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Newspaper
Monroe News Star
Location
Monroe, Louisiana, United States of America
Date
Dec 15, 1948
Page
5
Shreveport physicist William M. Barrett demonstrated a radio beam method to probe the earth 1200 feet deep in a Grand Saline salt mine. The 23 observers included oil industry scientists and military officials who noted potential uses in mineral search and national security.
Calvert Distillers Corp of New York City introduces Calvert Reserve Blended Whiskey with 86.8 proof and 65 percent grain neutral spirits, marking a new offering for the brand.
The W R Mitchell P T A will hold its Christmas party at Mrs Ed Harper’s home 305 McClendon Avenue on Thursday December 16 at 3 o clock. Christmas carols directed by Mrs Rex Hymer. Mrs E H Scott will read The Other Wise Man by Henry Van Dyke. Gifts will be exchanged. Mrs Dale Cobb invites all members to attend.
Northern states faced a mix of freezing rain snow and bitter cold with temperatures dropping to 10 below in Montana. A belt of freezing rain and glaze stretched from south central Michigan to central Wisconsin and southern Minnesota, while rains fell in the Ohio Valley toward Missouri and Iowa.
The Catahoula Parish Singing Convention meets at Pine Hill Baptist Church four miles west of Sicily Island on the third Sunday each month. A large singing meet is anticipated for Sunday December 19 with public invitation.
Washington reports the United States will issue a new indefinite warning to ships and aircraft to stay away from the Eniwetok atomic weapons proving grounds. The inner restricted zone around Eniwetok lagoon lies inside a larger danger area of about 39 000 square miles.
The civil service commission announces examinations for substitute railway postal clerk student nurse and veterinarian positions across the United States including Alaska and Puerto Rico. Clerk pay is 1.39 dollars per hour with veteran preference and written testing. student nurses at St Elizabeths Hospital receive 752 dollars for a 3 year course with benefits and must meet education requirements. veterinarians with a 3727 dollar annual pay require veterinary credentials plus specified experience and no written test.
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