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Newspaper
Monroe News Star
Location
Monroe, Louisiana, United States of America
Date
Dec 05, 1950
Page
8
Amherst Canada Red Cross clinic reports a record blood donation event led by Andrew Duff with his 35th gift. Many donors exceeded 20 donations and a large influx of first time donors joined the drive, reflecting strong community support.
Wednesday guidance from The Stara covers practical steps for personal background checks, privacy, and responsibility. It emphasizes caution with controversial topics and the need for confidential handling of sensitive information.
The Supreme Court struck down patenting of gadgets and raised standards for patent rights. In a unanimous ruling, Justices rejected infringement claims on a grocery checkout tray device by Supermarket Equipment Corp against Atlantic and Pacific Tea Co. Douglas said patents must advance science and be distinctive. Jackson noted the device was a simple checkout tray with guiding rails and minimal novelty. Australia has low population due to vast desert lands.
Hollywood reports Shirley Temple, now 22, will likely wed Television Executive Charles Black soon, ending her California waiting period after divorcing John Agar last year. Friends note Black, 31, a Stanford graduate and ex Navy lieutenant commander, is her clear romantic interest.
A Tehran official said the Iranian army has canceled all leaves amid heightened world tension from UN actions in Korea. Troops on the Iranian Soviet border were alerted as a routine precautionary measure while Tehran papers warn the Korea conflict could trigger a broader World War III.
A six person boat excursion in Callao port, Peru, sparked by a lighted match tossed onto an oil slick, caused a fire that killed three passengers. Two remain missing as Elsa Ariva Bedoya swam ashore badly burned while the tanker Esso Greenville escaped the blaze and was towed away.
A terse network bulletin explains standard time conversions across zones, noting eastern central and mountain differences. It warns that last minute program changes cannot be included and stations may adjust relay times to fit local schedules.
Radio and television lineup lists programs across CBS NBC and ABC networks for evening hours. Includes news telecasts sports music dramas comedies game shows and variety segments with hosts such as Bob Crosby Jack Smith and Ben Pollack and titles like Cavalcade of America Mr Mrs North and Truth or Consequences.
A dense list of program blocks from early evening to sign off, with show titles, hosts, and networks. Local and MBS entries alternate, detailing music, news, dramatic series, religious services, and variety programs across many hours.
Apparent station lineup lists programs by time and title for Bastrop and Monroe. Includes News segments at 00 and 15 minutes, sports at 10, music interludes such as Western Serenade and Louisiana Highlights, and variety shows like Uncle Jed Show and Duke of Paducah.
Carl Schaffrin of St Charles Missouri offers HADACOL as a remedy for fatigue poor appetite and low energy citing personal improvement after use He lists trial and larger bottle prices and urges readers to buy only HADACOL and order from The LeBlanc Corp Lafayette Louisiana in 1950 advertising copy
The lineup shows 12:45 Buck Turner followed by 1:00 Hillbilly Hits and 2:30 South American. 2:45 Wonderland of 3:00 News 3:15 Harlem on Para 4:00 Juke Box Revue 4:25 Enterprise Clari 4:30 Sports 4:45 News signing off at end.
A list of broadcast slots from ABC 1440 shows program names and times through midnight including News in Brief Hillbilly Melody U P News and Tomorrow Morning with multiple hosts and program titles listed in sequence. The fragment reads like a tight timetable of station programming with hourly blocks and a concluding News Summary at midnight.
A dense lineup of radio and TV show times from KNOE, listing NBC affiliate segments, news, music, and guest programs across the day. Programs include NBC News, Good Morning N, World News, Happines, KNOE Melody, Life Can Be, Pepper Young's, Fibber McGee, Bob Hope, and Drew Pearson among others.
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