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Newspaper

Monroe News Star

Location

Monroe, Louisiana, United States of America

Date

Jun 13, 1949

Page

4

Death Knell Of Isolationism In The Atlantic Pact Era

The senate foreign relations committee unanimously approved the North Atlantic treaty, seen as a milestone in American foreign policy. The piece argues broad public endorsement of collective security reflects a shift from isolationism to working with nations to preserve peace, aided by U S ratification of the UN charter and heightened by opposition’s weak mobilization. It notes political figures Watkins and Donnell warned of apathy, yet the public mood favors unity with like-minded nations against aggression.

Senate Foreign Relations Committee Senate United States U. S Russia U. N Europe America Watkins Donnell

Feminine Finance and Women in Public Money

The piece notes Mrs. George N. Clark as U S treasurer and Mrs. Nellie Tayloe Ross as long head of the U S mint. It argues women are widening their control of national wealth and jokes a law change may be needed because they have it. Scientists link vitamin B deficiency to gray hair, countering rumors about old age.

George N. Clark Kansas U.S Nellie Tayloe Ross U. S. Mint Arrow 2Th Century-Fox Debra Paget

The Starch Nightmare in a Shirt From Henry M Lemor

Henry M Lemor laments starch in shirts and laundry mishaps. He mocks pins, collars, cuffs, and the burden of starched wear, calling for no starch and even appealing to Mrs Roosevelt and the United Nations. He recounts trips abroad and the absurdity of starch everywhere.

Houdini New York Shylock

MGM Stars and set workers react to Hollywood premier

Jimmie Fidler notes at the The Stratton Story premiere that MGM set workers applauded certain stars while silence greeted others. He highlights Clark Gable Lana Turner Janet Leigh Jane Powell and others as favored, and mentions film news and fashion anecdotes from the studio world including Debra Paget and Gene Tierney.

Hollywood Stratton Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Fry Clark Gable Jimmy Stewart Frank Morgan van Johnson Robert Taylor Lana Turner Janet Leigh Jane Powell

Value of summer camps for productive child time

The piece urges parents to keep children busy during break with well supervised camps. It praises open air camps for Earth contact, sport like swimming and rowing, and discipline through achievement. It urges use of diverse, useful activities and notes a pamphlet on aiding slow children.

Education exchange program links youth across oceans

Jane Eads notes a broad international education exchange sponsored by the UN state department American publics and more. Fellows from Peru and Germany join U S youths in a 32 member farm youth program with 22 states sending participants to 10 European hosts while Europeans visit the United States. The piece recalls early U S postal history with the first post office established in 1691 by royal patent to Thomas Neale.

Washington Department of State World Health Organization Civil Affairs Division Army Department of Agriculture Children’s Bureau South South America Peru Rubela Castro Quan de Reina Texas University of Minnesota League of Women Voters Public Health Service Germany International Farm Youth Exchange Extension Service U. S. Department of Agriculture Europe United States The Thomas Neale

Questions and Answers from a historic quiz column

A compiled Q and A quiz asks when John Masefield became poet laureate of England in 1930 and notes his ties to King George V through Reynard the Fox. It also covers a child's vocabulary, ballet origins in Italy and France, hollow versus solid cylinders under bending, and the eight original North Atlantic Treaty nations with later additions.

John Masefield England Masefield Robert Bridges George V Reynard the Fox Italy France North Atlantic Alliance United States Canada Britain Belgium Netherlands Luxembourg Norway Portugal Denmark Iceland

Educators favor teaching about communism with safeguards

The Associated Press analysis notes twenty prominent educators support teaching about communism in schools without advocating it. They urge objective, factual instruction using official documents, warn against labeling opponents as fascists, and call for careful supervision to avoid indoctrination while addressing totalitarianism.

Associated Press America Dwight Eisenhower Columbia University James B. Conant Harvard National Education Association American Association of School Administrators Truman Washington United States Soviet Union Communist Party Educational Commission Mussolini Italy

Berlin postwar optimism shifts power from conquerors to defeated

Hal Boyle observes Berlin in June 1946 as Germany grows confident and influential while the Allies seek to win over the vanquished. Germans feel unafraid, see themselves as pivotal to European peace, and balance between East and West powers. The piece notes Germany's renewed sense of importance and its role as a hinge of future peace.

Berlin Germany Washington Paris London Moscow Russia America

Open F B I files risk innocent suffering and justice

James Marlow argues that public release of secret FBI files harms innocent people and the bureau. He says exposure can taint juries, endanger undercover agents, and undermine prosecutions as judges balance secrecy with a fair trial in cases like Judith Coplon.

Washington Judith Coplon Russia Miss Coplon Coplon

Word Puzzle List Of Clues And Answers

The page presents a dense clue set with numbers. Items include Bleach Brink Snatch Dad Title of Mohammed and many others across various definitions. Answers favor common words for each clue, forming a wide array of vocabulary and potential cross fills.

Brink Snatch Dad Mohammed Engineer's Shelter Vice Dingle

Community home plans provided by Taylor and Holmes

Taylor and Holmes announces a comprehensive home planning service for builders in the area. The firm offers a library of over a thousand dwelling plans at 1005 Ouachita Bank Building with illustrations floor plans and material suggestions. Plans meet FHA requirements and emphasize traditional styles with modern construction methods.

Taylor and Holmes Ouachita Bank Iouroe Warrencc. Taylor Quachita Bank Taylor

Lincoln Parish Courthouse Bids Sought in Ruston

The Lincoln parish police jury will accept bids until 10 a m July 6 for a five story courthouse costing about 600000 dollars. Bids open publicly in Eddie Evans secretary office. The piece notes about 900000 species of animals are known, including over 600000 insects.

Ruston Lincoln Parish Court House Eddie Evans

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