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Newspaper

Monroe News Star

Location

Monroe, Louisiana, United States of America

Date

Aug 17, 1948

Page

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News Star Financial and Editorial Notice

The text appears to be boilerplate front matter for The News-Star Monroe Louisiana including copyright and Associated Press credit. It notes classified matter handling and advertising representation details with contact lines for departments and editors. No specific news event is described.

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Congress Session Draws Filibuster and Power Struggles

The special session is viewed as a political collision with both Truman supporters and critics calling it a draw. It highlights Senate civil rights filibuster, clashes over housing policy, and the harmful impact of delegation by seniority on committee chairs. Without rule changes, future presidents and congresses will struggle to translate public demand into action.

Congress Truman Senate McCarthy Ad Tobey McCarthy House Mr. Tobey Jesse Wolcott Ralph Gamble Joe Martin Wolcott Tobey Ingrid Bergman Bergman London Miss B

Nudist Peace Plan Travels Across a World Flight

The writer recounts a journey from New Delhi to Damascus and Karachi aboard Pan American, noting visa hurdles in Damascus, a diverse UN-like plane crew, and encounters with locals and fellow travelers including a Indian barefoot observer and a cautious Kashmir diplomat.

New Delhi India Istanbul Damascus Trans-Jordan Karachi Dum Dum Savannah Statesboro New York Ankara Jean Hoboken Pakistan Cyprus Lebanon Saudi Arabia Persian Gulf Gulf of Oman United Nations Rome Burma Bombay Kashmir China

What cooks with Judy Garland in Hollywood gossip

Hollywood chatter questions Judy Garland health and behavior amid conflicting reports of a nervous breakdown and rest cure. Ingrid Bergman and Lana Turner field scrutiny for rule bending while Ann Sothern enjoys publicity from Catalina fishing. Critics argue against giveaway prize shows and self hypnosis trends.

Hollywood Judy Garland Hollywood News MGM Judy Sam Hill

Our Children By ANGELO PATRI

A mother mourns her son Jamie choosing surgery over music. Grandma counsels letting children decide their own path, stressing each young person must follow their own life and career. Dr Patri cites infant play as vital to growth and offers a leaflet.

Jamie Grandma Jerry Patri P. O Station G New York N. Y

One World on a Flight Across Cultures

A traveler recalls a long airline journey in which passengers spoke many languages and found common ground in basic needs. He credits the pilots of the big Connie for trustworthy leadership during hours aloft, noting unity beyond color, race, or creed.

Federal Communications Commission Britain McNaught Syndicate, Inc

Hollywood gossip and showbiz misadventures mix in week

Hollywood notes report on Michael O'Shea bruised by a horse during training while Marie McDonald and Harry Karl’s palomino mishap unfolds. Valentino ring loses and offers a 2350 reward. Lana Turner and Jimmy Cross tour Germany. Mickey Rooney eyes film rights to Finian’s Rainbow.

Hollywood Michael O’shea Marie McDonald Harry Karl Gregory Peck Virginia Mayo Jones Beach Rochelle Hudson Falcon’s Lair Gene Autry Lakeside Gene Peggy Ryan Jimmy Cross Lana Turner Germany Lana Paris Bob Topping Cheryl Christine Toppings France New York Mickey Rooney God Joe Yule Finian Rainbow Mickey

Wardrobe guidance from Phyllis Bell for government girls

Phyllis Bell, a government girls fashion expert, urges women to build a practical wardrobe. She cites misperceptions about dress, stresses line and drape, and outlines a minimal set of outfits for different lifestyles, from single professionals to public figures.

Washington Phyllis Bell Miss Bell Ciear

Marriage Licenses for Frederick Sheppard and Barbara Kirk

Frederick Sheppard 21 of West Monroe and Barbara Jean Kirk 15 of Monroe obtained marriage licenses. The article also notes a baking tip about beating batter to remove air bubbles before baking angel food cake.

Frederick Sheppard West Monroe Barbara Jean Kirk Monroe

Italian Communists Warned to Follow Party Line and Moscow

A directive published in L Unita on August 17 urges Italian Communists to be faithful to Moscow and Stalin and to reject independent action. It calls for strict discipline, vigilance against spies, and elimination of unworthy members from party files. The measure echoes concerns raised after the July 14 assassination attempt on Palmiro Togliatti.

Rome Moscow Stalin Communist Party L’unita L'unita Sen. Fietro Secchia Palmiro Togliatti Secchia Togliatti Italy

Griddle Cakes Tip For Even Shapes

Pour batter on the griddle from the tip of a tablespoon to obtain best regular shapes.

Pocket veto and other quick quiz Q&A facts

A compact Q and A list covers a pocket veto definition foreign capital Monrovia named for James Monroe brig masts two. It notes a cavalry fleet capture in the Netherlands during the French Revolutionary War and Hogmanay New Year’s Eve. It includes Wagner’s Siegfried Idyll christening, senior versus junior senators, St Patrick’s Day, Alexandre Dumas, the Pamir Roof of the World, Hattie Carraway, paper organic, Escorial, Liberty Bell date, and Muses.

Netherlands Amsterdam Zuyder Zee Pichegru Hussars

Crossword Clue Fill In From Biblical Character To River

A compact word puzzle list linking across clues from Chum to a river in South America and many thematic hints. Includes biblical character, flavors of adjectives, occupations, measurements, objects, and names, with several historic or classical references.

Abraham David Copperfield

Puzzle Solutions From Yesterday

A compact answer list of crossword like clues with matching solutions across a cryptic style grid. Each entry matches a clue such as armadillo seed covering unstable first principles and other paired hints including literary fragments and historical terms.

I'm not a salesman just a bill collector

A terse exchange frames a scene of debt collection with a stubborn debtor asserting he is not selling anything but only collecting due payments. The quote captures pressure and frustration in a sharp, real world moment.

Wyoming Democrats vote in primary for state and national offices

In Cheyenne Wyoming Democrats cast ballots to choose nominees for U S senator and U S representative and state and county offices. Gov Lester Hunt faced Carl Johnson while Pat Flannery Joe McGowan and Sidney Kornegay sought the lone House seat. Forecasts suggested turnout between 30 000 and 62 000 with Hunt urging strong participation.

Cheyenne Wyo Wyoming U. S E. V. Robertson Frank A. Barrett Lester C. Hunt Carl A. Johnson Cheyenne Public Accountant Hunt L. C Pat) Flannery

Growth in agricultural productivity through 1940

The Britannica notes that in 1890 one farm worker fed eight people, rising to sixteen by 1940, reflecting doubled output per worker over this period.

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