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Newspaper
Monroe News Star
Location
Monroe, Louisiana, United States of America
Date
Aug 16, 1940
Page
7
In Newburyport Massachusetts on August 16 Frederick S Gibbs of Waban hauled a 795 pound tuna after a four and a half hour battle off Plum Island. The catch surpassed the Atlantic sport fishing record set on July 23 by Ben Crowninshield of Annisquam and Boston who landed a 753 pounder in Ipswich bay.
Workmen under Johnny Simmons and Fred Thompson clean 53 miles of Monroe drainage using a 1800 dollar flexible storm sewerage system. The crew reports progress on Washington and Fifth streets, removing mud and trash and reducing sewer gas risk by not entering man-holes. Commissioner Tidwell aims to finish cleaning in about a year and a half, citing citizen litter as a cause of blockages and street flooding after rain.
Wendell L. Willkie returns to his “other home town” Bushville Indiana to kick off a noisier welcome before a Rush County stop. He and his wife arrive from Colorado Springs after flying from Indianapolis and plan a noon rally in Elwood to rally a large crowd and deliver a keynote on defense and foreign policy.
The Louisiana Attorney-General ruled that a physician cannot be employed on a salary by two state departments. Dr. Lionel F. Lorio of Baton Rouge must relinquish one post, either with the Louisiana State Penitentiary or East Louisiana Hospital, after seeking a ruling via W. Carruth Jones.
Global road networks expanded from 6,582,001 miles to 10,036,233 miles over the last decade, reflecting rapid growth in infrastructure and transportation capacity worldwide.
Japanese forces press to dominate the British defense sector in Shanghai after Britain withdraws. The Defense Committee approves a plan allocating West Hongkow to U.S. Marines and the western district to Japan, with Tokyo likely opposing the shift.
Franklin Pool, 15, drowned Thursday in a creek while attempting to rescue his sister Beulah who had stepped into a deep hole. Beulah was saved by others in the swimming party.
Fourteen people were killed and at least four wounded in Felipe Santiago village, Mexico state, when about 200 armed peasants attacked on Thursday. Houses burned, cattle stolen, and villagers fled as troops pursued raiders into the hills. Women and children were among casualties as neighboring villages asked for army protection. The Yenisei River, noted as the world’s fourth longest, is 3,300 miles long.
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