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Newspaper
Monroe News Star
Location
Monroe, Louisiana, United States of America
Date
Jun 27, 1944
Page
2
The Monroe News-Star presents itself as an independent newspaper asserting impartial news, supporting what it believes is right and opposing what it views as wrong, without regard to party politics. It emphasizes editor integrity and staff responsibility in reporting.
Chairman George warns that even after the war, debt service and projected government outlays will require about 20 billion dollars annually. With current receipts near 41 billion and a national income around 150 billion, postwar taxes must stay high but not ruin business, implying rates only slightly lower than present levels.
A Louisiana bill proposes banning coats and ties from June through October except at weddings and church. Proponents argue comfort and health, while critics call it a symbolic gesture of modernization amid hot months.
Thomas Kennedy argues a press and government conspiracy targets the United Mine Workers and its president John Llewellyn Lewis. He contends the union is discredited by its own strikes against national welfare and defense, threatening coal supply and safety.
In El Paso Texas dollar bills of two draw much attention. War time rules limit large denomination currency moving into Mexico while border money changers report daily exchanges of tens of thousands in $2 bills. Fort Bliss traffic and officer travel restrictions shape the flow as soldiers and civilians cross to Juarez for night life and bargains.
Nightly Hollywood gossip spans from Dick Powell divorce rumors to plans for stars like Don Ameche producing films. Fibers include Sheila McLaglen marriage notes, Fredrick Remington film screening, Lana Turner baby chatter, and a mix of reissues, new projects, and public feuds with anecdotes about Cary Grant and Clark Gable.
Advice urges cautious sun exposure for children with physician guidance. Warns against sun in eyes, barefoot risks, poison ivy, and unsupervised water play. Recommends gradual skin exposure, light head covering, sandals, and adult supervision near water. notes broader dangers and need for forethought.
Post lists Eastern War Time and other zones for June 27 programs. It notes Republican National Convention coverage with a 1:00 PM permanent chairman and 10:00 PM Hoover and Clare Luce broadcasts, plus a long evening slate of varied network programs and news updates subject to change.
A Folsom point is a prehistoric spearhead named after its discovery near Folsom New Mexico. The official name for England Wales Scotland and Northern Ireland is the United Kingdom. The Pentagon is in Arlington Virginia. U.S. radios in use total about sixty seven million.
A detailed listing of KWKH Shreveport programs from 5:00 a.m. to midnight including news, breakfast cabaret, CBS network shows, soap operas like The Sunshine Boys and The Open Door, music segments such as Ozark Mountaineer and Moments In Melody, and local features like Radio Dot & Smokey, with station IDs and program blocks across the day.
In Vidalia on June 27, Baptists organized a new church with members presenting letters of membership. Opening services took place at Union Church led by Rev. A. N. Murray of St. Joseph and Rev. Sant Mayo of Winnfield. Mayo and Mrs Mayo led continued services and a Woman’s Missionary Auxiliary was organized.
Jack Stinnett surveys wartime attitudes in California focusing on anti Japanese sentiment, political climate, and Helen Gahagan Douglas as a rising Democratic figure. The piece references a satirical cartoon about Japan in India and notes Gahagan’s strength in the California political scene and White House connections.
The Ouachita National Bank vice president Olver B Morton will represent the city on the Louisiana Special to the Pacific Northwest, chosen by the Chamber of Commerce senior board. W O Kelly supervises mail route checks to adjust long or overloaded routes and report to Washington for approval. West Monroe Kiwanis hosts Boy Scouts at Camp Bi Ra Li with about 20 attendees. City council set to discuss making Thaas Central stock and asphalt plant a nuisance. A noted tip: switching tires every 2000 miles may extend tire life by about 25 percent.
A young student dedicates time to music as a path toward technical mastery. The focus blends creativity with future engineering aims, signaling a plan to apply musical discipline to mechanical work.
Aboard a convoy to Saipan on June 12 William L Worden writes of a tedious Pacific voyage. Troop ships expose sailors to crowded holds four deep, limited water, clogged vents, and leaks. Heat, blackout rules, and improvised bathing shape daily life while enlisted men endure cafeteria meals and improvised laundry amid crowded wardrooms. The piece notes the largest steel propeller spans 16 243 feet.
Mixed garbled text presents a puzzle grid with scattered clues about animals plants and tools. Several entries reference deer venom tractors surgical procedures and dye. The overall legible bits suggest a cryptic crossword style with across and down sections and no clear solution provided.
The Army announces Allen Boat Company of Harvey and Equitable Equipment Company of Madisonville receive the Army Navy E production award. Crowley hosts Rotary International district assembly with Col Haas presiding and ex governor Sam Jones slated to speak. In New Orleans Sarah Menend 26 is sentenced to two years for theft of cash and a $2900 jewelry haul. The FBI reports POW Carl Flugel escaped Donaldsonville camp. Miami Beach crew returns to redistribution center with two soldiers from Mississippi and Louisiana who served two and a half years in the Caribbean. Senator Overton calls for immediate action on rivers and harbors bills. In Quitman Hazel Nelson drowns walking through Chickasawhay River. Alfred Balser suffers multiple injuries from a runaway motorcycle incident in New Orleans Litecoin.
Bishop Theodore Dubose Bratton 83 a former Episcopal bishop in the southeast died in Jackson after six years residence. Native of Winnsboro South Carolina he was son of Gen. John Bratton and Elizabeth Dubose. Survived by three daughters Mrs Connor Mrs Edmondson and Mrs Brister of Jackson and son John Bratton of Raleigh North Carolina. Ten thousand milk bottles cemented into place erected a novel bungalow in Tampa.
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