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Newspaper
Monroe News Star
Location
Monroe, Louisiana, United States of America
Date
Aug 08, 1940
Page
4
A short notice explains telephone hours and contact numbers for the Monroe News-Star and Morning World. It states the Monroe News-Star is an independent newspaper printing news impartially and supporting what it believes is right while opposing what it believes is wrong, without regard to party politics.
The text discusses the constitutional check on declaring war, citing Abraham Lincoln on kings provoking costly wars and the framers design for Congress to hold war powers. It argues the Constitution as a bulwark against leadership misuse and urges study to appreciate its greatness.
The nation shows resolve and unity in preparedness as war plans expand. Officials foresee 1,000,000 in uniform before winter and over 2,000,000 under arms by fall 1941, while industry accelerates production of planes, tanks, guns, ships, and uniforms for defense. The Western Hemisphere remains the country’s safeguard amid uncertain future.
The piece notes Labor Day nearing and fall fashions arriving in women’s shops. It highlights football’s upcoming page presence and the summer exodus to beaches and mountains. People return from vacations to resume work and school, with optimism for the new year.
The piece discusses conflicting claims on skilled labor shortages. It notes manufacturers and unions dispute the extent of shortages and calls for coordinated government employment services to align views and actions, aiming to determine if jobs go unfilled and what to do next.
A reflection states happiness cannot come from acts or conditions alone. Temporary satisfaction may arise, but true joy comes from within. People seeking happiness through service or external deeds often remain miserable. The text links happiness to the soul and its relation to the Infinite, contrasting it with the image of a sharpened American eagle ready to scream.
A satirical look at circus pageantry and glamour with references to Cleopatra Joan of Arc and Empress of the Indies. The poem contrasts polished beauty with the dirtier, practical skill of loading wagons and steering canvasmen, preferring the hard work over Hollywood polish.
Readers write in from Columbus Reading Evanston and beyond on date mix ups in Henry Wallace FDR third-term talk and the DC franchise debate. They joke about pronunciation of Roosevelt and critique McNutt Farley hints and military training bill reshapes.
A reflective column on a boy wounded by a gun in a summer river town. The author argues guns are not toys for children and condemns shooters while urging proper gun safety education and responsible sales. He laments the loss and urges feeding children well as part of discipline and care.
15 years ago Mr and Mrs John Breard will travel by car through the country to Asheville North Carolina for a short stay then to Brevard to join their daughter Charlotte at summer camp before returning to the city with her. Mary Ella Gladdens third birthday party was held yesterday on the Gladden lawn. Dr and Mrs A H Gladden hosted. Mrs D A Bradford and daughter Eva Bradford depart tomorrow for Colorado Springs Manitou and Denver. Mrs Beatrice Apgar is vacationing in Bay St Louis with sister Mrs R P Russell and daughter of Spring Hill La visiting for a few days. Groves Brown and Billy Miller plan an overland trip to New Orleans tomorrow.
About a fifth of the town's population has joined the army with sixty six youths signing up this week. The record shows over one hundred enrolled in the last 30 days as residents demonstrate willingness to fight for what gave the town its name. John W. Aiken of Chelsea Mass running for president on the Socialist Labor Party ticket refuses to make campaign promises saying he hasn't a chance to be elected.
The Las Vegas blast at a gasoline dealer's yard killed six people, including Mrs. Linda Myers Leavitt, 19, and her siblings Kathleen 16 Teddy 9 and Doreen 2, plus a neighbor Eva Megrette 1. Thomas Myers was critically injured as he transferred fuel from a truck to containers.
In Klamath Falls Oregon the council endured a warm night as one radiator roared to life amid a dwindling agenda. Perspiration marked the session while officials pressed through remaining business with the room heated and tense.
In Scottsbluff Nebraska Mrs Leonard Hirsch walked across a field holding a mail order catalog when a rattlesnake struck. She warded off the bite with the catalog and escaped unharmed.
Marion section reports thieves active in the heat. Williamson county officials issue a week notice for a 60 foot span bridge boat dock on Crab Orchard lake and a lawn mower taken in theft.
Giehde Johnson, 30, collapsed after rising to plead guilty to assault and battery in Uniontown’s alderman’s office. His wife Mary Johnson fainted upon his fall and later suffered a minor concussion from hitting a piece of wood. both were hospitalized.
Representative W. Ben Gibbs of Georgia, 51, died at Naval Hospital after suffering a stroke. A Mercer University alumnus, he was admitted to the bar in 1911, served as solicitor general of the Brunswick Judicial district from 1924, and began his first term in Congress in January 1939 as a member of the House Judiciary Committee.
The Rev. John Antle, 15, arrived in San Diego aboard the 40-foot yawl Reverie after a 347-day voyage from Falmouth England. With sails ripped and supplies exhausted, he landed penniless and was allowed ashore for funds. a deckhand accompanied him, planning to continue to Vancouver B C.
Hollywood notes recount Tony Martin’s fall from Fox contracts to poverty in 1939 and his 1940 rebound as a major MGM attraction. The column surveys Zanuck’s talent judgment, potential box office impact, and compares career twists with other stars while mixing gossip on Greta Garbo, Hedy Lamarr, Fred Allen, and Rash of industry moves.
Sherman Billingsley touts air conditioning while noting the city’s varied temps from 90 outdoors to 50 in some restaurants. Reporters and Rockettes mingle with newsmen at Rockefeller Center, as hat fashions clash with views on style and practicality in a lively New York moment.
Charles H. Weinreb returned from a brief vacation to find his Newton home entered by a rear door a front door and two windows on opposite sides. Police believe four different burglars entered at different times but nothing was stolen.
Radio Thursday’s schedule lists program changes due to network corrections. The lineup includes Jack Armstrong and various NBC CBS and MBS shows across the day from 4:30 pm to 1:00 am, with time zone adjustments and multiple station notes.
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