Hollywood premiere crowds halt traffic for Dragon Seed preview
Jimmie Fidler reports on a Hollywood Boulevard Dragon Seed preview where grandstands blocked sidewalks and ropes fenced the theater area, keeping cars out for invited guests while fans and newsreel theater crowds pressed for autographs and star sightings.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hollywood
Hollywood Boulevard
Los Angeles
Filmville
Ltver
Nome
South Pacific
Beng
Heay Lamarr
Monroe urged to form city health board under 1921 act
A newspaper column urges Monroe to implement a municipal health board and appoint a city health officer under Act 79 1921. It notes many Louisiana cities have adopted the system with parish officers serving as city health officers, cites cess pools septic tanks and the Bayou Dessard water supply as public health concerns, and endorses Dr. C L Mengis for the post.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Louisiana
Healthy
New Orleans
City Board of Health
Monroe
State Board of Health
Ouachita River
Bayou Dessard
Commission Council
C. L. Mengis
Will We Remember as Germans's War Weapons Warning Looms
A wartime reflection warns that Germany's secret weapons like flying bombs and V rockets could unleash unprecedented destruction. The piece cites 5 000 deaths from flying bombs and mass evacuations in London while urging global resolve to prevent another total war.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Europe
Montgomery
Germany
London
Hitler
Third Reich
United Nations
Paris Hunger Under German Occupation Revealed
Four years of German rule left Paris with severe food shortages. Only Germans and the ultra rich could eat well while most residents hunted markets outside the city. Families sent members to the countryside for groceries as prices rose and rations faltered. relief from Allied shipments hoped to ease the plight this fall and winter.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Paris
First signed Army dispatch from Bougainville underscores jungle life
By Sergeant Henry McLemore with the 37th Infantry Division on Bougainville. The diary style report captures the tense calm of soldiers at a forward outpost, the fear and humor of novices, and the steadiness of veterans under fire as nightfall drives home the dangers and duty.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Henry McLemore
Sergeant McLemore
Army
South Pacific Battle Area
War Department
Bougainville
Bernard Raskin
38Th Street
Brooklyn
Tyre
Fifth
Keeping to the middle on child sharing and thrift
Dr. Patri argues healthy sharing over forced giving and possessive guarding of toys and money. A balanced approach teaches children to share candy, toys, and savings for definite ends, avoiding stinginess or reckless generosity. The booklet Your Child and Other People No. 304 is advertised for 10 cents plus a 3 cent stamp.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nas
Patri
World
P. O
Station G
New York 19
N. Y
Radio Schedule Highlights War Era Dramas and News
A dense listing of radio programs for August 30 with multiple time blocks from 5:30 PM to 12:30 AM ET, featuring serials, dramas, news reports, music, and commentaries. Notable items include The Three Sisters Sing Songs, The Sea Hound, Jack Armstrong Serial, and a 10 PM All-Star Football Game recap. The schedule lists actors and network cues, plus a Q&A trivia segment at the end.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
CWTZ
MWT
Cps
Jack Armstrong
Biu
Marl Baldwin
Tom Mix
Mbs
Farrell
Dick Tracy
Quincy Howe
Ime
Cbs
Terry Seriasi
Lyn Murray
Ebls
Tim Healy
Hop Harrigan
Chick Carter
Jeri Sullavan
Lowell Thomas
Noe World News
Ebs
Henry J. Taylor
Blu-Basic
Mbs-West
Mercer
Music Shop
Nbc-Bas
Scramby Amby
Blu Fulton Lewis, Jr
Nbe
John Nesbitt
Dhs
Volney Hurd
Mbs West
Carolyn Gilbert
Easy Aces
Blu
London
Kaltenborn
Mrs. North
Red Barber
Allan Jones
bin Cecil Brown
Lum
Abner
Nick Carter
Rbeat
Band
Nhe
Jean Hersholt
Dr. Christian
My Best Girls
Guy Lombardo
Orchestra
Alan Young
Frank Sinatra
Joseph Punninger
Gabriel Heatter
Screen West
Jack Carson
Cls
Kay Kyser
Cone
Dbs
Raymond Grain
John H. Overton
Baxter
Melody Boys
Cbss
AP News
Kate Smith
Helen Trent
Gal
Ernie Sqn
Portia
Life
Joyce Jordan
Dr. Jordan
Mary Marlin
Irene Beasley
Bob Trout
Bill Costello
Harmon
Dunn
Three Sisters
Wilderness Road
John Loca
the World Today
Joseph Harsch
Herman's Orchestra
Bill Henry
Colonel
Ces
Sammy Kaye
Petrillo
Janette McCormick
Ray Benson
Radio Schedule Fragments From KWKH and KARK Listings
A dense OCR-like listing shows radio programs across KWKH and KARK with times, show titles, and hosts. It records a mix of News, CBS programs, local shows, orchestras, and variety acts on daytime and evening slots.
Washington In Wartime
Washington on the war front shows strain as the 54 hour week tightens schedules at the Pentagon. Officers speculate on morale boosts and possible future changes while stories touch on Dewey family stops, Starling memoirs, and Army life jokes from Alaska to Washington.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Pentagon
War Department
Dusting Season Near End Leads to Passenger Service Shift
Dusting operations in Texas and south Louisiana have largely concluded per Delta Air Service officers. Arkansas and Mississippi still see some dusting, with Arkansas continuing later than other states. Plans focus on air passenger service, Dallas to Birmingham, which has drawn steady patronage and required extra planes and pilots to move overflow passengers from Monroe.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Delta Air Service, Inc
Texas
Louisiana
Arkansas
Mississippi
Air Passenger Service
Dallas
Birmingham
Monroe
Texas City
P. L. Higgins
Here
New Anthracite Heating Device Burns Coal Faster
A new postwar home heating device burns coal five to six times faster than conventional furnaces yet uses less coal overall and delivers considerably more heat, tests show.
West Monroe Lions Club hosts two day Cooking School fair
The West Monroe Lions Club presents a Friday and Saturday event at 100 Cotton Street featuring music, pie and cake giveaways, nutrition class registration, food conservation talks, cooking demonstrations, war pictures, and bingo. Prizes include a $25 war bond and numerous donated items from local merchants. Clarence J. Dubos Jr. headlines the pie eating contest Saturday night with prizes and a pie gauntlet for contestants.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
West Monroe
Clarence J. Dubos Jr
Birdie Carroll
Larke & Dyar
Kendalls
Renfrew
W. J. Mills Furniture
Joseys Drug Store
Morgan & Lindsey
J. C. Penney
D. Mas
Holloway Returns From Seminary Study in Richmond
Rev. Ernest Duncan Holloway of the First Presbyterian Church has returned after eight weeks at Union Theological Seminary Richmond where forty students from Southern states studied. While he was away Jack Powel filled the pulpit. Holloway will resume services this Sunday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ernest Duncan Holloway
First Presbyterian Churc
Union Theological Seminary
Richmond
Holloway
Virginia
Louisiana
First Presbyterian Church
Jack Powel
Columbia Seminary
Decatu. Ga
Puzzle Fragments Hint At Hidden Word Play
A damaged puzzle page shows fragmented clues and numbered entries. Words suggest wordplay themes with references to numbers, colors, architecture, and classic terms.
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Jimmie Fidler
Virginia Weidler
Fashion Artice
Helen Forrest
Martin Kozieck
Big Time
Star Time
Paul Small
Ruth Warnick
Bill Goodwin
Bill
Goodwin
Ronald Coiman
Betteravis Remele
Betty Khuiton
Martha Raye
Hurd
Dorian Grey
Hatfield
John Carradine
Alan Ladd
Uncle Sams Army
Kay Morley
Miss Morley
Richard Crane
Marie MacDonald
Miss MacDonald
Janet Blair
Endurance Flyer
Miss Blair
Pacific Islands
Ture
By Angelo Patri
General Patton
Radio
Russia
Poland
Forestus
Trinil
Java
India
Asia Minor
Lydia
By Hershberger
Jack Stinnett
Richard L. Neuberger
Alaska
Smaller War Plants Corporation
Maury Maverick
Thomas E. Dewey
Sapulpa
Okla
Col
Edmund Starling
White House
Secret Service
Colonel Starling
Cooking School
Haas & Son
Huckabs
Frank's
Lerner's
Ruth
Lee's
Family Shoe
Sandman's Pharmacy
Pearce Paint & Wet Paper Company
West Monroe Beauty
Twin City
Gay Clothing Copany
Holsum Bakery
Massey's Service
Morgan & Lins Monroe
Virginia Ho Pharmacy
Miller Guerriero Hardware
Silverstein
Home Appliance Company
No South Drug Store
Ford Levi
Pocock's
Household Supply
Mamie Louise Shop
Moors Tailoring
Men's Wear
Standal Office Supply
Rome
Taj Mahal
Vaz
Siberian
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