Sub-Depot Here Finishes Year at Selman Field
The 78th Sub-Depot of the air service command at Selman Field ends its first year, started June 16, 1942, under Major Howard A. Moody. The unit keeps navigation school aircraft repaired, fueled, and supplied, with sections for supply, engineering, machine and propeller shops, parachute testing, and field support.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Air Service Command
Selman Field
Howard A. Moody
Selman
Flying Training Command
Southeast Training Center
78Th
James H. Harris
Barksdale Field
Monroe
North Fourth Street
James
DeSiard Street
Ouachita Valley Defense School
Castex P. Conmer
Harris
Enos Payne
Payne
James A. Desmond
Conner
Moody
Russell Cunningham
Donald R. Roberts
Ernest T. Matacia
North Third Street
78Th Sub-Depot
WEST MONROE MAN HELD AS JAPANESE PRISONER
A West Monroe man was reported as a prisoner of the Japanese in a war department release listing 237 soldiers in action across Europe the Middle East the North Pacific and Southwest Pacific. The Navy also announced a Monroe man wounded in action and cited safety duties emphasized by the FBI.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
West Monroe
Russell R. Harding Joe
War Department
Middle East
North Pacific
Southwest Pacific
Navy
Monroe
Public housing contract aids war project in Pascagoula
AP reports the federal housing authority approved an 81013.82 contract to Gravier and Harper of Alexandria for site and lawn work and building at a Pascagoula Miss war housing project. Work must finish in 69 days starting June 16.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Associated Press
Atlanta
John B. Broomer
Federal Public Housing Authority
Gravier
Puzzle Word List Feeds a Large Mixed Clue Grid
A dense word-puzzle page presents Across and Down clues. Entries span monkeys, meals, metals, animals, prefixes, measurements, and historical terms, including Greek gods, old cocoons, and weapons. The grid intertwines cryptic-style hints with cipher phrases and domestic items.
Peace Officers Meet Here at F B I Conference
Peace officers of this area will attend a discussion of accidents and security of war information tomorrow at a FBI sponsored police conference at the Strand theater in West Monroe. The session begins 9:30 a m with Dr C C Calvert as guest speaker and a film Next of Kin to be shown.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mr. Guerin
Strand Theater
West Monroe
C. C. Calvert
Northeast Junior College of
Labor supplies in Louisiana farms shrink by 30 percent
Baton Rouge Louisiana June 16 The amount of labor available on Louisiana farms has decreased 30 percent since spring 1941 says J C Richard assistant director of the L S A extension department An extensive farm labor plan is under way including mobilizing local resources before outside aid is sought encouraging farmers to use regular labor supply parish cooperation a labor training program and establishment of labor camps if necessary
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Louisiana
J. C. Richard
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Terly Police
J.A
Williams
United States Navy
Speheld
Philippine Island
Edward Reynolds
Nathan T. Lowery
Mcnroe
Federal Bureau of Investigation
Trwnilliams
NEA Service No. 7
U. Rec
U. S. Pat
Shreveport
Richard E. Russell
Louisiana Ordnance Plant
New Orleans
W. R. Atkins
Oufice of Defense Transportation
J. B. McCy
Det of Agriculture
Herbert W. Charles M. Rhodes
John M. Whitney
Cecil Watson
E. D. Martindale
Usda’ War Board
Jackson
Miss
J. C. Pace
Mississippi State University
Edward W. Neasham
College of Agriculture
John Silver
Usda War Board
Malcolm Daugherty
Kentwood
Wade J. Garnier
Louisiana Milk Commission
Amite
Roy A. Ballinger
Baton Rouge
Jennie Abraham
Louisiana State Committee of Recruitment
BY William Ferguson
Manila
Canada
NEA Service
ING
M. Reg U S
Onscees
Fred T. Millard
Larewater
Wisconsin
Mount
Palomar
Noah
Goddess of Discord
United States
R. A. Guerin
FB. 1
National Safety Council
Gladys Parker
Little
Orphan Annie
Red Ryder
Thorwald
Edgar Rice Burré
Fred HE
BI V.T. Hw
Sot Qoi PH
Harold
DER
Mitch Tommy Gun
Mit
Herr Schaft
Cherman
Gohn Stardust
Andy
Nettie
Gus
John Stardust
Baton Rouge, la
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