Crepe Myrtles Bloom Across Con venue 6th St Area
Field reports bloom of junpee myrtles along Con venue and 6th St in Navigation School area with pink and red tones near hospital and lawn resistors also showing sleepers stout green cambium hints. An event survey lists decorative trees on Selman Field and a fleet join report from La Linea noting US ships joining a British fleet in Gibraltar.
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6Th St
West Gat
Selman
la Linea
Gibraltar
United States
Brettleships
Oyers
Pulpwood Control Extended by OPA
The Office of Price Administration extended price controls to pulpwood in four states and revised ceilings in the South and West. Maryland West Virginia Pennsylvania and Ohio set freeze prices at the highest charges from June 13 to 17 effective June 22 for about 60 days. New maximums for pine and hardwood pulpwood vary by delivery method and region, with specific cord ceilings for fob delivered and barges.
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Washington
Office of Price Administration
Maryland
West Virginia
Pennsylvania
Ohio
Southwest
Arkansas
Texas
Louisiana
Mississippi River
Tennessee
Alabama
Mississippi
South Carolina
Georgia
Florida
OPA
United States
NCO Club Restaurant Opens With Revamp Plan
The Selmanfield Non-Communioned Officers club opens tonight under its new board. Jack Rushing will run the restaurant with meals at lower prices. The remodeled kitchen adds beer and new equipment for a 13-seat dining area. A first post-opening meeting discussed waterfront redevelopment, entertainment docks, membership, and housing. More than 39 NCOs attended a stag party hosted by Cpl. William Thornton. The 15-member board includes Sgts Franz Faoncek Errigo Cusick Bal lent Tandyrank Nettles and Cpl Cattlane Holt served as secretary treasurer. Reorganization is led by the administrative inspector's office with S/Sgt Percy Arnaten as temporary chairman.
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Selmanfield
Officers Club
Board of Governors
Jack Rushing
Mateger
Resteirant
Percy Arn- Men
Cpl
William ‘Thornton
Special Service Office
Franz
Faoncek
32D
Cpl. Mathews
922Nd
Errigo
9Th
Cusick
Ballent
666Th
Tandyrank
Drvver
Nettles
Cattlane
M7th
McCurry
555Th
Holt
Percy Arnaten
Conviction in gasoline regulation case and other briefs
A federal jury convicted Oby Dennis of violating OPA rules on gasoline sales, with sentence delayed for probation review. O. M. May resigns from Shreveport Chamber to become state institutions assistant director. Shreveport Kiwanis District votes to relocate its convention to Vicksburg or Jackson, Miss. Captain Warner E. Matthews reported killed in the European theater. Private Robert Elmer Bigger drowns at Barksdale Field pool. U S Fifth Circuit affirms judgment denying further recovery to Earl Moore from Illinois Central Railroad. Two applications seek extra bus service between Bunkie Cheneyville LeCompte and Camp Claiborne. considered by the state Public Service Commission.
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Lake Charles
Oby Dennis
Westlake
OPA
Gaston L. Porterie
Denis
New Orleans
Southern Mississippi District Court
Earl Moore
Illinois Central Railroad Company
United States Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals
Moore
Regional efforts to improve rail service and public safety
Reports from Baton Rouge note death warrants signed for two convicts to be executed July 6, for a deputy sheriff stabbing and a murder. Shreveport elects a new Caddo parish school board president. National notices describe phonograph record drives for troops, trucking regulations, and controlled materials allotments for war housing projects.
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Baton Rouge
Sam Jones
George Washington
W. McFerland Long
Herman Carter
House of Magic at Selman Field Post Theater
General Electric presents the House of Magic show at Selman Field Post Theater with two performances on Thursday June 24 at 6 and 8 pm no charge. Demonstrations include walking away from one’s shadow glow and light sound work with electric eye and cathode ray oscilloscope plus burglar detector color changes under black light and firefly light. France long fined mole killers for many years.
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General Electric
Chicago
Selman Field Post Theater
Station Hospital
General Electric Company
House of Magis
House of Magic
Schenectady
Earth
Energetic Youth Fatally Crushed At Freight Dock
A 16 year old, Bobby Calvert, died at a Kansas City loading dock while pulling a 1,400 pound shingles loaded truck toward a freight car. He ran and could not stop, was crushed against the car. Four states appointed women as police officers entering the armed services or war industries.
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Bobby Calvert
Police Departments
Armed Services
Singing Meet to Be Held at West Monroe Church
The third Sunday singing convention will be at the Assembly of God in West Monroe at 2 pm. Singers have been invited to participate on the program and the public is invited to attend.
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Assembly of God
Dairy Transport Committee Formed in Louisiana
In New Orleans on June 18 the state dairy transportation coordinating committee organized and elected Dr. Roy A. Balinger of Louisiana State University as chairman. Tentative milk shed areas include Baton Rouge New Orleans Gulf coast Lake Charles Alexandria and Shreveport Monroe. The group aims to conserve vehicle mileage and maximize dairy transport efficiency with Cecil Watson and War Garnier named to key posts. W R Atkins of the Office of Defense Transportation hosted the meeting.
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New Orleans
New State Dairy Transportation Coordinating Committee
Roy A. Balinger
College of Agriculture
Louisiana State University
Baton Rouge
New Orleans and
Gulf Coast
Lake Charles
Alexandria
Shreveport-Monroe
Cecil Watson
Dairyland Milk and Creamery Company
Shreveport
War Garnier
Louisiana Milk Commismittee
W. R. Atkins
Office of Defense Transportation
Hitler sends birthday greeting to Hungary’s regent Horthy
A telegram from Adolf Hitler congratulated Admiral Nicholas Horthy on his 75th birthday. German press praises Hitler’s leadership as Horthy’s stance toward Jews and Soviet Russia aligns with Nazi doctrine. Horthy and other satellite leaders met at Hitler’s HQ in April to discuss possible Allied invasion.
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Associated Press
Adolf Hitler
Nicholas Horthy
Hungary
Berlin
Horthy
Soviet Russia
Nazi Germany
Hitler
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