London cabinet shakeup moves Shinwell from fuel to war minister
The London Star reports Prime Minister Attlee removed Emanuel Shinwell from the cabinet, elevating him to war minister under defense ministry oversight. The action aims to quiet leftist opposition as Hugh Gaitskell may replace him or take a higher post. No official confirmation yet.
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London
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London Star
Attlee
Emanuel Shinwell
Labor Party
Shinwell
Star
George VI
the Star
Arthur Horner
Mineworkers Union
Britain
Fuel Ministry
Hugh Gaitskell
Memoir of prize fighting in Chicago and distant memories
Westbrook Pegler recalls early 20th century prize fighting in the United States, Chicago’s crackdown, and the cultural clash around boxing. He reflects on cinema of Corbett-Fitzsimmons, Tunney-Dempsey era, and personalities like Jack Curley and Joe Gans, blending vivid memories with uncertain recollections.
Eisler and wife free on bond after deportation warrants
Composer Hanns Eisler and his wife Louise were released on bail in Los Angeles while immigration officials set a hearing date. Bail was set at 1000 dollars for Eisler and 30 dollars for Louise. Warrants in Washington allege entry via misrepresentation and Eisler's Communist Party past was noted at a House committee hearing. Eisler, defending his work, said he is an artist not a song writer.
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Los Angeles
Hanns Eisler
Immigration Service
Eisler
Louise
W. A. Carmichael
District Immigration Service
Washington
Eislers
Communist Party
Germany
Hollywood
Karl Marx
Mrs. Ensminger Dies After Hip Fall in Monroe
Mrs. Kate Ensminger 79 mother of Capt Rex W Ensminger Monroe state police post died at St Francis Sanitarium shortly after noon following hip fracture surgery from a fall at her home 2003 North Third street She leaves Capt Ensminger another son Jack Ensminger four daughters and 12 grandchildren Funeral arrangements handled by Hixson Brothers Funeral Home
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Rex W. Ensminger
Monroe
St. Francis Sanitarium
North Third Street
Ensminger
Capt. Ensminger
Jack Ensminger
Mashaw
Katherine Little
Fluitt Handley
W. B. Mask
The
Hixson Brothers Funeral Home
Zealander Finishes 16 Day Solo Flight From Belgium
New Zealand flier H. B. Newton walked from a baby plane in Brisbane after a 16 day solo flight from Belgium. He said there was nothing unusual about the homecoming and explained he worked in a Belgian aircraft factory to buy his plane. His craft has a 30 foot wingspan and a 75 horsepower motor. The remaining leg of his journey is a 1400 mile over water hop to New Zealand.
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Australia
New Zealand
H. B. Newton
Belgium
Newton
Oil line firms challenge ICC work hour rule
Seven trucking companies seek to block enforcement of the ICC limit on drivers working more than 10 hours per day and 60 per week. Judge Dawkins ruled cross claims cannot be merged with the injunction. separate complaints may go to a three judge court. The defense argues the rule harms industry while ICC cites field reports of noncompliance.
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Supreme Court
ICC
John H. Benckenstein
Houston
Texas
Joe Willet
Logan Martin
Monroe
H. and H. Transportation Company
Collins Trucking Company
Dailey
Dawkins
Woman Living in Woods Found Dead in Milton
Mrs. Bessie Gilles Lincox aged 38 was found dead in a wooded area near Milton after living with her husband without shelter for three weeks. Coroner Dr. Sidney Calloway attributed death to a heart attack triggered by malnutrition and exposure. The body was found by her husband Henry Lincox who had returned from a job hunt.
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Milton
Bessie Gilles Lincox
Leo R. Armbruster
Sidney Calloway
Northumberland County
Lincox
Armbruster
Henry
Britain moves toward faster withdrawal from Palestine
London and administrators in Palestine speed up consultations to fix a withdrawal date. A UN assembly deadline may trigger the announcement before end of the current session. Britain keeps policy default on partition and seeks a plan with Arab and Jewish acceptance, awaiting U.S. and Soviet involvement for enforcement.
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Palestine
Lake Success
London
United Nations Assembly
Holy Land
Assembly
Palestine Committee
United States
First Lieutenant LeBlanc Body Returns for Monroe Burial
The first World War Two soldier from Monroe to die overseas is Lt John A LeBlanc who perished in a tank accident in Auckland New Zealand on March 4 1943. His body will be returned with 42 Louisiana service men and laid to rest at Monroe Memorial Park under military auspices by the V F W Rodney J Hobbs post with services at First Methodist Church and graveside rites by Hixson Brothers. He is survived by parents Mr and Mrs A M LeBlanc Sr two brothers Gordon M LeBlanc and Arthur J LeBlanc Jr and a sister Miss Lillian LeBlanc.
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John A. LeBlanc
Auckland
N. Z
A. M. LeBlanc
South Fourth Street
Louisiana
Rodney J. Hobbs
Lt. LeBlanc
First Methodist
A. M. Serex
Port Barre
Lillian LeBlanc
Louisiana man linked to auto thefts at Flint plant
Police pursued leads tying a Shreveport Louisiana seller Atho R. Morgan and two Michigan parolees to the theft of four nearly complete Buicks from the Flint General Motors plant. Morgan said he sold cars in Louisiana for 3200 dollars each while promising more deals on return to Michigan. {Note: Summary kept within available readable facts.}
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Mich
Louisiana
Michigan
Tom W. Waldron
Atho R. Morgan
Shreveport
Chevrolet
Pontiac
General Motors Corp
Kaiser- Frazer Corp
Willow Run
Morgan
South
Waldron
Sigsby
William Morley
Ouachita Valley Fair Opens With Exhibits and Rides
Judges praise the Ouachita Valley Fair exhibits as among the state’s best with prize sweet potatoes and corn in the men’s division and potted flowers among women. The carnival runs daily from 4 pm with attractions including Zacchini the Human Bullet at 5 and 11 pm and 12 rides. Radio station KNOE will broadcast from 6:45 pm each day as buildings stay open 9:30 am to 11 pm all week.
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W. F E. Monroe
T. S. Edmiston
C. Walter Davis
Hazel Birdley
University
Ben Batchelor
Ruston
KNOE
Burglars Loot City Liquor Store Whiskey Haul
Burglars entered the City Liquor and Drug Store at 2300 DeSiard by removing the transom Mon night or early Tue took 15 cases of whiskey valued at 675 to a rear car leaving two gin cases behind A pistol and a money safe were undisturbed store owner Ross K Davis reported the break in to Monroe police who call the burglary a likely organized job and continue to investigate.
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Snow White Cleaners
Nation observes first meatless Tuesday amid mixed restaurant response
Associated Press reports the first meatless Tuesday met partial compliance as restaurants and hotels cite preplanned menus and orders. Wheat and corn futures rose on Chicago boards amid higher margin requirements, while Detroit bread prices rose and hog prices showed mixed moves across markets.
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Get Out Vote Campaign Launched by Monroe Jaycees
The Monroe West Monroe Junior Chamber pledges full support to a Get Out the Vote campaign. Al Newburn outlines six months of planning and a plan to distribute registration and voting information from October 6 through registrar book closure in December. Parades and stunts are planned to highlight voting as a civic duty. Burt Sperry arrived late to give introductory remarks and motivate the effort.
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Monroe
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al Newburn
Jaycee Organization
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Burt Sperry
Peace Treaty For Germany Purpose
Britain announced Russia agreed to a Big Four foreign ministers session on November 25 to attempt a German peace treaty. The United States and France signaled willingness, with Soviet acceptance to attend a November 6 deputies meeting in London for procedural preparations.
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London
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New York
Bastrop Girl Dies by Poison
Nadine Whitehead 23, office employee of Louisiana Power and Light, found dead in Bastrop in her room at 409 Washington Street. Coroner says suicide by strychnine within eight to ten hours prior. note found in wastebasket. Identity linked to Olla family. body at Robinson Funeral Home awaiting relatives.
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Bastrop
Nadine Whitehead
Louisiana Power and Light Company
Ola
C. F. McBride
Washington Street
Frank B. Ogden
Morehouse Parish
Ray
Ray Whitehead
Olla
Miss Whitehead
Robinson Funeral Home
Welfare official warns 100000 Louisianans starve on welfare
Louisiana welfare director W S Terry Jr says over 100000 residents depend on aid are starving as prices rise and checks fail to cover needs. He notes a 40 percent cut in grants since 1943 and a three dollar monthly reduction last July amid rising applicants. Budgets for the next two years align with current prices for the first time since 1943.
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Baton Rouge
W. S. Terry, Jr
Louisiana
Welfare Department
Tery
Terry
Administration Proposes New Farm Parity Formula
The Agriculture Department urged Congress to revise the farm parity formula to stabilize prices and ensure adequate food consumption. It called for price floors, acreage allotments with two thirds approval, direct moderate price supports, and adjustable programs to keep agriculture healthy after the current world food crisis.
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Congress
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Department
Senate
House Agriculture Committees
Congressional
Sam Jones Opens Louisiana Governor Campaign For Second Term
Lake Charles attorney and former Louisiana governor Sam Jones launched his bid for a second term from New Orleans arguing the state faced political immorality and praising Governor James H. Davis for preserving gains. He cited rising port tonnage, planned equal freight rates, and expanding oil reserves as indicators of progress and claimed an industrial boom amid a world trade upswing along the Mississippi Valley.
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New Orleans
Sam Jones
Lake Charles
Louisiana
Jones
James H. Davis
New Oreleans
Mississippi Valley
Lion Oil Farrar No. 3 hits 136 bpd in Union parish
The Farrar No. 3 well in Union parish section 34-22-1W tested at 136 barrels per day from 2 186 feet through a 1664 inch choke. It’s the Ora field’s 45th producer. Haroldson L Hunt Jr estate seeks permits for two more wells on 40 acre Compton lease in section 3-21-1W south of Compton No 1, which tested 417 bpd last week. Compton No 2 is an assured producer but untested.
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Lion Oil Company
Farrar
Compton No. 1
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