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Newspaper

Monroe News Star

Location

Monroe, Louisiana, United States of America

Date

Jun 10, 1949

Page

4

Monroe News Star Editorial Policy and Contact Listing

The Monroe News-Star announces its independence and impartial reporting stance. It lists national advertising offices in New York Chicago Atlanta Dallas Detroit St Louis Kansas City San Francisco Los Angeles and Memphis and provides late night telephone contact hours for editorial offices.

THE Branaam CO New York Chicago Atlanta Dallas Detroit St Louis Kansas City San Francisco Los Angeles Memphis

Truth and Courage Needed For Graduates At Commencement

Graduation speakers urge graduates to seek truth amid propaganda and complex human motives. Stand up to distortions, avoid labels, and judge people as whole beings to help address global challenges.

Egg Surplus Critique of Farm Plan and Price Supports

Government price supports and cheap poultry feed drive over production and a growing egg surplus. By year end taxpayers will finance buyouts with no market to dispose excess eggs, harming the needy at home and abroad.

America

Return to Respectability for Treasury Watchdog Role

A call urges restoring the honored duty of guarding the nation’s treasury. The speaker advocates reinstating the watchdog function as a respected public service, emphasizing integrity, oversight, and accountability in financial stewardship.

Treasury

Private Opinions On Peace Treaties And Loyalty

Henry M Lebmore argues treaties are unreliable ink and pen. He questions signing pacts with Russia and mocks juror bias in the Alger Hiss case. He cites Whittaker Chambers and distrusts sworn statements from those who have once betrayed their country.

Russia Paris Alger Hiss Whittaker Chambers Chambers Hiss Judas

Margaret O'Brien Tears and Parental Marriage Buzz

A bristling columnist riffs on child star Margaret O'Brien, joking about her crying over her mother's remarriage. The piece weighs on the media glare and jokes about the tabloids and public appetite for her emotions.

Margaret O’brien South Pacific Margaret Prince Aly

Fidler on Hollywood Slant and Star Chats

Hollywood columnist notes industry debate over tailoring films for children and adults, arguing cost limits force broad appeal. Reminiscences include Gloria Swanson patio solve, Edgar Kennedy lion growls, Roscoe Ates' teachers, Gloria Hatrick McLean, Glenn Ford contract clash, Rita Hayworths bids, and Lana Turner swap jokes.

Gloria Swanson Edgar Kennedy Warner Baxter California Sierra Roscoe Ates

Freedom and Control in Raising Children

Discussion argues freedom is essential to the human spirit yet must be tempered by parental control as children grow. Infants lack freedom and depend on adults. early teens seek autonomy but need supervision. Set routines, home duties, and school discipline support health and happiness, while safe, earned freedom fosters responsibility and eventual compliance.

No. 303 Eating booklet helps picky eaters

Dr. Patri offers advice to overcome harmful eating habits in his booklet No 303 Eating. To obtain a copy send 10 cents and a 3 cent stamp to c/o this paper P O Box 98 Station 6 New York 19 NY.

Patri P. O Station 6 New York 19 N. Y The Bell Syndicate, Inc

Senator Hickenlooper and Lilienthal clash over charges

The speaker questions the fairness of accusations against David Lilienthal while noting the senator from Iowa, Hickenlooper, and a high weekly wage of 3000 dollars. He defends personal dignity amid ridicule from grammar school mates as the debate touches national politics.

Hickenlooper Iowa David Lilienthal Senate United States

Weather Forecaster and Horse Handicapper Quote

A pithy comparison notes only two great jobs weather forecasters and horse handicappers may stay in place despite frequent wrong calls. The remark, distributed by McNaught Syndicate, Inc., reflects a humorous, industry-insight stance on prediction.

McNaught Syndicate, Inc

Orchid Keeper Shapes World Class Botanic Garden Collection

William B. Hansen runs the National Botanic Garden orchid house with 8 000 to 9 000 plants and a 650 variety collection built largely in 15 years. The plants, grown from seed or by division, take seven years to bloom and are not for sale though overstocked specimens may trade for rarities. Visitors exceed 6 000 each Sunday as staff guard plants from theft while crossing efforts yield blooms like Epidendrum O Brinianum and Epidendrum Stanfordium.

Washington William B. Hansen National Botanic Garden Orchid House Botanic Garden Burma South Pacific England Mr. Hansen Eleanor Roosevelt Central America

Louisiana Tech Student Named Graduate Assistant at Arkansas

June 10 report from Ruston states Wylie K. Parks a Louisiana Tech student from Dallas has been named graduate assistant in accounting at the University of Arkansas for the coming college year. He will pursue a master’s degree in business at Fayetteville while completing a degree at the Louisiana Tech business school this summer.

Ruston Wylie K. Parks Louisiana Tech Dallas Tex University of Arkansas Fayetteville Parks Business School of

Questions and Answers on Water and Bowling Ball Speed

A biochemists regard water as a food as it supports growth and tissue repair, though it provides no energy. In tests a bowling ball averaged about 37.5 miles per hour, with a high of 3 percent miles per hour.

Guido d Arezzo and the origins of the musical scale

The Guido scale was created by monk Guido d Arezzo, who lived in the eleventh century at Pomposa monastery. He introduced early musical notation that laid groundwork for modern solfege.

Guido Guido d’Arezzo Pomposa

How the bulldog and pit bull got their names

The bulldog was named for its use in England to fight bulls. The pit bull earned its name from fighting other dogs in pits.

England

Usable lumber share from a tree shown as one third

In ordinary practice only one third of a tree becomes usable lumber. The remainder stays in the forest as tops and limbs or ends up as poor logs, tops, high stumps, sawdust, or other waste at the sawmill.

Do Elephants Lie Down to Sleep Question Answer

The Asiatic elephant often lies down to rest and sleep, unlike the African elephant which rarely does so except when rolling in mud or rubbing against a tree.

Glenn Ford Columbia Studio Ford

Nation Today highlights six communism related trials

Washington reporting notes a postwar surge in anti-communist activity across the United States. Six prominent items include New York trial of 11 Communist party leaders, California un American activities committee lists, House committee inquiries into spying, Lilienthal criticism, Alger Hiss perjury case, and Judith Coplon espionage trial. Hollywood figures are named in Coplon story as linked informers, while public exposure of secret FBI files is cited.

Washington Russia Congress New York Communist Party California State Senate un-American Activities Committee House Committee On un-American Activities Hickenlooper Iowa David E. Lilienthal Atomic Energy Commission Lilienthal Alger Hiss State Department Whittaker Chambers Chambers Hiss Judith Coplon Justice Department Miss Coplon Miss Copson

Crave Card Game Clues and Mixed Word List

A puzzle style list links Crave Card game terms with Pagan gods aliases colors and various clues. It includes references to Silkworm Bout Beard of grain city in Poland permit American general down pay out Martinique volcano inquired two wheeled vehicle constellation distant finished revel neutral terms and a string of crossword like hints for words such as merciful altar, brother of Moses, utopian, feminine name, omit in pronouncing, charge, serpent and more.

Poland Moses

King George III Birthday Observed Amid Commonwealth Pageantry

DeWitt Mackenzie notes England celebrates King George VI's 53rd birthday with the Trooping the Colour, royal guards, and a side saddle ride by Princess Elizabeth. He contrasts monarchy loyalty with socialism, cites India's shift to republican status, and explains the crown remains a symbol uniting the Commonwealth.

Associated Press England Commonwealth Empire London Britain George Royal Guards Elizabeth New York Dominion of India British Commonwealth of Nations Free Association Washington

Overseas songs shape American hits in Hal Boyle notebook

Hal Boyle notes how publishers profit from foreign tunes despite American hits. He catalogues classic overseas origins of songs like Frenesi, Galway Bay, Siboney, Malaguena, and Lili Marlene, and links many hits to European or Russian/Waltz sources plus classical melodies. He argues melody and romance drive popularity across borders.

Hal Boyle New York France Italy Czechoslovakia Britain South America Isle of Capri Valencia Madame Lili Marlene Malaguena Galway Bay Siboney Bella Marie England Switzerland Ireland University of Dublin Madelon Cherie Edith Piaf Artie Shaw Mexico Cuba Capiz Berlin Chopin Tschaikowsky Debussy Schubert Drigo

L. L. Price Returns from State Agriculture Meetings

L. L. Price of Northeast Junior College faculty has returned from two state meetings. He helped run the poultry show at Alexandria on June 2 to 4 under LSU extension to promote high grade broilers and efficient feed use. He also judged parliamentary law contests at Lafayette on June 6 to 7 for the state Future Farmers of America.

L. L. Price Northeast Junior College Alexandria Agricultural Extension Service of Mr. Price Department of Agriculture Future Farmers of America Lafayette

Navy Seaman Grissom participates in fleet exercises aboard Seminole

Men in service Leverne Grissom a third class steward in the U S Navy and son of Fred D Gris som of Delhi took part in fleet intertype exercises in southern California aboard the attack cargo ship USS Seminole. Exercises involved officers and men and ships with the Seminole attached to the amphibious force Pacific Fleet under Rear Admiral Fischler.

Leverne Grissom Fred D. Grissom Delhi California Amphibious Force Pacific Fleet Fischler

Seaman Apprentice Thomason Enjoys Guantanamo Bay Weekend

Edward R. Thomason of Mangham, a seaman apprentice in the U S Navy, serving aboard the U S S Runner, spent a weekend in Guantanamo Bay Cuba. He bought souvenirs joined sightseeing tours played softball against other naval vessels and relaxed in the sun.

Edward R. Thomason Earnest M. Thomason Mangham Guantanamo Bay Cuba

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