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Newspaper
Monroe Morning World
Location
Monroe, Louisiana, United States of America
Date
Nov 01, 1940
Page
1
Fragmentary report describes a fatal accident in Banister with emergency responders at the scene. Police and deputies investigated, noting a car left the road and a body recovered from flood waters.
Fragmentary OCR text mentions governors and councils with references to state and federal roles. It appears as a garbled note or transcription artifact with multiple names and stray terms, lacking coherent context or complete facts.
New York reporters Alfred Kowol and Wile Taam Wo Whites travel toward London to cover ongoing war events. The text notes plans for a two day respite for the New York News staff, with earlier dispatches by two London-bound correspondents.
A Breco passenger train collided with a southbound truck killing J. Woodratt, Ark Novo 2 uth Thomas J. Woodratt, a salesman for Yu ok companies. He is survived by his parents, three brothers Herbert Kenneth and John, two sisters Dorothy and Mass Buith. services set for tomorrow in Boise. Deputy Sheriff Boadackson of Blowah, Miss. officiating.
In Highlands New Mexico a dramatic rescue near Whiateside mountain earned Charles Weight a Carnegie gold medal and $2,000 after he aided a distressed climber. The Carnegie commission notes only a few gold medals have been awarded since its 1906 fund and continues to recognize acts of extraordinary bravery.
Washington Novi Loa reports the master notes from the government printing office as selective service letters roll off the presses. The inland and western states distribute questionnaires to registrants to determine who will be called for duty or deferred. Most of the 4800 letters are expected to be used by volunteers who take immediate training rather than wait for a draft list.
Final arguments were scheduled today in the grander trial of former Chief State Engineer Harry Jacobs accused in the July 4 shooting and killing of his wife and their dog. Jacobs' son William, age 30, who was at the house during the shooting, was called as a state witness yesterday but refused to testify.
Monroe hosts November teachers convention with 300 delegates registered. committee chairs report held at Neville High School and Northeast Junior College sites, with ballots prepared and public address systems planned. Local merchants praised cooperation as sessions set across multiple venues in a jail area, taxis arranged for transport to Neville High School events.
In Jackson Mississippi a Tallulah woman was struck by a car while crossing a street Thursday night. She sustained a head injury and body bruises. Police say the vehicle was driven by a student. She was treated at a local hospital as her husband, a parish clerk of court, arrived from New Orleans to meet their daughter.
A series of brief World War II notices reports a U.S. diplomatic courier seized cargo in Port A with 3,070 pounds of ama. German sub threat near Rio Grande. Laval returning to Vichy from Paris for a cabinet meet. British freighter Muntherran sunk by enemy action. camel caravan supplies burned in Army Egyptian Sudan. British patrols engaging Italian forces in the Western Desert.
The Weather Bureau in New Orleans issued a fair cooler night forecast with clear skies. Low temperatures reached 66 degrees at Selman Field while rainfall measured 1.86 inches across the period, easing drought in many areas as temperatures trend cooler northward.
The Nassau report recounts Howitt Widdicombe and Tapscott Tapscott surviving 70 days in a 16 foot open boat after their Angto Saxon freighter was attacked by a raider. They endured storms, thirst, and disease before landing on Eleuthera Island.
U S Army expands two massive camps near Alexandria with an added 3 million dollars raising total project costs to about 12 million. Original price for each camp was 4 442 654 dollars. Camp Livingston lies 10 miles northeast and Camp Claiborne 14 miles southeast of Alexandria.
The 190 campaign enters its final, high pressure stage with President Roosevelt and Wendell L Willkie launching finishing drives for the November 4 vote. Roosevelt heads a tri state sweep to New York Pennsylvania and Ohio with brief speeches in Brooklyn Cleveland and Hyde Park. Willkie concentrates in New Jersey and plans a Madison Square Garden address as he labels his push a last push before election day.
A moderate earthquake rattled the Los Angeles metropolitan area on Thursday night, lasting several seconds. No damage was reported as residents in Glendale Santa Monica and other West Bay beach cities woke to shaking with windows rattling. The quake was centered offshore but felt as far north as seen in the inland suburbs.
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