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Newspaper
Monroe News Star
Location
Monroe, Louisiana, United States of America
Date
Aug 31, 1944
Page
5
Representative Cox praised the Texan for his bold statement. He said the talk should be engraved on the shoulders of every home in the nation. The passage argues against surrendering liberty to government bureaucracy and stresses the citizen’s right to self rule.
The Camp Shelby post laundry abandoned individual net bags for socks due to a netting shortage. Belongings are now looped together on a string, with an officer noting socks have no easy exit and “the only way out is through a hole.”
Reports describe Belgians in Nazi uniforms guarding German sites while sabotage grows since D-day. Paratroops including Belgians may covertly aid the liberation effort, while Gen Van Strijdenack De Burkee's Belgian army advances with Allied forces in France and possibly toward Belgium, built from escapees since 1940.
Seattle's temperature reached 95 degrees on August 31 setting an all time heat record for late August in the city. The high marked an unprecedented late summer heat surge with officials urging hydration and air conditioning use.
An old advertisement touts Black and White Ointment for pimples eczema ringworm and rough skin with a money back guarantee. It promotes Vital cleansing with Black and White Skin Soap and lists 10c 250 and 500 size options plus a 25 years’ service claim.
Eisenhower stresses unity in command and denies any demotion of Montgomery. He notes the final stage of Allied command was planned from the start and the current arrangement simply implements it. He forecasts northern France operations ahead of schedule and recalls the German delaying actions south of the Seine.
Tarzan the fort’s famed pack mule is linked to the navy submarine Hardhead. Tarzan’s shoes were loaned to the crew and the mule’s portrait joined the sub’s insignia. The mule resides with Battery C, 16th Battalion at replacement training center, symbolizing toughness and stubbornness.
Burlington producer P E G Wilson of Haw River Hosiery tells how 14 years of quail breeding with a modern incubator yields 2000 plus young birds each spring. He says well cared quail produce superior layers and traces stock back nine generations from three famous blood lines.
At the tactical training center in Orlando crews learn to drop crates containing barbed targets aimed at enemy roads and landing strips. Each crate covers a 100 yard diameter zone.
Goodyear Aircraft engineers coat Corsair fighters with glossy paint claiming reduced surface resistance and a speed increase of at least five knots. Navy and Marine pilots fly the faster Corsairs rated above 400 miles per hour.
In Jersey City N J George B Heil a seaman first class let a buddy enter the Salvation Army Red Shield club first. Heil then followed and was presented a $25 war bond for becoming the 25 000th serviceman to enter the canteen.
Dust is produced by Goodyear Farms in Litchfield Park Arizona. Nine 55 gallon drums of Arizona dust were sent to St Paul Minnesota for testing by air cleaner manufacturers.
Brig. Gen. N B Harbold on an inspection tour signed his name rank and outfit on the walls of the new Red Cross canteen at Selman Field Louisiana. He said the practice is becoming a tradition and noted soldiers worldwide sign walls in airfield canteens.
Mexican labor’s no strike pledge issued after Pearl Harbor reduced major strikes but did not end them. The policy did not prevent wage gains as unions sought higher salaries despite the pledge.
Workers at about 60 mines did not strike as unions approved that management could not afford wage increases. The mines were mainly gold operations where prices held steady while supply costs rose.
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