Sale of Seals Aids War Effort in Ouachita Parish
Claude Harrison, general chairman, urges increased Christmas seal sales to fund tuberculosis and public health work amid wartime needs. Seals support preventive programs for both Army and Navy health, with funds permitting year round operation. About 5,009 seals have been mailed in the Twin Cities.
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Claude Harrison
Ouachita Parish
Army
Navy
United States
Qua‘chita Tuberculosis and Public Health Association
Twin Cities
Winnsboro Christmas Festival Opens with Lights
Winnsboro yesterday kicked off its second annual Christmas festival as colored street lights and the illumination of a central tree were switched on. The event, sponsored by local groups, marks the season's festive start for the town.
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Winnsboro
Winnsboro Festival Christmas Events Highlight Week
The town forum hosted by the Lions club welcomed Santa Claus to Winnsboro via decorated truck after an airport arrival. A Parents-Teacher show is planned Tuesday at 6 30 p m, a four home garden club tour Wednesday 7 to 9 30 p m, a Winnsboro High School musical Thursday at 7 30 p m, plus a Monday semi formal dance at the American Legion hall 7 30 to 12. Next Wednesday carol singing at the community Christmas tree wraps the festival.
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Santa Claus
Winnsboro
Lions Club
Parent-Teacher Association
Garden Club
Winnsboro High School
American Legion Hall
Band Parents’ Club
Area Families Confirm Safe After Pearl Harbor Raid
In Ferriday Louisiana on December 16 a cablegram confirmed the safety of Major Aaron Tyer and Mrs. Tyer and family in Honolulu, Jesse Cleary in Vidalia Navy, and Ensign Charles Cochran of Natchez Ferriday. Also confirmed safe were Dr. and Mrs. Richard Lee, Dorothy Culpepper and her brother Robert Culpepper, daughter and son of Mrs. J. C. Culpepper of Ferriday, all after the December 7 air raid.
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Ferriday
Feltus
Tyer
Richard Lee
Dorothy Culpepper
Robert Culpepper
Culpepper
J. C. Culpepper
War Today: Knox report on Pearl Harbor cited for calm
DeWitt Mackenzie analyzes Secretary Knox’s findings on Pearl Harbor noting the damage was less severe than feared and urging confidence at home and abroad. He recalls Knox’s direct style, cites Allied morale, Wake and Midway pride, and weighs risks of Japanese gains in Borneo Hong Kong and surrounding areas. Canada’s forests noted for context.
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Knox
Pearl Harbor
London
Chicago Daily News
Negley Farson
Manila
Far East
New York
Wake
Midway Islands
British Borneo
Philippine-Singapore- Dutch East Indies
Borneo
Japa
Dutch East Indies
Singapore
Heavier Xmas Mail Reported at Monroe Post Office
The Monroe post office reports a big day's business as Christmas packages and post cards rise. Extra help was hired and the parcel post window will stay open to 9 p.m. starting Wednesday night. Peak rush is expected by week end or next Monday. officials aim to prevent delays by proper wrapping, clear addresses, and insured packages.
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Monroe
J. R. Wooten
Post Office
Gas field adds Placid Oil producer in Louisiana
In LaSalle parish Placid Oil completes No. 118 Louisiana Central as a gas producer with an estimated output near 20 million cubic feet per day after perforating from 2366 to 2372 feet and equalized casing pressures at 800 pounds. Other activity includes coring in Olla field and spudding in Catahoula parish with H L Hunt and Carter Oil, while Caldwell parish reports unofficial plans to abandon a wildcat after drilling to about 3500 feet.
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Clarks
Standard Gas
LaSalle Parish
Placid Oil Company
Louisiana Central
Olla Field
Caldwell Parish
Mudge Oil Company
Southern Kraft
Carter Oil Company
Catahoula Parish
H. L. Hunt
Grace M. Rhodes
Tensas Parish
Lake St. John
Concordia Parish
Wells Drilled By Carter and California Oil near Ferriday
Drilling through eight or nine feet of saturated oil has reached the Wilcox top. Plans call for casing at 3400 feet, perforation and completion thereafter. The well sits in the most northern corner of section 29 township 10 north range NE, near Ferriday, about 12 miles from Natchez, operated by Carter Oil and California Oil, subsidiaries of Standard Oil.
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Wilcox
Carter Oil Company
California Oil Company
Standard Oil Company
Ferriday
Natchez
Winnsboro Masons Reelected Ferguson as Worshipful Master
Winnsboro December 16 Special D J Frank Ferguson was reelected Worshipful Master of Winnsboro Lodge No 246 F and A M at a regular meeting Tuesday night. Other officers named for the coming year include M F Brown senior warden C K Grimshaw junior warden J B Evan senior deacon G A Baccarini junior deacon J D Hair master of ceremonies W R Smith chaplain Robert Fletcher Tyler and Robert Mulhearn and Floyd Ellerman stewards.
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Winnsboro
J. Frank Ferguson
A. M
M. F. Brown
C. K. Grimshaw
J. B. Evan
G. A. Baccarini
J. D. Hair
Fishermen barred from Golden Gate bay waters
San Franciscans face scarcer fish as navy blocks passage through the Golden Gate and closes parts of San Francisco Bay to fishing. The move has stranded most local fleets and driven prices for common fish and crabs up 50 to 100 percent.
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San Francisco
Navy
Golden Gate
San Francisco Bay
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