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Newspaper
Monroe News Star
Location
Monroe, Louisiana, United States of America
Date
Jun 24, 1946
Page
3
A historical table shows remarriage odds by widow age. Younger widows have higher chances, with 12 of 100 ages 16–20 remarrying within six years, 8 of 100 ages 21–25, and odds declining as age rises, down to about 3 in 100 for ages 71–75. The U.S. Tax Court endorsed the remarriage table in an estate tax case, noting possible limits on accuracy.
A badly decomposed body of a Negro man, aged about 35 to 40, was found in a shallow canal near Tenth and Calypso streets. An inquest by Dr. James T. French failed to identify him. clothing was fine quality and belongings included a nickel a shoe spoon and a faded laundry mark. The body was recovered by the American Legion rescue truck after being observed by a child and reported to police.
City Commissioner W D H Rodriguez heads to Baton Rouge to push Senate passage of House Bill 673 by Bannister and Bell. The bill would authorize the Monroe city council to adopt a voluminous building code by reference rather than publication, with copies kept in the city secretary’s office. The existing code is on file but not legalized. The act has cleared the House. He also plans to oppose a separate bill allowing municipalities to mortgage public utility properties without taxpayer approval.
Baton Rouge July 24 Special The natural gas sales tax, a contentious item, returns to the Louisiana House after prior defeats. The Heintz plan would fund teachers with 7.5 million dollars from gas tax revenues and existing sales taxes. The measure, once a three cent gath ering tax, evolved into a two cent per thousand cubic feet levy with revenue dedicated largely to schools and teachers.
The municipal light and power department finished a 2 1/2 mile copper wire transmission line from the plant to a substation at Louis ville avenue and Sixth street tying in at Ninth and DeSiard street. The new line ends prior low voltage and will be extended to Mississippi and Pecan streets and later to a substation on Dick Taylor street. Delivery was delayed by a strike, with wires ordered last December and installed June 12.
Prices after a public hearing show support in both chambers for the interstate combine as the preferred method to raise rates. The measure faces slim odds of passage before both houses. A similar bill rests with the house ways and means committee.
Ved Vrat, 25, a Hindu graduate student at Stanford, and Evelyn Corriveau, 17, a California high school student, were married in the university chapel in a ceremony blending Christian and Vedantic rites. The double ring ritual was performed by the Rev.
W Mimby, a former India missionary, and an ichthyologist in training plan marriage after Vrat. In-law Arthur Corriveau of Palo Alto gave the bride in marriage and called the wedding a gesture toward reducing race prejudice. Vrat, sent to the United States by the mission, will complete studies in two years before heading to India.
Mackenzie analyzes Poland's Sunday plebiscite amid militia intimidation and a secret police drive against opposition. He notes Mikolajczyk's likely backing, the government's Soviet-style aims, and the chilling impact of arrests and shortages on turnout as voters decide on parliament, nationalization, land reform, and possible German annexations.
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