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Newspaper
Monroe News Star
Location
Monroe, Louisiana, United States of America
Date
Dec 02, 1941
Page
4
Partial readable fragment notes Freshens and the Daily and Sun News Star in Louisiana are linked to a post office matter with a $10.00 figure referenced, unclear context, and no full event details from the clipping.
A 1930s analysis notes five million unemployed despite rising jobs and discusses how the word unemployment misleads. It cites Cleveland relief data: 21,321 on relief, 15,526 unemployable, 9,000 children under 16, 4,000 partially employable, and only 203 fully able but not working, suggesting relief targets the unable and a looming labor shortage may emerge.
The biographer Emil Ludwig, despite a cold, spoke in New York about his two way biography The German People critiquing German culture and saber rattling. He discussed his U S move, citizenship pursuit in Santa Barbara and plans to stay in America, noting his weekly lectures on European civilization and culture.
Hollywood observer Earl Carroll notes Jane Withers, in her mid teens and a top box office draw, has never been given an A level production. He argues her films profit studio bottom lines and her fan base deserves prestige roles, contrasting with her B film run and ongoing public interest. The item includes multiple Hollywood gossip blurbs and a theater anecdote about Tommy Cook at Ravenna.
Angelo Patri reflects on college life guiding new students to face social diversity. He urges staying true to conscience amid extremes such as drinking and gambling, appreciating good in others while avoiding the rest, and gradually finding one’s place in a broader community.
The District of Columbia National Guard armory shreds 21 million WWI draft records, saving 3.5 million admitted files, to free space for World War II personnel. WPA clerks sort, bale, and store shreds as confidential files head to new reserves. Fort Washington stores overflow files and trucks continually move replacements to the basement shredder.
The civil service commission says civilian employees in the federal executive branch rose 29 percent from August to September, reaching 1,487,925. The War Department grew 10.82 percent to 397,963. Navy 255,264 a 7.3 percent rise. The Office of Emergency Management expanded to 6,566, up 33.98 percent since August.
Thirteen defense volunteers receiving fire fighting instruction at city fire company 59 asked Captain Eugene Smith how to fight a gasoline fire. Before he could answer, a fire alarm sounded and they rushed to a gasoline fire in an automobile.
West Monroe taxpayers discuss a proposed $50,000 bond issue on December 14 to fund street intersections aligning with paving along several West Monroe streets. Proponents cite paving needs. opponents question the plan. Building permits for November total about $38,400 led by G C Moore’s two story office store on Trenton Street and Pan-Oil’s $4,000 Coleman Avenue plant. Ben Lieber plans a $75,000 modern structure on his riverfront jet north of South Grand, a fireproof two-plus story building with substantial frontage and secure pilings.
Radio schedules present December 2 listings with assorted programs. Notable items include The Tom Mix Serial, The Ben Bernie Variety Show, Captain Midnight repeats, Rhythmaires performances, Dorothy Kilgallon on Broadway, and news blocks from Elmer Davis, Fulton Lewis Jr., and Gabriel Heatter. The lineup also features Amos and Andy, Burns and Allen, Henry Morgan, and NBC Symphony offerings.
Sue Ellen Harris accepts a thousand dollar wedding gift from Johnny Harris to wed in a practical arrangement. He bets on their marriage, seeking more than gratitude, while she bonds with family and faces small town gossip about her northerner husband and new status at Belle Acres.
A new system for selective service examinations will have army medical teams inspect applicants at population centers in Louisiana rather than at induction camps. Teams of nine physicians and 18 enlisted men will visit centers in New Orleans Baton Rouge Monroe Lafayette Shreveport and Camp Livingston for quick general checks before further processing.
The Junior Chamber of Commerce will hold a manager ship meeting at 7 p.m. Wednesday at the Palace club house. Dinner at 8 features Joseph Guerriero, FHA secretary, speaking on the agency and local housing project assistance. Committee reports and entertainment are on the program with P. Brogan as chairman.
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