Red Cross reports record wartime service levels nationwide
Chairman Norman H. Davis announced the American Red Cross has 1,000 trained personnel and 6,500 Red Cross reserves serving with U S army forces on a wartime basis. Nearly two million volunteers are producing 40 million surgical dressings and expanding the blood donor program as civilian defense support grows.
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American Red Cross
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Philippines
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Newfoundland
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First Christmas Baby Born in Twin Cities to McCains
The first Christmas baby reported in the Twin Cities is a son born to Mr and Mrs Lavelle McCain at 2 50 pm yesterday in Riverside sanitarium. The family resides at 510 North Third Street, West Monroe.
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Twin Cities
Lavelle McCain
North Third Street
Weat Monroe
Riverside Sanitarium
War Today Christmas war outlook and rallying call
DeWitt Mackenzie reflects on the holiday in wartime as Japanese advances threaten Singapore Hong Kong and the Philippines while Allied gains in Libya and Russia offer hope. He urges total sacrifice by every citizen and shares a personal story of German shrapnel marbles found in a trunk as a reminder of the war’s human cost.
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Singapore
Hongkong
Philippines
Kuching
Sarawak
Borneo
Stars and Stripes
Manila
Libya
Mediterranean
Egypt
George
United States
Peronne
Somme
Europe
Masonic Leaders to Install 1942 Lodge Officers
Grand master Dee A. Strickland will install new officers for Western Star lodge No. 24 Graham Surghnor lodge No. 233 and Sterlington lodge No. 420 at the St Johns night meeting in the Masonic temple at 6 15 pm Saturday. Mayor H H Benoit of Monroe will welcome the meeting followed by installation ceremonies and an address on Masonry as Builders to be broadcast on station KMLB. The event includes 100 percent banner presentations and pictures of Masonic activities.
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St. John’s
Masonic Temple
Dee A. Strickland
Western Star Lodge
Graham Surghnor Lodge
Sterlington Lodge
Otto E. Passman
Grand Lodge Temple
McAfee
M. S. Harrison
C. B. Hair
F. M. Culver
R. Q Cole
O. J. Smith
G. B. Gannaway
Frank May
J. Luther Jordan
Natchitoches
Benjamin Y. Wolf
New Orleans
W. 5. Kingrey
Kinder
A. W. McMillan
D. Peter Laguens, Jr
Jesse A. Taylor
Lafayette
Rev. W. L. Doss, Jr
Baton Rouge
Clarence Beasley
Logansport
Monroe
John W. James
Columbia
T. F. Mathes
Leslie K. Cappell
Alexandria
P. H. Farmer
Ferriday
RC. Leeves
Tallulah
Strickland
Holland Joins Louisiana Defense Savings Committee
George D. Holland, secretary of the Chamber of Commerce, accepted membership on the defense savings committee for Louisiana. Appointed by Henry Morgenthau Jr., the Treasury secretary wired that the department is forming state committees to boost defense bond and stamp purchases. Also noted is the average of 170 cars stolen daily in the United States.
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George D. Holland
Chamber of Commerce
Defense Savings Committee
Louisiana
Henry Morgenthau, Jr
the Treasury
United States
Jap U boats aim to divert fleet in Pacific coastal war
Washington dispatch notes Japanese submarines press a diversionary role similar to 1918 U boat operations off the Atlantic coast. Navy officials say long range subs may operate near California, and 14 enemy submarines have likely been sunk or damaged in the Atlantic as the U S braces for renewed coastal warfare.
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Washington
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North Sea
California
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Knox
American
New York Harbor
Europe
South America
World War Secretary of the Navy
Josephus Daniels
France
England
Massachusetts
Cape Cod
Chatham Air Station
New England
Navy Department
Alantic
Aluminum Drives Most Airframe Material Composition
Aluminum and aluminum alloys form 69 percent of the airframe weight with an average airframe using 6917 pounds of raw materials. The text notes aluminum as the largest component among basic industries related to airframes.
Delivery Boy Hurt In Bicycle Car Crash
Willie Anderson a 19 year old delivery boy for Lover's Lane pharmacy was struck by a car driven by C A Batten at Gordon avenue and Pargoud street. Anderson suffered a fractured collar bone and other injuries and was taken to Riverside sanitarium. Batten veered onto the sidewalk to avoid collision and crashed into a residence at 2700 Gordon avenue damaging a brick pier.
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Willie Anderson
Lover's Lane
Gordon Avenue
Pargoud Street
C. A. Batten
Batten
Pargoud
Lee Avenue
Grand Street
Anderson
Riverside Sanitarium
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W. W. Trims
Red Cross campaign ends with funds well over goal
Ouachita parish Red Cross chapter chairman RE C Gibson announced the war fund drive closed Christmas Eve with donations far surpassing the $20,000 goal. Final tallies will be published later in the News Star and Morning World. A separate note recalls auto tires costing $75 to $90 about 31 years ago and their ~2,500 mile life.
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Red Cross War Fund
RE. C. Gibson
Ouachita Parish
The
Red Cross
News-Star
Morning World
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