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Newspaper

Monroe Morning World

Location

Monroe, Louisiana, United States of America

Date

Aug 17, 1941

Page

1

Turbulent Funding Cut Hits Measure After Early Rebuke

In a review of appropriations the administration faced its first major setback as the rebel faction breached line items and cut $1,941 from the original measure.

Indian Chief Given Rare Honor in Wisconsin

Governor Julius P. Heist granted honorary membership in the Winnebago tribe to Chief Yellow Bird in a first of its kind ceremony in Wisconsin Dells. The amphitheater event drew Indians and other attendees as the chief wore eagle feather regalia.

Wisconsin Dells Wis Julius P. Heist Cau

Goebbels Attacks Sea Meeting and Plutocracy

Goebbels sneers at a sea meeting and denounces disarmament with defiant talk. He says opponents seek to fleece Germany and topples their allies as war profiteers, capitalists and Jewish servants are blamed for election betrayals. He claims the German people will work and fight until humanity is freed from this scourge.

Edita Fuehrer Goebbels World Beism

Dawn raids lure honey loving baboons into bee nests

Baboons avoid bee nests except at dawn when bees are cold and inactive. This timing makes raiding easier for the primates.

Legal battles over Louisiana administration reforms rage on

The report lists multiple suits in state courts challenging the 1940 reorganizations and related funding shifts. Judges Womack and Holcombe rule on injunctions and transfers, the state appeals to the supreme court, and officials fight over funds for the crime commission, highway department, and finance. Numerous cases hinge on Bond issues, tax relief, and voting machine costs.

George Wallace Wade O.’ Martin, Jr K.K. Kennedy Baton Rouge Charles Rivet Emile Carmouche New Orleans Joseph Arthur Sims Morrison Wallace Martin Ken Rivet Carmouche Taxpayers State Supreme Court James D. Womack Highway Department Commission Supreme Court Jones State Board of Liquidation Crime Commission Womack A. P. Tugwell State Department of Finance Finance Department Confederate Pensions Department of Finance Jerome A. Hayes Amite Frank M. Edwards Tangipahoa Parish Hayes Edwards Eugene Stanley Tugwell State General Fund Welfare Department Welfare Holcombe District Court

Original John Doe Arrest Prank Involved Dummy Drunk Charge

John Doe was booked for drunkenness and disorderliness after a Saturday arrest, but the “suspect” turned out to be a straw dummy placed on Thomas avenue. Officers Goza and Harper transported the figure to city hall before realizing the prank, with Uriah Johnson corroborating the dummy sighting.

John Doe Charles H. Sisson J.D Thomas Avenue Lee Avenue R. J. Goza Ed Harper Goza City Hall Sisson Uriah Johnson J. D Harper

Wages Clash Across U S Defense Plants Prompting Strikes

Workers at New Kensington Pennsylvania Detroit Michigan Edgewater New Jersey and Badin North Carolina seek wage boosts to 75 cents an hour for skilled labor 10 cents for common labor amid a broad strike threat. Pensacola Florida naval station carpenters electricians and laborers vote to return to work after wage demands. Union negotiators plan to seek federal conciliation panel review.

Num Company of America Marine Southern New Kensington Detroit Alcoa Pensacola Fla A. F. of L Washington Navy Western Electric, Inc Association of Communications Equipment Workers John A. Steelman Federal Conciliation Service Mediation Board Todd-Galveston Dry Docks, Inc Galveston Texas Galveston Metal Trades Council International

June Havoc in Hollywood Deals With Union Talks

June Havoc, sister of Gypsy Rose Lee, on a Hollywood set after Broadway and Pal Joey. The Brotherhood of Boilermakers and Iron Shipbuilders will consider the agreement Tuesday. Details not disclosed. The Steel Workers Organizing Committee accepted a compromise offer from Tennessee Coal and Railroad, ending a mill fire and bringing 2,200 idle workers back to work today, ending a strike threat in the Fairfield area.

June Havoc Gypsy Rose Lee Hollywood Broadway Pal Joey Steel Workers Organizing Committee C.I.C Tennessee Coal and Railroad Co Fairfield Ala Sensley Bessemer

Two Armies Form Third Army In Louisiana Maneuvers

The article describes three corps forming a third army of about 300 000 men with General Krueger scheduling corps commanders to plan a large scale simulated campaign. IV V and VIII corps will assemble in southern Louisiana September 1 to practice against the second army with official games starting September 15. A separate note defines a full moon as an instant when the moon's longitude differs by 18 degrees from the sun.

Krueger America Louisiana

Osage Orange Native to America with Far Flung Relatives

The Osage orange tree is described as strictly American with its center of distribution near the Ozark mountains. Its closest relative is the breadfruit tree from the South Seas. White travelers are not allowed to stay overnight in Nahuala Guatemala.

Ozark Mountains South Seas Nahuala

Roosevelt Indicates Russia Aid Ahead of Spring Drives

President Roosevelt said Russia’s needs for next spring shape this country’s war materials production. He noted only one conference aboard the Prince of Wales with Churchill while others occurred on the USS Augusta. Hopkins Marshall Arnold Brown King Stark and Harriman accompanied the president at the high sea talks.

London Moscow Harry Hopkins Churchill Mr. Churchill United States Augusta Britain Greece Crete Rockland Russia Roosevelt England Eliot Franklin, Jr Hopkins George C. Marshall Army H. H. Arnold James H. Brown Bundy War Plans Division Harold Stark Ernest J. King Turner Sherman Office of Naval Operations E. M. Watson Ross T. McIntire Navy John R. Beardall W. Averill Harriman

Debate on service extension follows house vote on foreign policy

After a 203 to 202 house vote, supporters claim only a president's signature remains for a service extension. Pepper argues it grants flexibility in army deployments and safeguards against Hitler while others favor keeping the Western Hemisphere ban intact for now. General Marsh all had suggested lifting the ban, but Senator Thomas notes officials prefer retention at present.

Roosevelt House Administration Congress Pepper Hitler Europe George C. Marshall Western Hemisphere Thomas Utah Senate

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