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Newspaper
Monroe News Star
Location
Monroe, Louisiana, United States of America
Date
Aug 02, 1944
Page
2
In Tensas parish nine wells are in drilling with fourteen in production at Holly Ridge. The Azucema field sees the Joseph Pasternack well at 7200 feet with potential 2000 feet more to depth. State Well No. 5 derrick to be rigged nearby as drilling resumes soon.
Henry Miller of Cochran Stave Mill in St. Joseph now operates the J. M. Lee sawmill near Azucema and has contracted for several million feet of standing timber in nearby sections. This signals easing scarcity and a coming building push.
Crochet your own with simple stitches. Pattern 7079 includes hat and bag directions and a matching bag. Send eleven cents to News-Star-World for pattern 7079 plus write your name address and pattern number. A 32 page Needlework Book is available for fifteen cents with 130 illustrations of embroidery home decor and more.
Thursday morning crafts and quiet games lead to story hour and a late evening fun night for ages 17 to 23 by St. Matthew's Catholic Church. Friday features handicraft and active games with a junior softball game and a fun night hosted by the Girl Reserve. Saturday offers open activities, a closed period at noon, a private party in the afternoon, and a 7:30 p.m. teenagers gathering by TAMS.
Red Cross schedules set at headquarters and local posts for dressings. Times span Monday to Thursday with sessions at headquarters and American Legion homes including Sterlington and Sterlington units.
Collinston residents Mr. and Mrs. G. C. Meaux and son Dick visited at R. L. Pollock’s home in Oberlin. Miss Janie Ray Pagan left for Little Rock Arkansas to work in an ordnance plant. Mrs. Louise Jeter hosted guests Mrs. Arthur Ross of Mobile Alabama and Mrs. Peggy Pagan of Bas Trop. Miss Jessie Lee Wyatt and Miss Dorothy Langston, who work at an ordnance plant in Little Rock, visited with families here over the weekend.
The average oil heated home needs about 45 barrels of fuel oil annually while a large east coast steel plant may require up to 2 500 000 barrels each year.
Local notes list countless Farmerville residents and relatives visiting in Winnfield Shreveport Monroe and other places including Winnsboro Beau mont Temple Fort worth and Camp Wallace. Seaman 2 c John Muck leroy and Cadets Goss and Dawkins are among service members visiting home.
Pattern 9045 in washable cottons for playsuit size 16 needing 27 8 yds and skirt 2 12 yds. available in sizes 12 through 40. Includes needlework motif ideas for linens and garments. Send 20 cents to Monroe News Star World Pattern Dept Chicago Ill. Include size name address and style number.
Mrs. Frank Goss and families host guests as Mr and Mrs W O Averett and Mrs C E Sompsaysac of Winnfield visit the Averetts in Glenview. Jimmie Dykes and Tex Kilpatrick from Jefferson Military Academy Natchez Miss spend the weekend at home. E N Kilpatrick and Glenn Buckley travel back Sunday then return Monday.
Attorney George Wesley Smith spoke at the Lions Club luncheon at Hotel Frances on Tuesday noon. The citizenship committee chaired by R W Germany organized the program and introduced the speaker. Mrs P A Pong earned an attendance button for perfect luncheon attendance and volunteers at club meetings and piano duties.
The Southeastern committee held sessions ahead of an August 7 meeting at Hammond for a final report. Coxe defended education funding while Godchaux pressed for an elected superintendent, and the board rejected a motion to issue a critical resolution. Plans for inaugurating the 12 year system and enforcing the compulsory attendance law proceed.
Mrs. Charles Bender aged 91 died at her home in Houston Texas Tuesday night. She was mother to Mrs. R R Beaman and Mrs. Charles Reid. The Beamans lived in Monroe for years before moving to Houston. Mr and Mrs Reid reside at 1918 North Third Street Monroe and Mrs Bender has
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