Progressive ticket elected in Jena mayoral race
By governor proclamation the April 11 Democratic primary results in Jena Louisiana declared the new Progressive slate led by Phil S Gaharan Jr elected to municipal offices. Steve Crooks defeats L N Ganey for town marshal and council members R W Stevenson Nick Edwards R D Bobby Kendrick W L Tarver and W T Hodges named. Governor Long dispenses with general election. July 1 start of terms. Giants suffer eight World Series losses in history, most by any team.
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Jena
Earl K. Long
Louisiana
Progressive
Phil S. Gaharan, Jr
Administration
Steve Crooks
L. N. Ganey
R. W. Stephenson
Nick Edwards
R. D.bobby Kendrick
W. L. Tarver
W. T. Hodges
Edwards
Long
Gaharan
LaSalle Parish
Dam Breach Rocks Ouachita Parish Lake and Dam
A wind driven breach at Cheniere Lake in Ouachita Parish washed away the western edge of the dam and threatens the spillway. Public works officials opened two spillway gates as caving continued while residents seek alternate routes to Monroe and West Monroe. Repairs begin Friday with state aid expected, and questions persist over gate access and ownership of key mechanisms.
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Twin Cities
A. P. Andrews Department of Public Works
State Wildlife and Fisheries Department
John McCormick
A. E. Montgomery
Ouachita Parish
Department of Public Works
J. A. Brantley
Ward 8
Tom Hicks
Tensas
Brantley
Hicks
Cheniere Lake
B. W. Biedenharn
Biedenharn
Monroe
West Monroe
Montgomery
Cancer Fatal to Actress Jane Cowl
Santa Monica Calif June 23 Death ends the varied career of Jane Cowl actress and playwright She died yesterday from cancer after hospital surgery two weeks earlier She was 65 Broadway famed Juliet with a 856 night Shakespearian run begun Jan 24 1923 Also an author or co author of nine plays and starred in two she helped write Smilin Through and Lilac Time Best known for Within the Law Born in Boston attended Columbia Widowed of Adolph Klawber longtime NYT drama critic No living relatives Funeral plans not set Collaborator Jane Murfin Crisp present Spreading Dawn 1917 first film soured her on movies later returned in Come Be My Love No Man of Her Own mother roles
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Santa Monica
Calif
Jane Cowl
Miss Cowl
Broadway
Juliet
Boston
Columbia University
Adolph Klauber
New York Times
Jane Murfin Crisp
Robert Montgomery
John Lund
Guarded plant eruption spurs lethal strike violence
Victor McDaniel, 30, wounded five times, is in critical condition after gunfire near the Enka plant as workers militant action escalates. James McCamey and William McGinnis are in serious condition and David Proffitt was lightly wounded. Police name Emory Wells, Fred Jones, and Junior French as assault suspects. The strike seeks a 23 cent wage rise. company offers 10 cents per hour, criticising the union demand. National Guard units patrolled June 7 after earlier patrols and car stonings, with federal mediation stalled by an NLRB dispute over CIO recognition.
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Victor McDaniel
James McCamey
Enka
William McGinnis
David Proffitt
Morristown
Raymond Greenleaf
McDaniel
Greenleaf
Emory Wells
Fred Jones
Rutledge
Tenn
French
Jefferson City
National Guard
Federal Mediation and Conciliation Service
National Labor Relations Board
Workers Union
NLRB
Nelson faces contempt charge over atom espionage probe
The House Un American Activities Committee voted to cite Steve Nelson for contempt for refusing to answer questions about Russian atomic espionage. Nelson testified on June 8 1949 when committee investigated alleged Communist infiltration of the radiation laboratory at the University of California. He is identified as Communist party organizer for western Pennsylvania.
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Washington
House
UN American Activities Committee
Steve Nelson
Nelson
University of California
John Service Born in China
Washington June 23. John S. Service a foreign service officer and central figure in the Amerasia case is described as tall and wiry born August 3, 1909 in Cheng-Tu China. He studied economics at Oberlin then art history, later joining the State Department with much of his career in China and the Far East and a 1945 arrest in Amerasia documents raid.
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Oliver W. DeWolf
Washington
John S. Service
Senate
Amerasia
China
State Department
Foreign Service
Service
Cheng-Tu
Shanghai
Berkley, Calif
United States
India
Middle East
Europe
Oberlin College
Ohio
Senate Foreign Relations
McCarthy
R.-Wis
U. S
Far East
Patrick J. Hurley
Clarence E. Gauss
Joseph Stilwell
China-Burma
New York
Amerasia Magazine
Lightning wrecks Florida church and kills convict
Lightning yesterday struck Winter Haven and Jacksonville areas causing a church fire and injuries. Convict Angelo Massina, 30, was killed after being struck while fleeing a prison truck incident, while Robert McKay, 28, was critically wounded. At a naval air station game, eight players and an umpire were knocked down and revived. the Jacksonville strike ended the game. The Winter Haven church built in 1928 for $75,000 was completely burned.
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Miami
Fla
Florida
Angelo Massina
Winter Haven
M. L. Fletcher
Bartow State Road
Massina
Fletcher
Robert W. McKay
McKay
Naval Air Station
Jacksonville
Charles Webb
Christian Science Church
Barkley pension graft is condemned by critics
Critics describe a $2,500 annual expense allowance for Barkley as a wasteful, improperly described appropriation. They argue the money came from the public and harmed ordinary Americans while Barkley enjoyed lifetime service and a vice presidency. They urge accountability and emphasize the mismatch of public trust and private favors.
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Barkley
Congress
Truman
Vinson
Lodge
United States
Washington
Coney Island
Tax Bill Aims Tax Shift on Corporations in New Jersey
Kean backs a house passage of a committee approved measure to trim government spending by raising taxes on corporations earning over 1 000 000 but cutting for those from 5 000 to 167 000. Smaller firms gain about 267 million in relief while larger firms paying roughly 700 million more annually. critics warn higher living costs and food prices.
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Kean
New Jersey
Shriners Delegate Directs Traffic at Hollywood Corner
Hollywood June 23 Joe Gunther vice-president of P. J. Byrne Lumber Co. from Kansas City fulfilled a lifetime ambition yesterday directing traffic as Arrarat Temple Shrine Delegate at the famous Hollywood and Vine corner. He traveled 1,765 miles for the moment, saying it was worth it.
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Hollywood
Kansas City
Joe Gunther
P. J. Byrne Lumber Co
Shrine
Arrarat Temple
Vine
Byrne
Luxembourg envoy named deputy to NATO council in London
London June 23. The foreign office said Andre Clasen Luxembourg minister to London has been appointed deputy to represent Luxembourg on the North Atlantic Pact council of Deputies.
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London
Foreign Office
Andre Clasen
Luxembourg
World Telegram Sun back to work offer rejected in New York strike
The New York World-Telegram and Sun declined an independent union return offer after a 11 day strike by the C I O American Newspaper Guild. Negotiations halted as unions refuse to cross Guild lines amid wage, job security, and shop rule disputes. Federal mediators to probe remaining issues.
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New York
New York World-Telegram and Sun
C. I. O. American Newspaper Guild
Newspaper and Mail Deliverers Union
William Mapel
Publishers Association of
New York City
World-Telegram
Sun
Mapel
John L. Lewis
United Mine Workers
Walter P. Reuther
C. I. O. United Auto Workers
Guild
Johnson and Bradley defend Far East facts after Pacific visits
Johnson said he and Bradley obtained facts from discussions with MacArthur and Pacific commanders and their own observations. They visited the Philippines, Japan, and Okinawa and will withhold a full statement until later. He noted misunderstandings and misquotations amid changing Far East conditions.
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Johnson
Bradley
MacArthur
Pacific
Western Pacific
Philippines
Japan
Okinawa
Defense Department
Far East
Tokyo
Kyoto
Sainted daughter Marie Goretti canonized in Rome
In a historic ceremony Pope Pius XII canonizes Marie Goretti, who died in 1902 at age 11 after defending herself from an attacker. Her mother Assunta Goretti, 87, travels from Corinaldo to witness the rite as Alessandro Serenelli, the slayer, now a penitent recluse, avoids the ceremony. This canonization marks the first held in St. Peter's Square.
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Vatican City
Assunta Goretti
Pope Pius XII
Marie Goretti
Assunta
Rome
Corinaldo
Ancora
Adriatic
Alessandro Serenelli
Market Dip Scrambles After Early Gains
New York stocks opened with modest advances as investors booked profits. The session extended a rally from Wednesday that ended a week-long losing streak, but gains faded into a mixed bag of small up and down moves as traders took profits.
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New York
Cotton futures ease after initial drop on New Orleans selling
Cotton futures fell briefly more than a dollar per bale under selling pressure from New Orleans and commission houses, then recovered on active trade and short covering. Profit taking came as loan replevements remained heavy and spot sales persisted at the ten markets. Private crop reports showed clear hot weather aiding weevil control, with surveys noting heavy weevil infestations but limited damage so far as farmers resume intensified poison use. Traders ahead of first notice day looked to near July contracts.
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New York
New Orleans
Commission House
Cotton futures hinge on slow early trading in New Orleans
In New Orleans on June 23 prices showed little direction with early trading muted. At 11 a.m. the market ranged from five cents higher to forty five cents lower per bale, reflecting a quiet session as traders awaited clearer signals.
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New Orleans
Poultry prices steady as receipts reach 26 loads
Chicago June 23 Live poultry receipts total 26 loads fob paying prices unchanged as USDA report notes steady market.
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Chicago
USDA
Potatoes Market Report From Chicago June 23
US DA potato market update shows arrivals 146 on track 349 total shipments 896 with moderate supplies and slow demand. Arizona Bliss Triumphs at 4.35, California Triumphs at 4.40, Long Whites 3.35 to 4.40, Oklahoma Triumphs at 4.00.
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Chicago
USDA
U. S
Arizona Bliss
California
Oklahoma
Butter and Eggs Price Report From Chicago
Butter steady in Chicago on June 23 with receipts totaling 940,392 and wholesale selling prices unchanged. Eggs also steady with 14,175 receipts and unchanged wholesale prices.
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Chicago
Four Railroads threaten Sunday shutdown over switchmen strike
Chicago dispatch reports four to five major railroads may halt service at 6 a.m. Sunday if the AFL Switchmen's Union begins a Midwest and West walkout. Roads listed include Rock Island and Pacific, Chicago Western, Western Pacific, Great Northern, and Denver and Rio Grande Western. Great Northern may continue operations. Union asks a 40 hour week with 48 hours pay. presidential board offered no recommendation. Mediation failed to avert action. other unions threaten July 15 walkout.
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Chicago
A. F. L. Switchmen’s Union of North America
Rock Island and Pacific
Chicago Great Western
Western Pacific
Great Northern
Denver and
Rio Grande Western
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