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Fragmentary OCR shows numbers 3.25 1.25 3.75 1.50 and codes 4801 4802 with unclear context. No readable names, places, or events to confirm a coherent item.
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Newspaper
Monroe Morning World
Location
Monroe, Louisiana, United States of America
Date
Jun 15, 1947
Page
2
Fragmentary OCR shows numbers 3.25 1.25 3.75 1.50 and codes 4801 4802 with unclear context. No readable names, places, or events to confirm a coherent item.
E Gordon Wright notes executive committee approval of a $50 million initial Ouachita navigation plan. Elliott and Porter of St Louis will defend the report at Army Engineers hearings. A field survey assessed potential waterborne tonnage and traffic savings to justify the project.
Washington discussions focus on restricting memoirs and diaries of retired officers. The Morgenthau diary case questions if former federal office holders may publish confidential material after leaving service and whether doing so should trigger a legal duty to return records.
A 1910s style warning notes dwindling iron ore oil and copper supplies in the United States. It warns half of copper use is imported while lead zinc and timber reserves decline and erosion consumes tillable land. It contrasts wartime fears with a calmer assessment and urges drastic action to preserve assets.
Jimmie Fidler reports on gossip tying Louis B Mayer to Aga Khan backing a foreign race track while Mary Chase and Brock Pemberton push for Joe E Brown in Harvey. Others note marriages deceptions divorces and plans at MGM with Toby various stars. Edgar Bergen shifts to straight acting and a flying boat sale looms as potential beach club.
A June Fortune editorial echoes Henry Wallace’s postwar peace scheme, proposing a 50 year peace lease worth 100 billion to mold world markets. It urges four steps: price cuts, large abroad loans, expanded imports, and U S engineers abroad to spend loans, aiming to blend business with policy.
The piece argues Judah’s fate shows a nation’s safety comes from integrity and honest dealings with neighbors. It draws parallels to 20th century democracies, noting global interdependence, past isolation, and the risks of war not of our own making. It cites Jeremiah and urges moral strength as defense.
The clipped note from 1947 King Features Syndicate indicates reserved sights and publication rights for Wim. The fragment references syndication practices and reserved visual content in early postwar era comic or feature distribution.
The listing details KNOE 12H broadcasts with programs from News and Weather to NBC features. Notable items include The Shadow at 7:00 Local, Baseball Scores at 7:45 Local, NBC Symphony at 3:00 and The Dave Garroway Show at 4:30.
Radio listings note time zones and hour changes for network programs. The advisory explains standard times and local adjustments, warning that last minute changes cannot be included.
A dense listing of daytime and evening programs across KWKH Shreveport and CBS ABC networks. Includes concerts, dramas, quizzes, and soap formats with multiple time slots and opposing networks. Ends with varied religious and music programs.
A listing of daily program slots from KMLB 1440 including ABC and Local segments. Notable items include News summaries at 11:00 and 12:45, musical programs such as Melodies to Remember and The Greatest Story Ever Told, and features like Darts for Dough and Counterspy.
A special bus will run daily from Monroe to Camp Happyland for Girl Scouts outings starting Tuesday. The route stops at the Junior College 8:30, Georgia Tucker 8:45, court house 9:15, Crosley School 9:25, with return times from Crosley 3:40 and 4:00, court house 4:45, Georgia Tucker 4:00, and Junior College 4:50.
A father guides his sons through career hopes with one aiming for law and the Supreme Court, the other dreaming of writing and teaching English like Dr. Billy Phelps. The piece reflects on choosing useful work versus passion and includes a note on Bashfulness from Dr. Patri with a request for a 5 cent stamp to obtain his leaflet P-9.
The passage urges renouncing corruption and crooked intrigues, condemns imprisoning the prophet, and calls for using all powers to correct evils in internal life. It argues that disciplined reform would strengthen a nation for its role in world affairs.
Ouachita Valley Council president A B Clarkson announced the council executive board will meet Monday at Camp Ki Ro Li. Dinner is at 6 p.m. in the dining hall and the board meeting opens at 7 p.m. Several important matters will be discussed and all members are urged to attend.
Billy Rose recounts a 1947 nightclub anecdote blending Kantian ethics with Sally Rand. He dashes a backstage mishap where Governor Dave Sholtz is found reading the Bible in Rand’s dressing room, delaying an onstage bow for a TV audience of 4,000.
Casimir E. Moss of Winnfield was elected chairman and Grady C. Durham of New Orleans was elected vice chairman at the June meeting in Hotel Frances Room 210. Shreveport will host the next gathering on August 16, with Monroe area veterans hearing issues and actions facing local groups.
A car driven by Salvador Butitta 2 of 1116 South Second was badly damaged at Jackson and DeSiard at 1 p.m. Friday in a collision with a car in which Jesse Page 23 of Route 1 Met Rouge was drawing away from the curb. Occupants escaped injury, police reported.
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