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Newspaper
Monroe News Star
Location
Monroe, Louisiana, United States of America
Date
Dec 12, 1941
Page
2
A patriotic call describes America as an arsenal of faith defending liberty and justice. It urges unity against dictators and propaganda, honoring those who died for freedom, and promotes regular church attendance and worship chosen by individuals. It emphasizes American rights to worship and community life.
A collage of Hollywood social scenes and public figures unfolds as Frances Whiting meets film people and a wealthy young woman while Will Rogers, Albert Spalding, and Fiorello La Guardia figures drift through. The piece sketches connections among culture, politics, and industry in a brisk city-portrait.
Laird Cregar woke to a voice loss after days of laryngitis and announced over the phone that 75 extras were on call. He mouthed dialogue on set before dubbing resumes once his voice returns, as Hollywood readers enjoy a kaleidoscope of film, music, books, and celebrity notices across In brief items.
Angelo Patri urges would be parents to consider adoption if truly suited for sacrifice and lifelong commitment. He highlights screening by humane societies like Cradle Society near Chicago to ensure health and normality, and advises openness with the child about adoption. He also promotes Patri’s leaflet on coaching children through stammering and provides mailing details for requests. The piece closes with a note on airlines reporting a 30.46 percent rise in revenue passenger miles in the first eight months of 1941.
Government press releases praise industrial diamonds as vital to Americas defense while noting Nazi-era refugees and Axis interest. FBI arrests three Japanese merchants for attempting to smuggle $50,000 in industrial diamonds as U.S. imports reach 3.8 million carats annually. Brazil’s diamond trade rebounds amid rising global demand.
The Jap propaganda broadcast claims New York was bombed and the stock exchange closed. The reports from Shanghai and Saigon, cited by Domei, are noted as baseless. Halley's Comet periodicity is traced to 1704 with verification in 1759.
Building permits issued by Richard Cassidy totalled 6200 for the week, including a 2509 job for Fred Wood. The West Monroe 50000 bond issue passed 143 to 48. Voter registration reached 707 for the January 15 waterworks end election. Christense sale shows school room lead amid drive for a parish tuberculosis sanatorium.
A straight track segment runs 78.86 miles between Wilmington and Hamlet North Carolina with no curved sections noted in the observed stretch.
A detailed Dec 12 radio lineup lists programs from 6:00 PM to 11:18 PM including The Cadets Quartet, Five Minutes of News, Dancing Music Orchestra, The Lone Ranger, and CBS and NBC broadcasts. Notable entries include Joan Benoit soprano, Burl Ives, Captain Midnight, and Fred Waring. Aimed at decades like 1940s era schedules, this fragment outlines a full night of variety, news, drama, and musical entertainment.
Mayor H. H. Benoit and Clerk R. Dean Farr described a nationwide civilian defense program for Monroe West Monroe and Ouachita parish. They announced a forthcoming local civilian defense office, a single day general registration for volunteers, and the need for community cooperation to train and place volunteers with defense groups. Farr urged immediate volunteer registration and offered contact details for those willing to help.
Thirteen Americans depart Singapore for the Netherlands amid a larger exodus of 356 Americans and 358 persons in British Malaya. Remaining Americans continue work for the effort, including Goodyear, Goodrich, U S Rubber, City Bank, and naval personnel, plus Methodist missionaries aiding civilian emergency measures.
Monroe merchants announce extended store hours from Friday night through the following Wednesday in December to aid Christmas shoppers. Chairman David C. Silverstein says the measure helps area shoppers complete their holiday purchases.
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