Auction of Nazi loot highlights victims and forgotten lives
In New York a summer auction sold 828 lots of Nazi loot seized in Germany and Austria to aid displaced persons. Items included repousse silver, Herend porcelain, and other valuables once owned by individuals now unseen, with bids echoing stories of loss and the shadows of Dachau and Buchenwald behind each lot. Proceeds fund rehabilitation for refugees.
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New York
Germany
Austria
Dachau
Buchenwald
Presidential campaign forecast amid Dewey Warren and Truman clash
James Marlow assesses the 1948 campaign atmosphere with Governors Dewey and Warren challenging President Truman. Both parties will attack the other’s record on Congress while voters weigh federal experience and state leadership. The piece notes party dynamics, likely battles over control and re election incentives.
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Washington
Thomas B. Dewey
New York
Earl Warren
California
Truman
Dewey
Warren
Congress
House
Senate
Republican Congress
Mr. Truman
White House
Taft
Ohio
Ohiowa
Martin
Massachusetts
Snuff Box Sale Sparks Panic and Pride in One Brisk Market
The week’s biggest sale sees a buyer pay 4350 dollars for four snuff boxes, a price that stirs nostalgia for old-world collectors and funds a good cause. A 20 percent excise likely reflects tax on Uncle Sam, while another offer of 870 dollars could have bought more snuff boxes.
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Uncle Sam
City Court Hears Whisky and Disorderly Cases in West Monroe
Judge W M Harper fined and jailed three for selling whisky without license. Dass January fined for reckless driving, Robert Modline fined for drunk and disorderly conduct, Harry Hagan jailed for drunk and disorderly. Others fined for fighting or minor traffic offenses. West Monroe and surrounding areas saw multiple defendants charged with disorderly conduct and traffic violations.
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Earnest Lee
Coleman Avenue
Jesse Heard
West Monroe
Winnifred Johnson
Jonesboro
Loyd Orwell
Calhoun
P. G. Littlenton
RE. P. Eady
North Third Street
Charles A. Connella
Rayville
Robert Johnson
North Sixth Street
Herman Lee Evans
Farmerville
Fire crews respond to two alarms on city streets
Firefighters from companies 1 2 and 6 answered a 9 55 p m call to 100 St John Street reporting a lighting fixture flare and the danger was out on arrival. Company 1 also answered a 9 30 p m call to the 300 block of Jackson Street reporting a truck fire that was extinguished with no damage. Edward IV of England reportedly used about 300 pairs of gloves annually.
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St. John Street
Jackson Street
Edward IV of
England
Local cash loan offer with quick cash and flexible terms
Do not borrow unless needed, but if you must, this is the best place in town to borrow cash or reduce payments. People come here for fast cash, usually within ten minutes, with repayment up to 24 months. Ask for Harbuck, Daan Dept. Manager, Prewitt, Loan Officer, or Dennis, General Manager.
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Mr. Harbuck
Daan Dept
Mr. Prewitt
Mr. Dennis
Three Cab Drivers Fined for Selling Liquor in City Court
Three Victory Cab Company drivers were fined 350 dollars and sentenced to 60 days in jail each by Judge W M Harper after being found guilty of selling liquor without licenses and selling liquor on Sunday. The arrests came after an investigation by a deputy sheriff police officer and a federal Alcohol Tax Unit agent. Names given were Doyle Reynolds G S Stovall and H F Hammond with addresses in Gordon Avenue Grammont Street and South Grant Street.
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W. M. Harper
H. F. Hammond
South Grand Street
Doyle Reynolds
Gordon Avenue
G. S. Stovall
Grammont Street
Dass
Robert Modline
Olive Street
Harry Hagan
Adams Street
Jack Mulhearn
South Third Street
West Monroe
Thomas van Buren
Booker T. Washington
Jim Carter
John Dellery
McGuire Street
Hosea Penson
Monroe
H. T. Ward
Victory Cab Company
DeSiard Street
G.S. Stovall
South
Grant Street
Chief Ward
Alcohol Tax Unit
Treasury Department
Real estate transfers in Ouachita Parish listings
Real estate transfers recorded yesterday at the Ouachita Parish clerk's office include Alva Clay Smith selling to A J Lester lot 24 in block 14 of H M McGuire's addition for 830.62. Ik B Johnston sells to the city of Monroe an undivided 5 6 interest in a parcel in the J W Johnston Home Place addition for 416.67. The Renwick Co Inc sold to Red mond and Harkey several lots.
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Quachita Parish
Alva Clay Smith
A. J. Lester
H. M. McGuire
Ik. B. Johnston
City of
Monroe
J. W. Johnston
Renwick Co. Inc
Redmond and Harkey
Pazo Pain Relief for Simple Piles Advertised
An old advertisement touts Pazo as fast relief for piles with a soothing medicine claim. It features suppositories and cubes with perforated pile pipe, plus Paxo Ointment and Supposstories, claiming quick itching and pain relief, reduced swelling, and easier application.
Thrifty citizens and production limits in economic view
The excerpt argues that even with thrifty citizens providing venture dollars, the nation could not increase production or raise its standard of living. It frames thrift as insufficient without corresponding growth in outputs and living standards.
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the Nation
James Marlows
Texas
Mawnin
O48
NEA
M Reo
Owe
Wolf
Grocer’s Today
Walnut Street
Fruitland & Grocery
Cypress
Brown Brothers
Wright Brothers
Kittyhawk
N. C
Free Land
Wrights
Edison
Bell
Steinmetz
de Forest
New York Stock Exchange
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