Monroe News Star masthead and policy note
The Monroe News Star declares itself an independent newspaper printing news impartially. It lists Associated Press rights and national advertising reps and provides department phone lines for daily calls.
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Chicago
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Spending tax as a tool to curb inflation and guide savings
The piece argues a spending tax could curb the inflation gap by penalizing consumer spending while rewarding saving, potentially stabilizing postwar demand. It notes the need for careful design, critiques the spendings tax as proposed, and emphasizes saving channels feeding into war bonds or financial instruments to ease commodity shortages.
Pre-Peace Conversion and Allied War Readiness
Churchill clarifies Britain will fight Japan to the hilt as demobilization begins. American planners expect diversion of production to peacetime ahead of a lasting peace. Armies will gain capital equipment then shift to maintenance and new weapons. Sicily air attacks loom as Mussolini faces Allied pressure. US crops may be poorest in three years, worrying agriculture officials.
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Winston Churchill
Britain
Germany
America
Japan
Churchill
Pacific
United States Department of Agriculture
Potatoes and Americans in wartime England satire
London humorist notes Americans arriving in England during wartime discuss a potato shortage myth and the abundance of potatoes in Britain. He jests about Liberty ships carrying ballast, jokes about food substitutions, and ends musing on shared political figures.
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London
England
Sax Rohmer
Harvard
United States of America
South
East
Jimmy Durante
Laurel and Hardy
Olsen and Johnson
America
States
British Isles
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Franklin D. Roosevelt
al Smith
Hollywood Gossip Roundup Sparks, Rumors, and Wags
Jimmie Fidler notes Mrs John Huston blocks a divorce while romance with Olivia de Havilland glints like a Betty Grable tale. RKO eyes Abbott and Costello style duo Alan Carney and Wally Brown. Judy Canova delays studio duties for overseas service, Irene Manning’s car crash leaves her unhurt, Mae West’s WPB donation valued at 20000, Madeleine Carroll offered big pay raise, George Reeves in paratroop training, Betty Hutton tours army camps and eyed overseas junket, Susan Hayworth linked to a prominent New Yorker, Margot precludes Japanese roles, Lucille Ball struggles to wink, and a flurry of lavish Hollywood chatter and quips from fans and columns.
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Hollywood
John Huston
Olivia de Havilland
Betty Grable
George Raft
RKO
Abbott and Costello
Alan Carney
Wally Brown
Judy Canova
John Garfield
Lady Luck
Irene Manning
Mae West
WPB
An LA Jaweler
Paramount
Susan Hayworth
Margo
June Vincent
Universal
Veronica Lake
Our Children By Angelo Patri: A Lesson in Selflessness
In this Angelo Patri column, parents are urged to model service over selfish demands. It argues trouble stems from parental mistraining, not children, and emphasizes consistent budgeting, shared attention, and two way cooperation. Example and cooperation are praised as the core of effective childrearing. The piece invites readers to request Bedtime Troubles leaflet for further guidance.
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Marlene Dietrich
Maria Manton
Susan Peters
Lana Turner
Sunshine
Anna Leo
Maria Montez
Angelo Patri
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Radio Eastern War Time Schedule Rewrite
A dense listing of radio programs with time adjustments for war time, noting hourly shifts and network corrections too late to reflect. Includes serials, news, music, commentaries, and variety segments across CBS NBC and other stations with cross-network repeats and announcer names.
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Farrell
Biu-East
Hheep
Shrednik
the News
Henry Taylor
Blu Quincy Howe
Symphonets
Cbs West
Lulu
Joe Rines
Edwin CC
Hill
Cbs
Charlotte Deebia
Suns
Dante Srlo
Nbe Daeck Armatrong
Biu-West
John B. Kennedy
Cbe-Baa
Bill Stern
Nbe
Lowell Thomas
Midnight
Fred Waring
Vic Borge
Gee, Hicks
London
Eba Fulton Lewis, Jr
Blu Burns
Ruten
Cba
Gabriel Heatter
Molly
Nick Carter
Harry Wismer
Bob Serta
Raymond Gram Swing
Blu Suspense
Bba
Jona B. Hughes
OhGracia Fields
Bla Dance Tunes Orchestra
Bla Congres
Dhs
Paul Schubert
Ebs
Nbe-East
Blu
Cbs Ceamment
Sinfonietta
Dancine
Liclé
Axis faces scarce mineral amid Tunisia shift
The quiz ponders what vital mineral product the Axis will lack as Tunisia comes under Allied control. Jetbephanes is noted as a Tunisia-rich resource.
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Tunisia
Broadcast Schedule Notes and War Question Answers
Radio program listings for KWKH on a June Tuesday detail daily time slots from 5:00 PM to 1:05 AM with news, music, and variety shows. Included are program titles, host names, and interludes, plus two wartime questions and answers about seed shipments, Greek famine deaths, and officer training duration.
Allison Heads Local Legion Post in Shreveport Delegation
Allison was elected commander of the L. B. Faulk post of the American Legion on Monday night. New officers include A. N. Robinson and E. F. Jones as vice commanders, C. B. Braun adjutant, Robert Cowden finance officer, and H. B. McClendon service officer. Delegates to the upcoming Shreveport convention were named, with installation set for July 19 after the department meeting.
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Allison
L. B
H. M. James
J. W. Keene
Lem Rubin
Herman Mickel
Shreveport
F. W. Allison
A. N. Robinson
EF. Jones
C. B. Braun
Oscar Johnson
R. L. Wood
H. B. McClendon
C. M
Department
Grave coal shortage feared as war production tightens
Washington dispatch notes War Production Board and solid fuels officials warn the coal shutdowns threaten June coke and steel outputs. Above ground stocks were 78.7 million tons on May 1, enough for 49 days, but distribution flaws and bee hive coke ovens’ near zero stock could force output cuts across electric power, cement, railroads, and war chemicals.
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James Marlow
George Zielke
Washington
War Production Board
Solid Fuels Administration For War
Alabama
Pennsylvania
Solid Fuels Administration
Ickes
WPB
Sudde
Incw
Washington Wartime Views and Navy Recruiting Additions
In wartime Washington rents rise despite freezes, with a typical one room plus meals at $52 monthly. Lady Marines have joined the recruiting office, led by sergeants Mary Werdt and Florence Jermatt among others. Draft deferments for Geological Survey workers spark concern on skilled replacements for air force needs. Officials debate coal crisis handling and war labor policy. anecdotes include a president’s dog at a post and routine Secret Service chatter.
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Marine
Active
Vincent Holland
Boston
N Man Bey
Sellersburg
Ind
Marywerdt
Santa Ana
Calif
Forrence Jermatt
Cleveland
Christine Y Tagna
Baltimore
Madge Fa
Humboldt
Tenn
Marine Corps
Geological
Surrey
Army Air Forces
Harold Tey
War Cabinet
Secret Service
Amarillo
Fela
State Department
Air Gon
Supreme Court
Willing to pay for Terrence Houge’s place
Ann confronts a cash buyer's offer of twenty five thousand for Terrence Houge's property while she contemplates a risky life plan. She fears years of saving and questions the will mystery tied to Grand Gussie as Bert hints at a possible bargain, yet she refuses a hasty surrender and presses on with her pursuit. In the hotel lobby she glimpses Jo and Sarah Townsley in a charged private chat nearby.
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Ann
Terrence Houge
Aterwards
Grand Gussie
Bert
Jerry
Maryland
Mr. Baxton
Sarah
Gur
Terren House
Sarah Townsley
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Alan Ladd
George Sanders
Eugene O'Neill
the Kid
Spain
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Richard Dix
Virginia Webster
Marie Dressler
Tom Mix
Kenneth Harlan
Phyllis McClure
Leslie Howard
Bette Davis
Ida Lupino
Alfredo Valentino
Rudolph
Guy Kibbee
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Tom Harmon
University of Michigan
U. S
Chesapeake
Shannon
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AP News
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Kate Smith
Helen Tren
Hal Burn
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King's Jesters
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