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Newspaper
Monroe News Star
Location
Monroe, Louisiana, United States of America
Date
Jun 30, 1944
Page
4
Jimmie Fidler comments on pre-war pacifism in America and Hollywoods role in shaping antiwar sentiment. He cites classic films and public reactions, recalls industry anecdotes, and notes critics redefining war pictures while honoring personal generosity toward Vera Vague’s real-life inspiration.
A war correspondent and Marine Sgt. Jack W. Combs report brutal morning mortar fire and a frontline aid station on the beach. They endure a sleepless night under shelling as doctors work nonstop to treat the wounded amid air strip attacks.
Commentary on party tactics touches Labor, unions and critics as Republicans risk mudslinging while Bricker supporters confront a staged disruption at a Stevens hotel event. The piece closes with a geographical note about fjord cliffs in Norway ranging 2 003 to 3 000 feet.
The piece praises Norway as an active ally in World War II. Norwegian ships and crews aided Allied shipping in wartime bottlenecks. Norwegian destroyers and air crews fought in Normandy and beyond. Even in exile Norway supplied resistance and vigilance for future operations. The author cautions that small nations must stay vigilant to prevent a third world war.
Broadway producer John Golden funds a 100000 dollar program to support theater advancement. The Lambs Club trophy will honor actors annually and aid playwrights fellowships and theater projects while assisting the needy and forming a repertory group as a step toward a national theater.
Australia voices concern over censorship data used to prosecute rationing offenses and tax avoidance. It warns that information taken by censors from letters is used beyond national security, arguing censorship should prevent harm and aid sabotage or espionage clues only.
After days of cooling, the writer criticizes 117 workers who quit on B 29 raid news. He would remove their names from the family Bible and would fire them from war work, banning public aid for all.
A wartime column from Daytona Beach recalls Henry McLemore’s antics in the Pacific. Sergeant Smith sends a guest piece by John Kieran praising Henry for taking charge in the field, befriending kitchen staff in Noumea, and even obtaining ten quarts of bourbon from the navy, highlighting his 20th century bravado and charm.
A guide urges parents to wean children from dependence and foster self help from infancy. It argues growth comes with time and experience and cites practical steps like feeding oneself and dressing. Patri promotes keeping baby growth records and offers his leaflet P-2% “Record Book” via Monroe News-Star for a small fee.
A first lieutenant and others try to ease a private’s life with dinner invites and aid. Henry jokes about stale beer and listening to what you drink, recalling a warning from an old aunt of wine. He quips that guarding the outer defenses brings the narrator comfort as McLemore’s jabber is imagined to deter foes.
Radio Eastern War Time schedule itemizes hourly program changes due to late corrections. Includes We Love and Learn, Captain Tim Healy, Jack Armstrong, The Sea Hound, news reads with Quincy Howe, Hop Harrigan, World War via Broadcast, We Who Dream, Lone Ranger, News for 15 minutes, Abe Lyman, People Are Funny, and more. Ends with quiz Q a nd A about army germ defense and Ethiopian religion.
Radio schedule listing a full day of KWKH programs with local shows CBS News and various music hours featuring Harmie Smith Kate Smith Noon and midnight probes listed among the soap operas and variety acts. includes local interludes and church hour offerings.
The text cites Emperor Haile Selassie predicting the next leader will be Ethiopian. It also defines a flying jeep as a small plane called the grasshopper used for errands and evacuations with a 31 foot wing span and 185 horsepower. It notes a mine dispute time measure and a new hardness test method using a cyclograph with cathode rays replacing chemical testing.
Louisville observes a wartime industrial boom as Kentucky shifts from farming to mass production. More than 250 major war plants operate around Louisville Covington and Ashland. New plants include synthetic rubber facilities, airplane factories, shipyards and a large Du Pont powder plant. Population shifts and political changes accompany the industrial expansion as manpower and party dynamics reshape the state.
Mrs W King Hunt and her sisters hosted a lawn party in Greenville to honor Eleanor Mae Haney of Greenville Mississippi on Tuesday. Attendees included Eleanor Mae Haney Avor Lent Annie Lent and others. J W Moore son of R L Moore returned home after a four year U S Marines enlistment including time in Nicaragua with Marines helping to keep order amid upheaval. He described Moncada as president and noted Nicaragua's tropical climate and coffee and sugar cane crops on the east coast.
In Newark New Jersey a florist sees his greenhouse plants fall limp after a nearby bootlegger’s still empties mash into a brook upstream. State agents locate the still and the plants recover to normal.
A dense crossword style list featuring numerous across and down clues. Includes items on foods plants animals places and letters with partial answers and hints across domains like geography botany and humor. The page blends conventional crossword entries with stray annotations and formatting quirks.
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