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Newspaper
Monroe Morning World
Location
Monroe, Louisiana, United States of America
Date
Aug 13, 1941
Page
1
Congress debated about 6.8 million dollars for supplemental defense and army equipment. Senators Nye and Johnson argued over emergency supplies and extended training for selectees, while administration Democrats defended the aid as essential for preparedness amid potential foreign threats.
The unusually close house vote on the draft bill prompts questions of procedure. The normal path would send the measures to conference with a senate vote on a compromise version. Senator Barkley favors sending the resolution directly to the White House with minor house changes.
Regional strikes tied to army contracts surge as 23,400 workers idle in recent week. Curtiss-Wright Caldwell plant, Mack Truck Allentown, Ampco Twiat Drill Jackson, and Vogt Louisville pauses hinder warplane and tank parts output. Mediation yields $5.1 million annual rise for Armour workers and a master contract across 15 plants while wage demands push through bargaining.
Three hundred WPA laborers are assigned to Camp Polk by Lt Col John A. Smith Jr. for erosion control drainage upgrades and tree planting. Fertilizer and grass seed are staged as recreation areas and a pool will serve Bayou Blitz units and others, with no nearby swimming facility.
The second of two 70 mile long motorized columns from Fort Benning’s second armored division arrived in Monroe to bivouac near McGuire Park Golf Club. The unit, part of a peacetime mobilization, includes 11,500 troops and 3,000 vehicles en route to maneuver near Mansfield, with the Eighty-Second Reconnaissance battalion leading the way.
The British army reports Ukraine status grave as fighting around Kholm intensifies near Estonia. German aims include isolating Leningrad with defenses deemed too strong. In Smolensk, heavy fighting north and south of the Pinsk marshes. a southward German push could threaten Kiev as Russian positions deteriorate.
The piece argues Hearst pressured America into the Spanish American War and the Puerto Rico empire, claiming his telegraphic boast spurred a national scuffle. It contends the war revealed military weakness, justified expansion, and left a costly, ongoing empire with mixed legacy and debate over Hearst’s influence.
Marshal Petain tightens control in France naming Admiral Darlan as minister of national defense with power over land sea and air forces. He bans political groups orders disciplinary actions against officials tied to secret societies sacks high officials and doubles police powers while forming a public power commission to root out obstacles to government.
The funeral of Mrs Kopcha Tefas 40 of Alexandria formerly of Monroe was held at Davis Lawhead Funeral home. Interment was in Riverview Burial park. She is survived by her husband and two brothers in Ohio and Greece.
Farm Security administration reports Louisiana FSA families gained 31 percent in net income in 1940, rising from 356 to 465 dollars. Over 16,338 families had rehabilitation loans, while average net worth grew 23 percent to 645 dollars.
Lawmakers urged America to seize France’s colonies in the Western Hemisphere and to sever ties with Vichy while backing de Gaulle. Reports say Nazi forces tightened control around Odessa and the Black Sea front as Soviet defenses claim major German defeats and renewed offensives near Leningrad and the Dnieper.
Moscow dispatches report Red warplanes destroyed a Danube bridge at Cerna Voda stopping all rail and road traffic between Bucharest and Constantа. DNB cited Luftwaffe strikes along the east front. British and German air actions and Petain announces measures to crush opposition and pursue the Nazi order.
Mayor Fiorello H. La Guardia has full backing from the American Labor Party for a third term in New York City. He faces a contest in the Republican primary as John R. Davies files for mayor and Brooklyn DA William O’Dwyer runs as the Democratic candidate. Republican leaders pledge to challenge Davies petitions, while ALP support signals strong, unified backing.
Bayou Blitz officers and 30 drivers are assigned to accompany the 2nd armored division as umpires for the maneuvers. They report to Major General George S. Patton at Grand Cane, Louisiana, seven miles north of Mansfield. The Bayou Blitz will not participate due to its slow training program in its new armored division.
In Goodwater Alabama on August 13 W H Padgett shucked corn when a rattler struck. His dog jumped between man and snake taking the bite and receiving the venom. The dog received prompt treatment and should recover.
Grayson Louisiana and surrounding families report three newborns. Quida Faye born August 6 to Mr. and Mrs. Laurie Fore. Tim Leroy born August 8 to Lt and Mrs Ivy B Sorrells with grandparents listed. another Grayson birth announced at Riverside Sanitarium with a 10 15 p m arrival.
Friday event showcases hundreds of dollars in value with items from many shops. Notable listings include J C Penney blanket Sears Roebuck dress Ford Levi pencil Rembrandt Studios tinted photograph and a 115 piece dinner set among others. Event underscores local commerce and shopper savings.
The petition warned that under a reorganization plan, many state agencies lost funds and needed finance department help. It said welfare sick benefit and pension payments could be suspended, wages unpaid, and purchases halted, impacting the penitentiary and charity hospital, with no mandamus duty on the treasurer or auditor.
In Natchez Mississippi on August 13 the garden club lawsuit opened before Chancellor R W Cutter. Spectators clapped and whispered as Mrs Joseph Dixon testified about tour headquarters and extended dates for Pilgrimage Garden club and Natchez Garden club. Damages are $10000 sought by Natchez and $4000 by Pilgrimage plus $3000 for business lost and $1000 for attorney fees. The Natchez club cited reduced receipts from the rival club’s extended dates. The two clubs previously operated as a unit but split over receipts. The coral snake line appears as a separate note.
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