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Newspaper
Monroe News Star
Location
Monroe, Louisiana, United States of America
Date
Aug 25, 1944
Page
4
Food Demands Loom As Allies Advance In Europe
Guaranty Trust Company of New York warns in a survey that after Allied victory in Europe the nation will face rising food needs. Farm machinery, labor, and transport must be provided to meet distribution, with relief shipments to Italy already at 100000 tons monthly. The Italian capital’s fall could add over two million mouths to feed under Allied responsibility.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Guaranty Trust Company of
New York
Europe
America
Home
Italy
Police warn of postwar crime wave and juvenile delinquency
Edward J. Hickey, Connecticut state police commissioner, warns that postwar planners face a rising crime wave as juveniles graduate into criminals. He argues full employment is the best defense, alongside law enforcement, against idle hands that Satan uses.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Edward J. Hickey
Connecticut
Satan
When a Returned Soldier Comes Home
Mrs Henry McLemore writes of the anxious questions wives face as husbands return from war. She questions readjustment, changes in men, expectations at home, and the fear of failing to meet the loved one’s needs, noting many wives share these worries.
Hollywood Censorship Talk Shocks Industry Veterans
Alfred Zeisler once ran UFA where Nazi control began. Goebbels pressed for scripts and moral rules while expropriation and Gestapo wiretaps swept Hollywood and Berlin alike. Memorable quips and anecdotes reveal industry tensions and satirical takes on stars and studios.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hollywood
America
Alfred Zeisler
UFA
Berlin
Hitler
Joseph Goebbels
Our Children by Angelo Patri
A parent guidance piece discusses child tantrums and reasoning age. It advises against arguing with four year olds, recommends calm explanations, and suggests redirecting attention or swift action like washing with water to curb outbursts. The essay cites Angelo Patri and promotes his booklet Annoying Habits.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Angelo Patri
Monroe
Letters From a War Corresponent Homeward Bound
A civilian husband returns from seven months at war to a wife who vows to brace for his changed outlook after years of conflict and loss. The correspondence describes soldiers in infantry and the strain of experience, yet notes cheerful, cheerful letters despite sights of suffering.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Henry
England
Tim the Yife
Evening Radio Schedule for Friday August 25 War Time
Radio schedule lists programs from 6 p.m. to 11:15 p.m. Eastern War Time with news by Quincy Howe and later Cecil Brown, sports and dramas. Notable items include The Sea Hound, Superman serial repeats, Blondie and Dagwood, Jack Armstrong, Captain Tim Healy, Lone Ranger, and Newsreels from London.
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Dunn
Thick Tracy
Bio-Basic
The
Cadets
Ether Blu Catuk Carter
Mbs
Three Sisters
Cbr
Jack Armstrong
Ulu Enast
Dancing Music Orchestra
Mbs-Basie
Farrell
Dick Tracy
Dbs
Quincy Howe
Pdlu
Terry
Lyn Murray Caprus
Tim Healy
Hop Eisrrigan
Chick Carter
Jeri Sullavan
Ebs
Vainey Tard News Times
Mbs East
Lowell Thomas
Nbe World News
Henry J. Taylor
Mbs West
Mercer
Nbe Basic
Lin-enst
Fulton Lewis, Jr
Nbe
Ebs Basic
Volney Hurd
Carolyn Gilbert
Basic Dancing Music Orchestra
Cbs
Blu
London
Robert St. John
Lucille Manners
Charlie Ruggles
Cecil Brown
Parker Family
Nick Carter
Thin Man
Che
Great Lakes
Freedom of
Abe Lyman
Abe
Gabriel Heatter
Brewster Boy
Che+t Morris
Nbs
Garry Moore
Jimmy Durante
Earl Godwin
Ceadiie Foster
Ted Malone
England
Blu Dance Orchestra
Bill Stern
Dhs
Fish Pond
Blondie & Dagwood
Nbbe
the Music Shop
A. A. F. F-1: The electrically heated sub-zero suit
The A. A. F. defines F-1 as an electrically heated suit for sub-zero flight. It mentions text blindness as a nervous visitation that renders the victim unable to understand printed words or symbols.
Radio Schedule Fragments and Q&A Highlights
Radio listings show KWKH and KARK programming across the day with news segments, music shows, dramas, and sponsor breaks. The page also includes a Q and A section covering beer history, the Great Wall, irredentism, rocket shells, Derby winnings prices, and other trivia.
Washington Wartime Guides at Capitol Stir Civil Service Debate
Maury Maverick denounces paid Capitol guides who charge two dollars per group, arguing guides should be Civil Service with fares by the state. Guides defend their patronage status and say Civil Service would reduce duties, noting turnover and the value of experienced staff.
Clearing Bayou DeSiard Passage for Boat and Fish
Dr R L Wood proposes clearing a 15 foot wide passage through Bayou DeSiard to 10 to 15 miles for boating and fishing. The project aims to drain sunlit, purer water for a city auxiliary supply and echoes Izaak Walton League support for a fish preserve. Preparations begin for a West Monroe rodeo to benefit the welfare association with trained cowboys and spirited steers and broncos.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
R. L. Wood
Bayou DeSisrd
Wood
Izaak Walton League
Louisiana Maternal Death Rates High in 1940 Report
Dr. C L Mengis reports Louisiana maternal deaths at 53.4 per 10 000 live births in 1940 far above the US 37 6 rate. Negro mothers and white mothers show wide gaps with rural areas faring worse, and many births occur without medical attendance. Ouachita parish unveils a wartime maternal and infant care program providing prenatal case clinics and hospital confinement with limited per diem costs and home nursing, aiming to reduce mortality among Black mothers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ouag Parish
Louis
Ouachita
Pilal
Francis
Our Men in Service Highlight Local Navy and Army Heroes
Carl J. Worley seaman second class serves in the Atlantic region with the U S Navy and expects leave in late September his training began in Diego California and Miami Florida born in this parish his mother Mrs Mary Worley resides near West Monroe Bennie Drue Wilson son of Mr and Mrs G B Wilson 915 Winnsboro now serving in the U S Navy in San Diego a Quachita Parish Farish High School graduate He enlisted during the war Herman B Miller technical sergeant 24 bombardment squad atlia in Italy promoted to staff sergeant July 1 to technical sergeant August 12 overseas since last year youngest son of Mr and Mrs B H Miller Sr his wife Ruth Trevillion and their young son live in Glenmore Miller's oldest brother B Miller Jr is a corporal at Selm Field both in the air force Pfc James W Vernon of Chorrent landed with the 2nd Airborne at Normandy on D Day military police of the 82nd Airborne division patrolled links to be cleared and prisoners moved during the operation Sgt Key Baldwin son of Mrs Ann Key Baldwin seriously wounded overseas months ago then treated and sent home to the Veterans Hospital in Jackson Mississippi he has recovered enough to spend 30 days with his mother in Bernice
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Henry McLemore
Henry
British Isles
Carl J. Worley
Navy
Atlantic
Mary Worley
Worley
Diego
Calif
Miami
Fla
Wiley
West Monroe
Bennie Wilson
Bennie Drue Wilson
G. B. Wilson
Winnsboro
U. S. Navy
San Diego
Quachita Farish High School
Herman B. Miller
Italy
B. H. Miller
Ruth Trevillion
Glenmore
Miller
B. Miller Jr
Selm Field
James W. Vernon
Chorrant
2Nd Airborne Division
Normale
D-day
Normandy
Sgt
K. Baldwin
Key Baldwin
Ann Key Baldwin
United States
Veteran Hospital
Jackson
Miss
Bernice
Fighter Pilot Describes Mission Against German Planes
Coffeyville Kansas reports fighter pilot L G P Harry wrote from a college campus hostel describing a mission in which he says he destroyed two German planes and a tree after his craft was hit. He recounts ditching to return to England unhurt and considers the mission a success.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Coffeyville
Kans
L G. P. Harry
Coffeyville Juni College
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