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Newspaper

Monroe Morning World

Location

Monroe, Louisiana, United States of America

Date

Dec 29, 1940

Page

3

Figures Taken by Death In The War Anniversary List

A sweeping obituary record notes leaders, pilots, actors, authors, and notable figures who died in the wartime era. It lists Neville Chamberlain, Lord Lothian, princes, generals, authors, actors, and business magnates, detailing how their deaths marked a generation’s toll and shaping postwar memory.

Carnival Season Opens in New Orleans Amid Festive Chaos

New Orleans braces for Carnival, Sugar Bowl and New Year revelry. Hotels fill quickly as visitors surge into the city. the American Economic Association convention draws about a thousand delegates. Zulu king Alonzo Butler and queen Rita Viola Edwards headline Mardi Gras events while private balls flourish, masking ceremonies prevail, and Canal Street buzzes with anticipation. The season ends with Mardi Gras and Lent begins. Trinity College Dublin traces its royal charter 1591.

The Harlequins Boston College Tennessee Broad Canal Street Europe Africa Asia Canal Street New Orleans American Economic Association Rita Viola Edwards WPA Rex Legion

Chinese banker Lingoh Wang reported lost at sea

Manila December 28 Lingoh Wang 56 a prominent Hongkong based Chinese banker and former Chinese National government official disappeared Friday night from the liner President Pierce ship officers say he was lost at sea. Wang earlier served as consul general to the Philippines and as minister to Spain en route to Manila on a business trip.

Prince Christopher of Greece Constantine United States William B. Leeds Mysore Sri Krishnaraja Wadiyar Bahadur India David Lindsay Earl Scotland Ronald Lindsay England John George Howard Winston Churchill Britain Africa D. S. King Chamberlain Germany Munich Loch Lomend Anders Undset-Svarstad Sigrid Unedset Norway Ninth Duke of Northumberland Cos France Charles Hubert Blount Gaston Billotte Flanders Prince Alexander Oblensky James W. Davies English Channel King George Helmouth Wick Isle of Wight Roosevelt Dora Delano Forbes Balmville China Atlantic Phebe Clark Franklin Pierce Essex Fall N. J Richard Peters New York Anne Harriman Sands Rutherford Vanderbilt Madeleine Force Astor Dick Fiermonte John Jacob Astor Enzo Fiermonte Katharina Schratt Franz Josef Ben Turpin Tom Mix Edward E. Clive Marguerite Clark Harry Palmerton Williams Louisiana Edwin Carewe Ramona George Fitzmaurice Pearl White Pauline Lusia Tetrazzini Manila Lingoh Wang Hongkong Pierce Wang Philippines Spain

Questionnaires Mailed Board No 1 and 2 Monroe area list

A long list of names and addresses is provided for Board No 1 in Monroe with numerous residents both colored and white, plus several entries for Board No 2 across West Monroe and surrounding areas. The document catalogs individuals by name, street address, city, and state, indicating census or survey administration.

Allen Jack Johnson Ford Street Monroe George Freeman Flintroy Adams Street Julian Durwood Simpson Bay Avenue Harvey Thomas French Jackson Street Algie Young Lee Roy Hightower West Monroe Byron Griggs Henry Morrison Thomas Sterlington Troy Stewart Lonnie Levell Horton Garland Gray Bouler Trenton Street Joseph Marion Edwards DeSiard Road Murphy A. Tannehill James Byron Abbott South Second Street Clinton George

Home Construction to Maintain Pace in 1941

Washington, Dec 28. Federal Housing Administrator Abner H Ferguson said new home construction next year will at least maintain the pace of 1940 when 545 000 dwelling units were built. Conditions look favorable for continued activity, the best since 1928, though heavy military demands may cause temporary stringencies in building materials.

Washington Abner H. Ferguson Ferguson

Prisoner Steals Jailer's Hat In Colorado Jail Break

In Colorado Springs a prisoner locked Jailer H E McIntyre in a corridor and walked out wearing the jailer's new green felt hat. The man, 31 year old Michael Miller, a trusty held for deportation to Ireland, prompted officials to wave burning newspapers from a window to signal for help.

Colorado Springs Colo H. E. McIntyre el Paso McIintyre Sam Deal Michael Miller Ireland McIntyre

Mexico to stay in League of Nations says foreign office

Mexico will remain a member of the League of Nations, with Isidro Fabela, the Mexican delegate, set to return to Geneva soon. Government circles had briefly favored withdrawal for economic reasons and due to dissatisfaction with the league's work.

Mexico City Foreign Office Mexico League of Nations Isidro Fabela Geneva League

Mississippi editors to run Army paper at Dixie camp

Major General John C Persons announced the establishment of a press bureau and weekly newspaper at the mushroom military camp. Lieutenant O C, former city editor of the Jackson Daily News, and Hodding Carter Jr of Delta Democrat-Times would run the operation for the List Dixie division troops from Alabama Florida Mississippi and Louisiana.

O. C. As Jackson Daily News Hodding Carter, Jr Delta Democratc Times Greenville Press Bireau John C. Peresons List Dixie Alabama Florida Mississippi Louisiana

Nine Lucky Number for William R Clay

William R Clay withdrew $9 from postal savings and lost it. Robert Ball of 921 Cherry Street found the nine dollars in the post office lobby at Ninth Street and Grand Avenue and returned it.

Kansas City William R. Clay Clay Robert Ball Cherry Street Ninth Street Grand Avenue

Lemon Juice Recipe Claims Rapid Relief for Rheumatic Pain

A home remedy touts Ru-Ex Compound to ease rheumatic arthritis and neuritis pain. Mix with water and lemon juice, take two tablespoons twice daily, with claims of improvements within 48 hours. If no relief, return empty package for a money back guarantee. Sold by drug stores nationwide.

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