Fair Enough Echoes on Religious Freedom and public dissent
An opinion piece mocks the common man's misreading of constitutional religious freedom. It cites Henry Wallace and figures like Nicholas Roerich, Sol Bloom, Robert F. Wagner, and Ezra Pound in a satirical themed narrative. The author contrasts freedom with censorship and hints at treason charges and legal battles.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Jehovah's Witnesses
Hell
OPA
Supreme Court
Henry Wallace
Mortimer Snerd
Nicholas Roerich
Tibet
Sol Bloom
Robert F. Wagner
New Deal
Ezra Pound
Pound
Wallace
New Orleans Battered as West Indian Hurricane Hits
A West Indian hurricane battered New Orleans with 90 mph winds tearing at flimsy buildings as it neared Baton Rouge and Arkansas. Police and hospital reports counted casualties. power failed citywide and the storm center moved 15 mph toward the northwest while southern Arkansas prepared for 55 mph winds and torrential rain.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New Orleans
Populous
Louisiana
Baton Rouge
Arkansas
Gulf Coast
Florida
Charity Hospital
Dallas
Tex
Tulane University
Weather Bureau
Little Rock
Jaton Rouge
Emile Verret
Capitol
Soviet attack at UN assembly renews war talk
White Russia's Kuzma Kiselev renewed Vishinsky's charges of American war mongering in the United Nations General Assembly. He urged action against war propaganda and warned the US could lose its atomic monopoly as both sides push for control and peace. Argentina's Jose Arce responded to Vishinsky noting his worldwide compliments and rapid tour of nations.
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Max Harrelson
New York
United States
United Nations Assembly
Jose Arce
Argentina
Vishinsky
Arce
Kiseley
Soviet Union
United Nations
Fear of Buying Decline Hits New York as Prices Rise
The Sept 13 dispatch reports merchants fearing a drop in non food sales due to high living costs while production stays strong, orders pile up, and inventories hold. Some consumer groups suffer from soaring food prices, though overall personal incomes and employment remain high.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Particuar
La Guardia Gravely Ill In Deep Sleep At New York Home
Fiorello La Guardia, 64, gravely ill with a nervous condition, remained in a deep sleep unable to be aroused, doctors said. The former mayor collapsed Tuesday night at his home and surgery was deemed ineffective. La Guardia served 12 years as NYC mayor and later led the UNRRA in 1946.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Fiorello
la Guardia
George Baehr
33 ARE SEEKING STATE OFFICES
Baton Rouge September 18. With a month to file 33 candidates have signaled intent for state offices. Governors race hosts five contenders: Sam H. Jones James Morrison Robert Kennon Earl K. Long Wade O. Martin Jr. Five names also appear for lieutenant governor. Attorney general has three runners. A. P. Tugwell runs unopposed for state treasurer. (Continued on Seventh Page)
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Baton Rouge
Sam H. Jones
Lake Charles
Robert Kennon
Shreveport
Earl K. Long
Winnfield
Wade O. Martin, Jr
United States
James Morrison
Hammond
James H. Carson
Mansfield
Jess Cave
New Orleans
William Dodd
Oakdale
J. Y. Fontenot
Opelousas
Fred J. Heintz
Covington
Lee Lanier
Amite
Rupert Peyton
Arthur Sample, Jr
J. Emile Verret
Five year old shoots sister in Odessa accident
In Odessa Texas a five year old boy accidentally discharged a .22 rifle killing his three year old sister Susan Louise Harper. The siblings had been playing in the rear seat of a car where the gun was left. Susan died of a bullet wound behind the right ear and whose funeral will be held in El Paso tomorrow.
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Odessa
Tex
Susan Louise Harper
M. L. Harper
Alfred
el Paso
Hurricane aid offers given by the fourth army
Gen. Thomas T. Handy, commander of the fourth army, told Gov. James H. Davis that all fourth army facilities are at disposal for hurricane relief. A relief staff of 10 officers will be ready to operate in the field, with Fort Sill and Camp Hood alerted for potential relief calls.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
San Antonio
Thomas T. Handy
Fourth Army
James H. Davis
Louisiana
Handy
Fort Sill
Okla
Camp Hood
Tex
Earle Supports Using Atom Bomb on Russia Says He Is Right
George H. Earle III, labeled a warmonger by Andrei Vishinsky, told reporters he is “absolutely right” about using the atom bomb on Russia. He warned that detonation on Washington would devastate the United States and cited Russia’s aims as world domination. John Foster Dulles denied Vishinsky’s attribution of a Chicago speech.
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George Earle, III
Russia
New York
Andrei Y. Vishinsky
George H. Earle, III
Ezzle
Pennsylvania
West Grove
Washington
Jules Parks Jr Dies After Illness in Monroe
Jules William Parks Jr 30, prominent Northeast Louisiana figure, died after a two week illness in a local hospital. Funeral at Davis-Lawhead Saturday 4 30 pm with Rev A M Serex. interment Riverview Burial Park. Survived by wife, mother, daughter Eva Lee, two sons Jules W Parks Sr Peter David, sister Frances Parks Simmons. сп
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Jules William Parks, Jr
Louisiana
Davis-Lawhead
A. M. Serex
First Methodist Church
Riverview
J. W. Richards
J. E. Rickerson
B. R. Goldson
W. C. Bates
J. P. McKee
L. M. Ray
Bobbie Pappas
J. W. Mitchell
Masons
Parks
Loch Lommond
Monroe
Twin City Tractor and Equipment Company
Louisville Avenue
Masone Lodge
Farmerville
Elks Lodge
Shreveport
Knights of Pythias
Shrine
Jules W. Parks
Eva Lee Parks
Peter David Parks
Frances Parks Simmons
Mr. Parks
Famly
South Grand Street
Passman Admitted To New Orleans Hospital For Minor Operation
Representative Otto F. Passman was admitted to Baptist Hospital in New Orleans for a minor operation and routine physical. He will be away from his Monroe office for about two weeks, and friends in the Fifth district express relief that the procedure is minor and he will resume duties soon.
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Otto F. Passman
Baptist Hospital
New Orleans
Monroe
Fifth District
Neville High School game postponed to Saturday night
Coach Bill Ruple announced at 2 p.m. that the Friday football game at Neville High is moved to Saturday at 8 p.m. The change affects fans and players from Neville High and visiting teams.
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Bill Ruple
Neville High School
Foreign assets in the United States exceed prewar levels
A government estimate shows foreign-owned assets in the United States at 14.9 billion dollars as of June, higher than the 12.75 billion figure in June 1941. The assets include 5.5 billion in bank balances, 1.4 billion in short term holdings, and 8.2 billion in long term assets such as stocks and bonds, with 11.4 billion in foreign gold reserves. Officials say these assets do not resolve the dollar shortage or offset U.S. export debts.
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Washington
United States
Pearl Harbor
Treasury
Commerce Department
Local Veterans Offer Aid in Storm Emergency
Tony Lewis of the Walter S. Savage Jr. Lodge of the American Veterans of World War III wires Mayor S DeLesseps Mor rison of New Orleans offering aid if needed in the current storm. The Northeast Louisiana Detachment of the Marine Corps League in Monroe sent a similar wire to Colonel L B Puller in New Orleans stating members stand ready to aid in a storm emergency.
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Tony Lewis
Walter S. Savage, Jr. Lodge
S. DeLesseps Morrison
New Orleans
Northeast Louisiana
Marine Corps League
Monroe
L. B. Puller
Eighth Marine Corps Reserve
60 MPH Winds Due Here Tonight
The storm reaches Monroe and nearby areas with peak winds near 60 mph expected after dark. Gulf hurricane center passes northwest of New Orleans moving toward southern Arkansas, with hurricane winds up to 120 mph near the center and gale winds farther out. Locals report rough seas, damaged crossings, and a washed out canal bridge in Bucktown as the system lashes the region.
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Monroe
U.S. Weather Bureau
Shreveport
New Orleans
Louisiana
Mississippi
Arkansas
Gulf of Mexico
St. Bernard
Plaquemines
Shady Wall Opens Bid for Ouachita State House Seat
Shady Robert Wall, a Ouachita Parish native born December 11 1922 in Nest Monroe, announces a campaign for the Louisiana lower house. A West Monroe resident, he trained at Oauchita Parish High, Northeast Junior College, and LSU Law School, plans to pause schooling, served in the 1943 46 period overseas, and funded education through work.
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Shady Robert Wall
Ouachita Parish
Monroe
Northeast Junior College
Louisiana State University Law School
Wall
S. E. Wall
Shadwick Elliott Walloc
West Monroe
Mandy Lee Caldwell
Barometer Rises as Hurricane Pounds New Orleans
A Tulane University radio broadcast from WTVU reported New Orleans faced a second hurricane half. The barometer climbed from 28.64 to 29.14 inches by 11 45 a m central standard time as power failed citywide and the emergency generator kept the station on air. The station noted its antenna remained intact.
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Dallas
Tulane University
WTVU
New Orleans
New Orleans Braces as Cyclone Rages Across Gulf Coast
Winds up to 99 mph sweep the gulf coast from Pensacola to New Orleans. National Guard mobilized in Jackson Barracks. Homes lose roofs as 10 foot tides flood areas. sea wall breached and Highway 90 blocked. Empire State steamship drifts, Algiers ferry rammed, Moisant airport roof torn off.
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Frank Speiss
National Guard
New Orleans
Jackson Barracks
Gulf Coast
Pensacola
Alabama
Heron
Biloxi
Miss
Empire State
Congress Street
Algiers
Moisant International Airport
Monroe Treasurer and Wife Stranded in New Orleans Storm
Monroe city treasurer and his wife were in New Orleans when a tropical storm hit Friday. The couple, traveling by car from Monroe to attend a convention of the Louisiana division of the National Public Finance Officers Association, were reported missing at day’s end but believed safe in their hotel.
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Monroe
New Orleans
P. A. Pong
Louisiana Division
National Public Finance Officers
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U. S
U.N
Riviera Beach
Fla
Westbrook
Pegler
John M. Hightower
Ila Guardia
John Foster Dulles
U. N. Assembly
Dulles
Chicago
Mr. Vishinsky
Jules Parks, JR
Passman
Orleans Hospital
W. R. Stevens
National Airport
Washington, D. C
Southern Railway System
Pelican
Lake Pontchartrain
C. P. Nause
Meridian
Bucktown
Shady Wall
Shady R. Wall
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