Employers urged to use Louisiana job placement service
Baton Rouge reports Phil J. Charlet of the division of employment security urged employers to use the Louisiana State Employment Service for temporary hires during the Christmas rush. He said the service saves time, reduces unqualified applications, and helps maintain employer merit ratings while boosting employment opportunities for workers.
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Baton Rouge
Phil J. Charlet
Division of Employment Security
Louisiana State Employment Service
Employers urged to use employment service amid defense projects
A study of employer experience supports using the federal and state employment service to protect future ratings. Colonel C. H. Menger praises the service for keeping work on schedule and supplying qualified workers to defense projects in the Alexandria area. Charlet warns against unscrupulous “extra official” agencies charging fees for camp jobs, noting they lack authority from contractors or the U S government.
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Charlet
C. H. Menger
Alexandria
Menger
Louisiana
United States Employment Service
Colonel Menger
United States
Symphony
Hydrau
Dson Amertydson
Fierce fighting at Kut El Amara and Persian rebels driven
Twenty five years ago today December 11 1915 reports from AP describe fierce Turkish British combat at Kut El Amara and Russian forces driving Persian rebels from Hamadan.
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Associated Press
Kut-El- Amara
Hamadan
Joint Banquet Visited by A A U W and Ruston Pierian Club
In Ruston Louisiana on December 11 the American Association of University Women and the Ruston Pierian Club plan a joint banquet at Louisiana Tech cafeteria starting at 7 PM Miss Mabel May presides Speaker will be Mrs Fadra Holmes Wilson LSU education psychology professor and AA UW executive committee member Her topic will cover the South and its problems Ruston speaker W C Simonton will introduce her Selections from Southern composers will be played by Mrs J F Crowder and duets sung by Miss Sallie Robison and Mrs Poole Robison
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Fadra Holmes Wilson
Louisiana State University
American Association of University Women
Pierian Clib
Louisiana Tech
Ruston
Ruston Pierian Club
South
Mabel May
Wilson
W. C. Simonton
J. F. Crowder
Sallie Robison
Poole Robison
Rocket motor shown may speed warplanes and give air supremacy
New York engineer E. B. Myers unveiled a rocket motor at New York University claiming it could cut takeoff time on a Martin bomber by 38 percent and boost bomber payload by 57.7 percent. Army testing approved, with potential speeds rising from 302 to 471 mph on a Curtiss Hawk and 265 to 337 mph on a four engine bomber, though flight tests were not yet conducted.
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Devon Francis
Associated Press
New
E. B. Myers
New York
Alexander Klemin
University
School of Aeronautics
Martin
Myers
British Women Taken Into Custody in Paris
British women remaining in Paris were placed in indefinite internment today as French police rounded up British nationals and Dominions occupants for transport to an undisclosed location. The action followed orders issued after the German occupation of Paris.
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Paris
Berlin
Dominions
Baldness Blessing Guides German Immigrant to America
Charles T. Kornbrodt, 80, of Kansas City says baldness shaped his life. He recalls losing hair by 19, being rejected from three years of army service in Germany because sun exposure would be too hard for a hairless soldier, and that baldness led him to America.
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Kansas City
Charles T. Kornbrodt
America
Germany
Cook Brennerman Now Getting Mail at Camp Shelby
Hattiesburg Mississippi December 11. Chapter two details Private Clifford Brennerman, a cook in the 135th Field Artillery headquarters battery at Camp Shelby, who previously had no mail. Five days later six letters arrived along with a box of cigars and cigarettes and three holiday visitation invitations. He now spends his evenings replying to letters.
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Hattiesburg
Miss
Clifford Brennerman
135Th Field Artillery
Camp Shelby
Brennerman
Pythian Leader to Speak Here in Monroe
Ira E. Clark deputy supreme chancellor of the Knights of Pythias will be an official guest of Stonewall Lodge No. 8 Monroe at 7 30 p m Thursday He is a renowned orator visiting Rayville Winnsboro Jonesboro Columbia Lake Providence and other towns to revive interest and organize lodges in areas without Pythian presence A large turnout of visitors from other lodges is anticipated and local members are urged to attend.
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Ira E. Clark
Minneapolis
Minn
Supreme Lodge
Knights of Pythias
Stonewall Lodge No. 8
Monroe
Clark
State of Washington
Canada
Rayville
Winnsboro
Jonesboro
Columbia
Lake Providence
Pythian Lodge
Christmas Concert Date Shift for Ouachita Parish Band
The Ouachita Parish High School band and glee clubs will now present their Christmas concert Thursday at 8 p.m. in the Ouachita Parish Auditorium. Band director Walter C. Minniear announced the change, with Mrs. Audie W. Moffett and Minniear directing.
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Ouachita Parish
Walter C. Minniear
Audie W. Moffett
Minniear
Arms and the Men US A defense film shown at Paramount
A March of Time feature Arms and the Men US A shows Congress funding a major defense buildup. It covers a five million strong force, three million tons navy, and a 30 000 plane air force, plus training camps and civilian support. A parallel note mentions frozen cider punch with a fowl dish.
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America
Paramount Theater
U.S.A
Congress
United States
Tank
Air Corps
Us.a
March of Time
Eastern Star Unit at Mangham Plans Installation Rites
Mangham chapter of the order lists officers and alternates for installation by Maude E. Wooten and Christine McConnell. The article notes installing officers and provides names for marshal and organist. A separate tax report cites motorists paying 1.722 billion dollars in taxes nationwide in the last year.
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Eastern Star
Mangham
Ham
Sadie Humble
Corbin Baker
Myrtis
Ruth
Leota Harper
Esther Mary Underwood
Martha
Maude Wooten
Electa
Fannie Stark
Warden
Maggie Traweek
Sentinel
Mae McConnell
Ada
Georgia Ellington
Bessie Hixon
Usther
Martha Sheppard
Mollie McConnell
Maude E. Wooten
Christine McConnell
Malissa C. McKay
Ira Hixon
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