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Newspaper
Monroe News Star
Location
Monroe, Louisiana, United States of America
Date
Aug 27, 1940
Page
4
The Imonroe News-Star lists News-Star-World Publishing Corp at 110 114 North Second Street with John D. Ewing as president. The paper mentions daily delivery and telephone contact for departments after 7 p.m.
The piece argues that U S Canada defense coordination is essential while wary of entangling in Europe. It notes dangers from German blockade and uncertain commitments on bases and leases, insisting Americans back defensive measures without joining the European war.
Astronomers at the Lick Observatory begin a four year star photography series to study the Milky Way and its rotation. The project will repeat the plates in 2015 to compare data and seek new truths about our galaxy while reminding us that truth endures beyond human lifespans.
The Vichy note warns France must reconstruct about 6,000 bridges just to restore normal traffic after the current war. The article contrasts this with the devastation of 1914 18 and notes similar mutual destruction by Britain and Germany. It argues sacrifices are needed to keep such losses from reaching the United States.
The passage contrasts two types of people the stationary and the ambitious who seek better opportunities. It argues that business firms must continually reach out for new trade as old customers fade and habits shift. To hold and grow profits a concern must advertise and move to gain.
A faux interview sketches a patriotic theme for fall dances led by Miss Mary O Moore of the American Dancing Teachers Association. The dialogue lampoons adding a gun salute and a broken gun gesture, with humor about patriotism, conscription, and dancing as defense.
Angelo Patri offers nonpunitive guidance for managing stubborn behavior in children. He urges seeking professional assessment, avoiding direct challenges, and using calm consistent actions to teach cooperation. The article promotes impersonality and emphasizes parental responsibility and patience.
Washington reporter presses Navy for details on a cruiser named the Tallahassee but officials refuse to disclose size launch date or yard. Commander cites policy and says ships are built in the United States with completion timelines kept private.
Local police report Willie Owen a 22 year old Black man arrested Saturday for fighting escaped from the county farm in Arkansas City Arkansas He will be returned to the county farm today police said Monday
15 Years Ago August 27 1925 Mr and Mrs Vincent C Halpin announce the arrival of a son Thomas James at the Riverside Sanitarium on August 22 Mrs S Barber and Misses Estelle and Katherine Barber of Laurel Miss are guests of Mrs L D McLain Mrs S A Collins has returned from a ten days visit with her uncle Dr John N Thomas superintendent of the Central Louisiana State Hospital at Alexandria Dr Collins joined Mrs Collins for the weekend The steamer George Prince commanded by Captain L V Cooley arrived in Monroe at 7 30 am today after a five day trip from New Orleans the first one to be made by this boat to Monroe Miss Louise Graves visiting Miss Mary Nell Wilson Ruston Miss Irene Soard of New York City who has spent the past month with Mr and Mrs Cc G Ammer will leave Friday for Fort Smith Ark to visit before leaving for New York arriving there September 15.
Dr. Ralph Bruckheimer, 50, touched a water faucet while wearing an electric head lamp and received a shock that shattered his right shoulder bone. The incident created a ground circuit from lamp to pipe. hospital staff said the muscular contraction was severe and the bone was as shattered as if hit by a small shell.
Homer reporters note the first cotton bale of 1940 was brought to Homer by Benny Gibson from five miles east on the Homer Minden highway. The bale weighed 512 pounds, was ginned by the Robinson gin, and was not sold. Gibson previously delivered the first bale in 1939.
In Columbia officials report widespread church thefts, from dishes to plumbing fixtures, with liquor stored under the altar. J. W. Buchan told police the losses were extensive and prompted calls for action.
In Easton Maryland a golf caddy climbed a tall cedar to retrieve a ball stuck in the upper branches and discovered a bird’s nest containing three additional golf balls.
Workers at Mare Island Navy Yard faced disruption after salt water from San Pablo Bay entered fresh water pipes due to a valve error. The incident affected nearby drink and supply operations as officials investigated the breach and worked to restore safe water service.
Fred Noys of Salt Lake City returned $1.25 to the Utah Public Welfare Department after a 20 per cent cut in old age pensions was restored. He argued he was ineligible for the pension during the cut, so he should not gain from the increase. Welfare officials said the boost was a general increase and sent the money back.
Marshalltown based couple Mr. and Mrs. W. M. Wilson mark their 50th grandchild as a new birth to their son and daughter-in-law. They have 51 great grandchildren and total 101 living descendants after 63 years of marriage.
In Aurora Illinois a bank cashier teller was arrested by nurse Mary Elizabeth Whiteis for remaining a bachelor during a Leap year celebration. William W. Robbie Jr. and the arresting officer are now on their honeymoon.
In Memphis a handwriting expert tells Frank Tapp he should be a detective. Tapp drags him away, declares the expert under arrest for "telling tunes without a license" and insists he is a detective.
Jimmie Fidler recalls how Edgar Bergen planned nickel slot machine pictures and how he introduced The Humanettes, a college act, to Bergen. Bergen likes them and may partner, a potential break toward fame boosted by a chance tip from Fidler.
The Savoy in Harlem rises as a landmark venue birthplace of Lindy Hop and Harlem conga with stars like Cab Calloway Ella Fitzgerald Erskine Hawkins and Chick Webb. Big George holds court as longtime ticket taker and tavern owner while Cissy Bowe stars as the cigarette girl and Miss Harlem.
Nearly two million Californians were forecast to cast ballots in the state primary as Senator Hiram W. Johnson seeks reelection and Governor Culbert Olson strives to dismantle the anti-administration economy bloc in the Legislature. Deputy Secretary Charles Hagerty predicted 55 percent turnout of 3,782,702 registered voters. Polling places across California open 6 a.m. to 7 p.m., with San Francisco voting 7 a.m. to 8 p.m.
Twenty five years ago today on August 27 1915 heavy artillery exchanges marked the Western Front as German bombardment struck Rei mans again amid ongoing shelling and counterfire by Allied forces.
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