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Newspaper
Monroe News Star
Location
Monroe, Louisiana, United States of America
Date
Aug 07, 1950
Page
4
A garbled OCR list presents mixed items from chemistry tools to river names and Latin roots. The text threads together clues like resin, sodium chloride, and a river in England, with stray numbers and phrases hinting at a crossword style puzzle.
Adelaide Kerr reports Arlis Whitman believes postwar trends show renewed family responsibility. Whitman cites rising birthrates and home ownership, reduced hostility between genders, and growing public sympathy for women's issues as signs of stronger family bonds.
Rome report says director Roberto Rossellini announced that Hollywood actress Bette Davis has agreed to star in his next movie. The exact story remains undecided and Davis may review the script before a final commitment.
A Long Island reader recounts Lou aka Larceny Lou taking up Canasta and executing a deceptive play against opponents who freeze the deck. He melds two jokers and two nines, manipulates discards, and seizes a big game, noting Canasta rewards clever misdirection but many brilliant moves fail if they backfire. Jacoby cannot answer every question but will address frequent inquiries in his column.
Singapore Aug 7 John Melby state department official heading the American military survey mission to Southeast Asia said he has cabled recommendations to Washington for military aid to Indo-China. Melby and his 18 man group arrived from Saigon and will stay a week before proceeding to Rangoon. He refused to specify the amount of aid recommended for the Vietnamese and French against Ho Chi Minh's rebels.
A Cairo resident with 32 dogs did not bark during a burglary at her home. Police report a burglar stole items while the dogs remained silent in the house.
Eugene Arnold pressroom superintendent for the News Star World has returned to work after an abdominal operation at St Francis sanitarium on June 16. He reports good health and says he is mighty glad to be back on the job.
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