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Newspaper
Monroe News Star
Location
Monroe, Louisiana, United States of America
Date
Aug 08, 1941
Page
2
Vice-Admiral Taijiro Toyoda succeeds Yosuke Matsuoka as Japanese foreign minister. Toyoda, a prominent naval expert, has a foreign policy outlook that remains little known.
Expenditures for food rose by 10 109.50 in Ouachita parish during July as blue stamps issued reached 10 9.50 and orange stamps totaled 11 370. Local stamp program office reported 1 467 cases serving 4 363 people, 67 percent of 6 476 eligible. Since start, 38 313 in blue stamps issued parish wide, averaging 2.32 per person in July. Northeast Louisiana area includes 10 parishes Concordia East Carroll Franklin Lincoln Madison Morehouse Ouachita.
Expenditures in Richland Tensas and West Carroll rose by 34 934 50 during the past month. Adding orange stamps purchased 40 197 the July total is 75 131 50 Northeast Louisiana stamp participants for the month total 16 710 with 5 519 cases Seventy three percent of those eligible participated In area 126 604 in blue stamps issued since the plan began The average per person for the month is 2 09
Mr and Mrs Frank P Lewis announce the July 31 birth of a daughter Glenda Katherine. Mr and Mrs Arthur Delbert Edwards announce the July 31 birth of a daughter Verdel Patricia. Mr and Mrs Dite Wall announce the August 1 birth of a daughter Lucy Jewell. Mr and Mrs Stanley Schlossman announce the birth of a son on August 7 at Vaughan Wright Bendel clinic.
New Orleans Aug 8 Announcement of section bases at Mobile and Corpus Christi Texas was made by Captain TM Thomson Jr acting commandant of the eighth naval district. Construction will begin when funds are available. Other bases in the six site group include Key West Florida Monterey California Neah Bay Washington and Roosevelt Roads Puerto Rico.
Secretaries treasurers and employees of the Arcadia Shreveport and Tallulah Production Credit associations wrap up a two day conference at the Frances hotel. Topics include defense role membership relations cooperation with agricultural agencies and farm organizations and adjustments of production credit to farm conditions. The meeting is led by W K McWilliam W A Givens D M Kell Sam F Trammel and Sam T Hamiter. The associations extend credit for crops and livestock in 20 north Louisiana parishes with about 4000 members and nearly 2750000 in annual credit.
The Louisiana supreme court named Judge Cass Moss of Winnfield to serve as 45 relief judge in Rapides Parish replacing District Judge R C Culpepper on 90 day medical leave. Moss will preside in Rapides Ninth district while Culpepper is unavailable and may continue duties in his own district.
Texas railroad commissioner Jer ry Sadler said no further hearing is needed on the oil for Britain donation plan. The commission set August 17 as the cutoff for operators to contribute a day’s crude, totaling over 1.3 million barrels valued at about 5 million dollars.
The H L Hunt Oil wildcat test Ayers Timber No 3 in Madison parish section 18 15 10 east was abandoned Friday at 3585 feet. It was located 10 miles south of Waverly and another test may start in the coming days. Lake Superior is the worlds greatest body of fresh water.
West Monroe Kiwanis members heard Captain Wilkins discuss how 10 000 supply personnel will be deployed by the quartermaster corps during maneuvers. Negro soldiers to be stationed at Bernstein park Monroe with labor duty in the area. Louis Peters as guest and L L Wood won attendance prize. District leaders Carroll and Ivy Jordan were in Alexandria planning the district convention later this month.
Superintendent T. W. Gayer of the Louisiana Baptist Children's Home returns from the Southwestern Louisiana Baptist encampment at Dry Prong. He will spend the weekend at Lake Charles to preach at the First Baptist Church Sunday. L. A. Materne and a group of children depart Friday for a 17 day trip to Washington Parish with concerts planned.
Movement of the 37th Ohio division to the Gillis Louisiana maneuver area will begin at 3 a.m. Monday, with units assembling in Hattiesburg Mississippi before departure. Details indicate a scheduled strategic relocation for upcoming exercises.
Major General Robert S. Beightler notes that daylight saving time was first observed in the United States in 1918 and will be completed by dark Wednesday.
Ed W. Crowley special agent for Lamar Life Insurance and Mrs Crowley returned from a company sponsored vacation in Florida After visiting Hollywood and Miami they joined a two day convention fished near Tampa with Mrs Crowley landing two 96 pound tarpon while Crowley had no success They traveled back via Tallahassee and Pensacola The Nassau flight time from Miami was eighty minutes.
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