Postwar Soviet Purchases Aim to Buy U.S. Machinery
Washington dispatch details Russia's plan to spend up to 30 billion dollars on American industrial goods after World War II. A 1,600-strong buying commission seeks machines, tools, motors, and metals, with fur trade and lend-lease offsets shaping the vast potential. Government credit and export guarantees are debated to finance the trade surge.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Russia
United States
Moscow
Commerce
Department of Commercce
E. C. Ropes
Commerce Department
Baldwin
U. S
Reconstruction Finance Corporation
Export-Import Bank
Germany
Ropes
International Telephone
Dupont
General Electric
Dnieper
Baltimore
Caucasus
Pythian Sisters Hold Monroe Temple Christmas Party
The Pythian Sisters Monroe Temple No. 1 hosted a Christmas gathering at the Pythian hall. Mrs. Sara Shows gave the welcome, with a program including The Little Serving Maid and Mrs Grumbly’s Christmas performed by members and children. Gifts were exchanged from the tree and a party followed in the decorated dining room.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pythian Sisters
Monroe Temple No. 1
Pythian Hall
Sara Shows
Moritez Baur
L. J. Hunnicutt
Physician Willoughby Kittredge Dies In New Orleans
Dr Willoughby Eaton Kittredge 71 Napoleonville physician and sugar planter for 40 years died in New Orleans Survivors include his widow former Miss Corine Souchon son Willoughby and sister Mrs G W Sims Funeral services set for Sunday at Napoleanville Episcopal Church
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New Orleans
Willoughby Eaton Kittredge
Napoleonville
Tulane University
Ivy G. Kittredge
Corine Souchon
Willoughby Kittredge
G. W. Sims
Napoleonville Episcopal Church
Hess Flight to Britain Argued Was Self Directed Mission
Louis P. Lochner argues Hess flew to Britain on May 10 1941 without Hitler's knowledge or approval. He cites British records and German officials linking Hess to von Haushofer Messerschmitt and Goebbels notes, suggesting Hess acted with limited interference and used a test flight to mask his departure.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rudolf Hess
Germany
Britain
Louis Lochner
Associated Press
Berlin
London
Lochner
Louis P. Lochner
America
Adolf Hitler
Whitehall
Hess
Hitler
Fuehrer
Karl von Haushofer
Willy Messerscnitt
Swiss Legation
Wales
Ministry of Information
Russia
MOI
Ausburg
Messerschmitt
Ferdinant
Porsche
Joseph Goebbels
Reich
Ausgel~ Gescht
Ernst Boehm
Boehm
Foreign Office
von Haushofer
Eden
Heas
Sterlington O. E. S. Elects No 4 Officers for 1945
Sterlington chapter 201 O E S of Sterlington informs a 93 member year and 100 percent banner award for Mrs Willie Mae Wafer and Carl D Brooks as worthy matron and patron. At the December 19 meeting at the Sterlington Masonic Temple, officers for 1945 were installed including Mrs Allie Belle Waugh worthy matron Gilford Wright worthy patron and other appointed posts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sterlington
Willie Mae Wafer
Carl D. Brooks
Grand Chapter
Louisiana
Sterlington Masonic Temple
Allie Belle Waugh
Gilford Wright
Inez Carter
Tom D. Wafer
Destie Mae Wright
Martha Brooks
Elaine Causey
Adelia Goodwin
Annie Baldwin
Chessie Harris
Marshall
Eloise Hearns
Thelma Stokes
Adah
Myrtis Claire Warren
Ruth
Lupha Garrett
Esther
Dorcas Warren
Martha
Agnes Crawford
Electa
Amelia Milstead
Moody Willie Hendricks
Sentinel
Metallurgist Vacancy Listed by U S Civil Service
The U S Civil Service Commission invites applications for metallurgist positions across Washington D C and nationwide with salaries from 2433 to 4228 a year including overtime. No written test required. 3 to 10 years experience, partial education substitution allowed. War service appointments under War Manpower Commission policies. no age limit. Apply by local secretary C E Thorn hill Room 302 Post Office Building Monroe La or at federal offices.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States Civil Service Commission
Washington, D. C
United States
War Manpower Commission
Commission
C. E. Thornhill
Monroe
Civil Service Regional
Washington
D.C
AYDS Diet Plan Ad Promises Fast Weight Loss
An advertisement touts AYDS pills as a no effort weight loss solution without exercise or laxatives. It claims to cut meals and fats, promises a 30 day supply for $2.25, with a money back guarantee and mentions two pharmacies.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Plover's Lane
Sandman's Pharmacy
Mail from home saved by outpost in Morotai raid
A bundle of letters dropped from a Cub plane at Morotai Island during chow was rescued by Sgt. Harold Bank of Tuscaloosa Alabama for an infantry outpost of the Thirty First Division. The item is part of a string of wartime notes and local tidbits collected from various U S locations on December 23.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Thirty-First
Morotai Island
Dixie” Division
Harold Bank
Tuscaloosa
Ala
French horn and bass viel finally in key at Los Angeles recital
After two years the third French horn and the first bass viol finally joined the ensemble in a Los Angeles recital. Richard Peris and Helen Smith, principal players, contributed to the performance as the trio completed the horn section.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Los Angeles
Viel
Richard Peris
Helen Smith
Lovers of Music Tie Knot After Philharmonic Honeymoon
A bass violist in the Los Angeles Philharmonic and a fellow musician are honeymooning. The couple met in 1919 when both played with the National Youth Orchestra in Los Angeles.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Los Angeles Philharmonic Orchestra
National Youth Orchestra
Daughter of Gov Donnell Finds Bag With Cash At Store
Mrs. Boyd Rogers, daughter of Governor Forrest C. Donnell, asked for two pairs of hose at a St. Louis department store and received a paper bag. On returning home she learned the store had been frantically searching for her. Inside the bag that should have contained hosiery lay $1,000 of the store’s money.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
ST. Louis
Boyd Rogers
Forrest C. Donnell
Meeker Soldier Describes Alaskan Supply Ship Mixup
Meeker Oklahoma reporter notes Cpl James Palmer recalled a winter mishap when a supply ship bound for another base by error diverted to Alaska. Palmer details the navigation mistake and the crew’s reaction during the mission, highlighting the logistical confusion in remote deployments.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Meeker
Okla
Cpl
James ©. Palmer
Alaska
Local Cook Clashes With Sparse Sparerib Supply
The narrator recalls an outfit's vegetable supply to a fan place causing two loads of spareribs to remain largely unused. For days, the cook tried boiling roasting and stuffing but the spareribs remained. The speaker doubts they will want spareribs again.
Also Mentioned on This Page
By Sigrid Anne
GOV
Jimmie H. Davis
WJBO
WDSU
KPLC
KVOL
KMLB
KALB
P. M
Silverstein
DEPT
Ilverstein
An Garth
Mulhearn
Sterlington O. E. S
Joe
Rockford, Ill
Lawrence P. Luby
Luby
Kitty O'Connor
Batting
Cheyenne
Wyo
Fort Francis E. Warren Sentinel
Bataan
Chicago
A. H. Brandt
Oak Lawn
Brandt
Friends
Salt Lake City
Pappy Greenburg
Union Pacific Railroad
Seattle
King County Jail
Seattle Council of Churches
Cleopatra
First Methodist
Jackson
Wood Street
A. M. Serex
The
Youth Fellowship
Bella Scherck
Davidsor
Val
Coats Pf
Coats
Yauidion
This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!