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Newspaper
Monroe News Star
Location
Monroe, Louisiana, United States of America
Date
Jun 01, 1942
Page
4
The piece warns metal scrap is the bottleneck in war production as steel capacity tops out around 85 million tons despite 92 million potential output. It cites 1.5 million junked cars with 1,500 pounds of steel each and British civilian sacrifices, urging a public scrap awakening to meet capacity.
Hollywood gossip runs about a split between Abbott and Costello, denied by the studio but reappearing as speculation. The piece weighs the dangers of solo careers in comedy duos, cites Laurel and Hardy and others, and suggests unity pays off despite vanity and press.
Manhattan profile of harbor pilots who guide ships into and out of New York. Apprentices endure a decade of gruelling work at low pay before joining veteran pilots, with licenses renewed by authorities as they prove mastery of the tricky harbor waters and dangers.
A wartime reflection urges soldiers to follow leaders without question. The piece uses a young teacher example and cites Lincoln to stress discipline, duty, and pride in performing the humble tasks that sustain the whole effort. It closes acknowledging Bell Syndicate release.
The president denounces loose talk on war in Washington and warns that unfounded rumors flood the capital. He notes Washington as the last free news center among democracies and urges restraint to protect war policy. Axis propaganda planted misinformation worsens the problem.
In Monroe and West Monroe a large audience gathered at City High for a special mass meeting on June 1 1927 praising the city for avoiding flood devastation faced by many southern towns. Judge Percy Sandel urged vigilance to never be unprepared again. Also noted: Missouri Pacific resumed service to Ferriday. first post flood train to Monroe from New Orleans. Chamber of Commerce directors election ballots mailed for June 10 with ineligible and ex officio members listed. The first Marine Corps Aeronautical company was sent to the Azores in 1918 to deter German submarines.
Radio Eastern lists wartime programming with hourly changes due to networks. The schedule covers 2 hours with varied programs including Secret City dramatic series Captain Midnight and Lone Ranger repeats, sports updates, news bulletins, war commentary, and dance music led by Freddie Martin and others.
The reader asks about a wartime quiz item and whether a question about May 16, 1911, is significant in Secretary of War Henry L Stimpson life. It also inquires how Madagascar ranks in size among large islands after noting a British capture from the French.
A brief note asks readers to look to Page Seven for the full answers. The item functions as a teaser, suggesting continuation elsewhere in the newspaper. It mentions no persons or organizations in readable text.
The Swedish-American liner Sjvai ningholm docked at Jersey City pier at 8 25 a m eastern war time bringing 908 diplomats reporters and citizens of American republics. It arrived from Lisbon where it picked up diplomats and other Axis citizens exchanged for Americans under a large conduct agreement between belligerent nations.
Kurt, wounded and partly amnesiac after a skull fracture, hides fear of being a coward while Stephanie Merrill cares for him at the big house. A brutal blackout triggers bursts of pain and memory struggle as she vows support and he challenges her love and his own identity. She declares love, he doubts, and they face an uncertain path to recovery.
DeWitt Mackenzie argues Allied air supremacy, citing a Cologne bombing by 1,250 planes as a warning to Hitler. He notes U S and British plans to maximize combined air strength against Germany while highlighting a stalled but critical Russian push toward the Caucasus. Rommel faces setbacks in Libya, but war remains fierce with strategic uncertainty about Middle East operations.
Ray Hagenmaster drove on a county highway when a strong tail wind pushed his car with the motor off. He says the vehicle sailed about 20 miles at times reaching high speeds before stopping.
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