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Newspaper
Monroe News Star
Location
Monroe, Louisiana, United States of America
Date
Oct 30, 1946
Page
1
The Office of Price Administration announces removal of ceilings on radios, phonographs, lamps, and many consumer durables, citing balanced supply and demand. Funeral supplies, wheelchairs, crutches, and other items deemed not critical to living costs also free from controls, while major appliances remain restricted.
Westbrook Pegler outlines Leo Durocher’s New York apartment life and a March 1944 dinner party at the Sherry-Netherlands Hotel where a craps game involving George Raft and a bookmaker circle led to FBI attention. He details Martin Shurin’s gambling losses to Raft, possible war-contract deception charges, and Shurin’s strained defense while recalling the night at the craps table.
Washington October 30 The Democrats hold 67 seats unopposed or with minor opposition while Republicans have 10 assured in next Tuesday's House election. With 218 seats needed for a bare majority, party control would mean patronage and chairmanships, and a president could be influenced by the result of this off year vote.
Alexandria report says Alvin Aughty 35, Navy veteran, held in Pineville jail as DA Ben Thompson prepares to file charges over the death of his son A A Doughty Jr 15 and the wounding of his wife. Inquest date not set. boy found dead. man wounded in abdomen in serious condition. In Dijon France eight executed for aiding German jet service.
Louis F. Kihneman head Morgan City fire department was elected president of the Louisiana State Firemen's Association at the close of its 41st annual three day convention. Elmer G. Smith of Bogalusa became a delegate to the international body. J C McEachern of Haynesville advanced to first vice president. A A Hanson of Westwego and B J Bar rindale of Houma won reelection. A. E. Stuart of Ferriday beat Russell Gomez for second vice president. Howard Dey of New Orleans sought the 1947 convention. Thomas W Davenport of Monroe spoke at the banquet on Tuesday.
Livestock sales at Alexandria, La. reached 898,509 dollars with 1,057 cattle and hogs sold yesterday. Today's sale, the last of the month, saw all cattle shipped and ample railroad stock cars. Quotations were firm with stocker and butcher cattle up to 3 cents higher and hogs steady to strong.
Warren Austin to present an important statement at the United Nations General Assembly addressing U S foreign policy. Delegates, 950 members, react to Soviet Molotov four point arms reduction plan and fears of new tensions over atomic control and veto.
More than 300 naval officers and enlisted men from the Eighth district will join 300 local workers to operate 35 city garbage trucks in two shifts. The move aims to curb a health menace after a strike left city streets uncollected. Admiral Merrill says volunteers act as a health measure, not strike breaking.
In New Orleans the cotton drop is blamed on speculation by farmers, merchants, doctors, and others across the south. An authoritative source says the break, with futures down sharply, followed the pattern of a speculators market and will stabilize only when supply and demand regain control.
OPA announced a broad expansion of rent ceilings effective November 1 adding 88 rental areas with over 3.5 million people under controls. Most are new, with seven areas to resume ceilings, totaling 650 controlled areas nationwide and reflecting wartime rent pressures and postwar housing shortages.
Twenty four people died and many were wounded in Calcutta as Mohandas Gandhi arrived amid Hindu Muslim clashes. Three soldiers were among the dead and a mob attack exhausted ammunition before overpowering and stabbing them. In Kurla suburb of Bombay two more killed, 17 injured as communal disorders continue.
Three bombs exploded at Jerusalem's central railway station after youths in two taxis opened fire. The attack left unknown casualties as police described the assailants as Jews and warned of a mined station. An earlier road mine attack killed two soldiers and injured ten.
Senator George of Georgia called for immediate price decontrol on manufactured cotton goods to stabilize the cotton market. He said mills under OPA limits cannot quote prices more than 120 days ahead, hurting purchases as the new crop arrives, and warned prices could demoralize the economy. The possibility of returning to a longer term market might stabilize or raise prices slightly.
London Oct 30 The House of Commons voted 270 to 157 to create a royal commission to probe British press finance control ownership and management with power to subpoena. The inquiry targets monopolistic tendencies advertising influence and the Kemsley paper group as debate ends.
Eleven year old Philip Bowers, an infantile paralysis victim, died after his mother refused hospitalization. City health officials quarantined the house and urged medical aid. a two hour porch prayer service by In the Name of Jesus Church was held seeking his recovery. The mother said the child asked the Lord to take him as he slept.
Washington reports Rep. Sparkman quotes President Truman on using war powers to stabilize cotton prices amid a third sudden exchange suspension. Falling prices, a 50 cent drop per bale, and a bear raid probe are tied to ongoing congressional inquiries and a large lender liquidation.
Washington witnesses a looming clash as John L. Lewis presses his 400,000 miners for wage reopeners while the government weighs a plan to extend price and pay controls in key industries. Officials eye concessions from coal administrators as Secretary Krug is away on tour and a director’s advisory board backs continued controls amid postwar reconversion.
A 10 year old girl was forced at gunpoint to witness the fatal shooting of her mother Mrs Oliver Harwarth 40 by Andrew Novak 49 a dock worker. Novak fled then was wounded in a street gun battle with police and was jailed on murder charges. Police say Novak forced witnesses into the room and declared he had waited long enough for this.
Baton Rouge, La. Gov. Jimmie Davis canceled elections in Lake Charles and Bogalusa in which Democratic nominees were unopposed. Lake Charles elected Caldwell, Hatchette, Holland, Kiplinger, Mutershaugh to the sewerage board and Field, Kingery, and Mrs. E. B. Watson to the city school board. Bogalusa officials declared elected include Mayor Siegelin and Commissioners Cutter, Casanova, Earles, Lanbright, plus City Attorney Richardson.
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