Public Learns Nazi Tactics at Monroe Theater
Monroe Little Theater presented Margin for Error at Crosley School in West Monroe. The satirical melodrama portrayed Nazi methods with timely exposure, highlighted by strong performances from Eddie Fitzpatrick and Stanley Reid. The play moves to Northeast Junior College auditorium Thursday at 8:15 p.m. with general admissions at the door.
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Monroe
Crosley School
West Monroe
Roy Henderson
Clare Boothe
Bismarck
Itler
Hitler
Berlin
Eddie Fitzpatrick
Moe Finklestein
Paul Duet
Mary Louise Fudjckar
Stanley Reid
Jack Ducote
Ben Pace
Trudeau B. Livandais, Jr
Jane McKnight
Unusual Growths on Poles in Central American Tropics
In the Central American tropics, telephone poles increasingly exhibit sprouting branches. Experts note unusual wood growth and aerial proliferation on utility poles, prompting investigations into plant behavior and maintenance implications for local infrastructure.
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Tropics
Boy Loses Name of Honest John After Lost Money
In New York on December 17 the boy Banask Jr., 13, known as Honest John for handing in $675 found under a rock to police, has lost both the money and his nickname after admitting the rock story may be false. Detectives say his tale was not entirely accurate.
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New York
Honest John” Banask, Jr
Police
Queens
Honest John
Frank Byrnes
Itching First Application for Eczema and Rash Relief
An early ad touts Blue Star Ointment claiming one application eases eczema rash ringworm pimples and scabies with repeat use as needed. Money back guarantee offered if not satisfied.
Boy in Court Over Theft From Neighbor’s Chimney
A neighbor reports the thief hid the stolen $1,123 in a fireplace hiding place, not a vacant lot. The youth Banask will appear today in children's court charged with juvenile delinquency.
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John Mahoney
Mahoney
Banask
Children’s Court
Tarzan's Lion Coming Friday in Monroe
A free spectacle features King Tarz the jungle lion walking a 28 foot rope path. He will appear Friday December 19 at 4 p.m. in the Paramount theater as part of Tarzan's Secret Treasure tour by Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer. The show travels nationwide and aims at schoolchildren soldiers and fans, using a custom truck caravan and a 12 foot telescoping rear section.
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News-Star
Rita Church
Paramount Theater
Miss Church
Goldah Roan
Mary Louise Marine
Illinois Central Employer Service Club
Good Fellows Fund
Tarz
Paramount
King Tarz
Monroe
Metro- Goldwyn-Mayer
Johnny Weissmuller
Maureen O’sullivan
Booster Club Hosts Successful Dance Near Ouachita Clubhouse
The Missouri Pacific Booster club raised $60 for Good Fellows at a dance last week held at the clubhouse on Ouachita Avenue. Members ran an energetic ticket campaign and the event was declared unusually successful.
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Missouri Pacific Booster Club
Ouachita Avenue
West Carroll Parish Reports Many Navy Enlistees
Oak Grove La December 17 Special A survey of five high schools in West Carroll Parish shows 78 graduates currently serving in the Navy. More who did not finish school are also serving, leading to the belief that the parish has more enlisted Navy men than any other in the state relative to population.
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Oak Grove
West Carroll Parish
Elledge Re elected Leader Of Woodmen Camp No 10
Ouachita Valley Camp No 10 of the Woodmen of the World held its regular meeting Tuesday night and reelected L. L. Elledge as consul commander. Other officers named were A. D. Hunt advisor lieutenant Joe Airoldi banker A. W. Pickens secretary W. W. Fordham escort Ira Ingram watchman J. L. Holloway sentry. Auditors named were J. J. Jones Clyde Pohl and C. B. Gray. The camp voted to donate 5 to the Good Fellows fund and 10 to the Red Cross campaign.
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Ouachita Valley Camp No
L. L. Elledge
A. D. Hunt
Joe Airoldi
A. W. Pickens
W. W. Fordham
Ira Ingram
J. L. Holloway
Mr. Holloway
J. J. Jones
Clyde Pohl
C. B. Gray
Good Fellows Fund
Red Cross Campaign
Lewis Wounded in Battle With Japs
Kilbourne, La December 17 News arrives that Ermon Lewis brother of Mrs Howard Green Kilbourne was wounded in action at Pearl Harbor He was a star on Kilbourne High School basketball team two years ago Meanwhile Earl Lee of Oak Grove has so far escaped injury from Midway reports
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Kilbourne, la
Howard Green
Kilbourne
Ermon Lewis
Pearl Harbor
Lewis
Midway
Earl Lee
Oak Grove
Veterans of Foreign Wars to Meet at Post Rooms
Vv. F. W. post Rodney J. Hobbs announces a regular meeting at the post rooms located at Sixth and Oak streets. Rendezvous is Thursday at 8 p.m. Members are urged to attend.
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F. W. Post
Rodney J. Hobbs
Veterans of Foreign Wars
Sixth and
Oak Streets
Frayser Man Alleges Kerosene Tank Contaminated by Fly Spray
Russell Pinner of Frayser Tennessee complained that a kerosene burning hot water tank smelled awful and his wife allowed it to burn. The next day he found the maid had filled the tank with fly spray, a claim noted in local reports.
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Frayser
Tenn
Russell Pinner
Federation Offers Rival Olive Branch to Unite Labor
The American Federation of Labor declared to end rivalries with the C. I. O. amid wartime emergency. It urged unity in the labor movement and defense of the nation, calling for a no strike policy for the war’s duration.
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Federation
Olive Branch
Washington
American Federation of Labor
A. F. of L
War Labor Board To Mediate Disputes Like World War I
A proposal calls for a war labor board to mediate disputes mirroring the wartime framework used in the last great conflict. It aims to stabilize production efforts, reduce strikes, and coordinate collaboration between labor and management during national strain.
Monroe Man Safe On Manila Flee
Mrs. R W Germany received a radiogram reporting her son Lieutenant Bobby Germany escaped injury aboard the destroyer Pillsbury in the Asiatic Fleet near Manila. The message stated So far good Bobby.
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R. W. Germany
Bobby Germany
Pillsbury
Manila
Bobby
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