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Newspaper
Monroe News Star
Location
Monroe, Louisiana, United States of America
Date
Jun 08, 1944
Page
4
A brief note states News-Star is an independent newspaper that supports the right and opposes what it deems harmful without regard to party politics. The text emphasizes impartiality and a principled editorial stance.
Hollywood scuttlebutt highlights Gail Russell’s rigorous pre stardom training from voice to movement and publicity stunts. The piece compares perseverance with glamour while noting insider tactics on sets and the high costs of elaborate production such as the Two Years Before the Mast ship build and the rivalries and anecdotes around Mae Clark Gail Russell and Brian Donlevy.
R J Thomas president of the United Automobile Workers warns that wildcat strikes threaten wartime gains. He praises disciplinary orders against unauthorized strikes and calls for patriotism and restraint to protect production of planes and medical supplies. He insists labor records should not be marred by strikes during the war.
Iceland gains complete independence after 680 years under Norwegian and Danish rule by a national vote. The Republic of Iceland replaces the union with Denmark as the world welcomes a newly free nation and its historic parliament.
In Ybor City Tampa the Garcia cigar plant employs about 1100 workers, mostly women, who craft hand made cigars with expert color matching using north light workrooms. The process includes precise leaf preparation and unique wrapping, with five million cigars produced daily in Tampa and other upscale markets.
A narrative about two truant boys in a spring park and Miss Martha's reaction. The piece reflects on duty, forgiveness, and the value of self examination as taught by Angelo Patri. It promotes a self measuring chart leaflet for child behavior with a 5 cent request.
A well lit blending vat holds tobaccos of many shades as workers drum and mix by hand. The damp blend rests a day or two before cubed and sent to the filler room. Old days used reader workers, but now prefer silence though bomber plane drone and a singer's tune float through the shop.
Soldiers recall the moment gliders hit the rocks and men emerged with jeeps and artillery, their resolve clear that they could hold the line even if Nazi tanks advanced.
Radio Eastern War Time changes subtract one hour for CWT and two hours for MWT with late corrections. The lineup includes classic serials, dramas, news, variety shows, and music across CBS and blue networks, featuring Captain Midnight, Fred Waring, Abbott and Costello, Dinah Shore, and Henry Aldrich Family with multiple repeats and regional program blocks.
A scrambled broadcast log lists numerous radio programs and times from breakfast through late night. Entries include musical interludes, AP News briefings, dramas, variety acts, and sponsored programs featuring Coast-to-Coast hosts, orchestras, and special guests across multiple stations.
The British information services report rocket ships used in the invasion of France discharge vast quantities of explosive on beaches faster than any warship. Revealed at Allied expeditionary headquarters the method evolved from the Dieppe raid. The rockets cause little splinter damage but their blast heavily affects morale, requiring skilled navigation to reach targets.
Baton Rouge lawmakers reject a proposed drivers license bill saying Louisiana isn’t ready yet though it has merit. A House Ways and Means vote voiced concerns about hurting farmers using drivers under 16.
Washington columnist discusses FTC wartime hearings on who can claim to produce the jeep. He notes no single company owns the name, that the Army and Aberdeen proving grounds shaped the vehicle, and civilian postwar jeeps may differ from military models. The piece explores claims, investigations, and the public interest in truthful advertising.
Fifteen years ago on June 8 1929 throngs gathered to honor the People's Building and Loan Association founded 25 years prior with 10000 capital now boasting assets of 6500000. A new home at South Grand and Jack McEnery streets will house a drug store on the ground floor and offices above. Ground breaking for the two story brick building occurred today. The International Gas Products Company Inc builds a carbon plant near Mangham Richland parish with officer housing completed and three officers occupying new homes Olmvier Welch superintendent C O Welch general foreman J G E Lambert chemist.
A car driven by C. C. North of 1005 DeSiard was struck at the corner of Sixth and Louisville avenues at 1 50 P M on Wednesday June 7 by a Ouachita Parish gravel truck. The truck driver A B Brooks said brakes failed to hold when stopping for the light. Slight damage to the fender and bumper was reported.
A World War II frontline report describes naval bombardment and beachhead actions with ships firing on German positions. It notes three landing boats hit, two burning and one capsized, and Seabees among those landed by error. A subsequent paratrooper account details the drop into France, reconnaissance for bridges, and nighttime maneuvers ahead of seaborne forces as bombers approach.
Dispatches describe Eisenhower and Montgomery coordinating after a conference aboard a ship with crowded decks. Eisenhower met Churchill de Gaulle Eden Smuts and agreed on military matters with France. A separate report claims Vue France near Normandy was destroyed and notes 140 births aboard British ships annually.
A scrambled crossword style puzzle with numbered clues and mixed word fragments. The grid hints include a fencing sword and a Greek letter, along with phrases like run away secretly and surrender it. Readers decipher terms and fill a themed solution set.
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