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Newspaper
Monroe News Star
Location
Monroe, Louisiana, United States of America
Date
Dec 10, 1945
Page
4
Hollywood chatter blasts cheap B pictures as excuses for poor quality despite modest costs. The piece cites The Miracle Man made for about 35000, praises its impact, notes industry vanity, and includes gossip on actors, miscasting, and studio tricks behind several films.
Fiorello H LaGuardia will begin Sunday nationwide broadcasts January 6 expanding from New York municipal radio to a country wide network. The mayor turned broadcaster mixes candor humor and sharp criticism, likened to Gabriel Heatter Lou Costello and Mary Margaret McBride, promising lively unscripted commentary.
An editorial in the United Mine Workers Journal says miners saved the public from a coal famine in 1843 by returning to work despite operator resistance and government hesitancy. It frames the action as patriotic service the nation may underappreciate, noting public misperceptions about strikes.
A serviceman recalls odd practical presents from home during ten years of war. He recounts cigars, fudge cake gone wrong, dental floss, and a dream of a yellow rat snake advertised as a four to six foot captive constrictor priced at four dollars, prompting comic visions of family reactions.
Angelo Patri advocates early reading with affordable books to build habits and school success. He lists favored titles for young readers and suggests gifts of good books at every occasion.
Describes a large gentle snake ideal as a pet that feeds on small animals and may be kept by a student at Wellesley College. Also pitches a Baur's mud turtle with a hard shell and varied diet for 50 cents, noted for seldom biting. Mentions hooded cobras as a possible interest. Distributed by McNaught Syndicate Inca.
At a Vicksburg gathering on Tuesday night Dr. A D Tisdale of Monroe was chosen president of the Fifth Louisiana District Medical Society Dr J L Smith of Dubach became vice president and Dr F P Rizzo of Monroe was named secretary treasurer Dr P L Perot of Monroe was elected delegate to the state meeting in New Orleans next spring The group met with the Tri County Medical Society and discussed plans for Louisiana's new capital after the state liquidation board awarded a 2394000 contract to G A Fuller Construction Co of Washington DC for the project
The article notes Hong Kong as a 390 square mile crown colony including Hong Kong Island Kowloon Peninsula New Territories and several small islands. It also mentions capital status in context of geography and administration.
Radio and TV lineup listing daytime to midnight programs by station KMLB with shows from The Jack Berch Show to Adventures of Charlie Chan and Savoy Ballroom Orchestra. Includes ABC local and network entries with news, sports, music, and dance hours.
Loyola Wolves defeated Camp Claiborne 58 to 44 on Sunday and 45 to 43 on Saturday to secure a two game series. Vince Green contributed the early offense and a new Loyola squad scored 16 in the second period as the Wolves took the lead. Southwestern Louisiana Institute expands health and physical education to serve veterans with R L Browne now full time professor and department head. Mississippi Public Health Association opens sessions on nursing sanitation and health topics with meetings through Wednesday.
Salvation Army kettles with ringing bells appear on streets to collect cash for a Christmas dinner for the needy. The first kettle went up Saturday before Woolworth's with two more planned at the post office and Palace. Captain Jack Hesketh hopes volunteers will staff all three by Monday afternoon or Tuesday.
A dense listing of daily broadcast times and show titles across Local and NBC channels from 3:00 PM to midnight. It includes dance matinees, news, music programs, sports segments, and variety acts with multiple stations noted. The entries show program names like Cavalcade of America, Duke Ellington and Orchestra, and The World at Large among others.
A scrambled listing outlines a dense radio schedule with CBS network programs interleaved with local shows. Entries include World News Local Music Interludes and various musical segments plus a Nazarene church service and late-night news blocks.
Floyd D Huddleston announced a Court of Honor for Scouts of the Central District to be held Friday December 14 at 730 p m in the Central Grammar School. Board of Review reports for awards should be turned in to the Scout office by noon Thursday December 13.
DeWitt Mackenzie reports a Berlin Reich security file describing the Oxford group under Dr. Frank Buchman as dangerous to Nazism and as a Christian opposition. The document warns the group promotes democracy with Christian aims and opposes Nazi race and state ideas, urging suppression in Germany and occupied lands.
Washington confronts a budget tussle over 41 federal agencies moved out of the capital for war expansion. About 72 000 people and families are affected as debates rage on whether to return or keep offices elsewhere. Expanded agencies added tens of thousands of positions with several thousand expected to be abolished.
A scrambled crossword style list with numerous partial clues and stray word fragments. The page presents scattered entries across varied topics including animals plants places languages numbers and historical terms, typical of a puzzle page.
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