Convicted Ag Official Made Key Grain Inquiry Witness
Washington Senator Ellender announced that Jack I. Cowart, convicted of taking illegal fees, will be an important witness in the Senate Agriculture Committee inquiry into the Department. Brannan, the secretary, is also set to testify as accusations of a coverup swirl. A department official resigned as the hearings moved forward.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Jack I. Cowart
Agriculture Department
Senate
Sen
Ellender
D-La
Senate Agriculture Committee
Cowart
Brannan
Clovis D
Utah Flood Claims Its First Life
Utah flood forces evacuations across Weber and Salt Lake counties. Robert Spaun, 17, of Ogden, died after a rubber raft capsized in the Ogden River. Provo Canyon residents were told to abandon homes as the Provo River rose, likely isolating canyon communities. More than four families homeless in Weber Canyon and about 1,500 displaced in Salt Lake City.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Salt Lake City
Utah
Robert Spaun
Ogden
Ogden River
Provo Canyon
Provo
Weber Canyon
Safety Drivers of the Week Named in Monroe Area
Mrs. Relph Baldwin of 707 Wood and G. B. McGuffee of 103 Austin West Monroe earned Safety Driver of the Week honors. Both have long driving records, no accidents, and will compete for an all expense paid Nassau Bahamas trip via Delta Airlines for seven days and nights. Eligibility and backgrounds are noted, with Baldwin a three year driver and nurse. McGuffee a 30 year driver and Brown Paper Mill grinder.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
G. B. McGuffee
Austin
West Monroe
Ralph Baldwin
Woodstreet
Phantomer
Nassau
Wood
Baldwin
Wright- Bendel Clinic
Monroe
Frances Baldwin
Northeast Louisiana State College
McGuffee
Bahamas
Delta Airlines
Embezzling Banker Accused Of $450000 Loss
William C. Horley 50 a banker and active civic figure is accused by Middlesex County prosecutors of embezzling more than $450000 from First Bank and Trust Company where he served as vice president. He allegedly covered bad loans by stock market speculation over about three years and faces grand jury action after posting $25000 bail.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Perth Amboy
William C. Horley
First Bank and Trust Company
Middlesex County
Alex Eber
Horley
Harley
Community Chest
Red Cross
Boy Scouts
American Institute of Banking
St. Peter's Episcopal Church
Stowaways Reach End Of The Line
Two girls aged 26 and 23 traveled 6000 miles to Guam hidden aboard a B29 Superfortress from McClellan Air Force Base. They were escorted back to California after agreeing to repay 250 dollars each for transport.
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Travis Air Force Base
Calif
Guam
Jerie McDaniel
Walnut Grove
Maxine Allen
Tacoma
Wash
McClellan Air Force Base
Sacramento
Maxine
Honolulu
Air Force
Japan assumes Soviet officials will return to Russia
Tokyo announced at a Foreign Office news conference that Japan expects Soviet officials in Tokyo to return home soon after Japan regained independence. A Foreign Office spokesman said Japan will not demand their departure, noting the Russians were present due to the Allied Council for Japan during the occupation. The council dissolved with occupation headquarters.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tokyo
Foreign Office
Japan
Russia
Allied Council For Japan
Vacancy Costs You Money in Rental Property Ad
A brief Want Ad pitch explains that vacant rentals lose income and that listing properties quickly minimizes time and leg work for renters. It notes the cost of ad placement is small compared with one day’s lost rent.
Want Ad Number CALL 5161 Low Rate with Cancel Privileges
A classified notice invites readers to call 5161 for the want ad number and asks about a low seven time rate with cancellation privileges. The brief offers no further details on the service or terms.
Gas Ration Issue Sparks Partial Industry Return
Denver reports a partial easing as oil firms end a strike week amid government debates on gasoline rationing. Air transport faces the sharpest impact while pilots and crews see reduced training and flights. In California, IUPW and Union Oil settle for 1100 workers with a wage raise scheduled May 1 and retroactive pay, plus increased shift differentials. Secretary Chapman denies national rationing, citing time constraints.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Denver
California
Independent Union of Petroleum Workers
New Orleans
James K. Knudson
Defense Transportation Administration
Knudsen
Oscar Chapman
Chapman
Bruce K. Brown
Petroleum Administration For Defense
PAC
Air Force
Navy
Continental
Metropolitan
Ouepeite
Idlewild
York
IUPW
Union Oil Company
Oliver E. Goodwin
Federal Mediation and Conciliation Service
Goodwin
Ewing Award Winners Named for Journalism Education
Two LSU journalism students win the annual Robert Ewing scholarship, each receiving over 400 dollars. Nancy C. Collins of Shreveport and Mack B. Solomon of Pensacola were selected for scholarship based on scholarship records and potential in journalism. LSU President Troy Middleton announced the winners, now in their third year.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ewing
LSU
Collins
Tulsa
Ohio
Shreveport
Times
St. Vincent’s High School
The
Robert Ewing
Concerts Inc Launches Drive in Monroe
More than 200 workers in the Twin City Concerts Inc membership drive met on the Virginia Hotel roof for a kickoff banquet. L Slade Brown, president, spoke of last year’s successes and announced James Melton of the Metropolitan Opera will perform in Monroe on April 13 next year.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Twin City Concerts, Inc
Virginia
L. Slade Brown
R. L. Ross
Brown
James Melton
Metropolitan Opera Company
Monroe
Florida Democrats Cast First Primary In 20 Years
The AP reports Florida held its first presidential preference primary in two decades with Sen. Richard Russell declaring he will not bolt from the Democrats. Across Ohio, Taft supporters push for GOP loyalty as Indiana New Mexico and Maryland vote. Kefauver led Maryland’s presidential popularity poll, while Russell’s rebuff surfaced during a Miami debate.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Associated Press
Florida
Richard Russell
Ohio
Robert Taft
Indiana
New Mexico
Maryland
Sen
Estes Kefauver
Tennessee
Russell
Russell-Kefauver
Miami
Kefauver
Desiard Traffic Change Sought by Monroe Merchants
Monroe city council debated amending Section 34 of Ordinance 2788 to restore two way traffic on DeSiard Street from the 400 to 600 blocks after merchants urged that one way flow hurt business. A delayed motion, published in the Monroe News-Star, will stay in the city secretary's office a week before the council votes again on routing traffic east or two way.
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Monroe
DeSiard Street
de Siard
Legal Journal of the City
Monroe News-Star
City Commission Council of
City
Pulitzer Prizes Awarded For 1952 Journalism And Letters
Selections announced by Columbia University honor Herman Wouk for The Caine Mutiny and Joseph Kramm for The Shrike. St Louis Post-Dispatch cited for public service five times. AP, Times, and Chronicle reporters win major categories. Drake football photos by Des Moines Register staff win best photo sequence.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Herman Wouk
Joseph Kramm
St. Louis Post - Dispatch
Internal Revenue Bureau
John M. Hightower
Associated Press
Columbia University
Joseph Pulitzer
Columbia
Pulitzer
The
Post - Dispatch
St.Louis
San Francisco Chronicle
George de Carvalho
America
China
Anthony Seviero
New York Times
Seviere
Truman
Douglas MacArthur
Wake Island
Louis la Coss
St. Louis Globe-Democrat
West Point
U.S. Senate Crime Committee
John Robinson
Don Altang
Des Moines Register and Tribune
Johnny Bright
Drake
Solons Back Monroe Firemen Retirement Plan
Senator James Sparks and Representative Gilbert Faulick joined Monroe officials to back a firemen retirement bill to be raised in the coming legislative session. Captain Jimmie Griffin read the measure offering $70 monthly at 20 years, $140 for 70 year olds or disabled men, with survivor benefits for wives and children. Local leaders Mayor John E. Coon and commissioners Simmons and Cline pledged to push the bill through.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
James Sparks
Gilbert Faulick
Monroe
Jimmie Griffin
John E. Coon
Johnny Simmons
Frank X. Cline
Largest Ouachita Parish Family Invited To Royal Day
The Paramount Theater and News-Star-World sponsor a contest for families with 12 or more children to win a royal day in Monroe. The winner attends the first showing of Belles On Their Toes with lunch at Primos, plus a groceries basket. Entries due May 12 at the Paramount office.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Paramount Theater
News-Star —World
Paramount
Quachita Parish
Gilbreth Clan
Myrna Loy
Jeanne Crain
Debra Paget
Edward Arnold
Monroe
Primos
Brice
Super Market
Ouachita Parish
Paramount Office
Melvin Greenblatt
Greenblatt
Wilson attacks Wage Stabilization Board over steel case
Former mobilization chief Charles E. Wilson testifying before the House Labor Committee said the Wage Stabilization Board exceeded proper policy with its steel wage recommendations. He urged limiting WSB authority and argued steelworkers deserve only a nine cent catch up wage, warning broader raises could fuel inflation and higher costs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Charles E. Wilson
Wage Stabilization Board
WSB
Wilson
House Labor Committee of Operations
Son
Mrs. Carrie Colvin Rites Held in Monroe
Mrs. Carrie McEnery Colvin, long a Monroe figure and niece of U. S. Senator Samuel McEnery, died aged 89. Funeral at Hixson Bros. Chapel with Rev. Ralph Cain presiding. Interment in Greenwood cemetery Ruston. Survived by three daughters and nine grandchildren. Pallbearers named.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Monroe
Carrie McEnery Colvin
Smith Street
Hixson Bros
Greenwood Cemetery
Ruston
Ralph Cain
Memorial Methodist Church
United States
Samuel Douglas McEnery
Congress
H. McEnery
Ouachita Parish
John W. Myers
R. R. Cann
L. H. Schaeffer
Pasadena
Calif
Robert Cann
A. C. Bennett
G. A. Boyd
B. M. Landry
C. M. Jordan
Herbert Walker
Monroe Detectives Clear 2 Burglaries
Detectives arrested 20 year old Richard Smith of 1300 Louisville avenue with stolen auto tires and merchandise from Hammond Drug Store and Scotty's Service Station. He was transferred to parish jail. A brother, Robert Smith, on state parole from Angola, had previously received three five year sentences for burglary in 1949.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Monroe
Hugh Tolbert
Richard Smith
Louisville Avenue
Hammond Drug Store
Scotty's
Robert Smith
Angola
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Roger
Big Grain
Relph Baldwin
G. B. M’‘Guffee
Automobile
Brown Paper
Ewing Award
Joseph R. McCarthy
R.-Wise
Eft
William Benton
D. Conn
Theodore Kiendl
McCarthy
Benton
Concerts, Inc
Desiard
Far Eastern
C. Colvin
U. S
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