Public concerns on Monroe power woes and need for clear plans
The piece cites Guadalajara's power shortage due to drought and raises questions about Monroe's electric utility management. It urges transparent accounting for $400,000 in water and power improvements, a long term strategy, and scrutiny of a consulting firm’s survey amid rising spending. It also notes farm production trends and potential wartime impacts on food supply.
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Guadalajara
Monroe
Odd Naval Stockpiles Highlighted by Hoover Commission
The Hoover Commission reports the Navy stored canned hamburgers enough for 60 years and the Women’s Air Force has woolen slacks to outfit members for four years. It argues such stockpiles, if not exceeding demand, could be salvation rather than danger, noting no current crop-enemy stimulus to action.
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Hoover Commission
Navy
Armed Services
Consumer Debt Rises as Buyers Readily Use Credit
The Federal Reserve Board reports Americans plan higher spending on autos and appliances this year, aided by credit. Retail credit applications are up 25 percent from last year and bank and finance company borrowing hits a record. Nationwide consumer credit tops $30 billion, fueling a business boom. Analysts see no alarm, noting deferred payments boost consumption and employment by increasing money velocity.
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Federal Reserve Board
Liberty history warns against expanding government power
The text quotes Woodrow Wilson on liberty as limits on government. It argues that oppressive states arose after civilization began and warns that tyranny can occur anywhere unless citizens and representatives resist power expansions.
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Woodrow Wilson
Forger on Wall Post Office Loiters Amid Posters
A narrator recalls haunting Post Office walls to catch a banknote thief using posters and disguises. A man matching a forger’s photo confronts the hero, leading to a struggle where money orders spill from his mouth upon defeat. Mary and the postmaster intervene as the thief is subdued.
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Dros
Ieee
Perth
Avernoon
Nest “Ainter
Mary
Cie
Pauley
Ralph Bellamy
George Ratt
Rod Cameron
Dene Autry
the Cisco Kid
Roy Rogers
Mars
Sandy
Ieda
McNaught Syndicate, Inco
Reds Move Ahead In Cold War Strategy
Analysis argues the Cold War shifts from armed conflict to propaganda and political pressure. It warns Western unity is crucial to thwart Soviet moves, including Austria talks and German reunification tactics, amid internal Western dissent and divergent party views.
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Reds
America
United States
McCarthy
Congress
Austria
Germany
West
European
Asia
Russia
Berlin
Hitler
ADA Doctrine Is Socialism
Washington study by the Senate Republican Policy Committee accuses Americans for Democratic Action of reconciling individual rights with extensive government control. It argues ADA’s program, from Brannan plan to federal price and wage controls, seeks a socialist state and criticizes perceived anti-communist posture and calls for broad government action.
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Washington
Senate Republican Policy Committee
ADA
China
United States
Quemoy
Matsu
Formosa
U.N
Secret weapon of hospitality in Cold War Elbe wars
Ten years ago Allied and Soviet officers shared hospitality along the Elbe in a drawn out cultural exchange. The Russians used lavish banquets with caviar and vodka while Americans offered canned rations, later escalating to formal toasts. General Bradley and Marshal Konev hosted and endured the vodka discipline, with some officers struggling as bourbon toasts began.
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New York
America
Elbe
Kentucy
Wall Street
Moscow
Andit
Ivan Zoney
Defese
Omar Nelson Bradley
Bradley
Konev
Honeyv
Los Angeles Ad Busts and Propaganda on Billboards
In Los Angeles the article surveys a vivid array of billboards and notices commenting on social trends. It notes campaigns promoting psychiatric labeling and distrust of dissent, juxtaposing political figures and institutions with sensational slogans and advertisements across religious, personal, and commercial sectors. The piece highlights fears of mass surveillance and public stigma alongside quirky local ads and event promotions reflecting a tense cultural climate.
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Los Angeles
American Resistance Movement
Ben Hecht
New York Times
Washington Post
Eleanor Roosevelt
Tucson
California
Hitler
Joe McCarthy
Guar
Ann O'Neill
Vermont
Beverly Drive
Angelus ‘Temple
Aimee Semple McPherson
Charlie Chaplin
Bois de Bologne
Paris
Billy Adams
Holy Ghost Rally
Holy Suprem Light Church
Self-Realization Fellowship of All Religions
Sunset Boulevard
C. Benard
Daily Chronicle
Paul Cain
Iowa
King Features Syndicate
Bic
Monroe News-Star Publisher History and Mission Statement
The Monroe News-Star outlines founder dates and publisher lineages D Ewing Wilson Ewing and Branham Company advertising reach. It declares independence and impartial news policy while noting the paper’s daily weekday publication schedule amid a 1955 issue date.
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D. Ewing
Wilson Ewing
Monroe Post Office
News-Star—World Publishing Corporation
North Second Street
Robert King, Jr
William HH
Bronson
Richard Hale
William G. Jasper
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Hamburger and
Henry McLemore
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Bandung
Messrs
Truman
Stevenson
By David Lawrence
Copright
New York Herald Tribune Inc
ADA Docttrine
Fulton Lewis
Hal Boyle
King Features Syndicate, Inc
Red Army
Douro
Koney
Stanley Wright
Sare
U.S. CO
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By Westbrook Pegler
Gene Fowler
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Branham Company
National Adevertising Representatives
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St. Louis
Memphis
Dallas
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Charlotte
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