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Newspaper
Monroe Morning World
Location
Monroe, Louisiana, United States of America
Date
Dec 16, 1940
Page
4
The High Court rules a federal group may require a license for projects, granting more authority to the United States over electric work. The opinion is a 6 to 2 decision, opposing the Virginia Attorney General's contentions.
London bureau chief Mac M. Theomreon reports during the European war on the terror of death shaping daily life. The piece describes bombs and personal danger, the collapse of ordinary ambitions, and the instinct to survive over comfort.
The American Red Cross prepared five shipments to Europe as talks continue between the United States and Britain on lifting the blockade. One vessel would sail to Marseilles with condensed milk and vitamin products for children, while others target hunger-stricken France and unoccupied areas as negotiations progress.
A Rock Island passenger train rear collided with a southbound coach near Wapello Iowa injuring sixteen persons three seriously. Engineer Ed Ludwig of Cedar Rapids and Lt Ro Reos of West Liberty were among the seriously hurt taken to a Burlington hospital.
A severe tornado tore through Donaldsonville and Napoleonville causing demolished residences, leveled structures, downed power lines, and scattered trees. In Baton Rouge area lanes flooded and freezing warnings followed as a storm belt moved north from the gulf toward Lake Superior. Delta Airlines suspended regular schedules due to weather. limited service remained between Fort Worth, Dallas and Atlanta.
Switzerland reports France in a delicate position as Petain reportedly refused a German request to move Nazi troops through unoccupied France to aid Italy. Vichy said Laval presented the request before his ouster, seen as an axis foothold on French bases. Interior Minister Peyrouton calls the situation delicate amid rapid events including a planned advisory assembly and Napoleon’s son’s remains return to Paris.
Greek fighters on the southern Aea of front report advancing lines despite freezing conditions. Italian reinforcements arrive as Greece aims to halt Italian advances around Valona with naval transport disembarkations and renewed defense.
War bulletins describe a German submarine sinking more than two ships. In Indo China frontier news, France condemns Thailand Siamese forces for disturbances and warns of actions to protect its Far Eastern possessions. In Calcutta, Lord Lytton-Lord Linlthgow rejects the Indian Congress antiwar stance as out of step with national sentiment.
Six contestants were announced as the top finishers in the annual Louisiana Tech beauty pageant sponsored by the Monroe News State World, with editors from Shreveport, Ruston, Alexandria, and Monroe selecting the winners and a variety of observers submitting ballots. Photographs of 20 contestants were reviewed by six editors.
The article outlines a federal role in supporting a city property project with investment tied to valuation figures. It describes expected government payments and the potential impact on the property's future use and value, noting a broad federal presence in the funding scheme.
Mrs Jo E Bord of 500 St John Street Monroe endures an ongoing sneezing attack since Thursday night. Doctors have used sedatives and nose nerve cauterization and plan a five to six hour general anesthesia Monday night to halt the episode. Husband Jor Boyd, a truck diver, says her condition briefly improved Sunday morning but worsened again Sunday night.
A Tennessee mine blast at Dixie Kang Coal Company in La Follette killed a miner, 44 year old Kirkland, and injured several others all from La Follette. The injured, Albert Burrell 27 George Brown 45 James Rais 47, suffered burns to the neck face and hands and were hospitalized. Uninjured workers helped remove the deceased's body and assist the injured at the mine entrance.
Great Falls Montana December 16 a staged mock Stagecoach holdup aimed at Chicago amateur boxers spiraled into tragedy. Bandits commanded a bus driver and passengers raised hands as the ruse unfolded. The stunt ended after errors and apologies, with tensions rising among the boxers.
The Monroe Civic Music Association presents Anna Derfain, a young pianist, in a solo concert at Northeast Junior College tonight, the second show of the season. The event was moved from Tuesday as announced in Sundays paper.
A collection of donor letters from families asking for Christmas assistance notes hardship from unemployment and poverty. Messages describe single parents grandparents and children hoping for clothes food and small gifts and express faith and gratitude for any help.
Allied reports say desert forces crossed into Italian Libya during the eight day of the Egypt campaign. Royal Air Force planes bomb Berlin in prolonged attacks as Greek forces press toward Elbasani. Nazi bombers raid Sheffield with heavy damage and casualties feared. London and Cairo dispatches note continued battles in the Salum area five miles inside Egypt and gains by General Wilson’s troops in the Mediterranean.
Washington leaders set defense foreign policy and federal finance as top items for the 1941 congressional program while awaiting President Roosevelt’s veto plan on the Logan Walter bill. The dying 76th session may outlast 1917-18 wartime length as leaders seek quorums to act on the president’s veto outline and possible override.
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