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23 Nov 1950
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Monroe News Star in Monroe, Louisiana
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Newspaper
Monroe News Star
Location
Monroe, Louisiana, United States of America
Date
Nov 23, 1950
Page
1
Reflections on politics and gambling in a 1930s column
Westbrook Pegler writes from New York on personal vices and national decline, riffing on government welfare, gambling in odds shops, and poker as a dwindling sport. He recalls Alf Landon, Roy Howard, and Wendell Willkie, claiming pride in besting Landon and lamenting 1936 choices that might have spared war.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
United States
P. O
Pete
Alf Landon
Maryland
Alf
Roy Howard
Philadelphia
Wendell Willkie
Thanksgiving Parade of Pilgrims and Turkeys in 1949
The report recalls a nationwide Thanksgiving as Americans recover from war and hardship. President Truman urges prayers for peace as families travel home by train, bus, and air to gather for feast and national reflection. Weather forecasts promise cold spells in some regions while many enjoy traditional dishes and festivities.
O Mahoney in Top Post Sought by Two Democrats
Washington reports that Gillette of Iowa and Hunt of Wyoming urged Senator O Mahoney to become the next Senate majority leader. With the 1952 election in view, backers say he fits the party program. O Mahoney favors no bid, while others back McFarland for the post.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Gillette
Iowa
Hunt
Wyoming
O'Mahoney
D.wyo
Senate
Scott Lucas
Illinois
Lucas
Florida
McFarland
D.-Aziz
Congressional
Deate
Truman
O’mahoney
Democratic Party
Good Fellows Fund Increases in News Star Today
Previously acknowledged amounts show Dr Alfred R Brin contributing 5.00 and Slagle Johnson Lbr Co giving 50.00 to the Good Fellows Fund. Early press hour will cause a half holiday and letters received for Good Fellows are omitted today and will appear Friday in the News Star World.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alfred R. Brin
Slagle Johnson Lbr. Co
News-Star—World
News-Star
Higgins heads Louisiana Youth Commission in Baton Rouge
Lawrence Higgins, formerly state welfare commissioner, was named executive secretary of the Louisiana Youth Commission at a meeting in Baton Rouge. Judge Chris Barnette was named chairman, with state Senator Guy J. DAntoni as vice-president. Higgins and Mrs. G W Pomeroy of Ruston were chosen delegates to the White House conference in Washington.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Baton Rouge
Louisiana Youth Commission
Lawrence Higgins
Higgins
Chris Barnette
Caddo Parish
Guy J. D'Antoni
New Orleans
G. W. Pomeroy
Ruston
White House
Washington
Climbers Hunt Missing Plane In Grand Tetons
Mountain climbers prepared to push Mount Moran in Grand Teton National Park to locate a DC-3 suspected to have crashed Tuesday night with 21 aboard. Four climbers reached 9,000 feet while Park Ranger Blake Vande Water led a four-man party amid heavy snow and winds. Paul Petzoldt planned a different ascent as weather hindered progress. Local search focused on the Tetons near Jackson Hole, with 15 inches of fresh snow at Moose and subfreezing temps hampering recovery efforts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Grand ‘Feton National Park
New Tribes Mission
Mount Moran
Teton Range
Wyoming-Idaho
Jackson Hole
Tetons
Paul Petzoldt
Riverton
Wyo
Grand Teton Park
Search
Blake Vande Water
Vande Water
Moose
Government Fires Opening Gun In Communist Battle
Washington reports the government has fired the opening gun in a battle with the Communist party. Attorney General J Howard McGrath accuses Reds of allegiance to Soviet Russia and urges the new subversive activities control board to force party registration and disclose leadership and revenue sources. He warns that in a war, Communists would try to defeat US military efforts and aid the Soviet Union. The petition outlines plans for civil insurrection to establish a Soviet America under a dictatorship of the proletariat.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Communist Party
United States
J. Howard McGrath
Russia
Subversive Activities Control Board
U. S
Soviet Union
McGrath
Soviet America
Two Puerto Rican Nationalists Held in New York
Two Puerto Rican Nationalist leaders Julio Pinto Gandia and Juan Bernardo Lebron were jailed in New York under heavy guard as suspected chief plotters in the attempt on President Truman. Wives of the Blair House attackers were arrested, and a federal grand jury evidence points to an organized plot. Torresola was killed. Collazo wounded and awaiting trial.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Truman
Secret Service
Julio Pinto Gandia
Juan Bernardo Lebron
Washington
Oscar Collazo
Griselio Torresola
Blair House
U. S
Frederick H. Block
Gandia
Lebron
Directors Named for Civil Defense in Four Parishes and Three Towns
Baton Rouge November 23 Gov Earl K Longs office has advised appointments of civil defense directors for four parishes and three towns Latest appointees for parishes are Caddo Cecil Hightower Shreveport Jefferson Clyde Bourgeois Marrero Tangipaho Ted Eugene Varnado Kentwood and LaFourche Irving E Legendre Municipal directors announced were for Pollock G F Myer Lecompte James I Roby and Ponchatoula John J Dahmer
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Baton Rouge
Earl K. Long
Caddo
Cecil Hightower
Shreveport
Jefferson
Clyde Bourgeois
Marrero
Tangipaho
Ted Eugene
Varnado
Kentwood
LaFourche
Irving E. Legendre
Pollock
G. F. Myer
LeCompte
James I. Roby
John J. Dahmer
Sermon by Rev R T Watson Delights Monroe Congregation
A union Thanksgiving service in Monroe at First Presbyterian drew pastors and members from First Presbyterian First Methodist B N A I Israel and First Christian. Rev R T Watson delivered the sermon citing Psalms 107 praising God’s loving kindness and wonderful works. A student’s remark on gratitude sparked the sermon about recognizing true gratitude and virtue.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Monroe
First Presbyterian Church
First Presbyterian
First Methodist
B’nai Israel
First Christian
Watson
Gas firm authorized to deliver natural gas in Mississippi and Alabama
Washington reports the power commission approved Southern Natural Gas Co. to deliver natural gas in Mississippi and Alabama. Authorized districts include north central and Carthage in Mississippi and Aliceville and Carrollton in Alabama. Deer Creek district plus Ethel, McCool and Weir were denied.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
The
Power Commission
Southern Natural Gas Co
Birmingham
Ala
Mississippi
Alabama
North Central District
Carthage
Aliceville
Carrolltown
Southern Natural
Deer Creek
Ethel
McCool
Weir
Miss
North Central
Ackerman
Mathiston
Eupora
Walthall
Maben
Manteel
Houston
Wardman Derma
Calhoun City
Pittsboro
Bruce
Trains Plow Into Each Other Killing Dozens in NYC Area
Two Long Island Railroad passenger trains collided in Kew Gardens Queens killing at least 76 and injuring over 150 nine hours after the wreck. Surviving motorman William Murphy described braking failure while the other operator Benjamin Pokorny died. Authority figures debated negligence and imposed a 25 mph city-speed limit on trains.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Carroll
Art Everett
New York
Long Island Railroad
New York State
Pennsylvania Railroad
Congressional Limited
Philadelphia
Kew Gardens
Queens County
Long Island
United States
Rockville Centre
Queens Borough
Times Square
William Murphy
Joseph Sharkey
Murphy
Charles P. Sullivan
Sharkey
Sullivan
Pennsylvania Station
Hempstead
Benjamin J. Pokorny
Babylon
Two held after Griffin's Service Station robbery
Two men, Conley Grabener and B R Randall, robbed Griffin's Service Station on Highway 80 in West Monroe of 30 dollars Wednesday night and were later captured at Twin City Oil and Tire. Grabener has prior robbery convictions and an escapee record from Caddo Penial farm. Both suspects face simple robbery charges.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Griffin
Highway 80
West Monroe
Ouachita Parish
Conley Grabener
Shreveport
B. R. Randall
Ruston
J. O. Williams
Williams
William Booth
Quachita Parish
Oscar Hill
Bill Reno
L. G. Smith
Twin City Oil and Tire Company
Grabener
Caddo Penial Farm
Rumors Of Peace Suddenly Appear Amid Korean Front Quiet
Belman Mor reports in Tokyo that peace rumors surface after Thanksgiving quiet on Korea. 27 wounded American prisoners released by Chinese Communists claim the Chinese do not want to fight Americans, while UN troops hold positions. Echoes of demilitarized buffers and possible Lake Success talks surface, but officials deny negotiations at this level. Chinese forces withdraw in northwest Korea. Nationalists in Taipei note heavy casualties and intensified bombing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Belman Mor
Tokyo
United Nations
Korea
U. N
MacArthur
M. P. Echols
Washington
U. S
Dean Acheson
North Korea
Red China
Manchuria
Echols
Lake Success
Taipei
Mrs Clarise Bley of Rayville Dies
Mrs. Clarise Bley of Rayville died in a Monroe hospital early Thursday. Funeral in Rayville Friday at 2 p.m. at her brother George B Franklin’s home, Mulhearn Funeral Home in charge. She was part of a north Louisiana family and once owned a business house in Knoxville Tennessee. Survived by two brothers besides George Franklin, Joe Franklin of Dallas and Frank Franklin of Knoxville.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Clarise Bley
George Franklin
Rayville
Monroe
George B. Franklin
Mulhearn Funeral Home
Bley
Louisiana
Knoxville
Tenn
George B. Franklin Lumber Co
Holly Ridge
Joe Franklin
Dallas
Tex
Frank Franklin
Tenn. Tenn
Elizabeth McCain Nominated for Juvenile Court Judge
Memphis Tennessee November 23 Miss Elizabeth McCain is in line to succeed Judge Camille Kelley in juvenile court. Mayor Overton announced he will nominate Miss McCain at the next city commission meeting. Approval is regarded as virtually certain.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Memphis
Tenn
Elizabeth McCain
Camille Kelley
Watkins Overton
McCain
Death Messages From Long Island Train Wreck Victims
In Garden City Floral Park East Rockaway and other Nassau communities the phone rang with the grim news of a major Long Island railroad wreck. Families heard their kin were dead as the worst crash in New York state history unfolded on Thanksgiving Eve.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Garden City
Floral Park
Long Island
East Rockaway
New York State
Manhattan
Pennsylvania Station
Honor Roll list grows for Twin City Chest drive
Daily note announces Honor Roll of firms in Twin Cities with employees adopting daily pay pledge for Chest drive. Contact 8218 for qualification. Read tomorrow for more names. Listed entities include Monroe Charity Hospital Louisiana Dept. of Revenue Sears Roebuck Montgomery Ward Silverstein Monroe Furniture J C Penney Tax Assessor's Office Turpin Lumber R A Jewelry Field's Ready To Wear Monroe Hardware Kellogg Lumber James Machine Works N E La State College Unique Laundry Durrett Furniture D E Furniture Monroe Auto Centeral Oil Strauss Monroe Fire Dept Martin Marble Streets & Parks Cotton States Chem Georgia Tucker School and more entries to follow.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Twin City
Monroe Charity Hospital
Louisiana
Dept. of Revenue
Sears, Roebuck & Co
Montgomery Ward & Co
Silverstein’s . Monroe Furniture Co
J. C., Penney Co
Court
Turpin Lumber & Supply Co
R. & A. Jewelry Co
Field’s
Monroe Hardware Co
Kellogg Lumber Co
James Machine Works
N.E. la. State College
Unique
W. Monroe
Durrett Furniture Co
D. & E. Furniture Co
Monroe Auto & Supply Co
Centeral Oil & Supply Co
F. Strauss & Son
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Yanded
Ily
Rive
Westbrook
Pegler
Ealal
Turkey
Associated Press
Atlantic Seaboard
Pennsylvania
Margaret
David Wallace
U. S. Seventh Division
Richard Wortman
Willoughby, O
Raymond
TOP Post
Northern Democrats
Good Fellows Fund
Youth Commission
Moran, Wyo
Moran
Presbyterian Church
Ploton Truman
Civil Defense
R. T. Watson
F. K. Hirsch
A. M. Serex
Ernest Duncan Holloway
Ouachita
Elizabeth M’cain
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