Hardware War Meet Slated in Monroe Louisiana
The Louisiana Retail Hardware Association will hold the second district hardware war conference in Monroe at the Virginia hotel on Tuesday evening June 15 at 7 30 secretary David Mansfield announced. The association will also conduct a one day convention in New Orleans at the Roosevelt on June 10 followed by district meetings to conserve transportation and aid members. A talk titled A Plan for Survival by Hobart Thomas will address attendees along with discussion on government orders affecting hardware sales.
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Louisiana Retail Hardware Association
Monroe
Virginia Hotel
David ©. Mansfield
The
Roosevelt
New Orleans
Mansfield
Louisiana
Hobart Thomas
Former Monroe Man Cited For Navy Air Medal
Daucy B. Goza, aviation chief radioman in the United States fleet reserve and a former Monroe man, received the Navy Air Medal for gallantry in action in the South Pacific. Recalled in 1939 after 16 years in the Navy, Goza served as radioman and gunner on a patrol plane during a combat near the Solomon Islands on August 26, 1942.
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Daucy B. Goza
United States Fleet Reserve
Monroe
Navy Air Medal
South Pacifi
Goza
Navy
Solomon Islands
Old Time Revival Held by Evangelist Sassman
A tent revival is in progress at North Fourth and Washington Streets led by Evangelist A. W. Sassman and assistants. Public is invited to attend each session starting at 8 15 p.m.
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North Fourth
Washington Streets
A. W. Sassman
Round Robin News Decried by War Department
War Department urges immediate discontinuation of round robin letters circulated among army personnel. The letters reveal training details, unit moves, exact locations, and weapon information that could aid enemy agents. The practice, started as a keep-in-touch chain, risks compromising large-scale troop movements and secret combat techniques.
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War Department
Armed Services
Delta man reports early cotton blooms on long staple
Delta, La June 11 reports from R C Webb of Delta that cotton blooms opened June 5. The variety is long staple Coker Wilds No 14.
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Delta
R. C. Webb
Coker Wilds
Bomb Raids in Western Burma Target Japs and River Craft
British war bulletin reports R A F planes bombed Rathedaung Rathedaung and Kalewa in western Burma. Two buildings at Rathedaung were demolished and fires set in Rathedaung. Japanese gunpost near Buthedaung silenced. Attacks also hit river craft between Kalewa Myingyan and Ramree island.
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New Delhi
India
Rathedaung
Kalewa
Burma
Mayu River
Bay of Bengal
Buthedaung
Chindwin
Myingyan
Sampans
Ramree Island
Opium seizure signals war era narcotics ring in San Francisco
State narcotic agents seized pure opium valued at 40 000 to 50 000 near Hunters Point navy yard. They also found firearms cameras and fishing gear and arrested the Chinese operator of a San Francisco drug store. Chief O Farrell said the opium came on a merchant ship from the war zone and evidence points to a large international ring. About percent of the vegetable dehydration plants are former canning factories.
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San Francisco
Hunter's Point Navy Yard
Joseph O'Farrel
State Narcotic
Major Ross guest speaker at Rotary meeting in Hotel Virginia
Major George Ross addressed the Ro tary club Thursday noon at Hotel Virginia detailing army departments air forces army service forces and army ground forces He described the service forces as a giant holding company for army business and supplies and spoke on the Dixie Ordnance plant at Sterlington and ammonia production He displayed weapons including a Springfield rifle a captured Jap sniping weapon and various arms while noting American and Allied weapon superiority Guests included Paul J Armstrong Abe Arent George Weaks Jr Dick Morgan from Falfurrias and Dr C L Mengis Lt W E Regin Jr and Lt Waterbury Lebanon Tenn high school students added 75000 to the war bond drive by repairing idle farm machinery and selling it to farmers for bond purchases
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C. C. Boardman
Hotel Virginia
George Ross
Army
Dixie Ordnance
Sterlington
Paul J. Armstrong
Shreveport Rotary Club
Abe Arent
George Weaks
Dick Morgan
Falfurrias
Tex
Monroe
C. L. Mengis
W. E. Regin, Jr
Waterbury
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Major Ross
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Hoss” Ross and His Orchestra
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