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Newspaper
Monroe News Star
Location
Monroe, Louisiana, United States of America
Date
Dec 15, 1941
Page
4
In a grave March address, the speaker declares the Pacific war a wake up call. He argues Japan betrayed trust and calls for total victory to preserve the United States and Western Hemisphere, warning of heavy losses and a long, hard fight. The speech vows not to rest until Japan’s navy and air power are destroyed.
In a Hudson theater dressing room, Cornelia Otis Skinner faces pressure of opening night. Telegrams and jokes from friends blur the stress, including notes from Romney Brent about Admiral Byrd and Isaac Marcosson’s marriage inquiry, plus a quip from Frank Buck. The feature notes her theater The Theater and a backstage cat, Beecher Stowe, receives a telegram as well.
Jimmie Fidler notes Hugh Herbert’s career drift after a viral on set gag in Diplomaniacs where a tree perch and wind led to his iconic woo woo shout. The incident, seen by crew and extras, boosted his notoriety but narrowed him to nut house and similar roles.
Angelo Patri argues that schools should honor diverse talents beyond academics. He warns against pushing gifted children from music and crafts into academics, urging a system that nurtures reading, writing, arithmetic, and individual needs. He cites 22 percent of defense material tonnage moved by trucks to highlight practical education’s reach.
Washington Daybook surveys mix of policy critiques and gossip noting Latin American resource flows to Germany versus dollars from the United States, postwar merchant marine hopes, farm land price fears, Dutch Guiana, labor strikes, and Am bakers’ pressroom chatter about probes into hemispheric defense and officials’ quirks.
The Monroe recruiting office of the United States Army Recruiting Service is open for qualified men ages 18 to 35 for enlistment during the war plus six months. Married men with no dependent wives may join. Vacancies exist for air corps and Biloxi Mississippi, signal corps radio operators. A recognized license replaces a proficiency test. Sergeant H B McNemar urges applicants to contact him at the Monroe post office at once.
Monroe resident Sergeant Garland Shell, stationed at Camp Blanding Florida, is on a ten day furlough to spend at home. He notes local men in the 156th Infantry will receive similar furloughs. Shell has been transferred to division headquarters and is now in the chaplain’s office.
The Ouachita river traffic bridge nears completion with the new electric turning apparatus to replace manual operation. Carpenters finish the center platform and operator cabin as machinery will be housed in the revolving span. Monroe property owners back a $600000 waterworks bond issue with a special election set for January 18. The senior board endorses the bond after a special session. Fire Chief Frank J. Roddy urges local fires and accidents prevention, citing facts, figures, and chemical analyses to show risks.
Calcutta December 15 1944 Viceroy Lord Linlithgow urged Indians to forget domestic differences and unite at a crucial moment in world history. The BBC via CBS quoted Jawaharlal Nehru condemning Hitlerism as brutal and domineering.
A dense listing of radio programs for Monday December 15 across time zones. The schedule includes music, drama, news, and guest segments featuring The Vagabonds, Captain Midnight, Lone Ranger, War News, James Mellon, John Gunther, Gabriel Heatter, and Fred Waring among others.
Washington dispatch outlines emergency instructions for teachers and pupils during air raids. It covers alarm procedures, orderly evacuation to air raid refuges, multiple exits, water and toilets, fire guard duties, incendiary response, refuge selection, training, and co ordinated planning with education authorities as war nears.
Washington dispatch notes Texas with a 6,418,521 population and 71,126 in the army, ranking sixth in population and fourth in military manpower. It lists state-by-state figures for men in population and army, naming New York, Pennsylvania and Illinois ahead in soldiers, with Oklahoma 22nd in population and 13th in army.
Lieutenant Commander Edwin F. Bilson in New Orleans says Americans had a safety delusion and it is now brutally smashed. He praises coast defenses and the new Burwood naval station at the mouth of the Mississippi to deter enemy bombers and surface raiders.
Coast Guard announces retroactive enlistment for men who previously served in the navy or coast guard. Enlisting officers will be in Moroe on Monday to Wednesday at the post office lobby. Age limits now 17 to 45 for coast guard and reserves. Five men enlisted last week with more expected this week. Advertisers spent 200 million on radio time nationwide last year.
A brief note urging calm and rest to protect the warder police and fire department, stressing that urgent situations may arise if care is not taken. Emphasizes the best practice of rest for the welfare of children and public safety, framed as hard but essential guidance.
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