Ruston officers win Army honors for China Burma India service
The War Department awarded 150 medals to officers and enlisted men of the United States Army Fourteenth Air Force for heroism and achievement in China Burma and India. Captain Don H. Milam of Ruston Louisiana received the Distinguished Flying Cross and Captain Arthur W. Cruikshank Jr of Ruston Louisiana earned the Air Medal.
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Washington
War Department
Ruston
United States Army
Fourteenth Air Force
China
Burma
India
Don H. Milam
Monroe Road
Arthur W. Cruikshank, Jr
West
Georgia Avenue
Price Control Talk Highlights Local OPA Efforts
West Monroe Kiwanis heard H. E. Terrell of the OPA in Shreveport discuss price control of foods at First Methodist church. A local volunteer women panel will check retail prices, with proceeds from a Christmas free sale benefiting the club.
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West Monroe
State Police Guard
H. Flood Madison
R. W. Germany
Foot Itch Treatment Ad from Bond Pharmacy Co.
An Arkansas pharmacy promotes FONDEASE for Athlete's Foot and related fungal conditions. The ad promises a refund if the first bottle fails to please and claims a risk free offer. Bond Pharmacy Co. of Little Rock endorses the remedy for toe and foot itch, crotch itch, ringworm, and cracks between toes.
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Bond Pharmacy Co
Little Rock
Ark
Air Scouting Theme Of Talks At Monroe Exchange Club
The Monroe Exchange club at Hotel Frances heard A B Clarkson and Charles B Cook discuss air scouting. Clarkson described an upcoming air scout group sponsored by the club and its role for youth. Cook outlined squadron structure and merit-badge progress from apprentice to ace. Roosevelt nominates postmasters in Louisiana Castor Palmetto and Muse Keller.
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Monroe Exchange Club
Hotel Frances
A. B. Clarkson
Samed
Washington
Roosevelt
Louisiana
Castor
Martha C. Wimberly
Palmetto
Muse
Keller
Cowdin Proposes 100 Year Plan to Pay Debt
New York December 10. J Cheever Cowdin chairman of Universal Pictures and tax spokesman for the National Association of Manufacturers proposed a 100-year plan to pay the national war debt. The plan centers on a 1 percent war debt tax on all transactions to raise about 9 billion dollars, collected by stamps and applied to every transaction nationwide.
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New York
J. Cheever Cowdin
Universal Pictures Company
National Association of Manufacturers
Cowdin
Congress of American Industry
United States
Wilfred Sykes
Inland Steel Company of Chicago
Congress
America
Sykes
Roosevelt
RECORD LANDSLIDE IN FRANK ALBERTA IN 1903
One of the largest landslides in history wiped out part of Frank Alberta in 1903. Ninety million tons of rock rushed down on a sleeping population at terrific speed. Miners working in a shaft on the slopes dug their way out after the slide passed. California is the second largest state.
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Tory
Frank
Alberta
Canada
Bankers Urged Not to Accept Social Security Cards for ID
P L McGee Monroe social security office manager warns bankers and merchants should not cash checks using social security account numbers as identification. He notes some applicants have no jobs and seek cards to cash fraudulent checks, a risk heightened during the holiday season near army camps.
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P. L. McGee
Monroe Social Security Board
McGee
Social security cards not valid for wage payment endorsements
Officials warn against using Social Security account cards to identify wage earners for checks drafts or money orders. The card should prove identity for the old age and survivors insurance account managed by the Social Security Board.
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Social Security Board
McGee
Cap Gibson Promoted To Major In Selman Field aces
The personnel office announced this week that thirteen officers at Selman Field have been promoted. One officer was raised to the rank of major.
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Selman Field
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The
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Frank B. Gillan
Sonotone
Monroe
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Sun
Sonotone of
Shreveport
Giddens-Lane
XIE Margarine
California
Passesff Brewing Corporation
S J. Louis
Omaha
New Orleans
H. Y. Johnson
William C. Giles
John H. Chalmeert W. English
Conrad K
Theodore J. Vankirk
Iverson Man
Enoch E. Broyles
Frank Jeson
Palmer B. Corn
Jo Goodfellow
Pascal A. Marzville R. Post, Jr
Dur Stewart
Capt. Gibson
Iceas
Guy Rich
Bogalusa
F. J. Williams
N.Q
Morgan Long
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