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Newspaper
Monroe News Star
Location
Monroe, Louisiana, United States of America
Date
Jun 28, 1944
Page
2
The Monroe News-Star declares itself an independent newspaper and states it provides dispatches from Associated Press and other providers with exclusive rights noted. It explains its service lines and opposition to wrongs without regard to party politics reaches readers.
A traditional box supper will be held at Gordon Avenue Methodist Church in Monroe on Friday at 8 p.m. Men from Selman airport receive invitations, and young women will display supper boxes for auction. Proceeds fund new church pews and air conditioning, with five ceiling fans also auctioned to boost bids.
The action ends as a twofold Japanese defeat and a setback for American hopes to lure the fleet into surface combat. Japanese carrier planes suffer heavy losses while US carrier air groups prevail, though surface ships do not engage in a decisive clash. The engagement proves American naval air supremacy and signals Japan must risk a surface fight later at home waters.
Secretary Forrestal told Princeton that Americans must not disarm while others arm and that the United States and its allies must maintain naval power after the war. He warned against letting idealism obscure the need for armed forces to deter conflict until world peace is achieved.
The article outlines lend-lease flows from Portland to Russia, noting gifts from Portland schoolchildren to young Soviet sailors and orphans. It cites tens of thousands of pounds of clothing and shoes shipped, and food supplies valued at hundreds of thousands of dollars. It mentions the Russian Relief Commission, American Red Cross, and Portland as a key west coast hub.
Hollywood gossip notes Joan Fontaine sues David Selznick alleging unfair treatment of finances while noting her rise from obscurity to stardom after Rebecca. The column recalls Fontaine’s pay history, Selznick’s risk, and questions about good faith, with side odds and anecdotes about Rooney, Ames, Sheridan, Hayworth, Garbo, and others.
A column discusses manners and respect in childhood. It argues greeting elders politely benefits children and warns against freewheeling behavior. It cites Angelo Patri’s booklet Annoying Habits and invites readers to mail for copies while noting a controversial balcony shooting incident involving Crown Prince Umberta.
The release notes two million kote for distributing to homeless civilians, including dehydrated soup evaporated milk sewing kits and more. It also reports 123 500 pounds of vegetable seeds shipped to Russia this spring to reclaim scorched earth.
The schedule lists multiple network programs and performances for the Republican National Convention and related War Time readings and music. It notes corrections too late to update some airings and includes lines about readings, songs, dramas, and news segments across several time slots.
A dense listing of KWKH Shreveport 1130 kilocycles shows Wednesday program blocks and local segments including News Local Breakfast Cabaret Tennessee Hoedown and musical interludes. The schedule lists CBS and AP News updates and a variety of local acts such as the Sunshine Boys and Helen Trent, with multiple program slugs and times, reflecting a full-day radio lineup.
In San Francisco Jack Stinnett discusses how California's cross filing and cross endorsement norms blur party lines. He notes many lawmakers owe office to both Democrats and Republicans, producing a non-partisan tilt and flexible campaigns. The wartime influx of voters complicates trends as CIO activity and wartime workers influence outcomes.
Thirty five members of G L Christrom and Company New York bankers arrived by special train to study southern business conditions, focusing on gas fields and the Southern Natural Gas Corporation pipeline project. They noted the Dixie Overland highway as the state’s busiest route through Moraeo while contrasting traffic densities near New E693 and Mearelouee parish fair preparations.
The War Today argues Finland aligned with Nazi Germany to spite the Soviets, led by Field Marshal Gustav Mannerheim who once guided Finland to independence. The column portrays Mannerheim as a pivotal figure whose anti Soviet stance drew him toward Hitler, deeming Finland now a Hitlerite Balkans ally.
Ane subtheliant Was ibe covered on New York City. A tiny African elephant biome to New York from the Frere Congo anida was found to be on true pins, a species until then unkown.
In Maryville Tennessee Mrs A Penland of Union Mississippi was elected executive vice president by the Synod of Mid South Presbyterian Church. Dr Ralph Waldo Lloyd of Maryville College was chosen as orator, succeeding Rev Joseph Broady of Birmingham.
A set of quirky QA prompts mentions Gurupan on Saipan Martian Islands as a Japanese held center. It asks which country opposes a vote fine and notes a 1912 date for a Notraandie Daun event. Also cites Field Marshal Hugo Spersle commanding the Luftwaffe.
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