Bicycle Parade Opens Monroe Summer Activities
The Monroe recreation department kicks off summer events with a bicycle parade Saturday at 10 a.m. entrants meet at St Matthew's school at 9 30 for a police escorted route through downtown. Miss Lucyle Godwin notes 2 324 participants this week across playgrounds, with 48 staff including five directors and 20 volunteers.
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Monroe Recreation Department
Lucyle Godwin
St. Matthew's School
Grammont Street
Grammont
South Grand
DeSiard
DeSiard Street
Episcopal Bishop to Confirm Class in Monroe
The Right Rev. John L. Jackson D. D. bishop of the diocese of Louisiana will spend Saturday and Sunday in Monroe. He will celebrate the Holy Eucharist at Grace Episcopal church Sunday at 7 30 am and conduct the 10 45 am service that will confirm a class. He will visit Rayville Sunday for the night service at the Episcopal church which he will conduct.
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John L. Jackson D. D
Diocese of
Louisiana
Monroe
Grace Episcopal Church
Rayville
Episcopal Church
U S O to Provide Recreation for Soldiers in War Time
The U S O plans to open 360 clubs nationwide to serve 240000 service members at a time. Each unit will feature lounges cafes porches meeting rooms and reading areas with cot accommodations and flexible spaces reflecting local needs. The drive, led by Thomas E Dewey, aims to raise 10765000 to fund the first year program and is endorsed by President Roosevelt.
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United Service Organizations
Young Men’s Christian Association
National Catholic Community Service
The
Salvation Army
Young Women's Christian Association
Jewish Welfare Board
National Travelers Aid Association
Thomas E. Dewey
New York County
Roosevelt
Parish Clubs Plan Achievement Day at Bernstein Park
The annual Home Demonstration club achievement day will be observed Tuesday at Bernstein Park starting at 10 30 a m. Mrs E Doris Braden announces that each parish club will present part of the program including a song play or stunt. A cotton dress contest will be staged in two divisions for large and small women.
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Bernstein Park
E. Doris Braden
Butter Ration Cut and Increase in Meat Allowance
Officials announce a policy change raising butter to two ounces a week while trimming butter earlier ration from four to two ounces. The move accompanies a shift in other staple allowances to balance shortages outlined by the commissary.
Pilot Club to Hear Dean Colvert on Charter Night
Dean C. C. Colvert of Northeast Junior College will be the principal speaker for the Pilot club charter night program at Hotel Virginia Friday at 8 o clock. Others who will participate on the program were announced.
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Dean C. C. Colvert
Northeast Junior College
Pilot Club
Hotel
Virginia
Cheese ration cut to ordinary level announced
London June 13. The ministry of food announced that effective June 30 the ordinary domestic ration of cheese will be reduced from the current level. The measure affects standard cheese allocations and aims to adjust supplies.
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London
Ministry of Food
Women service clubs in Macon form Pilot group
The text names Rev Ernest Duncan Holloway Mayor H Benoit Mie Estelle Blair Mrs Charles Bennett Mrs Ruby Parnell Mrs Gladys Hearne district governor and Mrs Jewel McQuiller Pilot club president. The club for women mirrors men service clubs and began in Macon Georgia in 1921. Members are business and professional women in each community. Normal children require more calories per pound of body weight than normal adults.
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Ernest Duncan Holloway
H. H. Benoit
Estelle Blair
Charles Bennett
Ruby Parnell
Gladys Hearne
Jewel McQuiller
Pilot Club
Macon
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Cffice Equipment CO
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Sam Browne
Economy Drug
Sandman’s Pharmacy, Inc
Delia
Castile
Bellair
Woodbury
Luxor Lifebuoy
Putnam Dye
Hind
Lucky Tiger
Johnnie Walker
Churchill
Bond
Kentucky
Dean Colvert
I, Miller
Carlisle
Gabardine
Hese
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Rice-O'Neill
RED Cross
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Carole King
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