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Newspaper
Monroe News Star
Location
Monroe, Louisiana, United States of America
Date
Mar 08, 1944
Page
4
Hollywood chatter rails against low quality Class B features offsetting big premieres. Fidler notes theaters should demand better bills or drop dual billing while anecdotes from the Address Unknown set and industry wits highlight studio woes and stars’ quirks.
Captain Ross G Hoyt stopped at Selman field Monroe for a fuel break during a San Antonio to Washington flight. Ninety gallons were taken on as spectators in downtown Monroe watched the rumbling craft. Tomorrow Monroe hosts the state YMCA convention with about 75 delegates attending sessions at First Baptist church and an 1130 reception at Hotel Virginia. Mrs Bruce Frizzell and Mrs J W McWilliams with Mrs John Fleming of Eau Claire Wis visited Shreveport. Mrs E D Ory entertains her sister Mrs J H Sheller of New Orleans.
The article notes Soviet forces pushing into thousands of square miles of mud in Ukraine. It questions whether German counterattacks come from the established line or reformed divisions aiming to seize the Odessa Warsaw railway, vital to Field Marshal von Manstein's forces. Zhukov's advance remains steady with secure communications as he eyes Lwow and Romania.
Pacific forces report Majuro taken in February with no resistance, giving the United States a foothold in the eastern Marshalls. Kwajalein and Eniwetok had already been seized, severing supply lines to garrisons on Jaluit Mili Wotje and Maloelap as air and naval strikes continue across the Carolines and Marshalls.
Soviet forces under Marshal Zhukov liberated about 200 localities as they pressed the fourth day of a drive toward Staraya Sinyava and Proskurov. Moscow said German infantry and tanks faced heavy losses with over 1,000 killed, 60 tanks destroyed or captured, and several towns including Staraya Sinyava and Svinnaya seized while rail links near Odessa–Warsaw were extended.
Willys-Overland polls American farmers on wartime Jeeps and finds overwhelming confidence in the device as a postwar farming aid. Farmers envision the jeep powering plowing seeding harvesting and other tasks while fearing the loss of the horse and companionship with draft animals.
The piece notes Ickes leaving a grand jury room with a sling and no tie after testifying on the Hopkins letter affair. It recalls a prior lunch with Roosevelt and jokes about casual dress at the White House, contrasting with historic norms from Jackson’s era.
A World War II era column notes slow enlistments among women’s corps until a bold solution appears. The foundation garment becomes General Issue to WAC WAVES SPARS and lady marines with a cheeky slogan urging women to join the service and get a girdle.
Daytona Beach columnist Mrs. Henry McLemore vents about frugality gone awry. She laments costly dry cleaning and failed attempts to wash and style hair at home, recounts budget meals like thrifty goulash and bread pudding, and shares misadventures with shopping bargains and household gadgets.
Angelo Patri urges parents to consult teachers after the term starts and act quickly if a child falls behind. He stresses eye and ear health, tonsil and adenoid issues, and timely medical care to prevent long-term failure. He links proper nutrition to learning and promotes his booklet Feeding Children No. 303.
A speaker explains personal savings through practical actions such as using free phones at stores and waiting to avoid pay phones. The piece emphasizes disciplined, repeatable steps and self-discipline as key to trimming costs. Distributed by McNaught Syndicate, Inc.
Radio Eastern War Time programs adjust with hour back for CWT and two hours for MWT. Listings cover serials, dramas, variety shows, news, intervals, and concerts across CBS NBC and blue networks with varied times and repeats.
Captain R. M. Walker of troop A the state police said motorists must remove 1942 license plates from the front after placing 1944 tags on the rear. Troopers will stop drivers using old plates and request removal with no notice to appear after warning.
Frank Pierce a 17 year old student at Ouachita Parish High attends Riverside sanitarium in room 206 and can now receive calls. His parents are Mr and Mrs J W Moore.
A dense listing of radio programming with times and show names across Local and CBS networks, including news, music, dramas, and variety programs such as The Sunshine Boys, Ozark Mountaineer, Twilight segments, and The Open Dooress.
William G. Stigler of Stigler won the Democratic nomination to oppose Republican E. O. Clark in a March 28 special election for Oklahoma's second district. Unofficial returns from 301 of 331 precincts showed Stigler with 4,192 votes to 2,808 for Fred P. Branson. The primary and special election were called by Governor Kerr after Jack Nichols resigned to become an airline executive. Clark was the sole Republican candidate.
In wartime Washington the Forest Service reports 16 percent of its lookouts are women with a chance of rising to 40 percent this year. Edith Bedal Dora Hunt and Maxine Hipkoe worked as lookouts in Mount Baker Norse Peak and faced early blizzards while learning fire finding and map work. Despite few fires last summer their alerts were promptly managed and the service praises the women’s performance.
A roundup of quick questions and answers covers Puerto Rican forces aiding U S troops in Britain a quartermaster unit handling flood of invasion supplies natives aiding burial and debris removal on Marshall Islands Corsica under French National Committee of Liberation Australia cutting crop acreage and the assassination of King Humbert on July 29 1909.
WFA area supervisor Earl D. Dixon announces 70 million pounds of butter in stock on March 1 will be allocated to U S armed forces Red Cross civilian hospitals and lend lease needs. Purchases total 213 million pounds from 1943 and will resume April 1 to meet military and war service needs. Civilians may buy about a pound of butter per month in 1944.
A four day drive in Louisiana raised 343 643 50 in pledges to buy a Liberty Ship to honor a Louisianan contributor to agriculture. The goal was 1 950 000 with 34 parishes reporting. Ouachita Rapides and Caddo led returns.
Lieutenant Commander Douglas Fairbanks Jr. is awarded the Silver Star for meritorious conduct during the Salerno landing. He is among 19 Navy officers honored by Vice Admiral Heewitt in Algiers for actions in the Mediterranean theater.
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