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Newspaper
Monroe News Star
Location
Monroe, Louisiana, United States of America
Date
Dec 20, 1940
Page
14
The census bureau reports the 1949 average household size near 3.8 to 4.0 persons, continuing a 50 year decline from 4.9 in 1890. California Oregon Washington average 3.2. South Atlantic states average 4.2. North Carolina leads with 4.5 persons per family.
Berlin reports say the Vichy upheaval exposed internal French forces aiming to derail a French German rapprochement. Laval’s removal is seen as removing Germany’s negotiating partner, while Petain and Flandin are portrayed as innocently drawn into events. A test of a billion candlepower night bombing light near Rochester also noted.
Real estate transfers include Emma A. Steele to Harvey H. Joiner on lot 10 square 2 Biedenharn addition Monroe for 100 dollars and Monroe Building and Loan to James Erwin Smith on parcel in square 55 Breard addition for 2200 dollars. Also Alfred R Harris to J M Colvin Jr east half of lot 3 McGuire subdivisions 800 dollars and Dominic Traina to Anthony J Traina Copely addition West Monroe 350 dollars. An item notes emergency radio sets carried by German aviators sealed in moisture proof tins.
A detachment of United States soldiers sails for Newfoundland in January to guard the new North Atlantic outpost near St Johns. The Edmund B Alexander will serve as a temporary base while barracks are completed. Colonel D Weity will command the unit as seven other air and naval outposts are set up from Bermuda to British Guiana.
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