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Newspaper

Monroe News Star

Location

Monroe, Louisiana, United States of America

Date

Aug 08, 1950

Page

9

Demo Committee Buys Eight-Story Building

The Democratic national committee has bought an eight story headquarters building at 1733 35 De Sales Street N W for about 250000. The move to the new party HQ will occur early next year for the 1952 presidential campaign. A second mortgage covered the purchase with the Hotel Biltmore New York remaining as treasurer’s office.

Washington Democratic National Committee William M. Boyle, Jr Boyle de Sales Street N. W Biltmore New York

Hadacol Show Comes to Monroe with Star Guests

A Hadacol event in Monroe on September 1, 1950 features acrobatics by Cara van, entertainment by Mickey Rooney Connie Boswell Roy Acuff Minnie Pearl and Sharkey’s Dixie Land Band among 30 acts with Senator Le Blanc’s Hadacol Good Will caravan. Two shows are planned with a Hadacol box top as the sole admission charge and beauty queens will be presented.

Monroe Dudley J. LeBlanc Mickey Rooney Connie Boswell Roy Acuff Minnie Pearl Sharkey Dixie Land Band

Time Zone Notes For Network Programs

Western Local Time guidance explains time zone subtraction for central and mountain regions and notes local stations may adjust relay times. It warns that last minute program changes cannot be included.

Evening Radio and TV Schedule Highlights

U S listed broadcast lineup for August 8 features multiple stations with news, dramas, music and variety shows from 6:00 p.m. to 11:00 p.m. including abc cbs mbs and abe program blocks such as News Report News and Comment I Love a Mystery and Penelope's Progress plus classic dramas and concerts.

Abc Cbs Network Abc-West Mbs-West Nbc Cbs Abe Garry Moore Abe Mbs Cbe Cbhe Whiteman Monte Cristo Cbs Gentlemen of Press Penelope Abe John Steele Chas. Rover Cbs News Abec Rbe Life Variety Eba

Reds Capture Taipei Taiwan Fight Surrenders 22 Crew

An official Chinese Nationalist dispatch reports 22 soldiers and crewmen of a Communist motorized junk surrendered near Quemoy after their captain was killed in a clash with a Nationalist gunboat.

Taipei Formosa Quemoy

Radio Schedule Fragment From 1940s Louisiana Station

A dense list of broadcast times and programs from KMLB ABC 1440, covering local news, hillbilly and country music programs, ABC network shows, and syndicated features. Entities include station KMLB, ABC, and multiple show titles across daytime slots.

ABC Bill Nettles Martin Agronsky Neighbor Easy Aces Eddie Arnold U. P. News Bankhage Johnnie Lee Wills News & Market Hollywood John B. Kennedy United Nations Security Council Ted Malone Tom O'Shanter Bootlight World News Edwin C. Hill Elmer Davis Paul Whiteman Gentlemen of the Press Christian Science Monitor Tomorrow's News Sports Report Stevens Hotel Palmer House Orchestra Graemere Hotel Orchestra Congress Hotel Orchestra

KNOE Radio Schedule Highlights News and Entertainment

A detailed daily program grid lists KNOE NBC-1390 segments from early morning to midnight. It features news, talk, music, dramas, sports, and special shows including Good Morning Neighbors Drew Pearson segment Mindy Carson Show and Pepper Young's Family.

Drew Pearson KNOE Knoe Happiness Exchange Red Foley & Co Pentagon Mindy Carson Forenson Hometown News George Hicks Melody Theater Pepper Young Disc & Data Knoe Sport News of the World Signs of Our Times Meredith Willson Star Light Monroe Greenwood NBC Orch NBC

Goodnight Kiss Triggers Alarm at Smith Street Flats

At 204 Smith Street in Peach Ambo y New Jersey, doorbells rang in twelve apartments after a couple shared a goodnight kiss. A terrified resident called police, who arrived with sirens blaring to find a young man kissing his sweetheart with her back against the lobby bell buttons.

Peach Amboy N. J Smith St

Crossword Puzzle Across and Down Clues Mix of Words and Errors

An OCR style puzzle clue list shows across and down entries with numbers and misprints including entries like Bread, Withdraw, Glee, Thunder hinted terms. The page includes references to AP Newsfeatures and midwestern abbreviations with scattered misread letters and garbled phrases throughout the clue set.

Harriman Carries Optimistic Korean War Report

Averell Harriman flies to Washington with a hopeful briefing for President Truman on Korea. He spent three days with General MacArthur at the front and met with South Korean President Syngman Rhee and U.S. Eighth Army commander Lt. Gen. Walton Walker during the visit.

Tokyo W. Averell Harriman Washington Truman General MacArthur MacArthur Harriman Syngman Rhee Walton H. Walker U. S. Eighth Army Korea

Norwegian Freighter Belfii in Distress in North Atlantic

The coast guard reported the Norwegian freighter Belfii, a former liberty ship of about 7 000 tons, signaling for help and possibly sinking in the North Atlantic. It was about 1 000 miles northeast by east from Argentia, Newfoundland, with serious trouble indicated but few details available.

New York Coast Guard North Atlantic Argentia Newfoundland

Drug Prices Rise in Hong Kong Market

Prices of imported medicines and rugs have risen steadily over the past two months. Penicillin costs have doubled and sulpha drugs are up about twenty percent as the local market adjusts to higher import costs.

Hong Kong

Spaak Elected Assembly Head After Bitter Ruling Clash

In Strasbourg on August 8, Paul Henri Spaak was elected Assembly President with 90 votes amidst a heated dispute over his role in forcing King Leopold II to cede powers. Bruins Slot and Sean Macentee led opposition while Churchill urged focus on internal affairs. Spaak rejected defense of his actions, calling them a democratic struggle amid a renewed human rights convention.

Philip Clarke Strasbourg France Leopold European Assembly Assembly Paul - Henri Spaak Spaak J. A. H. Bruinsslot Sean Macentee Europe Bruins Slot Macentee van der Goes van Naters Andre Phillip Britain Hugh Dalton

Untrained Druggists Denied Examinations

The Louisiana house killed a bill to let non graduates apply for the pharmacist state examination. Critics called it a dangerous step while supporters argued many current registrants lack formal training. The measure drew strong opposition from physicians and lawmakers.

Baton Rouge, la Louisiana House Edward Dubuisson Wellborn Jack George Wallace Earl Long Leonard Toups Julius Fernandes

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