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Newspaper
Monroe News Star
Location
Monroe, Louisiana, United States of America
Date
Aug 16, 1940
Page
4
An Alexandria dispatch reports the Third Army maneuvers near Alexandria from August 4 to 24 with a total estimated cost of about 87 000 dollars per day. Line items include signal installations 95500 dollars transport 608000 dollars and pay for National Guard one week 700000 dollars.
Air ministry news service reported that during yesterday's mass raid German planes were shot down at the rate of one per minute, marking a heavy air battle over London.
Governor Sam Jones began reorganizing state government by creating the department of finance and naming plans to appoint a finance director. He also announced a future department of revenue and a new health department aided by a federal public health service expert to be available by September 1.
Provisions for transfers in effect include creation of MT state departments with advice from the director of finance, in addition to finance revenue and highways.
In Fort Mill South Carolina a garden surprise emerges as tomato plants bear exactly seven eye sized tomatoes per bunch. H A Carrouth notes the unusual produce pattern caused by nature.
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