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Newspaper
Monroe News Star
Location
Monroe, Louisiana, United States of America
Date
Dec 27, 1949
Page
2
The Monroe News Star outlines its publishing details including address and staff roles and announces its independence and impartial stance. It lists contact numbers for departments and asserts it opposes what it believes to be wrong regardless of party politics.
A Camden New Jersey mother asked for Christmas cards for her 8-year-old daughter Patricia who was ill most of her life. The postman delivered hundreds of cards and thousands of gifts, sparking a broader reflection on American charity and the spirit of helping others.
The piece argues that President Truman advocates laws to enforce tolerance and equal rights, but warns that government compulsion may undermine moral effort. It stresses education over coercion and calls for steady progress toward non discrimination by all citizens. It notes the limits of laws compared to moral teaching.
Henry McLemore recalls receiving two ostrich eggs from Jim Casper of Caspers Gator Jungle in St. Augustine, Florida. The eggs are valued at about 125 dollars per dozen, with the hen standing seven feet tall and weighing around 300 pounds. The writer notes the eggs resemble polished machines and mentions plans to eat one egg and hatch the other.
Angelo Patri uses a home scene with Sara and Raggedy Ann to illustrate how to gain a child’s attention before giving commands. He emphasizes brief clear speech, ensuring understanding, and avoiding a flood of words to foster willing obedience.
Jimmie Fidler criticizes Humphrey Bogart for banking on a personal image rather than acting, noting film pay includes a celebrity wage. He cites Emil Jannings and British censors, mocks flashbulb culture, and mentions new animal centered film ideas and Gloria de Haven denying romance rumors amid tabloid chatter.
DeWitt Mackenzie notes the newborn United States of Indonesia gains sovereignty while the Netherlands loses a vast empire. He cites Marshall Plan aid of 37.5 million dollars, a likely Truman recognition, and wary Dutch Guiana prospects amid a volatile postwar map.
Uncle Sam runs a baby-sitting register through the United States Employment Service. In Johnstown and Uniontown Pennsylvania local groups train sitters with first aid and responsibility lessons. Washington reports a high demand with sitters aged 16 to 70 and wages from 50 cents to 1 dollar per hour plus carfare.
A reader’s quiz reveals facts on Alexander Selkirk’s four year solo island stay, why eggs explode when boiled dry, Arlington amphitheater and Tomb of the Unknown Soldier, Gail Borden’s 1856 milk condensation, and forest camp trailer rules with limited hookups and accessibility.
Washington previews the coming year as 435 House seats and a third of the Senate face reelection. Democrats seek bigger majorities to advance Truman’s fair deal and health reform while southern Democrats resist civil rights moves. Taft looms as a 1952 contender. A note ends with a fact about ultra-fine glass.
Hal Boyle recalls a Christmas season filled with warm messages from readers and celebrities before his wife’s joke about Santa bringing a couch. Expressmen deliver a couch for the brown study, but it proves too large for the doorway and ends up in the living room, blocking the path and prompting a humorous plan to confront Santa at the North Pole.
Kenneth Cooper nine year old of Quitman is critically ill in Ruston Lincoln Sanitarium after a bicycle accident. He and a cousin were riding when he fell striking his head on jagged rocks, leaving him unconscious. An emergency operation was deemed necessary for a blood clot.
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