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Newspaper
Monroe News Star
Location
Monroe, Louisiana, United States of America
Date
Dec 03, 1941
Page
2
A high level clash in the Pacific looms as Assistant Secretary Bard warns of a tinderbox scenario in the eastern world. Tokyo press and radio push a hard line while Washington weighs Japan's possible reply to Hull's Indo-China peace note.
An advertising note claims immediate relief from eczema rash ringworm pimples and scabies with Blue Star Ointment in one application. It promises money back if the first jar fails to satisfy and urges trying it today.
Vesta Kelling, long time journalist with AP and several major papers, died in an incident that halted her Wide World assignment. Survived by mother Leigh Kelling of Berkeley, father Frank Kelling of San Francisco, and sister Mrs. Stanley H. Kirkland of Berkeley.
Soviet reports claim German reinforcements moved toward Mariupol to blunt a Russian counteroffensive in the Sea of Azov region, while Zhukov's armies recaptured villages near Mozhaisk and pressed in Stalingorsk sector. North Africa sees heavy fighting as Rommel’s lines, Italian and British units clash near Tobruk and Rezegh. In the Pacific, US officials warn of a tinderbox situation awaiting a spark as naval forces mobilize amid global tension.
Local attorney J S Guerriero will be the principal speaker at the Junior Chamber of Commerce annual dinner tonight. Diplomatic circles report President Roosevelt may act within a week over Japan's moves in French Indo China. Reports from Shanghai note continued Japanese troop concentrations and possible transports south. Britain and the Netherlands withdraw shipping from the China coast. In Tokyo, press sections accuse Britain of planning to invade Thailand and accuse the U S of aiding an anti Japanese front by delaying Washington talks. Rome reveals a vast revolutionary plot including a pre war attempt on Mussolini and multiple sabotage acts. Sixty held for anti Italian offenses at Trieste with eleven leaders still at large possibly abroad.
Letters from families outline blank larders and urgent needs for clothes shoes and warmth. A little girl and her siblings describe hunger and poverty while a 13 year old boy and his widowed mother seek Christmas help. The appeal emphasizes donor generosity returning manyfold through Good Fellows assistance.
A Georgia senator discussed federal tax revenue prospects, noting potential gains from new sources but doubting a $4.8 billion boost proposed to the Ways and Means Committee. He warned the revenue increase would be far from that figure.
General Donald H. Connolly, administrator of civil aeronautics, noted that 38 fields were initially counted out of 104 planned additions. Since then about 140 million dollars has been appropriated for airport development. State program details include costs for Alabama Arkansas Florida and other states with figures ranging from several hundred thousand to over one million dollars.
Members of the junior board of the Chamber of Commerce will meet at the Palace clubhouse on Bayou Bartholomew Wednesday at 7 p.m. Committee reports will be submitted and plans for further activities discussed. Dinner at 8 p.m. with Joe Guerriero presenting a housing authority report.
The committee outlined a broad defense proposals package including 1.84 million army enlisted men, expansion from 54 to 84 air force groups, and 25,800 combat planes, with funds for tanks, guns, and ordnance production. It also covered naval procurement, Philippine army funding, and post construction for 11 new army air fields while rejecting a civilian clothing increase for certain discharges.
Mr and Mrs Tom Coody of near Clarks announce the birth of a son Bennie Mecom on November 16 at their home. A historical note mentions Victor Emmanuel III becoming king of Italy in 1900.
The six Fascist judges hear 60 defendants in a state defense case led by Antonino Gringali Casanuova mentioned as conspirators using the Slovene minority to foment rebellion. The proceeding recalls deaths and injuries from August and September 1940 factory explosions in Piacenza and Bologna and earlier blasts in Ciana. The indictment cites diverse political motives from democracy to terrorism.
Ford argues the United States should demand returns in peace and prosperity after lending and leasing aid in the last war. He calls the U S a practical federation example and says Europe can unite similarly, noting Europeans are capable but divided and seeking a lasting peace.
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