POW Camps Begin Near Cleanup on Koje Island
Army reports that about 65 anti communist prisoners moved to safety as anti reds broke from lines. Two escaped POWs described killings and a burning dump while guards heard screams and recovered possible buried bodies. Breakup of Koje Island compounds holding 80 000 POWs expected in 10 days with re screening planned for repatriation choices.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
David Korn
Richmond
187Th
Compound 77
Lee Hak Koo
Compound 76
Boamer
U.S. Eighth Army
Koje
Itching First Application for Blup Star Ointment Ad
Agonizing itching from eczema rash ringworm pimples and boils relieved by one application of Blup Star Ointment. Repeat as needed as nature heals. Money back if first jar fails to eatery. Try it today.
Deaths in West Monroe and Vidalia Readied for Burial
George A. Britton 68 of West Monroe died in his sleep of a heart attack at home on highway 80. Services set at Mulhearn Funeral Home and Claiborne Baptist Church with burial in Hasley Cemetery. Della Mashon Clark dies at Vidalia home. services at her residence and Vidalia Baptist Church with interment in Natchez City Cemetery. Survived by family members across Ouachita and Lincoln parishes and beyond.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George A. Britton
Highway 80
West Monroe
Mulhearn
Claiborne Baptist Church
Britton
Ouachita
Lincoln
H. W. McHenry
J. A. Neesom
George Jackson
James Allen
W. R. Lindsey
Robert Butler
D. L. Bryan
H. Traylor
Carl Wilson
Hasley
Jack Borden
Willie Britton
Aleta Basker
Thelma Cloyd
Ferriday
Vidalia
Della Mashon Clark
Foster
Natchez
Clark
Wilson
Mary Glass Mashon
Luther
Clyde
Calvin
William Hinson
Miss
Edward Thompson
Brinkley
Natchez City
Funeral service for Dollie Dilday in Fairbanks
The funeral for Dollie Dilday of Fairbanks will be held Thursday at 10 a.m. in Hall Funeral Home chapel with Reverend Blazer officiating. Interment follows at Riverview. She is survived by a daughter Mrs Ed Zilla of Monroe, a son Bert Adams of Fairbanks, six grandchildren and three great grandchildren. Pallbearers named Lloyd Whttington Joe Oliver Leslie Peters Starsney Scott Elzie McGough and Joe Gates.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dollie Dilday
Fairbanks
Hall Funeral Home
Blazer
Riverview
Ed Zilla
Monroe
Bert Adams
Lloyd Whittington
Joe Oliver
Leslie Peters
Starsney Scott
Elzie McGough
Joe Gates
Egg Club Sandwich Assembly Guide
To prepare an egg club sandwich use egg salad lettuce tomato slices and crisp bacon. Place filling between three slices of toast and spread with mayonnaise. Insert toothpicks to hold the layers and cut each sandwich diagonally into four triangles.
Eisenhower Gains Ground in Delegation Meetings Across States
Twists in the GOP race show Eisenhower drawing support from Maryland Taft backers and several regional groups. AP tabulation leaned 79 Eisenhower to 7 Taft with 10 doubtful, while North Carolina yielded one definite Eisenhower vote.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Eisenhower
Maryland
New York State
Taft
Alabama
Georgia
North Carolina
Ed Hislop pushes site choice for colored high school
The board approved an $18 100 purchase including Willis and two houses plus a Tolliver lot. The old Brazier property option on Seventh street was not to be extended. The Monroe recreation board may use Booker Washington school grounds. Negro bus drivers petition for higher wages was tabled.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mayme Tolliver
W. E. Palmer
B. E. Spencer
Colored High School
Jim Trousdale
Willis
Monroe Recreation Board
Booker > Washington
C. G. Wall, Jr
Glass Utensil Heating Safety Rules Card
Always place food fat or water in a glass utensil before heating to avoid splatter. Do not pour liquid into a hot dry pan. Ensure the outside of the glass is dry before placing over direct heat. Set hot pans on a dry surface and use dry pot holders.
Truman Likely to Invoke Taft-Hartley Law Over Steel Strike
Washington officials say President Truman will turn to the Taft Hartley Act to force an end to the steel mill dispute after Congress rejected his appeal for seizure powers. Senate votes show support for alternate plant seizure plans while the White House pushes for a Taft Hartley based approach.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
G. Milton Kelly Washington
Truman
Steel Milla Bank
Senate
Taft-Hartley
House
Robert A. Taft
Ohio
White House
Taft
Congress
Supreme Court
Sen
Maybank
D-Sc
Sen. Monroney
D-Okla
Humphrey
D-Minn
Byrd
Dva
Wage Stabilization Board
WSB
Monroney
Morse
R-Ore
Lawmakers debate seizure power and Taft Hartley Act safeguards
Representatives and senators from Mississippi and Arkansas discuss using existing laws and potential new seizure legislation to address national economic strains. They advocate enforcing the Taft Hartley Act with proper safeguards and argue for or against expanding executive authority to seize private property if needed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rep. Whitten
D-Miss
Supreme Court
Congress
Rep. Rankin
House
Senate
Sen
Fulbright
D-Ark
Sen. McClellan
Sen. Eastland
Rep. Hays
Norrell
Monroe Postal Jobs Open in Monroe Louisiana
An exam to fill substitute clerk carrier and special delivery messenger posts in Monroe Louisiana was announced by A J Leach regional director tenth U S Civil Service Region. Entry pay is 161 percent hourly with periodic increases. Written test ~one hour. 18 to 50 age range. veterans exempted. Applications welcome at Monroe post office or regional director New Orleans until further notice.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Monroe
A. J. Leach
U. S. Civil Service Region
Canal St
New Orleans
Louisiana
Special Delivery Messenger
Kings of Pythias elect new Stonewall Lodge officers
Stonewall lodge Knights of Pythias elected new officers at the recent meeting for six months. E L Harrison is Chancellor Commander and A T Bonds vice commander, with Fred Schuler as prelate and J Leon Dennis master of works. Also elected for 1952 are W L Rothermel secretary Eugene Shows financial secretary Jim Tolson treasurer, plus ranks of page and esquire to be awarded at the June 12 meeting in Castle Hall 127 St John St. Visitors from other lodges are welcome and coffee and doughnuts follow meetings.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Stonewall Lodge
Knights of Pythias
E. L. Harrison
A. T. Bonds
Fred Schuler
J. Leon Dennis
H. H. McManus
A. T. White
Tom Shelton
W. L
Bill) Rothermel
Eugene
Jim Tolson
Page
Castle Hall
St. John St
Esquire
Stonewall Lodge No. 8
Pythian
Soldier cites Korea enemy losses and medical progress
A soldier stated that enemy losses in Korea were estimated at 10 to 40 to one in favor of the U S force. He attributed the wide gap to superior artillery and air cover but warned the balance could rapidly change. He noted progress in combat medicine and surgery reducing death rates among wounded to World War II levels.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Korea
Fair Enough in New York on Ike and the Democratic split
The author argues Fair Enough in New York might back Ike unless hidden motives emerge. He warns Republicans and notes possible Democratic influence, criticizing civil rights inquiries and labeling the Democratic party and Hollywood figures. The piece frames a sharp political pivot ahead of the 1952 context.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Ike
New Deal
Paris
Hollywood
Alben Barkley
State Department
Roosevelt
Washington
Civil Rights Committee
David K. Niles
National Association For the Advancement of Colored People
Russell
Democratic Party
South
Aaron Ford
F. D. Roosevelt
Alger Hiss
Leon Pressman
Nathan Witt
King Features Syndicate, Inc
Churchill Warns Of Economic Battle
Prime Minister Churchill warned Britons they must swim against the stream to survive an economic crisis looming over Britain. He cited persistent spending over earnings, draining gold and dollar reserves, and praised but cautioned the measures by Chancellor R A Butler to curb inflation and imports. He called the alert an alarm.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
Churchill
British Press Association
Britain
R. A. Butler
Labor Party
Governor Fine Silent on Presidential Choice in Pennsylvania
Governor John S. Fine remains uncommitted as Pennsylvania’s delegation to the Republican National Convention shapes up. He expects a large bloc for his candidate but plans to decide after meetings with Eisenhower Taft and MacArthur, likely around the Chicago caucus. He ties national solvency and defense to federal spending and says candidates should know his stance once he decides.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles Welsh
Harrisburg
Pennsylvania
John S. Fine
Chicago
Fine
Eisenhower
Taft
Gen
MacArthur
Gettysburg Pa
Sen
U.S
Falcon In Aviary Kills Pigeon In Burbank Fowl Play
Tony Bove of Burbank found a falcon in his pigeon aviary after hearing squabs in distress. The predator killed one bird before being captured, leaving Bove with painful hand wounds. He suspects the bird belonged to someone and restrained it.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Burbank
Calif
Tony Bove
Bove
Bird of Prey
Red border crackdown drives refugees to vanish
Frankfurt dispatch reports the East German border tightened under Volkspolizei orders as gunfire at the border killed a West German farmer and a second man was arrested. West German authorities saw 3,000 refugees in Hesse seeking aid as Russian troops halted patrols for the sixteenth day.
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Vapos
People’s Police
Iron Curtain
Germany
Baltic
Bavaria
East
Volkspolizei
Vopes
Hesse
East Germany
West Germany
Europe
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