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Newspaper

Monroe News Star

Location

Monroe, Louisiana, United States of America

Date

Aug 24, 1944

Page

7

Tom Bry Ana War Sloan Noted

Fragmentary OCR note mentions Tom Bry and Ana Sloan with a brief archival reference. No clear event dates or outcomes available.

Bry Ana Sloan

Pleasant Grove Revival Draws Denominations to Choudrant

Pleasant Grove Baptist Church hosts an old time religion revival two and a half miles southeast of Choudrant drawing people from nearby parishes. Rev B T Milford of Chatham evangelizes while Rev W S Bernhard leads singing with assistants Rosemary Combs and H Barnes aiding. The revival runs each week night and ends Sunday August 27 with old time songs featured.

Pleasant Grove Baptist Church Choudrant B. T. Milford Chatham W. S Bill) Bernhard Rosemary Combs H. Barnes

Armada of 10 000-ton ships off British coast awaits invasion

Aug 24. Immense armada of 10 000-ton cargo ships, key to Allied invasion logistics, lay off the British coast for a month awaiting orders. U S Seamen's Service reports crew confinement and no leaves since arrival. ships carried mail, Stars and Stripes, candy and supplies. President Fuller of United Seamen's Service urges funding from the United War Fund to aid mariners and support fighters.

Iton Rouge Ling Navy Fuller United and of Louisiana National War Fund Resembly Army Stars and Stripes Dunkerque England Normandy Jana United War Fund Cam 1 Ed Seamen's Service Areer Fuller Exed

OPA Chief Bowles delivers cautious wartime forecast

In Los Angeles Chester Bowles, head of the OPA, warns butter supplies will tighten and gasoline rationing may persist. He urges all groups Labor management agriculture and the armed forces to cooperate, saying production remains key to controlling inflation and deflation.

Los Angeles Chester Bowles OPA Bowles

Rent Director in Caddo Required

The United States Civil Service Commission announces an open competitive examination for the position of area vent director with a salary of 4428 a year including overtime pay. Employment is with the Office of Price Administration in Shreveport Louisiana. Applicants may obtain forms from the manager of the branch regional office in New Orleans or the secretary of the board of U S Civil Service Examiners at any first or second class post office in multiple parishes. War work of equal skill excludes applicants.

United States Civil Service Commission Érea Office of Price Administration Shreveport Tenth Civil Service Region Customhouse New Orleans Board of U. S. Civil Service Examiners Bienville Bossier Caddo Caldwell East Carroll West Carroll Catahoula Claiborne Concordia DeSoto Franklin Grant, Jackson LaSalle Lincoln Mardison Morehouse Natchitoches Ouachita Red River Richland Sabine Tensas Union Webster Winn

Hayes Stars In Navy Recruiting Radio Drama

Miss Hayes stars in a WAVES recruiting program "Something for the Girls" airing August 26 1944 at 815 p m over KMLB Lyn Murray conducts the score and leads a 24 member orchestra Jean Holloway and Kate Smith script the play Richard Widmark co stars as the husband Miss Hayes portrays an American wife and mother in a simple wartime romance The Navy produced the series and information is available at the Monroe Louisiana recruiting station

Helen Hayes Navy KMLB Lyn Murray Jean Holloway Kate Smith Miss Hayes America Richard Widmark Madeline Pierce Crybaby Tom Shirley Earle McGill Navy Department United States Navy Post Office Monroe

Patriots urged to halt fleeing Nazis in Italy push

United Nations radio from Algiers quoted Gen. Sir Harold Alexander ordering patriot forces in northern Italy to stop or destroy escaping German troops moving from southern France toward the Italian border. He urged Italians to join with French patriots and to attack the enemy in areas where they flee. Holly Ridge, N. C. reports only five qualified voters, with just three casting ballots in the last election.

New York United Nations Algiers Sir Harold Alexander Italy France United States Alexander Holly Ridge N. C

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