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Newspaper
Monroe News Star
Location
Monroe, Louisiana, United States of America
Date
Jun 09, 1944
Page
4
Jimmie Fidler notes that many early twenties glamour actresses faded as beauty faded, while aging character actors earn substantial incomes. Vanity and fear of lesser roles kept some from evolving, and the piece humorously surveys Hollywood anecdotes about set life and celebrity quirks.
Army promotion list shows Col Ernest J Dawley returning to brigadier general in the permanent ranks after a field demotion to colonel during the Salerno assault last September. Dawley had commanded the Sixth Corps at Providence and later North Africa before the Salerno beachhead crisis led to his temporary major general status being revoked. The move follows praise for his subsequent performance and a recommendation from Lt General Lesley McNair.
The article argues Adolf Hitler’s rise forced scientists and thinkers to engage with politics to counter war. Einstein advocates for an international intellectual union to resist aggression and guide civilization back from mechanized savagery. Thinkers in Germany and Japan must educate the public away from racism and militarist ideologies.
A postwar idea offers individual heat control for apartment dwellers. It promises fewer window opens and icy blasts, less janitor conflict, and potential cost savings for owners. Cave dwellers gain Fahrenheit choice but lose late night radio, dust mop shaking, and other independent activities.
A blunt Bulgarian Regency council refused Hitler's invitation to meet at Berchtesgaden, citing domestic duties. The gesture contrasts with past European compulsion and marks a shift in prestige as the host’s influence wanes.
The a la carte pricing experiment in Juarez cafes draws mixed opinions as merchants, led by the Juarez Chamber of Commerce and Customs Inspector Julio Ramirez, shift from full-course dinners to itemized pricing to curb costs. Prices vary by item from 10 to 1.50 pesos, with crowds reportedly increasing despite lower profits.
Angelo Patri argues against corporal punishment for children. He divides delinquent youths into two groups and urges tailored schooling and care instead of beating. He cites Vineland Training School examples and promotes his booklet Your Child and Other People available from the Monroe News-Star.
A Mexico border club scene report notes dinner adds to the bill with entrees at 1.50 or 2.00 and no table service fee. At Pepe Casanova's 1 2 3 Club a split bottle of Carta Blanca beer costs 0.35, justified by a floor show. Suppliers anticipate higher liquor taxes boosting overseas demand.
War time radio schedule lists programs by time with network corrections adding changes. Notable items include We Love & Learn, Captain Midnight, News Time with Quincy Howe, World News and Commentary, Fred Waring’s Time and The Parker Family drama with multiple CBS NBC and blue network listings across 6 to 11 PM hours.
A dense list of radio program times and show names appears with gaps and unclear tokens. The fragment lists programs like News, Breakfast Cabaret, Harmie Smith, AP News, The Sunshine Boys, and various orchestras, indicating a station schedule in disarray with inconsistent timestamps and stray symbols.
The set lists a fathom as six feet and the brain weighing 49 ounces at about 2.57 percent of body weight. It notes Stalin as General Secretary and cites slightly over a million youths reaching 18 annually. Continental US area is given as 3,022,587 square miles.
Mrs. Helen B. Wasson, assistant director at Monroe USO, travels to New York City for a month to join a national USO joint agency orientation course for professional staff, representing the Monroe area after Miss June Meredith’s transfer.
The Eighth Air Force reports on the first day of the Allied invasion of northern France that 429 railway cars were destroyed 372 military vehicles were shot up 25 locomotives were wrecked 14 bridges bombed 35 railroad yards attacked and a tunnel damaged two warehouses three factories two oil tanks seven military encampments one overpass and ten flak towers damaged.
Washington observers expect the 30 percent tax on after dark entertainment to stay despite complaints from night club areas. Congress argues the levy drains morale and directs profits to war finance, while many see little revenue and potential job losses for about 15,000 entertainers.
A special meeting in the city hall effected the formation of the Monroe Boat Club with officers elected: Commodore G B Cooley Vice Commodore H T Taylor Rear Commodore Fred Stovall Secretary S H McClary Treasurer Travis Oliver Measurer H M James. Five directors to be named later.
Allied air crews report heavy bombing south and west of the Normandy front with Lancasters Halifaxes and Mosquitoes in action. Ground fighting visible as ships bombard coast near Cherbourg and Caen. rail targets behind lines hit. Over 27 000 sorties flown since invasion began. A six ton factory buster bomb hit a railroad cut near Saumur blocking German reinforcements.
Ivanoe Bonomi, 71, was tasked by Crown Prince Umberto to form a new Italian cabinet likely to be wholly anti Fascist and exclude Mussolini regime collaborators. Marshal Badoglio would not join. conferences with leaders including Sforza Croce Toghiatti Orlando preceded the move in Rome.
Report describes paratroopers flushing 29 Germans from hedgerows, killing ten before retreat. Daniel Chute of Amsterdam, Ernesto Burciaga of Roswell, and Set. Laurence Welsh are noted among landing troops and combat wear. Troopers adapt to hedges while Germans snipe from cover.
A correspondent recounts landing on the coast amid German shelling and mine danger. He describes the chaotic surf, heavy gear, a near drowning, and the delayed ability to relay the story. A French ally laments lost wine and the shaken countryside from the assault.
Strikes across the country showed some relief as three settlements ended walkouts. About 1,000 workers returned to Canton Timken Roller Bearing after a five day stoppage, while East St. Louis Beamester Glass and Botany Worsted Mills at Passaic settled disputes. Portland taxi drivers may gain 50 new cabs as a fleet to replace idle cars.
The 237 acre Glen Cove Long Island estate of the late J P Morgan with a 4 room Georgian house and outbuildings sold for 700000 to an unidentified buyer. Built in 1909 it was occupied until his death March 13 143. James S Regan attorney for the buyer said the new owner had not decided on use.
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