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Newspaper
Monroe Morning World
Location
Monroe, Louisiana, United States of America
Date
Nov 23, 1941
Page
1
Westbrook Pegler critiques President Roosevelt amid the John Lewis affair claiming the president quietly stole the initiative, faced union pressure, and delayed action while union leaders faced criticism. Pegler highlights critics like Howard Smith Hoff man Byrd Brewster and O Daniel opposing union practices and labor acts.
Campaign workers for the 1941 1942 Red Cross roll call, in progress and closing on the last day of the month, report progress toward the $8 000 quota for Ouachita parish. Many firms are over the top with 100 percent enrollment and more are expected. House to house canvassing continues and reports remain to be received. Those who have been missed are asked to phone Red Cross headquarters for delivery. A noon Saturday list shows 100 percent enrollments at Virginia Pharmacy Cox and Frazer Paramount Theater Hotel Alvis Interstate Natural Gas office Louisiana Baptist Children's Home Monroe Building and Loan Association and others including Passman Equipment Company Haas Selig and Son Dr Thompson Holstein Quality Coffee Alice Henry Hat Shop Greves Snelling Clinic Guerriero Shienker Clinic Mayor's Office Reed Insurance Luther Reed and A E Montgomery Insurance B J Breard Insurance.
The Fourth Judicial Bar association covering Ouachita and Morehouse parishes elected officers Alden T. Shotwell as president Frank W. Hawthorne vice president from Morehouse parish D Ross Banister vice president from Ouachita parish and Joseph S Amman secretary treasurer A district convention for nominating a board member will be held Monday at 10 a.m. in the court room Judge J T Shell said there will be motion hour on December 22 with no court in the last week of December The new officers will host the Louisiana State Bar association meeting May 1 2 1942 plans for the program to follow.
The cap tive coal mine strike ended today with an agreement to submit the dispute to arbitration. Both sides bound in advance to accept the results. President Roosevelt urged resumption of mining as essential to national defense. John L. Lewis announced the decision in the public interest after earlier opposition. Dr John R B Steelman chaired the process with Lewis and Benjamin F Fairless as members. effectively Steelman will decide.
London dispatch notes a coordinated British advance across the Libyan desert with artillery, air support, infantry, tanks and supply convoys acting as a unified force. The description portrays tanks with interwoven infantry and armor, followed by supply trucks and motorcycle troops, delivering food, tents, bandages, water and fuel as the unit moves.
The six day CIO convention in Detroit ends with endorsement of Roosevelt foreign policy and support for United Mine Workers union shop in captive mines. Delegates attack FBI and NLRB, denouncing police powers and urging justice department probes of pro Hitler activity. They charge bias at NLRB and criticize its regional directors.
A two year old girl in a DeSiard street shop gleefully cries there is Santa as she spots a large cardboard sleigh and reindeer beside a store display. Shoppers pause to recall their childhood joy while Good Fellows, founded in Chicago, aims to ensure every child has a bright Christmas coast to coast. Continued on Sixth Page.
Secretary of State Hull and representatives from Great Britain China Australia the Netherlands and the United States studied Japanese proposals for Pacific settlement for about three hours. Officials gave no hint of reaction or conclusions at this stage. The gathering marked the first general meeting of ABCD powers amid tensions over Far East policies.
Lieutenant Colonel Werner Moelders, Germany's famed air ace with 103 victories, died from injuries in a crash while returning to the eastern front after attending Colonel General Udet's funeral. He was the youngest German colonel and had received Germany's highest bravery award with diamonds.
New York November 22 The British drive in Libya increases German pressure on France to grant air bases and supply routes. Vichy may receive a formal peace settlement replacing the armistice and Germany would seek major concessions in North Africa. Petain to German occupied zone to meet a high German official. observers expect a new order and possible adherence by Vichy. A White House note hints at a December or January European conference on economic rehabilitation and independence, prompting caution from officials.
Four inmates were freed or shortened sentences in a Thanksgiving pardon review by Governor Sam Jones at Angola. Martin Fontenot, Evan geline parish burglary convict, had his term reduced to time served, joining other inmates from Ouachita St. Tammany Orleans and Evangeline parishes with parole eligibility or earlier release. Irreas Tanner's assault and riot sentence was cut from 14 to nine years.
In Kearny New Jersey on November 22 the Navy launched the 1630 ton twin destroyers Aaron Ward and Buchanan at the Federal Shipbuilding yards. Rear Admiral Harold G Bowen, naval officer in charge, helped launch them as a reply to the torpedoing of the Kearny. The vessels are sister ships of the Kearny.
Washington reports lawmakers push to curb defense industry strikes with White House approval. House labor panel aims to report a bill next week as Senate leaders weigh cooling off periods and secret ballot requirements while arbitration settles the coal dispute. Some senators say new labor law is needed. others doubt urgency given presidential power.
The article notes Britain launched a Libyan offensive while a Soviet defense crisis grows in the Caucasus against a German push. German control of Russian oil, especially from Baku, would cripple Britain, so the Libyan campaign aims to disrupt Axis war aims, possibly forcing Italy out and delaying the Caucasus assault.
British forces on the Egyptian Libyan border announce the capture of Fort Capuzzo as Tobruk garrison breaks siege lines. An Allied air offensive aids the advance with American built tanks and Yankee fighters, forcing Rommel’s units toward a encircled retreat while aim remains to destroy Germany’s Libyan tank force.
Minnesota's Gophers finished a second straight unbeaten season and clinched the Big Ten title with a 41-6 win over Wisconsin. Bruce Smith starred as the offense dominated, keeping them as the nation's No. 1 team. Duke, Notre Dame, and other major programs closed their seasons with victories as conference titles were decided.
White House reports Germany plans a winter peace offensive claiming to restore European independence but aimed at control. Stephen T. Early said Roosevelt and the State Department received European sources describing a conference in December or January with Germany inviting Axis, some neutrals, excluding the hemisphere. England likely not invited.
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