Monroe Observes Fourth Of July Tradition At Lake Outing
The Monroe community plans a long weekend with markets closed Monday and Tuesday, as residents seek rest. Festivities center on Bernstein's park and local lakes Lake St. John and Lake Bruin, where fishing boating and picnics figure prominently. Notables include J T Conger W Ryland J Bennett Benton Woods Alex Noe Barton McClendon Jefferson McClendon Leslie May Jean Stevens and Ebert guests from Dallas Atlanta and Birmingham.
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Bernstein's Park
Monroe
Lake St. John
Lake Bruin
J. T. Conger
Walter Ryland
Joseph Bennett
Benton Wood
Dallas
Tex
W. J. Riley
Ouachita River
E. T. Ebert
Birmingham
Ala
Fred Fudickars
James A. Noe
Barton McClendon
Jefferson McClendon
Atlanta
Leslie May
Mis. Jean Stevens
Idabelle
Oklahoma
Army Wives Schedule of July Activities
Army wives activities run July 4 to July 6 with multiple clubs meeting at Legion Home, Advanced Cadet Club and Municipal Golf Course. Cadet Wives hold a 2 p.m. meeting July 4. Officers’ Wives’ Club golf, tennis and swimming lessons planned. golf instruction on Selman Field with clubs and balls provided.
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ARMY
Army Wives
American Legion Home
Advanced Cadet Club
South Grand Street
Municipal Golf Course
Selman Field
Local social notices and wedding report from Lake Worth era
Community groups announce events this week including Woman's Society meeting Tuesday YWCA Girls Club Wednesday Pilot Club luncheon Thursday Rainbow girls at Masonic Temple and Y board at the Y. Wilson and Caesar families note a Lake Worth Florida wedding for Miss Margaret Chenworth and Lt Eugene Daspit with Tuscan reception details and entourage.
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Order of the Rainbow
Masonic Temple
Y. W. C. A. Board of Directors
Margaret Chenworth
C. J. Chenworth
Wilmington
N. C
Eugene Philip Daspit
New Orleans
Lake Worth
Fla
Father Kellighan
M. Crystal
John Walter Smith Foster
Maryland
Vincent Belken
Texas
Where will women work after the war
James Marlow reports the women who stay in the workforce after war end will move into service industries health welfare and social services clerical and professional roles. The Labor Department notes broader opportunities through merit based hiring and better training could boost peacetime production without blocking women from new jobs.
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Washington
Women's Bureau of the
Labor Department
Labor Information Bulletin
Department
Bureau
WAC Miriam Markoe Demonstrates Radio Skills for Planes
In Nashville a WAC T/5 Miriam Markoe shows radio procedures as she works with cargo planes at the 20th ferrying group. WACs serve in control towers weather offices and as mechanics and radio operators guiding flights and ensuring cargo reaches battle fronts. Officials say more WACs are needed across army air forces and support services. Apply 307 post office building, Monroe, La.
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Nashville, Tenn
Women's Army Corps
WAC
Miriam Markoe
Corporal Markoe
20Th
Air Transport Command
Nashville
Wacs
Army Air Forces
Army Ground Forces
Army Service Forces
Apply
Post Office
Monroe
Red Cross Surgical Dressing Calendar
Red Cross schedules sewing sessions at headquarters and unit halls. Times vary by day with Monday 5 to 9 pm, Wednesday 1 to 5 pm, and Thursday 1 to 5 pm at headquarters and units including Army, American Legion, and Sterlington Fairbanks unit.
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Red Cross
American Legion Home
Sterlington-Fairbanks
Sterlington
Center calendar and local visits wrap a week of activities
Center calendar lists daily youth and leisure events from July 5 through July 8 with open hours and activity blocks. Notices cover private parties and community use. Local residents share travels, medical treatments, and family visits to Mayo Clinic and from Denver, Houston, San Antonio, Shreveport, West Monroe, Monroe and other nearby areas.
Signals Learn British Flags Before Joining Fleet Practice
Crews of an American taskforce trained beside the British Eastern Fleet to study about 90 flag pendants. In a mock maneuver the flagship hoisted a course of 150 degrees to the destroyer screen but nothing happened until a destroyer asked if gas masks were required, revealing caution during the joint exercise.
Hitler on his last mile and the race to Berlin
War analyst DeWitt Mackenzie argues Allied superiority grows as Hitler fights on three fronts. He cites the Normandy invasion, Cherbourg harbor, and Minsk to Berlin as pivotal, warning against home-front slackening while noting Rommel’s looming Caen counterattack and Montgomery’s clash. American investors buy about $30,000 worth of worthless securities in normal times.
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DeWitt Mackenzie
Associated Press
Hitler
Tojo
Normandy
Stalin
Europe
Minsk
Warsaw
Berlin
Napoleon
Moscow
Russia
Cherbourg
Germany
Marshal Rommel
Caen
Montgomery
Berchtesgaden
British Angered at Robot Attacks and Luftwaffe Rockets
London reports show intensified German rocket bombings on southern England with Plymouth and Portsmouth as major targets. Casualties are feared as flying bombs hit stores and dwellings. Churchill expected to address the House of Commons while Britain vows retaliation and continued resolve.
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London
England
Paris
Plymouth
Portsmouth
Churchill
House of Commons
Athe
London Daily Mail
Germany
London Daily Sketch
White Coming Home for Pfc James H. White
Pfc James H. White 21 has arrived in San Francisco after 22 months in the south Pacific. The Marine corps man served in New Caledonia and other Pacific islands and will travel to San Diego before a leave to return home to Monroe.
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White
James H. White
San Francisco
Calif
South Pacific
M. L. Lafferty
Monroe
New Caledonia
Pacific Islands
San Diego
Louisiana Senate action on bills across education and governance
The Senate approved multiple measures including H 844 authorizing the tax appeals board to investigate Lewis heirs claims, H 849 allowing school boards to procure liability insurance for transporting students, and H 852 allocating 100000 annually for education of physically handicapped children. Other items passed include H 853 amending racing revenue allocation for livestock improvement, H 854 authorizing a Charity Hospital Algiers branch, H 16 creating two assistant district attorneys in Caddo parish, H 41 amending workers compensation notice rules, and H 754 requiring signatures on parish school board checks.
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Baker
Board of Tax Appeals
Lewis
Lafleur
Verret
Kay
Louisiana’ Racing Commission
Santos
Charity Hospital
Algiers
Jack
Caddo Parish
Landry
Bing Crosby tests a new talent in The Great John L
Bing Crosby discovers 26 year old Greg McClure of Oakland in a test for The Great John L. role. McClure, real name Dale Easton, pursued acting after labor work and odd jobs while studying drama.
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Hollywood
Bing Crosby
Bing
Greg McClure
Oakland
Calif
John L
Sullivan
McClure
Dale Easton
Champion
Linda Darnell
Barbara Britton
Wallace Ford
Greg
Mayor Denies Police Union Charges In Mississippi
Jackson Mayor Walter A. Scott dismisses as political lies the claim by Police Union Secretary C. I. Bruton that the mayor knew of the union and would force officers to join if not announced before the July 7 city election. Bruton notes civil service moves aim to keep police out of politics and says officers were urged to attend ward meetings to support the mayor's reelection. Bruton also states the union formation would end yearly $10 per man campaign contributions.
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Jackson, Miss
Walter A. Scott
C. I. Bruton
Scott
Bruton
Jackson Police
Civil Service
Department
James A Wilson Named Monroe District Manager at United Gas
James A. Wilson appointed United Gas Corporation Monroe district manager effective July 1, succeeding C. A. Prophit who retired June 23. Wilson, from Longview, has served the company since 1930 with roles in headquarters and field, arrives about July 10 with wife and daughter Joan. He was active in Rotary, Chamber of Commerce and Longview Country Club. The move reflects the firm’s policy of promoting within. The Venus note follows in the text.
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James A. Wilson
United Gas Corporation
Monroe
Wilson
C. A. Prophit
Mr. Wilson
Longview
Tex
Bee
Sinc
Monro
Joan
Rotary Club
Chamber of Commerce
Bruton Claims Poll Tax Money Backed By Dismissed Officers
Bruton says poll tax funds could be recovered in the election year and the prior year. He asserts dismissed policemen hold evidence to support the claim if needed.
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Fidelity National Bank of
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Ruth Washburn
William Washburn
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Women’s Army Corps
Henry Biedenharn
Haydn Cutler
Rochester, Minn
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Mayo Clinic
Marion Gordon Fraser
Denver
Colo
Emma Louise Biedenharn
Mrs. C. G. Simmons
Dorris Simmons
United States Navy
Houston
Alvis C. Reese
San Antonio
R. H. Austin
West Monroe
Barbara Jean Murphy
Shreveport
Dale Cobb
Frank Murphy
Snafu
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Legislative Digest
Senate
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Jackson
James Wilson
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