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Newspaper
Monroe Morning World
Location
Monroe, Louisiana, United States of America
Date
Jun 08, 1941
Page
2
Ford plans accelerate land gear and bomber parts plant work with a moved completion date for occupancy late this year. Production targets shift to after January 1 next year as costs rise from 11 million to 18 million dollars with a new milelong assembly line for ready to fly complete planes.
The discussion centers on setting draft age limits with testimony noting only 10 percent of those chosen are over 27 and that 90 percent of draft board issues come from older brackets. Appeals mainly come from older men while Reynolds urges a president’s wide latitude guided by military experts.
The origin of the sandwich is linked to the Earl of Sandwich who enjoyed small snacks while playing cards and reportedly would not have invented it if his stomach pains were severe. Udga tablets offer relief for ulcers and stomach discomfort with a money back guarantee.
W E Holbrook president of the Cassie parish police jury reports a tornado near DeQuincy that killed three people. Bodies were thrown far from a shack and a cooking stove was blown away. Laborers Willie Smith and David Mahaffey were working for relief agencies. Alonzo Smith was a 1941 DeQuincy High School graduate.
Governor Jones told Houma editors they deserve credit for balanced agriculture, defense efforts, and promoting enterprises. He lauded weekly newspapers, recalled childhood dream of becoming a newspaperman, and joked about eventually achieving that goal. He arrived by airplane with aides Roland Cocreham James B. Aswell and Joseph McCue.
A German spokesman rejected Allied peace propaganda and stated Germany’s goals in the United States are not secret while claiming efforts toward peaceful cooperation. The high command reported successful air raids on British sea commerce, sinking a 3,000 ton freighter off West Africa and two vessels totaling 27,500 tons off western Scotland, with two more ships damaged in the Thames estuary.
City clerk Grace Fisher issued 1 129 territorial licenses for cars in the Fairbanks area through April. The far north setting highlights Better vehicle administration in Alaska.
The article reports plant strikes and labor actions at North American Aviation in Inglewood and other sites, with federal intervention looming. Bosses like J. H. Kindelberger and UAW leaders clash over wage demands, while Roosevelt weighs army takeover if production halts continue.
Phi Kappa convention events run Monday to Wednesday with dances, cabaret, and public grand ball. Key sessions include business meetings, barbecues, banquets, and a smokers and party lineup. Officers listed for the convention and Eta chapter, with sponsors named.
The North American Aviation plant in Inglewood California with 11 500 workers and 196 million dollars in contracts was struck by the United Automobile Workers after two postponements. The union seeks a union shop a 10 cent hourly wage increase and raising minimum wage from 50 to 75 cents. The president announced the strike must end by Monday with army measures possible including return to work drafts and penalties.
Attorney General Eugene Stanley said he will appoint a temporary assistant from his office to run the Lake Charles district attorney office after Pattison's death. A special election will be called by Governor Sam Jones, likely within 60 days, and the move avoids influencing the race.
The report cites an authorized Nazi spokesman promising no political earthquake while noting rumors of secret talks between Hitler and Stalin on collaboration to supply bread to a Hitler dominated Europe. It describes rail curtailments in Bucharest and troop movements in Bulgaria Moldavia and Latakia and discusses Syria British and German actions amid the Battle of Suez with Western powers watching for a decisive British move.
The $52,794,000 South Dakota, sister ship to North Carolina and Washington, plunged into the river near Philadelphia for navy yard work. Rear Admiral A. E. Watson says it will join the fleet early next year as the 18th U S battleship.
General Lear commends the 5th 27th and 30th divisions for their actions in the initial phase of the Tennessee battle as VII army corps of the second army. He notes training shortages vs field needs and describes seven days of strenuous drills by regulars selectees and guardsmen from Michigan New York Tennessee Georgia and the Carolinas.
Mr and Mrs Barney Tucker announce the birth of a daughter Mary Katherine in Lake Providence on May 217.
Former Democratic boss Pendergast and lieutenant O Malley were sentenced to two years each for contempt in deceiving a federal court over Missouri's 19 million dollar fire insurance settlement. They allegedly accepted 500000 from insurance attorneys to speed a favorable ruling.
Private Orville C. Varnell aged 24 of Columbia La with the 19th engineers at Fort Ord Monterey Calif died Friday near Salinas when an army car overturned and pinned him beneath it. He enlisted a year ago in Columbia where his mother lives.
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