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Newspaper
Monroe News Star
Location
Monroe, Louisiana, United States of America
Date
Dec 16, 1940
Page
3
Oslo reports the Nobel Peace Prize will not be awarded this year. Before the war winners were chosen by five Norwegians. last winner was Viscount Cecil of Chelwood in 1937.
8000 members of Local 751 Aero Mechanical Union awaited a December 28 meeting after a trial board found Vice-President Donald R. Keppler guilty of Communist activity. Keppler denied the charges, calling them a frameup as he prepared to appeal to the IAM. The board’s report, read at a mass meeting, was supported by a 49 to 44 vote. Editor Clifford A. Stone was suspended for related articles.
Rodney J. Hobbs Post VFW members attended funeral rites for Victor Buck Simmons of Bastrop who died Friday after a short illness. Navy WWI veteran and former Boone-McDowel VFW official, Simmons was honored by local VFW officers and Masons at Bastrop Cemetery where interment followed in the VFW plot.
Newly elected officers preside first meeting to map plans for 1941. James A. Newburn chosen president with K A Calhoun as vice president F C Welch recording secretary C O Kovaleski secretary treasurer and P S Johnson sergeant at arms. Installations set for January 6 as council aims to advance labor in Monroe and West Monroe.
Canadian Finance Minister James Haley told the Canadian Club of Toronto that Britain’s war faces a grave test but can endure. He urged Canadians to view income as held in trust, supporting the war effort with a target of $120 million yearly in war savings beyond loans, amid a likely borrowing near $1 billion next year.
The Junior Chamber of Commerce board will meet at 730 pm today in the local chamber offices. L E Mathis, president, announced committee reports will be heard and plans for a large Safety Campaign inauguration in 141 will be discussed.
The war column notes Anglo allied forces push Italians back in Libya and Albania threatening Axis control of the Mediterranean. Britain relies on sea power and allied nations including Greece and exiled governments to sustain a long war supported by American aid. Edward, Duke of Windsor is cited in a closing digression.
Sergeant H B McNemar, local army recruiting officer, lists enlistments from North Louisiana into the regular army this past week. Reece Grant from Bosco and William A Howell from Clarks join the Twenty second Infantry at Fort McClellan Alabama. Cullen Guyton of Crowville and Frank B Tannehill of Downsville join infantry at Fort Jackson D C. Marvin G Gowan of Pioneer joins field artillery Fourth division at Fort Benning Georgia. Unlimited vacancies are announced in infantry and field artillery at Fort Jackson Fort Benning Fort McClellan and MacDill Field.
R W Brannon son of Mr and Mrs Cornilus V Brannon enlisted at Monroe recruiting office to join the United States Marine Corps. He will go to San Diego for six weeks of basic training before regular assignment. Also notes London Zoo animals include parrots tortoises and birds of prey as its longest lived inmates.
In Tacoma Washington 850 workers returned to 11 milling plants under a temporary truce after an 11 week strike. The AFL lumber and sawmill union won five cents an hour and one week paid vacation, short of their seven cent goal. A settlement with Fork Logging at Mineral enabled the accord lifting the job action from the Pacific Northwest front except Morton and Snoqualmie. Morton and Snoqualmie sawmills remain idle pending settlements.
A 75 year old woman Eva Gudishkis and her two sons John S. Brown 48 and Ignatz Brown 45 were found dead in their Scranton residence. Deputy Coroner John F. Kelly said they likely died from drinking rubbing alcohol. Two bottles of poisonous alcohol were found. stomach contents to be examined.
The Rev Nathaniel Smylie 77 retired Presbyterian minister educator and church history authority died at his home in Dermott Arkansas He was born in Fordoche Louisiana son of Rev John A Smylie a signer of founding articles of the Southern Presbyterian Church He leaves a widow a son Dr Theo Smylie and a daughter Mrs Charles Stark Funeral services were tentatively set for Tuesday Also note on public patents by government employees.
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