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Newspaper

Monroe News Star

Location

Monroe, Louisiana, United States of America

Date

Jun 22, 1950

Page

4

News Star Morning World Telephone Ad Desk

Fragmented newspaper boilerplate lists Associated Press rights and advertising offices with contact numbers and department hours across multiple cities. It reads as a generic publication masthead and service notice rather than a discrete news item.

News-Star Morning World Follo Business Office Sen

Jimmie Fidler in Hollywood Damascus guide and gossip

Damascus diary notes a guide obsessed with electricity and lighting, rushing past the famed goldsmiths to a modern lamp filled lobby. Hollywood gossip section riffs on Parker Garrett, Ingrid Bergman, Doris Day, and others, chiding publicity stunts while cataloguing stars’ latest moves and film industry chatter.

Damascus Syria Orieng Palace Sand Peiping Forbidden Palace Detroit Rome Vatican Catacombs St. Peter's Appian Way Franklin Edison States Westinghouse Merjeh ‘Square Holy Places Islam

Mackenzies Column on Cold War Split Over Red China

DeWitt Mackenzie summarize the Sino American UN tug of war. Britain shifts toward Red China seat while U S blocks Reds. Hoover US/UN reform debate sparks talk of a two bloc world. Tsiang accuses Britain of protecting Chinese investments. London denies it.

Red Russia United Nations U. N Ard Reds London Chiang Ki-Shek Peiping China Trygve Lie Russia Europe U. N. Economic and Social Council Geneva General Assembly Security Council Lake Success Britain Red China Council India Yugoslavia United States France Peace Organization Hoover New York T. F. Tsiang

Congress faces costly Post Office reform stalemate

Lawmakers resist funding to restore service cuts, forecasted deficits for 1950 51 approach 545 million dollars. Hoover commission reforms urged to streamline second through fourth class mail while first class and postal savings prosper. If deficits persist Congress should raise rates and end air mail subsidies.

Post Office Department Congress Department Donaldson Hoover Commission

Angelo Patri asks for parent help with youth groups

Angelo Patri argues that organizations serving children rely on parental cooperation and volunteers. Leaders should plan trips and share transport and activities, with parents offering hands on care beyond monetary support, to strengthen bonds between parents, leaders, and youths. He urges readers to lend time, cookies, and rides, and to request his infant play program leaflet.

Scouts

Greek widow opens catering shop at Washington embassy

Mme Diamantopoulos, widow of M Cimon Diamantopoulos former Greek ambassador, moves from embassy hostess duties to run a catering business on Connecticut Avenue. She brings in a renowned chef from Athens, touts fresh ingredients and French pastries, and praises American women while recalling wartime Red Cross work for Greece.

Washington M. Cimon Diamantopoulos United States Connecticut Avenue Paul Athens Grande Bretagne Mme. Diamantopoulos Greece Istanbul Turkey Red Cross Balkans London

Answers and Answers Q and A from the era

Questions cover hailstone size facts the largest recorded stone weighed 1.5 pounds at Potter Nebraska in 1928. Other items include treason definition under the Constitution the Okinawa isle area 485 square miles and LA area. private soldier pay 50 dollars monthly in 1946 plus service-related increases. and naturalization eligibility for Chinese since 1944.

U. S .Weather Bureau Potter, Neb Air Force

Multilingual Speaker Combines Languages With Native Tongue

The subject uses Spanish French and English alongside their native language to communicate. This blend reflects a versatile linguistic repertoire enabling diverse expression and cross language understanding. The article notes proficiency across multiple tongues and cultural exchange aspects.

Tries

End of the Cocktail Party: A Hal Boyle Notebook

Hal Boyle humorously laments the modern cocktail party as a social debt deluge. He sketches the crowd of guests, from martini maniacs to sleepers, and describes the chaos of ending the party by dawn while a robin sings outside.

Robin

Rent Control Bill Defines End Date and Local Exceptions

Congress passes a new rent control bill to keep existing controls until June 30, 1951, with an end date of December 31, 1950 for most areas. Towns voting to retain controls can extend to June 30, 1951, while counties adjoining cities may also wipe out controls. Veterans retain a June 30, 1951 preference in new housing. Local boards and the housing expediter oversee removals, with avenues to appeal to a federal court of appeals.

Washington Congress Truman United States Tighe Woods Woods Court of Appeals

Olive-Boosted Barbecue Sauce Tip for Burgers

A quick kitchen tweak adds chopped ripe olives to your barbecue sauce to deepen flavor for hamburgers and hot dogs. The hint suggests a small can stirred in to brighten acidity and add a subtle briny note.

Bob Thomas in Movieland at Hollywood Society Figure Hogan

Hollywood gossip notes that Society Kid Hogan real name Salvatore de Lorenzo is working at the $10 window at Chicago race tracks by day and at harness tracks by night to help with The Lemon Drop Kid script. The public figure, a Runyon-esque character, is credited with shaping dialogue and acting in the film while balancing charity fights and society ties with Grantland Rice and Bing Crosby.

Hollywood Hogan Damon Runyon Lindy Chicago The Paramounts Jones Robert Hope Runyon Salvatore de Lorenzo Kid Hogan Grantland Rice Bing Crosby

Candy Fireworks Sickens Two Newark Children

In Newark on June 22 1949 Sharon Pierce aged four and Linda Pierce aged three were rushed to City Hospital in fair condition after ingesting pill sized fireworks known as Fourth of July snakes sooners eggs and Pharohs serpents. The explosions caused throat irritation but the children appear stable.

Hollywood Larry Parks Betty Garrett the Palladium London Larry Betty Parks Miss Garrett Jimmie Fidler Newark N. J Sharon Pierce Linda Chester Pierce City Hospital Pharoah

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