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Newspaper
Monroe News Star
Location
Monroe, Louisiana, United States of America
Date
Aug 08, 1941
Page
4
The piece notes mills may shut due to lack of raw materials affecting 200,000 auto jobs and aluminum and silver plants. It urges U S business to conserve materials, use substitutes, and aggressively pursue defense contracts, with government first in program priority and firms needing swift adaptation.
The piece recalls Count Rossi the Italian speedboat ace once popular in America, now obscure after two events the Italian surrender at Alagi and his vermouth empire listed on a fascist blacklist. It also weaves oddities about music laws, Burgess Meredith’s pool project, Hamlet the dog, and Gehrig’s film tie‑in, ending with a note on the Great Barrier Reef and camera lens naming.
Jimmie Fidler reports on Hollywood chatter including Thomas Mitchell’s re-marriage to his ex wife, George Murphy’s role talk, Veronica Lake heir, Paulette Goddard’s contest, Maria Montez with an RAF airman, Lana Turner and Jimmy Stewart gossip, Judith Anderson Broadway plans, and various cheeky anecdotes about Chaplin, Billy Gilbert, and Bing Crosby.
A nine or ten year old boy, Dicksie, faces harassment from classmates and gender nonconforming labeling. The piece urges medical evaluation with a children’s specialist and hospital involvement, plus family support to boost self esteem and resilience. It promotes physician guided care and warns against ignoring mental attitudes. Send ten cents for Patri’s booklet Annoying n to the Monroe News-Star.
Washington notes the AAA marketing quotas split farmers with about 15 percent non cooperative. Officials say loan price 98 cents and 18 cent bonus aim to boost returns, while penalties and reduced benefits hit non cooperators. Lawmakers consider relief proposals but none enacted yet.
Postmaster A A Thoman reports July business at Monroe post office totaled 10320 09, up from 8535 34 in July 1925, placing July among the year’s top three months. The parish records a first anthrax case with a mule on E Lutz farm on Columbia road dying before a veterinarian could reach it.
City officials and local businessmen push a new petition after property changes on Quachita avenue delayed paving. The effort follows a two year old majority petition and aims to secure paying support for street improvements amid ownership turnover. A memorial proposal would name Monroe aviation field Smoot field to honor H. Victor Smoot killed in a plane crash near here.
Baton Rouge. The State Board of Commerce and Industry elected Frank R. Gibson of Lake Charles as new chairman and Henry Biedenharn of Monroe as vice-chairman. Former chairman A. B. Paterson of New Orleans asked to be relieved due to heavy work in the defense contract service.
Eastern time zone Friday August 8 listings show a dense network lineup from 00:00 to 12:00 with The Three Suns The Bartons Hedda Hopper and the Movies Chicago Dance Orchestra news and sports segments. Major performers include The Chicagoans Orchestra Lanny Ross and Amos and Andy with several musical features and dramas across CBS NBC and ABC networks.
In the wake of Eve North’s murder on stage at the Colony Theater Carol survives the night as she and I recount the grim events. Amelia’s chilling line and Kerry’s sudden violence culminate in a citywide police inquiry with no arrests and fear for Carol’s safety.
Pine Bluff Ark Aug 8 The late Harvey Crowley Couch president of Arkansas Power and Light and board chair of Kansas City Southern Louisiana and Arkansas railway systems filed for probate Thursday His will directs one tenth of net income for ten years to benevolences via the Crowley Benefit association Trustees led by Harvey Couch Jr administer the benevolences Bequests of 5000 to three children and one third of all property to his widow with two thirds to the children and two other sons Johnson Couch of Kansas City and Harvey Couch Jr
Dr. Claybrook Cottingham president of Louisiana Tech in Ruston spoke on the origin and accomplishments of the Rotary Club at a Monroe group meeting held at the Virginia hotel. Professor E L Neville introduced him. Cottingham is a former district governor and Rotary International director. J Harry Trousdale Sr chaired the education committee.
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