Congress amends soldier vote law to protect reading matter
Senate amendments fix the censorship measure so soldiers and sailors may receive reading material, movies, plays, radio, and private mail without interference. Taft criticizes plus War Department, while Congress faces political fallout from the original vague law.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Congress
Senate
Robert A. Taft
Ce Iman
Servicemans
Taft
War Department
Army
Hollywood Rumors and Shifts Stir Tinsel Town
Hollywood gossip notes Anne Shirley limited to one visitor daily as she recovers from illness. Roger Touhy sues to block film about his case. Ingrid Bergman buys a Beverly Hills home. Marital strains hit Jess Barker and Susan Hayward. Lana Turner praised for Marriage Is a Private Affair. Esther Williams eyed for MGM push. Cary Grant Barbara Hutton feud teased. Lois about Alan Ladd’s army service sparks sympathy. Ann Baxter teased for love picks amid divorce suits.
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Hollywood
Anne Shirley
Adrian Scott
Roger Touhy
Ingrid Bergman
Beverly Hills
Marc Connolly
Paramount
Veronica Lake
Lupe Velez
Arturo de Cordova
New York
Chili Williams
Jess Barker
Susan Hayward
Columbia
Eleanor Powell
MGM
Esther Williams
Otto Premingers
Biltmore
L. A
Uncle Dam
Joan Crawford
Hollywood Canteen
Maurice Tourneur
Normandy Battle Zone
Cary Grant
Barbara Hutton Rirt
Marilyn Maxwell
John Conte
Universal
Donald O'Connor
Peggy Ryan
Jack Oakie
Maisie
Reno
Ann Southern
John Hodiak
Xth Century-Fox
Lana Turner
James Craig
Monogram
Billy Gilbert
Shemp Howard
Maxie Rosenbloom
Ann Baxter
Miss Baxter
Radio schedule notes August 22 Eastern War Time night programs
Radio listings detail August 22 Eastern War Time programming across networks with serials dramas comedies news features and music blocks from 6 15 PM to 4 15 AM including The Wilderness Road The Sea Hound Superman Dick Haynes & Shaw and Ginny Simms shows plus news repeats and guest appearances
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MWWT
Farrell
Dhs
the Sea Hound
Mbs
Quincy Howe
Terry
Edwin C. Hill
Cbs
Tim Healy
Op Harrigan
Chick Carter
Er Sullavan
Jack Armstrong
Volney
Mbs-East
Lowell Thomas
Nbe World News
Henry J. Taylor
Blu-Basic
Blu-West
Mbs-West
Mercer
Nbe-Basic
Blu Fulton Lewis, Jr
Nbe
John Nesbitt
Ebs
Ginny Simms
Npbe
Ecbs
Blu Frank
Arthur Hale
Lum
Abner
Biu
Nick Carter
Judy
Ransom Sherman
Biu Sinfonietta
Basie Burns & Allen
Plu Gabriel Heatter
Doctor
R. Massey
Chs
Blu American Forum
Miss Greenwood
Raymond Gram
Geo. Hicks
Blu Dance Orchestra
Hildegarde
Congress Speaks
Dbs
Milton Berie
Dancing Music Orchestra
Nhe
Nbe-Wese
American thrust disrupts German defense near Paris
Allied forces push across the Seine 25 miles northwest of Paris, pinning the German 15th Army and threatening to drive back toward the coast. Patton’s corps creates a new bridgehead at Mantes, opening an outlet toward Pas de Calais and complicating German attempts to retreat.
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Lied Expeditionary Force
Germany
Seine
Paris
15Th
George S. Patton
Mer
Pas de C
Pas de Calais
England
Normandy
Mantes
15Th Army
Dieppe
Dunker
Patton
Vance
Rudolf Gerd von Rundstedt
Guen von Kluge
Havre
Aville
cross-Seine
Norma von Kluge
Somme
the de Calais
Fontableau
France
London
Dwi D. Eisenhower
Minneapolis musicians dispute over hillbilly music at KSTP
Box Office notes that 12 strikers led by James Caesar Petrinly oppose a WLB back to work order. The page reports the Minneapolis union chief dislikes hillbilly songs and seeks year round employment for his group, rejecting corny or rustic repertoires. The piece suggests hope if KSTP signs on or Roosevelt intervenes.
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James Caesar Petrinly
American Federation of Musicians
KSTP
Minneapolis
WLB
Minneapolis Vocal
Roosevelt
Replacements Still Needed Says Draft Chief in Seattle
Maj. Gen. Hershey, Selective Service chief, told Seattle draft board members that the army is nearly built but replacements are needed with men up to age 38 liable to be called. He warned the manpower dilemma persists as some servicemen have been overseas two to three years and should be brought home.
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Lewis B. Hershey
Selective Service
Seattle
Hershey
War's Quiet Toll From a Florida Porch
Henry McLemore writes from a Florida coast describing wartime sights near his home. He recalls convoys with destroyers, an oil slick on the shore, wreckage and marine life deaths from depth charges, a total blackout, and coast guard patrols. Now the ocean and beach are calm again with shrimpers and fishers returning.
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Henry McLemore
Atlantic Ocean
Florida
Atlantic Coast
Coast Guard
Coast
Porch
Germany
Our Children By ANGELO PATRI
A dialogue between a mother and daughter on curfews and popularity, reflecting 1944 norms. The piece cites Angelo Patri and his booklet No. 301 advocating obedience training from babyhood, available by mail through News Star World and The Bell Syndicate.
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Our
Angelo Patri
News-Star—World
P. O
Station
New York
The
Bell Syndicate, Inc
Veterans at Welch Convalescent Hospital Beachfront
The narrator describes hundreds of veterans recovering at Welch Convalescent Hospital near the beach. Disabled with missing limbs and limited use of arms, they enjoy outings such as softball and basketball while reconditioning. The scene reflects wartime impact and personal reflection from a front porch vantage point.
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Welch Convalescent Hospital
McNaught Syndicate, Inc
Raley Announces New Grocery Store Building in Lincoln Parish
C J Raley of the R and R Grocery Company announces ground breaking for a brick one story store on Lover's Lane South Grand street in the 2400 block. It measures 26 by 110 feet with steel ceilings display windows and costly improvements. Estimated cost six thousand dollars with E J Ousley as contractor and completion in twenty days. A call has been issued by 36 leading fruit growers of Lincoln parish for a meeting Saturday at 2 pm in the Ruston Chamber of Commerce.
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C. J. Raley
R. and R. Grocery Company
Lover's Lane
South Grand Street
R Grocery
E. J. Ousley
Lincoln Parish
Ruston
N. J. C. Announces Fall Registration and Dorm Plans
Northeast Junior College will hold fall registration September 7 8 and 9 with no late registration option. Wartime enrollment is expected to boost numbers especially among women while men may be fewer. Dormitory reservations are already higher than last year with capacity for about 60 men and 45 to 60 women. Courses mirror past years allowing two years at N J C followed by two years at Baton Rouge. New catalogs were mailed to north Louisiana high school graduates.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Northeast Junior College
C. C. Calvert
Social Center
Louisiana State University
Baton Rouge
North Louisiana
Marion Conference Set at Bird's Chapel Church Sunday
The third quarterly Marion circuit conference of the Methodist Church will be held Sunday at Bird's Chapel Church at 2 pm with Rev. D B Rawlins district superintendent in charge. The circuit includes Marion Calhoun Downsville and Bird's Chapel with Rev A G Taylor of Calhoun as pastor. The article also notes dimensions of the B 29 Superfortress and Flying Fortress.
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Marion
The
Methodist Church
Bird’s Chapel
D. B. Rawlins
Ruston
Calhoun
Downsville
Bird's Chapel
A. G. Taylor
Obituaries for Eva Mc Calla Dave Works and Mrs J B Mann
Funeral services are listed for Eva Mc Calla 41 of West Monroe held at Cheniere Cemetery with Rev E L Tanner officiating. Dave Works 58 of West Monroe buried at Hasley Cemetery with Rev I J Brooks presiding. Mrs J B Mann 67 of Swartz dies in a local clinic with funeral at Sacred Heart Church Rayville and burial at Rayville Masonic Cemetery.
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Eva McCalla
Here
Cheniere Cemetery
E. L. Tanner
Assembly of God Church of
West Monroe
McCalla
Ruffin Lee McCalla
Clyde Lee McCalla
Kansas
Dorothy McCalla
Webb Rawls
J. H. Cowan
Sandel Berry
Fred Berry
Ellie Berry
Kilpatrick Funeral Home
Ruston
Dave Works
Ludwig Avenue
First Baptist Church
I. J. Brooks
Hasley Cemetery
Peters
Decker Moore
Alvin Tippit
Branch Isbaile
Joe Caldwell
Robert F. May
J. W. Rushing
J. B. Mann
Swartz
Mann
Francis Rodwig
Norman
Okla
Leon Rodwig
Monroe
Sacred Heart Catholic Church
Rayville
Negro Arrested in Leckie Death
Red Johnson, 40, charged with voluntary homicide in the death of 16 year old Bobbie Leckie after a high speed crash near Fondale. Bobbie died at Charity Hospital. her family was injured. Funeral at Grayson Baptist Church with burial at Welcome Home Cemetery. Surviving relatives listed.
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Red” Johnson
Columbia
Bobbie Leckie
Grayson
Henry Leckie
Leckie
Fondale
Bobbie
Charity Hospital
Bettie Mae
Hall Funeral Home
Grayson Baptist Church
Welcome Home Cemetery
Beatrice Miller
Sun
Peach grower Strozier to address commerce group
R. J. Strozier, a well known peach grower, will speak to the commerce rooms. He plans to increase his orchard from 25 to 100 acres. J. O. Tackett of the Illinois Central Railroad will attend, and a survey suggests peach shipments will need car lot shipments next year. Dr. J. W. Williams, Parish health unit director, will address the Monroe Kiwanis on sanitation. West Monroe officials have cooperated well with the health unit program.
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R. J. Strozier
Strozier
J. O. Tackett
Illinois Central Railroad
J. W. Williams
Parish
Monroe Kiwanis Club
West Monroe
Myrna Loy Files Divorce Suit Against John Hertz
Hollywood news reports Myrna Loy filed for divorce in Cuernavaca Mexico from John Hertz an advertising executive of New York on grounds of incompatibility. The couple wed in New York in 1942 and separated several weeks ago. Loy previously married Arthur Hornblow Jr.
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Hollywood
Cuernavaca
Mex
Myrna Loy
John Hertz
New York
Miss Loy
Myrna Williams
Arthur Hornblow Jr
Musical therapists aid Army patients at Fort Devens
At Lowell General Hospital paid musical therapists aid Army patients with structured lessons on piano guitar and violin to improve hand and arm conditioning and boost morale. Led by Betty Anne Judge a New England Conservatory graduate the program aims for consistent results and ward relaxation through music.
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Fort Devens
Mass
Lowell General Hospital
Walter M. Crandall
Betty Anne Judge
New England Conservatory of Music
Births at St Francis Sanitarium Date Varied
To St. and Mrs. R. H. Boemler West Texas avenue a boy on August 19 at St. Francis Sanitarium To Mr and Mrs Johnny Baton Rouge a boy on August 19 St Francis Sanitarium To Apprentice Seaman and Mrs L Pace Fairbanks a boy on August 19 at St Francis Sanitarium To Mr and Mrs C M Marti Route 4 West Monroe a boy August 19 at St Francis Sanitarium To Sgt and Mrs A G McKeithe 315 South Second a boy on Aug 20 at St Francis Sanitarium To Mr and Mrs H W Hart August 20 at St Francis Sanitarium To Mr and Mrs D D Gay Route Bros a boy on August 20 at Francis Sanitarium To Mr and Mrs R H Hodge 4 Railroad avenue a girl on August at St Francis Sanitarium To C P O and Mrs Herbert Coo 514 South Riverfront West Monroe a girl on August 21 at St Francis Sanitarium To St and Mrs H A Wolfe Ra ville a girl on August 21 at To St and Mrs Charles R Ratburn 117 Arkansas a boy on Augu 22 at St Francis Sanitarium
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R. H. Boemler
West Texas Avenue
St. Francis Sanitarium
Johnny
Railroad Avenue
Herbert Coo
South Riverfront
West Monroe
Birl
St. Francis Santarium
H. A. Wolfe
Raville
Francis Sanitarium
Charles R. Ratburn
Arkansas
Housecleaning in Washington Sought
Sen. W Lee O Daniel of Texas called for a thorough Washington housecleaning in Birmingham Alabama addressing the American National Democratic party of Alabama He warned the Roosevelt administration contains elements seeking to centralize and socialize government He urged voters to dump their leader to break up the ring and noted Texas shifted to Republican status in the past
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Birmingham
Ala
W. Lee O'Daniel
Texas
Roosevelt
America
Washington
American National Democratic Party of
Alabama
O'Daniel
Ring
Legion Post and Auxiliary Joint Meeting at Forsythe Park
The L. B. Faulk Post American Legion and its Auxiliary met at Forsythe Park memorial home Monday night with incoming commander E. F. Jones presiding. Miss Edith Faris, a WWII Army Nursing Corps lieutenant, was admitted as the post’s first woman member from that group. Mrs. Armando Daughtry, a WWI nurse, has long held local post membership. A watermelon supper closed the program.
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L. B
Weather Halts Allied Air Operations Over Northern France
London report notes adverse weather immobilized British Allied airmen overnight with no resumption time in the near term. The text also mentions a claim that George Washington grew the first American rose from seed at Mount Vernon.
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London
France
George Washington
Mount Vernon
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