Canada G M Signs Pact In Canada Five Year Agreement
Toronto June 21 The General Motors Corporation of Canada and the C I O United Auto Workers Union signed a five year contract with a three cent an hour annual wage increase plus 55 dollar monthly pensions and welfare benefits. Wages rise 14 cents in year one climbing to over 26 cents by year five. The deal requires union member approval by 6 500 Oshawa and Windsor plants with Oshawa workers to vote today. The agreement includes a 40 hour week, higher life and health benefits, three weeks vacation for long service, five cent hour rise for non productive workers, ongoing cost of living adjustments, and arbitrators who may alter penalties.
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Toronto
General Motors Corporation of Canada
C. I. O. United Auto Workers Union
Canada
Oshawa
Ont
Windsor
Detroit
Wayne Belardi Youngest Brooks Player in 1950 Squad
Wayne Belardi the bonus first baseman is the youngest member of the 1950 Brooks. He will not celebrate his 20th birthday until September 5.
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Wayne Belardi
Brooks
Wayne
Northeast Louisiana opens first maternity shop in West Monroe
Pictured from left are Mrs. Margery Zagone and Mrs. Ruby Holloway who recently opened Northeast Louisiana's first maternity shop at 809 Natchitoches Street in West Monroe.
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Margery Zagone
Ruby Holloway
Northeast Louisiana
Natchitoches Street
West Monroe
News-Star—World
Leon Noland, Jr
Maternity Shop Opens in West Monroe
Northeast Louisiana welcomes its first maternity shop run by Mrs. Ruby Holloway and Mrs. Margery Zagone at 809 Natchitoches Street. Hours are 9 to 5:30 weekdays and 9 to 6 Saturdays. The store offers skirts blouses and dresses with plans to add baby clothes.
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Northeast Louisiana
Ruby Holloway
Margery Zagone
Natchitoches Street
West Monroe
Twin Cities
Holloway
Baker’s
Spencer, la
Zagone
Three Monroe Men Serve Aboard Saint Paul In Naval Cruise
Buford Lively Elmer N. London Jr and James W. Gibson serve aboard the heavy cruiser USS Saint Paul. The ship sails June 17 for a six week naval reserve officers training cruise in the Pacific with 153 seniors and 824 sophomores from 24 colleges. All three attended Ouachita Parish High School. Lively joined the navy in 1944 while London and Gibson enlisted in 1948.
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Monroe
Saint Paul
Naval Reserve Officers Training Corps
Pacific
Buford Lively
Seaman
USN
Milhaven Road
Elmer N. London, Jr
Elmer N. London
Moore Ave
James W. Gibson
James O. Gibson
South Grand
United States
Ouachita Parish High School
Lively
Naval Service
London
Gibson
Rains Restore Power in Mexico City
Heavy rains ease power shortage as factories may use power freely. Daylight saving remains to save electricity while households are urged to cut consumption by twenty percent instead of forty percent.
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Mexico City
Ministry of National Economy
Cottage cheese salad with fruit and dressing
A plated salad features a large mound of cottage cheese on shredded lettuce topped with canned cling peach slices fresh cherries and pineapple spears. Served with a creamy French dressing for a complete meal.
Ouachita Parish Training Union Meets Friday Evening
The Ouachita Parish Training Union Association will hold a 7:45 pm Friday meeting at First Baptist Church Monroe. Conference sessions in each department will carry the theme Get a Hump to Beat a Slump with readers Rev. Filer J. Seal John M. Parker and others.
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Ouachita Parish
Dale Martha
Dean Beaird
Central Church
Building Permits Granted For Homes And Additions
Bettie Louis receives permission to build a dwelling at 602 South Twenty-eighth Street for 900 dollars with day labor. Luke Miller may move a dwelling to 2800 Wall Street for 75 dollars. John and Georgiana Williams may add a garage at 400 Shotwell Street for 110 dollars with day labor. Claude H. Baines gets permit to erect residence at 608 South Fourth Street for 7116 dollars, supervised by Jim Watts.
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Bettie Louis
South Twenty-eighth Street
Luke Miller
Wall Street
Childress Brothers
John and
Georgiana Williams
Shotwell Street
Claude H. Baines
South Fourth Street
Jim Watts
Local Marriage Licenses Reported for West Monroe Couples
Virgil O Bryan 23 of West Monroe marries Lois Inez Parker 17 of Monroe. Calvin C Frost 2 and Mary Joe Caples 19, both of West Monroe, listed with license records.
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Virgil O. Bryan
West Monroe
Lois Inez Parker
Monroe
Calvin C. Frost
Mary Joe Caples
Snake in mail confounds Azusa parcel post
Azusa California June 21 delivery man Curtis Anderson found a boa constrictor beneath a parcel in the post office. Ed ward R. Dickson said the 14 inch youngster is native to South and Central America and that the mystery is how it arrived at the local facility.
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Azusa
Calif
Parcel Post Department
Curtis Anderson
Edward R. Dickson
Dickson
South
Central America
Checkfltching First Application
Agonizing itching of eczema rash tetter ringworm pimples and scabies is described as being checked on ONH application of BLUE STAR OINTMENT. Repeat as needed as nature helps heal. Money back if FIRST star fails to satisfy, try it today.
Flooding Rivers Threaten Farm Lands in Pacific Northwest
Northw estern United States and western Canada face rising floods. In Canada’s British Columbia the Harrison and Fraser rivers threaten 1500 acres of farmland and the Vancouver area dike. Five deaths are reported including a child in Mission. Washington state reports four fatalities.
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United States
Canada
British Columbia
Harrison and
Fraser Rivers
Harrison Mills
Vancouver
B. C
Acton Kilby
Canadian Pacific Railway
Fraser
Idaho
Kootenai
Bonners Ferry
Mission
Washington State
Flying saucer sighted near Hamilton Air Force Base
The Oakland Tribune reports a disc shaped object moving at an estimated 1000 to 1500 mph made five passes near Hamilton air force base early. Three non commissioned officers described a blue flame and a thunder like roar as the craft swooped near a beacon north of the field. Corporal Roger G. Pryor saw the blue flame. others confirmed the sighting. The first pass occurred at 1 35 a.m. Pryor initially thought it a falling star but it continued moving.
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Oakland
Calif
Oakland Tribune
Hamilton Air Force Base
Air Force
Hamilton Field
San Francisco
Corp
Roger G. Pryor
the Tribune
Pryor
Ellis R. Lorimer
Virgil Capparo
Airways
Escapees From L T I Sought By Police
City and state police press on with a Wednesday search for two Louisiana Training Institute youths who fled the reform school Tuesday night. Ages Louis Durant and Wallace Vidrine, both 16 from Eunice, were last seen riding bicycles. Durant is 5'2" with brown hair and eyes. Vidrine stands 5'8" with brown hair and blue eyes.
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Louisiana Training Institute
Reform School
Louis Durant
Wallace Vidrine
Eunice
Durant
Vidrine
Harvesting Begins in Soviet Grain Belt
The Soviet grain harvest has started in Russia with forecasts predicting a top tier yield. Early reports describe the first day’s work in southern areas like the Kuban region where large state and collective farms are active.
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Russia
Moscow
Kuban
Olives Packable in Small Cans for Picnics
The small buffet sized cans of ripe olives are convenient for picnics. Open one can at a time to avoid leftovers and ease packing.
Ceremonial Planned For Nomads of Avrudaka Saturday
Swami Santha No 102 Nomads held a Monday Darbar at Castle Hall St. John St. Attendance was good despite heat with orchid night at Memorial Stadium. Plans include a large Nomad ceremonial and cold plate supper Saturday June 24 with Louise Fleet Cecile Parker Inez Brown Rani and Kate Smith as committee chairs.
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Swami Santha
Avrudaka
Castle Hall
St. John St
Inez Brown
Memorial Stadium
Louise Fleet
Cecile Parker
Rani
Kate Smith
Winnipeg
Manitoba
Canada
Swami Santha No
Maharajah
C. W. McLain
Dilwarre Santha No
Jackson
Miss
Santha
Zenana Santha No
Little Rock
Ark
Alabama population tops 3 million in early census
Preliminary census returns from 56 of Alabama's 67 counties show a state population above 3 million, up from 2,832,961 in 1940. Jefferson Montgomery and Tuscaloosa counties are still to report and may raise the totals. full effect on representatives will wait for all states' figures.
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Birmingham
Ala
Alabama
Jefferson
Montgomery
Tuscaloosa
U. S
House
Grand Canyon River Expedition Concludes Near Lake Mead
A five member motorboat expedition finishing near Lake Mead reports no major incidents. Two crew left the trip at Pierce’s Ferry while Otis Marston and others continue toward Hoover Dam. The journey yields Hopi salt mine finds and the grave of early explorer P M Hansbrough, with 31 MLB teams noted in history.
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Grand Canyon
Ariz
Lake Mead
Bob Manning
Desert Skyways
Boulder City
Nev
Pierce
Otis Marston
Berkley
Calif
Willie Taylor
Berkeley
William Belknap
Joseph Desloge
Guy Forcier
Killark Electrical Manufacturing Co
St. Louis
Lee Ferry
Ed Hudson
Paso Robles
Ed, Jr
Hudson
Grand Canyon Village
Desloge
Forcier
Pierce’s Ferry
Hoover Dam
Colorado River
Mile Deep Canyon
Marston
P. M. Hansbrough
Canyon
DAPPER DON COLLINS TO DIE IN PRISON GRAVE
Attica New York June 21 Dapper Don Collins a suave international crook in prohibition days dies of a heart ailment in Attica State Prison Hospital at age 70. A legend of escapes swindling and smuggling he served seven terms between 1908 and 1939 and faced Sing Sing for stealing 200 in 1939. He spent his final days cleaning cell blocks pending parole eligibility next February.
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Attica
N. Y
Dapper Don Collins
Dapper Don
Attica State Prison Hospital
New York
New York City
Atlantic
Sing Sing
Teen-Aged Girls Recalled to Hudson State School
Seventeen delinquent girls ages 13 to 16 who fled the Hudson state school for girls were all back in custody after the last three were found in Albany. The institution, with about 225 under sixteen, had no guards and allowed freedom within a fenced area, an official said. The escape was described as an aftermath of Sunday’s break led by three chronic runaways.
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Hudson
N. Y
Albany
Harriet Goldman
State Department of Welfare
Miss Goldman
Deaths James M Rogers and Louis E Fuller Sr
Two regional obituaries report James M. Rogers of West Monroe and Louis E. Fuller Sr. of Franklin parish dying within days of each other. Rogers leaves a wife two sons a daughter a sister a brother and eight grandchildren with Hall Funeral Home handling arrangements. Fuller Sr. dies at 66 after a local clinic visit with funeral set near Baskin and burial at Sunflower Cemetery. survived by wife two sons five daughters and ten grandchildren.
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James M. Rogers
West Monroe
Hall Funeral Home
Junior Bennett
Sims Bennett
J. T. Bennett
Leo Bennett
J. L. Bennett
J. C. Lee
H. Speaights
Mike Brown
L. M. Rogers
J. R. Rogers
Springfield
Oregon
Jesse Portier
Nucie Eichel
Monroe
J. C. Rogers
Texas
Winnsboro
Louis E. Fuller, Sr
Franklin Parish
Baskin
J. L. Keys
Gill
Sunflower Cemetery
G. D. Fuller
Louis E. Fuller, Jr
Myrtle Dees
Ethel Rhinhardt
Pineville
Elizabeth Groom
Eddiston
Lola Bell Moody
Floydlee Cheek
Rayville
Mrs. Janie Rutledge Dies in Ruston Hospital
Mrs. Janie Rutledge aged 57 died Tuesday night in a Ruston hospital. Peters Funeral Home will transport the body to the residence of Mrs. Sally Thomas in Start for visitation. Funeral services are set for Thursday with Rev. Deal officiating. She leaves three daughters Frances Mathis Mel Rouge Mandell Carr and Audrey Long. two sons A D Rutledge and Fred Rutledge. two sisters Reta Hines and Sallie Thomas. and a brother Wesley Aaron.
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Janie Rutledge
Ruston
Peters Funeral Home
Sally Thomas
Start
Rev. Deal
Rutledge
Frances Mathis
Mel Rouge
Mandell Carr
Girard
Audrey Long
Bonita
A. D. Rutledge
Fred Rutledge
Lubbock, Tex
Reta Hines
Rayville
Sallie Thomas
Starr
Wesley Aaron
Oak Grove
Tigers and Red Sox Share Triple Play Record
In 1911 Detroit executed three triple plays and Boston matched the feat in 1924 tying the major league record for most triple plays by a team in a season.
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Detroit Tigers
Boston Red Sox
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Silverstein
Mr. Burns
Robert Burns
Louisiana
Woman’s Apparel
Training Union
T. I
Lester
Music For
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Boark Bros
Jackson St
Frank P. Stubbs
Paramount Theater
James Jones
W. R. Hammond
Northeast Junior College
Jonah
Hammond
Leon Hammond
Furniture
Pe. A
Sherwin-Williams
Catalpa
Don
Walter B. Martin
Don’s
Robert A. Tourbillon
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Louise. Fuller
National Distillers Products Corporation
N.Y
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