This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!
This newspaper page contains 20 articles. Subscribers can read the full text of each article.
Newspaper
Monroe News Star
Location
Monroe, Louisiana, United States of America
Date
Dec 13, 1940
Page
4
The Monroe News-Star presents itself as an independent newspaper that prints news impartially. It emphasizes that it supports what it believes is right and opposes what it believes is wrong, without regard to party politics.
British minister Hugh Dalton outlined steps to curb enemy supply lines short of war. Measures include denying financial facilities and trade, immobilizing enemy ships, restricting neutral blockaders, blacklisting firms, and tightening export controls. He urged US Congress and public opinion to back enforcement.
The piece outlines proposed taxes including a 3.5 percent manufacturers sales tax, opposed by President Roosevelt, with exemptions for food, clothing and medicine. It notes current and projected budgets, revenue gaps, and a plan to reduce non-defense expenditures to balance the budget and curb inflation fears.
The article argues that despite America's wealth and compassion, Europe faces severe winter hunger near German borders. It warns that without vitamins and food before Christmas, casualties may exceed those of the last war, with children suffering lasting moral and intellectual harm.
The piece argues that 1929 era highs are no longer goals as U S labor data show 46 million employed last month, near historic highs except for 1929 peaks. It notes uncertainty over unemployed counts and hints at crime involving Philadelphia youths in a disturbing incident.
Letter writer Elmer Twitchell challenges Kenneth Roberts and Oliver Wiswell arguing the novel portrays the revolutionaries as villains. He mocks Washington and other leaders while defending the Patriots and noting Hollywood might adapt the book, though with difficulty.
AEssay extols child rights and the need for parental love and respect. It argues children sense adult moods, fear harshness, and benefit from encouragement, affection, and secure support for healthy development. It condemns verbal cruelty and neglect as violations of a child’s inalienable rights.
Washington Daybook notes the Capitol undergoes a roof and beam refresh, forcing the House to meet in the new House Office Building and the Senate to convene in the old chamber. The move stirs nostalgia as historic figures are recalled in the chamber’s long, storied past.
The item notes George Bancroft is expected to arrive home Friday from Sewanee where he attends college. Miss Jessie Craig of Jackson, Miss. and Miss Virginia Lynch will be guests during the holidays. Mrs. I. Kuhn returns from Greenville to stay with Mrs. Jake Block for the winter. Mr. and Mrs. Rex Ensminger announce the arrival of a baby boy named Reginald William.
In Logansport George Cook reported a man about 35 tied a rock around his neck and jumped 14 feet into the Wabash then walked away after unknotting the rope. In Rochester five year old Russell Clinton notes his White Rock hen Biddy laid a five and a half inch wide seven and a half inch long egg.
Mrs. A. B. Cornell of Grants Pass Oregon accumulated 100 prize ribbons to craft a quilt in a notable display. Her handiwork combined numerous colors and fabrics into a single finished piece.
About 1,500 war stranded French fishermen on two Newfoundland islands will receive aid from Boston. The two master schooner carries coal food warm clothing cigarettes pipes and tobacco to St Pierre and Miquelon. Francois Briere the French consul organized the relief. The fishermen fled to the islands after France fell and stayed aboard their vessels unable to return home.
Mrs. Marie L Galvin asked a traffic cop to issue a ticket for a faulty windshield. In court she testified the windshield was hard to see through and that her husband delayed fixing it. The judge fined Galvin five dollars and suspended the penalty on condition of a new windshield installation.
Mrs. Carl Dwyer reports a burglary on returning home from a trip. Her car axle broke on the way to the constable to report theft. A brother-in-law’s farm yields a borrowed horse that falls. Later the owner finds the car battery and rearview mirror stolen.
Hollywood gossip reports Caper and Lamarr deal talks with a massive salary rise for Hedy Lamarr while Frank Capra looms as potential director. Jimmy Stewart plans a Mexico trip after Pot o Gold as Jolson may join a government entertainment post. Garbo and Tracy eye a co star pairing.
In an illustrated profile George Tucker talks with Ben Bernie the performer from the lower East Side. Bernie discusses his love of acting horses books and travel and jokes about his quiet life and his famed but cautious self promotion.
Christmas holidays in Concordia parish schools begin December 20 and run through January 6. A December 20 dance at the Ferriday high school gymnasium will benefit the school band. The 15 piece Ferriday School orchestra will perform and a prize is offered for naming the orchestra. Miss Evelyn Wallace will be featured as vocalist.
Former President Herbert Hoover and Wendell Willkie, Republican rival in the recent campaign, stayed at the same hotel but did not meet. Hoover attended an informal Carnegie board meeting in Washington, while Willkie, traveling to New York, made an unexpected visit after his plane was grounded by bad weather.
A palindrome is a word or sentence that reads the same backward or forward. It preserves symmetry and meaning whether read left to right or right to left.
The listing shows a late night and early morning radio schedule with program changes due to last minute network corrections. It includes news, drama, music, and variety segments across multiple time slots from 6:00 PM to 11:16 PM with anchors Alma Kitchell Edwin C Hill Barton Lowell Thomas and others.
We want people to find what they are looking for at NewspaperArchive. We are confident that we have the newspapers that will increase the value of your family history or other historical research. With our 7-day free trial, you can view the documents you find for free.
People find the most success using advanced search. Try plugging in keywords, names, dates, and locations, and get matched with results from the entire collection of newspapers at NewspaperArchive!
You can also successfully find newspapers by these browse options. Explore our archives on your own!
Browse by location and discover newspapers from all across the world.
Browse by date and find publications for a specific day or era.
Browse old newspaper publications to find specific newspapers.