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Newspaper
Monroe Morning World
Location
Monroe, Louisiana, United States of America
Date
Jun 04, 1944
Page
4
Jimmie Fidler notes Nelson Eddy and Jeanette MacDonald may reunite despite past clashes, praising mutual benefit and fan interest. He cites Shirley Temple and Jennifer Jones trailer comments and recalls June Duprez's hair wig decision amid studio talks. Theater box office trends worry Hollywood as costs rise and output quality becomes decisive.
Charles 8B Driscoll records a Pleasant New York diary format interview with Collier’s editor Kyle Crichton discussing his career from Pennsylvania coal mining roots to New York publishing. The piece notes Crichton’s stance on novels, family, and health, and mentions Vera Caspary and Maxwell Wilkinson. It also describes the Mile of Meat along the East River with cattle and meat markets and unloading at the Brooklyn terminals observed by the author.
The article argues Hitler lacks reserves to sustain battles across Italy and the Balkans amid Allied pressure. It says Italian campaigns divert attention, threaten German lines, and could hasten the collapse of the Fortress of Europe as Allied victories erode German resolve.
After the war America will see a surge in civilian production as plants stay in operation. By mid next year 21 million passenger cars will be in use and by 1945 the fleet will reach 10 million cars over seven and a half years old. Replacement parts will face unprecedented demand while war plants shift to civilian output.
The article argues Japan aims to avoid direct UN force clashes while building a potent fleet. Tokyo seeks to trap US task forces, but UN command anticipates these moves. A future combined US British fleet could expose Japan’s main fleet, with victory likely for the Allies in the final sea test.
Requisitioning during wartime extends from butter to grains with the War Food administration ordering five states elevators to set aside 35 percent of yellow and mixed corn receipts for wartime plants. A similar wheat measure could follow as lean wheat stocks are drawn down and imports from Canada rise. Hog feeders may see more wheat for feed as wheat supplies shrink and consumer allocations could be controlled.
Soldier Henry writes from the south Pacific about a weekend reconnaissance patrol against Japanese forces. He recalls jungle treks, abandoned enemy equipment, and sleeping in a bare foxhole under mosquito swarms and a venomous centipede. He praises seasoned infantrymen and asks his correspondent Jean to scent her letters with perfume.
The article discusses Pauls stance in Philemon on slavery focusing on Onesimus who ran away and the call for master Philemon to accept him as a brother. It argues Paul champions liberty not by social form but by brotherly living and mutual responsibility within Christian fellowship.
A short verse fragment discusses reproof as wiser guidance than harsh punishment. It cites Proverbs 17 10 and reflects on how the wise endure correction, while praise should be reserved for the deserving. The note attributes lines to Pone, hinting at a religious or moral context.
Robert H Keys founder and president of the Foremen's Association of America builds a case study in wartime labor relations. Foremen at Packard join, vote 483 to 2 after a company run election, then NLRA rules in May that foremen are management not bargaining, triggering the Packard strike that halted Merlin engine production and affected Detroit area plants.
The U S civil service commission announces a rural carrier examination for Transylvania Louisiana with applications due by June 30 1944. Salary starts at 1800 dollars a year for 30 miles plus 20 dollars per extra mile and allowances. Applicants must be residents for six months and meet Form 1977 requirements.
Faculty members led by Sister Elizabeth depart for a retreat at St. Vincent's in Shreveport tomorrow. Afterward they head to universities in St. Lat's Memphis and elsewhere, with return planned for the fall term.
Extensive broadcast timetable lists programs across a day from 12:30 to 11:00 with shows such as The Paul Lagalle Concert The Trans Atlantic Call and Upton Close's Commentary. Includes personalities Ed Murrow Sammy Kaye Walter Winchell Perry Como and Jack Benny among others with CBS NBC and blue network references.
Shreveport June 3 reports the Barksdale public relations office has not confirmed Capt. Clark Gable was at the field though his name appears in the officers mess guest book. Officials warn the guest book is informal and not always accurate.
The final date to submit reports to the Boy Scouts Board of Review is June 7 at 5 p.m. Charles B. Cook executive director Ouachita Valley Boy Scout council announced. Reports aid awards at the Court of Honor to be held Friday June 9 in the Central Grammar School auditorium.
The listing shows KWKH Shreveport with 11 percent kilocycles and a full Sunday schedule from 6:00 to 1:05 local time. It includes News segments on the CBS network, local programs such as Sunday Morning Serenade and The Religious News Reporter, musical acts like Earl Towner's Orchestra and Glen Gray's Orchestra, and various shows from Take It or Leave It to Midnight Frolie.
Mayors of Monroe and West Monroe join WACs at Selman Field for the first anniversary open house at the Navigation School post dayroom. H. H Benoit and D. C. Golson greet ministers priests and civic leaders from the Twin City while Lt. Pol officiates with McAllister, Muth, Schrupp and Taubes coordinating arrangements.
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