Miss Fernandez Poem's Author
Helen Wilson Fernandez of Monroe authored a poem on March 1, 1939, for a national contest by the Academy of American Poets that was to pick the official poem for the 1939 New York World's Fair. The academy later relinquished rights, and the poem urges defending the Bill of Rights and liberty against dictatorship, stressing education and unity for a free future.
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Helen Wilson Fernandez
Harry J. Fernandez
Monroe
Academy of American Poets
Miss Fernandez
America
Arm for a Final Fight to Spare the World Tomorrow
A rousing wartime plea calls for fierce defense of democracy and mercy to avert a terrible horror. The speaker urges unwavering resolve to safeguard freedom for the World of Tomorrow.
Coast Guard Recruiting in Monroe Posts Applications
A Monroe post office room served as a hub as the coast guard recruiting officer accepted four applications on Monday. The men named are William Cornett Jr of Monroe Hennie O Wooten of Columbia Billy Joe Meeker of West Monroe and William T Pairich of West Monroe. The officer stays in Monroe until Wednesday night to take these recruits and any additional applicants to Shreveport.
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Coast Guard
Monroe Post Office
William ©. Cornett, Jr
Monroe
Hennie O. Wooten
Columbia
Billy Joe Meeker
West Monroe
William T. Pairich
Shreveport
Authorities search for Negro escapees from parish prison farm
Sheriff Milton Coverdale said Tuesday authorities hunted two six foot Negroes who escaped Monday from the parish prison farm. Pat Thomas 26 of Alto and Robert Gorman alias Paul Chandler 26 of Fort Smith Arkansas wore striped coveralls. Thomas is serving two years for larceny from person and Gorman six months for larceny of toilet articles from a carnival last October. Thomas had three months and Gorman nearly two months remaining. The note about the first electrically cooked meal in England in 1895 is noted but not relevant.
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Milton Coverdale
Pat Thomas
Alto
Robert Gorman
Paul Chandler
Fort Smith
Ark
Thomas
Gorman
Coast Artillery Practise in Honolulu Signals War Reminder
In Honolulu crowds heard window rattling artillery as west and south Oahu fired practice rounds far offshore. Army officials urge residents to build personal shelters with available tools and materials amid wartime warnings. Food supplies remain ample and gasoline is rationed to 10 gallons monthly for commercial vehicles.
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Honolulu
Oahu Island
Placid
Registration plans taking shape for civilian defense volunteers
Joe D. Trammell and R. Dean Farr announced final instructions from Governor Sam Jones for a Friday and Saturday registration drive. The program invites all citizens 18 and over to volunteer for civilian defense during the national emergency. Farr urged interested individuals to report to the parish courthouse for registration.
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Joe D. Trammell
Office of
Civilian Defense
R. Dean Farr
Sam Jones
State Capitol
Baton Rouge
Farr
Parish
Peabody founds America's first kindergarten in Boston
Elizabeth Palmer Peabody inaugurates the first kindergarten within Boston public schools in 1870, marking a landmark in early childhood education. The initiative introduces structured play and learning for young children, influencing nationwide approaches to schooling and pedagogy.
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Elizabeth Palmer Peabody
America
Boston
Wentworth Military Academy detaches Lt. Morley as assistant professor
Lieutenant Kirk Morley of Rayville Missouri son of Mrs Gladys Summerlin former student and tactical assistant at Wentworth Military Academy Lexington Missouri has been detailed by the war department as assistant professor of military science and tactics at Wentworth to work with Lieutenant Colonel Joseph Fraser head of the academy military department
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Kirk Morley
Gladys Summerlin
Rayville
Wentworth Military Academy
Lexington
War Department
Wentworth
Joseph Fraser
Christmas at Louisiana Baptist Home Brightens Quiet Season
Christmas gladsome at the Louisiana Baptist Children's Home with trees in every cottage and a Christmas Eve service on December 4. A Christmas dinner follows, and Louisiana Training Institute will host a big Christmas Day meal with gifts placed on a tree for the boys.
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Louisiana Baptist Children’s Home
Louisiana Training Institute
Mrs. Lucky Undergoes Major Operation at St Francis
The condition of Mae Lucky of 114 Louise Ann Avenue improved to favorable after a major operation on Monday at St. Francis Sanitarium. Attending physicians said no visitors are allowed to see her. Mrs Lucky works as a secretary in the Ouachita Parish Agricultural Extension office.
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Mae Lucky
Louise Ann Avenue
St. Francis Sanitarium
Illinois Town To Buy Defense Bonds
St. Charles Michigan city officials directed the treasurer to invest $100,000 of the reserve fund in United States defense bonds. The council voted unanimously. Due to a federal limit of $50,000 per buyer per year, the city will buy $50,000 this month and $50,000 next month, per Mayor I. G. Langum.
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ST. Charles
I. G. Langum
United States Defense
Births Reported in Ferriday and Oak Grove
Ferriday born last Thursday morning at the Vicksburg Sanitarium a son weighing 6 pounds 12 ounces named Louis Kent. Stewart Doernberg and wife announce a daughter born Tuesday at Vaughan Wright Bendel clinic. L L James and wife of Oak Grove report a son born last Friday at Vaughan Wright Bendel clinic.
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Ferriday
Fred Fulz
Vicksburg Sanitarium
Louis Kent
Stewart Doernberg
Jackson Street
Vaughan-Wright-Bendel Clinic
L. L. James
Oak Grove
Radiator Service Price Cut Sparks War Message
Fort Custer Michigan officers received a letter from P A Minear Battle Creek repairman in charge of radiator service on Fort Custer trucks. He enclosed invoices and stated he cut the price in half and that five dollars could be used to buy bullets to destroy a couple of Japs. The note reflects wartime sentiment and improvised thinking by a service worker.
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Fort Custer
Mich
P. A. Minear
Battle Creek
Winnsboro W. O. W. Officers Elected
Winnsboro December 14 Special Annual election of officers for camp No 440 Woodmen of the World held at a regular Winnsboro meeting. R F Polk named consul commander and other officers named include J B Evans Sr advisory lieutenant S R.
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Winnsboro
Woodmen of the World
R. F. Polk
J. B. Evans
S. R
Davis and City Officials Named in Audit Report
Davis, banker. Albert Mayor. escor Vern Guimbellot. watchman Clay Polk. sentry John Ward. C. McCarty and G. C. Davis, Sr., auditors are listed as participants in the latest city audit according to the record.
Northeast Junior College closes for Christmas holidays
Northeast Junior College shuts Friday for Christmas holidays and will reopen on the first Monday of the new year. City and parish schools also close Friday with sessions resuming December 29 to shorten the vacation to ten days.
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Northeast Junior College
Fire captain breaks legs in firehouse slide accident
MEMPHIS Tenn December 16 Fireman O V Ayres leaped from bed to answer an alarm and slid down a pole but ended up on the floor with both legs broken. He later said his arms were asleep and he could not grip the pole, trapping him at the bottom.
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Memphis
Tenn
O. V. Ayres
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