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Newspaper

Monroe News Star

Location

Monroe, Louisiana, United States of America

Date

Jun 20, 1949

Page

2

Water impure in flood area

Health authorities moved into the Shenandoah and Potomac flood regions to prevent typhoid amid polluted water after deadly floods hit Petersburg Moorefield and Bridgewater. Officials estimate millions in damage as 300 homeless depend on Red Cross meals and a boil water program is set up with vaccines and water shipments.

Petersburg W. Va Shenandoah Potomac River Moorefield Bridgewater C. L. Pratt James Breathed Red Cross Claude A. Thomas Romney H. K. Gridley J. B. Baker Thomas Keyser The Memorial Church of the Brethren National Guard Floed Potomac West Virginia

Dollar squeeze tests U S British Argentina trade pact

The article details U S and British positions in a British Argentine trade deal amid postwar dollar shortages. It notes U S pressure to shorten a five year term, British insistence on five years, Hoffman warnings about using pressure against BE C A aid, and the dilemma of promoting European recovery while aiding Britain lacking dollars. It ends with a dated note that the first barbed wire machine was patented in 1874.

Argentina Britain State Department U. S State Department and Economic Cooperation Administration Senate Paul Hoffman Hoffman If BE. C. A

Lewis Defends Labor Stand Against Senate Split

In a sharp rebuke, Lewis says some U S senators abandoned party pledges and platform, lending strength to those who would oppress and exploit labor and the common people during the confrontation in the D. Fla. region.

D. Fla Lewis U. S. Senate

Socialite trial delayed amid defense witness breakdown

The trial was continued from January 17 after Mrs. Dickins’s Negro cook Beatrice Smith suffered a nervous breakdown. Defense attorney Ben Wilkes argued no other witness can prove the defendant’s innocence and that she was at her mother's home shortly before summoning aid, making immediate crime commission unlikely. Prosecutors are District Attorney Stanny Sanders and County Attorney Williard McIlwaine.

Dickins Beatrice Smith Ben Wilkes Wilkes Stanny Sanders Williard McIlwaine

Barker bank robbery ends in Nebraska gun battle

In a Barker area bank robbery tied to Kansas and Missouri, two gunmen ambushed Elton L. Goldberg a Lincoln jewelry salesman and Willard Davidson of Lincoln near a Lyons Nebraska highway detour. They stole jewels then fled. A farmer warned them off. Officers later spotted the car two hours later a gunfight ensued killing the gunmen and wounding Sheriff Edward J. Patach.

Kansas Missouri Nebraska Gladson Crapo Edward J. Patach

Radio Schedule Full Day on KMLB 1440 AM

Local listing details a daytime and evening broadcast slate for KMLB 1440 kilocycles. Program highlights include Kay Kyser Show Ethel and Albert Vesper News Mac Ward Johnny Lujak Green Hornet Three-Quarter Time Take It Easy Marvin Miller Storyteller Headline Edition Spotlight on Sports U P News Pierce The Railroad Hour Ella Mae Time Henry J. Taylor Let's Go to the Met Elmer Davis Rendezvous With Song It's the Tops Earl Godwin Proudly We Hail Tomorrow's News Joe Masel Your Radio Chaplain Dance Band News Hotel Stevens Palmer House Congress Hotel News Summary Line ABC Local.

Kay Kyser Ethel and Albert Mac Ward Johnny Lujak Marvin Miller U. P Pierce Ella Mae Henry J. Taylor the Met Elmer Davis Earl Godwin Joe Masel Chaplain Stevens Orch Palmer House Orch Congress Hotel ABC U_ P U. P. News The Met Bong Farl Godwin We Hall Joe Hasel Stevens Palmer House

Radio Schedule for KMFM 104.1 MC Tonight

The station lists a full evening lineup from 4:15 PM to 11:30 PM with programs including News updates, Green Hornet, Three-Quarter Time, Take It Easy, Marvin Miller Storyteller, Headline Edition, Elmer Davis, The Railroad Hour, Henry J. Taylor News, Let's Go to the Met, Rendezvous With Bong, Farl Godwin, Proudly We Hall, Tomorrow's News, Joe Hasel, Radio Chaplain, Hotel Stevens, and Palmer House.

Swami Santha Meeting Planned Before San Diego Trip

Swami Santha No. 102 Nomads of Avrudaka will hold an important dar bar Monday at 7 30 p m at Castle Hall St John street. It is the next to last gathering before members depart for the national convention in San Diego. Planning for "Breakfast at Hollywood" also announced. All members urged to attend.

Swami Santha Avrudaka Castle Hall St. John Street San Diego Hollywood

Robbery on Barton's Ferry Road Near West Point

Two masked men held up and robbed S. E. Bond of Biloxi and A. C. Vetsch of Columbus, Miss., of about 4055 in cash and valuables on the Barton's Ferry gravel road six miles east of West Point early Sunday morning.

West Point Miss S. E. Bond Biloxi A. C. Vetsch Columbus Barton's Ferry Here

Zodiac Message Board From Daily Star Gazer

Daily zodiac guide lists words mapped to numbers for signs Virgo and Pisces with sequences and dates. It reads like a numeric word puzzle guiding Good Things and actions for that period, reflecting a light horoscope style.

Radio Schedule for KWKH Shreveport Listing

Daytime and evening program lineup for KWKH Shreveport includes news, music, and talk shows from 3:00 PM through 1:05 AM. Notable items feature Hunt News, Saddle Serenade, Beulah, Lux Theater, Inner Sanctum, and 1130 Club segments with hourly news and sports updates.

KWKH-FM Program Schedule for Afternoon and Evening

KWKH FM 94.5 lists 3:00 Hunt 3:25 News 3:30 Winner Take All 4:15 Harmie Smith 5:15 Weather Forecast News 0:30 Herb Shriner Time 6:30 Club 15 6:45 Edward R Murrow 7:30 A Godfrey Talent Scouts 0:30 Bob Hawk Show.

Hunt Hunt Hammie Smith Groovie Boogis Curt Massey Lowell Thomas Beulah Jack Smith R. Murrow Arthur Godfrey Lux Radio Theater Irma Frank Page CBS Harmie Smith Herb Shriner Club Edward R. Murrow Inner Sanctum A. Godfrey Bob Hawk

Time Zone Notes For Radio Stations

Eastern Local Time. For central Subtract one hour, for mountain subtract two hours. Some local stations change hour of relay to fit local schedules. Last minute program changes cannot be included.

Evening 6 to 12 Radio Schedule snapshot

A dense listing of network programs and time slots from six PM to midnight across abc cbs mbs and west networks. Shows range from newsreels and discussions to music hotlines and dramatic plays with repeated kiddies hours and late night concerts.

Senate Battle Over Taft Hartley Repeal Plans Deepens

Senate Democrats split over two rival emergency plans to replace Taft Hartley. Taft’s 30 day cooling off period remains contested as Republican amendments push for case by case handling of strikes. Morse Ives proposals carve out congressional vetoes on injunctions and seizures while administration seeks a Wagner style shift. John L Lewis attacked pro administration Democrats in a telegram to Senator Pepper over the weekend.

Senate Douglas Taft Elbert Thomas Utah Ives Congress Morse R. Ore Truman John L. Lewis United Mine Workers Pepper

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