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Newspaper

Monroe News Star

Location

Monroe, Louisiana, United States of America

Date

Dec 13, 1940

Page

16

Willow Opposes Trade Barriers and Tax Increases

The meeting condemned liberal subdivisions as increasing the tax burden and urged smoothing state commerce barriers for national unity. Resolutions pressed Congress to raise sugar cane quotas and limit local levies, with leaders and executive members named from several states.

Yy Jones Agri- Me Bae South Carolina Jewel Mays Joner Agriculture Perice George G. Schweis Reno Nevada Theg Bismark N. D Harry D. Baton Rouge G. W. Breed Providence R. I R. I. R. A. Provatten Minnesota W. C. Sweinhart Denver Cole Math Dahl Bismark N. C Joe C. Scott Oklahoma City Okla W. J. Carmine Dover Dell Wilson Ieoce Congress

Delay Ordered in Guard Call Across National Front

Secretary Stimson cited weather labor and water as causes of delays in national guard mobilization and camp construction. Delays affect units across multiple states with revised mobilization dates and tentative schedules for February and January.

Penge Guardenie Walning Feerusrs Stimson Inquirer National Guard Congress 43Rd Connecticut Rhode Island Maine Vermont Camp Blanding Fla. 38Th Indiana Kentucky West Virginia Camp Shelby Miss 73Rd Field Artillery Pennsylvania 190Th Field Artillery Pemnsylvania 141St Field Artillery Louisiana 166Th Field Artillery 135Th Medical Regiment Wisconsin 102Nd 101St Signal Battalion New York 101St Radio Intelligence Company 34Th Division North Dakota South Dakota Minnesota Iowa 151St Engineer Regiment Alabama Camp Claiborne 109Th Air Corps Camp Beauregard 113Th Air Corps Meridian Eighth Corps 113Th Cavalry Camp Bowie Tex 142Nd Field Artillery Arkansas Fort Sill Oklo 204Th Coast Artillery 105Th Coast Artillery Battalion Camp Hulen 200Th Coast Artillery New Mexico 206Th Coast Artillery 260Th Coast Artillery District of Columbia 120Th Air Corps Observation Squadron Colorado Fort Bliss 104Th Fort Sam Houston 106Th Coast Artillery Battalion 265Th Coast Artillery Florida Galveston War Department Isidor Lubin Defense Commission

Mayor offers $100 for Rose Parade float design

Santa Barbara WPA worker Henry S. Ford won the top prize after five artists submitted designs for the Pasadena Tournament of Roses float. The panel opened sealed envelopes on the backs of drawings and Ford’s name appeared in each of the unsealed envelopes.

Santa Barbara Calif Pasadena Henry S. Ford WPA Ford Unee

Welfare job goes to Maude Barrett

Baton Rouge announces Maude Barrett as director of public assistance for the state welfare department succeeding Lillie Nairne who had acted in the post. Barrett arrives from Washington where she led intake and certification for the works projects administration and previously worked five years in Louisiana relief agencies. The note mentions there are 60,000 species of shellfish.

Baton Rouge, la W. S. Terry Fare Department Lillie Nairne New Orleans Margaret Brooke C. Ellis Henican Terry Miss Nairne Miss Barrett Washington The Works Projects Administration Louisiana

Turkish naval clash and submarine action reported

Twenty five years ago today December 13 1915 Allied cruisers were hit by Turkish batteries in Marmora. The French submarine sinks Turkish transport Rechid Pasha. Castor oil is used in hydraulic fluid of many modern automobiles.

Associated Press Rechid Pasha Sea of Marmora

Uruguay Solon Denounces U S Bases Rift Deepens

Montevideo December 13. The rift between President Bal domir and opponents of U S naval bases widened with the resignations of three more cabinet ministers from the Herrerista party. Arteaga Posadas Belgrano and Alcalcazar Garcia quit, bringing cabinet resignations to six in three weeks. Herrera denounced U S bases and Yankee influence, while Baldomir pressed to push the plan through Congress.

Montevideo Alfredo Baldomir United States Juan Jose Arteaga Gervasio Posadas Belgrano Alcalcazar Garcia Herrerista Party Cesar Charlone Esteban Elena Luis Alberto Herreristas Senate Herrera Baldomir Congress

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