Pledges Sought On Price Ceilings In Ouachita Parish
Sam Smith announces a parish wide pledge drive to observe OPA price ceilings. Residents and retailers will sign pledges to pay or charge no more than ceiling prices and to surrender ration stamps if needed. The Boy Scouts supervise with Charles B. Cook directing. canvasses begin Oct 9.
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Sam Smith
Chamber of Commerce
OPA
Ouachita Parish
Boy Scouts of
Twin Cities
Charles B. Cook
Boy Scout
Paul A. Reising
Reiser
Mr. Reiser
A. M. Serex
First Methodist Church
H. K. Hirsch
C. S. Walker
Monroe
Lion’s Club
Paul Reising
West Monroe
Kiwanis Club
Night classes offered at Northeast Junior College
Night classes through Louisiana State University extension division are open for adults seeking work preparation or college credit toward a bachelor’s degree. Courses include first year shorthand bookkeeping and Spanish with initial sessions this week, 7 to 9 15 p.m., with more classes planned after a September 20 meeting.
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Northeast Junior College
Louisiana State University
Marion B. Smith
Exten
Monroe
Sion
C. C. Calvert
Change in Labor Designation Requested by Chamber
A Monroe area labor designation change is sought from a surplus to a non surplus status. The Chamber of Commerce board approved a resolution and wired Congressman Charles E. McKenzie to push redesignation. President Sam Smith said the area faces a manpower shortage and a curtailment in paper, lumber, cottonseed byproducts, and other industries.
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War Manpower Commission
Monroe
Chamber of Commerce
Charles E. McKenzie
Sam Smith
Chamber
Smith
Manpower Commission
Treasure hunt pact pulls hero toward legendary salvage
In Bremen and Kiel Sir Basil Zaharoff recruits the narrator for a German led salvage venture. A wrecked British cruiser Hampshire and £2 million in gold draw global financiers toward undersea treasure with masked officials and a palace safe. The narrator faces doubts but agrees to join the venture.
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Bremen
Frederick Krupp
Krupp
Kiel
Johan George Stein
Sir Basil Zaharoff
Sir Basil
Biarritz
Barbara
Crown
Mediterranean
Prince Oskar
Hohenzollern
Prince Heinrich
Orkneys
Lord Kitchen
Admiralty
Hampshire
Russia
Bank of England
Presen
Prince Osk
Agai
New York
Sir B
Jackson P T A Holds Meeting in Jonesboro Hodge High
The Jackson Parish Teachers Association held its annual meeting September 9 at Jonesboro Hodge High School with J D Koonce presiding. Officers elected for 1943 44 include N H Raley president and W H Laurin secretary plus delegates to LT A and extensions courses offered if enough interest. Refreshments followed. a note on Rotenone as an insecticide concludes the report.
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Jackson Parish
Teachers’sociation
Jonesboro-Hodge High School
J.D. Koonce
Hh School
America
Assembly
Scott
J. M. Nase
Extension Department
L. As. S
W. H. M. Laurin
W. H. Wright
Hazel Shively
N. H. Raley
Webb Swanner
Cecil Waldrip
L. T. Andra
F. Green
Mesdame Glanton
Ramsey
J. A
Have You Seen Silverstein's Furs Lately
An ad promotes fur coats from Silverstein labeled furs with budget plans and layaway options. It highlights two example coats from a large collection, priced from 69.50 to 950.00, claiming lasting quality and season after season wear.
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Silverstein
Gas Saver Promises 30 Percent Fuel Savings Test Drive
Louisiana readers urged to join a nationwide test of the Vacu-matic Gas Saver by Vacu-matic Carburetor Co. Thousands report gas savings, smoother pickup, and quicker starts. Free Vacu-matic offered to testers who submit results and help spread the word.
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Louisiana
Vacu-matic Carburetor Co
St. Wauwatosa
Wisconsin
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Jimmy Valentine
Thom M. Johnson
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ING
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