Federal Agency Help In Civil Defense Sought
A Baton Rouge conference of women Civil Defense leaders heard Miss Mattie Treadwell briefing on federal aid for Civil Defense programs. The session outlined plans to appoint a FCDA liaison, train federal staff up to ten hours annually, and coordinate with agencies for major emergencies and refugee handling.
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Baton Rouge
David Agnew
Monroe
Mattie Treadwell
Federal Civil Defense Regional
Denton
Tex
Brooks Robinson
Hammond Civil Defense
State Civil Defense Advisory Committee
Louisiana
Agnew
Elmer Slagle
Clay Johnson
A. B. Clarkson
Miss Treadwell
Taisen
FCDA
Dallas
Hammond
Robinson
New Orleans
Marion H. Porch
Civil Defense
Western Union Rate Increase Under Review by Louisiana Commission
The Louisiana Public Service Commission today considered a request from Western Union for a 20 percent rate increase in the state.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Baton Rouge
Louisiana Public Service Commission
Western Union
Louisiana
Negro Seriously Burned In Gasoline Can Explosion
Levi Smith a Monroe resident burned over 300 percent of his body in a minor gasoline can explosion at his Texas avenue apartment Monday night He remains hospitalized in Charity hospital with injuries to both hands arms legs chest and back His wife Rhoda suffered burns on hands and arms and was released the fire caused only minor damage to the apartment and fire crews contained the blaze
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Monroe
Charity Hospital
Levi Smith
A-68
Arthur Johnson
Mulhearn Funeral Home
Internal conflict at utility sparks federal inquiry
The dispute at MP and L escalated as Sen. Kefauver sought an FBI investigation while officials traded claims over books and rates. Stietenroth alleged pressure from Wall Street and hinted at an impending departure, with Wilson claiming he had been relieved of duties.
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Mp&l
Wilson
Federal Power Commission
Sen. Kefauver
Stietenroth
Fight near end to pick president of UN salary group
Henryk Birecki would be a candidate for the presidency of the fiscal group that will decide if $189,000 in damages should be paid to 11 former American UN employees fired for refusing to testify about alleged Communist connections.
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Henryk Birecki
Soldier Corporal Claude E Aulds Promoted at Fort Hood
In Fort Hood Texas Corporal Claude E Aulds son of Mrs Gukaner Aulds Choudrant Louisiana was promoted to corporal He enlisted in April 1953 and trained here He belongs to Company B 634th Armored Infantry Battalion and is undergoing intensive training as the 1st Armored Division keeps combat readiness The division known as Old Ironsides rose to fame in World War II in Africa and Italy
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Fort Hood
Tex
Claude E. Aulds
Gukaner Aulds
Choudrant
Aulds
Army
634Th Armored Infantry Battalion
Corporal Aulds
1St Armored Division
Ironsides
Africa
Italy
Downing Promoted to First Lieutenant in 10th Infantry Division
Fort Riley Kansas reports Lieutenant Joe H. Downing son of Mr and Mrs William O Downing Sr Ruston Road West Monroe Louisiana has been promoted to First Lieutenant He serves as Division Safety Officer for the 10th Infantry Division and heads programs to reduce accidents on post and during leave His unit noted no accidents over the recent three day Labor Day weekend.
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Fort Riley
Kansas
Joe H. Downing
Wiliam O. Downing Sr
Ruston Road
West Monroe
Louisiana
10Th Infantry Division
Downing
Ouachita Parish
Northeast Louisiana State College
Monroe
Army
Provost Marshal General School
Camp Gordon
Georgia
10Th Division Military Police Company
Knights Of Pythias To Meet Thursday
Stonewall Lodge No 8 Knights of Pythias holds a short meeting at Castle Hall 127 St John street on Thursday night September 23 1954 at 8 00 pm Chancellor Commander Harry Strong urges all knights to attend Coffee and doughnuts will be served in the club room on the second floor.
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Stonewall Lodge No. 8
Knights of Pythias
Castle Hall
St. John Street
Harry Strong
Swami Santha to Hold Darbar Monday in Castle Hall
Swami Santha No 102 Nomads of Avrudaka hosted a Darbar in Castle Hall. After opening exercises, plans were set for a celebration in Memphis Tennessee on October 1 and 2.
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Swami Santha No
Avrudaka
Castle Hall
Memphis
Tenn
Building Permits Issued for Homes at 501 South 23rd and 1700 Frances Place
City building inspector S. Hf. Awl grants permits for Gus Sims to build a one story frame dwelling at 501 South 23rd Street costing 2500 dollars and for Trois Pettigrew to erect a brick veneer residence at 1700 Frances Place costing 10000 dollars.
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S. Hf. Awl
Gus Sims
South 23Rd Street
Trois Pettigrew
Frances Place
Power From Tibet Promises Health Wealth And Knowledge
Edwin J. Dingle claims a Tibet induced power can transform health and life. He recounts near death and trials, then wealth and recognition after a mystical encounter. He offers a free 9,000 word treatise and a 64 page prophecies book via The Institute of Mentalphysics in Los Angeles.
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Dingle
The
Institute of Mentalphysics
South Hobart Blvd
Dept
Los Angeles 4
Calif
Westbrook Dies After Long Service With A and L M Railroad
William P. Westbrook 81 died at Bastrop General Hospital. Funeral at 3 p m Wednesday in Second Baptist Church Bastrop with Rev J E Hinkie and Rev Holland officiating. Burial in Christ Church Cemetery. Survived by son J L Westbrook Bastrop daughter Mrs A C Lassiter Crossett sister Mrs Kate Whitaker Clarksdale and Mrs R L Buford Beaumont three grandchildren three great grandchildren. Funeral arrangements by Hixon Brothers Monroe.
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Bastrop
William P. Westbrook
Bastrop General Hospital
Second Baptist Church
J. E. Hinkie
Holland
Christ Church Cemetery
J. L
Monroe
Westbrook
A and L. M. Railroad
Masonic Lodge
Senators Accuse FHA of Excessive Loans in Windfall Scheme
Senators urged reform after a Senate committee found thousands of FHA loans exceeded the 90 percent cost limit. Marvin L. Warner and Joseph Kanter, both Birmingham natives now in Cincinnati, faced accusations over 12 apartments in four cities with total costs of 21.96 million and loans of 24.44 million. Sparkman faced implied ties to a 3.4 million Warner Kanter project in Indianapolis. Warner denied any improper involvement and defended the loans as legitimate savings.
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FHA
Marvin L. Warner
Joseph Kanter
Birmingham
Cincinnati
Indianapolis
St. Louis
Sparkman
Warner -Kanter
James Swan
Warner
Van Kleffens Returns as Netherlands Foreign Minister in Exile
Van Kleffens and his wife escaped to Britain in a damaged hydroplane as German forces advanced toward the Hague. In Britain he served as foreign minister in exile and later led the Netherlands delegation to the 1945 San Francisco conference that established the United Nations.
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Mans
Hague
van Kleffens
Brighton
England
Britain
Netherlands
San Francisco
United Nations
Brown obituary outlines large Monroe family ties and church links
Funeral services for Mrs. Brown note survivor list including three sons Robert Ewing Brown Toulmin Hunter Brown and Edmund Graves Brown Jr production manager of the News Star World Monroe Also surviving are a stepmother six grandchildren nieces and nephews and a brother with several deceased relatives listed The deceased attended Sweet Briar College and belonged to Trinity Episcopal Church New Orleans and later St Marks Episcopal Church Shreveport
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Port Times Publishing Corp. Ltd
the International Broadcasting Inc
Radio Broadcasting, Inc
Henry B. Clay
John D. Ewing, Jr
Patricia Ewing de Berardinis
Shreveport
Marshall Powell
New Orleans
Esther Ewing
Robert Ewing, III
James L. Ewing, III
Monroe
Robert Ewing, Jr
John D. Ewing
Wilson Ewing
Toulmin Ewing
James L. Ewing
Mrs. Brown
Sweet Briar College
Sweet Briar
Trinity Episcopal Church
St. Marks Episcopal Church
Police seize offices as Brazil unionists arrested to foil strike
Police moved into the Communist linked traction and power workers union offices in Rio de Janeiro Monday night and arrested over 100 unionists to prevent an illegal street car strike slated for Tuesday midnight.
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Rio DE Janeiro
Traction and Power Workers’ Union
Grunewald Linked to Tax Case Allegations Disputed
The text describes Grunewald as a government official tied to tax cases but states he had no knowledge of the Pattullo Model Inc. matter until reading a newspaper item. It also says he was not involved in preventing prosecutions and did not discuss cases with Max Halperin. An indictment mentions a $100000 payoff for a favorable Pattullo settlement. Halperin and others face charges in New York over conspiring to influence IRS investigations.
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Pattullo Model Inc
New York
Max Halperin
Halperin
Grunewald
Pattullo
Internal Revenue
Congressional
Internal Revenue Service
National Day of Prayer Observed As Faith Drives Peace
In a message echoed globally Ike calls on nations to seek peace through faith and prayer. On September 22 a National Day of Prayer will unite Americans across faiths to ask for wisdom stamina and devotion toward a just lasting peace for all mankind.
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America
United States of America
NAACP challenges Hillsboro school segregation in Ohio
In Dayton NAACP attorney Att v Russell Carter filed petitions for a federal injunction to halt what leaders call segregation in Hillsboro Ohio schools. NAACP regional coordinator Miley Williamson says the action aims to test northern school segregation. Hillsboro school board denies segregation and cites residential rezoning that preserves White Webster and Washington schools, effective last week.
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Dayton
Ohio
Att v. Russell L. Carter
The
National Assn. For the Advancement of Colored People
United States District Court
Hillsboro
Miley O. Williamson
NAACP
Webster
Washington
Northern parishes leverage hay and emergency aid programs
The article details hay shipments from the north to 28 parishes, with ASC committees and the Commodity Credit Corporation handling transactions. Farmers received payments after delivery, while railroads offered reduced freight for emergency livestock feed cargoes. Washington reports outline available aid including hay payments, emergency feed grain, and Farm Home Administration loans, with eligibility set by county committees.
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ASC
Commodity Credit Corporation
Hofthée FA
CCC
Trailroads
Lucas
Washington
News-Star
B. N. Timmons
Farmers Home Administration
Agriculture Conservation Program
Millistraugh
Timmons
Department of
U. S. Department of Agriculture
E. B. Martin
Agricultural Stabilization and Conservation Committee
Louisiana Seecimen’s Association
Ottachita Parish
Government seed and fertilizer aid to farmers at parish level
The program provides government participation on seed purchases for forage and fertilizers, covering about half the cost. The aid will apply at parish level, with farmers receiving support for conservation measures and related inputs.
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Litas
Drowning at canal investigated after barges hit
Jefferson Parish deputies probed the drowning of 53 year old George Verdin of Crew Port in Gretna Sunday. Preliminary findings indicate he was washed into a canal by wave surges from two passing barges while washing moss from his arms.
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Gretna
Jefferson Parish
Géorge Verdin
Six People in New York State Vet Case Involving Three Adults
A report from New York notes a case involving about six individuals with three adults among them and a 45 year old veteran. The details indicate a local vet connected to the group in state matters.
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New York State
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