Christmas pageant lights up Yuletide season crowds
David C. Silverstein of the Chamber of Commerce hailed the annual Christmas fiesta as a success. He said more than 15 000 people attended the program aided by News Star World and station KMLB publicity. Queens and maids stayed in Hotel Virginia after the parade and were photographed by staff photographer David C. Silverstein.
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Choice
Hotel Virginia
David C. Silverstein
Chamber of Commerce
News-Star World
KMLB
Silverstein
Monroe
West Monroe
Louisiana
Virginia
News-Star—World
DeSiard and
St. John Streets
Fiesta adds sparkle to Neville parade week event
The Morning World reports a Hotel Virginia luncheon and rooftop reception for junior Chamber of Commerce queens, maids, and band members. Queens and maids rode in the fiesta with participants from Neville, Calhoun, Vidalia, Ferriday, and more, broadcast on KMLB and culminating at Neville stadium.
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Virginia Crystal Ballroom
L. E. Mathis
Junior Chamber of Commerce
Ouachita Parish
Neville High School
Hotel
Virginia
Queens
KMLB
Neville Stadium
Jonesboro Hodge
Merchants’ Division
The
Chamber of Commerce
David C. Silverstein
Rose Marie Stroud
Queen
Bish Mathis Institute
Jocelyn Smith
Pearl Rushing
Dovie Broadway
Virginia Vaughan
Neville
Betty Jo Speer
Martha McManus
Martha Madden
Lucille Fernandez
J. Matthews
Eda Magnani
Madene Knight
Emily Cunningham
Nelma Crain
Clarks
Wanda Ballard
Georgia Lee Streetman
Bobby Jean Smith
Elizabeth Barnes
Calhoun
Laurie Sanford
Marie Barnes
Thelma Calhoun
Laurry Rabin
Farmerville
la Fave
la Fave Auger
Alva Ann Cobb
Charlotte Everett
Gwendolyn Drake
Columbia
Hazel Hampton
Bessie Bert Humphries
Bernice Tayior
Janette McKeithen
Grayson
Virginia Boggan
Marie Joyner
Gladys Johnston
Betty Jane Webb
Huttig
Ark. High
Louise Carter
Melda Sehon
Willie Mae Sherwood
Kathleen Mize
Monroe Commercial School
Phyllis Arsene
Peggy Mason
Mary Jane Watson
Lucille Mathews
Vidalia
Jean Falkenheimer
Trene Shields
Lillian Mathews
Lucille Galloway
Fertiday
Jeanette Peck
Northeast Junior College
Ada Ellis Girault
Virginia Harp
Marie Nelson
Kathleen McMillin
Black High
Gloria. McGee
Alice Belle Kirby
Aline Swayze
Olive
Santa Claus Appeals For Reasonable Gifts This Christmas
A column urges readers to perform "utterly unreasonable" kindness this holiday season. It cites William Allen White and recounts a man who adopted an abused child for Christmas, gifting love and presents. Letters to the Good Fellows fund seek clothes and aid for a blind three year old, reflecting widespread need and urging generous support.
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Santa
William Allen White
Santa Claus
Goo Fellows
Goowl Fellows
Reade
Aelm White
Good Fellows
Newa- Star
Morning World
Workers Strike At Pittsburgh Ammonia Plant Over Diet Practices
Five union men staged a Tuesday protest at a Pittsburgh ammonia plant claiming military diet practices harmed workers. The strike reduced output to idle numbers around 1900 and left plant construction crews unable to work. A promise to end pewing was offered by an A S core official, while President Ford of Morgantown urged calm amid tensions.
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Pittsburgh
A. S
Joan Pord
Morgantown
Trafia
Ford
Weld
Russian capital in great peril amid vast German assault
Reported by Italian radio a German offensive around Moscow involved 1.5 million troops 8000 tanks and 1000 guns. German advances claimed near Mozhaisk Klin and Orel while Red armies held Kalinin bridgeheads and pressed defenses around Klin Tikhvin and Rostov. Britain Germany Finland war declarations linked to broader World War II front lines and Allied mobilization intensified in Asia and the Pacific.
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Mozhaisk
Moscow
Klin
Orel
Kursk
Malo- Arkhangelsk
Livny
Novosil
Mtsensk
Chern
Mariupol
Rostov
Kalinin
Tikhvin
Leningrad
Donets
Helsinki
Risto Ryti
Britain
Finland
Murmansk
Lake Onega
Red Army
Arti
United States
Hungary
Romania
London
Russia
Scotland Yard
North African
Libya
Far Eastern
Krauss company awards $45,000 in bonuses
New Orleans reports Krauss company president Leon Heymann announcing $45,000 in bonuses distributed to 1,037 employees across the New Orleans store and seven other Louisiana outlets in New Iberia Houma Thibodaux Morgan City Baton Rouge Hammond and Franklin. Bonuses based on length of service. individuals receive 50 percent more than last year.
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New Orleans
Leon Heymann
Krauss Company
Louisiana
New Iberia
Houma
Thibodaux
Morgan City
Baton Rouge
Hammond
Franklin
Heymann
Defense chiefs debated civilian control of defense programs
Senators from Nebraska, Florida, North Carolina, and other states weighed changes to the defense production setup. Norris urged civilian leadership to curb costs and broaden contracts while Reynolds promised hearings to curb waste. Pepper cautioned against overhauling a system gaining traction, and Gurney warned against switching horses midstream. A separate note described a flame damping aircraft exhaust system that hides ship emissions at night.
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Washington
New York
Norris
Nebraska
Reynolds
North Carolina
Military Affairs Committee
Pepper
Florida
Gurney
South Dakota
Congress
Salvation Army kettles appear on Monroe streets this season
The Salvation Army places three kettles in Monroe as volunteers solicit coins and bills to fund Christmas dinners for transients and the less fortunate. Pilot Club members staff December 13 from 2 to 6 pm, with L B Faulk American Legion post taking over December 20. other groups to follow at locations near the post office, Palace, and Woolworth's.
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Salvation Army
Monroe
Palace
Woolworth's
Pilot Club
L. B. Faulk American Legion Post
Tucker Named President of Louisiana State Law Institute
John H. Tucker Jr of Shreveport elected president to succeed Dan Debaillon of Lafayette. Officers reelected include Monte Lemann vice president Charles Fletchinger treasurer Paul Hebert secretary Eugene Conway Jr assistant secretary and J Denson Smith director as the institute meets in New Orleans to review a draft from its committee.
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New Orleans
John H. Tucker, Jr
Shreveport
Louisiana State Law Institute
Dan Debaillon
Lafayette
Monte M. Lemann
Charles F. Fletchinger
Paul M. Hebert
Baton Rouge
Eugene A. Conway, Jr
J. Denson Smith
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Kentaro Kaneko
Privy Council
Alaska
Defense Cabinet
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Institute OF Law
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Paramount
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