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Newspaper
Monroe News Star
Location
Monroe, Louisiana, United States of America
Date
Aug 25, 1944
Page
8
Unusual interest rises for Fletcher Henderson and his orchestra arriving Monday August 28 at the Arcade. Henderson, hailed as America’s greatest arranger, holder of the all American trophy, creator of Christopher Columbus, leads a fourteen man ensemble noted for surging rhythmic arrangements in modern music.
Final plans are set for the West Monroe Lions Club Food Conservation and Cooking School with two films shown Friday Sept. 1 and Saturday Sept. 2 at 8 pm. Friday includes a bingo after the film. Saturday features an auction by Ike Hamilton and a pie eating contest. The public can attend starting Friday at 9 am. The article notes Lions aims to boost community service, especially sight conservation and blind work, through various committees and school partnerships.
A newborn is celebrated as a son and a grandfather share good news on the same day. A Fresno connection in law and a hospital report tie the event to family roles as relatives message the joyous arrival.
A column of brief items from multiple U S locales describes quirky incidents. Ed Kliment wins a gasoline ration card in Pittsburgh. a New York drunk fined for untaxed alcohol. Red Cross cots sought in Rushville. thieves steal blouses in South Bend. a Jersey cow calves twice in July. a Lancaster fire check ends with a gas burner inquiry. a York magistrate fines a man for parking by a disconnected fire plug. a Williamsport motorist sees a persistent buyer. a Fort Scott man bites a bull’s nose. Verbal Morris burned in a grease fire but promised a ride home. Boise driver stops for license and draft card. Pasadena girls run an elevator scam. Portland man reports a no left turn and arrests a kind motorist.
In Boise Idaho the Lions Club cannot find male judges for a fish story contest so they invite wives. R M Logsdon says they ought to make good judges as they hear enough of them. Curious Lewis Kansas Mrs Harold Allegre
The War Department starts a six member study on reorganizing the national guard after the war while preserving state control. The panel will examine organization and training with two more committees to follow on reserve components and guard reserve policy alignment.
Ceil B. Ringo and Bertha L. Cook left Monroe Friday to attend the National Hairdressers and Cosmetologist Association convention in Chicago at Hotel Sherman starting August 27. The program features top artists from the New York and Chicago Hairstylist Guilds, a hairstyle of the year competition, and clinical demonstrations on cold waving tinting and scalp treatment.
New York report: Miss Alice E. Austen, 78, faced eviction after foreclosure from a Rosebank house built in 1669 by Miller. OPA rent director Walter Hort revoked the order as the current buyer Miss Mandia plans to sell, not to occupy, preserving Austen’s residence.
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