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Newspaper
Monroe News Star
Location
Monroe, Louisiana, United States of America
Date
Jun 30, 1942
Page
3
In New Orleans June 30 special report describes the V-1 enlistment plan allowing 18 40 20 year olds to join the Navy while attending college. Recruits may study two years then decide to stay in school or enter active duty. Colleges in the South cooperate, with information available through college deans or recruiting stations.
The First Methodist church aims to raise 75000 for a new education building with over 30000 already in cash and war bonds. An August 16 goal of 40000 is noted as assured. On July 1 the church will open to receive bonds or cash as part of the Pause for Victory, linking war effort support with church construction.
The 4 H club boys and girls left by parish buses for Camp Walker near Pollock Monday morning for the annual camp period lasting until Friday. About 50 members attended from Ouachita Richland Morehouse Union and Jackson parishes with W. C. Abbott state leader in charge assisted by district agents.
R B Powell Sr superintendent of the First Baptist church Sunday school has just returned from the National Baptist Sunday school and B T U congress in Atlanta Georgia. He has attended these congresses for 20 years and says the current meeting was made possible by his church.
Judge W. M. Harper fined six men for drunk and disorderly conduct. Defendants were J. W. Holmes, May West, D. B. Smith, L. D. Robbins, W. A. Perry, and L. W. Mason with fines ranging from 7.50 to 15.00 cash bond forfeited. Four traffic violators received a combined 22.50 in fines.
Sam H. Awl the building inspector grants William Weinberg a permit to remodel his garage adding a second story at 305 Stubbs avenue with a $250 day labor cost. Japs ordered removed from twenty inland northern California counties in the first mass evacuation from military area 2 affecting about 1800 people migration to be completed by noon July 13.
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