Training Study Opens Monday for Playground Workers
The Municipal Recreation association Funds a compulsory training course for all aides on playgrounds. Miss Lucyle Godwin, director, reports over 30 volunteers. classes run Monday through Friday at the First Methodist church annex starting 9 a.m. The playgrounds open on school campuses next week, as the new recreation center at 1700 South Grand Street nears June opening with gymnasium and social rooms for all ages.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Municipal Recreation Association
First Methodist Church
Lucyle Godwin
South Grand Street
Desoto parish boys and girls form first land army in north Louisiana
About 750 youths ages eight to 17 in DeSoto parish have mustered to harvest and process crops for the war effort. They work in tomato packing, bean canning, and potato fields, with 75 in a commercial plant, 24,000 cans of beans daily, and labor easing farm shortages. The effort is led by County Agent W. E. Monroe and local education leaders.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Logansport
DeSoto Parish
North Louisiana
W. E. Monroe
S. M. Shows
Miss May Huson
Parish Home Demonstration Club Council
S. E. Guy
Usda War Board
M. C. Chapman
Louisiana
Point Coupee
Lafourche
St. Martin
Terrebonne
Florida
Distinctive marks identify six prominent figures in news
The passage lists six distinguishing marks that reveal the owners of well known trademarks. It emphasizes that prominent persons in the news have identifying features as recognizable as brand packages.
Pocket size machine gun touted as light yet deadly
Washington reports the army’s new compact M 3 submachine gun weighs under nine pounds and fits in a handbag. Colonel Rene Stadler demonstrates a three piece design described as tin and capable of 450 rounds per minute. Priced under $20, it promises quick production and sustained accuracy across thousands of rounds. The Liberator bomber is noted as the largest US volume aircraft at 17 tons.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Rene R. Stadler
Stadler
War Department
United States
Buddies Of 31 Missions In Africa Meet Again At Selman Field
Two highly decorated navigators, First Lieutenants Pernell O Larsen and Ernest M Sharman, met at Selman Field after nine months of combat in Africa and Italy. They flew B 24s on 30 plus missions, earning the Distinguished Flying Cross and Air Medals. Both served from Florida to North Africa, Egypt, and Libya, and now share duties as instructors.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Selman Field
United States
Tobruk
Bengazi
Tunis
Tripoli
Sousse
Sfax
North Africa
Mussolini
Naples
Palermo
Messina
Italy
Pernell O. Larsen
Ernest M. Sharman
Sharman
Flying Training Command
Larsen
Turner Field
Sherman
Florida
Africa
Palestine
Egypt
Libya
Scouse
Tallulah High School Holds Commencement Ceremony
Tallulah Louisiana June 5 special commencement exercises for the Tallulah High School class were held in the auditorium with Beverly Stone presiding. Donald B Lancaster delivered the valedictory and Mary Jo Davis the salutatory. Diplomas were awarded by Rep. Henry C Sevier to a long list of graduates including James Ora Pemberton and Donald Regenald Cannon now in the armed forces. Tennessee was the first state readmitted to the union after the Civil War, contributing 115,000 soldiers to the Confederacy and 31,62 to the union.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tallulah
Tallulah High School
Beverly Stone
Donald B. Lancaster
Mary Jo Davis
R. L. Monecrief
God
Betty Lou Davis
Darkies
Dianne Holley
Betty Jean Kuhn
Anita Hill
Hero
Lela Tomlinson
Virginia Martin
R. L. Moncrief
State Normal
Lucille Chandler
Henry Rickey
Henry C. Sevier
James Ora Pemberton
Donald Regenald Cannon
Armed Forces
Shirley Cecelia Benjamin
Jessie Marie Holley
Freida Cornelia Johnson
Charles Douglas Johnson
Wallace E. Lancaster
Mabel Lee MicClain
Susie Valentine McGee
Thomas W. Miller
James Dean Moberly
Janey Elizabeth Moore
James Elmer Weill
Martha Cummings Palmer
Rebecca Ann Peel
Mary Catherine Petrus
Dorothy Pauline Phillips
James Edwin Ponder
Elzora Presley
John Ernest Ratcliff
Ruth Marian Read
Edwin Everett Reardon
Mary Louise Renfrow
Virginia Lee Revelle
Gloria B. Roberson
Jacqueline B. Rodwig
Lois Marie Roy
Margie Clarie Roy
Angelina Marie Scurria
Peggye Spencer
John Beverly Stone
W. R. Thompson, Jr
Joan Bloomfield Tyner
Harry Samuel Vilardo
Mayc Jean Walker
Virginia Wallace
Hubert A. Wilkins
Roy A. Wilkins
Edward Webb Williams
Tennessee
Marines to Join V-12 Program at Louisiana Tech
In Ruston Louisiana on June 5 300 marines will join a 600 men Navy V-12 quota at Louisiana Tech starting July 1. Lt Cmdr G W Moyers will command the enrollees with Lt Wright and Lt JG John H Jacobs assisting. About 17 officers including 10 Navy and seven Marines will lead the basic training with uniforms issued on arrival. The Marine and Navy servicemen will attend classes with regular students and occupy the men’s dormitories.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ruston
Louisiana Tech
Navy
Claybrook Cottingham
G. W. Moyers
Tech
Atwood Presents 1 000 000th Gun For World War II
In Atwood New York Colonel Frank J chief of the Rochester ordnance district announced Savage Arms Corp factory produced 1 000 000 sub machine guns since start of World War II. He highlighted the achievement compared with 132 000 gun total of World War I.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Atica
N. Y
Age Arms Corporation
Frank J
Rochester Ordnance District
Pearl Harbor
Savage Arms Corporation
Atwond
Nan
Arrest of Jesse Haddox Clarified in Sears Trespass Case
Police corrected the record on a trespassing case tied to Sears Roebuck property. The jailed man is Jessie Haddock of Texarkana Texas, not Jesse Haddox of 102 Georgia Street Monroe as previously reported.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jesse Haddock
Jesse Haddox
Sears, Roebuck Company
Georgia Street
Monroe
Jessie Haddock
Texarkana
Tex
Policemen’s School Teaches Courtesy and Dignity in Omaha
Policemen in Omaha attend a culture and courtesy course covering personal presentation from shining a badge to keeping uniforms pressed. The program also emphasizes polite conduct, graceful posture, and maintaining a dignified demeanor.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Policemen’s
Policemen
Omaha
Neb
Braking Temperatures Reach High Levels in Quick Stops
A rapid stop can push brake temperatures to about 1400 degrees, potentially affecting performance and safety. The rise emphasizes the need for proper braking technique and vehicle maintenance to prevent heat-related issues.
Trade Marks Answers 1 2 Lake and Churchill
A fragmented list names participants and figures including Lake and Franklin D. Winston Churchill among marked items and references Adolf Hitler. The text appears as a trial or exam answer key with incomplete numbering and unclear context. The reference set includes prominent historical names without full event details or dates.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
We Lake
Franklin D. Winston Churchill
Adolf Hitler
Mississippi Democrat Secretary Named
An unnamed Mississippi Democrat secretary post is reported with confusion in the text. It mentions a 47 year old insurance executive and longtime Washington civic leader as a possible appointee, with references to political and civic roles in various cities. The fragmentary report names Allen and Reeves but lacks clear, verifiable details.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George EO Atlan
Micissippi
Washington
Wos
Lary
Los Angeles
Mie Yreseed Passure
Trust Uies
Allen
Boo
Judeas Ce
Begin
Fantile Parals
Red Cra
Arata Woas
Abent A WD
Burglary Report Near Williams Street Details Unclear
Fragmentary police blot shows a break in at a residence on Williams Street. A 38 caliber pistol was reported missing or taken. No further names, locations, or times are clearly readable in the clip.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sea North
Williams
Also Mentioned on This Page
de Gaulle
Algiers
Henri Giraud
Charles de Gaulle
Giraud
French Committee For National Liberation
Alphonse Juin
Parliametary
Bet of Deputies
K'Ung
Confucius
United Electric Furniture Store
North 4Th St
Georgia Tucker School
Red Cross
Wyck
Howard Willard
A. M. Kite
Willard
Property Insurance
Call
Gragg & McKenzie Insurance Co
Tallulah High
Atwood
Mississippian
ICE , Service
Nother
Tsera
Sas. Rith
Star Brand Service
SHOK
de Stard
Pontiac
Keller Bros
West Pontiac CO
Louisville Ave
Monroe, la
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!