Socialist conspiracy warned by Westbrook Pegler
Westbrook Pegler declares an international socialist conspiracy underlying British socialism and US labor unions. He names Walter Reuther and David Dubinsky as influential promoters, alleges foreign influence and a built abroad policy, and warns of a coordinated network from Formosa to Latin America.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
David Dubinsky
Garment Workers’ Union
Reuther
United States
Dubinsky
Europe
Formosa
Latin America
Twin Cities firms honored for days pay pledge Chest drive
Daily honor roll list recognizes Twin Cities employers whose workers participate in the days pay pledge for the Twin City Community Chest drive. Additional names will be added as they come in by phone 8218.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Twin City
Rayburn Triggers Uproar Among Dixie Governors
In Hot Springs Arkansas on November 13 AP reports anger at House Speaker Sam Rayburn. His plea for Democratic party loyalty and sharp criticism of Republicans sparks a volatile Southern Governors Conference amid talk of a Dixie revolt led by figures like Gov. James E Byrnes of South Carolina.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Don Eee
Hot Springs
Ark
Southern Governors Conference
Sam Rayburn
Nepublicans
Texan
James E. Byrnes
South Carolina
Dixie
Byrnes Says South Loyal to None in 1940 Vote
Hot Springs Arkansas November 13 Governor James E Byrnes declared the south does not owe loyalty to any political party or candidate in next year’s presidential election.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hot Springs
Ark
James E. Byrnes
South Carolina
South
Governors clash over Rayburn speech at annual dinner
Maryland's Theodore Nekeldin a Republican governor stormed out of Rayburn's address at the governors' meeting and accused the speaker of staging a Democratic rally. Mississippi's Fielding Wright called it partisan political talk while Arkansas's Sid McMath praised the speech as patriotic.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rayburn
Theodore R. Nekeldin
Maryland
Fielding Wright
Mississippi
Sid McMath
Arkansas
Scientist Gerald Wendt to Address Knife and Fork Club
Members of the Knife and Fork Club meet tonight at 8:00 on the Frances Hotel roof for a dinner and talk by Dr. Gerald Wendt. The noted scientist, former editor of Science Illustrated, and author of Atomic Energy and the Hydrogen Bomb will discuss scientific facts made interesting and relevant for the general public.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Knife and Fork Club
Frances Hotel
Gerald Wendt
United States
Dr. Wendt
Science Illustrated
Senators decry excess top brass in Washington defense setup
The Senate preparedness subcommittee warned Washington's defense establishment is top heavy with generals admirals and civilian staff. It cited 361 general and flag officers and 91 081 civilians as of Sept 30 and contrasted with 397 generals and 98 071 civilians in 1945. The panel urged immediate remedies to avoid a future force of all chiefs and no Indians.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Marvin L. Arrowsmith
Washington
Senate Preparedness Subcommittee
Defense
Armed Services Group
Defense Establishment
Pentagon
Lovett
Lyndon Johnson
D. - Tex
Europe
Woman Fatally Hurt In Two Car Crash At Plum And South Second
Mrs Mildred Esilones aged 38 died en route to St Francis sanitarium after a collision at Plum and South Second streets in Monroe. The driver of the fatal car J C Tanner 25 was arrested for negligent homicide. Three other occupants of the Ford were taken to hospital with injuries. The Pontiac rammed the Ford causing the crash and vehicular damage. Funeral arrangements are by Hixson Brothers Funeral Home.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mildred Esilones
Ouachita
St. Francis Sanitarium
Plum
South Second Streets
Monroe
J. T. French
Ouachita Parish
Tanner
South Second
George Brantley
Marion
Ford
Hixson Brothers Funeral Home
Sam Scott
David Rawls
Stanley Esilones
Tim Faulk
Turkey defies Soviet threat with strong note to Moscow
Ankara declares serious military preparations to aid western defense and protect sovereignty. The Turkish note rejects Soviet charges and argues the North Atlantic Pact remains defensive, while urging honest self examination of Soviet claims.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ankara
Turkey
Russia
Soviet Union
United Nations
Three Angola Escapees Nabbed In Mississippi
Three Louisiana penitentiary escapees fled across the Pearl River on a tractor inner tube and were captured in Jackson Mississippi. William Cordell Weeks Alvin Graves and Willard Joseph Martin were identified by Captain W H Godwin. One was shot in the hip after a pursuit ending in a wrecked car on a dead end road.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jackson
Miss
Louisiana State Penitentiary
W. H. Godwin
William Cordell Weeks
Alvin Graves
Willard Joseph Martin
Louisiana
Angola
Mississippi River
C. S. Carroll
H. L. Bailey
Pearl River
Protection Of Zoo Animals Requested
Johnny Simmons urged park visitors to protect animals and property after a seven year old female deer was found dead from a .22 rifle shot. He stressed guns are illegal in the park and discharging firearms within city limits. He called for safety to keep the park beautiful and functional.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Johnny Simmons
Simmons
Missing Brothers Feared Drowned After River Search
In Minneapolis a dam area yielded two caps identified as belonging to Kenneth Klein Jr eight David six and Daniel four. Police and 100 civil defense volunteers extended a vast search along the Mississippi with dogs draglines and planes, but no sign of the three boys since they vanished Saturday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Minneapolis
Mississippi
Manen Oaiel
NCU
Mivyute Bam
Moore
Kenneth Klein
Kenneth, Jr
David
Daniel
Tom Jones
Civil Defense Auxiliary
Klein
Kenneth
Civil Air Patrol
Jones
Delta Seeks Cargo Flag Stops on Key Routes
Delta Air Lines asked the Civil Aeronautics Board to approve three cargo flag stops at New Orleans Jackson and Greenville Spartanburg as part of its Atlanta Dallas and Atlanta Chicago routes. A board examiner approved the proposals and oral arguments were heard with a decision pending. Delta lawyer Franklin Kell said the plan would not harm Eastern or Chicago and Southern Airlines and noted Delta cannot handle all Jackson cargo in passenger planes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Delta Air Lines
Civil Aeronautics Board
New Orleans
Jackson
Miss
Greenville - Spartanburg
S. C
Franklin Kell
Delta
Fastern Air Lines
Chicago and Southern Air Lines
Atlanta
Dallas
Greenville-Spartanburg
Kell
Monroe Considers Fire Prevention Division Ordinance
Fire Chief H L Hales urged the Monroe city council to create a separate fire prevention division, backed by the National Board of Fire Underwriters, with a decision expected soon. The council also reviewed bus insurance proposals from Ouachita Insurance Exchange and a Magnolia Study Club petition for a city narcotics hospital, noting the aim was good but the plan incomplete.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
H. L. Hales
Monroe City Council
John Coon
Hales
Fire Department
National Board of Fire Underwriters
William Rodriguez
Ouachita Insurance Exchange
Magnolia Study Club
Henry Bernstein
Two U P Streamliners Run Together In Wyo
In Evanston Wyoming on November 13 AP reports two Union Pacific streamliners the City of San Francisco and the City of Los Angeles collided in a blizzard killing twenty or more. Fourteen bodies identified eight seriously hurt and several missing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Clifton E. Wilson
Evanston
Wyo
Wyoming
San Francisco
Union Pacific
Los Angeles
Salt Lake City
City of
City of Los Angeles
Neals appeal to Gov Long over missing son in Louisiana
A grieving Korean War veteran Huey Neal appeals to Governor Earl K Long in Shreveport after his wife was shot dead and their five year old son Joseph vanished. Police and volunteers hunted woods and lakes across north central Louisiana with no trace found.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Baton Rouge
Louisiana
Huey Neal
Korea
Shreveport
Joseph
Earl K. Long
Neal
Lake Arthur
Long
Col
E. P. Roy
Warren Kraft
Marysville
Wis
Natchitoches
Britain’s Conservatives win confidence vote on steel policy
London November 13 The house of commons backed Churchill’s new Conservative government by 39 votes 320 to 281 defeating a Labor move to block the repeal of steel nationalization. The king’s speech promised government steel ownership end and a return to private enterprise by February 1 with a bill planned.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
House of Commons
Winston Churchill
House
Greenback Party Nominee Chosen For 1952 White House
Seattle grocer Fred C. Proehl is named the Greenback Party's 1952 presidential nominee in Indianapolis. He campaigns from his Seattle neighborhood store and vows to press greenbacks issued directly to citizens. Proehl, longtime banking reform advocate and Greenback organizer for Washington state, says few chances but plans to continue his bid.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Seattle
Greenback Party
Indianapolis
Fred C. Proehl
White House
Proehl
Washington State
Proeh
Otter Tail County
Minn
Two Wildcat Oil Wells Disclosed in Concordia Parish
The Monroe minerals division reports confirmed oil production from Hunt Oil Co. wells Yakey Nos. 1 and 2 in wildcat territory Concordia Parish. Yakey No. 1 yields 100 barrels daily, No. 2 yields 82, both from Wilcox sand.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wildcat
Concordia Parish
Monroe Minerals Division
State Conservation Department
Hunt Oil Co
Et Als
F. F. Yakey
Township
Fairview
Hunt Oil Co., Et Als
Conservation Department
Barnett- Serio No
Russian Sub Fleet Is Reported Formidable
London reports Brassey s annual assesses the Soviet armed forces as formidable with 380 submarines in service and 120 under construction. It notes 2 800 000 troops ready to mobilize 300 divisions within two months of war and highlights Stalinite discipline while acknowledging a strong jet fighter force and limited heavy bombers like the B 29.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
Brassey’s
Russia
Soviet Union
Stalin
Korea
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Pegler
K. P. Sisters
Tri-State
Pythian Sisters
Hotel Frances
Pythian Castle
Knights of Pythias
Pythian
School of Instructions
Cleone Hogan
Supreme Temple
Knights of Pythias of Monroe
Supreme Lodge
Day's Pay Pledge Firms
Baker's Shoe Store
Central Oil & Supply Co
M. Kaplan & Son
Southern Lumber & Box Co
Rhealee Millinery
Monroe Hardware Co
Twin City Printing Co
Family Shoe Store
James Machine Works
Billie Ward
Hershel Maxey
E. C. Carter
R. W. Boyd
Ward
Maxey
Air Force
Marine Corps
William Giglio
Charles Giglio
Navy
Atlantic
Giglio
Monroe Fire Department
U.P. Streamliners
British Steel
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