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Newspaper
Monroe News Star
Location
Monroe, Louisiana, United States of America
Date
Jun 05, 1941
Page
5
In the war’s aftermath the United States seeks a world not ruled by Nazism. Britain weighs future order while Eden aligns with Roosevelt’s Four Freedoms and Indian self rule. A free world offers the best path for a progressive American destiny, even as specifics remain uncertain.
A slender blonde with a French accent, Elsa Harris aged 18 from Birmingham, becomes the talk of New York as Yvette. Her softer voice and coquettish charm rise from juke boxes to radio and top clubs like Copacabana and the Waldorf-Astoria. She denies love or marriage, eyes Hollywood, and frequents venues at five feet five and 110 pounds, living at Ten East Sixtieth Street Plaza 8 1060. A separate note mentions Nazi party canvassing in Germany over Hess flight rumors.
Hollywood chatter centers on a top producer moving between studios amid a string of prior terminations. The piece questions his sales prowess versus contract volatility, then surveys MGM stability, plus snapshots from the 1941 42 season including Jane Withers and Don Ameche plotting projects, and industry salary pressures.
Angelo Patri recalls promotion day with vivid memories of fear and tears as students awaited rolls. He argues modern practice favors individualized support over one size fits all promotion, urging flexible subject based advancement and ongoing student growth.
Washington Daybook reports J Edgar Hoover completed the FBI Law Enforcement Officers Mobilization Plan for National Defense. The plan links about 4,500 police agencies into a nationwide network coordinated by the FBI to detect saboteurs and fifth columnists. It uses fingerprint cards, a nationwide crime database, a national police school, and a criminological laboratory to assist local and state agencies. The setup began under President Roosevelt's 1939 order and has already bound 8,557 officers in early 1941.
A sequence of transfers records Marie Barr Helloway to James Thatcher for lot 14 in Siegle subdivision and other sales. Monroe Building and Loan to Joe Malta. Willie Gewin to P L Owens. J Lucien Hendrix to Neal McHenry. Quachita Home Site to Louisiana State Police. Harry Silverstein and C E MecKerzie to W R Hatchell. Virtually all of Egypt's 16 000 000 population lives by the side of the Nile.
West Monroe firmUnion Oil Mill will rebuild its seed house after a blaze caused as much as 300000 in damage Tech notes say 60 percent of contents were saved and reconstruction will begin soon C W Wallace secretary treasurer stated the loss appeared lower than first reported Also Guthrie gas well Millsaps No 1 by Palmer corp reached a large output with rock pressure 640 pounds and a first step to rid Monroe of rats mice and roaches will start at the city dumps under Dr Paul R Neels direction citywide drive to cover wholesale and retail districts block by block
Radio Eastern Standard programs shift per DST with one hour earlier CST and two hours earlier MT. Listings detail serials, news, music, drama, sports, and variety shows across NBC CBS and coast stations with exact time blocks.
Martin Dane confronts a boardroom coup over Violetta Lee while Eileen contemplates aid through family influence. A tense road trip and a snowy lodge setting reveal money, power, and loyalty in a drama of personal leverage and looming crisis as Lewis Delevan storms in.
The Monroe Little Theater board re engaged Lorenzo McIntosh Smith for the 1941 1942 season after his strong past year. A six production lineup is planned and memberships rise from 1 to 2 dollars to fund high quality work.
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