Production Credit Meeting Schedules Tri State Conference
Steve Voelker president of the Production Credit Corporation of Louisiana and D M Kell secretary treasurer of the Tallulah Production Credit Corporation announced a tri state PCA meeting in New Orleans Thursday and Friday. Delegates from Alabama Mississippi and Louisiana attend the 21st annual conference representing about 50 000 stockholders and $100 million in annual farm production credit.
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Steve Voelker
Production Credit Corporation of
Louisiana
D. M. Kell
Tallulah
Vice King Goes On Trial Monday in Baton Rouge
Ben Johnson nicknamed the vice king of South Louisiana faces narcotics charges and goes on trial Monday after pleading innocent at a preliminary hearing. A former Baton Rouge used car dealer, Johnson has a history of crime allegations including white slavery and pandering. He has remained free on $20,000 bond.
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Baton Rouge
Ben Johnson
Francis C. Grevemberg
South Louisiana
Johnson
Tax Revenues Return To Normal After Smoking Scare
In New Orleans Norman T. Morsell chief of the federal tobacco tax division says revenues recovered from a 19 percent summer drop caused by cancer scare reports. He spoke at the National Tobacco Tax Association convention, with about 175 state tax collectors present.
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New Orleans
Norman T. Morsell
Washington, D.C
Federal Tobacco Tax Division
Morsell
The
National Tobacco Tax Association
Perez names son as assistant district attorney in St Bernard Plaquemines
New Orleans district attorney Leander H. Perez Sr. appointed his son Leander Jr. aged 34 as assistant district attorney for the St Bernard Plaquemines district. He succeeds William F. Roy who resigned due to illness.
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New Orleans
Leander H. Perez Sr
Leander Jr
St. Bernard - Plaquemines
William F. Roy
Progressive Men Elect Officers and Board Members
The Progressive Men's club elected Louis Castanza as president and named Nick Fontana vice president Leon Danna treasurer Joe Marsala recording secretary Sam Marsala secretary Mitchell Bruno chairman of the board Other board members include Tony Lewis Cascio Fontana Marsala Embanato Jacala and Anzalone Dispenza was named sergeant at arms Tony Embanato was elected governor of the federation with Tony Anzalone as alternate governor.
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Progressive Men's Club
Louis Castanza
Nick Fontana
Leon Danna
Joe Marsala
Sam Marsala
Mitchell Bruno
Tony Lewis
Tony Cascio
Jack Fontana
Charlie Marsala
Tony Embanato
Tony Jacala
Veto Dispenza
Tony Anzalone
Negro Boy Admits Thirteen Thefts
A 16 year old Negro boy confessed to 13 thefts from Lake Charles homes totaling about 250 dollars, nine of which had not been reported. Police said the Granger burglary and three other thefts were linked to the arrest, with the youth claiming he rode a bicycle to homes and entered when he thought the house empty.
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Lake Charles
W. H. Granger
Mike Hogan
Granger
Hogan
District Nurses Elect Officers in Ruston
Election of officers for the District Nurses Association was held Tuesday night at Ruston hospital dining room. Miss Marie Castro of Green Clinic was elected president of the organization and Mrs WaMoyne was named to a governing role.
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Ruston
District Nurses Association
Ruston Hospital
Marie Castro
Green Clinic
WaMoyne
Louisiana State Fair Opens with Record Livestock Entry
The 49th annual Louisiana State Fair opens in Shreveport on October 23, featuring a record livestock showing, $50,000 in premiums, and nine days of exhibits, entertainment, and sports including Northwestern State vs Louisiana Tech in the State Fair Stadium. Governors Day and multiple theme days accompany a full slate of bands, revues, dancing waters, and regional displays.
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Shreveport
Northwestern State College
Louisiana Tech
Ark-La- Tex
Fair Association
FFA
Natchitoches
Ruston
Northwestern College
Junior Homemakers
Barksdale
Grambling College-Wiley College
Fair Park High School
Lake Charles High School
Europe
Radio City Music Hall
New York City
Ives and Harriman in Dock Scandal Context in 1930s
The narrative recalls senator Ives recounting a 1930s shipping scandal involving dock access on city piers controlled by Tammany. He accuses Judge W Bernard Vause of leaks and financial side dealings in a case tied to pier leases paid through a Brooklyn transit network.
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Brooklyn
W. Bernard Vause
Ives
Tammany
Manhattan
Bronx
Harriman
Franklin D. Roosevelt Jr
Vause
General chairman named for Lincoln parish Red Cross chapter
The Lincoln parish American Red Cross selects a new general chairman. The item notes radio waves long past light and a claim about X-ray lengths, with historic auction data and political quotes.
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Lincoln Parish
The
American Red Cross
Allies set to end Occupation of West Germany
The session on ending Allied occupation proceeds with two major issues pending. The emergency clause for resuming occupation and post occupation troop conditions loom as talks continue. Mendes France and Adenauer meet eight hours focusing on the Saar and related economic topics with progress noted on Saar ties to rearmament.
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London
Paris
West Germany
Mendes-France
Adenauer
Saar
Communists Implicated in New York Puerto Rico Leadership Figures
The document lists multiple individuals linked to the Communist party in New York City and Puerto Rico since the 1930s including Santos Rivera Eugenio Cuebas Arbona Jorge W Maysonet Hernandez Jane Speed de Andreu Pablo Manuel Garcia Rodriguez Cesar Alberto Andreu Iglesias Juan Suez Corales Cristino Perez Mendez and notes their roles from party leadership to education and labor positions. It also mentions petition circulation against Griggs and parish school board actions tied to Ransom students and the Cooper case proceeding with Judge Howell Heard awaiting transcripts.
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Santos Rivera
Puerto Rico
Eugenio Cuebas Arbona
New York City
New York
Communist Party
Jorge W. Maysonet-Hernandez
San Juan
Jane Speed de Andreu
Pablo Manuel Garcia Rodriguez
Cesar Alberto Andreu Iglesias
Juan Suez Corales
Cristino Perez Mendez
Communist Party of
Joe Cooper
Hagler Talks After Blood Found in Wagon Case
Hagler 36 told Deputy Bud Alexander he would talk once Miss Bergman is cleared. Officers searched his and his mother’s homes finding a promissory note to Miss Bergman for 9500 dollars dated April 1. The warrant cites a sworn Sept 7 statement that a ring in Bergman’s luggage was among items stolen from Hagler’s car on Aug 14.
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Hagler
Bud Alexander
Miss Bergman
Mirs. E. W. Robinson
Steele Westbrook
Oklahoma Crime Bureau
Juror questions Solli as Sheppard case looms
Fourth juror asked Solli if he read about the Sheppard case and formed an opinion. Solli said he saw headlines and heard people talk. Dr. Sheppard sat quietly, hands clasped, sometimes twitching, as the questioning continued. A loud screech from the trial loudspeaker startled Judge Blythin who searched for a control box.
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Solli
Sheppard
Dr. Sheppard
Blythin
Noted Tragedy on Bedroom Floor
In a domestic scene at a home, Pearce lay beside his wife on a bed and fatally shot himself, ending a troubling moment captured in the report.
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Pearce
Louisiana Governor Seeks Jeffersonian Democrat for Nation
Kennon expresses hope the national Democratic ticket will embrace state rights and urges nominating a Jeffersonian candidate. He cites Governors Shivers and Lauche as ideal choices and warns against anti states rights factions. He heads to New Orleans for Pearl Mesta banquet as Pacific Golden Plovers migrate 2400 miles over water from Alaska to Hawaii.
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National Party
Shivers
Tex
Lauche
Ohio
Louisiana
The
Kennon
New Orleans
Pearl Mesta
Alaska
Hawaii
Chimney Fumes Enter Home Through Furnace Vent
Recent rains loosened mortar in a brick chimney allowing particles to fall over a flue. The gas could not enter the chimney and instead entered the house via a furnace vent.
Slavers flee hospital ward as hunt widens near Jackson
One of three Scriveners fled to Brandon 10 miles east then into woods munching acorns and corn. They moved west toward Jackson, triggering a manhunt by highway patrol and bloodhounds after a hospital employee spotted a man matching Musselwhite near highways 49 and 80. A fifth patient, Robert Britt, remained at large. A truck driver later reported picking up a man matching Britt near Grenada. Lt Gov Gartin ordered tighter security at Whitfield Mental Hospital where Acting Supt Santangelo said some inmates are watched closely and guard presence is limited at the front gate. About 1,000 of 1,600 hospital employees work there.
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Scrivener
Brandon
Here
Jackson
Robert Britt
Truman Denies Critics Over School Affairs
President Truman faces accusations from parents and teachers about fear and unrest at a school. A committee led by Victor Kelly circulates a petition criticizing Principal Clark for abolishing the Parent-Teachers Association and handling the Joe Cooper case, while a second Ouachita parish petition challenges Morris C. Griggs qualifications.
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Clark
Joe Cooper
Victor Kelly
L. C. Lawrence
L. O. Green
Grace Western
Syrup of Black Draught Promises Quick Laxative Relief
Diary of a child’s tummy upset features a bedtime dose of Syrup of Black Draught claimed to ease constipation overnight. It emphasizes pleasant taste, natural vegetable ingredients, and morning relief, noting 18 000 bottles sold and urging mothers to buy at druggists.
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