Monroe News Star: Independent local newspaper stance affirmed
The Monroe News Star declares itself an independent paper printing news impartially and supporting what is right regardless of party politics. It notes the Associated Press rights and lists circulation, advertising, and phone departments for daily and Sunday editions.
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Dallas
Detroit
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Britain reshapes air command to unite forces for defense
A London report details sweeping changes in Britain's air structure. A new fighter chief and five leaders under fifty will oversee a move toward unified air and land forces under army control. The goal is closer cooperation to deter invasion and study joint operations.
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United States
Coolidge
Mitchell
Air Corps
Britain
RAF
London
Army
Navy
Air Force
England
End of the Army Saber Era Moves to Modern Weapons
The United States army will stop issuing sabers freeing officers to handle more deadly arms. The sword, once a valued symbol and ceremonial tool, is deemed awkward and of little value in modern warfare, nonessential for officers.
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United States
D’artagnan
Douglas Fairbanks
Damascus
Toledo
Herodotus
Uncertain troop movements spark questions across fronts
The text questions the current locations and statuses of major forces in the Near East, Germany, Russia, Turkey, and Iceland. It notes reporters cannot confirm troop dispositions and wonders if armies in Syria, Poland, Finland, and along the channel coast remain mobilized or redeployed. It mentions 80,000 English soldiers in Iceland as a clue to hidden mobilizations.
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Germany
Occurrance
Paris
Channel
Poland
Finland
Russia
Turkey
Iceland
Fairy Tale Come True Newsboy Becomes Governor-Elect Memoir
A Salt Lake City banker hosted Thanksgiving with newsboys decades ago and spoke of opportunity. In 1940 the governor-elect from Utah attended the same dinner with today’s newsboys, honoring Bert B Maw as the fairy tale come true.
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Salt Lake City
Utah
Lake City
Bert B. Maw
Fou
The Draft Army Ignores Taxi Drivers in War Talk
A NY taxi driver who failed a 100 percent eye test is criticized as unnecessary to combat readiness. Elmer Twitchell argues cabbies could be key in modern war, claiming taxis can outperform tanks across any terrain. The piece lampoons the draft ban and promotes taxi pilots as national symbols during Art Week.
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New York
America
Elmer
Uncle Sam
Our Children By Angelo Patri
A strong critique of schooling favors individualized instruction for bright students. It argues teachers can't tailor lessons amid class-wide standards and calls for selecting and educating gifted pupils. The piece urges parents to push reforms and highlights Patri's leaflet on coaching children.
Hawaii Statehood Push Seen in Congress Amid Pacific Stakes
Washington pundits note a strong move in the 1940s Congress to admit Hawaii as the 49th state. They cite sugar and pineapple interests, Pearl Harbor strategic value, and a diverse population, with military and racial considerations shaping opposition and support.
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Washington
Tith Congress
Union
Hawaii
Congress
United States
Uncle Sam
Congressmen Eye Hawaii Statehood Visit in 1938
The passage notes lawmakers may vote to inspect the islands again, plan a pleasant journey, and return to report they would be happy to see Hawaii become the 49th state, with the issue to pause until global conditions stabilize.
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Waii
Hawaii
Daughters and Social Exchanges in Local Society
15 Years Ago December 4 1925 notices announce Emma Harper born to Mr and Mrs W M Harper. Mrs Charles Phillips hosts Lunch eon Bridge at Lotus club. Camille Madden praised as our coming writer by Baylor College students. Social event hosted by Mrs Herman Masur. Mrs George O Lilley and daughters Robbie and Delano visit T T Webb in Shreveport. L E Larche announce Jeanne Dare born December 3. Mrs Larche formerly Miss Penda graduate of St Francis sanitarium.
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Charles Phillips
Lotus Club
Camille Madden
J. D. Madden
Baylor College
Belton, Tex
George O. Lilley
Robbie and
Delano
Shreveport
L. E. Larche
Bastrop
Jeanne Dare
Odd Items In The News Swing It Professor
Ten-year-old Robert Chick Smith and his traveling piano seek a colored orchestra to tune up with. He fears the piano will freeze on a vacant lot. Neighbors gave it to him after a move and left it in the driveway. A truck driver moved it between street car tracks, then police shifted it to the lot. Chick and his friends cannot budge it, but they plan to move it with a truck.
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Baltimore
Robert
Chick) Smith
Chick
Calcote brothers list holiday mail order prices
Two Newberry youngsters Allen and Mack Calcote printed their letters to Santa with listed mail-order prices to avoid mistakes. The brothers from Newberry, S C, aim to help others shop accurately this holiday season.
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Newberry, S. C
Newberry
Allen
Mack Calcote
Saint Nick
Art director letters mention mounted Hereford calf
Paul Gardner of the Nelson gallery and Atkins Museum received a letter offering a mounted Hereford calf with two heads four eyes and three ears for 2000 dollars. The odd artifact is described in the missive.
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SAS
Paul Gardner
William Rockhill
Nelson Gallery of Art
Atkins Museum
Buckner Parole Due This Month
William P. Buckner Jr, jailed for mail fraud since March 26 at Lewisburg federal penitentiary, will be paroled December 20. He plans to return to his Fifth Avenue home to rejoin his wife Adelaide Moffett and their two month old son. A large amusement park style merry go round has been set up in a New York store toy department to attract children.
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William P. Buckner, Jr
Lewisburg
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Buckner
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Fifth Avenue
Adelaide Moffett
Toy Department
Batson Plans Camp Robinson Visit With Son Maurice
D L Batson intends to ensure his son Maurice stays a good soldier during his year of active duty with the national guard. Batson will accompany Maurice to Camp Robinson Ark where he serves as technical sergeant in the 130th field artillery.
Des Moines Students Raise Coat Hangers for Charity
Callanan Junior High School students collected coat hangers for charity and ended with 25 532 hangers, raising 42 dollars for a good cause.
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Des Moines
Callanan Junior High School
Chicago cab driver collapses and dies after stroke claim
Emil Panock, 52, entered the company office to claim recovery from a paralytic stroke and return to work. He waved his left arm to show progress, then collapsed and died. In unrelated news, Finland has legalized football pool betting with proceeds directed to the state.
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Emil Panock
Panock
Finland
Jimmie Fidler In Hollywood Snippets and Rumors
Jimmie Fidler notes Hollywood chatter from New York to Santa Fe with mentions of Judy Lind at Colby College, Anita Louise returning home for Christmas, Priscilla Lane teased as engaged, Spencer Tracy boat shopping, John Garfield marital speculation, and Will Fyffe film progress. Also laughs at a Santa Claus joke and previews for Dr Kildare and Second Chorus with cast highlights.
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Ja Grippe
Judy Lind
Colby College
New Hampshire
Jeffrey Lynn
Anita Louise
P.a's
Hanley Stafford
Priscilla Lane
Jim Reynolds
Tin Pan Alley
Will Hays
New Mexico
Santa Fe
Eleanor Powell
Celebrities and TV Plans Highlight Holiday Radio Pages
Airs Ruth Nagel a Wellesley student will appear on two Silver Theater CBS programs over the holidays. Connie Haines performs despite a cracked rib while The King's Men and wives with the fiancé join a joint bank account. Gene Autry plans a Detroit trip for a new sports job. Fannie Brice oversees Hanley Snooks's interior decorating. Dr Eagle Taylor teams with Mrs Robinson and Helen Gahagan to aid California migrant children. One man's opinion commends Bette Davis for not letting a childish note define her.
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Conrad
Nagel
Wellesley
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Fame and Fortune
Haines
Gene Autry
Detroit
Fannie
Brice
Stafford
Eagle Taylor
Voice of Experience
Edward G. Robinson
Helen Gahagean
California
There Must Be An Easier Way To Make A Living Song
Kay Kyser showcases the sonovex device in New York at the Waldorf linking vocal words to a saxophone. The crowd favorite "There Must Be An Easier Way to Make a Living" imagines Private Buck McGinnis entering army life with marching humor. The piece targets draftees and military camps with chorus style verses.
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New York
Kay Kyser
Hollywood
the Waldorf
Buck McGinnis
Coventry city center plan may rise from ashes
Coventry's city architect D E Gibson told the Royal Society of Arts that German bombing reduced the city to ruins but may clear the way for a new dignified center. He said high land values and legal delays had blocked his previous scheme, yet the fire could spur greater riches and beauty.
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Coventry
D. E. Gibson
Royal Society of Arts
Gibson
West Monroe Real Estate Transfer Noted
Belle Granary Oakley transfers lot 12 in Square 41 of Flournoy's second addition to West Monroe to Gilbert Harris for 75 dollars in cash.
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Gilbert Harris
Flournoy
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