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Newspaper
Monroe News Star
Location
Monroe, Louisiana, United States of America
Date
Dec 23, 1948
Page
4
Sugar Bribe in Berlin Tests German Loyalties
The Soviet sugar incentive lures West Berlin workers to switch from west to east food cards risking loss of freedom. About 60,000 of 2,000,000 residents in the allied sectors have joined the barter, while many east Berliners seek west austerity and greater liberty. Desertions from the east police rise as democratic rulers resist Soviet pressure to eject them from Berlin.
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Hitler
West
Berlin
Late Christmas Rush Proves No Woe for Shoppers and Mail
Despite a late surge, merchants and postal workers expected this rush and prepared in advance. Stores remain eager for customers and the post office will deliver cards and packages, with Christmas spirit intact.
Florida Bookies as Health Resorts for Bets
Florida eyes legalizing and moving bookmakers into state run “solariums” to attract boss players who bet on races. Plans include retiring rooms with doctors, free lunches, air conditioning, sun lamps, and carefare home, with operations limited to counties without tracks to protect attendance.
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State Capitol
Florida
State Racing Commission
Leo Edwards
Nag
Edwards
California
Staff Plea to Suppress Gene Autry Wealth Tales
Hollywood gossip item reveals Jimmie Fidler recounts desire to avoid Autry wealth reports while comic staff responses note other Hollywood figures and events. Mentions Gene Bearden Helen Hayes Al Teitelbaum Jane Russell Ray Milland Dorothy Shay Marilyn Maxwell Michael North Jimmy Wakely and Xth Century Fox prop wings.
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James
Gene Bearden
Cleveland Indians
Monte Stratton
New York
Helen Hayes
al Teitelbaum
Beverly Hills
Glory
Cash
Jane Russell
RKO
Jane
Ray Milland
Shirley Temple
Dorothy Shay
Marilyn Maxwell
Michael North
Hollywood
L. A
McNaught Syndicate, Inc
Our Children By Angelo Patri Promoting steady work over bribes
Parents struggle to teach children reliability by steady daily study rather than promise based rewards. Short, repeated supervision helps kids sustain effort, while broken promises erode trust. Dr Patri links diet and rest to temper control and urges obtaining his booklet via mail for guidance.
State racing betting cards proposed for daily wagers
The piece suggests weekly prizes for consistent betters and free soda for players who take on triple and higher parlays. It imagines simple government betting cards displayed by households, with an iceman collecting bets nightly and monthly bills issued, distributed by McNaught Syndicate.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
McNaught Syndicate, Inc
Alexandria to mark 200th birthday with grand bicentennial year
Alexandria Virginia plans a year long celebration starting January 2 for its 200th anniversary incorporating a January 19 Lee birthday banquet featuring Douglas Freeman. Washington's birthday parade February 22 will showcase 150 plus units followed by a grand costume ball and a "Cavalcade of Alexandria" July event with 600 participants nightly. A queen may be chosen from local civic groups via a public quiz.
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Washington
George Washington
Alexandria
Potomac
General Washington
Mount Vernon
Christ Church
Gadsby's Tavern
Robert FE. Lee
General Braddock
Carlyle House
Fort Duquesne
John Alexander
Robert E. Lee
Douglas Freeman
Lee
Beverly Campbell
Commission
South
Campbell
Questions and Answers on History and Science Facts
A compilation of brief Q A items covers topics from Soviet co education to eclipse schedules and Rosetta Stone existence. It explains scorpion myths Dutch elm disease naming war paint chinchilla breeding Socrates potion and hemispheric Latin America naming with concise factual notes.
Jobs Found for Laid-Off Workers
Cleveland area firms Apex Electrical Manufacturing Co and Permold Co Medina are aiding laid off workers. Apex laid off 300 with 400 more to go Jan 1 due to credit buying limits and created a Placement Bureau to find new jobs, already placing 15 and arranging 40 interviews. Permold, with 350 staff, cut 75 and closed for nine days, using its personnel department to locate temporary positions and advertising in Medina papers.
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Cleveland
Cleveland Area
Apex Electrical Manufacturing Co
Permold Co
Medina
Apex Electrical
Apeplacement Bureau
International Association of Machinists
Ind
Greater
Permold
Everett G. Fahlman
Tojo Execution Sparks Mixed Feelings in America
DeWitt Mackenzie notes American reactions to the Tojo death sentence and asks how responsibility for wartime crimes should be apportioned. He discusses religious opposition to capital punishment, the reach of victors justice, and the need for international laws under the United Nations with teeth to punish genocide and war crimes.
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Philadelphia
Japan
Tojo
America
Germany
United Nations
U.N
Hitler
U. N
Singing Meet Slated Sunday in West Monroe
The West Monroe singing convention will hold its regular session at the Church of God on Montgomery Avenue Sunday December 26 at 1 30 P M The last convention for 1948 expects a large crowd of gospel music fans Officers Lonnie Fisher president Naomi Harris secretary will be elected Public invited to attend.
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West Monroe
Church of God
Montgomery Avenue
Lonnie Fisher
Naomi Harris
Cooper Urges Scott to Quit as GOP Chairman
Sen. John Sherman Cooper of Kentucky urged Rep. Hugh Scott to resign as Republican national chairman after losing his Senate seat. Cooper said he is not interested in the job but suggested a fresh leadership to unify the party and define its policy. He noted he was approached about the post but declined.
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Marvin L. Arrowsmith
Washington
Hugh Scott
John Sherman Cooper
Kentucky
Scott
Cooper
Senate
Virgil Chapman
Congress
Truman
White House
Thomas E. Dewey
New York
Rita Hayworth and Aly Khan Say They Are Fond of Each Other
Rita Hayworth and Aly Khan declare fondness as they disembark in Cobh Ireland aboard the Britannic. The pair, often spotted together in France New York and Havana, avoid confirming romance due to his marriage while Hayworth brings her daughter Rebecca Welles. Aly Khan indicates plans to see his Swiss-based children and discuss future with his father in Cannes. Honey bees weigh about five thousand individuals per pond.
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Cobh
Eire
Rita Hayworth
Aly Khan
Aga Khan
France
New York
Hollywood
Havana
Miss Hayworth
Rita
Rebecca Welles
Orson Welles
Switzerland
Cannes
Aly
Word Puzzle Clues Challenge With Mixed Definitions
A cryptic style list presents Across and Down clues with varied hints including numbers and partial phrases. The collection combines vocabulary like seaweed and bamboo grass with animal names and legal terms, suggesting a themed crossword puzzle setup.
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