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Newspaper
Monroe News Star
Location
Monroe, Louisiana, United States of America
Date
Dec 25, 1946
Page
5
Monroe suffered a 30 minute blackout last night due to mechanical issues at the municipal power plant. An out of order magnetization controller on the main boiler blower and an inexperienced on duty engineer required an electrician for repairs before service was restored in stages before 7 30 p m.
In Kinsey Montana eight Watts brothers, Harold Henry Herbert Harvey Harry Homer Herman and Howard, joke about a mail confusion as a letter addressed to H Watts arrives. Father struggles to tell the sons apart as chores wait on the farm.
Police arrest a man sleeping in a vehicle on a used car lot in Alexandria Virginia. He shows $1,050 in cash and says he can secure hotel reservations if given a room. The incident ends with his detention as police investigate.
Local residents from Lake Providence Lake Village Jackson and Terry share Thanksgiving visits and entertainment. Navy man Lt Haley on Atlantic coast duty attended kin events. Baton Rouge attendees included many families for Tulane LSU game and church community reports note F. A. Babb elected Methodist board chair and John Garner vice chair.
G Roberts serves as treasurer with R P Kennedy as secretary and A B Jenkins as assistant. Board members include R N Amacker and others. a Munich cable reports Marshall Van Fossen’s operation in a government hospital. Mrs A N Barfield joins county agent staff. Thanksgiving events and family visits noted. birth announced for Rebecca Jo Nelson. Miss Catherine Leach resigns to join Shell Oil Co.
In Pittsfield Massachusetts 11 year old Dickie Potter and his father Harold F Potter encountered a lame wild duck under a bridge The duck grabbed Dickies hat and vanished The boy plunged after it and retrieved his hat with the duck The duck is now convalescing in the Potters chicken coop
In Anglo Portuguese West Africa natives wrap their food supply in grass bind it and attach the mushroom shaped bulk to the top of a pole to shield it from foraging fowls and pigs.
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