Airport Expansion Tax Debate Spurs Selmanfield Inquiry
Citizens question the need for a July 15 tax to fund airport improvements while the CAA survey considers Selmanfield. The plan would extend runways add hangars and modernize facilities to raise the field from Class 1 to Class 3 and support pilot training and larger aircraft. The funds would back land purchases and match WPA efforts to advance Northeast Junior College aviation programs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
CAA
Selmanfield
WPA
Northeast Junior College
Selman Field
Monroe
Ouachita Parish
Louisiana
Charity Hospital Opens Monroe Facility for NE Louisiana
The $800000 Monroe charity hospital will open July 1 to serve northeast Louisiana residents without access to care. About 120 people may be employed. governors Leche Long Jones and James Snee attend a luncheon, praising completion amid equipment delays.
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Monroe
Northeast
Louisiana
Pineville
Shreveport
Richard W. Leche
Earl Long
Sam Jones
Jones
James E. Snee
Monroe's Charity Hospital
Germany’s sales push in Ecuador signals U S production strain
The article notes German suppliers in Ecuador promise six month delivery if the United States cannot supply, implying U S wartime production limits. It warns Americans to accept tighter domestic output while meeting American and Latin American trading needs to secure postwar influence.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ecuador
United States
Germany
Americas
Anti double feature crusade fuels Hollywood debate
Hollywood columnist Jimmie Fidler argues that double features threaten the film industry and cites polls showing overwhelming support for single features. He urges cooperation among theaters to avoid widespread bankruptcy and notes various industry gossip and personal updates.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ers
Ken Theater
Chicago
Lessons In Safe Child Swimming From A Reader
The article argues swimming is essential for children and schools should provide pools or use safe settings. It warns against forcing beginners, urges gradual exposure, and praises patient instruction with clear guidance for parents and teachers. It cites Angelo Patri's booklet Your Child and Other People and offers it through The Bell Syndicate.
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Angelo Patri
Postoffice
Station O
New York
N. Y
The
Bell Syndicate, Inc
Beginning of Christianity in Europe Lydia and Paul
A Sunday School lesson reflects on Paul's second missionary journey halted in Asia by the Holy Spirit and redirected by a Macedonian vision. It notes the role of women, especially Lydia the purple seller, in launching Christian outreach into Europe and the enduring hope of faith and courage against tyranny.
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Europe
Greece
Near East
Paul
Asia Minor
Asia
Jesus
Damascus
Lydia
Minnesota
Shortages Reach Everyday Goods in War Time
Washington warnings describe how shortages will affect sports gear, household items and even baby walkers as substitutions replace aluminum brass and leather with plastics and steel. The piece warns Americans to adjust purchases and lifestyles to support defense production.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Monroe
Pop Warners
Junior
Switzerland Maintains Absolute Neutrality Amid European Strife
The article outlines Switzerland's enduring neutrality, noting its terrain and mined tunnels as barriers to invasion. It references historical markers from a 1940s issue commemorating the Battle of Calven and discusses Switzerland’s status through the Holy Roman Empire and Treaty of Westphalia.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Europe
Switzerland
Calven
Holy Roman Empire
Westphalia
Youth Sues Monroe for 19000 Dollars Damages
Harold Barnett, 19, sues the city of Monroe seeking 19000 in damages after a December 12 bus accident on College avenue that left him with a fractured leg. City attorneys say Barnett stepped into the bus path, making a stop impossible for the driver.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Monroe
J. T. Shell
Harold Barnett
College Avenue
Fred Vallery to Head Ouachita Lodge Installations
Fred Vallery will be installed noble grand next Friday night of Ouachita No. % lodge with A J Lester as vice grand and A R Bates as recording secretary. All appointive officers will also be installed as a program of interest is arranged. The three year old lodge now has 80 members and hosted the grand lodge last March.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fred FE. Vallery
Noble Grand
New York Day by Day by Charles B Driscoll Diary in Manhattan
A diary fragment describes a sentimental homeward journey to Marys commencement in Providence and returns to Manhattan streets. The piece observes Bryant Park Union Square benches, homeless sleepers, newspaper choices, and a shift from open-air meals to a modern urban barbecue rotisserie scene.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Charles B. Driscoll
Reg A. & Patent Office
Mary
Providence
Manhattan
New England
Madison Square
Bryant Park
Metropolitan Tower
Sixth Avenue
Upper Broadway
West Monroe Man Begins Officer Candidate Training
First Sergeant C A Boyd Jr son of Mrs C A Boyd of West Monroe has left for Fort Monmouth New Jersey to enter a three month officers candidate school session. Sergeant Fort Garner accompanying him also from Barksdale field was chosen from several hundred candidates from seven southern states after exams at Camp Livingston near Alexandria. Boyd has served five years at Barksdale in the finance department and with the 7th squadron and is married owning a home in Bossier City. His wife will accompany him to New Jersey.
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C. A. Boyd, Jr
C. A. Boyd
West Monroe
Fort Monmouth
N. J
Fort Garner
Boyd
Barksdale Field
Camp Livingston
Alexandria
Barksdale Post
Sergeant Boyd
7Th Squadron
Bossier City
New Jersey
Bible Quotations and Hymn Verses Inspire Reflection
A compilation of biblical and poetical lines highlights perseverance. Matthew 16:22 warns of hatred for faith while promising salvation to endurance. Herrick urges action and doubtless search to uncover truth, urging resolve and determination.
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Lson Ewing
the Charity Hospital
Jimmie Fidler
Hollywood
Daily Mail
Nelson Eddy
John Carradine
Billy Gilbert
Jane Bryan
Simone Simon
Kaaren Verne
Warners
Ida Lupino
Eddie Cantor
Bergen
Mary Brian
Jon Whitcomb
Martha Scott
Northridge
Miss Scott
Gary Indiaman
Constance Bennett
Bing Crosby
Columbus
Greensboro
N. C
McNaught Syndicate
Ince
Angelo
William F. Gilroy
Pauls
Macedonia
Ripley
Leongio Prado
Peru
A . Thes Pan
Medusa
John
Frank
Alberta
Haight
Haight Alberta
Canada
Ara
Fisherville
Mass
PoPick Scranton
King Features Syndicate
Washington
Peter Edson
Father
Stamp News
By LS. Klein
Fred Vallery
Union Square
Times
the Sun
Sun
Adventure Magazine
Texas
Oklahoma
Elia
Third Avenue
McNaught Syndicate, Inc
East
Bible Thought
Matthew
Herrick
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