federal service in 1917. He led civic groups, organized Rotary, chaired Christmas drives, and earned the St. Gregory honor. He presided over the Louisiana Mississippi AP Association in 1942 and helped found the local public library.
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North Adams
Mass
Wisconsin
Fort Myers
Fla
Fort Myers Press
Special Intelligence
Treasury Department
Callahan
Chamber of Commerce
Rotary Club
Louisiana
Mississippi
Knights of Columbus
Southern Newspaper Publishers’ Association
Benes Resigns Over Democratic Constitution Dispute
Benes resigns rather than accept the people’s democracy constitution pushed by the Communist regime. He dis agrees with its provisions and dis approves of the single ticket parliamentary election held eight days earlier. The initial notice promised a communique later but offered no pledge to publish his resignation letter’s contents.
Capper’s stance on agriculture and foreign affairs
The Kansas Senator Capper, noted for agricultural ties, explained his view via reporter remarks: Arthur Vandenberg of Michigan knows foreign affairs, while Kansas remains largely farming. Capper, once a printer's assistant, built a newspaper and farm publishing empire, served as Kansas governor, and became a fiery, perceptive senator who replied to voters. Corned beef origin stems from the verb to corn meaning to salt cure.
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Foreign Relations Committee
Arthur Vandenberg
Michigan
Kansas
Capper
Garnett
Topeka
Kansas City
Kansan
Senate
Capper Long
Lewis Threatens Fire Over Miners Aid Delay
Negotiations between Lewis and mine operators resume after court orders to bargain with Moody. The 1946 pension fund nears exhaustion with $42 million already committed, risking a crisis for 146,000 miners unless the 1947 fund is opened.
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Lewis
Joseph E. Moody
Southern Coal Producers Association
T. Alan Goldsborough
Moody
Goldsborough
Union
United Mine Workers
Welfare
Thomas E. Murray
New York
Navy
N. H. Collisson
Two Charged With Breaking and Entering
Monroe police arrested Fred Koch age 39 of 2903 Lee Avenue and M A Gentry age 24 of West Monroe Sunday shortly after 2 am for breaking and entering in the night. They were jailed on theft of whiskey valued at 16 dollars and bond not set by Monday noon.
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Fred Koch
Lee Avenue
M. A. Gentry
West Monroe
Monroe
Whickey
Draft plan for universal registration and service across states
Gurney said the Lodge plan was turned down by a unanimous vote of the armed services committee and he expects the senate to do the same. The senate bill would require registration of all men 18 through 25 and medical professionals up to 45. Those 19 to 25 would face two years of service. 18 year olds could volunteer for one year of training up to 161,000 next year. Both groups enter a reserve pool. House leaders have prepared a 19 to 25 draft bill but will wait for the senate action.
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Ruhr
Russia
America
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France
West
U. S
Hitler
United States
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Moscow
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House
Concordia Sheriff to Enforce Liquor Hours Law
Concordia parish sheriff Hartwell Love announces strict enforcement starting June 1 of the law banning sale of beer wine and intoxicating liquors from midnight Saturday to 5 am Monday. He urges cooperation of saloon and night club operators and patrons, noting restaurants and dance halls may continue if liquor sales stop promptly at midnight Saturday.
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Ferriday
Concordia Parish
Hartwell Love
Love
Two Slot Machine Arrests at Clark's Night Club
State police and the sheriff's department raided Clark's Night Club in Booker T. Washington addition Saturday night just after 11 o'clock. Sam Messina, alleged owner, and Clarence Clark were arrested and placed under $1,040 bonds. Two tickle and quarter slot machines were seized and reported in operation at the time of the raid.
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Sheriff's Department
Clark's
Booker T. Washington
Bailey Grant
Sam Messina
Clarence Clark
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