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Newspaper
Monroe News Star
Location
Monroe, Louisiana, United States of America
Date
Dec 20, 1946
Page
4
Jimmie Fidler notes a recent local ad showing a nearly nude illustration with the film The Virgin Bride and the farce School For Husbands, calling exhibitors to consider industry self cleanup. He cites industry gossip, anecdotes about Jane Greer, Jane Nash, Claude Jarman, and Lassie’s Red Cross service, and reflects on Hollywood’s public image.
West Monroe Kiwanis Club held a noon Christmas auction with Clyde Cook as auc tioneer. Total proceeds 241.31 will aid needy families under Rev. W. H. Giles and Rev. E. L. Tanner. notable sale included a Firestone tire and two canvassed hams.
Fred Cosgrove president of the Hotel Association of New York City declares hotels must stress courtesy comfort and service as they reenter the competitive cycle. He notes wartime restrictions fade and guests once more demand respectful treatment and reliable rooms and amenities.
The piece condemns the Oakland California strike as juvenile and counterproductive. It argues the organizers harmed labor's public support and suggests wiser, less drastic actions would better address grievances.
Henry McLemore recalls a chaotic week before Christmas filled with forbidden closets and hidden gifts. The piece contrasts his wife Jean’s thrifty, exacting gift economy with his own gift strategy of giving prepaid checks. He laments not playing golf, rain, and holiday hustle while poking fun at household traditions.
The piece urges respect for discipline and decency in youth, condemning laughter at insults and moral errors. It calls teachers and parents to model reverence and good manners, and promotes Dr Patri's sex instruction leaflet P-3 with a 5 cent request via the Bell Syndicate.
About 25 000 blind Americans read with their ears using talking books issued by the Library of Congress. Machines are lent free, with 55 state agencies and 25 regional libraries distributing titles. The program plans to reach 50 000 to 75 000 readers in 5 to 10 years as production grows.
A scanned radio timetable lists daily programs and hosts for KMLB 1440 along with news, music, and entertainment slots from early morning to midnight. Names include Bill Nettles, Martin Agronsky, Teddy Powell, Bob Crosby, and Orrin Tucker among others.
A detailed daytime to late evening schedule listing programs and hosts on KNOE 1230, including Morning top shows, news updates, music programs, and special features from 5:00 AM to 11:55 PM. Notable entries include Fred Waring Show, Drew Pearson, Love Letters and Love Songs, and NBC Tarat ls with various orchestras and guest artists.
The post office reports the peak Christ mas season total of 65 000 cancellations on Wednesday with 61 000 on Thursday. New parcel post machines reduced long lines that years past were common. Separate data notes citrus fruit and tomato per capita consumption rising from 44 to 117 pounds between 1909 and 1946.
The document lists KWKH Shreveport programs by hour from morning to midnight, naming hosts shows and series such as Yawn Patrol Patsy & Her Buckaroos Harmie Smith Melody Ranch Boys Grand Slam Romance of Evelyn Winters and many others. It ends with a weather note stating the plateau at the South Pole is 8 500 feet above sea level.
The braille library prints about 200 books per year and receives increased support from the 79th Congress. It raised the agency's appropriation for the blind program from 500000 to 1125000 dollars.
An annual Northeast Junior College and Ouachita parish schools charity game raised 154.25 for the Good Fellows fund. Donations support a tent-dwelling family with five children, a mother on a small check, and a south-end family needing shoes pants and dresses.
Minnie Bell Wiggins 67 dies at home near Winnsboro Louisiana survivors include four sons five daughters and 24 grandchildren funeral at Oak Grove Baptist Church with interment at Oak Grove Cemetery. Also reports funeral services for Andrew Jackson Dunn 88 in Columbia and other local obituaries with multiple relatives and burial details. United States ships retain navigation rights on the St Lawrence River per a 1872 treaty.
Testimony describes payments linked to a narcotics permit and contributions to Bilbo's church project. Investigators note cash given to Bilbo via Dr. Podesta and Carr, while Bilbo denies benefiting from church funds and recalls sending letters to raise money for the parsonage.
U S judge Caillouet known for Catholic and civic work. Prominent in Holy Name Society and Knights of Columbus in Houma. Charter member of Forma-Tecrée bonne Chamber of Commerce and director. Served on state and local bar boards. Born February 19 1883 in Thibodaux. Survived by two brothers Monsignor Lucien Caillouet and Rev L Abel Caillouet and three sons L Philip Bernard J Adrian J Jr.
A Chicago federal court deemed the proposed strike control law unconstitutional for singling out radio workers, while a panel discusses anti union discrimination, the creation of an administrator post, and withdrawal of protections from Wagner Norris LaGuardia and Clayton acts. The piece lists enduring American stage plays.
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