Bergman Price Claims and Studio Tensions Shake Hollywood
Jimmie Fidler notes Ingrid Bergman faces reduced demand as profits and touring options shift. Debates rise over her high asking price versus box office risk while Deborah Kerr praises MGM chief Dore Schary. Rita Hayworth’s Europe move highlights studio asset fragility amid talent’s emotions and publicity.
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Hollywood
Ingrid Bergman
Miss Bergman
Deborah Kerr
Dore Schary
Miss Kerr
Metro-Goldwyn- Mayer
Dear Ruth Is Big Success at Monroe Little Theatre
The Monroe Little Theatre stage production Dear Ruth drew loud laughter and relaxed the audience with a homespun, family life farce set around the Wilkins family. Cast members Herbert and Alice Bailey, Yvonne Lusk, Marilyn Kennedy, Jack Smith, Roy Holloway, Violet Willbanks, and Johnny Mullin delivered lively performances in a wartime letters plot and romantic misunderstandings.
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Ruth
Monroe Little Theatre
Dear Ruth
Harry Wilkins
Edith
Herbert
Alice Bailey
Jase Shultz
Wilkins
Bailey
Marilyn Kennedy
Miriam
Albert Kummer
Bill Seawright
Smith
Air Force
Roy Holloway
Kummer
Holloway
Violet Willbanks
Johnny Mullin
Martha Seawright
Miss Willbanks
Mullin
Sgt
Chuck Vincent
Lt. Seawright
City Court Monroe Faces Range of DWI and Disorderly Charges
Two persons charged with operating a motor vehicle while intoxicated were fined $125 each before Judge W. M. Harper. Numerous defendants faced assorted offenses from concealed weapons to drunken and disorderly conduct with fines and short jail terms. Other cases covered speeding, reckless driving, and minor traffic violations across Monroe and West Monroe courts.
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W. M. Harper
James Brassett
J. Elliott
Iowa
Mack Jenkins
Gramrmont
Lloyd Gibson
Pearl Street
Eugene Griggs
DeSiard Street
John Poindexter
Mangham
Leon Davis
Hoods Alley
LeRoy Minor
Powell Alley
Fred Johnson
South Seventh Street
L. L. Pettis
Garrigan
Tex
Harrison Hubbard
Breard Street
Jim Stevens
Adams Street
Monroe Dixon
Cedar
Ellis E. Vail
West Monroe
Jesse Heard
Sam Stuckey
South Second Street
Virginia Moore
Phillips Street
Percy Adams
Natchez
Miss
Charlie Wood
Wheelis Street
William W. Gilbert, Jr
Harrison Street
Monroe
Milton Davis
Coleman Avenue
Kenneth Aswell
Route 1
John S. Peterson
North Sixth Street
Leza Price
Claude Williams
Robert Russell
Bill Holland
Louie Stone
E. L. Boone
Ludwig Avenue
W. S. Futch, Jr
Trenton Street
Ernest Young
L. Caldwell
Charles Adams
Winnsboro
Ernest Toliver
North Seventh Street
Curvis Toliver
James Craig
Eddie Sampson
Ralph Marionneaux, Jr
Grayland Lane
Field For Extremists and Latin America Crisis
In Latin America revolutions topple Peru Venezuela and El Salvador while Costa Rica accuses Nicaragua of invasion. The Bogota pact’s non recognition clause lacks a democratic condition, prompting U S dissatisfaction. Poverty illiteracy and wealth concentration fuel instability and risk for democracy in the hemisphere.
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Latin America
Peru
Venezuela
el Salvador
Paraguay
Costa Rica
Nicaragua
Chile
Bolivia
Panama
Ecuador
U. S
State Department
Robert Chiperfield
House
South America
Peron
Turkeys as National Bird Fodder for Holiday Woes
Henry McLemore muses on presidential turkeys, noting presidents have always received free birds and imagining sky‑high prices turning the turkey into a luxury. He jokes that butcher shops should safeguard such valuable fowl and contemplates replacing the national bird with a more practical option, briefly considering meat loaf before switching to the idea of the frankfurther.
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White House
George Washington
Mount Verfon
Harry S. Truman
National City Bank
Cartier’s Bank of America
Fort Knox
Our Children By Angelo Patri
A piece urging parents to give teen aged children space as they grow and seek independence. Read about avoiding prying, recognizing adolescence as a phase, and allowing privacy while offering support. The article notes a sample letter from a teen and promotes Dr Patri’s booklet No 304 Your Child and Other People available by mail.
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Mven
Molly
Kitty
Patri
Station G
New York 19
N. Y
The
Bell Syndicate, Inc
Frankfurter as a Thanksgiving and Christmas "bird"
The text playfully extols the frankfurter as a more tractable edible option for holiday dinners than meat loaf. It jokes about carving skill, notes the frankfurter’s rich, versatile meat, and dismisses it for hash or croquettes while humorously praising its cost and suitability.
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Blythe Frankfurter
McNaught Syndicate, Inc
Washington cooks reveal Ozark Pudding and stuffed monkey in new cookbook
In a January release the Congressional Club Cook Book presents about 50 foreign recipes from diplomats wives and hundreds from cabinet members and governors. First Lady Bess W. Truman writes the foreword and shares Ozark Pudding instructions while the Australian ambassador's wife explains stuffed monkies.
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Washington
Bess W. Truman
Missouri
Lawrence H. Smith
Wisconsin
Norman J. O. Makin
Notable figures in Hawaiian history and early US rail
The set asks about Lydia Kamahaha Liliuokalani as Hawaii’s last queen deposed before US annexation. the Tom Thumb as the first US passenger locomotive built by Peter Cooper. the legislative process for bills becoming law. the troubadours as medieval lyric poets. and Oliver Wendell Holmes’ Civil War service with Harvard ties and injuries.
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Lydia Kamahaha Liliuokalani
Lydia Liliuokalani
United States
Peter Cooper
Baltimore & Ohio Railroad Company
Oliver Wendell Holmes
Harvard
Holmes
Year 1948: A Record of Peace, Prosperity and Hope
Hal Boyle reflects on 1948 as a landmark year with rising plenty and renewed spirit. He notes post war recovery, fewer fears, and a gained confidence that Europe can rebuild, while commemorating births, deaths, and pivotal figures. The piece ends with advice on serving coffee promptly.
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Hal Boyle
New York
A. D
Bobo
Cinderella
Winthrop Rockefeller
Babe Ruth
Black Jack
Pershing
Fiddler’s
Apostles of Peace
Mohandas K. Gandhi
Count Folke Bernadotte
Sweden
India
Berlin
Munich
Europe
Elizabeth
Britain
Missouri
Harry S. Truman
Crossword Puzzle Clues Mixed Across and Down
A compact listing of across and down crossword clues including Cryptic style hints and common crossword entries such as town names and common nouns. The puzzle features a range of topics including animals, elements, directions and classic riddle words across a mixed difficulty set.
Marriage Licenses Filed for Faulk Hayes Gould Charrier
R T Faulk Jr 29 of Monroe and Nell Davis Hayes 25 of Monroe obtain a marriage license. Earl V Gould 26 of Angola Indiana and Audrey D Charrier 22 of Monroe also receive a license.
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R. T. Faulk, Jr
Nell Davis Hayes
Monroe
Earl V. Gould
Angola
Ind
Audrey D. Charrier
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