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Newspaper
Monroe News Star
Location
Monroe, Louisiana, United States of America
Date
Aug 29, 1949
Page
8
President Truman argues that world prosperity is essential to peace and urges a expanding and balanced international economy. He outlines four principles for UK Canada US talks, stresses continual effort, mutual concession, and noninterference in domestic politics.
Tickets for the Northeast Louisiana Rodeo go on sale at Tom Hicks office in West Monroe. The event runs September 5 to 11 at Gentry Arena and includes a Labor Day parade invitation for horse owners and riders.
T. R. McGuver a Confederate veteran and retired farmer aged 101 died in Cooper Texas. His death leaves six known Confederate veterans alive in Texas. Funeral set for Charleston with survivors including sons Tom Jim Alvin Lain and daughter Mrs D W Lile. He joined home guard at 16 in Delta county Arkansas area before Civil War end.
A scanned schedule lists daily radio programs on KMLB including Irene and Allan Jones, the Green Hornet, Adventures of Johnny Lujak, and Kate Smith Show. Local news, sports, and orchestral programs fill afternoon and evening slots with ABC network features and hotel orchestra segments.
Local KMFM schedule lists daily programs from 3:09 to 11:45 including Irene and Alan Jones, U P News, Adventures of Johnny Lu, Green Hornet, John Garth Trio, Take It Easy, Spotlight on Sports, The Railroad Hour, Kate Smith Show, Henry J Taylor News, Tomorrows News, Radio Chaplain, and hotel orchestras Palmer House Congress Hotel with nightly news summaries.
The listing shows daily program blocks on KWKH Shreveport at 1150 kHz and 94.5 MC with CBS content including Inner Sanctum Arthur Godfrey and Lux Radio Theater. The note adds a random line about a sailfish leaping across 40 feet of water.
Eastern Local Time notes that Central subtracts one hour and Mountain subtracts two hours. Stations may alter relay times to fit local schedules and last minute changes are not included.
A garbled OCR list shows a dense, era style radio timetable with programs from CBS ABC and NBC affiliates, including news, dramas, concerts, talk shows, variety acts, and Westerns. Entries mention specific show titles like Lone Ranger, Inner Sanctum, and Kate Smith alongside time blocks and network tags.
The listing shows KTRY Bastrop operating on 150 kilocycles with a 2:00 start for The 730 Clap Lava and 2:55 News Locals. It includes air time blocks from 3:00 Airlane Melodies to 7: Sign Off, with various local programs and the Auction Barn, Juke Box Revue, and Sportsman segments.
The page lists a Janesville broadcast day with multiple time slots for KNOE and NBC programs. Notable entries include News of the World at 3:90 and NBC World News at 10:15, along with entertainment shows such as the Guy Lombardo Show and Chesterfield Supper Club.
Police Chief H T Ward announced an urgent message for Corporal Johnny L Ward who recently returned from Vienna and is believed to be visiting the Monroe area. Efforts to locate him have failed and he is asked to contact the chief immediately.
Firefighters from Engine Company 5 tackled a grass fire in the 2700 block of DeSiard street at 2 52 p m on Sunday. No damage was reported.
A massive hurricane roared along the Atlantic coast causing extensive damage in Florida and Georgia. Losses ran into millions with at least two deaths and about 60 injuries. Wrecked planes at West Palm Beach and a sunken sailboat death near Biscayne Bay marked the toll. Denting citrus crops and power lines, officials weighed $40 to $50 million in damage.
Southeast Florida eyes cleanup after a great hurricane. Red Cross opens disaster relief HQ and surveys damage in many counties. Florida citrus losses span 15 to 17 million boxes worth 25 to 30 million dollars, with grapefruit and orange crops heavily hit in the lower Indian River area. West Palm Beach and Palm Beach report multi million dollar damages. total estimates range from 40 to 50 million, with some areas showing extensive building destruction.
Fire gutted the Kaiser-Frazer facility at 4:32 a m as firemen fought the blaze for over an hour. Owners H W Gourley and D G Elkins were away and could not be reached for a loss estimate. Insurance coverage was verified but policy amounts were not disclosed. Inspectors probed the ruins Sunday and Monday to determine the fire’s origin.
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