12 Jun 1947
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Newspaper
Monroe News Star
Location
Monroe, Louisiana, United States of America
Date
Jun 12, 1947
Page
1
Maj. Gen. Albert M. Jones, head of the American advisory mission to the Philippines, reeled in an eight-foot wingspan eagle off Bataan while fishing. Brig. Gen. Frank D. Merrill aided, the eagle took a live bait morsel, and the line ripped 500 feet from the reel.
The Home Demonstration Council of Ouachita Parish plans a Gladiola show and related activities. The event showcases gladiola varieties and offers guidance on growing and displaying flowers for residents and gardeners.
An advertisement touts SSS Tonic as an effective remedy for non-organic nutritional anemia. It promises increased red blood cell production, improved appetite, energy, digestion, and skin color, urging readers to start using the tonic and buy it at local drugstores.
The second Gladiola Show by the council will be held Saturday at the Agricultural Building 704 Cypress Street West Monroe. Entries due by 10 am for judging with milk bottles provided for single entry exhibits. Promptly open flowers three arrangements per exhibitor. prizes donated by merchants. home demonstration club members urged to enter all classes. exhibit open to visitors until 4 pm.
Peter Ustinov, 26, British writer director, says films need comedy beyond vulgar slapstick. He spoke after arriving for a vacation with sister in law Actress Angela Lansbury and others, noting gloom in pictures and a demand for witty humor.
The Louisiana state education department appointed Raymond W. Hayden as local representative for on-the-job training programs for World War II veterans. Hayden outlined revisions to the program including individual approvals, salary standards, and apprenticeship exclusions, urging employers and veterans to contact the Department of Education at 701 St. John Street for details.
Five year old Max Nuebler of Cincinnati argues that the school medical checkup for local children is no laughing matter. He worries the routine may be stressful and insists he will resist if the process resembles the visit.
A Negro youth, Robert Allen, 22, confessed to police Thursday his role with L. B. Lavender in burglarizing Jim Bennett's pool hall at 1022 North Sixth Street and attempting to force a safe at a Dental Vu service station. Citations recount$13 and $2.23 stolen. A. L. Bradley released after Allen's admission. Lavender claimed Bradley innocent. The case was solved by sheriff's department and police.
Union parish officials and operators plan a 10 acre per well spacing rule for the Ora oil field after core tests showed the Feazel Neely Roberts Dykes No 1 identical to the discovery well. The new offset lies 1320 feet east of the Sellars Ewing Primos Mon zingo Rivers Lumber Co No 1.
FASTEETH is an improved alkaline powder sprinkled on upper or lower plates to hold false teeth firmly in place. It claims no sliding or rocking, no gummy taste, and prevents denture breath. Available as FASTEKTO at drug stores.
Fire alarms report Company 4 extinguished a grass fire in the 600 block of Moore Street at 5 p.m. Wednesday.
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