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Newspaper
Monroe News Star
Location
Monroe, Louisiana, United States of America
Date
Jun 14, 1943
Page
4
Washington report outlines the Office of Price Administration plan to reduce consumer prices by expected margins. It details dollar and cent ceilings, subsidies, and staged rollbacks from meat to coffee, noting 80 percent of the recent cost rise stems from food.
Jimmie Fidler rounds up Hollywood wit on Hedy Lamarr, John Loder, and studio life. Tales of Phyllis Brooks, Margaret OBrien, and a cat rescue backstage mix with Gig Young’s hitchhiking home from army duty and Lizzy jokes about Greta Garbo era stars.
The piece argues John L. Lewis must yield in his anti strike stance as the nation faces critical wartime needs. It warns that continued labor stoppages threaten coal, rubber, ships, planes, tanks and munitions. It questions the legitimacy of strikes when soldiers depend on factory output for victory.
Henry McLemore delivers a sharp American critique of London theater noting the high number of nightly productions, six thirty curtain, air raid shelters, and critics English acting style. He contrasts English actors with American performances, cites Noel Coward and other dramatists, and argues American viewers miss English delivery and accents in London stages.
Current estimates put the winter wheat crop in Kansas at 158 832 000 bushels with a potential variance of about ten million. Last year Kansas produced over 200 million. Cold spring and insect damage weigh on yield while rising demand and dwindling stocks push prices toward parity around 143 a bushel.
When a pupil fails to be promoted parents send him to summer school or adjust routines. Some need time to grow, others require coaching or a different experience. A balanced plan with routine, rest, and useful work helps growth, while pushing early advancement wastes childhood. Summer school can be life saving for some, but not all.
Spring rains arrived late in many regions but are favorable for crops. If the season proves strong for feed crops, American farm income could hit a record high this year, potentially surpassing $20 billion, a sharp rise from less than $5.0 billion a decade ago.
A late correction list adjusts network airings across programs from 6:45 p.m. to midnight. Highlights include Captain Midnight repeats, War News commentaries, Fred Waring segments, The Cavalcade of America, and Blondie Dagwood repeats, with multiple hosts and orchestras listed.
Spartanburg, S C June 14 The versatile army jeep transport messenger-carrier gun mount amphibian has taken a new turn and become a submarine. A waterproofed jeep was submerged and operated successfully in tests at Duncan Park Lake. The small quarter ton vehicle negotiated with ease around much of the lake bed. The driver must keep his head above water as the only clear limitation to underwater operations.
Brazil's administrative department of public service ruled that deaf mutes may be assigned certain government jobs. This decision outlines eligibility and framework for official postings in public service.
The listing shows CBS programming from 2:00 PM to 1:05 AM Including Crumit and Sanderson Joe and Ethel Turp Johnny Gart Green Valley U S A Home Front Reporter News Variety Mountain Music Madeline Carroll Reads Mother and Dad Are You a Genius Keep Home Fires Burning AP News Sports Roundup Today at the Duncans To Be Announced The World Today Joseph Harsch Treasury Star Parade Ceiling Unlimited Matinee Dancing Johnson and Hull Gay Nineties Revue Cel Brown News Radio Theater Screen Guild Theater Blondie I Love a Mystery Uncle Sam AP News Musical Interlude Variety News Ninety Five Minutes Dance Orchestra News Midnight Frolic Midnight Profile Line Origin CBS
Plans nearing completion for a new theater on the Lyceum site by Saenger Amusement Co. Headquarters in New Orleans announced the project with bids in about two weeks. The 1,500 seat structure will include two ground floor stores and a spacious lobby.
A life mask created by paraffin and plaster records facial injuries to guide surgeons in repairs. Ambassador Davies and Stalin met five years ago during the first Mission to Moscow. Malingering is feigning illness to gain pity or avoid punishment. A clay instrument from a sweet potato, the ocarina, is popular in the army. Long distance call limits: five minutes on busy lines.
In Kansas City on June 14 a frantic search for Linda 21-2 ends with patrolmen and neighbors locating a small girl. Mrs Homer G Smith exclaims the found child is not Linda. A second search leads to Linda in an attic and the rightful mother takes custody of the second child, ending the mix up.
Mrs. George S. Taylor, wife of a war worker, kept bantam eggs under a cloth with bricks in bed. She woke to find hungry chicks cheeping, as the eggs hatched in the night, illustrating a curious home scene.
Washington reports ongoing complaints about training and home front aircraft dents troubling Army Corps safety officials. An official familiar with airways and training notes improvements but criticizes persistent safety concerns as the capital adapts to wartime aviation demands.
Ann Harrington confronts Jerry Lane's lawyer in Terrence House after Grand Gussie’s death. The attorney, Mr. Baxton, claims to represent Terrence's brother’s estate and asserts no known will exists, challenging Ann's claim to the property and hinting at hidden motives and a possible will. The scene blends family tensions, a river view, and a looming legal battle.
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