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Newspaper

Monroe News Star

Location

Monroe, Louisiana, United States of America

Date

Jun 11, 1941

Page

3

Community Leaders to Meet for U S O Campaign Planning Tonight

Northeast Louisiana U S O area chairman Ed C Apperson says 60 parish committee chairs and officers will assemble in Room E at Frances hotel to finalize drive plans. District officers list chairs and vice chairs for East Carroll Tensas Jackson Lincoln Franklin Union Caldwell Richland Morehouse West Carroll Madison Quachita Ouachita parish notes and a parish soup meeting set for 3:30 p.m. Thursday at Ouachita city hall urges club members to attend.

Northeast Louisiana United Service Organizations Campaign Ed. C. Apperson Frances Hotel Apperson L. M. Norton Northeast Junior College U.S. O. Parish East Carroll W. B. Brown Judge Voelker C. E. Holley B. Ellis Tensas E. R. McDonald Marion Guthrie Jackson John Birch E. R. Collins M. L. Dickerson Lincoln J. B. Kendall H. Grady Jones Fred Gray Franklin—I. T. Robinson Ralph King Ed Randall Ed Everett Mark Price L. C. Carroll Caldwell Archie Bridger Buddy” Erskine Leonard Jackson Richland Warren H. Hunt Hugh Stodghill Richard Downs Morehouse Glen Wilson A. S. McMeans Alvin Leopold West

Fragmented Crossword Clues From A Rustic Puzzle Page

The page presents a dense list of crossword style clues and partial answers across many numbers and directions. It includes language hints in multiple languages, food and drink terms, kinship and governance references, and scattered proper nouns, suggesting a large mixed puzzle section with an emphasis on wordplay and interconnected clues.

First Lady's Charity Lecture Earns $1000 Says Plumley

Representative Plumley charges Mrs Roosevelt collected a $1000 fee for a Burlington hospital benefit. White House secretary clarifies that charity proceeds go to the hospital after deductions, with 50 percent to the lecture bureau and taxes taken.

Washington Franklin D. Roosevelt Burlington Plumley Vermont House White House Roosevelt Mary Fletcher Hospital Hospital Auxiliary

Senator Calls Greenberg Hero in Army Induction

Senator Bailey of North Carolina praises Hank Greenberg conscripted Detroit baseball star for quitting a $40 000 yearly job to serve at $21 a month He says Greenberg laid down his bat and football suit and made a real sacrifice for his country

Washington Bailey North Carolina Hank Greenberg Detroit Hank Senate Greenberg

Paraguay President promises defense after clarity on obligations

Asuncion June 11 General Higinio Morinigo says Paraguay will fulfill obligations in Western Hemisphere defense once joint actions define them. He notes air bases are under study in talks with the United States and hopes Washington funds reconstruction and transport to boost exports and internal markets.

Asuncion Paraguay Higinio Morinigo South America Morinigo Jose Estigarribia Chaco Bolivia Washington Luis Argana el Tiempo

Awl Issues Permits for Two New Dwellings

Two new residential building permits were issued Wednesday morning by Sam H. Awl city building inspector. Dr. G Douglas Williams will build a one story frame duplex on Auburn Avenue at an estimated cost of 4677 with M L Brady as contractor. A T White received a permit to construct a one story frame house at 4001 Gerald Street costing 3295 with W V Clark as contractor.

Sam H. Awl G. Douglas Williams Auburn Avenue M. L. Brady A. T. White Gerald Street W. V. Clark

Lions Elect Jonesboro Board of Directors and Officers

Jonesboro Louisiana Lions Club members elected E. L. Mobley as president C. T. Woodard secretary treasurer Wilfred Scroggins first vice president J D Koonce second vice president W C Rundell third vice president and directors W H McLaurin Mike Kelley L A Funderburk J C Shows Pete Ruch. Installation set for June 26.

LIONS Jonesboro Jonesboro Lions Club E. L. Mobley C. T. Woodard Wilfred Scroggins J. D. Koonce W. C. Rundell Mike Kelley L A. Funderburk J. C. Shows Pete Ruch W. H. McLaurin

Collections of taxes go high in Louisiana reports

Louisiana revenue director Rufus Fontenot announced that state tax collections for the first eleven months of the fiscal year rose to 63.73 million dollars, up 4.38 million from the previous year, despite losses from repealed sales tax and auto license changes. Five taxes showed large increases led by severance taxes and gasoline, with new taxes adding about one million more. May 1941 saw a 527 thousand dollar rise, driven mainly by income tax and gasoline taxes, bringing eleven month totals near four thousand dollars more than last year.

Baton Rouge Rufus Fontenot Fontenot

Seymour Glazer Receives Outstanding Journalism Graduate Honor

Seymour Glazer of Monroe is cited by Sigma Delta Chi as the outstanding male journalism graduate of LSA for 1941. He graduated with honors from Northeast Junior College in 1939 and was editor in chief of the Pow Wow. Federal airways experts project nearly 100000 civilian pilots in the U S by year end 1941.

Seymour Glazer Maurice Glazer Monroe Sigma Delta Chi Glazer Northeast Junior College Federal Airways United States

Heavy rains pound Texas and Louisiana after tornadoes

The Associated Press reports continued heavy rainfall across Texas and Western Louisiana following a weekend of tornadic winds and cloud bursts that left deaths and injuries in East Texas and Northwest Louisiana. Rainfall moved slowly eastward with Navasota Texas at 3.58 inches in 24 hours and other cities reporting new totals.

Associated Press Texas Louisiana Navasota Tex Shreveport Fort Worth Lufkin Lake Charles Alabama Georgia Mississippi

Three U. S. Planes Hit 400 Miles An Hour Speeds

Detroit, June 11. The 1941 Aerosphere yearbook lists three U. S. fighter types with top speeds of 400 mph or more. Bell Airacobra at 400 mph, Vultee Vanguard 61 over 400 mph, and Lockheed Interceptor at 404 mph.

Detroit United States Glenn D. Angle Angle United States Army Messerschmitt Germany Henry H. Arnold Army Mars

Big Ten Schools List Context

A list of Big Ten members includes Chicago Illinois Indiana Iowa Michigan Minnesota Ohio State Purdue Northwestern and Wisconsin as the conference lineup.

Chicago Illinois Indiana Iowa Michigan Minnesota Ohio State Purdue Northwestern Wisconsin

Cotton classing school held at Louisiana Tech

Ruston Louisiana June 11 special plans for the tenth annual cotton classing school at Louisiana Tech from June 30 to July 19. The program includes grading and stapling thousands of cotton samples with instruction by A V Williams and a federal classing representative. Sessions run 9 to 12 and 1 to 4 with examinations for federal certificates and one hour college credit. A $7 50 tuition covers expenses and dormitory dining facilities are available.

Ruston Louisiana Tech R. L. Reese School of Agriculture Louisiana Cotton Cooperative Association A. V. Williams Division of Cotton Marketing United States Department of Agriculture Memphis Reese Tech

Twin births and single infant death announced in West Monroe

Mr. and Mrs. B. B. McClendon of North 10th street West Monroe announce the arrival of twin boys born yesterday afternoon at St Francis sanitarium One twin died two hours after birth Mr. and Mrs. E. H. Tillison of 1011 Cypress street West Monroe announce the arrival of a daughter born yesterday afternoon at Riverside sanitarium

B. B. McClendon North 10Th Street West Monroe St. Franci Sanitarium E. H. Tillison Cypress Street Riverside Sanitarium

Bastrop Boy Scouts Reregister With 38 Members

Reregistration of Boy Scout Troop 3 Bastrop announced by Ouachita Valley council executive secretary Olan H Black. J L Rigsby is scoutmaster. troop sponsored by Mutual Benefit Ace of the Louisiana Paper mill. 38 members listed with eight assistant scoutmasters named.

Bastrop Olan H. Black Ouachita Valley Council J. L. Rigsby Mutual Benefit Ace Louisiana Paper Mill

Log Rolling Group to Meet in Drew This Summer

A Wood ron of the World Northeast Log Rolling association session Tuesday night drew members from Drew Winnsboro Bastrop and Monroe. They planned the next quarterly meeting for Drew in July with the exact date pending. Bastrop will host a special meeting June 12 and Winnsboro a special meeting June 19. Military plane propellers are now coated in dull black to reduce visibility to the enemy.

Woodron World Northeast Log Rolling Association Drew Winnsboro Bastrop Monroe

Zeigler Released on Bond After Peace Warrant Arrest

Zeigler of near White's Ferry was released from the parish jail Wednesday morning after posting $500 bond. Sheriff Milton Covedale says Zeigler was arrested late Tuesday on a peace warrant sworn by his wife.

Hood Zeigler White's Ferry Milton Coverdale Zeigler Tuese

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