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Newspaper

Monroe News Star

Location

Monroe, Louisiana, United States of America

Date

Jun 09, 1948

Page

4

Day in Hollywood Sparks Married Life in Public Eye

Laraine Day, wife of Leo Durocher, faces rumors of conflicts with producers over film work and visits to New York to see her husband. Column notes her balancing act between marriage and career, with gossip on other Hollywood figures and light anecdotes from the entertainment world.

Hollywood Laraine Day Leo Durocher Miss Day New York Leo East Durocher

Month and Months Entries in Time Tracking ledger

A compact note shows a line item reading 1 Month and 6 Months entries with a 1 Year reference, formatted as a dated ledger entry. It records a numeric code 6800 and an instruction fragment indicating a timing interval.

Hollywood Couples and Stars in Quick-Change News

Olga San Juan and Edmund OBrien near a July wedding in New York while completing their films at Warner Bros. Eddie films in Michigan for weeks. Roy Rogers signs huge jeans deal with 900,000 pairs planned this year and 4.8 million next year. Gable plays with a monkey in Words and Music. Nancy Sinatra heads to Europe with Frank post-ball game. Various Hollywood sightings include Joe Payne, Ginger Rogers talks, and romance updates among Wesson Williams and others.

Hollywood Olga San Juan Edmund O’brien New York Olga Monte Cristo Eddie Warner Brothers Michigan Roy Rogers Roy Clark Gable Josephine Gable Frank Nancy Sinatra Europe Nancy Veterans

Voice of America misfires in Latin America critique

A critical review notes Congress funded Voice of America broadcasts that failed to reach Latin American listeners, with no evidence of audience reaction. It argues large spending didn’t yield influence, warns future scripts may face tighter checks, and urges a shift toward tangible goodwill efforts rather than broad cultural broadcasts.

Voice of America Latin Ameria Latin America Congress State Department New England Nevada Texas Europe Asia Free America WPA OWI America

Smaller But Not Easier How diplomas shrink over generations

Walter E. Dunn of New York City recently celebrated his eightieth birthday and discussed his six decade involvement with a company that produces diplomas and certificates. He notes that while earning a diploma remains as hard as ever, graduates will typically receive a much smaller document than earlier generations, tracing a history from 19 by 24 inches down to today’s six by eight inch standard.

Walter E. Dunn New York City Dunn

Beauty parlors spark a political firestorm in New York

Henry McLemore mocks a proposed bill in the New York state legislature to ban men from beauty parlors. He predicts political backlash if Governor Dewey supports it, arguing the reform would ruin romance, weddings, and fashion. He quips about men and Cupid, calling beauty parlors horror parlors.

New York Dewey Cupid H. L. Mencken Fort Knox

Our Children By Angelo Patri

Angelo Patri argues for more living space for families to prevent cramped childhoods and crime. He urges relocating work from crowded cities to cleaner areas with room for play and growth, and calls for healthier activities and earlier intervention to curb bad habits.

Our Angelo Patri

Men Should Avoid Beauty Parlors, Warns Commentator

A columnist laments men frequenting beauty parlors arguing it threatens family life and national decadence. He mocks facial beauty treatments and hair dye and calls on Mr. Dewey to act. The piece ends with a warning about social decline if men continue patronizing such services.

Louise Ruby Fred Mr. Charles Heinrich Himmler Mr. Dewey McNaught Syndicate, Inc

Rosenwald gift boosts Library of Congress collection

Washington notes philanthropist Julius Rosenwald's son has donated a vast new set of rare books and prints to the Library of Congress and National Gallery. The display includes Caxton volumes, the 1512 Helyas, a 12th century Exodus manuscript, and other prized items. the collection, now worth millions, is housed in a climate controlled wing with security measures including an electric beam alarm system.

Washington Lessing J. Rosenwald Library of Congress Julius Rosenwald Chicago National Gallery William Caxton Rosenwald Caxton Goff Philadelphia Alverthorpe Jenkintown

Vidalia Graduates Sail on Naval Reserve Cruise

Leslie Southerland and Kenneth Alexander from Vidalia High School depart New Orleans aboard the U S ships English and Hanesworth for a two week South American cruise. The trip is an annual Naval Reserve training and education cruise with visits to Cuba, Jamaica and other ports.

Ferriday Leslie Southerland Kenneth Alexander Vidalia High School Naval Reserve Training Corps New Orleans U. S English Hanesworth Cuba Jamaica Naval Reserves

Maryland My Maryland author wrote it in New Orleans

The article notes Gladys Parker recounts James Ryder Randall writing the song in a single sitting during an April night in 1861 in New Orleans, while impatient with Maryland delaying joining the Confederacy. It also includes a quiz about several historical facts and locations.

Maryland James Ryder Randall New Orleans

Greeks ahead in history of mercenaries in wars

Washington June 9 The narrative notes ancient Athens allowed slaves to enlist and gain citizenship. It then discusses a Senate draft proposal to enroll 25 000 anti Communist aliens for U S armed forces with citizenship after five years of service. The piece traces mercenary use from Cyrus to Carthage and Machiavelli, highlighting debates over national loyalty and draft avoidance.

B. C Athens U. S. Senate U. S Senator Lodge Massachusetts Senate Lodge Europe Holland Florida Gurney South Dakota South American Republic Morison and Commager North Cyrus Xenophon Persia Rome Mediterranean Carthage Empire Machiavelli Italy

British Hessians Fought in Revolution War Tradeoffs

In a dramatic note the passage recalls mercenary Hessians serving with the British in the American Revolution. It notes over 30,000 Hessians were brought to fight the colonists, with about 17,000 returning home, while the rest were killed or stayed, founding families here.

V. F. W. District Meeting Attends Quarterly in Louisiana

The local Veterans of Foreign Wars post hosted the 10th district quarterly meeting with delegates from across the district. The session included the election of four district officers from the local post: Johnnie W. Beasley junior vice commander Woodie Davis district judge advocate and T. Purvis and P. H. Forman trustees. Silver eels migrate from Europe to the sea breed near Bermuda then die.

Ferriday Veterans of Foreign Wars Post 10Th District of Louisiana Johnnie W. Beasley Woodie Davis T. Purvis P. H. Forman Europe Atlantic Anrea Bermuda

Drill Tonight Scheduled by Company I Louisiana National Guard

Members of Company I 1st Infantry Louisiana National Guard urged to attend a 7 30 p m drill night for a special announcement Captain Womack wants all hands present. Returning guardsmen urged to collect January February and March pay checks tonight or they will be sent back to finance.

Th Infantry Louisiana National Guard Womack National Guard Th Guards Finance Department

Directors elected at Bank of Bernice meeting

In Bernice Louisiana stockholders gathered Monday and elected nine directors for the coming year including Dr. C. C. Colvin Dr. M. W. Laurence J. R. Fuller G. E. B Lindsey Sr Harry Fuller W F Grafton Clyde C. Colvin Jr Guy M McDonald and L H Pratt for the bank's board.

Bernice, la Bank of Bernice C. C. Colvin M. W. Laurence J. R. Fuller G. EB Lindsey Harry Fuller W. F. Grafton Clyde C. Colvin, Jr Guy M. McDonald L. H. Pratt

Across L Flowback 4 Tenpins 9 Headpiece 12

Puzzle style list of clues and partial answers covering diverse themes. The fragmentary OCR presents a dense mix of wordplay and cataloged terms without coherent narrative. It reads like a syndicated crossword or quiz page with many incomplete entries and stray numbers.

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