Jerade Plans Reproceeding Parade For July Fourth
Restebuceant of the playgrounds iothc parade to be held here on morning of Friday July 2 has exceptionally well received Miss Lucyle Godwin director of Monroe recreation department and the various groups of Boy Scouts Girl Scouts Fire Girls school bands nurses and armed service personnel are to be invited participate civic clubs and women s organizations will be asked to enter representatives and bands will be included. Participants must register at the recreation department office in the First Methodist church annex by phone if necessary. The parade is planned as a Fourth affair with wartime precautions and public cooperation urged.
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War Today Editor's Note on Home Front Unity
Editor Max Hill argues that domestic strikes and riots aid Axis propaganda while highlighting Soviet resilience and the need for a second front. He notes Tokyo’s war mentality, Russia's strength, and Allied praise for Stalin, urging unity and aid to the Soviet effort amid the wider conflict.
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Max Hill
Associated Press
Tokyo
Louisiana Senator Sees Feasibility Survey For New Orleans Channel
Democrat Senator Overton said the budget bureau approved funds for a feasibility survey of a 40 foot deep post war canal to bypass the Mississippi at New Orleans. Army engineers would conduct the survey with an estimated cost of 20 million dollars if approved, starting at the industrial canal and extending east along the intra coastal waterway route.
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New Orleans
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Two Ohio boys tour Angola Penitentiary by mistake
Don Sando of New Madison and John Budd of Warren paddled down the Mississippi from Cincinnati and, after pulling up at a levee, wandered into Angola State Penitentiary grounds by misadventure. The warden gave them a tour, calling the trip a remarkable 1,486 mile journey. Both youths have orders to report to the naval reserve next month.
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New Madison
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Warren
Naval Reserve
Sando
End Athlete's Foot Remedy Ad From Bond Pharmacy
Bond Pharmacy Company of Little Rock Arkansas advertises a remedy for athlete's foot with claims of relieving toe and crotch itch and burning skin. The notice promises a refund if the first choice is unsatisfactory and forbids substitutes.
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Little Rock
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Women Capture Aircraft Industry Leaders
Women have taken over the aircraft industry with a strong showing in new hires. Figures indicate the feminine contingent accounts for 70 to 80 percent of workers at many companies, signaling a major shift in the labor force and opportunities in aviation.
Gayer Brings Two Children to Home in Louisiana
Superintendent T W Gayer of the Louisiana Baptist Children's Home returned from Bogalusa with a nine year old boy and a seven year old girl to join the home, bringing total resident children to 18. He notes a dry spell has hurt the farm though early potato and oat crops were satisfactory and he hopes rain arrives to save the crops.
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T. W. Gayer
Louisiana Baptist Children’s Home
Bogalusa
Gayer
City Court fines for concealed weapons and knife charge
John Edward Thomas faced two charges of carrying a concealed weapon in city court and was fined $200 for carrying a pistol and $100 for a crabapple switch knife, plus a $300 jail term or 300 days by Judge W M Harper. J P Darrell, listed as negro, was fined $100 for carrying a concealed weapon. Ver-
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John Edward Thomas
W. M. Harper
Thomas
J. P. Darrell
Drunk and Disorderly Sentences From Local Court
Non Beanegro, accused of fighting forfeited a $25 bond. Marie Stanford and Mary Basto were each sentenced to 67 12 days for being drunk and disorderly and vagrancy. Bert Moore was sentenced to 60 days for vagrancy. Lea Davis, accused of being drunk and disorderly and disturbing the peace was fined $17.50. D. L. Welch, E. S. Morrow, Marvin Daily, Gus Courtney and two negroes Henry Nicholson and Sam McGuire, all accused of being drunk and disorderly, forfeited $7.50 bonds. Mack Spotsville and Elizabeth Walker were each fined $7.50 for drunk and disorderly, and four traffic law violators were fined a total of $5.50.
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Non Beanegro
Marie Stanford
Mary Basto
Bert Moore
Lea Davis
D. L. Welch
E. S. Morrow
Marvin Daily
Gus Courtney
Henry Nicholson
Sam McGuire
Liquor ban upheld in Grant parish ruling
The Supreme Court upheld a Grant parish police jury ordinance prohibiting the sale of intoxicating liquors in the parish and fixing penalties for violations. The court affirmed District Judge Cas Moss's ruling that the signatures on the election petition were valid.
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New Orleans
Supreme Court
Grant Parish
Cas Moss
Job ad seeks home helper with baby care duties
Advertises living in residence to perform housework and care for an 18 month old child. Promises good pay and ample time off. Contact via phone number 1902-R.
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