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Newspaper

Monroe News Star

Location

Monroe, Louisiana, United States of America

Date

Jun 15, 1948

Page

8

Legislative Digest Highlights House and Senate Actions

State lawmakers advanced a slate of road, education, and public works bills including S 234 to fund sidewalks along Highway 29, S 125 126 127 on regional education compacts, and S 131 validating the State School for Spastics. Several highway, school, and公 utility measures passed, while New Orleans police hunted a band of armed robbers after a Bay St. Louis club heist yielding over $100.

Department of Highways Stumpf Welfare Department U. S Oliver Hennigan, Downs and Richardson L. S. A. Board of Supervisors State Board of Education Richardson Downs Louisiana State School Boucher Rappelet Thibodaux - Raceland Raceland-Larose Belle Rose - Thibodaux Belle River Assumption Parish Lafourche Parish Red River Caddo Bossier Parishes Carbajal O'Connor Canal Blvd Essterly Gay Zwolle Blue Lake Sabine Parish Gardiner, Et al Wheat Department of Conservation Grand Bayou Rainald Douglas Fouchaux New Orleans House Hagerty William P. Wells, Jr Virginia Wiseman Wells Joseph W. Gordon Hermlene Gordon Houston Tex State Dugas Dubuisson Cashie 18Th Judicial District Benigno Bay St. Louis Miss W. A. Johnson Sylvester Benigno

Union Leader Blames Truman Over Rail Labor Talks

A. J. Glover of the AF L Switchmen's Union testified before a congressional labor panel that President Truman pressured unions to accept an emergency board plan. He cited Steelman at a May 7 White House meeting and said mediation failures stem from the president's stance. Glover noted government seizure on May 10 and questioned politics shaping settlements.

Washington A. J. Glover Truman Glover A. F. L. Switchmen’s Union John R. Steelman White House Joint Committee On Labor Management Relations Steelman A. F. Whitney Brotherhood of Railroad United States Robertson Whitney

Ferriday Girl Is 1st Place Winner

Betty Lou Lancaster of Ferriday won first place as Miss Junior Physical Culture of Louisiana for 1948 at the Municipal Auditorium in Shreveport. From 42 contestants she was chosen Miss Concordia Parish of 1948 and plans to study speech and dramatics at Louisiana Polytechnic Institute Ruston in the fall.

Ferriday Betty Lou Lancaster Louisiana Municipal Auditorium Shreveport Lancaster R. C. Lancaster Lake St. John Concordia Parish Ferriday Rotary Club Waterproof High School Tallulah Louisiana Polytechnic Institute Ruston

Building permits issued for Kelso's Youth Shop remodel

Monroe Building and Loan granted permission to remodel the front of Kelso's Youth Shop at 108 St. John Street. Project budget set at $1,000. Day labor will be employed.

Monroe Kelso St. John Street

Zollie Nolan Arrested For DUI In Monroe

Zollie Nolan aged 30 of 3506 Lee Avenue was arrested shortly after 1 am Tuesday by Monroe police on a charge of driving while intoxicated. He is also held on a peace warrant with no bond set.

Zollie Nolan Lee Avenue Monroe

Radio Schedule Entry for KYMER 1440 Kilocycles

A dense listing of daily program blocks for KYMER 1440 including Local U P News, Breakfast Club, ABC network shows and variety programs across daytime and evening hours with multiple repeats and station breaks. The long table notes times, show titles, and affiliating networks, reflecting a full broadcast schedule.

KNOE Radio Schedule Snapshots Daily Lineup

A dense list of KNOE 1230 program slots detailing local and NBC broadcasts from morning to midnight. It maps times to shows such as Good Morning Neighbors Plantation Serenade NBC entries like Fred Waring and Stella Dallas, with local programs including Pan Am Baseball Scores and News segments.

Alex Dreler Nelson Olmstead Fred Waring Joyce Jordan Nora Drake Katie’s Merry Madcaps Lora Lawton Betty Harris Knoe Sam Ray Wyles la. Ramblers Red Cross Blood Bank Drew Pearson League of Women Voters Veterans Administration Knoe Melody Theater Pepper Young Portia Life Tommy Dorsey NBC Art van Damme Harkness Washington Call For Music Judy Eddie Cantor Dary of Fate Lea Call the Police Sigmund Romberg Morton Downey News

Broadcast Schedule for KTRY Bastrop Evening Slate

A detailed day plan listing radio segments from 6:30 to 7:00 with shows such as Sunrise Roundup Morning Devotions Musica Almanac and Dial-in music blocks. includes News Local features like Final Edition News and Home Edition News, plus musical programs like Stamps Baxter Quartet Ride of the Purple Sage and Harlem On Parade.

U. P News U. P. News Martin Agronsky ABC U P Betty Crocker Dick Tracy Terry & the Pirates Sea Hound Easy L. Gibbs The Green Hornet Honey Melody Music Shop Tomorrow's News Joe Pierce Joe Hasel Russ Morgan Stevens Hotel Orch Palmer House Congress Hotel Stamps Baxter Rhythm Rangers Sportsman

Ark-La-Tex Jubilee Schedule on KWKH Shreveport

Radio listings for KWKH Shreveport show a full day of programming from 5:16 appearing as Ark-La-Tex Jubilee, with news, farm reports, and music segments featuring Mercer Brothers, Harmie Smith, Bailes Brothers, and Tennessee Ridge Runners. The schedule includes soap operas, news blocks, and variety programs ending after late night segments.

Mercer Brothers Johnny & Jack Go Peachpuckers Harmie Smith Mirandy World News Musical Horizons Hilltop House David Harum Arthur Godfrey Elisabeth Salassi Wendy Warren Big Sister Helen Trent Our Ga News A P Guiding Light the Doughboys Mercer Bros Nora Drake Evelyn Winters Hunt Hunt Tennessee Ridge Runners Lum WN Abner Lowell Thomas Beulah Jack Smith Jerry Wayne Ned Calmer the News Mr and Mrs North We, the People Christopher Wells Studi One The Bob Shipley Peter Donald Shaw Pairfield CBS

Combine mangles operator's foot at Live Oak plantation

Blanton Evans, a well known plantation owner from St. Joseph, Tennessee parish, was injured Friday afternoon while operating a combine in an oat field on Live Oak plantation along the Texas road. His right foot was entangled in the blade, taking off half the foot from toe to heel. He was rushed to Ferriday Hospital and reportedly resting nicely.

Ferriday Blanton Evans St. Joseph Tensas Parish Duckpond Live Oak Texas Road Evans

City Court in Monroe Sentences Several on Drunkenness and Weapons Charges

City court in Monroe yesterday fined and jailed multiple defendants. R. T. Williams, 18, charged with drawing a dangerous weapon, fined 200 dollars and 60 days. Elisha Blocker, 18, Perryville, indecent exposure and carrying a concealed weapon, fined 227.50. Eddie Stewart, 19, Port Allen, vagrancy and carrying a dangerous weapon, fined 200. Troy Johnson, 40, Monroe and Philip Cote, 30, West Monroe, habitual drunkenness, 15 days each. Eleven others, drunk and disorderly, fined 7.50 each. Eight traffic violators totaled 17 dollars.

R. T. Williams South Twenty-second Harper Elisha Blocker Perryville Eddie Stewart Port Allen Troy Johnson Monroe Phillip Cote Trenton Winnsboro Durwood Platt Mississippi Street Otis Brown Gramont Leon G. Ward South Seventeenth Street Marie Ross Vicksburg C. S. Gentry West Monroe

Local Nineteenth Century Court Notices and Odds Ends

M C Johnson of 813 Coleman street fined 300 dollars for operating a motor vehicle under the influence by Judge Jesse Heard in West Monroe. J W Hollis of 3207 Cypress street fined 15 dollars after speeding and operating a truck without a muffler. Roy Woodard of Ruston forfeited a 15 dollar bond for truck muffler violation. Carl Otwell of Veinna fined 7.50 for drunk and disorderly conduct. Wade Elmore of Eros fined 7.50 for operating a mufflerless truck. An unrelated note cites an estimate that a human blood stream contains 35 trillion red cells.

M. C. Johnson Coleman Street Jesse Heard West Monroe J. W. Hollis Cypress Street Roy Woodard Negro Ruston Carl Otwell Veinna Wade Elmore Eros

Marriage Licenses for Rayville and Vivian Couples

Victor Adams aged 20 and Ollie Ree Ramsey aged 18, both of Rayville, obtained marriage licenses. James M. Goodwin II aged 21 of Monroe and Addie Emaline Goodwin aged 21 of Vivian also received licenses.

Victor Adams Ollie Ree Ramsey Rayville James M. Goodwin, II Monroe Addie Emaline Goodwin Vivian

Network Programs Time Zone Note

A brief from the station outlines network program times in Eastern Local Time and explains hour adjustments for other zones. It notes subtract one hour for Central, two hours for Mountain, and that last minute changes cannot be included.

TV Schedule Highlighting Evening Programs Across Networks

A detailed listing of broadcast times and shows for multiple networks from 6:00 pm to midnight, including news, sports, dramas, variety programs, and children's segments. Notable items include The Beulah Show, The Green Hornet, Detective Drama Time, Boston Pops Concert, and Dance programs across CBS ABC MBS.

Paul Whiteman ABC Claudia Dick Tracy Terry & the Pirates Jack Armstrong Edwin C Hil Lora Elmer Davis Green Hornet the Monitor Abe Cha Abc-West Mbs-West Chicago Orchestra Cbs Lum Abner Cbs West Abo Lowell Thomas Hasie Nbe Cbs Youth Judy Ahe North Dhs Billy Rose Eddie Cantor Nhbe We the People Che Gabriel Heatter Mbs Police Abe Christopher Wells Boston Pops Abe Gregory Hood Corliss Archer Studio One Cbs Public Defender Red Skelton Abe Let Freedom

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