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Newspaper
Monroe Morning World
Location
Monroe, Louisiana, United States of America
Date
Dec 01, 1939
Page
1
Fragmented clipping describes a chaotic confrontation in Orleans with unclear names and actions. It mentions a laundry owner Yee Hang and a cashier or moment involving money. The text also touches Philadelphia and a foreman figure.
Elaborate pre‑Yule celebration set for Saturday with 10 floats from 16 schools and colleges. Queens will ride in regal procession as attendees prepare for the festive event and city camera coverage.
A garbled OCR page fragment references various local happenings and people, including mentions of Monroe and a morning event at nine o clock. The legibility is poor, with many illegible words and scattered place names, times, and activities.
Federal grand jury in New Orleans recessed after a day-long session with the panel and prosecutors present. Officials noted the new grand jury, empaneled November 20, would reportedly return several indictments, while the old body could only consider cases filed before its date of organization.
Frank E. Gannett met with Herbert Hoover in San Francisco to discuss national politics as part of a broader 1940 presidential possibility. He condemned Russia’s invasion of Finland as a historic outrage and said Americans would seek retribution for the slaughter of innocents. Gannett planned a Reno speech to Nevada young Republicans tonight.
The report describes a large German American rally led by Kunze in the Bronx with Nazi symbols and slogans. Attendees cheered for a future Reich union and demanded funds, while spectators saluted the American and German emblems. The event features a Star Spangled Banner moment and intense cross crosstalk about war aims and loyalties.
The Ninos Central and Yazoo and Mississippi Valley oppose breaking from the Rock Island system and resist transfer to Louisiana and Arkansas railway, arguing a new north south trunk line would form between New Orleans and northern points. A commission examiner favored keeping the Rock Island intact. Bunkie, La. Walter P. Mathews, 50, of Dallas, Tex., was killed in a collision on US highway 71 near Morrows Station. Three Black occupants were injured but details were unavailable.
New Orleans December 13 state senator and assistants faced civil sheriff deputies as a protest over photo access to poll records erupted. Officials blocked photographers until a court ruling allowed work to resume, with deputies and reporters clashing during the tense scene and a temporary restoration of access order.
The Dillon case involves alleged misappropriation of funds from the reform school to aid Warren’s congressional campaign in 1938. Brewster testified that proceeds from scrip and an automobile were converted to cash and not recorded, with neither Dillon nor Warren repaying SUV2. The trial resumed after delays caused by attorney Boone’s acute appendicitis.
E C Waller 24 of Epps is in Delhi clinic in critical condition after a farm truck hit him near Epps. Driver John Smith of Darnell transported him to Delhi hospital with ruptured liver and internal injuries. Eyewitnesses include Don Baxter of Rayville and J D Waller, cousin of the injured man.
Sam Jones denounces Rob Maestri as state ruler controlled by Mayor Long and attacks taxes and farm funding while promising lower electric and gas rates. Eugene Stanley supports Jones. Morrison pledges up to 40 percent rate cuts.
R V L Wright quit as general manager of the Grand River Dam hydro electric project in Vinta Oklahoma at the start of a hearing on ouster charges. The board had earlier vouched for his engineering ability and integrity. He was hired November 22, 1937 at a salary of 15000 dollars annually. The ouster charges allege inefficiency.
Helsinki moves to form a new government after the cabinet resigns under pressure from Moscow as Russian bombings devastate the capital and Viborg and other cities come under attack. Finland contemplates whether to ignore Soviet threats or align with leaders Moscow can accept.
President Roosevelt called Russia and Finland invasion a profound shock to the United States and a threat to self government. He urged peace loving nations to condemn the resort to force and noted Finland’s long peaceful record earns US respect. He also urged pledges to spare civilians and unfortified cities.
Mrs. Franklin D. Roosevelt hosts a White House luncheon for leaders of the American Youth Congress after the Dies committee labeled it a Red front. AY Congress leaders testified they are not Communist-dominated. Mrs. Roosevelt attended hearings and joined the luncheon at the executive mansion during noon recess. Dies and committee members questioned whether she could share useful information on subversive activity.
In Opelousas Louisiana two anti administration candidates contend with legal troubles. Howard Strother editor of Eunice was indicted for libel slander and obtaining money under false pretenses. Maxile Savoy of Eunice posted a $100 bond after a neighbor accused him of using vile language. he runs for sheriff.
The AP reports broad global sympathy for Finland amid the Soviet attack, but few offers of concrete aid. Germany and Japan stayed aloof from the united condemnation, while President Roosevelt meets with Hjalmar Pro of Sweden to discuss responses.
Philadelphia dispatch reports Mrs. Millie Giacobbe convicted of slaying her husband Antonio to collect a $3800 life insurance, part of a broader death for profit ring with six others convicted and eight having pleaded guilty. Two co-defendants face death. defense called her superstitious and fearful.
New York December 1 District Attorney Thomas E. Dewey formally entered the campaign for the Republican presidential nomination. He responded to state party leaders who believed he could carry New York that he would be glad to make the effort.
A Rapides parish grand jury released 66 indictments in six cases listing 19 named individuals including Alexandria mayor V V Lamkin Pineville mayor R C Lawrence and Sheriff U T Downs for embezzlement tax violations bribery and malfeasance in office. The panel also charged W T Bradford J M Fuchs S J Phillips and others with embezzlement dual officeholding and tax offenses across multiple investigations.
The Daily Worker front page charges that the fate of Finland lies at President Roosevelt’s door and accuses the United States Britain and France of using Finland to provoke a war against Soviet Russia. Boston communists circulate 100000 leaflets defending invasion of Finland and blaming Finnish officials for provoking war.
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