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Newspaper
Monroe News Star
Location
Monroe, Louisiana, United States of America
Date
Jun 13, 1946
Page
5
A June 13 1946 Monroe Louisiana News Star item reports on a controversial radio dispute involving three additional staff and a picket line at a station. It notes old radio politics and Klan mentions linked to wartime era tensions.
The House judiciary committee found no jurisdiction to investigate Justice Jackson and Justice Black over their dispute tied to the portal to-portal mine wage case. Chairman Hatton W. Sumners noted no action is planned, with a possible future move left open.
Baton Rouge June 13 Anxious to clear its calendar of non controversial bills the Louisiana legislature met at 11 a m today for a routine session but past performances suggest unexpected twists loom Controversial measures such as right to work and a natural gas tax debate are possible House main actions last night included passage of twelve bills with little opposition The Senate has shown no negative votes in two days A proposed adjournment review would suspend state ad valorem tax collections except to retire bonds and local ad valorem taxes would be exempt A plan to divert the half cent gasoline tax from New Orleans and Lake Charles to fund a 10 million farm to market road bond issue faces stiff opposition from port interests The house debated a sheriff jail regulation bill but defeated it A 12 year minimum age for afternoon newspaper carriers was approved Other measures include tax relief for veterans and moves to fund an $80 million veterans bonus through new taxes on beer liquor autos and gas
Funeral services were held for R A Ingram 88 father of Clyde Ingram of LSU extension poultry. Ingram died in a Hollis Oklahoma hospital. Also memorial services for Selma Mae Bush 29 of West Monroe were conducted at First Christian Church. Interment followed in Hasley Cemetery. Pallbearers listed.
Vatican announces Mother Frances Xavier Cabrini of Chicago as the United States first saint. The ceremony approved the canonization of she along with Bernardino Realino, Joan Elisabeth Richier de Ages, and Joao de Britto. A July 7 celebration at St. Peter's will mark the event. Cabrini founded the Missionary Sisters of the Sacred Heart and established schools hospitals and orphanages across the United States and elsewhere.
A girl’s body was heard to strike below and an eighth floor guest reported blood dripping. Millison perched on a window sill refused entry, tried to jump, and fell to his death as firemen worked below. A bloody razor blade and wrist cuts were found. The Saar in Germany has long been a coal mining area.
A local ad touts Bee Brand Insect Spray as quick acting and economical to kill flies mosquitoes and many insects. It notes safety for children and pets and lists sizes and complete directions on the container.
W. Gibson expressed doubt about reaching a signed settlement for both sides as 200000 union members prepared for a looming strike deadline. Reported terms include a 17.50 dollar monthly wage rise for seamen with overtime after 48 hours and a 20 percent wage boost for Pacific coast longshoremen minus one cent an hour, while ship operators say the government has not clarified terms.
H. B. Ryland to build a one story frame shed at 3807 Jackson Street for a concrete block factory. Project cost not to exceed $150 with day labor used.
At Rome Fiumicino airport the king waved goodbye as his party departed amid a new power-sharing move making Alcide de Gasperi acting chief of state Italy moves toward a republic. Riots in Naples Taranto and Rome followed the plebiscite result and a full tally showed republic support rising.
Mihailovic faces questions on an January 1944 order to join with Quisling units in attacks in the Visegrad Priboj sector. He says he did not recall issuing the order but concedes his units fought the occupier when attacked by partisans and says he was forced to act. He cites past clashes and defenses as the background to the trial.
Two cadets from the U S Military Academy at West Point are spending a short leave with their families in the Twin Cities. Fred Hudson and Ted Grant, sons of local residents, are visiting their parents in the area.
The text tracks Butterworth starting at Notre Dame connections and luncheon club mimicry, moving to J P McEvoy as secretary gag writer, stage debut in 1926 in Ameri cana, then roles in Allez Oop Good Boy and Sweet Adeline. He moved to Hollywood in 1930 with Life of the Party, followed by Bulldog Drummond Love Me Tonight This Is the Army and Follow the Boys. He married Ethel Sutherland in 1932 and divorced in 1939.
Petrillo claims WAAF Chicago arbitrarily refused to negotiate and failed to meet his requests. Woll says a summons will be issued for Petrillo to appear in federal court in Chicago before Judge Walter J. LaBay on June 21. The information cites repeated requests and persistent refusals in the dispute over the Sea act and radio broadcasts.
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