Club Women Aid At Kettles In Monroe On Saturday
Several women groups will take turns at red kettles in downtown Monroe Saturday from 2 pm. to 6 pm to raise funds for Christmas dinners for the underprivileged. The International Union Label League will stand in front of Sears with listed members operating the kettle. Aliusa club members will supervise the Palace kettle and Pilot club members will staff the Woolworth kettle with a named chairwoman and volunteers. Proceeds go to purchase dinners for those in need.
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Salvation Army
Monroe
International Union Label League
Sears, Roebuck and Company
J. C. Hamilton
B. D. Ory
D. F. Frost
Ted Woods
Roy Cash
Mequet
Martin Travis
Ethel Anderson
Minnie Thompson
James Newburn
J. W. O’brien
J. J. Robbins
Ralph White
Jeff Clark
C. M. Dray
Aliusa Club
The
Palace
Clydie Cox
Mamie McNeill
Fay Walker
Maude Golson
Bernice McCoy
Level Whitney Avenue Holes Draw Letter to Editor
A Louisville letter to the editor asks to level the high spots between Whitney Avenue holes rather than build up the street. The writer notes numerous holes make leveling preferable for a smoother road.
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Louisville
Whitney Avenue
Gary Cooper joins war effort in real life
Actor Gary Cooper leaves his mountain home to enlist in the World War. The film Sergeant York stars Cooper with Joan Leslie and Walter Brennan and is shown on the Paramount screen, drawn from the Congressional Record.
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Gary Cooper
Alvin York
Congressional
Sergeant York
Gary
Joan Leslie
Walter Brennan
Paramount
War Today: MacArthur Inspires Confidence Amid Luzon Struggle
Manila dispatch notes the frontline holds as Japanese assaults continue on Luzon. Reinforcements by air land and sea are anticipated, while Marines on Waked win praise for stout defense. Threats loom of a pincers move toward Manila and a potential push toward Singapore.
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DeWitt Mackenzie T W
Manila
Luzon
Philippines
Douglas MacArthur
Thousands of aviation cadets sought for air corps officers
The Army Air Forces need many thousands of cadets aged 20 to 26 to train as flying officers in bombardier, navigator, and pilot roles. The call emphasizes large recruitment to fill air crew positions during wartime.
Soviet Entry in War Against Japan Could Alter Pacific Balance
Column argues Russia may join Allied forces against Japan, threatening Singapore airfields and the British fleet. It links Soviet entry to potential shifts in European war, warning Hitler and Stalin face inevitable conflict.
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Singapore
Russia
Japan
Soviet Union
Vladivostok
Moscow
Hitler
Stalin
Europe
Fuehrer
Bulgaria tops list with 158 centenarians
Bulgaria reports 158 citizens claiming to be at least 100 years old, comprising 85 men and 73 women. The count highlights the country as having more centenarians than other nations in the observed data.
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Bulgaria
Negro Admits Placing Dynamite on Railroad Trestle
A 38 year old Black man confessed to placing dynamite on a Florida East Coast trestle and reported it to police hoping for hero status and a reward. He pleaded guilty before U S Commissioner Roger E Davis and was bound over on $5 000 bond for federal anti sabotage charges.
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Miami
Fla
R. G. Danner
Stokes McCreary
United States
Roger Edward Davis
Bread hid valuables found in English Channel
Looted bread loaves packed with precious stones drifted in the English Channel were recovered by English authorities and a coastguard crew. The discovery raises questions about how the stones were concealed and who placed them aboard the drifting loaves.
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Salvation Army Project
Wake
London
Malaya
Air Force
Aviation
America
U.S.A
U. S. Army Recruiting Service
Post Office Building
Monroe, la
ST. Joseph
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