Twenty Men Enlist in U S Forces This Week
Twenty young men were accepted for voluntary enlistment in the United States Army this past week, sent to Camp Livingston for final physicals and enlistment. The list includes Louis Dennis Chellette, Bertis Harvill, James Thomas, Fred Ross, William Wilson, William Haddox, Dennis Pumphrey, Glynn Stafford, James Turner, John Carter, James Cook, Bobby Higdon, Marion Murphy, Clarence Aswell, Paul Best Jr, Louis Herlevich, Clyde Laurent, Thomas McMurphy Jr, Bentley Sumlin, and Kenneth Ervin with varied ranks and destinations such as coast artillery, engineers, cavalry, parachute troops, and air corps.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Army of the United States
McNemar
Camp Livingston
Louis Dennis Chellette
Rayville
Coast Artillery Corps
Bertis Carwell Harvill
James Theodore Thomas
Oak Grove
Eair Corps
Fred Ross
General Delivery
Monroe
William Stanley Wilson
Wyatt
Army
William Clayton Haddox
R. F. DB
Columbia
Dennis Carroll Pumphrey
Calypso Street
Glynn Edward Stafford
Fairbanks
James Averitt Turner
Calhoun
John William Carter
Bastrop
Camp Claiborne
James Arthur Cook
Grambling
Bobby Higdon
Clarks
Marion Eugene Murphy
Contributions to Mary Goss Home for Aged Beneficiaries
List of monthly donations to the Mary Goss Home for Aged Negroes shows white donors giving cash amounts and colored donors providing goods. Notable gifts include cash from Paul Collens and Sig Masur, groceries and staples from several firms, weekly bread and ice deliveries, and Belle Sherman named as caretaker.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mary Goss
Paul Collens
Sig Masur
Joe Biedenharn
Allen Scholars
W. K. Hammock
M. E. McHenry
Herman Masur
W. F. Sherman
Poultry Meet Scheduled at West Monroe
Mrs. Jewel L. McQuiller urges poultry leaders to attend the last leader training meeting of the year at the agricultural building in West Monroe at 9 30 a m. The session will include a food demonstration using fried fryers and a planning session on summer management of poultry flocks with Oliver W. Anderson and Clyde Ingram to lead and speak.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jewel L. McQuiller
Parish
West Monroe
McQuiller
Oliver W. Anderson
Clyde Ingram
Greek Relief Contribution Signed in Monroe Letter
A Monroe correspondent encloses a signed appeal to a Greek Relief association, presenting a personal contribution and address. The brief note accompanies the letter with a formal closing.
Superintendent Gayer Returns From 10 Day Baptist Mission
Superintendent T W Gayer and seven members of the Louisiana Baptist Children's Home completed a 10 day tour of Washington parish delivering daily programs in Baptist churches. They stayed with local families and plan no more trips this summer while Rev L A Materne conducts nearby missions. The Daddy Flowers memorial chapel is rising rapidly with roof on and interior work, slated for fall dedication.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
T. W. Gayer
Louisiana Baptist Children's Home
Washington Parish
Rev. L. A. Materne
New Orleans
Daddy” Flowers
Gayer
New Civil Service Openings Issued For Multiple Posts
The United States civil service commission issued announcements for three new employment opportunities and amendments to five examinations. Positions include junior medical officer at St Elizabeths Hospital Washington DC rotating internship and psychiatry residence with July 1 and January 1 entries. Other postings include statistical clerks with August 4 1942 deadline and revised flight supervisor and ground school supervisor requirements.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States Civil Service Commission
St. Elizabeths Hospital
Federal Institution For
Washington, D. C
Commission
Navy Aviation Service
Board of
United States Civil Service Examiners
Chanute Field
Ranton
Washington
C. E. Thornhill
Secretary of the
Mystery of Missing Rubber Mats Solved
Washington, June 23. A dozen large rubber mats planned for the interior building scrap rubber collection were found locked in a storeroom by the Public Buildings Administration to protect them from scrap collectors. Each mat weighed about 150 pounds and featured Indian designs woven under the direction of Indian craftsmen.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Harold L. Ickes
Public Buildings
Ickes
Public Buildings Administration
Constitution Avenue
Navy Deploys Convoys to Protect Eastern Shipping Lanes
The navy announced it has instituted convoys for shipping along the east coast. The brief note said ships have been convoyed through the eastern sea frontier for roughly the past 30 days.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Navy
Eastern Sea Frontier
Fear is felt Germans plan raid on Egypt
American aid to Russia framed a broader Allied offensive as Roosevelt and Churchill hold secret talks. Soviet forces defend Sevastopol while German pressure grows on Crimea. In Britain, Attlee faces Libyan setbacks and faults leadership as losses mount and naval bases face heavy bombing by Allied air power.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Egypt
Russia
New York
Harry L. Hopkins
Roosevelt
Winston Churchill
White House
Churchill
United Nations
Sevastopol
Black Sea
Crimea
Fedor von Bock
Kharkov
Red Army
Red Star
Hitler
Crimean
Navi
House of Commons
Attlee
Claude Auchinleck
Malaya
Burma
Atlee
Mediterranean
Emden
Cologne
Rostock
Luebeck
Andrew Sons, 16, Escapes Louisiana Training Institute
Police hunt 16 year old Andrew Sons from Morgan City who escaped LTI early Tuesday. He is 5 feet 2 inches, 106 pounds, with light brown hair and light blue eyes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Andrew Sons
Louisiana Training Institute
Morgan City
Railroad Builds Warehouse Permit Granted in Sunshine Yard
Building inspector Sam H. Awl issues permit to Missouri Pacific Railroad to construct a one story warehouse for Sunshine Transfer in the railroad yards. Cost listed as $475 for day labor.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sam. H. Awl
Missouri Pacific Railroad Company
Sunshine Transfer Company
Swinging Hoe Will Pay Big Dividends
Chicago June 23. Swinging that hoe and gardening for exercise may yield big dividends as wartime needs push garden costs higher. Prices for major garden items to professional truck gardeners rise up to double a year ago with cabbage ca. 60 percent higher, tomatoes 70 percent, spinach 100 percent, and other vegetables showing substantial gains.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
British Eyes Rommel as Egypt Conflicts Persist in Desert Skirmishes
British and Egyptian officials assess a steady Axis push toward Egypt with Rommel’s forces building near the frontier. Despite heavy Libyan losses, Allied troops adapt, Malta’s neutralization easing a Mediterranean redeployment while Egypt recruits 50,000 volunteers for air raid precautions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fort Capuzzo
Erwin Rommel
Egypt
Middle East
Libya
Rommel
Mediterranean
Axis
Africa
Europe
Malta
Stone
Miles Lampson
Courage and faith sustain self government says leader
A statement emphasizes an inescapable obligation to uphold competent leadership and good government by keeping alive the courage and faith of citizens in the processes of self government.
Elmer Slagle Heads Ouachita Council of Social Agencies
Elmer Slagle superintendent of the Louisiana Training Institute was elected president of the Ouachita Council of Social Agencies. Bennie Swayze became vice president and Mrs Helen Abell secretary treasurer. Mitchell and Davenport were named to the community chest board, with Mitchell and Hughes on the executive committee. The council discussed annual reports and noted rest as a coordinating social planning body supporting charitable work across agencies.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Quachita Council of Social Agencies
Elmer ©. Slagle
Louisiana Training Institute
Bennie Swayze
Helen D. Abell
The
Community Chest
C. M. Mitchell
R. C. Stokes
Thomas Davenport
A. M. Thornton
Department of Public Welfare
K. H. Thies
First Presbyterian Church
F. W. Allison
Lions Club
Bob Burns
Lewisiana Training Institute
Elmer Slagle
Council of Social Agencies
Individua
Thies
Ouachita Parish
Departuyt Pee Bae
Governors Debate Gasoline Rationing Amid War Effort
Governor William H. Wills of Vermont at the 34th annual governors conference warned that nationwide gasoline rationing could come because of a rubber shortage. He cited a Brookings survey and urged public cooperation despite conflicting federal instructions as Ohio’s John W. Bricker stressed states must fully cooperate with the federal government to win the war.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Asheville
N. C
William H. Wills
Vermont
Charles Edison
New Jersey
National Statistical Service
Brookings Institution
Wills
John W. Bricker
Ohio
WPA aid programs mix with civic groups in 1942 report
The report notes inadequate funds to cover all eligible cases while 600 cases remained unfunded and 100 to 200 investigated yet awaiting grants. Kiwanis Exchange clubs Lions Salvation Army YWCA aided by the department, with the agricultural marketing administration focusing on market stabilization and the food stamp program distributing orange and blue stamps. The Ouachita Valley council expands scouting with 16 troops and 283 members, aiming for 62 troops and 1,450 scouts, plus 17 club packs and 290 cubs. over 400 men are registered as Scouters.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
WPA
Lions Clubs
Salvation Army
Hughes
Agricultural Marketing Administration
Clarkson
Boy Scouts
Twin Cities
Ouachita Valley Council
Scoutera
Quachita Valley
Greek Relief Fund appeals for urgent aid
The Greek Relief Association reports funds are short of its goal and urges rapid public donations to aid Greeks suffering starvation and exposure. President Gus Primas notes arrangements with the International Red Cross to deliver food and clothing to Greece, ensuring aid reaches victims despite Axis occupation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Greek Relief Association
Gus Primas
Tuesaday
Primos
Greece
Athens
Mr Primes
International Red Cross
Scomer al Af Ug
Prienssid
Aasiat
Witness Testimony Details Dr Darling Alleged Affairs
In White Plains New York a will contest hearing heard a maid describe an intimate relationship between Rev Dr Henry Darling and widow Anna H Paton. The witness said Paton showed favoritism toward Darling with meals and attention and that relatives contend his romantic involvement influenced the will.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
White Plains
Anna H. Paton
Henry Dar
New City
Darlington
Florence Harper
Paton
Darlingtongether
Elijah Serter
Hieces
Mary SS Ouen
Elizabeth
Pemberton
Darlinar
Mra
Fire damages Bute sedan after electrical short
A fire damaged a Bute sedan on 61 in street Monday afternoon. The blaze started from an electrical short and was reported to the local department as under control with minor damage to surrounding area. Sam Lent reported the incident.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bute
Oane
Sam Lent
Sfoorse
Wan
Promotion Notice for Phil TLG and Associated Units
Informants report Phil TLG has been promoted within the corps and army camp in Weaad head. The promotion advances him from a prior rank to new duties as part of the ongoing North Street unit assignments.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
T. Depsreng
Wepad
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U. S
Louisiana
Monroe, la
Association
Gas Primos
Supt
Purina
Uncle Sam
DR. Darling
Southern Bell
Olmstead
U. S. Army
Southern Bell Telephone and Telegraph Company
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